Tokyo Gigs November 2025

NOV 1 CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥8,000

NOV 1 TAKETERU KUDO/YASUAKI SHIMIZU/CARL STONE Za-Koenji Public Theatre ¥4,000

NOV 1 ERIC FRYE, PAINJERK, UTAH KAWASAKI, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

NOV 1 GUITAR ENSEMBLE NEGISHI (TAKU SUGIMOTO/SHINGO TAKAHATA/&c.) Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

NOV 1 SCHIZOPHRAGM, TIALA, KURUUCREW, GREEN MILK..., &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥3,300

NOV 1 RSD A.K.A. ROB SMITH, G.RINA, DAYZERO, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥2,500 (night)

NOV 1 CEM, DSKE, MAYUDEPTH, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,000

NOV 2 P-IPLE, DEMETER, DOPEDOBUTS, &c. UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥2,800

NOV 2 HIROKO YAMAMURA, RISA TANIGUCHI, SAMO Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥5,500

NOV 2 JIKSEONG LEE COLLECTIVE, IN THE SUN, KASAI, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

NOV 2 GUITAR ENSEMBLE NEGISHI (TAKU SUGIMOTO/SHINGO TAKAHATA/&c.) Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

NOV 2 KIM DAVID BOTS/LYCKLE DE JONG, TEGADETERU (DJ), &c. Knock, Koenji ¥1,500

NOV 2 SUMIRE KURIBAYASHI/MOTOHIKO ICHINO/MAIKO/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,500

NOV 2 HUH, JUNKO, PUNSUCA, GOVERNMENT ALPHA, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,000

NOV 2 SOLAR, ATSUSHI MAEDA, NAO, TONER Traffic, Nishi-Azabu ¥2,500

NOV 2 2SWING, AZUMAI B2B RNG, MOOTOE, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500

NOV 3 RASHAD BECKER, NOBUKI NISHIYAMA, ROBERT PIOTROWICZ, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥3,000

NOV 3 NO.9 ORCHESTRA, HIROSHI WATANABE AKA KAITO, &c. Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,000

NOV 3 YUKARI UEKAWA/YOSHIKO HONDA/NIRA/SHIZUO UCHIDA/&c. Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,000

NOV 3 TACO, KAE TAKAHASHI, GOVERNMENT ALPHA, &c. Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,000

NOV 3 AKIRA SAKATA/NANA OMORI/MANABU SAKATA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

NOV 4 HERBERT & MOMOKO, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥5,000

NOV 4 YUKARI UEKAWA/JUN KAWASAKI/KEN NOBUNAGA/&c. Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,000

NOV 5 PARLOR GREENS Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥7,000

NOV 5 ANAIIS & GRUPO COSMO, SESSA WWW X, Shibuya ¥8,000

NOV 5 NTSKI, MAR'ONE, 2SWING, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,000

NOV 6 ASOUND, TAMTAM Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,500

NOV 6 ANORAK!, TEXAS 3000 WWW, Shibuya ¥3,500

NOV 6 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/DJ SNIFF/YUEN CHEEWAI/RYU HANKIL/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

NOV 6 ALEXABRIL, GECKO & TOKAGE PARADE, APNEUMO Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥4,000

NOV 7 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/DJ SNIFF/YUEN CHEEWAI/RYU HANKIL/&c. Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥5,500

NOV 7 KAHO NAKAMURA Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,500

NOV 7 STEFAN RINGER, PHONEHEAD, HANNAH, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500 (night)

NOV 7 IAN POOLEY, DNG, CAIMANN, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

NOV 7 DAUMA, MARK, KABUTO Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,000

NOV 7 K-BOMB, YAMAZIN, HANABIS, IZZY AKA IZURU UTSUMI (DJ), &c. Heavy Sick Zero, Nakano ¥4,200

NOV 7 HIROKO YAMAMURA, HITO, VOID B2B HASLA, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥4,000

NOV 8 SHIN-ONSAI 2025: TAKKYU ISHINO, SUNNY DAY SERVICE, &c. Loft, &c., Shinjuku ¥4,000

