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 ROB NOYES, ISE, CELLAROAM, CHARLIE ABBOTT Knock, Koenji ¥1,000

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

MAY 1 CORUM, WHITE GOURD, OTOYA (DJ), &c. Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,000

MAY 1 KOPY, IRONSTONE, YOU FORGOT (DJ), &c. Bar Bonobo, Harajuku ¥2,500

MAY 1 DAM SWINDLE, MIDORI AOYAMA, THE LIBRARY, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAY 1 A LOVE FROM OUTER SPACE, YAMARCHY, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥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 2 COKIYU, CWONDO, METRONORI, SEIJI TAKAHASHI, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥3,000

MAY 2 KAYU NAKADA/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA/YUMA TAKESHITA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

MAY 2 SRIRAJAH ROCKERS, NOTEP, MONTONN JIRA, MAFT SAI, &c. Unit, Daikanyama ¥4,800

MAY 2 YNH, LUSTSICKPUPPY, DJ NECROFACE, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,800 (night)

MAY 2 LINEAR SYSTEM B2B DANI SAVANT, DJ HI-C, JIHO, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAY 3 FUSHITSUSHA Showboat, Koenji ¥5,000

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

MAY 3 YASUMASU BIGFOLK, MAI MISHIO, JAI ¥EN ¥EN Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

MAY 3 Y U QT, KAI, MOEPIKA B2B NOWAY*, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,500

MAY 3 MK WOOP (LIVE), MIUTE, VYST, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥3,000 (night)

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

MAY 4 TOMOAKI BABA/KAZUHIRO TAKEMOTO/YUJI ITO/KAN Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

MAY 4 TETSU NAGASAWA/KEN IKEDA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

MAY 4 ATSUSHI IZUMI, GOTH-TRAD, KEIHIN (DJ), &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAY 4 KADDI SAWANEH, PEART, SHAKA, PIRATE Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥2,000 (night)

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 5 BRUTALISMUS 3000 Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥9,000

MAY 5 KNACKERED, MINEO KAWASAKI, CHIYO K, &c. Kagurane, Kagurazaka ¥2,800

MAY 5 DYGL, DOGO, LUBY SPARKS, TOCAGO, &c. Basement Bar/Three, Shimokitazawa ¥5,000

MAY 5 TETSU NAGASAWA/YOSHIKO HONDA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAY 5 DJ YAZI (ALL NIGHT), IRON, JOMA, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,000

MAY 5 ATRAS, DJUBUMBA, E.O.U B2B CAROLINE, EIJIN, &c. WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,500

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

MAY 6 S-KEN&BIMBAMBOOM/KO MACHIDA, AUTO-MOD, TOTSUZEN DANBALL, &c. Loft, Shinjuku ¥5,500

MAY 6 NAOJI KONDO/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA/MASATAKA FUJIKAKE Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

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

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

MAY 7 NETSUZO & GANSAKU, HAJIME TACHIBANA+HM, HERE IS EDEN, &c. Loft, Shinjuku ¥5,500

MAY 7 YOSHIMITSU ICHIRAKU/SAYAKA BOTANIC/&c. Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,000

MAY 7 KIM DAVID BOTS/LYCKLE DE JONG, YOHEI KUNITOMO (DJ), &c. Knock, Koenji ¥2,000

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

MAY 8 WIRECUTTER, HEY, HIKARI BUNKAI, HANAZONO DISTANCE Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

MAY 8 AVRORA/MISAKI MOTOFUJI/LEO OKAGAWA/&c. Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAY 8 MINYO BLOCK PARTY: HIDETARO OKAMURA, YUTAKA OYAMA, &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

MAY 8 TASO, DJ PAYPAL, JACKIE, WEEZY, &c. HVEN, Nakameguro ¥2,500

MAY 8 NORDOST (ALL NIGHT) Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000 (night)

MAY 8 FELINE, KISS NUKA (LIVE), SHHHHH, YANNY, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥2,500

MAY 8 DANNY DAZE, ABIU, SPRING CHILD, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAY 8 DOLTZ, KABUTO, OCCA, JOMA, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥2,500 (night)

MAY 8 DONNA LEAKE Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,800 (night)

MAY 9 JUSTIN REMFREY/MASATAKE ABE/NAOTO YAMAGISHI Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500 (afternoon)

