Summer Sonic Osaka 2026 runs from 14 to 16 August at Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, with 112 performances across five stages. Headliners are L'Arc-en-Ciel on the 14th, The Strokes on the 15th and Ado on the 16th, all closing the Air Stage between 19:00 and 21:00.
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Which stage is where?
There are five stages, each in a named part of Expo '70 Commemorative Park. The park signage uses the Japanese area names rather than the stage names, so it is worth knowing both before you arrive.
| Stage | Area (Japanese signage) | Area (romanised) |
|---|---|---|
| AIR STAGE | 東の広場 | Higashi-no-hiroba (East Plaza) |
| MOUNTAIN STAGE | もみじ川 | Momijigawa |
| SONIC STAGE | お祭り広場 | Omatsuri-hiroba (Festival Plaza) |
| MASSIVE STAGE | 桜の流れ | Sakura-no-nagare |
| PAVILION STAGE | EXPO'70 パビリオン | EXPO'70 Pavilion |
On 14 August the Sonic Stage runs as SONIC “METAL” STAGE, curated by BABYMETAL.
Who is headlining each day?
The Air Stage closes each night. L'Arc-en-Ciel play 19:20–20:50 on the 14th, The Strokes 19:10–20:40 on the 15th, and Ado 19:00–20:30 on the 16th. The latest finish of the whole festival is Steve Lacy on the Sonic Stage at 21:00 on the 16th.
| Date | Air Stage headliner | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug (Fri) | L'Arc-en-Ciel | 19:20–20:50 |
| 15 Aug (Sat) | THE STROKES | 19:10–20:40 |
| 16 Aug (Sun) | Ado | 19:00–20:30 |
The last acts finish between 20:30 and 21:00. Trains in Japan stop around midnight and there is no all-night service — check the last train before the headliner starts. See the access guide for how to get home.
2026-08-14 (Fri) — 37 acts
On this day the Sonic Stage runs as SONIC “METAL” STAGE, curated by BABYMETAL.
| Time | Stage | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 10:50–11:10 | MASSIVE STAGE | The Meal Groove Deren-no!? Summer Sonic!? audition winner |
| 11:15–11:55 | AIR STAGE | DECEMBER 10 |
| 11:15–11:50 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | BOY SODA |
| 11:30–12:00 | MASSIVE STAGE | PompadollS |
| 12:00–12:30 | SONIC STAGE | METALVERSE |
| 12:20–13:00 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | SEKOU |
| 12:30–13:00 | MASSIVE STAGE | TWS |
| 12:45–13:25 | AIR STAGE | WANIMA |
| 13:00–13:40 | SONIC STAGE | SOUTH ARCADE |
| 13:00–13:30 | PAVILION STAGE | Hana Hope |
| 13:30–14:10 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | NECTAR WOODE |
| 13:30–14:00 | MASSIVE STAGE | STARGLOW |
| 13:50–14:20 | PAVILION STAGE | カメレオン・ライム・ウーピーパイ |
| 14:10–14:50 | SONIC STAGE | THE WARNING |
| 14:15–14:55 | AIR STAGE | YUKI |
| 14:30–15:00 | MASSIVE STAGE | Chilli Beans. |
| 14:40–15:20 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | BINI |
| 14:40–15:10 | PAVILION STAGE | lil soft tennis |
| 15:20–16:00 | SONIC STAGE | Ave Mujica |
| 15:30–16:00 | PAVILION STAGE | XinU |
| 15:35–16:20 | MASSIVE STAGE | AKMU |
| 15:45–16:35 | AIR STAGE | PENTATONIX |
| 15:50–16:35 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | キタニタツヤ |
| 16:20–16:50 | PAVILION STAGE | Masato Hayashi |
