Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival

Key art for the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival.

The Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival (also written as Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Fest.) was a music festival that was held at the Tokyo Garden Theater on August 11th, 2022, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Kirby series. Initially only planned as a single performance at 18:00 JST, an extra performance at 12:30 JST was added due to high demand. The evening performance was livestreamed for free worldwide, and an archive of the livestream was up until August 31st, 2022, 18:00 JST.

Unlike the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert, which exclusively had orchestrated music, this event featured a large big band-style ensemble of 35 musicians, called the "Kirby 30th Anniversary Special Band Deluxe", that performed Kirby music in a variety of genres. There was also a large LED monitor that featured gameplay footage and a real-time animated Kirby. Kirby's voice actress Makiko Ohmoto and series director Shinya Kumazaki were present as special guests. Neichel also made a surprise appearance during Special Live Performance: WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!, although her identity remained anonymous due to her face being covered by a wide-brimmed hat.

Among the merchandise sold at the event were penlights — battery-powered LED glowsticks, unlike the chemical light sticks used for the 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert — advertised as lighting up in twelve colors. Guests were encouraged to wave their penlights in specific ways at specific times during the event, with cues provided by Kirby through the LED monitor. A radio-frequency control system automatically changed the color and brightness of the penlights at the venue in sync with each song, including colors beyond the manually selectable twelve shades. The system accentuated different points of the concert with different colors, such as green and white during "Green Greens". The most striking use of this system not replicable outside of the Festival was rapid switching of colors through the available spectrum, used for some of the tracks assigned a "rainbow" penlight icon in the the Live Blu-ray product page's Music List.

Blu-ray and CD release

Promotional image of the Blu-ray and CD set.

On August 11th, 2023 (the one-year anniversary of the event), a Blu-ray and CD release of the music festival was announced. Titled the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival Live Blu-ray and Live CD, the set is priced at ¥8,800 (roughly $60 USD) and was released on October 31st. As with the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert's release, the CD only includes the songs, while the Blu-ray features the entire performance including the interludes and commentary between songs; unlike that release, however, there is no option to buy them separately. Pre-ordering the set before the end of August 31st, 2023 included a replica of the ID card used by staff members during the concert.

The CD and Blu-ray's audio are completely remastered compared to the YouTube stream, with some parts re-recorded to address technical issues (most notably, removing an instance of guitar feedback during "Beyond the 25th Anniversary"). The Blu-ray footage includes the option to switch between two different cameras: one that focuses on the musicians and the live performance, another that focuses on the gameplay footage (often directly showcasing it in full) and the audience.

Track list

The following is a list of tracks that were performed at the concert. They were arranged by Megumi Ohara, Yuuta Ogasawara, Shogo Sakai and Yuki Shimooka. Names of songs present in the tracks, as well as specific arranger credits for some tracks, are taken from the festival's official pamphlet unless indicated otherwise.