MAY 9 TERRIE EX/PAAL NILSSEN LOVE, INCAPACITANTS Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥4,500

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 9 WIRECUTTER, MACMANAMAN, 20260509, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥3,000

MAY 9 GUITAR ENSEMBLE NEGISHI W/ FUMI ENDO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

MAY 9 SUMESH NARAYANAN W/ JUNZO TATEIWA Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,300

MAY 9 HADONE, TEI TEI, DANA NADA, DANDAN, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAY 9 KENNY DOPE, CAPTAIN VINYL, KANGO, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,000 (night)

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, MELT-BANANA, FORESTS Fever, Shindaita ¥7,500

MAY 10 MARUCOPOROPORO, RINKO NAGAI, HARUHISA TANAKA Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,600

MAY 10 HUGO ESQUINA, MAKOTO OSHIRO, PAINJERK, ITSUKI DOI, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥3,000

MAY 10 JUSTIN REMFREY/MASATAKE ABE/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAY 11 BATHS WWW, Shibuya ¥5,500

MAY 11 HOT MILK Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥8,500

MAY 11 PORTA CHIUSA (PAED CONCA/MICHAEL THIEKE/&c.) Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

MAY 11 BLOOD SHANTI, JAH DRAW AKA SHANDI-I, ITAK SHAGGY TOJO, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,500

MAY 12 BUFFALO DAUGHTER Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,000

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

MAY 13 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/MAKOTO TOGASHI/UMI OGIMI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥2,000 (afternoon)

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 13 TOKUTARO HOSOI/AKIRA SAKATA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAY 14 ANDR Aoyama Moonromantic ¥5,500

MAY 14 TOKUTARO HOSOI/EIICHI HAYASHI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAY 14 KUNIKAZU TANAKA/YUJI ISHIHARA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAY 14 LIBERATE, 3ICROWAVE, GOTH-TRAD, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥2,000

MAY 14 MM3, PAULINA PRZYBYSZ/AGA DERLAK Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,000

MAY 14 BUZZ KULL, HOLIDAY SIDEWINDER, OEIL Space, Shinjuku ¥3,800

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

MAY 15 BIGYUKI W/ RANDY RUNYON & JHARIS YOKLEY Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,600

MAY 15 DOGO, VZRS, BYORA Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

MAY 15 HANS KOCH/PAED CONCA/MICHAEL THIEKE/&c. Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAY 15 AKKU QUINTET, &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

MAY 15 OH NO NOH (LIVE), MEIZIN, KAZKI OMORI, &c. Knock, Koenji ¥2,000

MAY 15 SIMONE BAUER (LIVE), BIOCYM, LISA MIZUNO Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥3,000 (night)

MAY 15 CLIPZ, SHERELLE, DJ FULLTONO, FELINE Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAY 15 THE HACKER, DJ MASDA, ANCUT, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAY 15 K8 (ALL NIGHT) WWW β, Shibuya ¥1,500

MAY 15 AYESHA, SUNJU HARGUN, DR. NISHIMURA, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥3,000 (night)

MAY 16 PORTO CHIUSA (PAED CONCA/MICHAEL THIEKE/&c.) Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥3,000 (afternoon)

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 16 DAMONS YEAR Aoyama Moonromantic ¥5,500

MAY 16 T.MIKAWA/AKIO JEIMUS/RISA IKEDA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAY 16 TERUKAZU MIYAHARA/TAKU SUGIMOTO/TAKASHI MASUBUCHI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

MAY 16 SHOKO NUMAO/MASAHIKO OKURA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

MAY 16 AKUMA NO NUMA, SAKUMA, MAZLIKA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

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 17 POCOPEN + NISHIWAKI, LITTLE CHAIR, MENOW Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000

MAY 17 MARTIN HOWSE, FIORELLA16, LAURE FEDERICONI, &c. Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,000

MAY 17 CARL STONE & ASUNA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

MAY 17 JESSE RUINS, FOODMAN, LIBERTY GROUP, CWONDO Live Haus, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

