Tokyo Dross
Gigs, parties and other happenings in Tokyo. Your haphazardly curated guide to the best live music.
New (and old) music from Japan – Spring 2025 edition
Tokyo Gigs May 2025
MAY 1 ALI, MAYA ONGAKU Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,500
MAY 1 FACS, TG.ATLAS, 5KAI Era, Shimokitazawa ¥5,500
MAY 1 JOHN SCOFIELD (SOLO) Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,500
MAY 1 JILL FRASER, MORLEY ROBERTSON (LIVE/TALK) Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,000
MAY 1 THOMAS FLORIN/JOHN DIKEMAN/NICOLAS FIELD/SHINPEI RUIKE Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,500
MAY 1 RYOSUKE KIYASU (SOLO) Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000
MAY 1 ANGEL NUMBER, BOTSU AKA NGS, ELEMENT, KOPY, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500
MAY 2 GIOTIS DAMIANIDIS, POKETTO Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500
MAY 2 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/LOUI YOSHIGAKI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500
MAY 2 ANDERS LAUGE MELDGAARD, IKU SAKAN, TORSO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥3,000
MAY 2 MAX DALHAUS, JACKSON KAKI, JVNPEY, &c. Space, Shinjuku ¥2,500
MAY 2 CODEX EMPIRE, KOICHI SHIMIZU, KARANAKI (DJ) Kagurane, Kagurazaka ¥3,000
MAY 2 COLLOBOH, DAISUKE TANABE, SAKURA TSURUTA Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥4,200
MAY 2 A LOVE FROM OUTER SPACE, SISI, KABUTO, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000
MAY 2 YUKSEK, TAAR, AN TOI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
MAY 3 SOUNDWALK COLLECTIVE/PATTI SMITH Opera Palace, Hatsudai ¥5,500-¥20,000
MAY 3 MAX DAHLHAUS, IN THE SUN, YOSHIHISAOGURA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,500
MAY 3 FUSHITSUSHA Showboat, Koenji ¥4,500
MAY 3 COLLOBOH (DJ), &c. WPÜ Shinjuku ¥TBA
MAY 3 SSSEEENNNZZZ, MIRAI OUKURA, HOBO BRAZIL (DJ), &c. Bonobo, Harajuku ¥2,500
MAY 3 JACQUES GREENE, OKADADA, DJ WILDPARTY Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,500
MAY 3 PETER VAN HOESEN, OCCA, DANI SAVANT, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,000
MAY 4 COLLOBOH, YOSI HORIKAWA, ALBINO SOUND Soup, Ochiai ¥4,000
MAY 4 JOACHIM BADENHORST/KO ISHIKAWA/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
MAY 4 PARRA FOR CUVA, GROUND, SATICA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
MAY 5 LUCY RAILTON & PAINJERK, COMPUMA (DJ) Soup, Ochiai ¥3,000
MAY 5 ALLERGY, KATSUREI, RUINS UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥4,000
MAY 5 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO (SOLO) Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000
MAY 5 FACS, CONGRATULATIONS, WRENCH, NINEDYNE Fever, Shindaita ¥5,500
MAY 5 TARAH KIKUCHI W/ STRANGE BEDFELLOWS, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,500
MAY 5 KEI MATSUMARU/TADASHI MACHIDA Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500
MAY 5 HELLCHILD, NEPENTHES, HEBI KATANA Shelter, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000
MAY 5 JOACHIM BADENHORST/YASUMUNE MORISHIGE/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
MAY 5 FDF TRIO (THOMAS FLORIN/JOHN DIKEMAN/NICHOLAS FIELD) Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500
MAY 5 EIKO YAMADA/TETUZI AKIYAMA/NAOTO YAMAGISHI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500
MAY 5 PRINS THOMAS, MONKEY TIMERS, YAMARCHY/JITSUMITU, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
MAY 5 OMEGA SAPIEN, CLAIR, MANUKA HONEY, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥4,500 (night)
MAY 6 GIGANOISE: KEIJI HAINO/T.MIKAWA/NINA GARCIA/K2/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,500
