Tokyo Dross
Gigs, parties and other happenings in Tokyo. Your haphazardly curated guide to the best live music.
New (and old) music from Japan – Winter 2025 edition
Tokyo Gigs December 2025
DEC 1 SOCIETY SUCKERS, C-NETIK, WE ROB RAVE, &c. Heavy Sick Zero, Nakano ¥3,300
DEC 1 VAMPILIA Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,000
DEC 1 TONER, SEUDO YOUTH, G*U*N*N, KLONNS, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500
DEC 1 TETSU NAGASAWA/MASAHIDE TOKUNAGA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500
DEC 1 SHIBUSASHIRAZU ORCHESTRA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400
DEC 1 DOWNY, CINEMA STAFF, ENVY Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥6,000
DEC 1 ATSUSHI TSUYAMA/TOMOMI NAGANO TRAD SONGS DUO Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,000
DEC 1 AKIRA SAKATA/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/ALEXANDRA GRIMAL Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000
DEC 1-2 BETH GIBBONS Sumida Triphony Hall, Kinshicho ¥11,000-¥16,000
DEC 2 TATSUYA NAKAMURA/KENTARO NAKAO/KEIJI HAINO Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥6,000
DEC 2 MACHINE GIRL, MELT-BANANA Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥7,800
DEC 2 NARUYOSHI KIKUCHI QUINTET Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500
DEC 2 KAGAMI NO KOE W/ ALEXANDRA GRIMAL Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000
DEC 3 KRYSTIAN ZIMERMAN Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥8,000-¥18,000
DEC 3 SOCCER MOMMY Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,000
DEC 3 DOS MONOS, THE BERCEDES MENZ Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,300
DEC 3 JAMES MACAULAY & THE ANCIENT HIGHBALLS Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500
DEC 3 RHYS BUTLER/TAKASHI TSUDA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000
DEC 3 KENICHI FUMOTO Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500
DEC 3 SATOKO FUJII/NATSUKI TAMURA Velvetsun, Ogikubo ¥3,000
DEC 4 RISARIPA, NIKUDOREI, BLACKPHONE666, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥2,500
DEC 4 BRIGHT EYES EX Theater Roppongi ¥9,500/¥11,000
DEC 4 TENNISCOATS, YUKO IKEMA Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,500
DEC 4 HIROSHI KATO/KENTARO NAGATA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
DEC 4 NORDEN, SAYAKA BOTANIC, MASAYO KOKETSU/SHINJI WADA Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,300
DEC 4 KOJOE, OLIVE OIL, MURO, KILLER-BONG, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥2,000
DEC 5 EIKO ISHIBASHI/RIKI HIDAKA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,500
DEC 5 YUKI CHIBA Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥10,000
DEC 5 KEIJI HAINO, HANA YAMAMOTO Goethe-Institut Japan, Akasaka ¥2,500
DEC 5 PICNIC, J AND THE WOOLEN STARS, SATOMIMAGAE, &c. WPÜ Shinjuku ¥3,000
DEC 5 SEUDO YOUTH, GUNN, DEATHRO, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000
DEC 5 JUNEAU, PALE, FUYAJOH, COLLAPSE Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥3,500
DEC 5 SHOJI HANO/KENTARO NAKAO/CAL LYALL Velvetsun, Ogikubo ¥2,800
DEC 5 CHINZA DOPENESS/KOPY, DONGURIZU, CAMPANELLA, THE HATCH, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,000
DEC 5 SAMMY VIRJI, NASTHUG, NOWAY*, &c. Zerotokyo, Shinjuku ¥6,000
DEC 5 ANTAL B2B DANILO PLESSOW, KIKIORIX, MAMIE'S, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥4,000
DEC 5 SPECIAL REQUEST, MU"HE, FRANKIE $, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,000
DEC 6 MICHIYO YAGI TALON Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,500 (afternoon)
DEC 6 RHYS BUTLER, TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500 (afternoon)
DEC 6 GAILĖ GRICIŪTĖ/ALANAS GURINAS, ARTURAS BUMŠTEINAS, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥3,500
