Tokyo Gigs March 2025

MAR 1 ETERNAL ELYSIUM, MARBLE SHEEP, TERROR SQUAD Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,500

MAR 1 DREAM DOLPHIN Aoyama Moonromantic ¥6,300

MAR 1 TENKO/KEIJI HAINO/YOSHIMITSU ICHIRAKU/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥5,500

MAR 1 SHOJI HANO/DAIRO SUGA/KENTARO NAKAO/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

MAR 1 KAZUO IMAI Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

MAR 1 TADAHIKO YOKOGAWA, SHOE-WITCH TAMARU Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 1 DUBFIRE, DRUNKEN KONG, DANI SAVANT, &c. Vent, Omotesando¥3,500

MAR 1 DJ BEUKEBOOM, SAMO, R1KU, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500

MAR 1 TOFUBEATS (DJ), DAOKO, DE DE MOUSE, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,500

MAR 1 NILS HOFFMANN (LIVE), SICK BOY, CONURES & DJ NECO, &c. OR Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500

MAR 1 SATOSHI OTSUKI (ALL NIGHT), MR. HO, KABUTO, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥2,500

MAR 2 NI-HAO!!!!, MAGIC DRUMS & LOVE, WAPPERIN Basement Bar, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000 (afternoon)

MAR 2 NAOJI KONDO/TAEKO KURITA Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,000 (afternoon)

MAR 2 HOTLINE TNT, ANORAK! Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥5,500

MAR 2 MARTA DE PASCALIS, SNH/AYAMI SUZUKI/KYOSUKE TERADA, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

MAR 2 DAM ARRTOLA AVANT GARDE A CLUE JAPAN/&c. Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 2 MERZBOW/AKIO JEIMUS Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,800

MAR 3 TODD RUNDGREN Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥15,300-¥18,000

MAR 3 KEN IKEDA/TAKAKO MINEKAWA/ONNACODOMO Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAR 3 EDEATH, MARBLE SHEEP, SAYA UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,000

MAR 3 HOTLINE TNT, ANORAK!, BRUO Lush, Shibuya ¥5,500

MAR 3 LUKAS LIGETI (SOLO) Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

MAR 4 KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/LUCAS LIGETI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 4 TATSUYA NAKAMURA/YUMIKO TANAKA/TENKO/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,800

MAR 4-5 GOGO PENGUIN Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥10,500-¥13,200

MAR 4-6 SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥11,000

MAR 5 VMO AKA VIOLENT MAGIC ORCHESTRA, RUNURUNU Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥4,000

MAR 5 KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/SUZUERI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 5 MISSING HEADS Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500

MAR 5 DASHAGEKI (YOSHIMITSU ICHIRAKU/TATSUYA NAKAMURA) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥5,000

MAR 6 MANI NEUMEIER/KAZUHIDE YAMAJI/MITSURU TABATA UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,000

MAR 6 I AM ROBOT AND PROUD, AUS Fever, Shindaita ¥5,500

MAR 6 VUIZE, AI KAKIHIRA, HUGEN Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,000

MAR 6 VKHNC/YOICHI ICHIKAWA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 6 MASAYASU TZBOGUCHI/YOSUKE YAMASHITA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

MAR 6 ISSUGI, KID FRESINO (DJ), COMPUMA, MARK WEST, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥2,000

MAR 7 NAZCA CARR, NI-HAO!!!!, NASCA CAR '90S Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,000

MAR 7 ARMEN NALBANDIAN/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000

MAR 7 MARK CAUVIN/GUYLAINE COSSERON/KOJI OHTA/&c. Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 7 TIALA, DISCAVIL, TOXOBAM, MEITEIMAHI Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,000

MAR 7 TAKUYA KURODA Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,000

MAR 7 THA BLUE HERB, HARU NEMURI Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,800

MAR 7 ACIDCLANK, BIG ANIMAL THEORY Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,500

MAR 7 WAAJEED, TOSHIYUKI GOTO, TSUTOMU KUWATA, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,300

MAR 7 FRED P, DJ SHIBATA, YELLOWUHURU, &c. Vent, Omotesando¥2,500

MAR 7 DJ NOBU (ALL NIGHT), SHHHHH, WORD OF MOUTH, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 7 COIL SPRITE (LIVE), ZIP (LIVE), VINYLSICK, &c. Space, Shinjuku ¥2,500