NOV 8 EVICSHEN, KATSUNORI SAWA/KWARP, WI JIYOUNG Kagurane, Kagurazaka ¥2,500

NOV 8 PRAHA DEPART, LOUPX GAROUX, THE HALCYON Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500

NOV 8 HÅKON LIE/AKIO JEIMUS/NAOKI NOMOTO, &c. Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,000

NOV 8 MOLASSES INDUSTRIES, ATOMU/KANA KITTY, SAYAKA BOTANIC, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

NOV 8 SHOKO NUMAO/TAKAKO MINEKAWA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

NOV 8 YOSI HORIKAWA, DAISUKE TANABE, TETSURO FUJIMOTO (DJ), &c. Solfa, Nakameguro ¥2,500

NOV 8 RHADOO, RAHA Vent, Omotesando ¥4,500

NOV 8 CONDUCTA, KYO, KAI B2B PIS, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,500

NOV 8-9 ADDISON GROOVE, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, &c. Ohba Camping Village, Hinode ¥12,000

NOV 9 JIYOUNG WI, LAWRENCE MCGUIRE, RENCH KEE, STEFAN VOGLSINGER, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,000

NOV 9 SHOJI HANO/CAL LYALL/YASUMUNE MORISHIGE, &c. Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

NOV 9 YUJI KATSUI/KUNIKAZU TANAKA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

NOV 9 JERZY MACZYNSKI, PHAZMIDI, ZUKAROHL (DJ), &c. Knock, Koenji ¥2,000

NOV 9 MOLASSES INDUSTRIES, YUMA TAKESHITA, DANA OLLESTAD Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

NOV 10 EVICSHEN, YOKO HIGASHINO, T.MIKAWA, &c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500

NOV 10 THE DARE, PENPALS Fever, Shindaita ¥4,500

NOV 10 ROBERT PIOTROWICZ, RASHAD BECKER, JACEK SIENKIEWICZ, &c. Kagurane, Kagurazaka ¥2,500

NOV 10 CHRISTOPHER WILLITS, CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥4,000

NOV 10 WILLEM SCHULZ/MASAHIDE TOKUNAGA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

NOV 10 NI-HAO!!!!, HARUKO TAJIMA, MADAMLOSS Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

NOV 11 HIKARU IWAKAWA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,500

NOV 11 CLOSED CIRCLE, ALBEDO GRAVITAS Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,800

NOV 11 TENKO/RISA TAKEDA/T.MIKAWA/SHINJI WADA/&c. Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,300

NOV 11 METOME, OTACO, TELEMATIC VISIONS, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥1,500

NOV 12 ENSEMBLE CONTEMPORARY ALPHA: JOJI YUASA TRIBUTE Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥4,000

NOV 12 MAGNÚS JÓHANN/ÓSKAR GUÐJÓNSSON Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500

NOV 12 D.A.N, ELIJAH FOX WWW X, Shibuya ¥6,300

NOV 12 KOJI OTA/REONA/GLOPTIN/HIROSHI MURAKAMI/&c. Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,300

NOV 12 CONNA HARAWAY, UMKI, ULTRAFOG, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,300

NOV 13 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/MASATAKA FUJITAKE Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

NOV 13 STEFAN GOVLSINGER, NORIAKI MORI, TAKUMI IKEDA Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

NOV 13 SHIN KOKAWA/YUKIKO MATSUMOTO/MOMOE YASUNAGA Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,000

NOV 13 RAFAEL KALIL/LEA/MASAHIRO TOBITA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

NOV 14 SE SO NEON The Garden Hall, Ebisu ¥8,800

NOV 14 AKI TAKASE/NOBUYOSHI INO/DAG MAGNUS NARVESEN/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

NOV 14 DEERHOOF, OONO YUUKI BAND Fever, Shindaita ¥5,800

NOV 14 DOS MONOS, WOOL & THE PANTS, MINYO CRUSADERS, &c. Club Quattro/PBOX, Shibuya ¥4,500

