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 1 ULCASIVA, AYAMI SUZUKI, LEO OKAGAWA/NAOKI NOMOTO Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

JUL 1 RABITO ARIMOTO/HIROKI CHIBA/TETSURO FUJIMAKI Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,800

JUL 1 YOUR ARMS ARE MY COCOON, GODFUCK, GINGERBEE, &c. Moonstep, Nakano ¥4,800

JUL 1 VINI, FUKI KITAMURA, LBSTR Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,500

JUL 2 MASAYOSHI FUJITA & JAN JELINEK WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

JUL 2 LAUREN MCLEAN/DAVID MCLEAN/DONALD MCLEAN/&c. Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

JUL 2 YEONG DIE, 1729, AMANEMU, SEWING SITUATION, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,300

JUL 3 YUKI CHIBA Nippon Budokan, Kudanshita ¥10,000

JUL 3 TETUZI AKIYAMA/AYAL SENIOR/TONY CONRAD'S 'THE FLICKER' Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥3,000

JUL 3 HITOMITOI Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥7,900-¥10,600

JUL 3 AKIO JEIMUS/TOKUTARO HOSOI/MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JUL 3 YOSHIO MACHIDA/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

JUL 4 BÁRA ZMEKOVÁ TRIO/MIKKA MANGETSU, &c. Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,300

JUL 4 AKIO JEIMUS/SHIZUO UCHIDA/KYOSUKE TERADA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JUL 4 HARTMAN/NAKAMURA/AKIYAMA, TINNY WORDS Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

JUL 4 JUN TOGAWA Tokyo Kinema Club, Uguisudani ¥6,500

JUL 4 SAM GOKU, K.E.G, CELTER, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

JUL 4 JAKOJAKO, WATA IGARASHI, MARI SAKURAI, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥3,000 (night)

JUL 4 DAVE OWEN, VELOCITY, MOUNTAIN B2B AZUMAI, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,000

JUL 4 DJ WILDPARTY, EYEZEN, SUPER JET KINOKO, TOMGGG, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥4,500

JUL 5 AISHA, ADEEL, OTACO, BOTSU A.K.A. NGS, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000 (afternoon)

JUL 5 BÁRA ZMEKOVÁ TRIO/MIKKA MANGETSU, &c. 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥3,500 (afternoon)

JUL 5 SOEMON: SATO, ICHINOSE, SAWAI, PAGÉ, &c. Oji Hall, Ginza ¥4,000

JUL 5 AKBK, BLACKPHONE666, BLOW OUT, THE OBEY UNIT Soup, Ochiai ¥2,000

JUL 5 AKIO JEIMUS/T.MIKAWA/RISA TAKEDA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JUL 5 HUDSON MOHAWKE, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, &c. Takanawa Gateway Zero-Site ¥5,500

JUL 5 4S4KI, SATOH, DOS MONOS, LIL ASH ZANGE, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,000

JUL 5 KAZUO IMAI (FIEDLE GAMBA SOLO) Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

JUL 5 BELGRADO, DILDOS, MADAME EDWARDA, &c. Flowers Loft, Shimokitazawa ¥3,900

JUL 5 TRAMHAUS, SUGAR HOUSE Three, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

JUL 5 MAKOTO KAWASHIMA/LOUIS INAGE/NAOTO YAMAGISHI Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

JUL 5 DJ MARCELLE, PORTAL, YELLOWUHURU, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

JUL 5 DJ NOBU, OCCA, TATSUOKI, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

JUL 5 WEV, GEORGE BOLTON, STACKM, SAMO, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500

JUL 5 ALBINO SOUND/MARS89 (LIVE), RRRKRTA, RE:CO, &c. WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,500

JUL 6 AKIO JEIMUS/CAL LYALL/TOMO Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JUL 6 BELGRADO, SCHEDARS, SOLVENT COBALT, &c. Heavy Sick Zero, Nakano ¥3,900