MAY 18 SHINICHI ATOBE WWW, Shibuya ¥3,500

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

MAY 18 TERUKAZU MIYAHARA/FUMI ENDO/MASHIDE TOKUNAGA Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

MAY 18 FABIO RAMBELLI/DIRK JOHAN STROMBERG/KIO GRIFFITH/&c. Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAY 18 SUZUERI/MARTIN HOWSE Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

MAY 18 AYUGOBOU/AKIRA SAKATA Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,500

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

MAY 19 ENJI, YUTA ORISAKA WWW, Shibuya ¥8,000

MAY 19 SOBOBUKI MEETS MINYEN HSIEH Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,500

MAY 19 FABIANO DO NASCIMENTO, &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,500

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 20 MINYEN HSIEH/FUMI ENDO Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000

MAY 20 IKUE MORI/SATOKO FUJII Velvet Sun, Ogikubo ¥4,000

MAY 21 SHOJI HANO/SHINPEI RUIKE/CAL LYALL Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,500

MAY 22 FLUCT/ITOKEN, FARABI TOSHIYUKI SUZUKI, O'BO Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

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

MAY 23 ATSUHIRO ITO/VELTZ/KARAIBUNCH WEAPONS Pool, Sakuradai ¥1,500

MAY 23 BLACKSHEEP W/ MINYEN HSIEH Velvet Sun, Ogikubo ¥4,000

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

MAY 23 HIROYUKI CHIBA/AYAMI SUZUKI/NAOKI NOBA/&c. Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAY 23 WALLACE, CHIDA, JMCEE, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAY 24 A-MUSIK, TI’PUNCH Knuttel House, Iriya ¥3,300 (afternoon)

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 ALAN LICHT, TAKU SUGIMOTO, FUCCILLO/SAMARQANDI Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,500

MAY 24 CARL STONE/CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,500

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

MAY 24 AI WATANABE/SUMIHISA ARIMA/SHIBATETSU Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

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 26 YONLAPA, DYGL WWW, Shibuya ¥5,500

MAY 26 SHOJI HANO/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAY 27 MARKUS ARTVED, HAMACHI/SHOKO NUMAO Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

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 28 THE HATCH, COMPUTER FIGHT, ARCHES, DEADBEAT PAINTERS, &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAY 29 HARTA KARUN (CHIYATSU IKEDA/&c.) Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000 (afternoon)

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

MAY 29 BIRUSHANAH, CAUSE FOR PAUSE, GREEN MILK..., &c. Sunrize, Ryogoku ¥3,400

MAY 29 YASUMUNE MORISHIGE/AKAIHIRUME Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAY 29 TAMANARAMEN Kata, Ebisu ¥3,000

MAY 29 FRED P, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

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

MAY 30 KUMORIGAHARA, DUEL, BLIND WITCH, TONS, &c. Sunrize, Ryogoku ¥5,400

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

MAY 30 MANABU SUZUKI/TAKUMI IKEDA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAY 30 HARRY GOLDEN/MIKA TANAYA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAY 31 ROUJIN NO SHIGOTO, TONS, CLOUD FOREST, DUEL, &c. Sunrize, Ryogoku ¥5,400

MAY 31 YUMIKO TANAKA/GAKU YAMADA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

MAY 31 COMAROBOT, MIZAE, IN RAY Kagurane, Kagurazaka ¥2,500

MAY 31 TEMPLE OV SUBSONIK YOUTH, MOEMIKI (DJ), MIYA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500


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

Tokyo Gigs June 2026

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

JUN 1 NATIHO TOYOTA/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,500

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 3 POKETTO W/ YOYOYOSHIE Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥4,000

JUN 3 JUNICHIRO OKUCHI/EIICHI HAYASHI QUARTET Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

JUN 3 YOAL (SATOMIMAGAE/EUAN ALEXANDER MILLAR-MCMEEKEN) Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥4,000

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 5 FELIX KUBIN, ARTURO LANZ, FRANICS WITH LILY, &c. UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥4,500

JUN 5 LOOLOWNINGEN, SCHIZOPHRAGM, HATAKEJAMA KJ (DJ) Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥3,000

JUN 5 SATOKO FUJII (SOLO) Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000

JUN 5 DJILOGUE, MOLI, C-KAY (LIVE) Kagurane, Kagurazaka ¥2,500

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

JUN 6 FELIX KUBIN, KAFKA'S IBIKI Goethe-Institut Tokyo, Akasaka ¥5,000

JUN 6 JUN INAGAWA (ALL NIGHT) WWW X, Shibuya ¥2,000 (night)

