The first round of artists have been announced for the 2008 edition of Punk Spring, a popular annual Japanese festival set to take place in April of 2008.

To date, organizers have confirmed appearances from Rancid, Pennywise, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Angels & Airwaves, Buzzcocks, Flogging Molly, Bowling for Soup, Plain White T's, Gallows, All Time Low, Driving East, From Autumn to Ashes, Eleventyseven and Powerspace. More confirmations are expected in the coming weeks.