DEC 6 TAKU SUGIMOTO/FUMI ENDO/KANON AONAMI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500
DEC 6 AYAMI SUZUKI/KIYOTAKA SUZUKI/RYO SUGIMOTO/&c. Gekkasha, Jimbocho ¥3,000
DEC 6 PHEW, TAKETERU KUDO Goethe-Institut Japan, Akasaka ¥2,500
DEC 6 DAIKICHI YOSHIDA/KOHSETSU IMANISHI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,500
DEC 6 MENEM AKA SHABUSHABU, OTACO, EPHEMEGRA, &c. Knock, Koenji ¥2,000
DEC 6 CONGO NATTY, DIGITAL, BLACKOUT JA, GOTH-TRAD, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,500
DEC 6 KNOWN ARTIST, SISI, SOICHI TERADA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
DEC 6 AKUMA NO NUMA FEAT. NAOYUKI UCHIDA, MERMAID, KAMO WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,500
DEC 6 OGAZÓN, WATA IGARASHI, IMUS, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000
DEC 6 PASOCOM MUSIC CLUB, OKADADA, CARPAINTER, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥4,000 (night)
DEC 7 MARK FELL/RIAN TREANOR, PAINJERK, PRAYMATE, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥3,000
DEC 7 JUNJI HIROSE Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500
DEC 7 NON BAND, MOOOLS Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥3,000
DEC 7 SEIICHI YAMAMOTO Goethe-Institut Japan, Akasaka ¥2,500
DEC 7 KEISUKE OHTA/MASAHIKO SATOH/CHRISTOPHER HARDY Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850
DEC 7 TOFUBEATS, TOMGGG, AVEC AVEC, MEISHI SMILE, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥6,000
DEC 7 MITCH ELLIOTT/YASUMUNE MORISHIGE Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000
DEC 7 CHINZA DOPENESS, RUMI, ATSUHIRO ITO, 37A (DJ) Kata, Ebisu ¥2,000
DEC 7 ASGER UTTRUP NISSEN/YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI/TOKUTARO HOSOI/&c. Velvetsun, Ogikubo ¥3,000
DEC 7 JUNJI MORI/MIKA TANAYA/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
DEC 7 @L, MONAURAL MINI PLUG (LIVE), YOUNG-G, SOI48, &c. Space, Shinjuku ¥3,500
DEC 8 KRYSTIAN ZIMERMAN Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥8,000-¥18,000
DEC 8 DELTA SLEEP, MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS, &c. Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥4,900
DEC 8 JOE TALIA, POKETTO, YELLOWUHURU (DJ) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500
DEC 8 CONGO NATTY, ASUKA ANDO, OKADADA, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥4,000
DEC 8 KEIICHI SOKABE, YUKO IKEMA La.mama, Shibuya ¥4,500
DEC 8 ASGER UTTRUP NISSEN/YUSEI TAKAHASHI/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000
DEC 8 YUMI HARA/CHRIS CUTLER/TOSHIAKI SUDOH Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,800
DEC 8 AJATE, AKKOGORILLA W/ FRIENDS, BUCKET DRUMMER MASA Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000
DEC 8 HEATHER FRASCH, WAKANA IKEDA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500
DEC 8 MARIE TAKAHASHI/TETUZI AKIYAMA/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300
DEC 8 DJ CHAOTIC UGLY, NO EYES, BBBBBBB, &c. Space, Shinjuku ¥3,500
DEC 9 SAYA GRAY Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥7,700
DEC 9 MAI MISHIO W/ GOODFELLAS, SHOHEI TAKAGI PARALLELA BOTANICA WWW, Shibuya ¥4,500
DEC 9 REMON NAKANISHI & SUZUME NO TEARS Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥4,000
DEC 9 HINA/ATSUHIRO ITO, THE OBEY UNIT, KYOKO TSUTSUI, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500
DEC 9 QUENTIN ROLLET/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
DEC 10 BLACK COUNTRY NEW ROAD EX Theater Roppongi ¥8,800
DEC 10 HARU NEMURI WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000
DEC 10 QUENTIN ROLLET/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/KISSA SHUKAI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
DEC 10 TILL YAWUH, WAI WAI MUSIC RESORT, NOTROMANCE, &c. Live Haus, Shimokitazawa ¥2,400