MAR 8 KUKANGENDAI, NETWORKS School, Roppongi ¥3,500

MAR 8 ALLESWITZ, UNCIVILIZED GIRLS MEMORY, WOLF CREEK, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥2,500

MAR 8 VKHNC/YOICHI ICHIKAWA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

MAR 8 KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/SHOKO NUMAO Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 8 TEXAS 3000, VQ, DOS MONOS, NORIPI (DJ) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500

MAR 8 HAKAN VRESKALA, KAPTAN ZAMAN, KUFUKI FEAT. TSU!/NAE ONAMI, &c. Knock, Koenji ¥2,000

MAR 8 LADYMONIX, FU, DISCOPANTS, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 8 HARUKO TAJIMA, GIGANDECT, TOMODATI, &c. Loft, Shinjuku ¥2,000 (night)

MAR 9 MEITEI, JIM O'ROURKE/EIKO ISHIBASHI Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,000

MAR 9 SATOKO FUJII QUARTET Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,800 (afternoon)

MAR 9 GOD SLAVE THE DESTROY, SOLOIST ANTI POP TOTALIZATION, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,000

MAR 9 KAORI KOMURA/MARK CAUVIN/GUYLAINE COSSERON Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAR 9 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/KAHO KOGURE Lady Jane, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

MAR 9 EIICHI HAYASHI/KATSUO KUNINAKA/SHOTA KOYAMA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

MAR 10 I AM ROBOT AND PROUD, TENNISCOATS Fever, Shindaita ¥5,500

MAR 10 KEISUKE SAITO/YASUYUKI TAKAHASHI Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,000

MAR 10 SHIBATETSU/LEO OKAGAWA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

MAR 10 ATSUSHI ARAKAWA/AKIO JEIMUS/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 10 GUYLAINE COSSERON/MARK CAUVIN/TOSHIHIRO KOIKE Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000

MAR 10 JAMES MACAULAY ANCIENT HIGHBALLS Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

MAR 11 4S4KI Zepp Shinjuku ¥6,000

MAR 11 ATSUHIRO ITO/YOSHINORI MOCHIZUKI/MASAHIRO UEMURA, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥2,500

MAR 11 SHIBATETSU/LEO OKAGAWA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

MAR 11 JAMES MACAULAY ANCIENT HIGHBALLS Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

MAR 11 KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/TOKUTARO HOSOI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAR 11 MANI NEUMEIER/RISA TAKEDA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 11 DOOR PLANT, KOYUKI URA, &c. Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,000

MAR 11 THIEVES (MASAHIRO OKURA/MASATAKA ABE/FUMI ENDO) Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000

MAR 11 DJ PYTHON, E.O.U, YOSHIO OJIMA/SATSUKI SHIBANO WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

MAR 11-13 MAVIS STAPLES Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥17,500-¥24,000

MAR 12 MOGWAI Zepp Shinjuku ¥9,650

MAR 12 PERILA/AYAMI SUZUKI, JOE FUJINOKI, IWAMAKI (DJ), &c. Knock, Koenji ¥2,000

MAR 12 KYLIE MINOGUE Ariake Arena ¥15,000-¥50,000

MAR 13 KILLER-BONG, BLUEMEW, GOTH-TRAD, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥1,500

MAR 14 EIKO ISHIBASHI Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥6,000

MAR 14 GGHED, MAI MAO/YUMA TAKESHITA, KEI KOBAYASHI (DJ), &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥1,500

MAR 14 BANANA, NABEKO, EMPTYSPACE Knock, Koenji ¥1,000

MAR 14 MARK CAUVIN/GUYLAINE COSSERON/NAOTO YAMAGISHI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 14 YUKI (MINAKO YOSHIDA/TOSHIYUKI MORI/HIROSHI YOSHINO) Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥7,000

MAR 14 HAPPY, BUDDHA JANE, IMUS (DJ) Haremamae, Daikanyama ¥3,500

MAR 14 HAKAIDERS, ZVIZMO, KEITETSU Koenji High ¥4,000

MAR 14 UFO95, LISA MIZUNO/TEI TEI, MAYUDEPTH/AKEY, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥1,500 (night)

MAR 14 JOHN TALABOT, SOICHI TERADA (LIVE), KIKIORIX, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 15 MICHIYO YAGI/TAMAYA HONDA/TAKASHI SUGAWA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000 (afternoon)

MAR 15 SACHIKO M/ARMEN NALBANDIAN/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

