Anime Expo to host music festival for 2025 installment
Anime Expo will bring together a handful of Japanese music artists for a massive music festival celebrating anime.
Revealed today, J-POP SOUND CAPSULE @AX2025 Anisong World Matsuri Returns will take place at the Peacock Theater on July 3. The one-night event will feature performances from FLOW (NARUTO, Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion), GRANRODEO (Bungou Stray Dogs,Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans), TOGENASHI TOGEARI (GIRLS BAND CRY), Sakurazaka46 (Pokémon, Hunter × Hunter), Hiroshi Kitadani (One Piece), and opening band ASTERISM.
FLOW said this about their forthcoming performance:
“We can't wait to meet all of you who love Japanese anime, music, and us, FLOW! Let's create the ultimate, most passionate concert together. We'll be waiting for you at Anime Expo 2025!”
TOGENASHI TOGEARI also said:
“Hello! We are Togenashi Togeari! This will be our first time in the USA, and we’re so excited! We’ll do our very best to share the greatness of Japanese anime and bands with all our energy, so please join us with all your passion!”
Tickets and VIP meet and greet with selected artists will go on sale soon. A badge for Anime Expo is required to attend the concert.
Anime Expo will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 3 through July 6. Four-day and single-day badge registration for the event can be made here. Our coverage of last year’s Anime Expo, which gained a turnstile attendance of 407,000 people from 64 countries, can be seen here.
Since 2009, MP3s and NPCs owner Terrance Pryor has written about music, conventions, cosplay, and video games for publications such as AXS, Examiner, Fake Walls, and Ranker. Based out of Los Angeles, the former rock concert promoter/radio host can be seen talking about rock music on AXS TV’s Music’s Greatest Mysteries and discussing music and whatever else on their Black Man Talks Rock channel on YouTube.