Final lineup for "Tsutaka Rock Festival 2015" announced: Rina Katahira and Arakawa Centaur confirmed to perform

2015.02.02 Press Releases
TSUTAYA Co., Ltd.

TSUTAYA Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as TSUTAYA), which operates "TSUTAYA" stores nationwide that sell music CDs, etc., will be holding the music event "Tsutaya Rock Festival 2015" simultaneously at four venues: TSUTAYA O-EAST, O-WEST, O-nest, and O-Crest, on March 10, 2015.

In addition to the nine artists already announced - GOOD ON THE REEL, CreepHyp, Kuroki Nagisa, Dempagumi.inc, Tokyo Karankoron, BIGMAMA, The fin., the band apart, and WHITE ASH - the last artists we would like to announce are Arakawa Centaur, who will release "Tamago no Ousama" on February 4th, and Katahira Rina, who will release "Dare ga/Kemutai" on February 25th. With this announcement, all the performing artists have been announced, bringing the total number of participating artists to 11.

"Tsutata Rock Festival 2015" Details

[Date] March 10, 2015 (Tuesday)
[Location] TSUTAYA O-EAST/O-WEST/O-nest/O-Crest　
　　　　　　* Held simultaneously at four venues
[Doors Open] 17:00
[Start time] 18:00　　
　　　　　　*Opening/starting times may change depending on the situation on the day. Thank you for your understanding.

To attend Tsutaya Rock Festival 2015, customers who purchase eligible products at TSUTAYA RECORDS stores nationwide and apply by sending in an application postcard will be entered into a lottery on a first-come, first-served basis. Alternatively, if you rent or download the eligible product and enter on the relevant application site, you will also be entered into a lottery to be invited. For details, please check at the store or download site.

In addition to expanding the range of music-related products in its stores, TSUTAYA will also strive to provide a variety of entertainment opportunities where customers can feel the music and experience the rhythm in a variety of settings, in order to enhance the services they can enjoy.

[Target products (in order of release date)]
・Creepy Hyp "If we can't be one, then let's at least be two"
・The fin. “Days With Uncertainty”
・GOOD ON THE REEL "The Ark on Platform 6"
・WHITE ASH “The Best Nightmare For Xmas”
・Tokyo Karankoron "UTUTU"　
・Nagisa Kuroki "Eagerly and Calmly"　
・The Band Apart "Mysterious Open World"
BIGMAMA "BIGMAMA presents 'Milkahoric 2014' ~Suitcase Lovers~ 2014/12/14 TOKYO DOME CITY HALL" (rental starts February 4th)
・Nagisa Kuroki "A Gaze of Despair [TSUTAYA Rental Edition]" (rental starts February 4th)
・Arakawa Centaur "King of Eggs" (released February 4th)
・Dempagumi.inc "WWDD" (released February 18th)
・Dempagumi.inc "TSUTAYA Limited NON STOP MIX 2" (rental starts February 18th)
・BIGMAMA "The Vanishing Bride" (released February 25th)
・Rina Katahira "Everybody's Smoky" (released February 25th)

[Tsutaka Rock Festival 2015 additional artists]
Rina Katahira

Arakawa Centaur

■What is "Tsutah Rock Festival"?
This is one of the live shows invited to purchasers of the rock 'n' roll campaign "Tsutara Rock" run by TSUTAYA's retail business, "TSUTAYA RECORDS," and will be a circuit-style event using all four TSUTAYA O Group venues. The event was held twice in 2014, with a total of 11 artists performing on April 1st, including KEYTALK, Kinoko Teikoku, GOOD4NOTHING, SAKANAMON, Soredemo Sekai ga Tsuzuku Nara, The Challenge, TOTALFAT, Dragon Ash, THE BACK HORN, Hello Sleepwalkers and MY FIRST STORY. The artists performing on November 18th were Good Morning America, Quruli, Suck a Stew Dry, SHIT HAPPENING, Cyntia, THREE LIGHTS DOWN KINGS, Dramatic Alaska, HINTO, BLUE ENCOUNT, and Large House Satisfaction, for a total of 10 artists.

■About TSUTAYA
Of the approximately 1,400 TSUTAYA stores nationwide, approximately half carry the CD and DVD sales brand "TSUTAYA RECORDS."Since last year, we have launched "Tsutawa Rock," "T-GROOOVE," and "Wear The Music" as an initiative to propose new "music experiences" that combine live performances with CD purchases and rentals. Up until now, many bands have held live performances at the various live houses operated by O-Group.

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Final lineup for "Tsutaka Rock Festival 2015" announced: Rina Katahira and Arakawa Centaur confirmed to perform

Inquiries regarding this matter
TSUTAYA Co., Ltd.
Public Relations Officer: Satoko Noguchi TEL: 03-6800-4764