# A-Nation

A-Nation (stylized as 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 (although some artists from other Japanese labels also participate here). 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 (now Appi Kogen Ski Resort)
* 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 30 – Ōita 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 (now Yanmar Stadium Nagai)

### 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 (August 3 to 12) – 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 (canceled due to Typhoon Jongdari)
* August 4 – Huis Ten Bosch
* August 18 and 19 – Yanmar Stadium Nagai
* August 25 and 26 – Ajinomoto Stadium

### 2020

* August 29 - Online (YouTube, LINE, Beyond LIVE)

### 2024

* September 1 - Ajinomoto Stadium

## Participant artists

Artists not signed with Avex Group are expressed in italics.
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| BoA Day After Tomorrow Do As Infinity Dream Every Little Thing Exile Globe - surprise guest Ayumi Hamasaki Shoukichi Kina Koda Kumi Road of Major TRF | 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 Wu$^3$ | BoA Do As Infinity Dream Every Little Thing Exile Ayumi Hamasaki Hitomi The Loose Dogs Mihimaru GT$^1$ Ai Otsuka Road of Major TRF Guest artists Flow Tomoko Kawase T.M.Revolution Porno Graffitti | AAA Amasia Landscape Beni Arashiro$^2$ 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 Kishidan$^3$ T.M.Revolution | AAA BoA Buzz72+ Every Little Thing The Grace Ayumi Hamasaki Hitomi Koda Kumi Lambsey May Mink Misono Ataru Nakamura$^2$ Ai Otsuka Ricken's Rin' Road of Major Seamo$^1$ Seed Ami Suzuki TRF TVXQ Hiroshi Tamaki$^2$ Trax Tomiko Van Yokai Project ZZ Guest artists DJ Ozma Flow M-Flo Mihimaru GT Rinka Sowelu$^3$ T.M.Revolution |
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| 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-Min$^2$ Jonte Kazuki Kato$^2$ Lambsey Hiroki Maekawa May Hatsune Okumura Shooting acts Deep Fonk The Grace Mink Ataru Nakamura Mari Natsuki$^4$ 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 Remioromen$^3$ 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 2Backka$^1$ Asian Engineer Jamosa Seara Kojo Lambsey MinxZone Miray Shion Miyawaki Mother Ninja Tokyo Purin Tsuyoshi Twenty 4-7$^2$ Yoonji$^2$ | 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 Azu$^1$ 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 JYJ$^2$ 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 (Music Week: 8/3–8/5) | 2012 (Music Week: 8/9–8/12) | 2012 (Stadium Fes) | 2013 (Island) | 2013 (Stadium Fes) |
| August 3 Verbal (presenter) Kozm Agency (presenter) Oto-Matsuri 2NE1 M-Flo Sandaime J-Soul Brothers Ato-Matsuri Hachioji P Livetune Mademoiselle Yulia Nigo Ilmari Shinichi Osawa Lucas Valentine Verbal (M-Flo, Teriyaki Boyz) 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[Neu] Screw Special Meeting vol.2 Comeback My Daughters De De Mouse August 5 Anison Generation Ali Project Altima Ayami FripSide Kishida Kyodan Kotoko Minami Kuribayashi$^{35}$ May'n Megumi Nakajima Persona 4 Music Band Zone Special Meeting vol.3 Hoff Dylan Scoobie Do | August 9 Asia Progress M AAA Breathe Daichi Miura Da Pump Deep Shu-I UKISS Aaron Yan Opening acts 4ever A-Jax Asia Progress Desta Dai Hirai Lambsey Mash Miss Ooja Puretty Rake Shin Xiaoyu Sung Opening acts Da-ice August 10 Asia Progress F AKB48 Da Mouth E-Girls Girl Next Door Weather Girls Opening acts Puretty August 11 Idol Nation 9nine HKT48 Rino Sashihara Idoling!!! Passpo$^1$ SKE48 Super Girls Tokyo Girls' Style Opening acts Cheeky Parade Up-Front Girls Special Meeting vol.4 Back Drop Bomb Mop of Head Sawagi August 12 Rock Nation CN Blue Sads Anna Tsuchiya Vamps Factory Live 0812 Golden Bomber Fumio Ito Jun Sky Walkers Magokoro Brothers Pe'z Girl Rock Factory12 Miwa Scandal