DEC 11 CHANMINA, HANA, HITSUJIBUNGAKU, &c. Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥11,000
DEC 11 KIYOHIKO SEMBA, KOKAI SHAKO Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,500
DEC 11 NOAM WIESENBERG TRIO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥7,700
DEC 11 YUKO ARAKI, MITCH ELLIOTT, MAKOTO SAKAMOTO, HUH, O'BO Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000
DEC 11 TAKAHIRO TOMATSU/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/RYUSAKU IKEZAWA Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,800
DEC 11 CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA, HIDEYOSHI KOIZUMI, &c. Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥2,000
DEC 11 GUITAR WOLF, KANEKOAYANO Loft, Shinjuku ¥6,000
DEC 11 SAYA/DJ OKITE PORSCHE/T.MIKAWA/JOHN WIESE/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,000
DEC 11 HIROYUKI HAYASHI, IQ3 AVSET, TARO AIKO, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500
DEC 12 TOMOHIDE MIDORI/TAEKO KURITA/MASATAKE ABE/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥1,300 (afternoon)
DEC 12 GROUPE DES QUATRE ET SES AMI(E)S: IKEBE, &c. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall, Ueno ¥4,000
DEC 12 MN (JUN NUMATA/T.MIKAWA), YOICHIRO SHIN, &c. Bar Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,500
DEC 12 MINYO BLOCK PARTY: REO, TOKYO MINYO CLUB, &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000
DEC 12 DOLDREY, COFFINS, ZENOCIDE, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000
DEC 12 ROUJIN NO SHIGOTO, RUINS, VSQ SPORTS Jam, Nishi-Eifukucho ¥4,500
DEC 12 MARIE TAKAHASHI, TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500
DEC 12 TOSHIHIRO KOIKE/DAYSUKE TAKAOKA/MIKI NAOE Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
DEC 12 YELLOWUHURU, YENGO (LIVE), KEI MATSUMARU (LIVE), &c. Tangle, Shibuya ¥2,000
DEC 13 MELT-BANANA, JEBIOTTO, SALADABAR, PRAHA DEPART, &c. Higashi-Koenji 20,000V ¥3,000
DEC 13 CHAPPO WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000
DEC 13 OTACO, YAMA YUKI, YENGO, BISK, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,300
DEC 13 MARIE TAKAHASHI/YUMIKO YOSHIMOTO/HIROMICHI SAKAMOTO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500
DEC 13 SHINYA ISOBE (SCREENING), METORONORI, MIRELLA JAWORSKA, &c. Pool, Sakuradai ¥2,300
DEC 13 QUENTIN ROLLET/MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI, RADIO ENSEMBLES AIIDA, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥3,000
DEC 13 NASTHUG, DOUBLE CLAPPERZ, ROMY MATS, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,000
DEC 13 MILES WORD + GUESTS (LIVE), OLIVE OIL, JAGGLA, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,000 (w/flyer)
DEC 13 MARCO SHUTTLE, PLANT43 (LIVE), YUTA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
DEC 14 SPOILMAN Fever, Shindaita ¥3,000 (afternoon)
DEC 14 RHODRI DAVIES/AKI TAKAHASHI/KO ISHIKAWA, &c. Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥4,000 (afternoon)
DEC 14 BLACKPHONE666, NERVE, HOPE ETERNAL, KHRONOFORM503, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500
DEC 14 TIM OLIVE/LEO OKAGAWA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
DEC 14 TOMEKA REID QUARTET, THOMAS MORGAN (SOLO) Akagi Shrine, Kagurazaka ¥7,000
DEC 14 GEINOH YAMASHIROGUMI: ECOPHONY RINNE/AKIRA Nakano Zero Hall ¥4,000-¥8,000
DEC 14 NUMB, SERVE, CREEPOUT, PYRECULT, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,500
DEC 14 M.H, LAURA ALTMAN, TETUZI AKIYAMA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥3,000
DEC 14 INCAPACITANTS/JOHN WIESE, KITO-MIZUKUMI-ROUBER, &c. Showboat, Koenji ¥3,000
DEC 14 THE HATCH, NOT WONK WWW, Shibuya ¥4,500
DEC 14 JUN MORITA/TENKO/ATSUHIRO ITO/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500
DEC 14 CAPITAN DEL ESPACIO Y SU CUMBIA INTERGALACTICA, GAZ MAYALL, &c. Marz, Shinjuku ¥5,000