Tracks performed at the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival
No.	English title	Japanese title	Conductor	Description
01	Green Greens ~ Running Through the New World	グリーングリーンズ〜新世界しんせかいをかけぬけて Green Greens ~ Running Through the New World	Megumi Ohara	Consists of "Green Greens", "Running Through the New World", and "Kirby Dance". The "Green Greens" portion of this track was one of the first arrangements for the Festival, created by Megumi Ohara as a demo during the Festival's initial planning. Its high level of completion and conviction persuaded the staff to keep as much of the original demo arrangement as possible.
02	Kirby Through the Years: 1993-2004	メモリアルカービィフェス：1993〜2004 Memorial Kirby Fest: 1993~2004	Yuuta Ogasawara	Consists of "Drawing Song", "Title Screen" from Kirby's Adventure, "Grass Land" from Kirby's Dream Land 2, "Peanut Plains", "Candy Mountain", "The Last Iceberg", "Heading for 0²", and "Ending" from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. Arranged by Yuuta Ogasawara.
03	Beyond the 25th Anniversary		Megumi Ohara	Consists of "Twinkle☆Stars", "Opening Movie" from Kirby Battle Royale, "Let Battle Commence!", "The Heroes' Challenge! Quest Board / Story Quest" from Super Kirby Clash, "The Battle of Deeply Bonded Allies", and "A Great Battle for Tomorrow". Arranged principally by Megumi Ohara with contributions by Yuki Shimooka.
04	Get Pumped Up! Sub-Game Medley	わいわい！サブゲームフェス Bustling! Sub-Game Fest	Megumi Ohara	Consists of "Samurai Kirby", "Egg Catcher", "Checkerboard Chase", "Smash Ride", "Tilt-and-Roll Kirby", and "Congratulations!".
05	The Knights' Revenge Medley	騎士ナイト達たちの逆襲ぎゃくしゅうフェス The Knights' Revenge Fest	Megumi Ohara	Consists of "Revenge of Meta Knight: Title", "VS. Meta Knight", "Dark Meta Knight", "The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy", and "Morpho Knight". Arranged by Megumi Ohara.
06	Kirby Through the Years: 2005-2022	メモリアルカービィフェス：2005〜2022 Memorial Kirby Fest: 2005~2022	Yuuta Ogasawara	Consists of "Opening" from Kirby: Canvas Curse, "Squeak Squad: Title", "Heavy Lobster", "Fly, Kirby!", "The World to Win", and "Northeast Frost Street". The staff had difficulty deciding between "Wind Blowing on Earthfall" and "Northeast Frost Street" as the final mood-heightening track, deciding ultimately on the more recent of the two.
07	King Dedede Medley by HAL Laboratory Dream Band	ハル研けんドリームバンドによるデデデ大王だいおうフェス King Dedede Fest by the HAL Laboratory Dream Band	N/A	Consists of "Macho of Dedede", "VS. Robo Dedede", and "Masked Dedede's Theme" (arranged to sound like "Masked and Wild: D.D.D."). Performed by the HAL Laboratory Dream Band (Jun Ishikawa on keyboard, Hirokazu Ando on bass, Yuuta Ogasawara on drums, Tadashi Ikegami on saxophone, Megumi Ohara on keyboard and flute, and Shogo Sakai on guitar). Arranged by Yuuta Ogasawara.
08	Go Go! Kirby Race Medley	激突げきとつ！カービィのレースフェス Crash! Kirby's Race Fest	Megumi Ohara	Consists of "Gourmet Race", "Outlaw Driver", "Circuit Speedway", "Top Ride: Grass", and "City Trial: City".
09	Kirby Finale Battle Fest	カービィのクライマックスバトルフェス Kirby's Climax Battle Fest	Megumi Ohara	Consists of "Final Boss" from Kirby's Adventure, "Vs. Marx", "0² Battle", "C-R-O-W-N-E-D", "Fatal Blooms in Moonlight", and "Vagrant Counting Song of Retrospection". Arranged by Megumi Ohara.
10	Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler	組曲くみきょく：星羅征せいらゆく旅人たびびと Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler	Megumi Ohara	Consists of "Prelude: Into the Distant Sea of Stars", all five movements of "Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler", and "Last Friends". Arranged by Megumi Ohara.
11	Special Live Performance: Green Tree Memories ~ WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!	スペシャルライブ：グリーンツリーメモリーズ〜WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD！ Special Live: Green Tree Memories ~ WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!	Yuuta Ogasawara	Live performance of the Japanese version of "Green Tree Memories from Kirby" sung by Makiko Ohmoto, followed by "Welcome to the New World!" sung by Neichel and Makiko Ohmoto. The first half of "Welcome to the New World!" is sung in the new world language, while the second half is sung in Japanese after Ohmoto joins in. Arranged by Yuuta Ogasawara.
12 / Encore	Kirby Endings	星ほしのカービィ メモリアルエンディング Kirby Memorial Ending	Shogo Sakai	Consists of "Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits", "Project K-64", "Ending" from Kirby: Squeak Squad, "Return to Dream Land", "Soaring Determination: No Night Is Eternal", and "A New Wind for Tomorrow". The last in particular uses the same arrangement as in "Big Band Kirby", but in a lower key. The medley ends underscored heavily by synths, an intentional choice to recall the use of a Game Boy sample at the end of "Bye Bye Kirby, See You Tomorrow!" from the Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition staff roll.