Special Meeting vol.5 Low IQ 01 Quattro | AAA Acid Black Cherry Big Bang Do As Infinity Every Little Thing Exile Girl Next Door Ayumi Hamasaki Hitomi Sandaime J Soul Brothers Ketsumeishi M-Flo Mihimaru GT Moumoon Shōnan no Kaze Sonar Pocket Sophia Super Junior Ami Suzuki TRF TVXQ UKISS | August 10 Idol Nation 2013 AKB48 Cheeky Parade Dancing Dolls Dorothy Little Happy Dream5 Idoling!!! Iris You Kikkawa Prizmmy SKE48 Super Girls Tokyo Girls' Style Up Up Girls Kakko Kari Weather Girls Opening acts 9nine | 2NE1 AAA Do As Infinity E-Girls Every Little Thing Exile Tribe Girl Next Door Ayumi Hamasaki Kishidan Koda Kumi Kreva May J. M-Flo Mihimaru GT Moumoon Shinee Shota Shimizu Sonar Pocket Super Junior TRF TVXQ Secret artists Flower Shinee Special secret guest Exile Opening acts Blade Cheeky Parade Da-ice Faky Idoling!!! Kerakera Prizmmy Hibari Shiina Yu-yu Shooting acts Ayame Goriki Dream5 Jamosa Mhiro Raychell Super Girls UL |
| 2018 Stadium festival Ajinomoto | 2020 (Blue Stage) (Beyond LIVE) | 2020 (Green Stage) (Beyond LIVE) | 2020 (Yellow Stage) (Beyond LIVE) | 2020 (Purple Stage) (YouTube LIVE) |
| August 25 TVXQ (HL headliner) NCT 127 M-Flo CHEMISTRY Da-iCE 超特急 (former Bullet Train (band) ) BiSH BoA August 26 浜崎あゆみ Ayumi Hamasaki HL EXO 倖田來未 Koda Kumi Da-iCE TRF (band) Dream Ami Ami (singer) 三浦大知 Daichi Miura Red Velvet | 大塚 紗英 Sae Ōtsuka GENIC 豆柴の大群 MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN エンパイア EMPiRE フェイキー FAKY VOGUE5 ノーベルブライト Novelbright Naomi 広瀬 香美 Kohmi Hirose Kalen Anzai Amuyi 倖田 來未 Koda Kumi GEmma Fei SuperM 浜崎あゆみ Ayumi Hamasaki | BuZZ Hao 三浦 大知 Miura Daichi BACK-ON Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe I Don't Like Mondays. Jade ダイス DA-iCE エルオーエル lol ダパンプ Da Pump Wayne Huang STAMP 日高 光啓 Sky-Hi Julius Super Junior | Peter Fish & Yoanna ビバリー Beverly ピコ太郎 PikoTaro Genin Wa Jibun Ni Aru James Lu M!LK 超ときめき♡宣伝部 Chō Tokimeki♡Sendenbu Red Velvet Timo Feng HARAMIchan EXO-SC シーモ Seamo TRF | Mosawo 梨里杏 riria Taisei Miyakawa ノーベルブライト Novelbright macaroniempitsu Han-Kun (Shōnan no Kaze) アイナ・ジ・エンド Aina the End ゴールデンボンバー Golden Bomber |
| 2020 (White Stage) (LINE LIVE) | 2024 (Ajinomoto Stadium) |
| コールミー kolme Rei©hi 鈴木 絵美子 Emiko Suzuki Project 88 Leola Run Girls, Run! わーすた The World Standard Baby Kiy AATA IKINIGE THREE1989 Yu. Sakuramen MaRuRi to Ryuga | aRB Seed Show-wa / Matsuri NCT Wish Mazzel @onefive NiziU Boku ga Mitakatta Aozora West. Red Velvet Bi-ray Koda Kumi Da-ice Generations from Exile Tribe Che'Nelle Ayumi Hamasaki TVXQ |
$^1$These artists are managed by Avex Group, but are not signed to any of its labels. $^2$These artists left Avex Group either after being terminated or end of their contracts. $^3$These artists, before being signed to Avex Group, were invited to participate to A-Nation. $^4$Mari Natsuki is currently signed to another label, while her band, Gubier du Mari, is under Avex. $^5$Minami Kuribayashi is currently and originally signed to Lantis. She is also currently signed to Avex Group for Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse.

## Sponsors
### Main

* 7&i (2010–present)
* FamilyMart (2009)
* Morinaga & Company (Weider in Jelly) (2005–present)
* Nippon Life (You May Dream! Project)
* Toyota (2004)

### Yearly
#### 2012

* Audi
* Brother Industries (Joysound)
* Hankyu Travel
* Itochu (Head Japan)
* Kenkou Corporation, Inc. (Estenad)
* Ray-Ban
* Sony Mobile Communications (Xperia)

#### 2013

* Brother Industries (Joysound)
* ET Square Inc. (Music Chef)
* Itochu (Head Japan)
* Mercedes-Benz
* Sankyo Group
* Shiseido
* Teijin Group

#### 2018

* 7-Eleven
* dTV!
* OUTDOOR PRODUCTS
* Music On! TV
* Sky PerfecTV!
* LIVE DAM STADIUM
* Teijin Group
* KFC
* Japan Tabasco Inc.
* TikTok
* Doutor Coffee
* Nissei Advance Inc.
* Jutakujohokan Inc.

### Media partners

* Fuji TV (2012–present)