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Hatsune Miku Opens GALAXY STAGE at COUNTDOWN JAPAN 26/27 on December 29

Crypton Future Media confirmed Hatsune Miku will be the first act on the GALAXY STAGE at COUNTDOWN JAPAN 26/27, held at Makuhari Messe in December 2026.

Reporting from 1 source: Nijimen.

Why it matters

A vocaloid closing in on 20 years since her first software release is being booked into a rock festival's second-largest stage as its opening act, positioned in the announcement as a performer drawn from creators' songs rather than as a novelty slot.

Hatsune Miku Opens GALAXY STAGE at COUNTDOWN JAPAN 26/27 on December 29

Key Facts

  • Hatsune Miku is the first act on the GALAXY STAGE at COUNTDOWN JAPAN 26/27 on Tuesday, December 29.
  • Her set is scheduled to start at 12:05 noon and features live instruments.
  • CDJ26/27 is held at Makuhari Messe in December 2026.
  • Tickets for all seat types, including the 29th, are sold out, with no general or same-day sale planned.
  • Hatsune Miku reaches 20 years since the release of her first software on August 31, 2027.

Her set starts at 12:05 on Tuesday, December 29, with a live band, and she appears only on the GALAXY STAGE that day. Tickets for all seat types, including the 29th, are sold out, with no general or same-day sale planned.

The GALAXY STAGE is the second-largest capacity stage at CDJ26/27, and Miku takes it at 12:05 on December 29 as the day's opening act. The announcement describes the show as Miku singing and dancing with live instruments to songs made by creators, and frames the audience as part of the act. Crypton also notes that Miku reaches 20 years since the release of her first software on August 31, 2027, with anniversary projects being prepared in sequence. Tickets for all seat types, the 29th included, are already sold out, and no general sale or same-day tickets are planned.

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