MAR 15 JACK WHITE Toyosu Pit ¥12,000

MAR 15 ZODIAK, IMUS, TEMPLE OV SUBSONIC YOUTH, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

MAR 15 REONA/T.MIKAWA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 15 AIOBAHN, MINI PASTA, YOSHIDA YASEI Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,500

MAR 15 YUICHI USHIODA/MAKOTO KAWASHIMA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 15 YUKI (MINAKO YOSHIDA/TOSHIYUKI MORI/HIROSHI YOSHINO) Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥7,000

MAR 15 HADI MARVIAN/KAZUO IMAI, MARVIAN/KEIKO HIGUCHI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 15 THPY, OKURA MIRAI, PENISBOYS, KUMACHAN SEAL, &c. Pool, Sakuradai ¥2,500

MAR 15 PLANET ON A CHAIN, THE BREATH, OTUS, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

MAR 15 IVY, NATURAL BROTHERS, KANTA IKEDA (DJ), &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,500

MAR 15 DJ PYTHON, DR. NISHIMURA, FOODMAN, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥1,500

MAR 15 DENISE RABE, HYPNOTIC BLACK MAGIC, DJ YAZI, &c. Vent, Omotesando¥2,500

MAR 15 A-TRAK, DJ SHINTARO, MARZY, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥3,500 (night)

MAR 16 KYOSUKE TERADA/ARMEN NALBANDIAN/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

MAR 16 SUMMARY, KEBABJOHNSON, LOOLOWNINGEN, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥3,000

MAR 16 COCK C'NELL, NUBILE/KAORU SATO, MEITEIMAHI Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

MAR 16 SVARTVIT, K2, GOVERNMENT ALPHA/DAVE SKIPPER, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,000

MAR 16 RYUICHI YOSHIDA/SHINOBU KAWAI/RISA TAKEDA/AKIRA SAKATA Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥3,000

MAR 17 JACK WHITE Toyosu Pit ¥12,000

MAR 17 KARATE, TREE, URI GAGARN Fever, Shindaita ¥6,500

MAR 17 MASAHIDE TOKUNAGA/AYAMI SUZUKI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

MAR 17 KEN IKEDA/FUMI ENDO/MASATAKE ABE/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 17 YUKIKO MATSUKURA/TAEKO KURITA/KEIGO IWAMI, PAHUMA Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥3,000

MAR 17 MASAYO KOKETSU/AMI YAMASAKI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 17 MORIO AGATA SINGS BOB DYLAN 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥8,000

MAR 18 PJ HARVEY Zepp Haneda ¥11,000/¥14,000

MAR 18 JUSTIN REMFREY/MASATAKE ABE/KOKICHI YANAGISAWA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 18 AYANA TSUJI VIOLIN RECITAL Kioi Hall, Yotsuya ¥3,000/¥5,000

MAR 18 MASAYO KOKETSU/KAORI KOMURA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 18 TAKASHI SEO/MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI/AKIO JEIMUS Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000

MAR 18 FRIDAY NIGHT PLANS, ERMHOI W/ THE ATTENTION PLEASE Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,000

MAR 19 FOXING Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥5,500

MAR 19 MOE/IKURO TAKAHASHI, MERZBOW, TRIADOF13TH, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥3,000

MAR 19 TOMAD, SHORONPO, JACKSON KAKI, TOIRET STATUS Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 19 GEL, LEAVING TIME, OTUS, TIVE Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥5,500

MAR 19 ROKURO, TACO, JOHN TREMENDOUS' SOFT ADULT EXPLOSION UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,000

MAR 19 JOAQUIN JOE CLAUSSELL, &c. Vent, Omotesando¥3,500

MAR 20 ARMEN NALBANDIAN/FUMI ENDO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500 (afternoon)

MAR 20 KARATE, DISCHARMING MAN, CLIMB THE MIND WWW X, Shibuya ¥6,500

MAR 20 KANEKO AYANO, LANDOKMAI The Garden Hall, Ebisu ¥7,800

MAR 20 KAZUTOKI UMEZU: PLAYS ELECTRIC MILES Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,950

MAR 20 MASAYO KOKETSU/T.MIKAWA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 20 ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, CYBER RUI+YUVIE, LEGZDINA, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,000