NOV 14 MAYA ONGAKU, TOMO KATSURADA/JONNY NASH/KOTSUGUY Sogetsu Hall, Akasaka ¥5,000

NOV 14 SHOJI HANO/KENTARO NAKAO/MITSURU TABATA Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,500

NOV 14 RODOLFO RUEDA/T.MIKAWA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

NOV 14 PAS TASTA (BAND SET), THE BERCEDES MENZ, KHAKI, &c. WWW/WWW X, Shibuya ¥2,500

NOV 14 TAKAKO MINEKAWA, KSAYAKA, EMPTYSPACE (DJ), &c. Knock, Koenji ¥2,000

NOV 14 YUKO IKEMA Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000

NOV 14 ÂME (LIVE), VIRGINIA, K.E.G, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,800

NOV 14 DJ SOTOFETT, AKII, VICEMAN, SIVA (LIVE) Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500 (night)

NOV 14 ADDISON GROOVE, DAYZERO, OYUBI, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

NOV 15 TRIO K/D/M: KISHINO, MATALON, &c. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall, Ueno ¥2,200-¥4,400

NOV 15 SHONEN KNIFE Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥5,000

NOV 15 IRMA OSUNO/HARUKA SHIMIZU Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,500

NOV 15 CATBUG Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,500

NOV 15 SUZUME NO TEARS (LIVE), KAPTAN ZAMAN, NAR NAR GOON, &c. Hoipoi, Koenji ¥3,000

NOV 15 HARUYUKI SUZUKI/MASAMICHI KINOSHITA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

NOV 15 AKI TAKASE/NOBUYOSHI INO/DAG MAGNUS NARVESEN/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

NOV 15 MATTHEW HERBERT, OLOLOP, SUGAI KEN, TENNISCOATS, &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥3,000 (night)

NOV 15 MATHEW JONSON, DJ SODEYAMA, SIGNAL, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

NOV 15 JEFF MILLS Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,000 (night)

NOV 16 THE IDIOTS, UNDERKILL, POWER OF IDEA, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥3,000 (afternoon)

NOV 16 CHIP WICKHAM Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥7,000

NOV 16 NEGATIVE SUN, HAIZAI AUDIO, AWAIBEATZ (DJ), &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥3,000

NOV 16 AZYMUTH & SABRINA MALHEIROS, MASAKI TAMURA (DJ) WWW X, Shibuya ¥8,500

NOV 16 VAPERROR, HANARI, SAYOHIMEBOU, CHERRYBOY, &c. Live Haus, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

NOV 16 TEIP TRIO (ROBERTS/BREDESEN/LEITRO)/FUGA AKASE Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

NOV 16 TOKYO PHONOGRAPHERS UNION (STONE/SHIMIZU/&c.) Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

NOV 16 MIKI NAOE/KAWO SAMRQANDI/KIYOMITSU ODAI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

NOV 16 SANTIAGO VAZQUEZ/YASUIRO YOSHIGAKI/YUICHI OKABE/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,950

NOV 17 DEERHOOF, HAINO KEIJI & THE HARDY ROCKS Fever, Shindaita ¥5,800

NOV 17 EIICHI HAYASHI/KAZUO IMAI/NOBUYOSHI INO/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥TBA

NOV 17 TALL TALES (BEARS/PUNZMANN)/MOMOSE YASUNAGA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

NOV 17 THE STONE ROLLERS, UNITY/SHUV, SATOMIMAGAE, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,800

NOV 17 RYUICHI YOSHIDA/MISAKI MOTOFUJI Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,000

NOV 18 YUTA ORISAKA, CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN WWW, Shibuya ¥5,500

NOV 18 DEERHOOF, INCAPACITANTS, TENNISCOATS Shelter, Shimokitazawa ¥5,500

NOV 18 GREG FOX, RUINS ALONE Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,500

