A-Nation

A-Nation is the name of an annual series of summer concerts that are held in various cities in Japan. Organized by Avex Group, Japan's biggest independent record label, this series features the most successful artists signed onto Avex Trax or other labels of the group. A-Nation began in 2002 and is held each weekend during August of each year. Top Avex artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki, Kumi Koda, AAA, Ai Otsuka, BoA, Do As Infinity, TVXQ, Super Junior, Hitomi and SHINee perform at A-Nation every year.

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Dates and venues

2002

August 3 – Toyama Athletic Stadium
August 4 – All-Season Resort Appi (now Appi Kogen Ski Resort)
August 10 – Kure, Hiroshima
August 11 – Huis Ten Bosch
August 17 – Sportsland SUGO
August 18 – Yamaha Resort Tsumagoi, Shizuoka
August 24 and 25 – WTC Open Air Stadium, Osaka
August 31 and September 1 – Odaiba, Tokyo

2003

July 19 and 20 – Kasai Rinkai Park, Tokyo
July 26 – All-Season Resort Appi
August 2 and 3 – Uminonakamichi Seaside Park, Fukuoka
August 9 and 10 – Port Messe Nagoya, Aichi
August 16 and 17 – WTC Open Air Stadium
August 23 – Hiroshima
August 30 and 31 – Odaiba

2004

July 31 – Toyama Athletic Stadium
August 7 – Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
August 14 – Port Messe Nagoya
August 21 and 22 – Kobe Port Island
August 28 and 29 – Showa Memorial Park

2005

July 30 – Ōita Bank Dome
August 6 – Makomanai Open Stadium, Hokkaido
August 13 – Port Messe Nagoya
August 20 and 21 – Ajinomoto Stadium
August 27 and 28 – Kobe Port Island

2006

July 29 – Echigo Hillside National Government Park, Niigata
August 5 – Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
August 12 – Port Messe Nagoya
August 19 and 20 – Kobe Port Island
August 26 and 27 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2007

July 28 – Tohoku Electric Natori Sports Park, Miyagi
August 4 – Ningineer Stadium
August 12 – Yamaha Resort Tsumagoi
August 18 and 19 – Kobe Port Island
August 25 and 26 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2008

July 26 – Ningineer Stadium
August 2 – Miyazaki Athletic Stadium
August 10 – Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium
August 17 – Port Messe Nagoya
August 23 and 24 – Sakai City Green Park, Osaka
August 30 and 31 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2009

August 1 – Kanto Repark, Kumamoto
August 8 – Ningineer Stadium
August 15 – Port Messe Nagoya
August 22 and 23 – Ajinomoto Stadium
August 29 and 30 – Nagai Stadium (now Yanmar Stadium Nagai)

2010

August 7 – Ningineer Stadium
August 14 – Port Messe Nagoya
August 21 and 22 – Nagai Stadium
August 28 and 29 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2011

July 30 – Ningineer Stadium
August 6 – Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
August 13 – Port Messe Nagoya
August 20 and 21 – Nagai Stadium
August 27 and 28 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2012

Music Week – Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Shibuya-AX, Shibuya WWW, Shibuya Public Hall
Stadium Fes
* August 18 and 19 – Nagai Stadium
* August 25 and 26 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2013

A-Nation Island: August 3 to 11 – Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Stadium Fes
* August 24 and 25 – Nagai Stadium
* August 31 and September 1 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2014

A-Nation Island: August 14 to 20 – Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Stadium Fes: August 29 to 31 – Ajinomoto Stadium
A-Nation Taiwan: September 13 – Nangang 101 Cultural Creation Hall
A-Nation Singapore: October 18 – MasterCard Theatres

2015

A-Nation Island: July 31 to August 6 – Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Stadium Fes
* August 22 and 23 – Nagai Stadium
* August 29 and 30 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2016

A-Nation Island: July 29 to August 4 – Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Stadium Fes: August 27 and 28 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2017

August 26 and 27 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2018

~~July 28 – Nagashima Spa Land~~

August 4 – Huis Ten Bosch
August 18 and 19 – Yanmar Stadium Nagai
August 25 and 26 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2020

August 29 - Online

2024

September 1 - Ajinomoto Stadium

2025

August 30 and 31 – Ajinomoto Stadium

Participant artists

Artists not signed with Avex Group are expressed in italics.