MAY 6 CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA, THEADELAIDEAN, NUKUMORI EUGENE Knock, Koenji ¥3,000
MAY 6 NAOKI NOBA/NAOTO YAMAGISHI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
MAY 6 SZENE PUTZN, TUTTI DILEMMA, ALKASILKA, &c. Live Haus, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500
MAY 7 UNWOUND, KIRIHITO Fever, Shindaita ¥5,800
MAY 7 GIOTIS DAMIANIDIS/AKIRA SAKATA/MASAHIKO SATOH/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000
MAY 7 SUPER GUM, TENNISCOATS, TOKUTARO HOSOI + BAND Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,800
MAY 7 CHU MAKINO, YAMAHAHA, FAIRYMARICHEL, &c. Oriental Force, Koenji ¥2,000
MAY 8 MEHLDAU/MCBRIDE/GILMORE Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥4,800-¥12,500
MAY 8 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/MAKOTO KAWASHIMA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000
MAY 8 SALAMANDA, LAUSBUB, NORIPI (DJ) WWW, Shibuya ¥3,800
MAY 8 AKIRA SAKATA/TAEKO KURITA/HIROAKI MIZUTANI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300
MAY 8 NAOYUKI SUGIMOTO, RENTACAR Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥4,500
MAY 8 CED DEBEAR/ANALCHAN/MITSURU TABATA, GLOPTIN, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,000
MAY 9 DOS MONOS (BAND SET) Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,500
MAY 9 MINORU SATO -M/S, VANISHING VILLAIN, KEI KOBAYASHI (DJ), &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥1,500
MAY 9 KAFKA'S IBIKI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400
MAY 9 CLOUDS, MARS89, GOLPE MORTAL, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
MAY 9 GI (LIVE), ENA, 1729, TONER WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,500
MAY 9 SAMRECKS, JUMADIBA, WASP&FRIENDS, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000
MAY 10 MIDORI TAKADA, E.O.U, PHEW/AYAMI SUZUKI, &c. Koen/Just Another Space, Nakameguro ¥7,500
MAY 10 NANAO KOBAYASHI/MAKOTO KAWASHIMA Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,000
MAY 10 MINYEN HSIEH/RISA TAKEDA/YUMA TAKESHITA Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,500
MAY 10 KAFKA'S IBIKI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400
MAY 10 FUELPHONIC, POCA, O'BO/SHINJI WADA Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,000
MAY 10 OTOBOKE BEAVER, ONIBAND La Mama, Shibuya ¥4,000
MAY 10 TAKASHI SEO/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
MAY 10 JOHANN DIEDRICK/SUZUERI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500
MAY 10 DALIEPY, DEF DER DIE DAS, SWARMM, &c. Kagurane, Kagurazaka ¥2,500
MAY 10 YOSUKE YAMASHITA (SOLO), MISOLA/MAKO, &c. SupernaturalDeluxe, Kamogawa, Chiba ¥5,500
MAY 10 MASALO (LIVE), K.E.G, ABIU, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
MAY 10 DENKOU PLUTO, ARAKAWA, PRETTYBWOY, &c. WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,000
MAY 10 VEGYN (DJ), &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥TBA
MAY 10 JAMMA D, BENEDEK, DUBBY, DJ DREAMBOY Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,500 (night)
MAY 11 STONE MUSIC, CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA/MOSKITOO, KISHUN, &c. Koen, Nakameguro ¥5,500
MAY 11 BRAD MEHLDAU/CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE/MARCUS GILMORE Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥5,000-¥13,000
MAY 11 TATSUYA YOSHIDE/KENJI SATO/MIYA Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥3,000
MAY 11 SHIH-YANG LEE/YUKI SAGA/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA/TAKASHI SEO Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300
MAY 11 FDF TRIO/TAKETERU KUDO, &c. SupernaturalDeluxe, Kamogawa, Chiba ¥3,500