NOV 18 EIICHI HAYASHI/KAZUO IMAI/NOBUYOSHI INO/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥TBA

NOV 18 TSU! & KUFUKI, ALFA KOBRA (AKYOL/ŞIMŞEK), &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500

NOV 19 ADRIAN SHERWOOD (LIVE), MAD PROFESSOR, DENNIS BOVELL (DJ) EX Theater Roppongi ¥8,800

NOV 20 MARTIN MESSIER, EIKO ISHIBASHI/JIM O'ROURKE/JOE TALIA WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

NOV 20 SHUN ISHIWAKA, TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥4,500

NOV 20 PETERPARKER69, HAKUSHI HASEGAWA WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,500

NOV 21 EIICHI HAYASHI/JUN NUMATA, &c. Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,500

NOV 21 GOAT (JP), ALVA NOTO, GEZAN, MACHÌNA, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥4,000

NOV 21 DECODER, ZEMOG, YUTA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

NOV 21 ZARA, LISA MIZUNO, NOBI, OLEVV Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500 (night)

NOV 21 NOSEDRIP, YELLOWUHURU Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500 (night)

NOV 22 SEIICHI YAMAMOTO Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,500

NOV 22 KYOTARO HORI/YUKINO SHIINA SAKURAZAWA/KANAKO NUMATA/&c. Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

NOV 22 OILJIN, COMPUTER FIGHT, MOTEGI SMITH BAND, DRUGPAPA, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

NOV 22 NUVOLASCURA, BLANKSTATE, SOCCER, OAKTAILS Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥4,500

NOV 22 YUKIKO MATSUKURA, DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥2,800

NOV 22 NONOTAK, DAITO MANABE, JACQUES GREENE/NOSAJ THING, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥4,000

NOV 22 MARK FELL, RIAN TREANOR, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,000

NOV 22 LEAFAR LEGOV (LIVE), KONSTANTIN, COSMO, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

NOV 22 VMO, TV TAIRIKU ONDO, NATURE DANGER GANG, &c. Loft, Shinjuku ¥4,000 (night)

NOV 22 JOHNNASCUS, ANALSKULLFUCK, VMO, MORERU, &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥3,500 (night)

NOV 23 KEIJI HAINO/DAIKICHI YOSHIDA Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥4,000

NOV 23 WEICHES LOCH, SEIICHI KONADA, ZIGUEZOY, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

NOV 23 EIKO IN THE POKETTO, FUKAFUKASASA, EMPTYSPACE (DJ) Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥4,000

NOV 23 KYOKA/AMI KUSAKARI, OPEN REEL ENSEMBLE, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥4,000

NOV 23 IGNEZ, DEVELOPER, TAKKAKI ITOH/DANA NADA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,000

NOV 24 LA SEÑAS/SANTIAGO VAZQUEZ 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥5,000 (afternoon)

NOV 24 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/ALEXANDRA GRIMAL, &c. Shibuya Cultural Centre Owada ¥4,999

NOV 24 YUMIKO TANAKA W/ NARUYOSHI KIKUCHI/&c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

NOV 24 JONNY NASH, TOMO KATSURADA Aoyama Moonromantic ¥5,000

NOV 24 AMI YAMASAKI/TETUZI AKIYAMA/NAOTO YAMAGISHI Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

NOV 24 HIROSHI WATANABE/MAMI KONISHI/KOHSETSU IMANISHI Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,500

NOV 24 KAN MIKAMI, DAIRO SUGA Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥4,000

NOV 24 JU SEI (JUNICHIRO TANAKA/SEI) Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

NOV 25 L'IMPÉRATRICE Kanda Square Hall ¥9,500

NOV 25 PET SYMMETRY Fever, Shindaita ¥5,500

NOV 25 TAKEFUMI KOBAYASHI/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

NOV 25 JUNJI HIROSE/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/HIROSHI YAMAZAKI/&c. Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,800

NOV 25 VLAD DOBROVOLSKI/DJ SNIFF/SUGAI KEN/&c. Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