MAR 21 CAT POWER SINGS DYLAN Toyosu Pit ¥12,000-¥16,000

MAR 21 TERRY RILEY, CLAIRE CHASE Haremamae, Daikanyama ¥8,000

MAR 21 ALGIERS, VINCE;NT Shelter, Shimokitazawa ¥5,000

MAR 21 FROM 20 CENTURY SERIES GROUP: FAURÉ Suntory Hall (Blue Rose), Akasaka ¥3,000

MAR 21 TOXIC HOLOCAUST, ABIGAIL Koenji High ¥8,500

MAR 21 WHY KAI, BELLBOTTOM FROM '80S, BLONDNEWHALF, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥3,800

MAR 21 KAZUTOKI UMEZU: POETRY AND JAZZ Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,950

MAR 21 YXIMALLOO, INUHIKO, GGHED, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,500

MAR 21 WORST TASTE, ARATA TAKAGI & UCHUKUKAN, &c. Higashi-Koenji 20,000V ¥2,500

MAR 21 RIKI HIDAKA/SATSUKI TSUCHIYA Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

MAR 21 AVALON EMERSON, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,500

MAR 22 SABU TOYOZUMI/HISAHARU TERUUCHI Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,800 (afternoon)

MAR 21 AVALON EMERSON, SAMO, FU, &c. Vent, Omotesando¥3,500

MAR 22 JUSTIN REMFREY, BUGS CRY WHAT Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,000 (afternoon)

MAR 22 SOPRATERRA (DROZD/GENOVESE), TAKAKO MINEKAWA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥3,000

MAR 22 TOXIC HOLOCAUST, SACRIFICE Koenji High ¥8,500

MAR 22 FOXING, SMIDLEY Fever, Shindaita ¥5,500

MAR 22 LUKE SCHMITZ/RISA TAKEDA/AKIO JEIMUS Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 22 VACANT, NOT GREAT MEN, I HAVE A HURT, NEMO Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥3,000

MAR 22 KOTOKO TANAKA, JULIA SHORTREED 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥3,800

MAR 22 KEIJI HAINO/YOSHIMITSU ICHIRAKU/TATSUYA NAKAMURA Baroom, Minami-Aoyama ¥6,500

MAR 22 WRONG CHICKEN, SELFLESS SERVICE, P.R.D., &c. Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,000

MAR 22 BBBBBBB, COMPUTER FIGHT, DRUGPAPA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,800

MAR 22 GGHED/CHAASE∞NAHOO, AYAMI SUZUKI Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

MAR 22 ELEMENT, ROTTENLAVA II, SAMSON A.K (DJ), &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

MAR 22 OB5VR, ACIDCLANK, KEIJIRO TAKAHASHI, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥4,000

MAR 22 FANTASTIC MAN, FRANKIE $, AL JONES, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAR 23 FOXING, THE TIVA, BEARWEAR Kata, Ebisu ¥5,500

MAR 23 KARATE, CHRIS BROKAW, TOKYO SUPER STARS Fever, Shindaita ¥6,500

MAR 23 FUMI ENDO/SHINOBU KAWAI/MASAYO KOKETSU/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,000

MAR 23 KAZUTOKI UMEZU: KOMATCHA KLEZMER Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

MAR 23 LEAVING TIME, HOLLOW SUNS, FORBEAR, &c. Basement Bar, Shimokitazawa ¥3,800

MAR 24 CHRIS BROKAW, ROB NOYES, TEXAS 3000 Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500

MAR 24 ARYY, THE BERCEDES MENZ, TOP SECRET MAN WWW, Shibuya ¥1,000

MAR 25 KAZUYA MATSUMOTO/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 25 TAKURO OKADA/RIKI HIDAKA/KOTA YAMAUCHI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,800

MAR 26 AMERICAN FOOTBALL Zepp DiverCity, Odaiba ¥7,800

MAR 26 HONNE Toyosu Pit ¥9,000

MAR 26 EIKO ISHIBASHI/RIKI HIDAKA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAR 26 TUOMARILA/SONIANO/BEUVENS TRIO FEAT. TAKUMI NAKAYAMA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

MAR 26 SHÖKA, UKU KASAI Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,500

MAR 26 CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA/SHUN ISHIWAKA Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,500

MAR 26 THE HATCH WWW, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 26 SURPRISE CHEF WWW X, Shibuya ¥8,500

MAR 26-27 THE FLAMING LIPS, CORNELIUS Zepp Haneda ¥11,000/¥14,000

MAR 26-27 VAN DYKE PARKS Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥14,300-¥17,000