JUL 6 AYAL SENIOR, LEO TAKIMI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

JUL 6 ZAYDDC, SNOTNOZE SALEEM, OHTWO MOB, VOVIVAV, &c. Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,500

JUL 7 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE SPECIAL BIG BAND Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥6,600

JUL 7 KANAKO NUMATA (SOLO) Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

JUL 7 TENKO/YUMIKO TANAKA/RUBY NAKAMURA/&c. Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

JUL 7 PASTORAL, WOOPHEADCLRMS, CUSPER, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

JUL 7 SHOJI HANO/HIDEKI TACHIBANA/IPPEI KATO Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

JUL 8 VMO AKA VIOLENT MAGIC ORCHESTRA WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,000

JUL 8 RUBY NAKAMURA/MITSURU NASUNO/TATSUYA NAKAMURA Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥5,000

JUL 8 AKIRA SAKATA/TRIPLE EDGE Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

JUL 8 THOMAS FLORIN/REONA/KEIGO IWAMI/YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,800

JUL 8 TRAMHAUS, DYGL, TAKERU MURATA (DJ) Aoyama Moonromantic ¥5,500

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 9 DAIRO SUGA/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

JUL 9 CANDY, COFFINS, TIVE, OTUS Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥5,000

JUL 9 RIUCHI DAIJO/TAKASHI SEO/KOJI OTA/TOMOKI KONDO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

JUL 10 TOKYO SINFONIETTA: BOULEZ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall, Ueno ¥4,000

JUL 10 JEFF FUCCILLO/AYAL SENIOR/AKIO JEIMUS Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

JUL 11 JESSICA ACKERLEY/AYAKO KANDA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JUL 11 LAUREN MCLEAN/DAVID MCLEAN/DONALD MCLEAN/&c. Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

JUL 11 YAMAFUTATSU, TAMAKI ROY Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥4,000

JUL 11 CLOSET YI, FOODMAN, FRANKIE $, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

JUL 11 BLACK ASTEROID, MAYUDEPTH, SEKITOVA, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500

JUL 12 SHONEN KNIFE Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

JUL 12 GEZAN/AKIKO NAKAYAMA, ICHIKO AOBA Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,000

JUL 12 DAIRO SUGA/AKIRA SAKATA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

JUL 12 MANABU SUZUKI/KEIKO HIGUCHI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

JUL 12 YASUMUNE MORISHIGE, VELTZ, SIMON WHETHAM, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

JUL 12 RIRONGG, TRANSFLUXION, KAZUMA KUBOTA, RISARIPA Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,000

JUL 12 OUTGROW MADNESS, SENSELESS APOCALYPSE, &c. Higashi-Koenji 20,000V ¥2,400

JUL 12 TOMBED VISIONS TRIO/TETUZI AKIYAMA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

JUL 12 GONNO B2B HARUKA, KABUTO, DJ HI-C, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥2,500

JUL 12 PASOCOM MUSIC CLUB, OKADADA, DJ WILDPARTY Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500

JUL 12 SIBITT, K-BOMB/BABA/ATSUHIRO ITO, AKIRAM EN, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,000

JUL 13 SPORT Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥5,000

JUL 13 DAIRO SUGA/AKIRA SAKATA/SIBITT/IPPEI KATO/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

JUL 13 NATSUKI KIDO/MITSURU TABATA/RISA TAKEDA/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500

JUL 13 FUGURI KATAOKA, THE HALCYON, &c. Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,500

JUL 13 SAKURAN-ZENSEN Pool, Sakuradai ¥3,000

JUL 13 TIRORU, SEAKETA, KANJI KUWAHARA/MISAKI MOTOFUJI, &c. Scool, Mitaka ¥2,500

JUL 14 DO MAKE SAY THINK Fever, Shindaita ¥6,000

JUL 14 SHOKO NUMAO/MASATAKA ABE/RYOTARO MIYASAKA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

JUL 14 SAKUHO/KAZUKI ASHIKAWA/MISAKI MOTOFUJI Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

JUL 15 SEIICHI YAMAMOTO/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥5,000

