Tokyo Gigs April 2026

APR 1 PUMA BLUE Zepp Shinjuku ¥7,800

APR 1 SHIBUSASHIRAZU ORCHESTRA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

APR 2 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER Zepp Divercity, Odaiba ¥8,800

APR 2 MECHATOK, PETERPARKER69, TASHO ISHI, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,000

APR 2 DILLINGER FOUR, BABY LITTLE TABLETS, GAME & CHIPS, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥7,500

APR 2 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/DAISUKE FUWA/YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

APR 2 RIKI HIDAKA/TAKASHI MASUBUCHI Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,500

APR 2-4 ISAIAH COLLIER Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥7,700-¥10,500

APR 3 SCUMPUTER, ORDER, PILEDRIVER, FORWARD, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

APR 3 KEIJI HAINO, YASUMUNE MORISHIGE Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,500

APR 3 ERIC-MARIA COUTURIER/TATSUKI NARITA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥4,000

APR 3 MANOS BARKATSAS/SHOJI HANO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 3 AKI TAKASE/DANIEL ERDMANN TIMELESS PROJECT Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,950

APR 3 HATAKEN FEAT. COPPÉ, MOMOSE YASUNAGA + BAND SET Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥2,500

APR 3 TIENE UN ARMA, YEAR OF THE DEAD BIRD, &c. Moonstep, Nakano ¥4,000

APR 3 CLAUDE VONSTROKE, SHINICHI OSAWA, KENTACATS, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥4,000

APR 3 AKIRAM EN, KAORU INOUE, TORUS, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 3 MOUNT XLR, FOODMAN, FELINE (DJ), &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥3,000 (night)

APR 3-4 PAUL CORNISH Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

APR 4 ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO, K2, YUKO ARAKI/JACKSON KAKI UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥4,500

APR 4 AKI TAKASE/DANIEL ERDMANN TIMELESS PROJECT Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,950

APR 4 YASUAKI SHIMIZU/CARL STONE Jofukuji, Sagamihara ¥3,000

APR 4 HIYAMUTA KEI BAND, PRAHA DEPART Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500

APR 4 NEW MANUKE, KUKANGENDAI Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500

APR 4 AKIRA SAKATA/MANOS BARKATSAS Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,500

APR 4 ALFREDO COSTA MONTEIRO/TIM OLIVE, &c. Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 4 MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI/TETSU NAGASAWA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 4 DAPHNI, HUNEE, MASALO (LIVE), &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥4,000

APR 5 THE JOHN OTWAY BAND Koenji High ¥6,800

APR 5 YEAR OF THE DEAD BIRD, HUH, 1N34, VOVIVAV Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥3,000

APR 5 ALFREDO COSTA MONTEIRO/LEO OKAGAWA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 5 MIZUKI ISHIKAWA/SHUN MOMOSE/WANGIAN LIN Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 5-6 THE MOUNTAIN GOATS Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

APR 6 FOLK BITCH TRIO WWW, Shibuya ¥7,000

APR 6 TIM OLIVE/ALFREDO COSTA MONTEIRO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 7 THE WANNADIES, LOVELY SUMMER CHAN Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥9,500

APR 7 TOMO NAKAYAMA, BUOY, OONO YUUKI Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥4,000

APR 7 ALEX KOO TRIO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

APR 8 WHISPERS, HOTVOX, MURAKUMO, SYNDIKATE Higashi-Koenji 20,000V ¥4,000

APR 9 STELLA DONNELLY Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥6,800

APR 9 ANDRÉ MARQUES (SOLO) Musicasa, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥6,000

APR 9 CERO, SATOKO SHIBATA Tokyo Kinema Club, Uguisudani ¥6,500

APR 9 FIELD COMMANDER ALI, KSAYAKA/FUMI ENDO, &c. Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,000

APR 9 EMC : EMI, TOSHIJI MIKAWA/TOMOMI ADACHI, PUNSUCA, &c. Oriental Force, Koenji ¥2,500