2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
BoA Day [After Tomorrow (band)\|Day After Tomorrow] Do As Infinity Dream Every Little Thing Exile Globe - surprise guest Ayumi HamasakiShoukichi Kina Koda Kumi Road of Major TRF	BoA Day After Tomorrow Do As Infinity Dream Every Little Thing Exile Koda Kumi Ayumi Hamasaki Aiko Ikuta Masae Nakada Road of Major SweetS TRF Wu³	BoA Do As Infinity Dream Every Little Thing Exile Ayumi Hamasaki Hitomi The Loose DogsMihimaru GT¹ Ai Otsuka Road of Major TRF Guest artists * Flow * Tomoko Kawase * T.M.Revolution * Porno Graffitti	AAA Amasia LandscapeBeni Arashiro² Asian Engineer BoA Do As Infinity Every Little Thing Globe Ayumi Hamasaki Hitomi Koda Kumi The Loose Dogs M-Flo Mink Ai Otsuka Road of Major Seed Hitomi Shimatani Ami Suzuki TRF TVXQTink Tink Sub-stage * Dt. * Delicatessen * The Ivory Brothers * Aiko Kayō * Mini Box * Nao Nagasawa * Ricken's * SweetS * Speena * Tokyo Purin Guest artists * D-51 * Kishidan³ * T.M.Revolution	AAA BoA Buzz72+ Every Little Thing The Grace Ayumi Hamasaki Hitomi Koda Kumi Lambsey May Mink MisonoAtaru Nakamura² Ai Otsuka Ricken's Rin' Road of MajorSeamo¹ Seed Ami Suzuki TRF TVXQHiroshi Tamaki² Trax Tomiko Van Yokai Project ZZ Guest artists * DJ Ozma * Flow * M-Flo * Mihimaru GT * Rinka * Sowelu³ * T.M.Revolution