MAY 11 TERUKAZU MIYAHARA/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
MAY 11 SHIBATETSU/CHIHO OKA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000
MAY 11 DAMIAN DALLA TORRE, SPLENDORE, AIXX (DJ), &c. Knock, Koenji ¥2,500
MAY 11 FUMIO MOTOYAMA, O'BO, TURLCARLY, SOFHESO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,500
MAY 12 US, HOME Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,500
MAY 12 UNWOUND, MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS Fever, Shindaita ¥5,800
MAY 12 ATSUSHI TSUYAMA/TOMOMI NAGANO TRAD SONGS DUO Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,000
MAY 12 MANABU SUZUKI/TETSUYA HAYASHI/TOMOKI YOKOYAMA/&c. Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300
MAY 12 TERUKAZU MIYAHARA/TAKU SUGIMOTO/TAKASHI MASUBUCHI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500
MAY 13 LIV ANDREA HAUGE TRIO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500
MAY 13 SHOJI HANO/KENTARO NAKAO Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
MAY 13 TOMUTONTTU, ASUNA Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500
MAY 13 SECRET ARTIST, COMPUMA (DJ), MAYA ONGAKU, &c. Unit, Daikanyama ¥5,500
MAY 13 CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA/RIKI HIDAKA, DAMIAN DALLA TORRE Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000
MAY 13 KOJI OTA/EIICHI WATANABE/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
MAY 13 KEI MATSUMARU, YUHA (DJ) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000
MAY 13 US Fever, Shindaita ¥6,500
MAY 14 UNWOUND, URI GAGARN Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥5,800
MAY 14 ASA-CHANG & JUNRAY Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,300
MAY 14 MARIA MOLES/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000
MAY 14 SEIICHI YAMAMOTO, KAZUHIDE YAMAJI, TATSUYA NAKAMURA Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥5,500
MAY 14 WHITE SHOES & THE COUPLES COMPANY, &c. Unit, Daikanyama ¥6,000
MAY 15 SHOJI HANO/EIICHI HAYASHI/ARNAUD RIVIÈRE Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
MAY 15 KIRSZENBAUM, SOREIZENNI, MOGRE MOGRU Showboat, Koenji ¥2,500
MAY 15 OBSG 4BS, REMON NAKANISHI & SUZUME NO TEARS, DF7B Aoyama Moonromantic ¥5,500
MAY 15 JUNJI HIROSE/KAZUO IMAI/ATSUHIRO ITO Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300
MAY 16 MARGINAL CONSORT Corridor Square Ginza ¥5,500
MAY 16 TOE Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,500
MAY 16 JELISA, OSAMU FUKUZAWA, JUN ISHIHAMA (DJ) Baroom, Minami-Aoyama Free
MAY 16 ARNAUD RIVIÈRE/T.MIKAWA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
MAY 16 MISAKI MOTOFUJI, KOJI OTA, KAOSS SUMIKURA Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,000
MAY 16 SHUHARI, MY CAT EATS MY HAND, WANG-WANG, &c. Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥2,500
MAY 16 DJS POISON GIRL FRIEND, AYA GLOOMY, LE MAKEUP, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥3,300
MAY 16 LIVID, LEECH, ELMO, KING KILL, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,500
MAY 16 LENA WILLIKENS, BINH/DJ MASDA/NICOLAS LUTZ, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000
MAY 16 AGONIS/GARÇON, KONDUKU, DJ MARIA Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
MAY 16 INTERPLANETARY CRIMINAL, YUNG SINGH, ONOMATOPE, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,500
MAY 17 TMSO SPECIAL: PENDERECKI/SHOSTAKOVICH Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥3,500-¥7,500
MAY 17 CARL STONE, RAI TATEISHI/KOSHIRO HINO Corridor Square Ginza ¥4,000
MAY 17 MINYEN HSIEH/HIROSHI YAMAZAKI/MIKIKO NAGATAKE/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000
MAY 17 ROJI, JUNJI HIROSE/CAL LYALL/SHOJI HANO, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500
