MIKU EXPO returns to Europe for 10th anniversary celebration

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MIKU EXPO 2024 EUROPE promotional banner | Art by zain @ Crypton Future Media, INC. www.piapro.net piapro

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In a few days, the 2024 edition of MIKU EXPO will start in North America, but there is also good news for the fans of Hatsune Miku in Europe as the European leg of MIKU EXPO 2024 has been confirmed and, like the North American tour, it will be a collaboration between Crypton Future Media and Crunchyroll. The European leg of MIKU EXPO 2024 will start on 26 October in London and ends on 2 November in Berlin.

In honour of its 10th anniversary, the theme for MIKU EXPO 2024 is Universal Positivity, echoing the original theme from 2014. There is also a theme song to celebrate this milestone and this year’s world tour, titled Intergalactic Bound by Yunosuke & CircusP feat. Hatsune Miku. A music video directed by Tanaka Masaaki was presented at the start of the year. From the start of MIKU EXPO in 2014, the concert tour hit 30 cities worldwide, with a total of 68 shows. At MIKU EXPO performances, Hatsune Miku is brought to life through 3D rendering and her repertoire is created entirely by individual creators, making her the world’s first crowd-created virtual talent.

Originating as a popular Vocaloid software voicebank developed by music technology company Crypton Future Media, which allows you to create songs by entering lyrics and melodies resulting in music with a synthesised singing voice. The character Hatsune Miku with her recognisable synthesised voice, turquoise long hair in twin tails and coloured futuristic clothes became so popular that she grew into a cultural phenomenon, performing all over the world as a virtual vocalist.

Hatsune Miku 2024 Europe Tour Dates

Saturday 26 October, 2024: OVO Arena Wembley – London, United Kingdom
Monday 28 October, 2024: ING Arena (Palais 12) – Brussels, Belgium
Tuesday 29 October, 2024: Zénith Paris – La Villette – Paris, France
Wednesday 30 October, 2024: AFAS – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Friday 1 November, 2024: Mitsubishi Electric Halle – Düsseldorf, Germany
Saturday 2 November, 2024: Uber Eats Music Hall – Berlin, Germany

The ticket sales will start on Friday 5 April at 10.00 GMT.

Source: MIKU EXPO

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