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.

Dates and venues

2002

  • August 3 – Toyama Athletic Stadium
  • August 4 – All-Season Resort Appi
  • 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 30Ōita 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

    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.
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  • 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 Dogs
  • Mihimaru GT1
  • Ai Otsuka
  • Road of Major
  • TRF
  • Guest artists
  • * Flow
  • * Tomoko Kawase
  • * T.M.Revolution
  • * Porno Graffitti
  • AAA
  • Amasia Landscape
  • Beni 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
  • TVXQ
  • Tink 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
  • Misono
  • Ataru Nakamura2
  • Ai Otsuka
  • Ricken's
  • Rin'
  • Road of Major
  • Seamo1
  • Seed
  • Ami Suzuki
  • TRF
  • TVXQ
  • Hiroshi Tamaki2
  • Trax
  • Tomiko Van
  • Yokai Project
  • ZZ
  • Guest artists
  • * DJ Ozma
  • * Flow
  • * M-Flo
  • * Mihimaru GT
  • * Rinka
  • * Sowelu3
  • * T.M.Revolution
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    • 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 Kumi
  • Mihimaru GT
  • Misono
  • Daichi Miura
  • My Little Lover
  • Ai Otsuka
  • Remioromen3
  • Seamo
  • 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
  • Lindberg
  • Mihimaru GT
  • Minmi
  • My Little Lover
  • Ai Otsuka
  • Seamo
  • 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
  • Iconiq
  • JYJ2
  • Koda Kumi
  • Mihimaru GT
  • Ai Otsuka
  • Remioromen
  • Sata Andagi
  • Speed
  • Ami Suzuki
  • TRF
  • WaT
  • 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 2012 2012 2013 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