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NHK’s MUSIC JAPAN’s Midsummer Party

Posted on June 16, 2008 in Event

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NHK’s MUSIC JAPAN is holding a special event called 「ＭＵＳＩＣＪＡＰＡＮ～ネオ・ビジュアル系真夏の宴２００８～」 (～Neo Visual kei Manatsu no Utage 2008～; Neo Visual kei Midsummer Party).

It’ll be taking place on July 14th at NHK Hall in Tokyo. The door opens at 6:00 and the first performance is at 7:30. They plan to have everything wrapped up by 9:30.

The bands that are making an appearance that night are アリス九號． (Alice Nine)、アンティック-珈琲店- (Antic Cafe)、ＬＭ.Ｃ、ｔｈｅＧａｚｅｔｔＥ、Ｄ、ナイトメア (Nightmare)、ＰｌａｓｔｉｃＴｒｅｅ and ムック　(Mucc).

Tickets are free, but as they’ve done with events in the past you have to entry a lottery to attend. If you win a ticket in the lottery, it will admit two people. Ticket applications are finished on June 23rd.

The event will also be broadcasted on TV about a month later on August 28th. The broadcast will start at 12:10am and last for half an hour.

Source: BMA, NHK MUSIC JAPAN

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Tags: Alice Nine, Antic Cafe, D, LM.C, MUCC, Nightmare, Plastic Tree, the GazettE

5 Responses to “NHK’s MUSIC JAPAN’s Midsummer Party”

Hina says:

June 16, 2008 at 1:20 pm

Oh wow. I think I can say that I really like all these bands a lot, seeing them together would be awesome. I wish I could go!

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ashley says:

June 16, 2008 at 2:36 pm

zomg, that’s great!!! i’d love to go cause all my fave vk bands re gonna be there
do you have more info about the lottery or know where i can find it? thanks!!!

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Jenna says:

June 16, 2008 at 3:56 pm

geez. If only I lived in Japan

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phi-san says:

June 16, 2008 at 5:15 pm

Sorry to be nitpicky and crud, but your gazette tag is spelled gaette. o_O

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Chantrea Johari says:

June 17, 2008 at 7:47 am

Thanks for getting the news out. I entered. (^.^;;)

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