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A-Nation エイ・ネーション | |
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Genre | J-pop |
Frequency | Annually |
Location(s) | Various cities, Japan |
Years active | 2002–present |
Inaugurated | August 2002 |
Most recent | September 2024 |
Previous event | August 2019 |
Next event | 2024 |
Participants | Artists from Avex Trax and Guest |
Attendance | 5.8Million+ |
Organized by | Avex Group (through Avex Entertainment) |
Website | 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.[1] 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.