DEC 14 SHHHHH, GRRRDEN, KEN IKEDA, &c. Tangle, Shibuya ¥2,000
DEC 15 KHOTIN, PRECIPITATION, BANANA (VJ) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥4,000
DEC 15 TAKU SUGIMOTO/TOMOKO TAI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000
DEC 15 TOMOE TAKIZAWA Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000
DEC 15 KOTA YAMAUCHI/NATSUKO HARA/SHOKO NUMAO/&c. Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000
DEC 16 TERUYUKI OHSHIMA/TAKUMI IKEDA/SHIBATETSU Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
DEC 16 ASIA GIRL, DOGO, LBSTR Lush, Shibuya ¥3,400
DEC 16 MINYEN HSIEH/HIROSHI YAMAZAKI/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000
DEC 16 MORNING STAR MUSIC CLUB, KAMA AINA Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,500
DEC 16-17 GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR Kanda Square Hall ¥9,500
DEC 17 DOPEY MONKEY, CARPAS WIÑO KLINT, TAKASHI UENO Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥2,800
DEC 17 KYOHANSHA (KEIKO HIGUCHI/ISSHEE) Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
DEC 17 RYOSUKE KIYASU Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000
DEC 18 ARNOLD DREYBLATT/ORCHESTRA OF EXCITED STRINGS Goethe-Institut Japan, Akasaka ¥5,500
DEC 18 YOSUKE YAMASHITA/TAKEO MORIYAMA Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800
DEC 18 KRYSTIAN ZIMERMAN Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥8,000-¥18,000
DEC 18 KAZUO IMAI/MASATAKA FUJIKAKE/KEIKO HIGUCHI/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000
DEC 18 EIICHI HAYASHI MAZURU ORCHESTRA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400
DEC 18 MAKIKO SAKURAI/AKIRA YOSHIMATSU/HIKO/JENNIFER MAYMAE Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000
DEC 18 FAN-QI WU/NAOTO YAMAGISHI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
DEC 18 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/DJ SNIFF Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥4,000
DEC 18 THE DIRT, NETANOYOI, PORSTERROR, &c. Higashi-Koenji 20,000V ¥2,500
DEC 18 BORIS 'FLOOD' 25TH ANNIVERSARY SET, STORM OF VOID Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500
DEC 19 ARASHI (SAKATA/BERTHLING/NILSSEN-LOVE)/DAIRO SUGA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥5,000
DEC 19 MARTY HOLOUBEK TRIO IV Baroom, Minami-Aoyama ¥5,000
DEC 19 MOTOHIKO ICHINO/KENTA TSUGAMI/MINYEN HSIEH/&c. Velvetsun, Ogikubo ¥3,000
DEC 19 JUN NUMATA/KOJI OHTA/YOSHINO Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,000
DEC 19 SHINPEI RUIKE/KENTARO NAKAO/SHOJI HANO Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,500
DEC 19 D.A.N. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,000
DEC 19 MAGDA/MARI.TE, LUCA (LIVE), KARUTA, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000
DEC 19 POLYGONIA (LIVE), DJ YAZI, KO UMEHARA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,500
DEC 20 PHEW/MINAMI, YUKI AJIMA 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥3,500 (afternoon)
DEC 20 KAZUO IMAI, KEIKO HIGUCHI Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥3,000 (afternoon)
DEC 20 MINYEN HSIEH/MASAKI KAI/FUGA AKASE Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip (afternoon)
DEC 20 MERZBOW/JOHN WIESE Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥4,000
DEC 20 ARASHI/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥5,000
DEC 20 SHIBATETSU/MASAMICHI KINOSHITA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000
DEC 20 SACHIKO M/AKIO JEIMUS Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000
DEC 20 NAOKI NOBA/AKAIHIRUME Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
DEC 20 LINEKRAFT, TETRA TANIZAKI/SONOKO IWASAAKI, &c. Pool, Sakuradai ¥3,500
DEC 20 OKADADA (OPEN TO LAST) Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥3,500 (night)
DEC 20 DJ BONE, SAMO, KENGOTAKI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