| 16:30–17:20 | SONIC STAGE | PENDULUM |
| 16:50–17:35 | MASSIVE STAGE | Travis Japan |
| 17:10–17:40 | PAVILION STAGE | in-d |
| 17:15–18:00 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | CARÍN LEÓN |
| 17:20–18:20 | AIR STAGE | LE SSERAFIM |
| 18:00–18:50 | SONIC STAGE | mgk |
| 18:00–18:45 | PAVILION STAGE | 大沢伸一 |
| 18:05–18:50 | MASSIVE STAGE | SB19 |
| 18:45–19:30 | PAVILION STAGE | DRUNKEN KONG |
| 18:50–20:10 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | JAMIROQUAI |
| 19:20–20:50 | AIR STAGE | L'Arc-en-Ciel |
| 19:20–20:20 | MASSIVE STAGE | .ENDRECHERI. |
| 19:30–20:30 | SONIC STAGE | BABYMETAL |
2026-08-15 (Sat) — 36 acts
| Time | Stage | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 11:10–11:30 | MASSIVE STAGE | THE あろーんず Deren-no!? Summer Sonic!? audition winner |
| 11:10–11:50 | AIR STAGE | FRUITS ZIPPER |
| 11:30–12:10 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | CARDINALS |
| 11:40–12:20 | SONIC STAGE | FLORENCE ROAD |
| 12:00–12:30 | MASSIVE STAGE | Rol3ert |
| 12:35–13:15 | AIR STAGE | AUDREY NUNA |
| 12:40–13:25 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | ZEBRAHEAD |
| 12:50–13:30 | SONIC STAGE | WISP |
| 13:00–13:30 | MASSIVE STAGE | LET ME KNOW |
| 13:00–13:30 | PAVILION STAGE | Lavt |
| 13:50–14:20 | PAVILION STAGE | Meg Bonus |
| 14:00–14:40 | AIR STAGE | WEST. |
| 14:00–14:45 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | アイナ・ジ・エンド |
| 14:00–14:40 | SONIC STAGE | CHLOE QISHA |
| 14:00–14:30 | MASSIVE STAGE | MAYSON's PARTY |
| 14:40–15:10 | PAVILION STAGE | GooDee |
| 15:00–15:30 | MASSIVE STAGE | Survive Said The Prophet |
| 15:10–15:55 | SONIC STAGE | 新しい学校のリーダーズ |
| 15:20–16:05 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | KODALINE |
| 15:30–16:20 | AIR STAGE | KESHI |
| 15:30–16:00 | PAVILION STAGE | REJAY |
| 16:00–16:30 | MASSIVE STAGE | Czecho No Republic |
| 16:20–16:50 | PAVILION STAGE | 鈴木真海子 |
| 16:25–17:10 | SONIC STAGE | HOLLY HUMBERSTONE |
| 16:40–17:40 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | マカロニえんぴつ |
| 17:00–17:35 | MASSIVE STAGE | Daichi Yamamoto |
| 17:10–18:10 | AIR STAGE | KASABIAN |
| 17:10–17:40 | PAVILION STAGE | クレイジーウォウウォ!! |
| 17:40–18:40 | SONIC STAGE | JADE |
| 18:05–18:40 | MASSIVE STAGE | 梅田サイファー |
| 18:10–19:40 | PAVILION STAGE | HAPPY FLOWER LIVE UKI 〜 TOCCHI 〜 NODATIN 〜 七尾旅人 〜 Hiplin |
| 18:15–19:05 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | DERMOT KENNEDY |
| 19:10–20:40 | AIR STAGE | THE STROKES |
| 19:10–20:00 | MASSIVE STAGE | 告五人 Accusefive |
| 19:30–20:55 | SONIC STAGE | FKA TWIGS |
| 19:45–20:45 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | OMARION |
2026-08-16 (Sun) — 39 acts
| Time | Stage | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 10:25–10:45 | SONIC STAGE | Re:name Opening act |
| 10:40–11:00 | MASSIVE STAGE | Hyojoo Deren-no!? Summer Sonic!? audition winner |
| 11:00–11:40 | AIR STAGE | HANA |
| 11:00–11:35 | SONIC STAGE | THE GUEST LIST |
| 11:20–11:55 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | GOOD NEIGHBOURS |