Penlight usage

As outlined previously, glowsticks called penlights had their colors automatically changed to match the songs and gameplay present in the festival. The following is a complete documentation of every penlight use during the event, and what they represent in the songs. While most colors are taken from the official website, some changes and corrections are made based on the footage itself.

Penlights usage per song of the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival
No. and English title	Songs and penlight colors	Details
01 - Green Greens ~ Running Through the New World	"Green Greens" - "Running Through the New World" - "Kirby Dance" -	In "Green Greens", Star White represents the song's origins from a monochrome game, and Green Greens represents the namesake song In "Running Through the New World", Elfilin Green represents Elfilin, Green Greens represents the greenery of Natural Plains, Kirby Pink represents Kirby, and Magolor Blue and Another Dimension Violet represent the mysterious vortex that sent Kirby and the others to the new world In "Kirby Dance", the penlights constantly flick between Kirby Pink and Green Greens
02 - Kirby Through the Years: 1993-2004	"Drawing Song" - "Title Screen" - "Grass Land" - "Peanut Plains" - "Candy Mountain" - "The Last Iceberg" - "Heading for 0²" - "Ending" -	In "Drawing Song" and "Title Screen", Kirby Pink represents Kirby In "Grass Land", the colors switch depending on the Animal Friend present in the gameplay footage to represent them: Waddle Dee Orange for Rick, Another Dimension Violet for Coo, Magolor Blue for Kine In "Peanut Plains", the penlights flick between Green Greens and Waddle Dee Orange, matching the color scheme of the stage In "Candy Mountain", Soul Blue and Magolor Blue are used, matching the color scheme of the stage (in particular of its background) In "The Last Iceberg", the colors switch depending on the Animal Friend present in the gameplay footage to represent them: Green Greens for Pitch, Waddle Dee Orange for Nago, Marx Pink for Chuchu In "Heading for 0²", King Dedede Red and Waddle Dee Orange are used, matching the color scheme of the stage "Ending" starts with just Kirby Pink, and when the gameplay footage starts Chef Kawasaki Yellow, King Dedede Red and Green Greens join in, representing the other playable Kirbys
03 - Beyond the 25th Anniversary	"Twinkle☆Stars" - "Opening Movie" - "Let Battle Commence!" - "The Heroes' Challenge! Quest Board / Story Quest" - "The Battle of Deeply Bonded Allies" - "A Great Battle for Tomorrow" -	In "Twinkle☆Stars", most penlights were colored Magolor Blue, and some Chef Kawasaki Yellow, representing the colors of the game's logo and title screen In "Opening Movie" and "Let Battle Commence!", the colors most likely represent King Dedede and Kirby (with the Sword ability), with King Dedede Red and Elfilin Green respectively In "The Heroes' Challenge! Quest Board / Story Quest", Kirby Pink, Chef Kawasaki Yellow, Soul Blue and Green Greens represent Team Kirby. Star White is used when the footage shows the opponent frozen in time, and later hit by a Team Meteor In "The Battle of Deeply Bonded Allies", King Dedede Red and Meta Knight Purple represent their namesake characters In "A Great Battle for Tomorrow", Kirby Pink represents Kirby, Another Dimension Violet and Chef Kawasaki Yellow represent King Dedede's Revenge, and Rainbow likely represents the Blaster Bullet used by Kirby to finish Giant Masked Dedede
04 - Get Pumped Up! Sub-Game Medley	"Samurai Kirby" - "Egg Catcher" - "Checkerboard Chase" - "Smash Ride" - "Tilt-and-Roll Kirby" - "Congratulations!" -	In "Samurai Kirby", King Dedede Red matches the game's main color scheme In "Egg Catcher", Waddle Dee Orange, Chef Kawasaki Yellow and Star White all match the game's color scheme In "Checkerboard Chase", Kirby Pink, Chef Kawasaki Yellow, Soul Blue and Green Greens represent the four playable characters In "Smash Ride", Kirby Pink represents Kirby, Chef Kawasaki Yellow represents the Warp Stars, and King Dedede Red represents Spinni and the red Squeakers It should be noted that "Smash Ride" sticks with the colors used for "Checkerboard Chase" at first, during the multiplayer footage, but switches to the above colors during the single player footage In "Tilt-and-Roll Kirby", Kirby Pink represents Kirby and the overall colors of the sub-game In "Congratulations!", Kirby Pink, Chef Kawasaki Yellow, King Dedede Red and Green Greens represent the colors of the playable Kirbys present in the result screens shown