APR 9 J. ROBBINS, STORM OF VOID, MIRROR, TEXAS 3000 Fever, Shindaita ¥6,500

APR 10 MAYHEM, SIGH Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥9,800

APR 10 ALGERNON CADWALLADER Nishieifuku Jam ¥6,000

APR 10 MILORGANAUT, GOODS, BAPHOMETY, &c. Moonstep, Nakano ¥2,000

APR 10 LIMITED EXPRESS (HAS GONE?), TARO AIKO, DEATHRO, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,000

APR 10 YOSHIMITSU ICHIRAKU/CAL LYALL/SAYAKA BOTANIC/&c. Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,000

APR 10 DADDY G, DON LETTS, MARS89, &c. Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥6,500 (night)

APR 10 TRULY MADLY, SOYO, KAKERU, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥2,500 (night)

APR 10 ROI PEREZ, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 11 ALGERNON CADWALLADER Shelter, Shimokitazawa ¥6,000

APR 11 GOVERNMENT ALPHA, FERRO MORTEM, NIGHT WOLF, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥3,000

APR 11 GOD MOUNTAIN, MEA CULPA, NEUTER, THE DEADPAN SPEAKERS, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥3,000

APR 11 DOUJU KASAHARA/DEVON OSAMU TIPP Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

APR 11 DJ D.DEE, NATALIA ESCOBAR, KONRAD BLACK, DSKE Park in Park, Shibuya ¥2,000 (early bird)

APR 11 RROSE, WATA IGARASHI Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 11 TRAUMER, TOMOKI TAMURA, HANZO TONO, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 11 JAMMER, DOUBLE CLAPPERZ, OZZYSVISION, &c. HVEN, Nakameguro ¥2,500

APR 12 TAKAO, MADO, TAKAKO MINEKAWA Scool, Mitaka ¥3,000 (afternoon)

APR 12 J.ROBBINS (BAND SET), STORM OF VOID, CONGRATULATIONS, &c. Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥6,500

APR 12 RUHAIL QAISAR, ANNA YAMADA, YUKO ARAKI, ZVIZMO Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

APR 12 DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON, TAKESHI NISHIMOTO, &c. Toner, Gotanda ¥3,000

APR 12 DOK-S PROJECT, ROTTENLAVA II, TENTENKO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

APR 12 SEIJIRO MURAYAMA/VICTOR GUAITA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

APR 12 STILL I REGRET, NEMO, SEROTONIN MIST, TRIADOF13TH, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥3,000

APR 13 HONG KONG FUCK YOU, ABIGAIL, MERZBOW, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥5,000

APR 13 J. ROBBINS (BAND SET), STORM OF VOID, DIRT COPY, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥6,500

APR 13 OTOBOKE BEAVER Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥4,000

APR 13 HIDEAKI KANAZAWA/EIICHI HAYASHI/YUSEI TAKAHASHI/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

APR 13 VICTOR GUAITA/SEIJIRO MURAYAMA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 13 YUMIKO TANAKA/MASATAKE ABE/YUKIKO SHIINA SAKURAZAWA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 14 TETUZI AKIYAMA/DAISUKE FUJIWARA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 14 MELO CHAOSFLÖTE X AIYA, MIYA, ATSUHIRO ITO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

APR 14 HIDEAKI KANAZAWA/FUSANOSUKE KONDO/EIICHI HAYASHI/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

APR 15 HEART TO GOLD, HAIKI Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥5,000

APR 15 MÚM Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥8,500

APR 15 MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI/KAZUYA MATSUMOTO Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,500

APR 15 MANOS BARKATSAS/RIKI HIDAKA/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 16 FOUR TET Toyosu Pit ¥8,800

APR 16 DE:MA, DADDY VEDA, MARS89, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥1,500

APR 17 SHARK STUFF, BO-PEEP, WASH?, &c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,000