JUL 15 HIROSHI YAMAZAKI/MAKOTO KAWASHIMA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

JUL 15 AKIRA SAKATA/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

JUL 15 AYAL SENIOR/JEFF FUCCILLO Pianola Records, Daita ¥3,000

JUL 16 ALCEST, ASUNOJOKEI Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥8,800

JUL 16 SHINTARO SAKAMOTO BAND Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥4,800

JUL 16 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA/JUNJI HIROSE Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000

JUL 16 LOLOET W/ JUN HATTORI Aoyama Moonromantic ¥3,000

JUL 16 HIDEKI NAGANO: SCARLATTI, ALBÉNIZ, BOULEZ, &c. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall, Ueno ¥5,000

JUL 17 MAYUKO HINO/EROSLOVESYOU/AMI BIQUE/&c. Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

JUL 17 SETAGAYA TRIO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

JUL 17 KEN IKEDA/FUMI ENDO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

JUL 18 NON WONK, NO BUSES, ALDO VAN EYCK, &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥4,500

JUL 18 GATEBALLERS, TEXAS 3000, SAGOSAID, &c. Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥1,200

JUL 18 TOBIAS X DOLTZ (LIVE), YOUFORGOT, REE.K, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥2,800

JUL 18 TRNGS, LUNG, YUKO ARAKI, FOODMAN, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,800 (night)

JUL 18 REFRACTED, KAI GALACTIC, LISA MIZUNO, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

JUL 18 VLADIMIR DUBYSHKIN, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥2,500 (night)

JUL 19 INCAPACITANTS, COMPUTER FIGHT Aoyama Moonromantic ¥3,000 (afternoon)

JUL 19 MOODYMANN, &c. Takanawa Gateway Zero-Site ¥7,000

JUL 19 OMSB WWW X, Shibuya ¥5,000

JUL 19 MASATAKA FUJIKAKE/HIDEKI TACHIBANA/IPPEI KATO Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JUL 19 CARPAINTER, QUARTA330 (LIVE), H.K. WORKS, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,500 (evening)

JUL 19 NEPENTHES, GOD MOUNTAIN, REDNECKS, GREEN MILK..., &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥TBA

JUL 19 JESSICA ACKERLEY/MASAYO KOKETSU Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

JUL 19 KEIJI HAINO, KATSUREI Manda-La 2, Kichijoji ¥4,000

JUL 19 HEEJIN JANG, UQUWA, KURUMI KADOYA, WAKANA IKEDA Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

JUL 19 LIMITED TOSS, EPHEMEGRA, PHAZMIDI, KA4U (DJ), &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,800 (night)

JUL 19 KILLER BONG, SUNGA, CALPISS, &c. Bonobo, Harajuku ¥2,500

JUL 19 TWO SHELL (HOLO SET), LIBESH RAMKO, SHUSHU, CLAIR, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000 (night)

JUL 19 SOFIA RODINA, ALBINO SOUND, FETUS, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥2,500 (night)

JUL 20 HIKASHU 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥3,500 (afternoon)

JUL 20 KUNIKAZU TANAKA/MISAKI MOTOFUJI Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥TBA (afternoon)

JUL 20 TRIPLE FIRE Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥6,100-¥8,800

JUL 20 JESSICA ACKERLEY/TETUZI AKIYAMA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

JUL 20 HEEJIN JANG, TARO AIKO, KINNARA : DESI LA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,300

JUL 20 KUKANGENDAI Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

JUL 21 MASATAKA FUJIKAKE/MITSURU TABATA/KEIKO KOMORI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JUL 21 SUZUMENO TEARS, HARIKUYAMAKU, CHEE SHIMIZU (DJ), &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