MAY 17 ELECTRIC POWERED MUSIC/MASASHI YAMAMOTO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000
MAY 17 SNICKERDOODLE, GRANDMA'S GARDEN, OVERSLEEP EXCUSE, &c. Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500
MAY 17 RHYS BUTLER/SYO YOSHIHAMA/NAOTO YAMAGISHI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
MAY 17 KUNIYUKI/MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE (LIVE), MIDORI AOYAMA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
MAY 18 FUMI ENDO (SOLO) Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥2,000 (afternoon)
MAY 18 AKI ONDA, PARK JIHA Corridor Square Ginza ¥5,000
MAY 18 UZ JSME DOMA, KOREKYOJINN, KUMORIGAHARA Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,000
MAY 18 IGOR DYACHENKO, SOFHESO, AKHIRA SANO, JOE FUJINOKI Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500
MAY 18 DISSECTING TABLE, GOVERNMENT ALPHA, K2, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000
MAY 18 DMBQ, PHEW, MERZBOW, WOOL & THE PANTS Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500
MAY 18 GEGEGE, IMUS (DJ), AROW (DJ) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,000
MAY 18 ABIBOSS, KAZUMOTO ENDO, STEVELONGORIA, &c. Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,000
MAY 18 SIMPLE SYRUP, KING OF OPUS, SAYOHIMEBOU, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥3,000
MAY 18 SHIBATETSU/MASAHIKO OKURA/YUSUKE MORISHITA/&c. Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500
MAY 18 KOHSETSU IMANISHI/AYAMI SUZUKI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000
MAY 18 SUMIN, SLOM Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥6,800
MAY 19 ANNIHILATION TIME, ROCKY & THE SWEDEN, BAREBONES, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500
MAY 19 THORN BUG/JUN MORITA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
MAY 20 JAMES HULLICK, MITCH ELLIOTT, SAYAKA BOTANIC, HUH, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,000
MAY 20 MOUNT FOREL, AYANO, WOZNIAK, &c. Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥3,000
MAY 20 SID FRANK/MASAHIRO TOBITA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
MAY 20 MARIANA BARAJ W/ YUJI KATSUI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥4,000
MAY 21 SHOKO NUMAO/TAKAKO MINEKAWA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
MAY 21 JAMES HULLICK/AKAIHIRUME/YASUMUNE MORISHIGE Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
MAY 22 COMPOSIUM 2025: THE MUSIC OF GEORG FRIEDRICH HAAS Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥4,000
MAY 22 YURI HONING ACOUSTIC QUARTET Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,500
MAY 22 SHOKO NUMAO/AYAMI SUZUKI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
MAY 22 OTO FUKUHARA/TILL YAWUH, SO EBIHARA/KOSUKE SUGIUCHI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500
MAY 22 JORGE DURÁN RODRÍGUEZ/MIYA/MOTOMU.MIURA/&c. Fourth Floor II, Koenji ¥3,000
MAY 22 POSUPOSU OTANI, ANN IHSA, O-NE Mogumogu, Asagaya ¥2,000
MAY 22 SID FRANK, CARL STONE, OSOYOOS Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000
MAY 23 KAMASI WASHINGTON Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥16,400-¥19,100
MAY 23 SUNGAZER, BUTTON MASHER Unit, Daikanyama ¥8,500
MAY 23 THUNDER HORSE, WALLOW, BAHBOON, SUN MOON HOLY CULT Nakano Moonstep ¥3,400
MAY 23 YOKOSCUM, OTACO, &MORE, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,000
MAY 23 JORGE DURÁN RODRÍGUEZ/KIMIN HAN/JUN/&c. Fourth Floor II, Koenji ¥3,000
MAY 23 ROJI/TETSUYA HAYASHI/MISAKI MOTOFUJI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
MAY 23 CHRISTIAN LÖFFLER (LIVE), RED AXES, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥6,000
