After completing a series of shows in the north of the United Kingdom and a show in the Netherlands, the four-piece pop punk band MIKABOMB will play a number of shows in the south of the United Kingdom in November. The tour is now titled Too Loud To Fade, and MIKABOMB has announced who they will be performing with during the upcoming shows. For the first four shows, the Fukuoka-based rock ‘n’ roll garage punk trio Love Bites (not to be confused with the Japanese metal band LOVEBITES) will share the stage with MIKABOMB. At the tour finale on November 29, legendary English punk band Disorder will also be appearing on stage.
After performances in Kyoto, Kobe, Osaka, Tokyo, and Fukuoka in April, the four-piece band took to the stage at the Japan Festival in Amstelveen in June. In August, MIKABOMB continued their comeback with a handful of performances in the United Kingdom, including at Moseley Punk & Hardcore Festival in Birmingham and Rebellion Festival in Blackpool. We were present at one of the shows, and the live report will be online soon.
MIKABOMB started in London when vocalist Mika Handa arrived in the United Kingdom with the mission of starting a punk band. This resulted in a full-fledged band and a record deal with Beastie Boys’ label Grand Royal. After releasing several singles, Grand Royal went out of business, and MIKABOMB managed to release their debut album, The Fake Fake Sound of MIKABOMB, on another label, Damaged Goods, in 2001. This album was followed up by another album, HellCats, four years later.
In 2006, the band split up, only to return in 2010 with a new line-up and occasional performances in Europe. Eventually, the band went quiet until the beginning of this year, most likely due in part to the pandemic. It was announced that the Japanese pop-punk band would be going to Japan for the first time for a five-show tour. The band currently consists of vocalist Mika Handa, guitarist Mel Roxy, bassist Emiko, and drummer Debbie. The band name is sometimes also written as MIKA BOMB, due to the bullet hole between MIKA and BOMB in the logo.
MIKABOMB 2025 Extra UK Tour Dates
Wednesday 19 November, 2025: The Prince Albert – Brighton, United Kingdom
Thursday 20 November, 2025: Jenny Lind – Hastings, United Kingdom
Friday 21 November, 2025: Signature Brew Haggerston – London, United Kingdom
Saturday 22 November, 2025: The Anchor – Canterbury, United Kingdom
Saturday 29 November, 2025: The Four Horsemen – Bournemouth, United Kingdom
