Summer sonic festival begins in Japan Aug 20

The Summer Sonic festival will be held simultaneously in the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Osaka on August 20 and August 21. 
•    The line-up for this year includes Fergie, Flo Rida, Radiohead and Panic! At the Disco. 
•    The annual rock festival which was founded in 2000, features Japanese artists in addition to international ones.
•    The Summer Sonic Festival is an annual two- or three-day rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and Chiba. 
•    The majority of the bands playing in Osaka the first day go to Chiba the following day and vice versa. 
•    The line-up contains many Japanese rock musicians from both major and indie record companies, and also international acts. 
•    It also operates the festival sonic mania, with an EDM focus, since 2011. 
•    Producer Creative man formed a joint venture with Live Nation Entertainment in 2012, and Live Nation bought full control of the venture in 2014.