05 - The Knights' Revenge Medley	"Revenge of Meta Knight: Title" - "VS. Meta Knight" - "Dark Meta Knight" - "The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy" - "Morpho Knight" -	In "Revenge of Meta Knight: Title", Meta Knight Purple represents the namesake character In "VS. Meta Knight", during the Kirby Super Star footage, Meta Knight Purple represents Meta Knight, and Waddle Dee Orange the background of the battlefield, and during the Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land footage, Magolor Blue represents Meta Knight, while Kirby Pink represents Kirby In "Dark Meta Knight", Meta Knight Purple matches the color of the battlefields in both footages In "The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy", both Marx Pink and Star White represent Galacta Knight In "Morpho Knight", both King Dedede Red and Waddle Dee Orange represent Morpho Knight
06 - Kirby Through the Years: 2005-2022	"Opening" - "Squeak Squad: Title" - "Heavy Lobster" - "Fly, Kirby!" - "The World to Win" - "Northeast Frost Street" -	In "Opening", the many colors present match the colorfulness of the opening and artstyle of Kirby: Canvas Curse In "Squeak Squad: Title", Green Greens and Elfilin Green match the greenery of the opening In "Heavy Lobster", Chef Kawasaki Yellow represents Heavy Lobster, while Kirby Pink represents Kirby In "Fly, Kirby!", Waddle Dee Orange represends Landia, and Another Dimension Violet represents Another Dimension. Only orange is present at first, and both colors are used once the gameplay footage switches to gameplay in Another Dimension In "The World to Win", Kirby Pink and King Dedede Red represent their namesake characters for the "Last-Minute Hero" cutscene. Once gameplay footage of the battle plays, Waddle Dee Orange is used, matching the color in particular of the background of the fight In "Northeast Frost Street", Magolor Blue and Star White match the colors of the song's namesake stage
07 - King Dedede Medley by HAL Laboratory Dream Band	"Macho of Dedede" - "VS. Robo Dedede" - "Masked Dedede's Theme" -	In "Macho of Dedede", King Dedede Red represents the namesake character. During the Kirby's Dream Land footage, Star White is also used to represent the game's colors. During the Kirby Super Star footage, Soul Blue and Chef Kawasaki Yellow join in alongside red to represent King Dedede's full color scheme In "VS. Robo Dedede", the penlights flash between Kirby Pink, Soul Blue and King Dedede Red, matching the colors of Kirby and Robo Dedede In "Masked Dedede's Theme", King Dedede Red and Waddle Dee Orange are only used during the intro; when the main melody starts, Waddle Dee Orange is replaced with Star White, Soul Blue and Chef Kawasaki Yellow. At the end of the song, only King Dedede Red is used. All these five colors match the colors of King Dedede in Kirby Super Star Ultra
08 - Go Go! Kirby Race Medley	"Gourmet Race" - "Outlaw Driver" - "Circuit Speedway" - "Top Ride: Grass" - "City Trial: City" -	In "Gourmet Race", Kirby Pink and King Dedede Red represent their namesake characters In "Outlaw Driver", Elfilin Green, Green Greens and Magolor Blue are used at first to represent the colors of The Arena in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Afterwards, Another Dimension Violet and King Dedede Red are used to match the colors of the Robobot Armor Wheel Mode In "Circuit Speedway", Kirby Pink matches Kirby's pink color even when using Car Mouth In "Top Ride: Grass", Elfilin Green and Green Greens match the colors of the Grass course In "City Trial: City", Another Dimension Violet represents the main color of the City, while Chef Kawasaki Yellow represents the main color of the Warp Star