DEC 20 SONIA CALICO, PUBLIC PROPERTY PRINCESS, WRACK, FELLSIUS, &c. Ohjo Bldg, Shinjuku ¥3,500
DEC 21 JO JOHNSON, COMPUMA (DJ), TONER (DJ) Traffic Tokyo, Nishi-Azabu ¥3,000
DEC 21 MASATAKE ABE/RISA TAKEDA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500
DEC 21 KEI MATSUMARU Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000
DEC 22 MICHAEL SMITH W/ JIM O'ROURKE/EIKO ISHIBASHI/&c. Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥7,000
DEC 22 KAZUKI TOMOKAWA, KATSUREI, SOUICHI FUTABA Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000
DEC 22 TAKAKO MINEKAWA/TAKAHIRO KAWAGUCHI, MIKI YUI, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,300
DEC 22 ICHIRAKU YOSHIMITSU/TATSUYA NAKAMURA/T.MIKAWA/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500
DEC 22 FUMI ENDO/MASAMICHI KINOSHITA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500
DEC 22 AKIRA SAKATA/RIE NAKAJIMA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000
DEC 22 ERMHOI, JOE TALIA, MARTY HOLOUBEK Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,000
DEC 23 RHODRI DAVIES, SUZUERI/AKIYAMA/ENDO, &c. Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan, Ikebukuro ¥4,000
DEC 23 SILICA GEL Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥6,500
DEC 23 SHOJI HANO/SHINPEI RUIKE Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
DEC 23 KAZUTOKI UMEZU CABARET! BIG YEAR-END PARTY Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥6,600
DEC 23 DAISUKE FUJIWARA/RIKI HIDAKA/EIKO ISHIBASHI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,500
DEC 23 TENKO/DARTHREIDER/MITSURU TABATA/&c. Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,000
DEC 24 KEIJI HAINO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000
DEC 24 DRUGPAPA, HERMIT, JACKSON KAKI, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,300
DEC 24 RHODRI DAVIES/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/SACHIKO M Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥4,000
DEC 24 EIICHI HAYASHI/YUICHI USHIODA/KEIGO IWAMI/MASAKI NAGATA Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,500
DEC 25 7UNN3L, DJ SNIFF, LO-FA AS OKAZAKI ZHETTARO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000
DEC 25 KANEKOAYANO, HI HOW ARE YOU? WWW, Shibuya ¥5,500
DEC 25 SALSA, CHRISTIAN FRANCISCO, LOUPX GAROUX, &c. Basement Bar, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000
DEC 25 AKIRA SAKATA/SATOKO FUJII Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,500
DEC 25 YUKO IKEMA AND NON-WORKING VILLAGE Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000
DEC 25 KAZUO IMAI/TSUTOM TOUDOU Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
DEC 25 BO NINGEN, FOODMAN, BBBBBBB, VQ, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥2,500 (night)
DEC 26 LIGHTERS, TEXAS 3000, TOMMY (DJ) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000
DEC 26 SHINTARO SAKAMOTO BAND Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥4,800
DEC 26 JUNJI HIROSE/KAZUO IMAI/ATSUHIRO ITO, MAI MAO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000
DEC 26 PROSUMER, &c. Bridge, Shinjuku ¥2,500
DEC 26 GONNO, KOTSU B2B KENGOTAKI, NARI B2B R1KU, &c. WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,000
DEC 27 SADAO WATANABE QUARTET, THE J MASTERS, &c. Shinjuku Culture Center ¥7,000/¥8,000
DEC 27 RUINS ALONE, HISATO YAMAMOTO, KITO-MIZUKUMI ROUBER, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,500
DEC 27 NAOTO OGAWA, &c.: PLAYS JOHN CAGE'S 'ARIA' Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,000
DEC 27 AKIO JEIMUS, TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA, TETUZI AKIYAMA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥TBA
DEC 27 KUKNACKE, POTTMAN, VQ, DJ PIN, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500
