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A thread on 5ch’s Nandemo Jikkyō G board raised the topic that tickets for today’s “Kishidan Banpaku” festival still aren’t selling well. Posters pointed out that the lineup seems aimed at the 45–55 age bracket, and that Kishidan itself hasn’t had a major hit in about 20 years, even counting the DJ OZMA era. There was also frustration over the ¥16,000 ticket price for a 16-act lineup, with some describing the genre-spanning roster as being like a “yami-nabe” (a “mystery hot pot” where random ingredients get dumped in together) — opinions split over the festival’s overall booking strategy.
What people said
Just as baffling as Momoiro Clover Z's popularity
C'mon, Monaki's different!
Still pricey
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
“Kishidan Banpaku” is an outdoor music festival hosted by the band Kishidan, historically held mainly in Chiba Prefecture. The thread’s comment about the lineup being “45-55-oriented” reflects the festival’s recent booking approach of mixing artists across generations and genres, which posters argued makes it harder for any one dedicated fanbase to turn out in force. The remark that “Kishidan hasn’t had a hit in 20 years, even including the DJ OZMA era” refers to the band’s own activity history rather than being a personal attack — it points to the host band’s relatively low media exposure in recent years. On pricing, posters calculated that ¥16,000 divided across 16 acts works out to roughly ¥1,000 per act, and opinions split between viewing the genre-mixing lineup favorably and calling it “scattershot.” It should be noted that actual ticket sales figures were not confirmed with any hard numbers — this is a topic based on impressions within the thread.
※This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyō G) thread “Today’s Kishidan Banpaku — tickets aren’t selling at all.”
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