Maya Ongaku announce first solo tour through Europe

Band photo of the three-piece band Maya Ongaku sitting next to each other at a cosy cafe or diner. The seating arrangement is near a couple of windows allowing natural sunlight to shine inside the space, giving it a warm atmosphere. Photography by Kenta Sawada

Maya Ongaku © Photography by Kenta Sawada

After touring Europe with Taiwanese psychedelic sibling duo MongTong in 2023, Maya Ongaku will return to Europe in May for their first solo tour through the continent. The tour consists of 13 shows at the time of writing, with the mention that more shows are being added. In addition to the many shows in Germany, the three-piece will also perform in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, and Sweden.

Maya Ongaku (stylised as maya ongaku) can be best described as a collective or contemporary music ensemble, consisting of local musicians from the coastal communities around Enoshima, 50 kilometres southwest of the metropolis Tokyo. The origin of the band, currently a trio consisting of Tsutomu Sonoda, Ryota Takano and Shoei Ikeda, can be found in a vintage shop called Ace General Store, where between chats, putting together the vinyl section and manning the cash register, the musicians also find time to jam sessions and record music in the studio that can also be found there.

In the spring of 2023, the Japanese band released their first album Approach to Anima, via Guruguru Brain. This release got followed up by an EP in August last year, titled Electronic Phantoms. Maya Ongaku just finished supporting the Nigerian four-piece rock band Etran de L’Aïr on their tour through North America.

Maya Ongaku European Tour 2025 Dates

Wednesday 28 May, 2025: Shacklewell Arms – London, United Kingdom
Thursday 29 May, 2025: Cornish Bank – Falmouth, United Kingdom
Saturday 31 May, 2025: N9 – Eeklo, Belgium
Monday 2 June, 2025: Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tuesday 3 June, 2025: Banhof – Bad Kotzting, Germany
Wednesday 4 June, 2025: Merlin – Stuttgart, Germany
Friday 6 June, 2025: Import/Export – Munich, Germany
Saturday 7 June, 2025: Bongo Joe – Genève, Switzerland
Tuesday 10 June, 2025: Stadtgarten – Cologne, Germany
Wednesday 11 June, 2025: Neue Zukunft – Berlin, Germany
Thursday 12 June, 2025: BETA – Copenhagen, Denmark
Friday 13 June, 2025: Voxhall – Argus, Denmark
Saturday 14 June, 2025: Annelundsgården – Malmo, Sweden

Source: Maya Ongaku

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