DEC 27 SHIBUSASHIRAZU ORCHESTRA Star Pine's Cafe, Kichijoji ¥4,000
DEC 27 DAIKICHI YOSHIDA/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥4,000
DEC 27 KANEKOAYANAO, TOHJI, NEKOMACHI (DJ), &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥6,000 (night)
DEC 27 FUMIYA TANAKA (ALL NIGHT LONG) WWW X, Shibuya ¥3,000
DEC 28 IKEA, POSTMODERNHIPPIE, CWONDO (DJ) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000 (afternoon)
DEC 28 SADAO WATANABE QUARTET, THE J MASTERS, &c. Shinjuku Culture Center ¥7,000/¥8,000
DEC 28 NUJABES METAPHORICAL ENSEMBLE, FRANÇOIS K, KNXWLEDGE, &c. Ebisu Garden Hall ¥7,800
DEC 28 FIXED, HOUSE OF THE BLOOD CHOIR, AFTER, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥3,000
DEC 28 FUMI ENDO/HAMACHI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500
DEC 28 KAZUO IMAI, T.MIKAWA/REONA, SEX VIRGIN KILLER, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥2,700
DEC 28 NOISECONCRETE/3CHI5, TARO AIKO, DARKLAW, &c. Knock/Oriental Force, Koenji ¥3,500
DEC 28 PHUONG-DAN, MITAYO, NAO, SHT Numm, Shibuya ¥2,000
DEC 28 ISTANBUL GHETTO CLUB, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
DEC 29 MASAYO KOKETSU/TATSUYA NAKAMURA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,000 (afternoon)
DEC 29 NEUESSSCI, NORIMONO, LOOLOWNINGEN Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500
DEC 29 REONA/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA/JUNJI MORI Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000
DEC 29 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI/JUN ARAKAWA/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400
DEC 29 MA TO KI (FUKUDA/NAGATA/TAKEOKA/HORI) Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000
DEC 29 CLOUDS-KEN (ENDO/MIYASAKA), TAKAKO MINEKAWA Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000
DEC 30 HIKASHU Star Pine's Cafe, Kichijoji ¥4,000 (afternoon)
DEC 30 KEIJI HAINO Showboat, Koenji ¥5,000
DEC 30 OH SHU, KAZUTOSHI HARA/SAORI YAMAMOTO, MUFFIN Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000
DEC 30 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/JUNKO ONISHI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400
DEC 30 DAIKICHI YOSHIDA/U-ZHAAN Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,800
DEC 30 DUNGEONEERING, DONGURIZU, ZOMBIE-CHANG, &c. Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,000
DEC 30 KUNIYUKI (LIVE), SHINICHIRO YOKOTA (LIVE), &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
DEC 31 TAMAYA HONDA SESSION, TAKESHI SHIBUYA ORCHESTRA, &c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400
DEC 31 LONDON ELEKTRICITY, MAKOTO, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥4,000
DEC 31 MINNA-NO-KIMOCHI, SHINICHI ATOBE (LIVE), EIJIN, &c. WWW/WWW X, Shibuya ¥3,000
DEC 31 JAYDA G, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥6,000 (night)
DEC 31 TAKKYU ISHINO, OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, SEIHO, DOS MONOS, &c. Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,000
Tokyo Gigs January 2026
JAN 4 PET SHOP BOYS, UNDERWORLD, KNEECAP, &c. Makuhari Messe, Chiba ¥19,500
JAN 4 HAKUSHI HASEGAWA Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥6,500-¥9,200
JAN 4 GUITAR WOLF, THE COURETTES, SAKURANZENSEN, &c. Loft, Shinjuku ¥5,000
JAN 5 KNEECAP EX Theater Roppongi ¥8,800/¥9,800
JAN 5 UNDERWORLD Toyosu Pit ¥15,000
JAN 5 TV TAIRIKU ONDO Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥3,500
JAN 5-6 MINYO CRUSADERS Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥7,500/¥10,000
JAN 6 PET SHOP BOYS Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥18,000-¥30,000
JAN 8 MARC ALMOND Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥10,500-¥13,200
JAN 9 OTOBOKE BEAVER, SPOILMAN Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,500
JAN 9 BADGER, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,400