APR 17 SCOT JENERIK, LEIPOLD/PERRET/TURNER, SOFHESO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

APR 17 RIUICHI DAIJO/KAZUYA MATSUMOTO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 17 BLACKSHEEP VS ATSUSHI GOTO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

APR 17 OKACHIHO, NAOKI NOMOTO, TAKUMI IKEDA Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,000

APR 17 SISTER MARION (DJ), BLEED BOI, RENCH KEE, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,800

APR 17-18 THOMAS STRØNEN'S TIME IS A BLIND GUIDE Akagi Shrine, Kagurazaka ¥6,000

APR 18 BLACKPHONE666, AMPLIFYING EUPHORIA, WOLF CREEK, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥3,000

APR 18 CHRISTOVEN TAN/YASUMUNE MORISHIGE Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 18 TOM SOLOVEITZIK/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA/AYAMI SUZUKI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

APR 18 FUMIO ITABASHI/MASAYO KOKETSU/DAYSUKE TAKAOKA/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

APR 19 CHRISTOVEN TAN/MASAHIRO TOBITA/REONA Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,000 (afternoon)

APR 19 THE PEAWEES, THE FADEAWAYS, THE LET'S GO'S, &c. UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,500

APR 19 PLASTIC TONES, VÄNSUUT, KVÄLLS LOVTAL, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

APR 19 HEART TO GOLD, HAIKI Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥5,000

APR 19 HIROSHI YAMAZAKI/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE PERCUSSION DUO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

APR 19 REIZEN, KYOSUKE TERADA, ANN IHSA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

APR 19 LIEL FISHBEIN/CAL LYALL/TAKUMI IKEDA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 19 TOM SOLOVEITZIK/MASATAKE ABE/FUMI ENDO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

APR 20 EDDIE VEDDER Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥16,000/¥19,000

APR 20 YANN TOMITA AUDIO SCIENCE LABORATORIES Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,000

APR 20 THE WELLINGTONS, THE WHOOPS, TOTOS Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

APR 20 SYLVAIN MONCHOCÉ/DANIEL STUDER Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 21 ALGERNON CADWALLADER Nishieifuku Jam ¥TBC

APR 21 JIKSEONG LEE COLLECTIVE, PAGTAS, SHAIGANTHI, &c. Live Haus, Shimokitazawa ¥2,300

APR 21 REONA/CHRISTOVEN TAN Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 22 SYLVAIN MONCHOCÉ/DANIEL STUDER/KIYOMITSU ODAI Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

APR 22 SACHI HAYASAKA/TOSHIKI NAGATA/RIO/SHIKOU ITO/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

APR 23 INCAPACITANTS/MASATAKA FUJIKAKE/JUNJI HIROSE, KIRIHITO, &c. Showboat, Koenji ¥3,000

APR 23 XIANGYU, PARKGOLF (DJ), FOODMAN (DJ) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500

APR 23 SECRET CINEMA, SHAUN MOSES, ABOUT SOFIYA, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥2,500

APR 24 SHAME Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥7,500

APR 24 MASAYO KOKETSU Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,000

APR 24 LENA WILLIKENS, GION, TONBO/NORY KIMIJIMA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 24 RICHIE HAWTIN Womb, Shibuya ¥6,000

APR 25 AKAIHIRUME/MITSUO SAKAGUCHI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 25 IGA (LIVE), AQUADAB, CHE2, TELEMATIC VISIONS, &c. WWW β, Shibuya ¥1,500

APR 25 AYAMI SUZUKI/KEN IKEDA, GENDRY LOIC/KIM SUN KI Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,000

APR 25 NTSKI, TRISTAN ARP, DAIGOS & JYN, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥2,500 (night)

APR 25 KONSTANTIN (ALL NIGHT) Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 25 DJ KRUSH, DUBBY, FELINE, MARS89, &c. HVEN, Nakameguro ¥3,500