09 - Kirby Finale Battle Fest	"Final Boss" - "Vs. Marx" - "0² Battle" - "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" - "Fatal Blooms in Moonlight" - "Vagrant Counting Song of Retrospection" -	In "Final Boss", Another Dimension Violet represents Nightmare's color scheme, as well as the colors of the battlefield In "Vs. Marx", King Dedede Red, Soul Blue, Green Greens and Chef Kawasaki Yellow are used in the transition of the song from "Final Boss", likely reflecting Marx's colors (Red and Blue for his hat, Yellow for his wings) and Green Greens for Sword Kirby's hat. Interestingly however, right after the colors change to just Marx Pink for most of the song, which matches Marx's body color. At the end of the song, Marx Pink, King Dedede Red and Soul Blue are all used together, likely to represent Marx once again (Pink for his body, Red and Blue for his hat). In "0² Battle", at first Star White and King Dedede Red are used, matching 0²'s main colors. As the piano kicks in, the colors switch to King Dedede Red and Soul Blue; these two colors represent the colors of the Ribbon's Crystal ability. Finally, Star White is used at the end, in the transition for the next song In "C-R-O-W-N-E-D", King Dedede Red, Magolor Blue and Soul Blue match the overall colors of Magolor's second form In "Fatal Blooms in Moonlight", at first Chef Kawasaki Yellow, Marx Pink and Green Greens are used, matching the colors of Flowered Sectonia. When the gameplay changes to footage of Soul of Sectonia, the colors change to Chef Kawasaki Yellow, Magolor Blue and Soul Blue, matching the colors of that form In "Vagrant Counting Song of Retrospection", Star White and Kirby Pink are used at first, matching the colors of Star Dream and Kirby respectively. However, as soon as the background of the battle in the gameplay footage changes colors, the Rainbow color is used: it rapidly changes colors to match the rainbow-y background of the battle as best as possible
10 - Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler	"Prelude: Into the Distant Sea of Stars" - no penlights "Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler": "First Movement: Star-Crushing Fun" - "Second Movement: Vessel of the Embryo" - "Third Movement: Sorrowful Wings of the Heavens" - "Fourth Movement: Hope of Birth" - "Final Movement: Sparkling Star" - "Last Friends" -	The penlights are completely off during "Prelude: Into the Distant Sea of Stars" In "First Movement: Star-Crushing Fun", Another Dimension Violet matches Void Termina's colors and the colors of the battlefield overall In "Second Movement: Vessel of the Embryo", King Dedede Red is used at first, matching the colors of Void Termina's heart and insides. Star White joins alongside Red at the end of the song, when the gameplay footage shows Kirby and his allies opening the heart, and only White is used once the screen turns white In "Third Movement: Sorrowful Wings of the Heavens", only Another Dimension Violet is used at first, with the same role as the first movement, but as soon as Void Termina assumes his third form, Star White joins in as well. When Void Termina uses the "Crown of Evil and Obsession" attack, Star White and Soul Blue are used, representing the colors of the attack In "Fourth Movement: Hope of Birth", Another Dimension Violet is used alongside Rainbow, both representing Void Termina's colors in his fourth form. Star White is used when the screen goes white, after beating the form, and lastly Another Dimension Violet and Kirby Pink for the gameplay footage afterwards, matching Void Termina and Kirby's colors respectively. The song ends with Rainbow In "Final Movement: Sparkling Star", Another Dimension Violet is used at first, likely representing the Jamba Heart and its pieces. Soul Blue, King Dedede Red, and Chef Kawasaki Yellow are used to represent Francisca, Flamberge and Zan Partizanne respectively when they appear in the footage. Afterwards, during the gameplay footage of Hyness, Chef Kawasaki Yellow and Star White are used to match his colors. During the battle with Void, Star White and Rainbow are used, representing his color scheme. During Void's defeat animation, Rainbow is used, matching the many colors in said animation, and during the Kirby's Dream Land footage, both Kirby Pink and Star White are used, likely to represent both Kirby and Void. Finally, Rainbow is used again once Void getting defeated reappears, and just Star White as the screen goes white In "Last Friends", the penlights are off at first, and slowly in batches they light up in Chef Kawasaki Yellow, representing Popstar. When Kirby appears to wave at the viewers, the colors switch to Kirby Pink and Star White, likely representing both Kirby and Void
