Japanese Events: Music

This coming week starts the long-awaited European leg of songwriter and Vocaloid producer Kikuo's first world tour. It promises to be a great success, as several shows have already sold...

As part of the Moth to a flame world tour, brand new horror idol group Phantom Siita will make their first appearance in Europe for a number of shows. Although...

After a successful tour in Latin America under the slogan Miku Around The World, Miku, the vocalist of oshare kei band An Cafe, will head to Europe for a short...

After a busy year with festivals and tours singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba is gearing up for the release of a new album called Luminescent Creatures and a tour to celebrate its...

The holidays are over and the new year has started. Time to look ahead to the weekly music nights at the virtual music venue club VERSE in VRChat. On Friday...

Just under a month before the start of Nightmare's first European tour, it has been announced that some of the scheduled shows have been cancelled. This announcement was shared on...

The festive last month of 2024 has finally started and from this Friday, 6 December, the virtual doors of club VERSE will open again in VRChat for performances by talented...

Alternative metal band Head Phones President will perform at Spain's Rock Imperium Festival, set to take place from 26 to 29 June 2025 in Cartagena, a port city in south-eastern...

After a successful first world tour, the second world tour is set for singer Ado in 2025. The tour, titled Hibana, is considered one of the biggest world tours ever...

Last year, instrumental math-rock band Paranoid Void celebrated their tenth anniversary with a European tour, but this December the trio will return to the United Kingdom to perform as special...

This year, G.L.A.M.S, the solo project of singer-songwriter, painter and jewellery designer Mikaru, celebrates its 10th anniversary, and it will be celebrated with a brand spanking new album and a...

Psych-rockers Bo Ningen have a number of European shows planned this November, including an appearance at Le Guess Who? in Utrecht. But that's not all, as the band is one...

After the successful official opening of club VERSE on 25 October, the November programme for the new virtual musical venue in VRChat has been announced. Club VERSE is best described...

For music fans familiar with black metal from Japan, the name Abigail is likely to strike a chord. The black/thrash metal band has a European tour scheduled for November, with...

November gets off to a good start for European fans of Kruelty, the hardcore punk and death doom band has just completed their tour of North America with the US...

Friday 25 October marks the grand opening of club VERSE, a virtual musical venue in VRChat. Creator of this space is the Japan-based virtual rock singer-songwriter loy, who has been...

After the European festival tour just a few months ago, fans of the energetic idol metal machine BABYMETAL can look forward to their return as they have just announced a...

As we slowly move towards 2025, tour plans for that year are becoming more and more concrete. One of the most surprising announcements was the European tour of visual kei...

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...

Just like last year, legendary rock'n'roll band Guitar Wolf will tour Europe this month, in October, and November. The extensive tour will kick off on 24 October in France and...

In November, psychedelic rock band Hibushibire will be touring the United Kingdom for the first time in five years. For the tour, which consists of eight shows, the band will...

In 2022, the three ladies of The 5.6.7.8's—consisting of guitarist and vocalist Yoshiko Fujiyama, bassist Chellio Panther Omo and drummer Sachiko—completed a five-day tour in the United Kingdom. This month...

At the close of the third edition of WACK in the UK, it was revealed that fans of WACK and alternative pop music could once again look forward to a...

After listening to the first track from brand-new music unit BIJŪ, instant associations were being made with acts like Atari Teenage Riot, or possibly Japanese acts like BAAL and Despair....