Rising Sun Rock Festival
Sakanaction was first formed in 2005 in Sapporo, Hokkaido. The band gained notoriety in Hokkaido after winning the audition to perform as a newcomer artist at the Rising Sun Rock Festival in Otaru in August 2006, and after demos of their songs "Mikazuki Sunset" and "Shiranami Top Water" performed well on College Radio Japan Sapporo. The band were signed to major label Victor Entertainment, and released their debut album "Go to the Future" on May 7, 2007, through Victor's BabeStar Label, and followed this up eight month later with the album "Night Fishing" (2009).