Loud Park Festival

Loud Park Festival
GenreHeavy metal
DatesMid-October
Location(s)Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Makuhari Messe in Chiba City, Zepp Osaka in Osaka, Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Kobe World Kinen Hall in Kobe
Years active2006-2017, 2023
WebsiteLoud Park
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The Loud Park Festival (ラウドパーク, Raudo Pāku) is a heavy metal festival held annually at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City or Makuhari Messe in Chiba City, Japan. It's one of the biggest heavy metal festivals in Japan.

The festival has featured both Japanese and international performers such as DragonForce, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Slayer, Circus Maximus, Napalm Death, Angra, Loudness, Anthem, United, Outrage, Galneryus, Dir En Grey and Babymetal.

Producer Creativeman formed a joint venture with Live Nation Entertainment in 2013.[1] Live Nation bought full control of the venture (including Loud Park Festival) in 2014.[2]

In 2018, it was announced that the event will not be held that year and will be discontinued "due to various circumstances", but had plans to return in the future.[3][4]

In 2022, it was announced that it will take place in March 2023 only and it was announced Pantera would be the headliner.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Live Nation Continues Expansion In Asia Through Creation Of Joint Venture With Leading Japanese Promoter Creativeman". Bloomberg (Press release). 2012-02-23. Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  2. ^ Ingham, Tim (2014-04-23). "Live Nation takes control of Japan business". Music Week. Archived from the original on 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  3. ^ LOUD PARK事務局からのお知らせ [Information from LOUD PARK Secretariat]. Creativeman (Press release) (in Japanese). 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  4. ^ ＜LOUD PARK＞ 今年の開催はなし [LOUD PARK will not be held this year]. amass (in Japanese). 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  5. ^ ""LOUD PARK"、2023年限定の復活開催決定！". Geki Rock (in Japanese). 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023 Bill was invoked but never defined (see the help page).