APR 26 SENSELESS APOCALYPSE, ANATOMIA, NEPENTHES, COFFINS, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,500

APR 26 SPOILMAN, 6EYES, TENGOKUCHUSHA, &c. Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥3,500

APR 26 CHRISTOVEN TAN/CAL LYALL/YUJI ISHIHARA Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

APR 26 MUTA, CRYSTAL BRAIN, RKKR (DJ), EL MONCHERIE/EUJIN, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

APR 26 VAKVAK SAMANDAL, ARCHEUS, DAVE MCMAHON Oriental Force, Koenji ¥2,000

APR 27 NAPALM DEATH, MERZBOW, GROWL THE CLOWN Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥9,800

APR 28 YUJI ISHIHARA/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 29 ARNY MARGARET, ÅLBORG Three, Shimokitazawa ¥5,500

APR 29 NAPALM DEATH, THIRSTY, 0.001DAY Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥8,500

APR 29 OSHIRI PENPENZ, EDDIE MARCON, DJ 2741 UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,500

APR 29 IZUMI KIMURA/GERRY HEMINGWAY Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,800

APR 30 M/LUE., TENNISCOATS Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

All prices are for advance tickets, unless otherwise noted. Schedules are liable to change at short notice.

Tokyo Gigs May 2026

MAY 1 AIRWAY, HIJOKAIDAN, JON NO SON UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥4,000

MAY 1 MINORU SATO -M/S, YASUFUMI SUZUKI/KYOSUKE TERADA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

MAY 1 KISSLAND, PATROLTIME, TRAGIC FILM, HORSE&DEER Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥3,000

MAY 1-2 KRAFTWERK SGC Hall Ariake ¥19,000/¥20,000

MAY 1-4 BOB JAMES TRIO Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥11,000

MAY 2 DOS MONOS, TV TAIRIKU ONDO Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥4,000

MAY 2 DETESTATION, DEATH SIDE, CROW, YUPPIE GORE FILTH, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥4,700

MAY 3 KEIJI HAINO Showboat, Koenji ¥5,000

MAY 3 DISSECTING TABLE, K2/JOHN WIESE, T.MIKAWA, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

MAY 4 DURAN, BORIS Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

MAY 5 SPARKS, CORNELIUS SGC Hall Ariake ¥11,000-¥16,000

MAY 5 NO EDITS, BARICAN, MIRROR, JESUS WOUND, &c. Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥4,000

MAY 5 HENNING SCHMIEDT PERFORMS SPAZIEREN Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan, Ikebukuro ¥6,500

MAY 5 MELO CHAOSFLÖTE X AIYA, MIYA, RISA TAKEDA, &c. Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥4,000

MAY 6 SPARKS Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥12,000

MAY 7 HOT MULLIGAN Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥7,500

MAY 7 LAWRENCE ENGLISH, TAKASHI MAKINO, TAKASHI UENO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,000

MAY 8 GARY LUCAS & GODS AND MONSTERS Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥7,000/¥8,000

MAY 9 TAKURO OKADA (BAND SET), MAYA ONGAKU, BUDAMUNK, &c. Unit, Daikanyama ¥5,000

MAY 9 TOSHI TSUCHITORI'S SPIRAL ARMS, CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA, &c. Adrift, Shimokitazawa ¥7,000

MAY 9 HOT MULLIGAN WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,500

MAY 10 SYMPHONIC METAMORPHOSES Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Ikebukuro ¥9,000-¥17,000

MAY 10 MASAYOSHI FUJITA, INOYAMA LAND, PARAGUNA GROUP, &c. Adrift, Shimokitazawa ¥7,000

MAY 10 HOT MULLIGAN Fever, Shindaita ¥7,500

MAY 11 BATHS WWW, Shibuya ¥5,500

MAY 12 YUMA ABE, KOHEI KAMOTO, KUO WWW, Shibuya ¥5,500

MAY 13 HOT MILK Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥8,500

MAY 13 DORA MORELENBAUM Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,700

MAY 13 PORTA CHIUSA, JAN URILA SAS, TAKAHIRO KAWAGUCHI, O'BO Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,000

MAY 15 ALAN LICHT, OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥4,000

MAY 16 OKI DUB AINU BAND Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥5,000