NOV 25 ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,000

NOV 25 HIKASHU, INOYAMALAND, HIKASHU 1978, &c. Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,000

NOV 25 ERENA TERAKUBO QUARTET Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

NOV 25 BENJAMIN FULWOOD, GRAY FOVER, JOE-JOE Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,000

NOV 26 PARK STICKNEY Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,000

NOV 26 ALEXANDRA GRIMAL/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/FUMI ENDO Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000

NOV 26 MASAHIKO SATOH/BENISUKE SAKAI/TAMAYA HONDA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

NOV 26 COLIN VALLON TRIO Baroom, Minami-Aoyama ¥6,000

NOV 26 TAKEFUMI KOBAYASHI/MASAKI HAYASHI Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

NOV 27 PUULUUP Aoyama Moonromantic ¥5,500

NOV 27 JOHN PÅL INDERBERG/HÅKON MJÅSET JOHANSEN/&c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500

NOV 27 LOOSE LIPS, THE FADEAWAYS, THE HIGHMARTS, &c. Live Haus, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

NOV 27 KENTA MAENO, KANEKOAYANO Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,000

NOV 27 TADAHIKO YOKOKAWA/HIKARU YAMADA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

NOV 27 TAKEFUMI KOBAYASHI/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

NOV 27 CASLEAN (LIVE), ?MEYTÉL (DJ), TILL YAWUH (DJ), &c. Hoipoi, Koenji ¥2,000

NOV 27 ANTONIA XM (LIVE), AXORST2K, DJ GÄP, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

NOV 27 COLIN VALLON TRIO Baroom, Minami-Aoyama ¥6,000

NOV 27 ANDREAS GÜNTHER/MICHIHIRO MORISADA/SHINYA OHNO Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000

NOV 27 IVY LAB, JUBILEE, WASP, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,000

NOV 27-28 OPETH EX Theater Roppongi ¥12,000

NOV 28 WHATEVER THE WEATHER, MIRU SHINODA Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥4,500

NOV 28 BALMING TIGER Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥7,500

NOV 28 LOOSE LIPS, BARBED WIRE, ED WOODS, &c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥2,800

NOV 28 COPPÉ, MIXMASTER MORRIS (DJ), &c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,000

NOV 28 VIOLENCIA, THE SPIT, CRUCIAL SECTION, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥3,000

NOV 28 KAZUKI TOYOKAWA W/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/TOSHIAKI ISHIZUKA/&c. Loft, Shinjuku ¥5,000

NOV 28 D[NOWHERE]J, AKARI, HW BINGO, KΣITO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥3,000 (night)

NOV 28 MOVE D, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

NOV 28 ALBINO SOUND, ANDREW, METOME, FUJIMOTO TETSURO, &c. WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,000

NOV 29 SLUG, ZENOCIDE, PREPARATIONSET, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

NOV 29 PEDRO MIRANDA W/ GRUPO CADÊNCIA, &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,500

NOV 29 RYUICHI YOSHIDA/DAIRO SUGA/HIROYUKI ISHIKAWA/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

NOV 29 FANG, THE FANGS, ZEDDON, HIMO, GEVABOW, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,800

NOV 29 E.D.O. ECHO SOUNDSYSTEM MEETS IKUMA KAWABE, YO, &c. Bar Chitei, Otsuka ¥1,500

NOV 29 KUNIYUKI (LIVE), DNG, KOTSU, &c. WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,000

NOV 29 STEVE BICKNELL, CRAZY NEO, AYUMI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

NOV 29 DJ NOBU, AMOTIK, DJ YAZI, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥4,500

NOV 30 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/RYUICHI YOSHIDA/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO, &c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,500

NOV 30 SCHEDARS, LIMITED EXPRESS (HAS GONE?), 6EYES, &c. Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥3,000

NOV 30 JULIE HILL, AYAMI SUZUKI, INQAPOOL (DJ), YU OGU Knock, Koenji ¥2,000

NOV 30 HIKARU YAMADA AND THE LIBRARIANS, MARS' EAR Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

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

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 1-2 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 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 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 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 SEUDO YOUTH, GUNN, DEATHRO, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

