From site e-mail and subsequent visits to the Official Website, the first artists who are playing the 2005 Rock In Japan Festival have been announced!

Artists appearing are:

8/5（fri）
ACIDMAN
ART-SCHOOL
175R
AIR
m-flo
KREVA
つじあやの
THC!!
10-FEET
Dragon Ash
BUMP OF CHICKEN
100s
B-DASH
マキシマム ザ ホルモン
RHYMESTER
ランクヘッド
RIP SLYME
locofrank
…and more！

8/6（sat）
アナログフィッシュ
ウルフルズ
HY
KEN YOKOYAMA
CORNER
Salyu
ZAZEN BOYS
SPARTA LOCALS
椿屋四重奏
DOPING PANDA
BAZRA
BACK DROP BOMB
THE BACK HORN
the band apart
BEAT CRUSADERS
フジファブリック
LOST IN TIME
…and more！

8/7（sun）
ELLEGARDEN
エレファントカシマシ
奥田民生
銀杏BOYZ
GRAPEVINE
斉藤和義
サンボマスター
Jackson vibe
ストレイテナー
曽我部恵一
つばき
The ピーズ
HOLSTEIN
POLYSICS
マボロシ
YUI
RADWIMPS
…and more！

Ticket prices until May 31 are as follows:

1-day pass: 9500 yen
2-day pass: 18,000 yen
3-day pass: 24,000 yen

I didn’t get a chance to go last year, but I’ll definitely be hitting it up this time. Probably have to spring for a full 3-day pass too.