JUL 21 AYAL SENIOR, AYAMI SUZUKI, TAKASHI MASUBUCHI, &c. Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000

JUL 23 FERMIN MUGURUZA, SOUTH CARNIVAL, RANKIN TAXI, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥4,500

JUL 23 MASATAKA FUJIKAKE/HOPPY KAMIYAMA/EXPE Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JUL 23 SHINPEI RUIKE/DAIRO SUGA/SHOJI HANO/&c. Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

JUL 25 LIMITED EXPRESS (HAS GONE?), SLIGHT SLAPPERS, 6EYES, &c. Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥3,800

JUL 25 MASATAKA FUJIKAKE/KAZUO IMAI/KEIKO HIGUCHI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JUL 25 MAI MAO/YUJI ISHIHARA, STRAYTONE, SIMON WHETHAM Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥1,500

JUL 25 YOUR TUAGONO TAMASHI/TYLER BENNETT, KAIWEI, &c. Higashi-Koenji 20,000V ¥2,400

JUL 25 KYLE HALL, YOU FORGOT, YUICHI UCHIBAYASHI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

JUL 25 HIDENKA, DJ KENSEI, JUZU A.K.A. MOOCHY, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥2,300

JUL 26 POWER, JON NO SON, UOO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

JUL 26 TAKAKO MINEKAWA/TAKASHI MASUBUCHI Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥3,000

JUL 26 UVB, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

JUL 27 KEIJI HAINO/AKAIHIRUME/NANAO KOBAYASHI Gekkasha, Jimbocho ¥3,500

JUL 27 JAKA KOPAČ/LENART KREČIČ/MOTOI KANAMORI TRIO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,000

JUL 27 ALMA, YOUR FUTAGONO TAMASHI & KAIWEI, ROTTENLAVA II, &c. Pool, Sakuradai ¥2,500

JUL 27 GOODBYE GANGSTERS, THE RATEL, FREEGAN, &c. Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥3,000

JUL 28 MASAMICHI KINOSHITA, FUMI ENDO, SHIBATETSU Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

JUL 29 YUJI ISHIHARA/EIICHI WATANABE Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JUL 29 PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE/MASAHIKO SATOH Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

JUL 29 KAIWEI/YOUR FUTAGONO TAMASHI/TYLER BENNETT, &c. Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

JUL 30 THE ANCIENT HIGHBALLS Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,500

JUL 30 PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE/AKIRA SAKATA/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

JUL 30 YUJI ISHIHARA/MANABU SUZUKI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JUL 31 TADAHIKO YOKOGAWA/NAOTO YAMAGISHI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

JUL 31 AKIRA SAKATA/TAKASHI SEO/JUN INUI Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥2,500

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

Tokyo Gigs August 2025

AUG 1 KOJI OHTA/BONSTAR Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

AUG 1 FUMIYA TANAKA WWW X, Shibuya ¥3,000 (night)

AUG 2 DANIEL SEVEN, M-PROJECT, DJ SHIMAMURA, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya Free (afternoon)

AUG 2 JIM O'ROURKE/EIKO ISHIBASHI, FRIDAY NIGHT PLANS Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,300

AUG 2 KURT RALSKE/SUZUERI, MIKHAIL MANSON Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

AUG 3 BUN NOGUCHI, EIKO ISHIBASHI WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

AUG 3 FUCKER/YAHHO, NI-HAO!!!!/MADAMLOSS, &c. Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥3,800

AUG 3 WORST TASTE & SPECIAL MAGIC, DO RODOSHITERU, &c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥2,500

AUG 4 WEEP WAVE, PARIS DEATH HILTON, AS A SKETCH PAD Fever, Shindaita ¥2,800

AUG 5 AUDREY NUNA Unit, Daikanyama ¥7,000

AUG 6 DEAFHEAVEN Kanda Hall ¥9,000

AUG 6 HANAZONO DISTANCE, LOLOET, HUGEN, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

AUG 7 MITSURU TABATA/MATHIAS PREUSS/DORONKO Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

AUG 7 U-ZHAAN/DAIKICHI YOSHIDA Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500

