Japanese Events: Music

The first edition of the Japan-related festival KeiMania in Germany has been postponed to 2021. The organisation shared a message on their social media about the postponement: "The health of...

While the activities of rock band ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D were suspended indefinitely in 2019, the band recently announced that they will hold a special live stream with all the band...

Japanese rock band BACK-ON – known to international fans for creating themesongs for the anime series Gundam Build Fighters, Eyeshield 21, and Fairy Tail – will perform a special live...

Belgian agency and tour organisation HIGHFeeL mobilised a number of Japanese musicians and bands who will fill an hour with music during AnimeCon @ Home. From the famous names like...

The four ladies from SCANDAL announced that they had to cancel the Japanese shows that are part of their World Tour 2020 because of the current situation of COVID-19 and...

In a message on their official website and social media pages, the rock band MELT-BANANA announced that they have to cancel the upcoming US tour due to the current situation...

Multi-instrumentalist Yuko Araki, for some better known as the drummer of KUUNATIC, had the plan to tour Europe later in May, but that tour is cancelled due to the current...

Visual Kei musician SUI has little luck with his plan to return to Paris for a performance with his music project David in April, to celebrate the third anniversary for...

After quitting their fulltime jobs, it was time for the ladies of punk-rock-garage quartet Otoboke Beaver (おとぼけビ～バ～) to go touring all over the world. To celebrate their next step in life,...

Metalcore band CRYSTAL LAKE announced that they will not come to Europe this Summer. The shows can't take place due to the current situation around COVID-19, making it impossible for...

Heavy metal band ANTHEM is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year and was planning to tour Europe as part of this celebration. This tour has been cancelled by the band....

London-based Japanese alternative rock band Bo Ningen will tour the United Kingdom to promote their new album Sudden Fictions. The tour is planned in October, consists of 11 shows and...

The Swedish festival High 5ive Summer Fest 2020 has announced that the 2020 edition will be postponed due to current measures and various travel restrictions worldwide, all due to the...

When the ladies of the Japanese pop-rock band GIRLFRIEND announced at the end of 2019 that they would perform outside Japan again, it was impossible to predict what eventually became...

Bad news, but expected, because the upcoming European tour of BABYMETAL, which would take place in June, has been cancelled. This was announced by BABYMETAL earlier today on their official...

After all the cancellations and postponements of several big events in Germany, such as Connichi and Wacken Open Air, it may not come as a surprise that the 2020 edition...

The Jpop Double Trouble Tour that was planned for Europe in July with pop musicians 2& (DOUBLE AND) and Mariko Takei is postponed. This was announced by tour organisation Orion...

Art Punk Psychedelic Rock trio TsuShiMaMiRe (つしまみれ) recently announced their European tour for June a few weeks ago, but earlier today they shared the conclusion that this tour can't go...

Following their sold-out shows at The Underworld Camden and Boston Music Room in 2018, Japanese electronic rock/metal band Esprit D'Air will be back in London to perform a special 10th-anniversary...

The first European tour of Visual Kei metal band DEVILOOF was actually planned to start in a couple of days, but due to the current situation around COVID-19 pandemic, it...

With the decision of the German government to ban mass gatherings until the end of August of this year, it means not only for prominent festival Wacken Open Air that...

More and more news gets shared about the upcoming Summer, especially if we focus on the festival season. With several festivals being cancelled and postponed where Japanese musicians were supposed...

Graspop Metal Meeting will not have a 2020 edition, since the Belgian government decided to put a ban on large gatherings until the first of September. The metal festival was...

There will be no Hellfest this year, a sad message the organisation shared earlier today in an extensive statement on their website. The French authorities made a decision, due to...