Loud Park Festival

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.

Loud Park Festival
Genre	Heavy metal
Dates	Mid-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 active	2006-2017, 2023
Website	Loud Park

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]

2023 (March 25–26)

Bands confirmed for Loud Park Festival 23: Held at Makuhari Messe on the 26, at Intex Osaka on the 25.^[6]

• Pantera
• Kreator
• Nightwish
• Stratovarius
• Carcass (Only in Tokyo)
• Amaranthe (Only in Tokyo)
• Bleed from Within
• Outrage (Only in Tokyo)
• H.E.R.O. (Only in Tokyo)
• Jason Richardson & Luke Holland (Only in Tokyo)

2017 (October 14–15)

Bands confirmed for Loud Park Festival 17: Held at Saitama Super Arena on both days.^[7]

October 14 Slayer Emperor Alice Cooper Overkill Opeth Winger Brujeria Anthem L.A. Guns Beyond the Black Skindred Aldious

October 15 Michael Schenker Fest Gene Simmons Band Sabaton Meshuggah Cradle of Filth Black Star Riders Devin Townsend Project Loudness Apocalyptica Outrage Black Earth Cry Venom

2016 (October 8–9)

Bands confirmed for Loud Park Festival 16: Held at Saitama Super Arena on both days.^[8]

October 8 Scorpions Armored Saint Blind Guardian Cain's Offering Children of Bodom (once cancelled, but they withdrew the cancel later) Danger Danger Dokken Exodus Masterplan Myrath Queensrÿche Shinedown Aldious Sons of Texas Zardonic Flesh Juicer Metal Church (cancelled)

October 9 Whitesnake Amorphis Dark Funeral The Dead Daisies Dizzy Mizz Lizzy Enslaved Killswitch Engage Kuni [ja] Lacuna Coil Nightwish Riot Savage Messiah Sixx:A.M. Symphony X Terrorizer Uli Jon Roth With the Dead Nocturnal Bloodlust

2015 (October 10–11)

Bands confirmed for Loud Park Festival 15: Held at Saitama Super Arena on both days.^[9]

October 10 Slayer Arch Enemy with Johan Liiva and Christopher Amott Gamma Ray Children Of Bodom Anthrax Royal Hunt Testament Anthem Backyard Babies HammerFall All That Remains Metal Allegiance Gojira House of Lords Outrage Galneryus Daita United Fruitpochette Metal Church (cancelled)

October 11 Megadeth Helloween Carcass DragonForce Napalm Death Dizzy Mizz Lizzy Sabaton At the Gates Soldier of Fortune Dark Tranquillity The Local Band Pretty Maids Abbath Kamelot Mari Hamada Obituary Armageddon We Are Harlot Gyze

2014 (October 18–19)

Bands confirmed for Loud Park Festival 14: Held at Saitama Super Arena on both days.^[10]

October 18 Manowar (cancelled due to the delay of equipment) Arch Enemy DragonForce Rage Down Amaranthe Soilwork Loudness Vandenberg's Moonkings Marty Friedman Battle Beast Kamen Jyoshi

October 19 Dream Theater Kreator Within Temptation Death Angel Riot The Haunted Thunder Belphegor The Gazette Glamour of the Kill Periphery Arion

2013 (October 19–20)

Bands confirmed for Loud Park Festival 13: Held at Saitama Super Arena on both days.^[11]

October 19 Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington Europe Angra Carcass Behemoth Lynch Mob Lordi Therion Devin Townsend Project Bring Me the Horizon Crossfaith Lost Society

October 20 King Diamond (cancelled due to the delay of equipment) Yngwie Malmsteen Stratovarius Last in Line Trivium Spiritual Beggars Babymetal Amorphis Mokoma Enforcer Breaking Arrows Metal Clone X

2012 (October 27)

Bands confirmed for Loud Park Festival 12: Saitama Super Arena^[12]

October 27

• Slayer
• Helloween
• In Flames
• Children of Bodom
• Sonata Arctica
• Dir En Grey
• Buckcherry
• Cryptopsy
• DragonForce
• 1349
• Hibria
• Outrage
• Halestorm
• Naglfar
• Circus Maximus
• Cristopher Amott
• Stone Sour (cancelled due to Jim Root's illness)

2011 (October 15)

Bands confirmed for Loud Park Festival 11: Saitama Super Arena^[13]

