Chiba – Earlier than Ado took the stage at Summer time Sonic final week, the display screen flashed a sequence of indignant social media posts: “this isn’t rock,” “lower than the extent.” They have been reactions to the announcement that the J-pop singer would change American rapper A$AP Rocky because the competition’s Saturday headliner.
Then got here the opening riff to “Enter Sandman” by previous headliner Metallica. Ado ripped into a canopy of the rock staple, turning the second right into a defiant declaration that she belonged on the Marine Stage. If there was any doubt, the metallic band sang her praises on X a couple of days later.
It was one in all many memorable moments on the twenty fifth version of Summer time Sonic, held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture and Expo ’70 Commemorative Park in Osaka from Aug. 14 to 16. In line with occasion organizer Creativeman, a complete of 198,000 folks attended the competition in Tokyo whereas a further 110,000 have been in Kansai.
