Countdown Japan Festival 2024-25 is scheduled to be held from December 28, 2024, to December 31, 2024, at the 1-11 Hall/Event Hall at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The 2024-25 edition will be the festival's 21st edition overall.
Tickets for the tour are currently available via a lottery via the official J Fest app. Details of the lottery are available from the festival's official website. Interested patrons must visit the site and go to the ticket page to access the details fully. They must then apply for the ticket lottery via the J Fest app. The process of application is given below in brief:
- Open "Purchase Tickets" in the "J Fest" app
- Select "Are you traveling with me?"
- Select a date to join
- Face photo registration
- The representative's application completed
- Companion code issued
- Companion Registration
- Application completed
- Check lottery results and make payment
The lottery application is limited to 4 people per advance sale. The Lottery period is available until November 11, 2024, at 04:00 p.m. local time. Ticket prices are listed on the festival's website on a per-day basis.
The festival announced its complete lineup via a post on its official Instagram page on November 6, 2024:
Countdown Japan Festival 2024-25 complete lineup
The complete lineup of Countdown Japan Festival 2024-25 is given below according to each date:
December 28, 2024 (Countdown Japan Festival Day 1):
- Ano
- Imase
- UVERworld
- Omoinotake
- KANA-BOON
- Kyuso Nekokami
- Gyubin
- Creepy Nuts
- This side
- KOMOREBI
- Sakurazaka46
- SUPER BEAVER
- Da-iCE
- Tana Yuuki
- DISH//
- TETORA
- Nomurasaki
- Vaundy
- FOMARE
- FRUITS ZIPPER
- ME:I
- moon drop
- Purple Now
- Green Sen
- Green and Yellow Society
December 29, 2024 (Countdown Japan Festival Day 2):
- Aqua Timez
- New School Leaders
- Angerme
- Beating Head Gokumon Club
- Age Factory
- Awich
- Saba Sister
- SHISHAMO
- shallm
- SPYAIR
- 10-Feet
- Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
- Thornless ant
- Novel Core
- BEYOOOOONDS
- Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
- FAKE TYPE.
- 04 Limited Sazabys
- Frederick
- Hey Smith
- Polka Dot Stingray
- Maximum the Hormone
- MAN WITH A MISSION
- Yabai T-shirt shop
- LANA
December 30, 2024 (Countdown Japan Festival Day 3):
- Aina the End
- Akiyama Yellow
- Ado
- amazarashi
- Eve
- Takaya Kawasaki
- CLAN QUEEN
- CreepHyp
- Saucy Dog
- Motoharu Sano & THE COYOTE BAND
- Chevon
- Good-for-nothing
- Shaytorp
- This is LAST
- Novelbright
- Hanbredders
- PEOPLE 1
- Sheep literature
- Phantom Theta
- flumpool
- Macaroni pencil
- MAISONdes
- Morning Musume '24
- yama
- Praise
- Good-for-nothing
December 31, 2024 (Countdown Japan Festival Day 4):
- IS:SUE
- indigo la End
- Delicious Melon Bread
- Money Back Masaru
- Kroi
- go!go!vanillas
- Koresawa
- Sambomaster
- syudou
- jo0ji
- Singer's High
- Suda Kenna
- I wish it was midnight forever.
- SixTONES
- sumika
- Three
- Chilli Beans.
- Tele
- TOOBOE
- Cry
- Natori
- NEE
- Eclipse Natsuko
- NewJeans
- Bed habit.
- Haruka Future
- Brandy War Chronicles
- BLUE ENCOUNT
- Star Town Suisei
- Marcy
- muque
- Mega Shinnosuke
- Megumi
- Young Skinny
- Lucky Kilimanjaro
- Divorce legend
- WurtS
Countdown Japan festival has a strict list of prohibited items. These are listed below:
- bottles
- cans
- fireworks
- other explosives
- bicycles
- skateboards
- kick scooters
- portable pools
- water guns
- professional photography equipment, such as cameras with telephoto lenses of over 200mm
- selfie sticks
- drones
- coolers
- tents
- tarps
- parasols
- air sofas
- chairs
- picnic sheets
- carts
- soap bubbles, etc.
- Or any other items that are prohibited by law or may cause inconvenience to others.
The festival is open to all ages. Children under 6 will be admitted for free if accompanied by guardians. Those under 18 must bring a consent form from their guardian or be accompanied by one during the December 31, 2024 performance.