Nano-Mugen Festival is back!
27 December 2024 13:00 UTC+0
Author: tima
After 11 years, the legendary festival hosted by Asian Kung-Fu Generation is coming back! And to say more, in two countries – Japan and Indonesia!
Historical input
The last Nano-Mugen Festival was held in 2014, and after that, the band only discussed resurrecting it in the distant—or not-so-distant—future. Original festivals invited various Japanese and foreign musicians, including internationally acclaimed names, such as Manic Street Preachers, Weezer, Zebrahead, Suede, and many more. A compilation album with selected songs of each participant of the year followed every rendition of the festival.
This year, Asian Kung-Fu Generation successfully completed their 2-day performance at Buntai Yokohama, ‘Fan Appreciation Festival 2024’, and their nationwide live house tour of 30 shows – ‘Fan Appreciation Circuit’.
The offical statement from the organisers on the festival’s official site
With the band’s 30th anniversary coming up in 2026, it has been announced that the rock festival Nano-Mugen Fes. 2025, sponsored by Asian Kung-Fu Generation, will be held in Japan and Indonesia in May of next year, the first time in 11 years since 2014!
Nano-Mugen Fes. was launched in 2003 at Shinjuku LOFT, and since 2004, it has expanded to include overseas bands and to be held at Nippon Budokan and Yokohama Arena for 2 days. This rock festival has continued to have a lineup that transcended the boundaries of Japanese and Western bands, including Japanese rock bands as well as overseas bands such as Weezer, Ash, Manic Street Preachers, Suede, Zebrahead, and The Cribs.
Since Asian Kung-Fu Generation’s first solo performance in Indonesia in August last year, this will be the first overseas Nano-Mugen Fes. to connect Japan and Indonesia through music.
In addition to Western bands, the lineup of performers will be centered around Japanese rock bands and Indonesian bands in both countries! In Japan, the event will be held at K Arena Yokohama on 31 May and 1 June 2025, and in Indonesia, the event will be held at Allianz Eco Park in Jakarta on 24 May and 25 May.
The Japan performance will start accepting tickets for the earliest possible lottery from 20:00 JST today, Friday, 27 December.
Future performers and performance details will be announced on the Nano-Mugen Fes. Official Website from time to time. Please look forward to the latest information on Nano-Mugen Fes. 2025, the first to be held in two countries!
As it is said in the official statement, the idea of holding a festival in Indonesia was sparked by the Asian Kung-Fu Generation concert in the country in 2023. Moreover, in 2024, an Instagram account for an Indonesian branch of the management company which manages Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Spectrum Management, was created.
New festival
The new festival will be held for 4 days in two countries. The lineup is still unknown, only the Asian Kung-Fu Generation’s performance was announced.
Indonesia
Venue: Allianz Ecopark, Jakarta
Dates: 24–25 May 2025
Japan
Venue: K-Arena Yokohama
Dates: 31 May – 1 June 2025
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