DEC 6 MICHIYO YAGI TALON Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,500 (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 CONGO NATTY, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥TBA

DEC 6 AKUMA NO NUMA FEAT. NAOYUKI UCHIDA, MERMAID, KAMO WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,500

DEC 7 MARK FELL/RIAN TREANOR, PAINJERK, &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 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, &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 9 SAYA GRAY Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥7,700

DEC 9 MAI MISHIO W/ GOODFELLAS, SHOHEI TAKAGI PARALLELA BOTANICA WWW, Shibuya ¥4,500

DEC 10 BLACK COUNTRY NEW ROAD EX Theater Roppongi ¥8,800

DEC 10 HARU NEMURI WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

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 SAYA/DJ OKITE PORSCHE/T.MIKAWA/JOHN WIESE/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,000

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 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 14 BLACKPHONE666, NERVE, HOPE ETERNAL, KHRONOFORM503, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

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 THE HATCH, NOT WONK WWW, Shibuya ¥4,500

DEC 14 SPOILMAN Fever, Shindaita ¥3,000

DEC 15 KHOTIN, PRECIPITATION, BANANA (VJ) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥4,000

DEC 16 TERUYUKI OHSHIMA/TAKUMI IKEDA/SHIBATETSU Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

DEC 16-17 GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR Kanda Square Hall ¥9,500

DEC 17 KYOHANSHA (KEIKO HIGUCHI/ISSHEE) Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

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 THE DIRT, NETANOYOI, PORSTERROR, &c. Higashi-Koenji 20,000V ¥2,500

DEC 19 ARASHI (SAKATA/BERTHLING/NILSSEN-LOVE)/DAIRO SUGA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥5,000

DEC 19 MAGDA, MARI.TE, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

DEC 20 PHEW/MINAMI, YUKI AJIMA 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥3,500

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 21 JO JOHNSON, COMPUMA (DJ), TONER (DJ) Traffic Tokyo, Nishi-Azabu ¥3,000

DEC 22 KAZUKI TOMOKAWA, KATSUREI, SOUICHI FUTABA Haremame, Daikanyama ¥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 24 KEIJI HAINO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000

DEC 25 7UNN3L, DJ SNIFF, LO-FA AS OKAZAKI ZHETTARO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

DEC 26 LIGHTERS, TEXAS 3000, TOMMY (DJ) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

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 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 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 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 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, &c. WWW/WWW X, Shibuya ¥3,000

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

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 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 13 PIG CITY, KANDARIVAS, NEGATIVE SUN, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500

JAN 18 MEI EHARA Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥5,000

JAN 19 MOMMA Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥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 23 MEI SEMONES Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥7,800

JAN 23 OHZORA KIMISHIMA Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥7,500

JAN 23-24 KAKU P-MODEL Toyosu Pit ¥7,700

JAN 24 SWIM, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

JAN 27 VIAGRA BOYS Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥7,800

JAN 27 SAMM HENSHAW EX Theater Roppongi ¥9,500/¥11,000

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

Tokyo Gigs February 2026

FEB 1 MEI SEMONES Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥7,800

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 TOKYO GAKUSO: NEW YEAR'S GAGAKU Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥3,000-¥6,500

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 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 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 27 LOLOET WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

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

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

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

Tokyo Gigs April 2026

APR 1 PUMA BLUE Zepp Shinjuku ¥7,800

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

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

APR 16 FOUR TET Toyosu Pit ¥8,800

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

Tokyo Gigs May 2026

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

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

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

Tokyo Gigs June 2026

JUN 3 J.I.D Ebisu Garden Hall ¥9,000

JUN 4 TORTOISE Zepp Shinjuku ¥9,500

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

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

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.)

From the archives: Ichiko Aoba, 2016 Japan Times interview

“I get most of my energy for creating stories from dreams.”

Ichiko Aoba, 2016. Photo by James Hadfield

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.