MAY 24 RAW POWER, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,000
MAY 24 TONNAM WARIT TECHAKANONT/KAZUTOKI UMEZU/YOKO TADA/&c. Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,800
MAY 24 RISA TAKEDA/SAYAKA BOTANIC Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,500
MAY 24 YOSHINO/JUNICHI USUI/KAORI KOMURA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
MAY 24 MARUJA, DOGO Club Que, Shimokitazawa ¥5,000
MAY 24 HERBALISTEK, SUIMIN, SOEJIMA SHINGO, COMM, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,000
MAY 24 LAURENT GARNIER Womb, Shibuya ¥4,000
MAY 24 AISHA DEVI (LIVE), ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, DEVILS HOLE, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥3,000 (night)
MAY 24 LINEAR SYSTEM, TORU IKEMOTO (LIVE), ANA RS, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
MAY 25 TORU TAKEMITSU COMPOSITION AWARD 2025 FINAL Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥1,000
MAY 25 TAKASHI SEO/YASUMUNE MORISHIGE Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000
MAY 25 YOKO IKEDA/YUKI HORISAKA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000
MAY 26 VOOID, WELLSAID, CRUYFF, TEXAS 3000 Fever, Shindaita ¥4,500
MAY 26 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/NANAO KOBAYASHI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000
MAY 26 SATSUKI TSUCHIYA/KANAKO NUMATA/FUMI ENDO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000
MAY 27 KAZUO IMAI QUARTET Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,500
MAY 28 KAMASI WASHINGTON Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥16,400-¥19,100
MAY 28 HOON, SHUGO TOKUMARU Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥4,000
MAY 28 SCATRAW/KAZUTOKI UMEZU/YOKO TADA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
MAY 29 PHIPT+ (IKEDA/ENDO/ABE/YAMAMOTO) Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500
MAY 29 MARIA MOLES W/ KOTA YAMAUCHI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥TBA
MAY 29 BECK NHK Hall, Shibuya ¥17,000/¥23,000
MAY 30 WEASEL WALTER/MARTÍN ESCALANTE/TETÉ LEGUÍA/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500
MAY 30 SAMM BENNETT/CARL STONE Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
MAY 30 SABU TOYOZUMI/JUNKO/MASASHI HARADA/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850
MAY 30 TONY JAY BAND, PERVENCHE, SUGAR PLANT, KATSY PLINE Three, Shimokitazawa ¥4,000
MAY 30 CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA/TAKURO OKADA Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000
MAY 30 HAPPY, &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500 (night)
MAY 30 LAWRENCE, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
MAY 31 KAZUO IMAI (SOLO) Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500 (afternoon)
MAY 31 AOI SWIMMING, YUKO IKEMA, RIKI HIDAKA, YUMA TAKESHITA, &c. Tomita Bldg, Asakusa ¥3,000
MAY 31 MARK LETTIERI GROUP Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥8,800-¥10,000
MAY 31 ORDER, BLACK GANION, MÜRMÜR, STORM OF VOID, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000
MAY 31 TONY JAY BAND, CAR10, EUPHOLKS, LIFE IS WATER BAND Shelter, Shimokitazawa ¥3,400
MAY 31 HOME FRONT, 13TH MOON, UNARM Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500
MAY 31 WEASEL WALTER/MARTÍN ESCALANTE/TETÉ LEGUÍA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥2,500
MAY 31 STANDALONE404, KYOKO TSUTSUI, MAI MAO, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500
MAY 31 GARY OLSON/OLE JOHANNES ÅLESKJÆR, &c. Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000
MAY 31 LOTO RETINA, EMAMOUSE, OTACO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,500 (night)
