Rock in Opposition Festival Japan

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

R.I.O. Japan Executive Committee

subsidy category

Creation Grant

Grant Type

single year

FY26 Term I Creation Grant [Single-Year Grant Program]

Mats/Morgan Band (2014) Photo by Elliot Elliot

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Business Overview

In 1978, Chris Cutler of Henry Cow organized the first Rock in Opposition Festival in London with the slogan "The music the record labels don't want you to hear". The original R.I.O.'s five biggest bands were Univel Zero (Belgium), Stormy Six (Italy), Etron by Leleubrin (France), Samra Mamas Manna (Sweden), and Henry Cow (England), all of whom had a distinctiveness and musicality completely different from mainstream Anglo-American rock. The festival closed after about 2 years, but was revived in France in 2007, and finally took place in our country this year. Performing artists include Alanis (Belgium), Altobeets (UK), Happy Family (Japan), One Hundred Views of Koenji (Japan), Mats/Morgan Band (Sweden), Picchio Dal Pozzo (Italy), Plezan (Belgium), Ru * Shirou (Japan), Sora: Lars Holmels Global Home Project (Sweden/Japan).

implementation period

Saturday, November 15, 2014 to 16 (Sun)

Place of implementation

Tsutaya O-EAST (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)

*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.

Profile

[R.I.O. Japan Executive Committee]
This committee was established in 2010 as a non-profit organization with the aim of holding the first R.I.O. festival in Japan by members who are internationally active in the music, publishing, media, and mass communication industries, inheriting and developing the artistic qualities of the R.I.O. movement that began in 1978.