AUG 8 HARU NEMURI, BOTSU AKA NGS, E5, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥3,800

AUG 8 MITSURU TABATA/KAZUHIDE YAMAJI/YUJI ISHIHARA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

AUG 8 HARU NEMURI, BOTSU A.K.A. NGS, E5, YOUNG KEE, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥3,800

AUG 8 MIDNIGHT DANCE PARTY, GENICK, GUCHON, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

AUG 9 CERO, EIKO ISHIBASHI, WOOL & THE PANTS, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥6,500

AUG 9 MITSURU TABATA/SHOJI HANO/ATSUHIRO ITO Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

AUG 9 KATSURA YAMAUCHI/KOHSETSU IMANISHI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

AUG 10 MITSURU TABATA/T.MIKAWA/HIROSHI SASABUCHI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

AUG 11 MITSURU TABATA/TENKO/SEIICHIRO MORIKAWA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

AUG 13 ICHIKO AOBA Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥8,800

AUG 15 MASAYO KOKETSU/MITO Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

AUG 15 DIGABLE PLANETS Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥8,900-¥11,600

AUG 16 BIANCA OBLIVION, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500

AUG 17 HUUN HUUR TU Haremame, Daikanyama ¥7,700

AUG 18-19 JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥19,800-¥22,500

AUG 19 ALICIA KEYS Tokyo International Forum, Yurakucho ¥14,000-¥25,000

AUG 19 AKIRA SAKATA/REONA Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,500

AUG 20 ICHIKO AOBA Sumida Triphony Hall, Kinshicho ¥8,800

AUG 20 AKIKO HOTAKA/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/SANGO TSUBAKI Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

AUG 21 KAZUO IMAI/JUNJI MORI/SHIRO OHNUMA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

AUG 22 MAYA ONGAKU, MINAMI DEUTSCH, GURUGURU BRAIN JAM WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,500

AUG 23 TREKKIE TRAX CREW, 4S4KI, MASAYOSHI IIMORI, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥3,500 (night)

AUG 23 TIALA, SEROTONIN MIST, REBEL ONE EXCALIBUR, KURUUCREW, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥3,000

AUG 24 GEORGES APERGHIS CHAMBER MUSIC PORTRAIT Suntory Hall (Blue Rose), Akasaka ¥4,500

AUG 24 COFFINS, SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY, LOOPRIDER, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

AUG 24 SEPPUKU PISTOLS, BULL THE BUFFALOS, THE SKA FLAMES, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥3,900

AUG 26 BIXIGA 70, AJATE WWW, Shibuya ¥6,500

AUG 27 HOWIE LEE, MANAMI KAKUDO WWW, Shibuya ¥6,500

AUG 27-28 FIEVEL IS GLAUQUE Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

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 29 JAMES HOLDEN (LIVE), &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

AUG 30 NEW JAPAN PHILHARMONIC: WATARU MUKAI, &c. Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥4,000

AUG 30 DOS MONOS Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥5,500

AUG 30 OR:LA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

AUG 30 SOUL MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,500

AUG 31 GHETTOS, NEMO, SLEEPERS, THE DEAD PAN SPEAKERS, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

AUG 31 PASOCOM MUSIC CLUB, TENDRE (DJ), TOKKURI, &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

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

Tokyo Gigs September 2025

SEP 3 CAROLINE WWW X, Shibuya ¥8,000

SEP 4-6 GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥17,900-¥21,000

SEP 5 SÖNDÖRGÖ Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

SEP 6 SLIGHT SLAPPERS, ENDON, HUSKING BEE, SEPPUKU PISTOLS, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500

SEP 9 CADEJO W/ NAOYUKI UCHIDA, HOON Aoyama Moonromantic ¥5,500

SEP 11 MERCURY REV Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥9,000

SEP 11 LARAAJI Sogetsu Hall, Aoyama-Itchome ¥8,400

SEP 11 FARAQUET, SEMENTOS, MORETHAN Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥6,500