Tokyo Gigs June 2025
JUN 1 THA BLUE HERB, LITTLE TEMPO WWW X, Shibuya ¥5,000
JUN 1 KOJI OTA, SUZUERI, TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA, JU SEI, &c. Tomita Bldg, Asakusa ¥3,000
JUN 1 BUFFALO DAUGHTER, 2BD, KAORU INOUE (DJ) Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,500
JUN 1-2 MARK LETTIERI GROUP Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥8,800-¥10,000
JUN 2 SAM WILKES QUARTET FEAT. KAHO NAKAMURA WWW X, Shibuya ¥9,000
JUN 2 THE PHILHARMONIK Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800
JUN 2 JFDR, MIAOU Fever, Shindaita ¥5,O00
JUN 2 KEN IKEDA/LEO OKAGAWA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000
JUN 3 TAVITO NANAO, YUKO IKEMA La Mama, Shibuya ¥4,000
JUN 3 JOSEPH HAMMER/CARL STONE, A VIRGIN/T.MIKAWA, &c. Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,500
JUN 3 MASAMI TAKASHIMA/MINEO KAWASAKI, RYOKEN MIYAZAKI, &c. Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500
JUN 3 SAM WILKES, &c. Baroom, Shibuya ¥7,000
JUN 3 ALEXIS FFRENCH Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥9,300-¥12,000
JUN 3-4 THE PHILHARMONIK Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥8,800-¥10,000
JUN 4 KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/KAORI KOMURA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUN 4 SNARKY PUPPY Zepp Shinjuku ¥9,500
JUN 5 KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/TAKAKO MINEKAWA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUN 5 KEIJI HAINO/NATSUKI KIDO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000
JUN 6 EIKO ISHIBASHI/JIM O'ROURKE, TORSO 440, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500
JUN 6 MAIKA LOUBTÉ Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥4,000
JUN 6 DARE DEVIL BAND (KAWABATA/HANO/TSUYAMA) Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500
JUN 7 SIDENERDS, MON/KU + TADASHI MACHIDA, MAO SASAGAWA, &c. Unit, Daikanyama ¥5,000
JUN 7 WAKANA IKEDA, MOTOKI OKAMURA, KENICHI FUMOTO Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000
JUN 7 REONA/MASAYO KOKETSU/T.MIKAWA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUN 7 NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE, MENOU, MOSKITOO, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500
JUN 7 PHYSICAL THERAPY, YOSHIHAARAA, LB3, FELINE, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500
JUN 7 KNXWLEDGE, MNDSGN, ISSUGI & GRADIS, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥4,000 (night)
JUN 8 REONA/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA/JUNJI MORI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUN 8 YOSHIKI ICHIKAWA/SHIBATETSU Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000
JUN 9 MÔNICA SALMASO & ANDRÉ MEHMARI Shibuya Cultural Center Owada ¥8,000
JUN 9 +/- {PLUS/MINUS}, TODDLE Fever, Shindaita ¥5,500
JUN 9 CHIHO OKA/KANON AONAMI/YUKIKO SHIINA SAKURAZAWA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000
JUN 10 YUMA ABE Fever, Shindaita ¥4,800
JUN 11 JAPANESE BREAKFAST Zepp Shinjuku ¥8,500
JUN 11 DURAN, BONGFATHER Fever, Shindaita ¥4,000
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 ¥18,000
JUN 14 THE MAD LABORATORY OF ANTI-MATTER, WAT (DJ), &c. Knock, Koenji ¥2,000
JUN 14 TAKASHI MASUBUCHI/AYAMI SUZUKI/TAKASHI TSUDA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥TBA
JUN 14 RAFAEL KALIL/MASAHIRO TOBITA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUN 14 MISAKI MOTOFUJI (SOLO) Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000
JUN 14-16 BEN WENDEL Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800
JUN 15 OSTRACA, WORST PARTY EVER, SOCCER, &c. Three, Shimokitazawa ¥4,500