MAY 16 ALAN LICHT, AYAMI SUZUKI/ROB NOYES Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAY 17 JEFF MILLS PRESENTS 'PHOENIX' Box1000, MoN Takanawa ¥10,000/¥25,000

MAY 17 THE RUN-DOWN SUN'S CHILDREN, UCHU ENGINE, &c. UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,000

MAY 18 DEFTONES Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥14,000-¥17,500

MAY 19 TEST, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥TBC

MAY 19-20 THUNDERCAT Toyosu Pit ¥9,000

MAY 20 ALFA MIST WWW X, Shibuya ¥10,500

MAY 20 HENNING SCHMIEDT WWW, Shibuya ¥6,500

MAY 20 ANATOLE DAMIEN, BEN BERTRAND, APÖPA/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥3,000

MAY 23 HIATUS KAIYOTE, SNARKY PUPPY SGC Hall Ariake ¥9,800-¥14,000

MAY 23 SHOKO NUMAO Waseda Hoshien Scott Hall ¥2,500

MAY 24 WU-TANG CLAN: THE FINAL CHAMBER K Arena, Yokohama ¥15,000-¥28,000

MAY 24 KEIJI HAINO/KO MACHIDA/TATSUYA NAKAMURA Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥5,000

MAY 24 EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

MAY 25 PURELINK, KAFKA'S IBIKI (ALL ELECTRIC SET), YUHA (DJ) WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

MAY 26 EGBERTO GISMONTI/DANIEL MURRAY Sakura Hall, Shibuya ¥10,000

MAY 26 JON BATISTE Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥12,000

MAY 28 LAKE (SOLO/DUO/QUARTET) Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥5,000

MAY 28 ASA-CHANG & JUNRAY Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,500

MAR 28 ARAKOI, OTOBOKE BEAVER Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥4,400

MAY 29 KAFKA'S IBIKI/KEI MATSUMARU Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

MAY 30 SPIKE SHOES, PALM, KAMOMEKAMOME, STORM OF VOID Fever, Shindaita ¥4,000

MAY 30 KAFKA'S IBIKI/TORSO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

All prices are for advance tickets, unless otherwise noted. Schedules are liable to change at short notice.

Tokyo Gigs June 2026

JUN 2 LAKE, TENNISCOATS 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥5,000

JUN 3 SAICOBAB, CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

JUN 3 J.I.D Ebisu Garden Hall ¥9,000

JUN 4 TORTOISE Zepp Shinjuku ¥9,500

JUN 4 DANIEL CAESAR Tokyo International Forum, Yurakucho ¥12,800-¥30,300

JUN 5 CHAT PILE, COFFINS Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥8,000

JUN 5 TORTOISE Kanda Square Hall ¥9,500

JUN 6 MOIN, GOAT Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥8,000

JUN 8 SOFTCULT, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥7,500

JUN 9 THE BETA BAND Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥8,800

JUN 9 SHINTARO SAKAMOTO Hitomi Memorial Hall, Sangenjaya ¥6,000

JUN 12 HOT WATER MUSIC Fever, Shindaita ¥8,500

JUN 13 MARC RIBOT Y LOS CUBANOS POSTIZOS, ARSENAL MIKEBE, &c. Tachikawa Stage Garden ¥18,000

JUN 16 NOURISHED BY TIME Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥11,000

JUN 17 COURTNEY BARNETT Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥9,000

JUN 18 INO HIDEFUMI PLAYS 'SATISFACTION' Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,500

JUN 22 MICE PARADE, IKUKO HARADA Fever, Shindaita ¥7,500

All prices are for advance tickets, unless otherwise noted. Schedules are liable to change at short notice.