October 15 Limp Bizkit Whitesnake Arch Enemy The Darkness Trivium Unisonic United Krokus Amaranthe Stryper August Burns Red Animetal USA

2010 (October 16–17)

Bands confirmed for Loud Park Festival 10: Held at Saitama Super Arena on both days, and also at Kobe World Kinen Hall on the 16.^[14]

October 16 Korn Halford Stone Sour Accept Ratt Hellyeah Dir En Grey Edguy Amon Amarth Chthonic Engel Holy Grail

October 17 Ozzy Osbourne (in Kobe on the 16) Avenged Sevenfold (in Kobe on the 16) Motörhead (in Kobe on the 16) Angra (in Kobe on the 16) Spiritual Beggars (in Kobe on the 16) Kuni (in Kobe on the 16) Alexisonfire Reckless Love Halestorm Turisas (in Kobe on the 16) Trash Talk 3 Inches of Blood Loudness (only in Kobe on the 16) Five Finger Death Punch (cancelled)

2009 (October 17–18)

Bands confirmed for Loud Park Festival 09: Makuhari Messe^[15]

October 17 Judas Priest Megadeth Poison the Well Arch Enemy Lynch Mob Anthrax Led Zepagain Dokken Loudness Hiroaki Tagawa Firebird Fade Outrage Liv Moon Steel Panther Blessed by a Broken Heart Ace Frehley (cancelled)

October 18 Slayer Rob Zombie Children of Bodom Anvil Fair Warning Gotthard Papa Roach Napalm Death Royal Hunt Hatebreed Galneryus Hibria Lazarus A.D. Crossfaith H.E.A.T Dead by April Steadlür (cancelled)

2008 (October 18–19)

Bands confirmed for Loud Park Festival 08: Saitama Super Arena^[16]

October 18 Slipknot Down Avenged Sevenfold Carcass Sonata Arctica DragonForce Meshuggah Obituary Apocalyptica Airbourne Secret and Whisper Head Phones President

October 19 Mötley Crüe Buckcherry Bullet for My Valentine Machine Head Loaded Black Tide All Ends Black Stone Cherry

2007 (October 20–23)

Bands confirmed for Loud Park Festival 07: Held at Saitama Super Arena on the 20 and 21, at Zepp Osaka on the 22, and at Osaka-jo Hall on the 23.^[17]

October 20 Heaven and Hell (also October 23) Blind Guardian Trivium Machine Head Nocturnal Rites As I Lay Dying Nile (also October 23) Fastway Still Remains Therion Outrage Cellador

October 21 Marilyn Manson (also October 23) Arch Enemy (also October 22) Hanoi Rocks Saxon (also October 22)[18]) Satyricon Tesla Lacuna Coil Wig Wam Andre Matos Anthem Amorphis All That Remains GNZ-Word (October 22) Kazuyuki Matsumoto (October 23)

2006 (October 14–15)

Bands confirmed for Loud Park Festival 06: Makuhari Messe^[19]

October 14 Megadeth Anthrax Napalm Death Angra Arch Enemy United Dir En Grey Cathedral Legend of Rock Backyard Babies DragonForce Firewind Hardcore Superstar Opeth Zeromind Anvil Flyleaf Nora Korpiklaani (cancelled) Ministry (cancelled)

October 15 Slayer Dio Negative Children of Bodom Killswitch Engage Survive In Flames Hatebreed Mucc Mastodon Unearth The Black Dahlia Murder Lamb of God Within Temptation Cocobat Bloodsimple As I Lay Dying Loyal to the Grave Bullet for My Valentine (cancelled)

References

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. "LOUD PARK 2023 | 2023年限定！ラウドパークの復活開催が決定！ - LOUD PARK is back！2023年限定！ラウドパークの復活開催が決定！". Loudpark.com. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
7. "2017 lineup". Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
8. "2016 lineup". Archived from the original on 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
9. "2015 lineup". Archived from the original on 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
10. "2014 lineup". Archived from the original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
11. "2013 lineup". Archived from the original on 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
12. "2012 lineup". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
13. "2011 lineup". Archived from the original on 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
14. "2010 lineup". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
15. "2009 lineup". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
16. "2008 lineup". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
17. "2007 lineup". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
18. Elliott, Paul (August 2015). "Biff Byford's Top 10 Festival Moments". Classic Rock #213. p. 123.
19. "2006 lineup". Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-03-24.

External links

• Official website
• Review of Loud Park 2010
• Photos and video from Loud Park 2009