Naoki Shimizu, president of Creativeman Productions and creator of Summer Sonic, says he expects between 300,000 and 330,000 people to attend the festival's three-day 25th anniversary edition, up from more than 15,000 at its debut in 2000.
Summer Sonic founder reflects on festival's growth from 15,000 to 330,000 attendees over 25 years
Naoki Shimizu, president of Creativeman Productions and creator of Summer Sonic, says he expects between 300,000 and 330,000 people to attend the festival's three-day 25th anniversary edition, up from more than 15,000 at its debut in 2000.
Summer Sonic launched in 2000 at Fuji-Q Highland amusement park with two stages, 29 musical acts, and more than 15,000 attendees. Shimizu recalled that the inaugural event sold out after Green Day was announced as a headliner.
Additional stages were added the following year, and since 2001 the festival has been held concurrently in two cities. The 25th edition will again run across venues in Chiba and Osaka, with a total of 199 artists performing over the weekend.
- The source does not state the specific dates of the 25th anniversary edition.
- The source does not state the capacity of the individual venues in Chiba and Osaka.
- The source does not identify any of the headlining acts for the 25th edition.
- The source does not state the total number of stages planned for the anniversary edition.
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