JUN 15 MARCO SCIPIONE, PRECIPITATION Knock, Koenji ¥2,000
JUN 15 KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/SHANIR BLUMENKRANZ Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUN 16 JOHN MEDESKI (SOLO) WWW, Shibuya ¥7,000/¥8,500
JUN 16 DMBQ, CARTHIEFSCHOOL Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000
JUN 17 MAHER SHALAL HASH BAZ Ueno Suijo Ongaku Do ¥1,000
JUN 17 DMBQ, TEXAS 3000 Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000
JUN 17 SHOW ME THE BODY, NUMB, KLONNS Unit, Daikanyama ¥7,800
JUN 18 BRUNO PERNADAS DUO, THE HATCH Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,800
JUN 19 BED, &c. Unit, Daikanyama ¥3,500
JUN 19 LIGHTERS, &c. Aoyama Moonromantic ¥3,500
JUN 19 OOIOO, ONI NO MIGIUDE Loft, Shinjuku ¥4,000
JUN 19-20 MONONEON Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800
JUN 20 KOENJI HYAKKEI Koenji High ¥4,000
JUN 20 URSULA OPPENS: BEETHOVEN, RZEWSKI 'THE PEOPLE UNITED...' Gotanda Cultural Center ¥6,000
JUN 20-21 CORY WONG FEAT. ANTWAUN STANLEY Toyosu Pit ¥8,000
JUN 21 SHE TALKS SILENCE, ME ME ME, N'RALA UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,000
JUN 21 KEN IKEDA/TETUZI AKIYAMA/TAKU SUGIMOTO Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥TBA
JUN 22 ERMHOI/KOHEI KONDO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000
JUN 22 HAZEL ENGLISH Kata, Ebisu ¥7,000
JUN 22 JIN HARADA/RYUICHI YOSHIDA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUN 22 MIYA/TAKUMI IKEDA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000
JUN 23 SHAI MAESTRO Yamaha Hall, Ginza ¥7,800
JUN 23 HAZEL ENGLISH, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥7,000
JUN 23 SHINTARO TANAKA PLAYS JÜRG FREY, TAIZO HIDA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000
JUN 25 MINYEN HSIEH/HIROSHI YAMAZAKI/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/&c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,800
JUN 26 MUSIC TOMORROW 2025 (JÖRG WIDMANN) Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥2,000-¥4,000
JUN 27 IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT, AMORPHOUS DOMINION, &c. Unit, Daikanyama ¥9,500
JUN 27 ITOKEN WITH MEGAPHONES, HANAZONO DISTANCE Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000
JUN 28 KRONOS QUARTET/TERRY RILEY/SARA Sogakudo Concert Hall, Ueno ¥12,100
JUN 28 SATOMIMAGAE, AKHIRA SANO (DJ/LIVE DRAWING) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥4,000
JUN 28 KRISSY BERGMARK/TRONG KALLEVÅG Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥3,000
JUN 28 AYANE SATO/MISAKI MOTOFUJI/YUMA TAKESHITA/MIKI NAOE Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUN 28 MATTHEW BYARS/TETUZI AKIYAMA/SUZUERI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500
JUN 28 ERYKAH BADU FEAT. THE ALCHEMIST Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥19,900-¥30,000
JUN 29 MASAYO KOKETSU/TOKUTARO HOSOI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUN 30 DON MCLEAN/DAVID MCLEAN/LAUREN MCLEAN, &c. Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000
JUN 30 PAED CONCA/KEIGO IWAMI/YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
Tokyo Gigs July 2025
JUL 1 RAFAEL TORAL, JIM O'ROURKE/EIKO ISHIBASHI Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,000
JUL 1 MARTY HOLOUBEK'S TRIO II Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,500
JUL 1 TOMBED VISION/MASAHIRO TOBITA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUL 2 MASAYOSHI FUJITA & JAN JELINEK WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000
JUL 3 YUKI CHIBA Nippon Budokan, Kudanshita ¥10,000
JUL 3 HITOMITOI Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥7,900-¥10,600
