It chiefly features Japanese rock and indie performers.

[12] Rising Sun Rock Festival in EZO 2009 Started on August 14 at 15:00 JST (UTC +9), and Ended on August 16 05:40 JST (UTC +9).

[13] Rising Sun Rock Festival 2010 in EZO's website was launched on January 6, 2010, the top three acts from the RISING STAR section of the festival from 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 will all take place in a voting contest between March 15 and May 7, with the results to be in by mid-June.

The winner will perform on the Green Oasis stage.

Requests for bands are currently open, and the English mirror site will be launched on March 1, 2010.