Vans Warped Tour truly brings so many great bands to everyone, some you may know, some you may have heard of but never seen and some you may have never heard of before. The great thing about Warped Tour is the exposure that these bands receive and how they make so many new fans after their performances. Our Warped Tour discovery highlight choice goes to a band that I have never heard of or seen before and when I did, they completely blew me away! They are One Ok Rock from Japan. I wish I had learned of them sooner because I would have been cranking them out loud for the past several years!
One OK Rock have an aggressively live performance that completely captivates you. Their songs blend rock and metal with some fierce Japanese flair. Their stage presence is one of the best and will take you by surprise if you happen to be walking by the Beatport Stage. That is how we found them and thankfully, we walked by on the first song and stayed for the whole set. Check out the photos by Rockin Ryan of their set:
One OK Rock are set to perform this year at Knotfest in the US in October and Japan in November! They will be releasing their Double A Side single, Mighty Long Fall / Decision on July 30th. Head over to iTunes to pick up some of their music from their extensive catalog. Check out a video trailer for their documentary:
Visit their social media sites and make sure to check them out. I am glad we found them because they are definitely one of our new favorite bands.
~ Marisol
Information & Links:
- Website: http://www.oneokrock.com/index.html
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ONEOKROCK
- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/one-ok-rock/id252239625
- Website: http://vanswarpedtour.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warpedtour
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/vanswarpedtour
- Instagram: http://instagram.com/warpedtour
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No doubt about it! They’re awesome!!!
They are one of my favorite bands. I’m completely obsess with them. Almost by chance I came across with their song “liar”. I decided it was the best song ever, so with knowing just that song I watched their live show in Yokohama arena 2012. I was blown away… Didn’t know if I should throw myself out of a window or just buy their entire discography. Thankfully I chose the second one.
I’m so happy that they started doing shows outside of Japan, it gives me hope that one day they may come to Latin America (I’m from Argentina – soooo happy winning yesterday :D)
Thank u for writing this awesome article! I’m so grateful to have discovered them too! <333
They're amazing!
I’m not sure how I found them on Youtube but started checking them out & their music blew me away! The best of the Jpop bands! When I found out they were playing not too far from my home in the Van’s Warp Tour, I had to go! Even though they’re my kid’s age, I absolutely love this band! From the Heavy Metal sounds to their soft rock ballads, Taka is a great vocalist as well as the other band member’s musical talents! Ran into some of the band members during the Tour walking around & they let me take their photo with them.