MAR 27 MOE/IKURO TAKAHASHI/MITSURU TABATA, &c. UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,300

MAR 27 JUNJI HIROSE/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/HIROSHI YAMAZAKI Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,800

MAR 27 THE MURDER CAPITAL Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥6,500

MAR 27 ALBERT LOTTO, TADASHI MACHIDA, MON/KU Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,000

MAR 28 YU KOSUGE PIANO RECITAL Kioi Hall, Yotsuya ¥6,000

MAR 28 KUNIKAZU TANAKA/YUJI ISHIHARA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 28 MINDWARS, ABIGAIL, ABC BUTCHER, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥4,000

MAR 28 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/SHOKO NUMAO/&c. Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAR 28 JUNJI HIROSE/MISAKI MOTOFUJI/HIROSHI YAMAZAKI/&c. Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,800

MAR 28 DROR FEILER/SHOJI HANO/DAIRO SUGA/&c. Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

MAR 28 AVALANCHE DEATH, TRYCE, DJUBUMBA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,300

MAR 28 TREKKIE TRAX CREW/MINAMI NAKAMURA, BATSU, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,500

MAR 28 TENSAL, THOMAS P. HECKMANN, FILIP XAVI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,000

MAR 28 LICAXXX, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥TBA

MAR 29 THE BLACK SCORPIO UNDERGROUND, INCAPACITANTS, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

MAR 29 MANI NEUMEIER/AKIRA SAKATA/NATSUKI KIDO/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,000

MAR 29 DAMATA (SLÅEN/HORNDALSVEEN/ØVERBY) Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥TBA

MAR 29 SHINICHI ISOHATA, TAKASHI MASUBUCHI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

MAR 29 CANOOOOOOPY, DINOSAWROID-MANE, BAY CITY ROLAZ, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,000

MAR 29 AKIO JEIMUS/MAKOTO KAWASHIMA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAR 29 MOE/N.G, SILENT ARROW, IKURO TAKAHASHI/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥3,000

MAR 29 KEISUKE OCHIAI, CHARU, TAKEUCHI KOGEI, &c. Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥3,000

MAR 29 CAMOUFLY, GUCHON, CVA BEATZ, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 29 CCL, DENZEL & JONI DJ, KOTSU, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAR 29 DJ FUCKOFF, 7E, ASCALYPSO, &c. R Lounge, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 30 DJ KRUSH Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,800

MAR 30 HIDEKI TACHIBANA/IPPEI KATO/SHOJI HANO Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

MAR 31 SPINN, HELSINKI LAMBDA CLUB Fever, Shindaita ¥6,000

MAR 31 REIS DEMUTH WILTGEN FEAT. TOMOAKI BABA Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥7,000-¥9,500

MAR 31 CHIHO OKA/KANON AONAMI/YUKIKO SHIINA SAKURAZAWA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

MAR 31 P:ANO, VEDA HILLE, HOMIE HOMICIDE Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,800

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

Tokyo Gigs April 2025

APR 1 MOE/TAICHI NAGURA, ZVIZMO, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

APR 1 MITA FREEMAN/KAZUTO SHIMIZU/JUN NUMATA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

APR 1 REIS DEMUTH WILTGEN FEAT. TOMOAKI BABA Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥7,000-¥9,500

APR 2 IGGY POP Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥18,000

APR 2 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/MISAKI MOTOFUJI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 2 HONG KONG FUCK YOU, BLACKPHONE666, MORERU, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

APR 2 CLAUDIA VAN HASSELT/NICOLAS WIESE/KAORU NISHIMURA/&c. Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000

APR 2 MAHITO THE PEOPLE, TENNISCOATS WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

APR 3 SEXTILE, BED, SUPERFUZZ DJS Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥5,500

APR 3 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/GURU CONNECT Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 3 VAVA, SWETTY, LIL SOFT TENNIS WWW X, Shibuya ¥3,800

APR 4 GIRLS AGAINST BOYS, SOULSIDE, DJ KATOMAN WWW, Shibuya ¥6,500

APR 4 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI/&c. Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 4 FRANKI WALLS Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

APR 4 CLAUDIA VAN HASSELT/NICOLAS WEISE/YUMIKO TANAKA/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 5 SOULSIDE, TOTAL FURY, V/ACATION Fever, Shindaita ¥6,500