SEP 13 WOOL & THE PANTS, CHINZA DOPENESS, NONCHELEEE WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,500

SEP 13-14 ROBERT GLASPER Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥13,400-¥16,500

SEP 14 KIKI BAND Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,500

SEP 15 PARAQUET, MALEGOAT, MIRROR Fever, Shindaita ¥6,500

SEP 15 KIKI BAND Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,500

SEP 15-16 MAMMAL HANDS Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,000

SEP 16 PARAQUET, NINE DAYS WONDER Fever, Shindaita ¥6,500

SEP 16 HORSEGIRL WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,700

SEP 16 FABIANO DO NASCIMENTO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,500

SEP 17 HORSEGIRL Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,700

SEP 17 REMON NAKANISHI & SUZUMENO TEARS Aoyama Moonromantic ¥TBA

SEP 18 AARON PARKS/GREG TUOHEY/MATT BREWER/JONGKUK KIM WWW, Shibuya ¥7,800

SEP 19 THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Nippon Budokan, Kudanshita ¥15,000/¥17,000

SEP 21 LAUSBUB Womb, Shibuya ¥4,800

SEP 22-23 MIHO HAZAMA M_UNIT Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,000

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

SEP 24 ODDGEIR BERG TRIO, &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,000

SEP 27 BURDEN OF DESPAIR, DARKNESS, BELMADIGULA, COFFINS, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,500

SEP 27-28 LANG LEE W/ UNNIE CHOIR Tokyo Kinema Club, Uguisudani ¥8,000

SEP 29 AWICH, IRI Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥7,900

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

Tokyo Gigs October 2025

OCT 3 LANG LEE/HYEJI LEE Gloria Chapel, Shinagawa ¥6,000

OCT 3 MIZUKI AITA PERCUSSION RECITAL Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall, Ueno ¥3,000

OCT 7 JUNNA & FOLK SHOW CREW Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,000

OCT 8 JON SPENCER Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥8,500

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 15-17 BILL FRISELL TRIO Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,900

OCT 17 ANGIE MCMAHON Unit, Daikanyama ¥7,000

OCT 21 SWEDISH RADIO CHOIR: PÄRT, HILLBORG, &c. Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥3,000-¥7,000

OCT 22 KUNIKO KATO/STEVE REICH PROJECT Suntory Hall (Blue Rose), Akasaka ¥4,000/¥6,000

OCT 23 THE JESUS LIZARD Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥9,800

OCT 23 FRENTE CUMBIERO WWW, Shibuya ¥6,500

OCT 24 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC: ADAMS, STRAVINSKY Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥25,000-¥45,000

OCT 25 TOE Ryogoku Kokugikan ¥8,800/¥9,800

OCT 28-29 AROOJ AFTAB Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥9,400-¥13,500

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

Tokyo Gigs November 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tokyo Gigs February 2026

FEB 4 AUTECHRE Zepp Divercity, Odaiba ¥8,800

FEB 9 MY BLOODY VALENTINE Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥18,000/¥20,000

FEB 21 MAC DEMARCO Kanda Square Hall ¥8,500

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.

From the archives: Fishmans, 2019 Japan Times interview

“We were ‘just doing it,’ but ‘just doing it’ takes real single-mindedness”

Kin-ichi Motegi of Fishmans, 2019. Photo by James Hadfield

In the eternal present of modern listening, when the entire history of recorded sound is just a few clicks away, some music reverberates for longer. That’s been the case with Fishmans, a cult 1990s act whose blend of dub rhythms and dream-pop reverie continues to lure new fans 20 years after the untimely death of frontman Shinji Sato.

Though they were able to sell out 2,000-capacity venues in their prime, Fishmans never enjoyed widespread commercial success. In an era when Japan’s top-selling artists were shifting millions of copies, they barely registered in the Oricon charts.