Tokyo Idol Festival

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Tokyo Idol Festival
GenreJ-pop
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s) Tokyo, Japan
InauguratedAugust 2010
Attendance80,000 (2017)
Leader Rino Sashihara (2017–2021)
Neru Nagahama (2021–now)
Website www.idolfes.com

The Tokyo Idol Festival (stylized in all caps; abbreviated as TIF) is an annual music festival featuring live performances by female idol groups and solo idols from all over Japan.

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History

The first edition of the Tokyo Idol Festival was held in 2010 in Shinagawa. [1]

In 2011, the location of the festival was moved to Odaiba. [2]

In 2014, The Wall Street Journal included the TIF as one of five places in Japan to enjoy summer music festivals. [3]

In 2017, more than 200 idol groups and about 1,500 idols performed, attracting more than 80,000 spectators.[ citation needed ]

The festival was held completely online in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in hybrid form in 2021. [2]

Editions

2010

Dates

  • August 6 – Night before festival
  • August 7 – Day/Night 1
  • August 8 – Day/Night 2

2011

Dates

  • August 24–26 – Nights before festival [5]
  • August 27 – Day 1
  • August 28 – Day 2
  • August 29 – Night after festival [5]

2012

Dates

  • August 3 – Night before festival
  • August 4 – Day 1
  • August 5 – Day 2

2013

Dates

  • July 27 – Day 1
  • July 28 – Day 2

2014

Dates

  • August 2 – Day 1
  • August 3 – Day 2

2015

Dates

  • July 25 – Night before festival
  • August 1 – Day 1
  • August 2 – Day 2

2016

Dates

  • August 5 – Day 1
  • August 6 – Day 2
  • August 7 – Day 3

2017

Dates

  • August 4 – Day 1
  • August 5 – Day 2
  • August 6 – Day 3

2018

Dates

  • August 3 – Day 1
  • August 4 – Day 2
  • August 5 – Day 3

2019

Dates

  • August 2 – Day 1
  • August 3 – Day 2
  • August 4 – Day 3

2020

Dates

  • October 2 – Day 1
  • October 3 – Day 2
  • October 4 – Day 3

2021

Dates

  • October 1 – Day 1 – Canceled due to weather [15]
  • October 2 – Day 2
  • October 3 – Day 3

2022

Dates

  • August 5 – Day 1
  • August 6 – Day 2
  • August 7 – Day 3

2023

Dates

  • August 4 – Day 1
  • August 5 – Day 2
  • August 6 – Day 3

2024

Dates

  • August 2 – Day 1
  • August 3 – Day 2
  • August 4 – Day 3

References

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  3. Hongo, Jun (25 July 2014). "5 Places in Japan to Enjoy Summer Music Festivals". Wall Street Journal.
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