APR 5 NAT000, YAMAAN, KEIJI YAMABE (DJ), &c. Knock, Koenji ¥2,000

APR 5 NEPENTHES, TERROR SQUAD REDSHEER, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥2,500

APR 5 ARMEN NALBANDIAN/SHINPEI RUIKE/HIROSHI YAMAZAKI/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000

APR 5 FRANKI WALS/LEO OKAGAWA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

APR 5 MAKI HACHIYA/TAKAYUKI KATO, ALBEDO GRAVITAS Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥2,500

APR 5 SOUNDFOCKER (BERG/TREDAL/ANSKAU) Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥TBA

APR 5 PETRE INSPIRESCU, RAHA, RYOSUKE, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥4,000

APR 6 NARIAKI OBUKURO Zepp DiverCity, Odaiba ¥6,800

APR 6 KROI, S.A.R, SARASA, W.A.U, PAS TASTA, &c. Spotify O-East/O-West, Shibuya ¥7,500

APR 6 KEN IKEDA/RIE NAKAJIMA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

APR 6 MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI/YOSHIKI ICHIHARA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 6 SHOJI HANO/MAKOTO KAWABATA/MITSURU TABATA Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

APR 6 RIKI HIDAKA, YAGIHIROMI, SAYAKA BOTANIC, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

APR 6 JAN URILA SAS, JUN MORITA, WAGOT, &c. Space, Shinjuku ¥2,000

APR 7 GIRLS AGAINST BOYS, 200MPH, VINCE;NT Fever, Shindaita ¥6,500

APR 7 MELT-BANANA, NEGATIVE SUN VS WOLF CREEK, CHIKAN CHEF, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥5,000

APR 8 ERIC-MARIA COUTURIER (SOLO) Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,500

APR 8 WATARU SATO BAND SET, CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA, YUUSARI, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500

APR 9 WANDER, SALSA, TEKKA, TOKYO PUPPIES Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,800

APR 10 GARY CLARK JR Zepp DiverCity, Odaiba ¥10,000/¥13,000

APR 10 CHINESE FOOTBALL Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,500

APR 11 YURIKO MUKOJIMA/TAKASHI SEO/TAKETERU KUDO Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,500

APR 12 IPPIO PAYO (JOSIP PAVLOV/MARTIN LEHMANN) Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

APR 12 CHRISTIAN KOBI/MASAHIDE TOKUNAGA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 12 HARUKA (ALL NIGHT), &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 12 VICTOR RUIZ, DRUNKEN KONG, TAO ANDRA, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 12-13 CIMAFUNK & LA TRIBU Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,900

APR 13 CHRISTIAN KOBI/WAKANA IKEDA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 14 CIMAFUNK & LA TRIBU/KENTA HAMANO/&c. Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥11,000

APR 14 CHRISTIAN KOBI/TAKU SUGIMOTO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 15 ARMEN NALBANDIAN/EIKO ISHIBASHI/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

APR 15 THE LAST DINNER PARTY Zepp Haneda ¥8,000/¥9,000

APR 16 TRENTEMØLLER Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥9,800

APR 17 YANN TOMITA ASL SHOWCASE 2025 Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,000

APR 17 MITSURU TABATA/KAZUYA WAKABAYASHI/STEREOCILIA Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥3,000

APR 18 MIYA/RISA TAKEDA/ERI ITONAGA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 18 DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,500

APR 19 TSUKIJI JAM: QURULI, SADAO WATANABE, BIGYUKI, &c. Tsukiji Hongan-ji ¥5,500

APR 19 KUMAGUSU, MOTHER, SHINCARICHIAL Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,800

APR 19 KAZUO IMAI/MASANORI OISHI/TAKUMI IKEDA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

APR 19 COH, MIDORI HIRANO, JUN KITAMURA (DJ) Knock, Koenji ¥3,000

APR 19 RICHIE HAWTIN, MACHÌNA, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥6,000

APR 20 KENNY BARRON TRIO Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥10,000-¥12,000

APR 20 YUMIKO KIYOTA/DEVON OSAMU TIPP/HITOMI NAKAMURA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 21 ORIGAMI ANGEL, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥7,000

APR 21 RUINS, TATSUYA NAKAMURA/YOSHIMITSU ICHIRAKU Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,800

APR 21-24 KENNY BARRON TRIO Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥10,000

APR 22 OKI DUB AINU BAND Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,500