JAN 10 MINORU SATO -M/S, SHIZUO UCHIDA, NOBUKI NISHIYAMA, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500
JAN 11 SATOKO FUJII ORCHESTRA TOKYO, THIS IS IT!, &c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850 (afternoon)
JAN 11 ARTURO LANZ, ATSUHIRO ITO, TOMOHIKO SAGAE, &c. UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥4,500
JAN 11 NATSUKI TAMURA/SATOKO FUJII, OTOSHIDAMA BAND, &c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850
JAN 11 HIDENKA/VJ IROHA, POWER, SHINJI WADA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000
JAN 11 THE MARQUIS IS DEAD, ALIX VAN RIPATO, KAOGANAI, &c. Kagurane, Kagurazaka ¥3,800
JAN 11 JAN AND NAOMI Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,500
JAN 12 EIKO ISHIBASHI & JIM O'ROURKE, TORSO Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,000
JAN 12 AKIRA SAKATA/TRIPLE EDGE Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850
JAN 13 PIG CITY, KANDARIVAS, NEGATIVE SUN, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500
JAN 13 BO NINGEN, GRIMM GRIMM Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000
JAN 17 NAOYUKI MASUDA/MASAMI IRUMAGAWA/MARCOS FERNANDES, &c. Pool, Sakuradai ¥2,800
JAN 18 MEI EHARA Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥5,000
JAN 19 MOMMA Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥7,000
JAN 19 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE SPECIAL BIG BAND Baroom, Minami-Aoyama ¥7,000
JAN 20 WEDNESDAY Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,600
JAN 21 BAR ITALIA Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥8,400
JAN 22 MEN I TRUST, MEI SEMONES Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥9,800/¥11,000
JAN 22 HARU NEMURI, SEIKO OOMORI Loft, Shinjuku ¥5,000
JAN 22 XUDAN, VMO High, Koenji ¥3,500
JAN 22 KAZUO IMAI/ROGER TURNER Velvetsun, Ogikubo ¥3,500
JAN 22 ERMHOI W/ THE ATTENTION PLEASE, TAMTAM Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥3,800
JAN 23 MEI SEMONES Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥7,800
JAN 23 OHZORA KIMISHIMA Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥7,500
JAN 23 MAX LIGHT/NOAH PREMINGER Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥7,150
JAN 23-24 KAKU P-MODEL Toyosu Pit ¥7,700
JAN 24 SWIM, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000
JAN 25 YUKO IKEMA AND NON-WORKING VILLAGE Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,500 (afternoon)
JAN 26 MAINLINER UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,500
JAN 27 VIAGRA BOYS Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥7,800
JAN 27 SAMM HENSHAW EX Theater Roppongi ¥9,500/¥11,000
JAN 28 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000
JAN 28 URBANGARDE, JUN TOGAWA Loft, Shinjuku ¥6,000
JAN 29 BORIS 'PINK' 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥4,400
JAN 29 HIROAKI MIZUTANI/FUMIO YASUDA/YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300
JAN 30 SUSHIBOYS, PAS TASTA Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,300
JAN 30-31 DAVID BINNEY/LOUIS COLE/PERA KRSTAJIC Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥8,500/¥11,000
JAN 31 EIICHI HAYASHI/YUICHI USHIODA/KEIGO IWAMI/MAKI NAGATA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300
JAN 31 BILLY WOODS, BY STORM, DOS MONOS, &c. Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,000 (night)
Tokyo Gigs February 2026
FEB 1 MEI SEMONES Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥7,800
FEB 1 DAVID BINNEY/LOUIS COLE/PERA KRSTAJIC Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥8,500/¥11,000
FEB 4 AUTECHRE, KOHEI MATSUNAGA Zepp Divercity, Odaiba ¥8,800
FEB 4-5 NELS CLINE CONSENTRIK QUARTET Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800
FEB 5 KOENJI HYAKKEI Koenji High ¥4,000