11 - Special Live Performance: Green Tree Memories ~ WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!	"Green Tree Memories from Kirby" - "Welcome to the New World!" -	In "Green Tree Memories from Kirby", at first only Kirby Pink is used, representing the main pink Kirby. In the second verse of the lyrics, Chef Kawasaki Yellow, Magolor Blue and Green Greens join in that order once the lyrics mention 二人ふたり (futari, "two people"), 三人さんにん (sannin, "three people") and 四人よにん (yonin, "four people") respectively, representing the three other Kirbys in the order that they join Team Kirby. The colors change to Green Greens and King Dedede Red halfway through the song, representing the Gem Apple tree, and then switch back to the four colors that represent Team Kirby, and the song ends once again on the colors of the Gem Apple tree In "Welcome to the New World!", Star White is used before Neichel's name is revealed; once her name shows up in the screen, the penlights change to Another Dimension Violet, likely representing how she is pretty much coming from another world. Once she starts singing, Elfilin Green is used to represent her, matching both the meaning of her name in the new world language ("nature") and Elfilin being from the new world. Once the chorus of the song kicks in, both Elfilin Green and Star White are used, and only Star White is using in the middle instrumental part of the song, as Ohmoto walks back to stage. During the duet between Ohmoto and Neichel, Kirby Pink is used when Ohmoto sings, reflecting her role as Kirby's voice actress, and Elfilin Green is used when Neichel sings; when the two sing together, both colors are used, although at the climax of the song (the "走れ [...] きらめく草原をなで ようこそ" verse), Rainbow is used instead. Finally, during the instrumental outro, Soul Blue is used to represent the blue skies of the new world, and ultimately Star White concludes it
12 - Kirby Endings	"Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits" - "Project K-64" - "Ending" - "Return to Dream Land" - "Soaring Determination: No Night Is Eternal" - "A New Wind for Tomorrow" -	In "Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits", Kirby Pink, Magolor Blue and Marx Pink are used individually in that order, representing Kirby, the blue space of Milky Way Wishes and Marx, respectively In "Project K-64", only Kirby Pink is used at first, representing Kirby. During the footage of the "Kirby's Quest" and "A Reluctant Ally" cutscenes, Magolor Blue, Star White, Another Dimension Violet and Soul Blue are used to represent the colors of the sky in the first cutscene, as well as the Crystal shards. Kirby Pink is used once again during the last cutscenes In "Ending", Magolor Blue and Kirby Pink are both used, representing the color of the sky in the ending cutscene and Kirby, respectively In "Return to Dream Land", Green Greens, Kirby Pink and Chef Kawasaki Yellow are used to represent the colors of Cookie Country, as well as Kirby himself In "Soaring Determination: No Night Is Eternal", King Dedede Red, Waddle Dee Orange and Another Dimension Violet are used all together at first, representing King Dedede, the Waddle Dees and likely also Leongar, and Another Dimension Violet matches the overall color scheme of the locations featured in the end of Kirby and the Forgotten Land. In the end, Kirby Pink and Elfilin Green are used to represent their namesake characters, and finally only Soul Blue is used to represent the blue skies of the new world In "A New Wind for Tomorrow", Rainbow is used at first, then it ends on Kirby Pink, fittingly for the last song of the festival

