The Summer Sonic Festival is a two day Japanese festival in an urban setting. Split between Tokyo and Osaka, the festival offers a wide range of Asian, European, and American acts.

The Summer Sonic Festival line up for 2008 is in, and it's way out:

Summer Sonic Festival Lineup 2008

Tokyo Line Up

MARINE STAGE
Saturday
* THE VERVE
* THE PRODIGY
* PANIC AT THE DISCO
* ZEBRAHEAD
* THE SUBWAYS
* ONEREPUBLIC
* JOE LEAN AND THE JING JANG JONG
* LOS CAMPESINOS!

Sunday
* COLDPLAY
* ALICIA KEYS
* THE KOOKS
* 311
* THE HOOSIERS
* VAMPIRE WEEKEND
* THE WOMBATS

MOUNTAIN STAGE
Saturday
* SEX PISTOLS
* LOSTPROPHETS
* マキシマム ザ ホルモン
* NEW FOUND GLORY
* TRIVIUM
* KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES
* BEAT UNION
* THE METROS

Sunday
* FATBOY SLIM
* DEVO
* JUSTICE
* BOOM BOOM SATELLITESNEW!
* JUNKIE XL
* POLYSICS
* LATE OF THE PIER
* THE TING TINGS

SONIC STAGE
Saturday
* PAUL WELLER
* THE FRATELLIS
* DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
* CAJUN DANCE PARTY
* BAND OF HORSES
* BLOOD RED SHOES
* THESE NEW PURITANS

Sunday
* THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
* SPIRITUALIZED
* SUPER FURRY ANIMALS
* AGAINST ME!
* BIFFY CLYRO
* MUTEMATH
* MGMT
* SILVERSUN PICKUPS

DANCE STAGE
Saturday
* SOUTH CENTRAL
* FRIENDLY FIRES
* WE SMOKE FAGS
* SANTOGOLD

Sunday
* HADOUKEN!
* WAGDUG FUTURISTIC UNITYNEW!
* NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB
* DOES IT OFFEND YOU,YEAH?
* CRYSTAL CASTLES
* THE TEENAGERS

BEACH STAGE
Saturday
* ADELENEW!
* PAOLO NUTININEW!
* MicroNEW!
* OLD MAN RIVER
* MetisNEW!
* MICKY GREENNEW!

Sunday
* 湘南乃風NEW!
* ET-KINGNEW!
* CAFÉ TACVBA
* SKINDRED
* XAVIER RUDD
* BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH

ISLAND STAGE
Saturday
* GO!GO!7188
* the pillows
* HiGE
* VOLA & THE ORIENTAL MACHINE
* THE TROUBADOURS
* JOHNNY FOREIGNER

Sunday
* THE LIVING END
* FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS
* 9mm Parabellum Bullet
* GOOD 4 NOTHING
* dustbox
* Pay money To my Pain

Osaka Line Up

OCEAN STAGE
Saturday
* COLDPLAY
* ALICIA KEYS
* THE KOOKS
* 311
* THE HOOSIERS
* VAMPIRE WEEKEND
* THE WOMBATS

Sunday
* THE VERVE
* THE PRODIGY
* PANIC AT THE DISCO
* ZEBRAHEAD
* THE SUBWAYS
* ONEREPUBLIC
* JOE LEAN AND THE JING JANG JONG
* LOS CAMPESINOS!

SKY STAGE
Saturday
* FATBOY SLIM
* DEVO
* BOOM BOOM SATELLITESNEW!
* JUNKIE XL
* POLYSICS
* LATE OF THE PIER
* THE TING TINGS

Sunday
* SEX PISTOLS
* LOSTPROPHETS
* マキシマム ザ ホルモン
* NEW FOUND GLORY
* TRIVIUM
* KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES
* BEAT UNION
* THE METROS

SONIC STAGE
Saturday
* THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
* SPIRITUALIZED
* SUPER FURRY ANIMALS
* AGAINST ME!
* BIFFY CLYRO
* MUTEMATH
* MGMT
* SILVERSUN PICKUPS

Sunday
* PAUL WELLER
* THE FRATELLIS
* DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
* CAJUN DANCE PARTY
* BAND OF HORSES
* BLOOD RED SHOES
* THESE NEW PURITANS

DANCE STAGE
Saturday
* JUSTICE
* HADOUKEN!
* WAGDUG FUTURISTIC UNITYNEW!
* NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB
* DOES IT OFFEND YOU,YEAH?
* CRYSTAL CASTLES
* THE TEENAGERS

Sunday
* SOUTH CENTRAL
* FRIENDLY FIRES
* WE SMOKE FAGS
* SANTOGOLD

PARK STAGE
Saturday
* ET-KINGNEW!
* CAFÉ TACVBA
* SKINDRED
* XAVIER RUDD
* BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH

Sunday
* ADELENEW!
* OLD MAN RIVER

BREEZE STAGE
Saturday
* 9mm Parabellum Bullet
* GOOD 4 NOTHING
* Pay money To my Pain

Sunday
* GO!GO!7188
* the pillows
* HiGE
* VOLA & THE ORIENTAL MACHINE