We spent so long procrastinating about which summer music festivals to go to in Japan that we didn't end up buying tickets to anything. How then did we end up at Summer Sonic 2014 you may ask? Well we were lucky enough to snaffle up a pair of 2 day passes thanks to a friend who could no longer attend due to work commitments.
The festival is held across two arenas, QVC Marine Field (a baseball stadium) and Makuhari Messe (a convention centre) in Chiba, which is a half hour train ride from Tokyo station. It is a short walk between the two venues or you can take shuttles buses back and forth.
The lineup was large and varied, something for all music tastes. We saw acts ranging from Suicidal Tendencies to Ellie Goulding to Pharcyde.
I loved the art installations & decorations that were set up around the arenas to make the walk between stages more interesting.
There were body paint stations and artists painting away in the shade of the indoor areas.
Bikini girls spraying water over the crowd, much appreciated on a hot humid day and I'm sure all the guys were enjoying the eye candy.
The enthusiasm levels of the crowds were amazing and I'm sure all the musicians love coming back and playing at these festivals. It seems like a very well organised, relaxed event. I was surprised to see so many kids there but happy to see the smaller ones were wearing ear protection.
Suicidal Tendencies received a very vocal reception.
Watching De La Soul at the beach stage
Crowd favourites - Total Fat
The crowd getting a little crazy
There were some pretty interesting local touches too....
All in all, well worth the ticket price of 28,000 yen for a 2 day pass or 15,500 yen for a single day.
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