Fuji Rock Festival '02

July 26-28, 11 a.m. Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata Prefecture 14,500 yen (one day), 29,000 yen (two days), 38,000 yen (three days)
July 26: Prodigy, George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, The Parkinsons, Television, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Audio Active, Patti Smith and more
July 27: Pet Shop Boys, The Chemical Brothers, Butthole Surfers, Sonic Youth, Buffalo Daughter, The White Stripes, The Cinematic Orchestra, Ego-Wrappin', Dry & Heavy and more
July 28: Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Supercar, Cornelius, Gomez, The Cooper Temple Clause, The Electric Soft Parade, Ian Brown and more
www.fujirockfestival.com
0180-993-998

Summer Sonic
Aug. 17-18, 9 a.m. Chiba Marine Stadium and Makuhari Messe (Tokyo) and WTC Open Air Stadium and Intex No. 5 (Osaka)
12,500 yen (one day), 22,000 yen (two days)
Guns N' Roses, The Offspring, NOFX, No Doubt, Flaming Lips, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Weezer, Sum 41, Mongol 800, Andrew W.K., Morrissey, Suede, Cornershop, The Hives, Haven, The Streets and more
www.summersonic.com
0180-993-030

Rock in Japan Festival 2002
Aug. 9-11, 11 a.m. Kokuei Hitachi Kaihin Koen, Ibaraki Prefecture
9,500 yen (one day), 18,000 yen (two days), 24,000 yen (three days)
Aug. 9: Air, Tamio Okuda, Rip Slyme, Guitar Wolf, Mongol 800, bird and more
Aug. 10: UA, Kick the Can Crew, Keisuke Kuwata, Bump of Chicken, Yuki, Polysics and more
Aug. 11: Aco, Dragon Ash, Ketsumeishi, Ulfuls, Grapevine, HY and more
www.rijfes.co.jp
0180-993-661

J-wave Live 2000+2
Aug. 9, 7 p.m.; Aug. 10/11, 4 p.m. Shibuya AX, Yoyogi National Stadium
4,500 yen (for Aug. 9 at Shibuya AX), 5,500 yen (for Aug. 10/11 at Yoyogi National Stadium)
Aug. 9: Kururi, Snail Ramp, Mo'some Tonebender
Aug. 10: Chemistry, Ken Hirai, The Brilliant Green, Grapevine, Supercar, Double
Aug. 11: Shikao Suga, Chitose Hajime, Yuki, UA, Kick the Can Crew, Skoop on Somebody, Pushim
www.j-wave.co.jp
Flipside, (03) 3470-9999

Wire02
Aug. 31, 6 p.m.
Saitama Super Arena
10,500 yen
Jeff Mills, Sketch Show, Takkyu Ishino, Monika Kruse, Westbam, Luke Slater and more
www.WIRE02.com
Oddesey, (03) 3796-9999

Reggae Japansplash '02
Aug. 24, 1 p.m.
Yomiuriland Open Theater East
8,500 yen
Nahki, Marcia Griffiths, Admiral Bailey, Beres Hammond, Wailing Souls, Kashief Lindo and more
www.kyodotokyo.com
Tokyo, (03) 3498-9999

Get's Bossanova 2002
July 20, 3 p.m.
Yomiuriland Open Theater East
7,500 yen, 6,500 yen
Marcos Valle, Roberto Menescal, Yoshitaka Minami and more
www.getsbossanova.com Ticket Port, (03) 3357-9999

Solstice Music Festival
July 19-20, 6 p.m.
Motosu Highland Special Stage, Yamanashi Prefecture
10,000 yen
Hallucinogen, 1,200 Mic's, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Etnica, Raja Ram, Dimitri D.K.N., Tristan, Lenny Ibizarre, Artman, Simon Posford and more
www.solstice23.com
(03) 5775-3388

Tokyo Jazz '02
Aug. 24-25, 3 p.m. Tokyo Stadium
4,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 8,000 yen, 10,000 yen, 12,000 yen, 18,500 yen (two days)
Aug. 24: Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Wayne Shorter, Nettai Tropical Jazz Big Band, Nils Petter Molvaer, Omara Portuondo and more
Aug. 25: Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Wayne Shorter, Kei Kobayashi, Nils Petter Molvaer, Omara Portuondo and more
www.tokyo-jazz.com
(03)5777-8600

Newport Jazz Festival
Aug. 2/3/4, Jazz Picnic, 11 a.m.; Aug. 2/3, Night Session, 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 3/4, Jazz Clinic & Interview, 10:15 a.m.
Madaro Special Stage, Nagano Prefecture
6,000 yen (for Jazz Picnic), 4,000 yen (for Night Session), 8,000 yen (for both)
Aug. 2: Sarah Morrow Quintet, Soulive, Hans Dulfer, Pe'z, Irvin Mayfield and more
Aug. 3: Hans Dulfer, Angelique Kidjo, Lonnie Plaxico Group, Los Hombres Calientes and more
Aug. 4: Pe'z, Sarah Morrow Quintet, Lonnie Plaxico Group, Bill Summers, Soulive and more
www.madarao.co.jp
Kyodo Tokyo, (03) 3498-9999

Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival '02
Aug. 9, 5 p.m.; Aug. 10/11, 1 p.m.
Fuji Speed Highway Reverse Stage, Shizuoka Prefecture
5,500 yen (for Aug. 9); 9,500 yen, 8,500 yen (for Aug. 10/11)
Aug. 9: Akiko, Akiko Grace, Kahoru Nakasone, Saya, The Ventures
Aug. 10: Spyro Grya, Ravi Coltrane Quintet, Keiko Lee, Terumasa Hino D.N.A. Band, Big Mountain and more
Aug. 11: Roy Ayers with Toku, Pe'z, Tom Scott & the L.A. Express featuring Buzzy Feiton, David Garfield & AOR All stars and more
mtfujijazz.com
Kyodo Tokyo, (0180) 993-997

Nagano Jazz Festival
July 31, 5:30 p.m.; Aug. 1/2, 6 p.m.
Chitose Park, Nagano
Admission free
July 31: Amateur Night
Aug. 1: Mull House, Hideko Shimizu and more
Aug. 2: Kazutoki Umezu Kiki Band, Special Jazz Funk Session featuring Rikiya Higashihara and more
(026) 228-6942

Ueno Jazz Inn '02
Aug. 4, 4 p.m.
Suijyo Ongakudo, Tokyo
2,500 yen (in advance), 3,000 yen
Naoko Terai, Mitsuaki Furuno, Satoru Shionoya, Kazutoki Umezu and more
www.tctv.ne.jp/geibun
(03) 5828-7591

Sapporo Jazz Forest 2002
July 28, noon
Sapporo Geijutsu no Mori Stage
4,200 yen
Akiko, Nettai Jazz Gakudan, Yosuke Konuma, Four of a Kind and more
www.artpark.or.jp(011) 592-4125

Magic Jazz Town Ikspiari 2002
July 29-31, 12:30 p.m.
Ikspiari, Chiba Prefecture
Admission free
July 29: Field Holler Jazz Orchestra, Issei Igarashi Street Funk Band, Eri Kamiya and more
July 30: Undecided '92, Fried Pride, Lee Sarah and more
July 31: Club Ohkubo, Yuji Ohno Trio, Akiko Grace and more
www.jjazz.net
(047) 305-2525