JUL 5 AKIO JEIMUS/T.MIKAWA/RISA TAKEDA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUL 6 AKIO JEIMUS/CAL LYALL/TOMO Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUL 8 VMO AKA VIOLENT MAGIC ORCHESTRA WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,000
JUL 9 EMMANUEL PAHUD SOLO: JOLIVET, BACH, &c. Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥5,000
JUL 9 UDAI SHIKA/AKIRA SAKATA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUL 11 JESSICA ACKERLEY/AYAKO KANDA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUL 12 SHONEN KNIFE Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000
JUL 13 SPORT Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥5,000
JUL 14 DO MAKE SAY THINK Fever, Shindaita ¥6,000
JUL 16 ALCEST, ASUNOJOKEI Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥8,800
JUL 16 SHINTARO SAKAMOTO BAND Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥4,800
JUL 19 INCAPACITANTS, COMPUTER FIGHT Aoyama Moonromantic ¥3,000 (afternoon)
JUL 19 MASATAKA FUJIKAKE/HIDEKI TACHIBANA/IPPEI KATO Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUL 20 TRIPLE FIRE Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥6,100-¥8,800
JUL 21 MASATAKA FUJIKAKE/MITSURU TABATA/KEIKO KOMORI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUL 23 FERMIN MUGURUZA, SOUTH CARNIVAL, RANKIN TAXI, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥4,500
JUL 23 MASATAKA FUJIKAKE/HOPPY KAMIYAMA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
JUL 25 MASATAKA FUJIKAKE/KAZUO IMAI/KEIKO HIGUCHI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip
Tokyo Gigs August 2025
AUG 13 ICHIKO AOBA Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥8,800
AUG 20 ICHIKO AOBA Sumida Triphony Hall, Kinshicho ¥8,800
AUG 24 GEORGES APERGHIS CHAMBER MUSIC PORTRAIT Suntory Hall (Blue Rose), Akasaka ¥4,500
AUG 26 BIXIGA 70, AJATE WWW, Shibuya ¥6,500
AUG 27 HOWIE LEE, MANAMI KAKUDO WWW, Shibuya ¥6,500
AUG 28 JO KONDO COMMEMORATIVE CONCERT Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥7,700/¥9,900
AUG 29 GEORGES APERGHIS ORCHESTRA PORTRAIT Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥2,500/¥4,500
AUG 30 NEW JAPAN PHILHARMONIC: WATARU MUKAI, &c. Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥4,000
Tokyo Gigs September 2025
SEP 11 MERCURY REV Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥9,000
SEP 16 HORSEGIRL WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,700
SEP 17 HORSEGIRL Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,700
SEP 19 THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Nippon Budokan, Kudanshita ¥15,000/¥17,000
SEP 24 AKIRA NISHIMURA TRIBUTE CONCERT Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥5,000
SEP 24 JON CLEARY & THE ABSOLUTE MONSTER GENTLEMEN Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥7,000
Tokyo Gigs October 2025
OCT 12 YAHYEL Zepp Shinjuku ¥6,000
OCT 13 NEW JAPAN PHILHARMONIC/JOE HISAISHI: GLASS, ADAMS Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥4,000-¥12,000
OCT 13 THE CARDIGANS, CLOUDBERRY JAM, MEJA Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥12,000-¥28,000
OCT 21 SWEDISH RADIO CHOIR: PÄRT, HILLBORG, &c. Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥3,000-¥7,000
OCT 23 THE JESUS LIZARD Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥9,800
OCT 25 TOE Ryogoku Kokugikan ¥8,800/¥9,800
Tokyo Gigs November 2025
Tokyo Gigs December 2025
DEC 1-2 BETH GIBBONS Sumida Triphony Hall, Kinshicho ¥11,000-¥16,000
DEC 3 SOCCER MOMMY Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,000
DEC 10 BLACK COUNTRY NEW ROAD EX Theater Roppongi ¥8,800
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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.