2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
AAA Every Little Thing Ayumi Hamasaki Koda Kumi Ai Otsuka Ami Suzuki TRF TVXQ Surprise artists * Exile * Kome Kome Club * Seamo * Mihimaru GT * My Little Lover * Anna Tsuchiya Opening acts * Bright * The Grace * J-Min² * Jonte * Kazuki Kato² * Lambsey * Hiroki Maekawa * May * Hatsune Okumura Shooting acts * Deep * Fonk * The Grace * Mink * Ataru Nakamura * Mari Natsuki⁴ * Satomi Takasugi Power stage * Asian Engineer * Dream * Tokyo Purin	AAA Namie Amuro Deep Every Little Thing Exile Ayumi Hamasaki Hitomi Koda KumiMihimaru GT Misono Daichi Miura My Little Lover Ai Otsuka Remioromen³Seamo Ami Suzuki TRF TVXQ Secret artists * DJ Ozma * Do As Infinity * Globe Opening Acts * 5050 * Bright * Mai Fukui * The Grace * Jonte * Yusaku Kiyama * Luxis * Moumoon * Hatsune Okumura * Satomi Takasugi Shooting acts * Alan Dawa Dolma * Girl Next Door * Maki Goto * J Soul Brothers * Ataru Nakamura * RIKI Power Stage * 2Backka¹ * Asian Engineer * Jamosa * Seara Kojo * Lambsey * MinxZone * Miray * Shion Miyawaki * Mother Ninja * Tokyo Purin * Tsuyoshi * Twenty 4-7² * Yoonji²	AAA BoA Da Pump Do As Infinity Every Little Thing Girl Next Door Ayumi Hamasaki Hitomi Koda Kumi LindbergMihimaru GTMinmi My Little Lover Ai OtsukaSeamo Hitomi Shimatani Ami Suzuki TRF TVXQ Secret artists * Breakerz * Globe * Mitsuru Igarashi * Ryuichi Kawamura * Kimaguren * Misono * Yazima Beauty Salon Opening acts * Azu¹ * Bright * J-Min * Jurian Beat Crisis * Ken the 390 * Miray * Moumoon * Hatsune Okumura * Misako Sakazume * Triplane Shooting acts * Alan Dawa Dolma * Mai Fukui * Maki Goto * May J. * Aya Kamiki * Yusaku Kiyama * Nana Tanimura Power stage * Duff * The Generous * Hisayo Inamori * Janel * Tokyo Purin * Tsuyoshi	50TA AAA Do As Infinity Every Little Thing Girl Next Door Ayumi Hamasaki Hitomi IconiqJYJ² Koda KumiMihimaru GT Ai Otsuka RemioromenSata Andagi Speed Ami Suzuki TRFWaT Opening acts * Bright * Dance Flow * Dream5 * Honey L Days * Jurian Beat Crisis * Miray * Purple Days * Misako Sakazume * Yu-Yu Shooting acts * Deep * Alan Dawa Dolma * Maki Goto * Risa Hirako * Kie Kitano * May J. * Moumoon Power stage * Gokigen Sound * Ken the 390 * Lambsey * Lay * Hiroki Maekawa * Mash * Megumi Mori * Ayumi Nakagawa * Omasuka * Mai Oshima * Shanadoo * Super Girls * Tokyo Girls' Style * Weider Power Maker	Sunshine stage * AAA * AKB48 Diva French Kiss ** Tomomi Itano ** No3b ** Not Yet * Acid Black Cherry * BoA * Do As Infinity * E-girls * Every Little Thing * Girl Next Door * Maki Goto * Ayumi Hamasaki * Hitomi * Iconiq * Sandaime J Soul Brothers * Koda Kumi * Mihimaru GT * NMB48 * SDN48 * SKE48 * Seamo * Ami Suzuki * TRF * TVXQ Opening acts * Dream5 * Little Blue Box * Purple Days * Shu-I * Tokyo Girls' Style * Yu-Yu Shooting acts * After School * Azu * Jamosa * Jurian Beat Crisis * May J. * Misono * Moumoon * The Rootless * Yu Shirota * Triplane A-Park stage * Cocoa Otoko * Falco & Shino * Gokigen Sound * Idol Street talents * Marie Ishikawa * The Sketchbook * Super Girls * Weider Power Maker

2012

2013

August 3

Verbal
Kozm Agency
Oto-Matsuri
* 2NE1
* M-Flo
* Sandaime J-Soul Brothers
Ato-Matsuri
* Hachioji P
* Livetune
* Mademoiselle Yulia
* Nigo
* Ilmari
* Shinichi Osawa
* Lucas Valentine
* Verbal
Special Meeting vol. 1
* Kuchiroro
* Rekishi

August 4

Band Nation
* Becky♪♯
* Dead End
* The Gazette
* Man With A Mission
* Mary Sara
V-Nation
* And
* Ayabie
* Born
* D=Out
* Exist Trace
* Hero
* Jin Machine
* Mejibray
* V
* Screw
Special Meeting vol. 2
* Comeback My Daughters
* De De Mouse

August 5

Anison Generation
* Ali Project
* Altima
* Ayami
* FripSide
* Kishida Kyodan
* Kotoko
* Minami Kuribayashi³⁵
* May'n
* Megumi Nakajima
* Persona 4 Music Band
* Zone
Special Meeting vol. 3
* Hoff Dylan
* Scoobie Do

August 9

Asia Progress M
* AAA

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