Animaga Rock Festival & Idolbox After Party 2025

Friday 22 August 2025 - Saturday 23 August 2025 (UTC+10)

EVENT INFO:

🎸 Animaga Rock Festival & Idol Box After Party 2025

📅 Friday, 22 August – Rock Festival
🔥 Kick off your Animaga weekend with a night of high-octane performances from fan-favourite anime and J-rock artists. A live concert experience you won’t want to miss!

📅 Saturday, 23 August – Idol Box × Animaga After Party
🎤 Brought to you by 4QNQ, this Taiban-style idol showdown will light up the night with J-pop, trance, city pop, and more! Doors open at 6:45 PM, show runs 7–9 PM at the MCEC Main Stage.

Tickets: $30 each or $50 combo (Early Bird: $20 each or $40 combo until 18 July)
Note: Both events are all-ages and alcohol-free.

Two nights. Two worlds. One unforgettable Animaga weekend.

About Idol Box and 4QNQ:

Idol Box, a part of 4QNQ, was formed in Sydney and has been hosting live monthly and weekly events since 2022. Their mission is to bring an authentic Japanese 'Taiban' live experience to audiences in Australia while nurturing and supporting local J-pop/Kaigai Idol artists, as well as connecting Japanese Artists to the Australian scene.

Merchandise

Merchandise sales, as well as meet n greet (tokutenkai) will be on during this event. Please keep an eye out for further social media posts regarding the event lineup!

Event Rules

Animaga Rock Festival & Idol Box After Party 2025 – Event Rules and Guidelines

To ensure everyone has a safe, enjoyable, and respectful time, we’ve established the following guidelines. Please take a moment to review them before attending the event.

1. General Behaviour
All attendees are expected to maintain a friendly and respectful attitude throughout the event. Please be considerate of performers, fellow attendees, and staff at all times.

2. Media Rules

At the Animaga Stage: Photography and video recording are permitted. When posting, please credit and tag both the performers and Animaga.

At the Merchandise and Cheki (Polaroid) Area: Photography and video recording are not permitted.

Tripods and fixed cameras are not allowed in the front audience area. If filming, equipment must be placed at the rear of the audience space.

Respect the privacy of all staff, attendees, and performers at all times.

3. Interaction with Performers
Physical contact with performers is not allowed under any circumstances, including during meet-and-greet sessions, unless the performer specifically initiates it.

4. Safety Guidelines
The following behaviours are strictly prohibited:

5. Wotagei and Utagei
If performing Wotagei or Utagei, please move to a clear area away from the main audience to ensure the safety of others. Do not perform directly in front of the stage.
Used UO (Ultra Orange) sticks or other similar items must be disposed of properly in designated rubbish bins. Do not leave items on the ground.

6. After the Event
Please do not loiter inside or outside the venue once the event has concluded. Attendees are expected to leave the premises in a timely and orderly manner.

MCEC, Animaga, 4QNQ reserves the right to remove you from the premises for any non-compliance with the above with no refunds offered for Tickets nor Merchandise purchased.

• Moshing

• Lifting

• Stage diving

• Any form of aggressive physical movement (e.g., “throwing hands”)

Location

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
1 Convention Centre Place, SOUTH WHARF VIC 3006

Contact Details

Contact Event Organiser