APR 23 FLOOK WWW, Shibuya ¥8,000

APR 23 HINDS, TENDOUJI Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥7,500

APR 24 NEAL FRANCIS Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥7,500

APR 25 ORIGAMI ANGEL, &c. Star Lounge, Shibuya ¥7,000

APR 26 ECHO CHAMBER (LORENZON/PEDRAZZI/HILL) Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500 (afternoon)

APR 26 ARNAUD RIVIÈRE, TETUZI AKIYAMA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

APR 26 BATCAVE, WRENCH, PALM, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500

APR 26 NON BAND, HOTARUTACHI 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 27 EUNSIL NOH, SHIKA UDAI, KO ISHIKAWA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥3,000 (afternoon)

APR 27 DAYOON LEE, TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

APR 28 JOHN SCOFIELD (SOLO) Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥9,500-¥11,500

APR 28 SHUN ISHIWAKA/MAY INOUE/SHOTA WATANABE/&c. Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

APR 29 THE BOSSATSUKAIDO, DASHAGEKI, VIDSEX UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥5,000

APR 30 DEAD PLANTS & LIVING OBJECTS/AKIRA SAKATA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 30 JOHN SCOFIELD (SOLO) Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,500

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

Tokyo Gigs May 2025

MAY 1 ALI, MAYA ONGAKU Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,500

MAY 1 JOHN SCOFIELD (SOLO) Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,500

MAY 2 GIOTOS DAMIANDIS, POKETTO Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500

MAY 3 SOUNDWALK COLLECTIVE/PATTI SMITH Opera Palace, Hatsudai ¥5,500-¥20,000

MAY 5 ALLERGY, KATSUREI, RUINS UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥4,000

MAY 8 MEHLDAU/MCBRIDE/GILMORE Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥4,800-¥12,500

MAY 11 BRAD MEHLDAU/CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE/MARCUS GILMORE Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥5,000-¥13,000

MAY 12 US, HOME Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,500

MAY 16 TOE Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,500

MAY 17 TMSO SPECIAL: PENDERECKI/SHOSTAKOVICH Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥3,500-¥7,500

MAY 22 COMPOSIUM 2025: THE MUSIC OF GEORG FRIEDRICH HAAS Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥4,000

MAY 23 KAMASI WASHINGTON Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥16,400-¥19,100

MAY 28 KAMASI WASHINGTON Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥16,400-¥19,100

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

Tokyo Gigs June 2025

JUN 3-5 BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,900

JUN 4 SNARKY PUPPY Zepp Shinjuku ¥9,500

JUN 12 INHALER Toyosu Pit ¥8,500

JUN 12-13 SPARKS EX Theater Roppongi ¥9,800

JUN 14 MEDESKI & MARTIN, MÔNICA SALMASO & ANDRÉ MEHMARI, &c. Tachikawa Stage Garden ¥17,000

JUN 20-21 CORY WONG FEAT. ANTWAUN STANLEY Toyosu Pit ¥8,000

JUN 26 MUSIC TOMORROW 2025 (JÖRG WIDMANN) Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥TBC

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

New (and old) music from Japan – Winter 2023 edition

Notable new Japanese releases and reissues

By far the most time-consuming thing I wrote this year was a guide for Psyche about listening to music in the age of abundance. It’s a subject that I think about constantly, and I’m still not sure if I have the answers (who does?). Looking through other people’s AOTY lists, I’m amazed not just by how much music the serious heads are managing to listen to, but that they manage to remember it clearly enough to compile a proper ranking. Patrick St. Michel’s exhaustive list for Make Believe Melodies runs to 100 releases, while Ryo Miyaichi has posted a bunch of 2023 round-ups on This Side of Japan, including a great rundown of his 60 best albums that are available on Bandcamp. I was planning to do something similar myself, but it would’ve meant relistening to a bunch of stuff from earlier in the year, and I honestly haven’t found the time. Instead, here’s a bumper wrap of some new releases and reissues from 2023 that I haven’t already written about on here.

New music from Japan – Summer 2023 edition

Notable new Japanese releases

I swear, if it wasn’t for the arbitrary deadline of Bandcamp Friday, I’d probably never get around to finishing one of these things. Here’s a selection of music from these fine isles that has caught my attention over the past few months. No reissues this time (though Music from Memory’s Dream Dolphin compilation, released in March, is making a weird kind of sense now that we’re swimming in an interminable summer heatwave).