FEB 6 DOS MONOS, ODD FOOT WORKS, THE ORAL CIGARETTES, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,800 (night)
FEB 6-7 AVISHAI COHEN NEW TRIO Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥11,800
FEB 7 TENORS IN CHAOS, FREEDOM RIDERS WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,500 (afternoon)
FEB 7 TOKYO GAKUSO: NEW YEAR'S GAGAKU Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥3,000-¥6,500
FEB 7 THE ALBUM LEAF, JEJUNE, ETHEL MESERVE Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥TBA
FEB 8-10 AVISHAI COHEN QUINTET Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥11,800
FEB 8 NOTHING, WHIRR, ENVY Unit, Daikanyama ¥9,000
FEB 9 MY BLOODY VALENTINE Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥18,000/¥20,000
FEB 9 NOTHING, WHIRR, YURAGI Fever, Shindaita ¥9,000
FEB 10 INFINITY SONG Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥11,200-¥13,900
FEB 10 MAX COOPER (3D/AV LIVE SHOW) Unit, Daikanyama ¥5,000
FEB 12 MONO NO AWARE, DOS MONOS, GOTCH Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥6,500
FEB 18 WET LEG Toyosu Pit ¥8,800
FEB 18 LUCY DACUS Zepp Shinjuku ¥8,500
FEB 19 ALEX G EX Theater, Roppongi ¥8,000/¥9,000
FEB 19-20 GEESE Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥6,000
FEB 21-22 MAC DEMARCO Kanda Square Hall ¥8,500
FEB 23 FRANKIE COSMOS Fever, Shindaita ¥7,500
FEB 24 THE BETHS WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,500
FEB 24-26 BUTCHER BROWN Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800
FEB 25 BEHEMOTH, NIDHOGG Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥12,000
FEB 26 DOGO, DOS MONOS/KEI MATSUMARU WWW, Shibuya ¥3,500
FEB 27 LOLOET WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000
Tokyo Gigs March 2026
MAR 1 SATOKO INOUE PIANO RECITAL: WORKS BY JO KONDO Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥4,000
MAR 10 FROST CHILDREN Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥7,000
MAR 17-18 SAM GREENFIELD Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800
MAR 21-23 LISA LOEB Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,900
MAR 28 RPR SOUNDSYSTEM (RHADOO/PETRE INSPIRESCU/RARESH), &c. Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥6,500
MAR 31 JUN TOGAWA Tokyo Kinema Club, Uguisudani ¥6,500
Tokyo Gigs April 2026
APR 1 PUMA BLUE Zepp Shinjuku ¥7,800
APR 2 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER Zepp Divercity, Odaiba ¥8,800
APR 4 DILLINGER FOUR Fever, Shindaita ¥7,500
APR 6 FOLK BITCH TRIO WWW, Shibuya ¥7,000
APR 9 STELLA DONNELLY Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥6,800
APR 16 FOUR TET Toyosu Pit ¥8,800
APR 27 NAPALM DEATH, MERZBOW, GROWL THE CLOWN Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥9,800
Tokyo Gigs May 2026
MAY 1-2 KRAFTWERK SGC Hall Ariake ¥19,000/¥20,000
MAY 4 DURAN, BORIS Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000
MAY 5 SPARKS, CORNELIUS SGC Hall Ariake ¥11,000-¥16,000
MAY 10 SYMPHONIC METAMORPHOSES Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Ikebukuro ¥9,000-¥17,000
MAY 23 HIATUS KAIYOTE, SNARKY PUPPY SGC Hall Ariake ¥9,800-¥14,000
Tokyo Gigs June 2026
New (and old) music from Japan – Spring 2025 edition
Notable new Japanese releases and reissues
Notable Japanese releases from 2024
Good music from a (mostly) bad year
From the archives: Ichiko Aoba, 2016 Japan Times interview
“I get most of my energy for creating stories from dreams.”
Ichiko Aoba takes her seat at an old-fashioned coffee house in Shibuya, and places a sketchpad and a plump pouch of rolling tobacco on the table. During the hour-long conversation that follows, the tobacco goes untouched, but the sketchpad gets a thorough workout. As she talks, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter reflexively scribbles drawings and kanji characters to elucidate what she’s saying, the way a university lecturer might.



