Summer Sonic Announces 2014 Lineup Featuring Arctic Monkeys, Robert Plant, Avenged Sevenfold and More

The 2014 Summer Sonic Festival has announced its lineup, with Arctic Monkeys headlining.

The festival, which takes place simultaneously in Osaka and Chiba, Japan, features both Japanese and international rock acts. Artists playing the first day of the festival in Osaka usually travel to Chiba for day two, and vice versa. This year’s Summer Sonic will take place on August 16 and 17. More performers are expected to be announced for this year’s event.

UPDATE: Four more bands have been added to the impressive lineup for this year’s Summer Sonic festival. See below for the full list of announced performers.

Summer Sonic 2014 Lineup
Arctic Monkeys
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
Avenged Sevenfold
Phoenix
Kasabian
Pixies
Megadeth
The 1975
A Great Big World
Azealia Banks
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