Staff

The band that performed the arrangements for the music festival is known as the "Kirby 30th Anniversary Special Band Deluxe" (星のカービィ30周年記念 スペシャルデラックスバンド). The following is a list of staff who appeared at the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival, as given on the official website:

Performers of the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival
Position	Performer(s)
PLAYER	Kirby 30th Anniversary Special Band Deluxe
Violin	DAISUKE KADOWAKI SENA OSHIMA OSAMU IYOKU KANO TAJIMA NATSUMI OKIMASU TAKAO FURIHATA DAISUKE YAMAMOTO YOKO FUJINAWA YUKI NAKAJIMA HIKARI TAKAHASHI
Viola	TOMOKO SHIMAOKA REIICHI TATEIZUMI
Cello	YOSHIE FURUKAWA MASABUMI SEKIGUCHI
AltoSax	MASATO HONMA SHINSUKE TSUJINO
TenorSax	KEI SUZUKI AYU TAKAO
BaritoneSax	NAOYA TAKEMURA
Trumpet	LUIS VALLE MITSURU TANAKA TEPPEI KAWAKAMI HITOMI NIIDA
Trombone	TOMOKI MITSUKA MASAHITO KAWAHARA YUSUKE ENOMOTO
Bass Trombone	KATSUHISA ASARI
Keyboard	MASUMI KONISHI mameco
Electric Bass	SHIGEKI SERIZAWA
Drums	NOMURA RYOHEI
Guiter	MASAAKI HIROSE
Latin Percussion	MASAO FUKUNAGA
Classical Percussion	MAYUKO YAMAGUCHI
Manipulator	KOYO IKEDA
MC	YUKA SAKURANO
SPECIAL GUEST	MAKIKO OHMOTO

Interludes included commentary from the MC joined by Shinya Kumazaki, Makiko Ohmoto, Yuuta Ogasawara, Megumi Ohara, and Shogo Sakai at different times. During one interlude, Kumazaki presented an overview trailer for Kirby's Dream Buffet and an announcement for a Japanese Blu-ray re-release of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. Not listed in the website's list of performers is Neichel, who made an appearance to sing "Welcome to the New World!" in a duet with Makiko Ohmoto.

Trivia

Four of the five Sub-Games whose music featured in "Get Pumped Up! Sub-Game Medley" would also return in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe as part of Merry Magoland.
Samurai Kirby	Egg Catcher
Checkerboard Chase	Smash Ride

• Apart from Tilt-and-Roll Kirby, every single Sub-Game whose music featured in the "Get Pumped Up! Sub-Game Medley" ("わいわい！サブゲームフェス" in Japanese) returns in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe as part of Merry Magoland (わいわいマホロアランド in Japanese—note in particular the shared use of waiwai, an ideophone suggesting a noisy bustling atmosphere).
  • Video footage accompanying the same medley towards the end shows results screens for Smash Ride, Crackity Hack, Kirby Card Swipe, and Kirby on the Draw; of these, all but Kirby Card Swipe return in Merry Magoland. This in turn means that Bomb Rally is the only Merry Magoland Sub-Game returning from a game prior to Kirby's Return to Dream Land that did not feature in the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival.
• Megumi Ohara wrote "The Knights' Revenge Medley" to give the brass section a rest after the previous songs. Because the original themes in the medley were rock, very little brass was necessary for the arrangement; the only brass during the entire song is a short solo by the first trumpet during the "Morpho Knight" segment, which was specifically written to ensure that the first trumpet would have as much time as possible to rest and conserve energy for other songs. However, to her amusement, Ohara noted that the brass section still ended up being active because they were waving their penlights during the entire song.
• In the gameplay footage of "Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler", the three Friends who venture alongside Kirby change for each song. It features regular Friends (Poppy Bros. Jr., Burning Leo, and Chilly) for "Prelude: Into the Distant Sea of Stars" and the first movement, the Dream Friends from Wave 1 (Rick & Kine & Coo, Marx and Gooey) for the second movement, the ones from Wave 2 (Adeleine & Ribbon, Dark Meta Knight and Daroach) for the third movement, the ones from Wave 3 (Magolor, Taranza, Susie) for the fourth movement, each of The Three Mage-Sisters for the final movement, and the Dream Friends from the base game (Bandana Waddle Dee, King Dedede and Meta Knight) for "Last Friends".
• A key source of inspiration for the 30th Anniversary Music Festival was the big band arrangements featured on the 2017 Kirby Memorial Arrangements CD, "Big Band Kirby" and "I'll Never Forget You", and the rich possible variations on Kirby music in performance and genre that these arrangements suggested; many performers featured on these tracks returned to play in the Festival, including those on "Big Band Kirby" playing returning nostalgic phrases in "Kirby Endings".
• The pamphlet sold at the time of the Festival does not list the "Kirby Endings" encore on the set list; the Live Blu-ray & Live CD set does so.
  • The pamphlet included with the Live Blu-ray & Live CD set also includes lyrics for "Green Tree Memories with Kirby", which the Festival pamphlet does not.

