Japan’s largest independent record label Avex has announced the first round of acts planned to perform at “a-nation online 2020“.

As previously announced, the annual summer concert series will be held online for the first time due the restrictions on large live events as cases of COVID-19 surge around the world.

The online event is scheduled for Saturday, August 29 and will include artists performing stages from different countries across Asia.

First round of “a-nation online 2020” performers:

• AiNA THE END
• Amuyi
• Ayumi Hamasaki
• BACK-ON
• BuZZ
• Da-iCE
• DA PUMP
• EXO-SC
• FAKY
• Fei
• GEmma Wu
• GENIC
• GENIN WA JIBUN NI ARU
• HAN-KUN from.SHONAN NO KAZE
• HAO
• HARAMAIchan
• I Don’t Like Mondays.
• JADE
• James Lu
• Julius
• Kalen Anzai
• KODA KUMI
• Kohmi Hirose
• lol
• macaroniempitsu
• M!LK
• MIURA DAICHI
• Naomi
• Novelbright
• Peter Fish
• PIKOTARO
• Project 88
• RED VELVET
• REI©HI
• riria
• SEAMO
• SKY-HI
• SUPER JUNIOR
• SuperM
• Taisei Miyakawa
• Timo Feng
• TRF
• Wayne Huang
• Yoanna
• Yu.
• and more TBA!

The event is planned to be distributed internationally (yes, including outside of Asia). As for the format, artists will perform on different stages with the viewer given the choice of being able to select and view multiple stages.

More details such as viewing method will be announced on the official website (which is also in English) as soon as it is decided.

Tickets for “a-nation online 2020” go on sale August 18 at 3 PM (JST).

(via a-nation)