Audio Active Concert History

Tokyo-based Audio Active, led by shinehead Masa, got together through a mutual appreciation of reggae. These guys, however, got further than playing Bob Marley covers. That they were drawn towards dub and roots reggae, and later sometimes fusing it with hard techno beats and screaming guitars is something for which we should be truly grateful. United by a shared love of dub, vocalist Masa and keyboardist / programmer 2DD (pronounced "nee dee dee")...

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 15, 2008 –
Aug 16, 2008
RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2008
DJ Krush / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Towa Tei / Boom Boom Satellites / Beat Crusaders / The Beaches / 東京事変 / サカナクション / レミオロメン / Kururi / Rei Harakami / The Back Horn / EGO-WRAPPIN' / Zazen Boys / 凛として時雨 / DOES / Denki Groove / ゆらゆら帝国 / Ogre You Asshole / Audio Active / The Birthday / スチャダラパー / Ken Yokoyama / 銀杏boyz / Bloodthirsty Butchers / 安藤裕子 / Shakalabbits / Asparagus / モンゴル800 / 怒髪天 / Comeback My Daughters / Sherbets / Bugy Craxone / Vola And The Oriental Machine / Overground Acoustic Underground / Barbee Boys / Double Famous / バービーボーイズ / Jun Sky Walker / 電気グルーヴ Show all bands
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Ishikari Bay New Port Tarukawa Pier (石狩湾新港樽川ふ頭横野外特設ステージ) Ishikari, Japan
Jan 28, 2002
The Big Day Out 2002
The Prodigy / New Order / Garbage / Basement Jaxx / The Crystal Method / NOFX / Jurassic 5 / Dave Clarke / System of a Down / Alien Ant Farm / The White Stripes / Kosheen / Drowning Pool / Peaches / Audio Active / Amen / Silverchair / Regurgitator / Grinspoon / Stephen Allkins / Gerling / Something for Kate / Spiderbait / Magic Dirt / Superheist / Eskimo Joe / The Monarchs / Machine Gun Fellatio / GT / Sonic Animation / Betchadupa / Sean Quinn / Dern Rutlidge / Shihad Show all bands
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Melbourne Showgrounds Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia
Jan 20, 2002
Big Day Out 2002
New Order / The Prodigy / Garbage / System of a Down / The White Stripes / Basement Jaxx / The Crystal Method / NOFX / Jurassic 5 / Dave Clarke / Alien Ant Farm / Kosheen / Drowning Pool / Peaches / Audio Active / Amen / Silverchair / Regurgitator / Grinspoon / Steven Allkins / Gerling / Something for Kate / Spiderbait / Magic Dirt / Superheist / Eskimo Joe / The Monarchs / Machine Gun Fellatio / GT / Sonic Animation / Betchadupa / Sean Quinn / Shutterspeed / Shihad / Primary / John Butler Trio Show all bands
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Gold Coast Parklands Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Jan 18, 2002
Big Day Out 2002
System of a Down / The Prodigy / New Order / Garbage / Basement Jaxx / Jurassic 5 / NOFX / Drowning Pool / Alien Ant Farm / Silverchair / Peaches / The Crystal Method / The White Stripes / Kosheen / Regurgitator / Dave Clarke / Shihad / Amen / Gerling / Betchadupa / Rubicon / Audio Active / Sam Hill Show all bands
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Mount Smart Stadium Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand
Jun 27, 1996 –
Jun 30, 1996
Roskilde Festival 1996
Red Hot Chili Peppers / Moby / Massive Attack / Dave Matthews Band / No Doubt / The Flaming Lips / Alanis Morissette / Björk / Placebo / Deftones / Cypress Hill / Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds / Rage Against The Machine / Bush / The Cardigans / Slayer / Mazzy Star / Pulp / David Bowie / Bad Religion / Underworld / Patti Smith / Sugar Ray / Nightmares On Wax / The Presidents of The United States of America / Toots & The Maytals / Sepultura / Moloko / Goldfinger / Chumbawamba / Ash / Ministry / Billy Bragg / Skunk Anansie / Lamb / Leftfield / Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Joan Osborne / Fun Lovin' Criminals / Super Furry Animals / Fear Factory / Kent / Frank Black / The Bluetones / Tindersticks / Khaled / Tortoise / Sebadoh / Baaba Maal / Die Fantastischen Vier / Cocteau Twins / Paradise Lost / Heather Nova / GZA/Genius / Amorphis / Type O Negative / D-A-D / Kashmir / Asian Dub Foundation / Black Grape / Grant Lee Buffalo / A Guy Called Gerald / The Jesus Lizard / Dirty Three / Babybird / Front Line Assembly / Lord Finesse / Life Of Agony / Southern Culture On The Skids / pop will eat itself / The Last Poets / Banco de Gaia / Cranes / Rockers Hi-Fi / Gorky's Zygotic Mynci / Pretty Maids / H-Blockx / The Nature / No Fun At All / Dog Eat Dog / Dizzy Mizz Lizzy / Unsane / Sort Sol / El Vez / System 7 / Taraf de Haïdouks / The Walkabouts / Shelter / Sex Pistols / Caroline Henderson / Bel Canto / Ken Ishii / Dub Tractor / Infinite Mass / Test Dept. / Dan Baird & Homemade Sin / Elakelaiset / Total Eclipse / Den Gale Pose / BAAL / Fred Schneider / Psyched Up Janis / China Drum / Hagfish / Liberator / Moondog Jr. / Future 3 / Positive Black Soul / Mental Overdrive / Gary Clail / Hvid Sjokolade / Rockers By Choice / Rinneradio / Audio Active / fluffy / Hotel Hunger / Takfarinas / Greene / Keith Secola / Rhonda Harris / Scarce / God Is My Co-Pilot / Strawberry Slaughterhouse / The Lions Den / Eboman / Grope / Dureforsog / Lucky People Center / Pineforest Crunch / Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio / The Customer$ / Dulfer / Tango Orkestret / Jasper And The Prodigal Suns / Te Ava Piti / BLEEDER / Ruby Fruit Jungle / De Skrigende Halse / Boghandle / Passion Orange / Merzy / Scott Maddox / Funk Flush / Mobyhead / The Mole Session / Cygnet Committee / kinky vibes / Self-transforming Machine Elves / Fire Music / Schweinhund Show all bands
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Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
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 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Jan 20, 2002
 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Audio Active had?

Audio Active has had 5 concerts.

What genre is Audio Active?

Audio Active is most often considered to be Electronic, Electronica, Japanese, Dub, Reggae Fusion, Experimental Dub, and Japanese Dub.

When was the last Audio Active concert?

The last Audio Active concert was on August 15, 2008 at Ishikari Bay New Port Tarukawa Pier (石狩湾新港樽川ふ頭横野外特設ステージ) in Ishikari, Japan. The bands that performed were: DJ Krush / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Towa Tei / Boom Boom Satellites / Beat Crusaders / The Beaches / 東京事変 / サカナクション / レミオロメン / Kururi / Rei Harakami / The Back Horn / EGO-WRAPPIN' / Zazen Boys / 凛として時雨 / DOES / Denki Groove / ゆらゆら帝国 / Ogre You Asshole / Audio Active / The Birthday / スチャダラパー / Ken Yokoyama / 銀杏boyz / Bloodthirsty Butchers / 安藤裕子 / Shakalabbits / Asparagus / モンゴル800 / 怒髪天 / Comeback My Daughters / Sherbets / Bugy Craxone / Vola And The Oriental Machine / Overground Acoustic Underground / Barbee Boys / Double Famous / バービーボーイズ / Jun Sky Walker / 電気グルーヴ.

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