Gallery

Artwork

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  Artwork of Kirby

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  Artwork of Elfilin

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  Artwork of Waddle Dee

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  Artwork of King Dedede

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  Artwork of Meta Knight

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  Artwork of Magolor

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  Artwork of Marx

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  King Dedede Red penlight

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  Magolor Blue penlight

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  Star White penlight

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  Waddle Dee Orange penlight

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  Green Greens penlight

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  Meta Knight Purple penlight

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  Marx Pink penlight

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  Chef Kawasaki Yellow penlight

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  Elfilin Green penlight

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  Soul Blue penlight

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  Kirby Pink penlight

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  Another Dimension Violet penlight

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  Rainbow penlight

Wallpapers

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  Wallpaper of Kirby

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  Wallpaper of Elfilin

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  Wallpaper of King Dedede

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  Wallpaper of Meta Knight

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  Wallpaper of Magolor

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  Wallpaper of Marx

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  Wallpaper of Chef Kawasaki

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  Wallpaper of Waddle Dees

Photos

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  Entrance

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  Advertisements promoting the festival

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  Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Fest.

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  Cardboard cut-outs at the venue

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  The screen that showed the game footage and Kirby

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  The theater, filled entirely with people

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  Makiko Ohmoto singing

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  Neichel singing

Merchandise

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  Penlights

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  Pamphlet

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  Pamphlet (inside)

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  Kirby Mascot Plush

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  Muffler Towel with Pockets

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  T-Shirt

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  2WAY Tote Bag

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  Neon Acrylic Keychain Collection

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  Clear File

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  Rubber Wristband

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  Memorial Tumbler

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  Not-for-sale plush with Blu-ray package, showing the cover image inside the partially transparent slipcase

Videos

Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy ContinueDismiss Introduction video.

Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy ContinueDismiss Video showing preparations for the festival, featuring Yuuta Ogasawara and Megumi Ohara.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	星のカービィ 30周年記念ミュージックフェス Hoshi no kābyi 30 shūnenkinen myūjikku fesu	Kirby of the Stars 30th Anniversary Commemorative Music Fest
Traditional Chinese	星之卡比30週年紀念Music Fest Xīng zhī Kǎbǐ 30 Zhōunián Jìniàn Music Fest	Kirby of the Stars 30th Anniversary Commemorative Music Fest
Simplified Chinese	- -
Korean	별의 커비 30주년 기념 뮤직 페스티벌 byeol-ui keobi 30 ju-nyeon gi-nyeom myujig peseutibeol	Kirby of the Stars 30th Anniversary Commemorative Music Festival
Russian	Музыкальный фестиваль к 30-летию Кирби Muzykal'nyy festival' k 30-letiyu Kirbi	Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival lit. Musical festival for Kirby's 30th anniversary
Spanish	Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival	-

External links

• Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival main site (English)
• Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival main site (Japanese)
• Original link of the livestream, now a private video
• Product page for the Live Blu-ray and Live CD set