Tokyo Gigs July 2026

JUL 1 STEREOLAB Kanda Square Hall ¥9,800

JUL 2 STEREOLAB EX Theater Roppongi ¥9,800/¥12,000

JUL 3 NHK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: MUSIC TOMORROW 2026 Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥2,000-¥4,000

JUL 3 MONO Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥8,000

JUL 4 MAYA ONGAKU Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,000

JUL 9 THE MUSIC OF JÕRG WIDMANN Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥4,000

JUL 12 TORU TAKEMITSU COMPETITION AWARD 2026 FINAL Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥1,000

All prices are for advance tickets, unless otherwise noted. Schedules are liable to change at short notice.

Tokyo Gigs September 2026

SEP 9 ADRIAN SHERWOOD, NIGHTMARES ON WAX, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥8,000

SEP 24 BELLE & SEBASTIAN: 'TIGERMILK' Kanadevia Hall, Suidobashi ¥9,800/¥12,000

SEP 25 BELLE & SEBASTIAN: 'IF YOU'RE FEELING SINISTER' Kanadevia Hall, Suidobashi ¥9,800/¥12,000

All prices are for advance tickets, unless otherwise noted. Schedules are liable to change at short notice.

Tokyo Gigs October 2026

OCT 8 TORU TAKEMITSU: BEYOND THE CENTENARY VOL. 1 Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥5,000

All prices are for advance tickets, unless otherwise noted. Schedules are liable to change at short notice.

Tokyo Gigs November 2026

NOV 4 THE MASTER MUSICIANS OF JOUJOUKA WWW X, Shibuya ¥22,000

NOV 23 WOLF ALICE Toyosu Pit ¥9,900

NOV 24-25 IRON MAIDEN K Arena, Yokohama ¥15,000-¥30,000

All prices are for advance tickets, unless otherwise noted. Schedules are liable to change at short notice.

New (and old) music from Japan – 2025 addendum

A few more notable releases from the year gone by

While I didn’t feel much appetite for putting together a 2025 albums of the year list (I already compile a few for different publications and end up feeling dissatisfied with all of them), there were a bunch of releases that kept nagging at me to at least acknowledge their existence in writing. The attention economy means that a lot of music seems to disappear from view almost as soon as it’s been released, a victim of our appetite for newness. So let me just take stock of a few more worthwhile albums (and one single) from 2025, some of which didn’t get nearly the attention they deserved.

New (and old) music from Japan – Winter 2025 edition

Notable releases I’ve finally got around to writing about

We’re deep into Album of the Year review season – The Wire and The Quietus both just dropped theirs – so what better time to publish an article I started working on back in, er, August? No idea why this took so long to come together, though the usual feeble excuses (work, travel, inertia) apply. Over the past week, I’ve found a bunch more releases I want to write about, so there may be more to come before the year is out.

New (and old) music from Japan – Spring 2025 edition

Notable new Japanese releases and reissues

This might be a return to regular programming, but no promises. Things have been quiet on the work front recently, which has given me more time to sift through my Bandcamp pile and ferret out the good stuff. Here are some of the releases and reissues from the first three months of the year (plus one straggler from 2024) that have grabbed me. I should note that some of these snuck up on me gradually, rather than revealing all their charms on first listen. An album as subtle and intelligently crafted as Eiko Ishibashi’s Antigone wasn’t designed for the streaming era, which is all the more reason to cherish it.

Notable Japanese releases from 2024

Good music from a (mostly) bad year

I fell out of the habit of posting album reviews during 2024, partly because I simply wasn’t listening to as much Japanese music as I had done in the previous few years. Still, it felt remiss not to acknowledge a few of the highlights of a year that, by most objective measures, was pretty wretched. I’m grateful to the handful of people who gave me a much-needed nudge to write this, and also to my friend Ian F. Martin for showing how it should be done with his defiantly unpunctual zine, Last Year’s Music. (I’d post a link, but I’m afraid you’ll have to seek out a physical copy.)