| 11:20–11:50 | MASSIVE STAGE | OddRe: |
| 12:05–12:45 | SONIC STAGE | FATHER OF PEACE |
| 12:15–12:55 | AIR STAGE | DESTIN CONRAD |
| 12:20–12:50 | MASSIVE STAGE | Xdinary Heroes |
| 12:25–13:05 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | VIAGRA BOYS |
| 13:00–13:30 | PAVILION STAGE | MoMo |
| 13:15–13:55 | SONIC STAGE | PRETTY BLEAK |
| 13:20–14:00 | MASSIVE STAGE | 中島健人 |
| 13:30–14:15 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | JON SPENCER |
| 13:35–14:20 | AIR STAGE | MAZZEL |
| 13:50–14:20 | PAVILION STAGE | AOTO |
| 14:25–15:05 | SONIC STAGE | Saucy Dog |
| 14:30–15:00 | MASSIVE STAGE | Kvi Baba |
| 14:40–15:10 | PAVILION STAGE | kiki vivi lily |
| 14:45–15:25 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | 羊文学 |
| 15:10–16:00 | AIR STAGE | ALEX WARREN |
| 15:30–16:00 | MASSIVE STAGE | CLAN QUEEN |
| 15:30–16:00 | PAVILION STAGE | Peterparker69 |
| 15:35–16:20 | SONIC STAGE | ELMIENE |
| 15:55–16:45 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | SUEDE |
| 16:20–16:50 | PAVILION STAGE | Liza |
| 16:30–17:10 | MASSIVE STAGE | SIRUP |
| 17:00–18:00 | AIR STAGE | JENNIE |
| 17:00–17:50 | SONIC STAGE | Cornelius |
| 17:10–17:55 | PAVILION STAGE | DJ HASEBE |
| 17:25–18:35 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | サカナクション |
| 17:40–18:20 | MASSIVE STAGE | 木村カエラ |
| 17:55–18:40 | PAVILION STAGE | FULLHOUSE |
| 18:30–19:20 | SONIC STAGE | 電気グルーヴ |
| 18:50–19:40 | MASSIVE STAGE | DEAN & TABBER |
| 19:00–20:30 | AIR STAGE | Ado |
| 19:10–19:55 | PAVILION STAGE | A-TRAK |
| 19:35–20:55 | MOUNTAIN STAGE | DAVID BYRNE |
| 20:00–21:00 | SONIC STAGE | STEVE LACY |
FAQ
What time does Summer Sonic Osaka start each day?
The earliest performances begin between 10:25 and 11:15 depending on the day. On 16 August the opening act Re:name starts at 10:25, the earliest slot of the festival. Gates open before the first act.
Who headlines Summer Sonic Osaka 2026?
L'Arc-en-Ciel close the Air Stage on 14 August (19:20–20:50), The Strokes on 15 August (19:10–20:40) and Ado on 16 August (19:00–20:30).
What time does the festival finish?
The last acts finish between 20:30 and 21:00 depending on the day and stage. The latest finish is Steve Lacy on the Sonic Stage, 20:00–21:00 on 16 August.
Can set times change?
Yes. The organiser states that performers may change, and that no ticket refunds are given for changes to performers, dates or stages. Check the official timetable on the day.
Is this the official timetable?
No. This is an independent transcription of the timetable the organiser published as an image, provided as text so that it can be searched and read by screen readers. The official version is at summersonic.com.
Last verified: 2026-07-31 All 112 performances were cross-checked against the official ARTISTS pages for each day, which list the confirmed line-up as text, and the start and end times were read from the official timetable images. Performers and times are set by the organiser and can change; the organiser states that no refunds are given for such changes.