is an annual three-day

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held mid-July in

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Hitachinaka, Ibaraki 250px, Hitachinaka city hall is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 154,663 in 64,900 households and a population density of 1547 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 ...

, Japan, organized by LuckyFM Ibaraki Broadcasting System. The line-up contains Japanese musicians from major and independent record companies.

History

Following the departure announcement of

Rock in Japan Festival The Rock in Japan Festival is an annual three-day rock festival A rock festival is an open-air rock concert featuring many different performers, typically spread over two or three days and having a campsite and other amenities and forms of ...

from

at the start of 2022,

Yoshito Hori (born March 28, 1962) is a Japanese businessman, educator, and venture capitalist. He is the founder and president of Globis Corporation and Globis University Graduate School of Management. He is also founder and managing partner of Globis Ca ...

, the owner of Ibaraki broadcaster

LuckyFM Ibaraki Broadcasting System LuckyFM Ibaraki Broadcasting System (LuckyFM茨城放送), formerly simply known as Ibaraki Broadcasting System (茨城放送), is a Japanese commercial radio station covering Ibaraki Prefecture. Following the installation of FM relay stations, it ...

decided to create a new music festival at the vacated location, with himself as self-appointed festival producer. A crowdfunding campaign for the new festival raised over ¥30 million yen on ReadyFor by April 2022. LuckyFM Green Festival or LuckyFes in short was held for the first time on July 23-24, 2022 as a two-day event. The festival became a three-day event in 2023. attracting 42,000 visitors. Illustrator Jun Inagawa was appointed as art and creative director in 2023 to oversee the public art exhibition on the festival grounds.

Performances

2022

Line-up included:

Green Stage

Lucky Stage

Water Stage

2023

Line-up included:

Green Stage

Hills Stage

Lucky Space

Water Stage

References

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* {{Globis Globis Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Music festivals in Japan Music festivals established in 2022 Recurring events established in 2022 Rock festivals in Japan Summer festivals Tourist attractions in Ibaraki Prefecture Crowdfunding projects