This week, Osaka-based noise-pop duo HYPER GAL kicked off their first-ever European tour to promote their brand new album After Image, released last September via SKiN GRAFT Records.
HYPER GAL have been described as everything from “minimalist-noise rock” to “post-shoegaze”. When asked about this, vocalist Koharu Ishida said: “It’s very interesting because different people hear and receive our music in very different ways” no wave, noise, punk, pop… We think all of those terms describe the musicality of HYPER GAL, but also that’s not all…” Drummer Kurumi Kadoya added, “We think it is good that our music is not so easy to define. In Japan our shows are considered very unique. We are a two-piece band, a vocalist and a drummer. I play the drums, but I also play the keyboard. At our live performances, I create loops – live – during the concert. These loops create a foundation and this noise augments the sound of the drums.”
The band will perform at Dijon’s MV Festival, the Left Of The Dial Festival in Rotterdam, and Les Nuits Weekender Festival in Brussels, ending on 11 November in the Netherlands at Utrecht’s Le Guess Who Festival. The tour kicked off last Tuesday in Berlin last Tuesday, with a performance at Villa Kuriosum. In total, the European tour consists of 23 shows.
HYPER GAL European Tour 2024 Dates
Tuesday 15 October, 2024: Villa Kuriosum – Berlin, Germany
Wednesday 16 October, 2024: Bike Jesus – Prague, Czech Republic
Thursday 17 October, 2024: Stubnitz – Hamburg, Germany
Friday 18 October, 2024: LEFT OF THE DIAL Festival – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Saturday 19 October, 2024: LEFT OF THE DIAL Festival – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Monday 21 October, 2024: The Moon Club – Cardiff, United Kingdom
Tuesday 22 October, 2024: Oakford Social Club – Reading, United Kingdom
Wednesday 23 October, 2024: The Library – Oxford, United Kingdom
Thursday 24 October, 2024: Wharf Chambers – Leeds, United Kingdom
Friday 25 October, 2024: Shacklewell Arms – London, United Kingdom
Sunday 27 October, 2024: MV Festival – Dijon, France
Tuesday 29 October, 2024: Instant Chavires – Paris, France
Wednesday 30 October, 2024: Trix – Antwerp, Netherlands
Thursday 31 October, 2024: La Chaouée – Metz, France
Friday 01 November, 2024: 4ad – Diskmuide, Belgium
Saturday 02 November, 2024: Les Nuits Weekender Festival – Brussels, Belgium
Sunday 03 November, 2024: Dachstock – Bern, Switzerland
Monday 04 November, 2024: Arci Bellezza – Milan, Italy
Tuesday 05 November, 2024: Ziggy Club – Turin, Italy
Wednesday 06 November, 2024: La Cave 12 – Geneve, Switzerland
Thursday 07 November, 2024: Mood Club – Memmingen, Germany
Friday 08 November, 2024: Alte Kupferschmiede – Giessen, Germany
Saturday 09 November, 2024: Le Guess Who? Festival – Utrecht, Netherlands