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 10 HOLY TONGUE, THE HATCH, D.A.N, DJ MEW Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,900

JUN 11 TAIICHI KAMIMURA, &c.: ORNETTE COLEMAN TRIBUTE Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥2,000 (afternoon)

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

JUN 12 DMBQ, SPOILMAN Aoyama Moonromantic ¥3,800

JUN 12 YOSHIO SUZUKI/KEI AKAGI/HIROSHI MURAKAMI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

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

JUN 13 MIU MAU, THE RATEL, HIKARI BUNKAI Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥3,000

JUN 13 FALLOPIAN DISCO FORCE, GROUNDCOVER, K-BOMB, &c. Heavy Sick Zero, Nakano ¥2,900

JUN 13 SCOTT AMENDOLA/SATOKO FUJII/KOJI MAKIGAMI/&c. Velvet Sun, Ogikubo ¥4,000

JUN 13 MN (T.MIKAWA/JUN NUMATA), YASASHIKUSARETAI Polaris, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,000

JUN 14 YOSHIO SUZUKI/KOSUKE MINE/KEISUKE NAKAMURA/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

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

JUN 16 YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI/SHINPEI RUIKE/YOSHIHIRO GOSEKI/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

JUN 16 DISCOVERY ZONE, DIP IN THE POOL Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥4,500

JUN 16 JON NO SON, PIPPIKO ONDO, HOHOEMI3, &c. Live Haus, Shimokitazawa ¥2,300

JUN 17 TAMAYA HONDA/BLAHMUZIK Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥2,000 (afternoon)

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

JUN 17 JU SEI, SEIICHI YAMAMOTO Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

JUN 17 YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI/MASAHIKO SATOH/JUNJI HIROSE/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

JUN 17-19 MAKAYA MCCRAVEN Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,500

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

JUN 18 VOOID, SUNNY DAY SERVICE, HAPPFAT (DJ) Unit, Daikanyama ¥4,800

JUN 18 YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI/MOTOHARU/KEIGO IWAMI/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

JUN 19 YUTA ORISAKA, NATSUKO HARA/HIROO MIYASAKA Haremame, Daikanyama ¥6,000

JUN 21 BLACK BOBOI WWW, Shibuya ¥4,400

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

JUN 23 ERIC THIELMANS/TETUZI AKIYAMA Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000

JUN 23 HEADACHE Unit, Daikanyama ¥8,000

JUN 24 ERIC THIELMANS/AKIRA SAKATA/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,500

JUN 26 ABA TRIO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

JUN 28 WORLD HAPPINESS: HARUOMI HOSONO, CORNELIUS, &c. Yoyogi National Stadium ¥13,200

JUN 28 CAMPANELLA WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,500

JUN 30 JOYCE MORENO 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 July 2026

JUL 1 STEREOLAB Kanda Square Hall ¥9,800

JUL 1 JOYCE MORENO Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,500

JUL 1 M/LUE. (BAND SET), SAHO TERAO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,500

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

JUL 2 JOYCE MORENO Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥9,500-¥11,500

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 3 SPOILMAN, HIKARI BUNKAI, TOTSUZEN DANBALL, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,800

JUL 4 SOUL CAMP 2026: ERYKAH BADU, &c. SGC Hall Ariake ¥17,000/¥25,000

JUL 4 MAYA ONGAKU Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,000

JUL 6 ERYKAH BADU Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥19,900-¥30,000

JUL 8 DIIV Kanda Square Hall ¥8,800

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 August 2026

AUG 4-8 MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRA Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥14,000

AUG 28 AZYMUTH & SABRINA MALHEIROS WWW X, Shibuya ¥8,500


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

Tokyo Gigs September 2026

SEP 5 KUNIKO KATO: STEVE REICH PROJECT Persimmon Hall, Meguro ¥4,500

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

SEP 19 THE DAMNED Toyosu Pit ¥11,000

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

SEP 29 US Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥6,500


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

OCT 22 CA7RIEL & PACO AMOROSO Toyosu Pit ¥9,800/¥12,800


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 9 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Toyosu Pit ¥11,000

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.)