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It is fun looking back at the start of this project which was entirely in the midst of the pandemic. The objective of introducing even more Japanese acts to AVO...

Following the digital re-release in April 2023 of Slayer’s Bay Blues, their self-recorded album that was sold at live shows during their first ventures overseas in the USA in 1999,...

Entitled Illuminate, Japanese solo musician SARI will celebrate her birthday with a concert on Friday 19 January 2024 in Stockholm. Earlier this year, the musician moved to Sweden to continue...

Last summer, singer-songwriter and guitarist DURAN was in Europe for some shows, mainly in France, and it clearly tasted like more. After releasing his new album Electric Man in November,...

Winter is finally here and soon the year 2023 will be over, but instead of looking back on the past year, we will look ahead with 10 anime recommendations. Did...

It seems that 2024 will be a big year for singer Ado. From 4 February to 1 April 2024, Ado will be going on a world tour for the very...

Solo idol Himari Tsukishiro, with her solo dance/vocal project Isiliel, had plenty to do this year, including a hefty world tour, as well as the release of her first album,...

Before mannequin duo FEMM will end the year 2023 with a disbandment, RiRi and LuLa will head to London for one more round of solo performances on 16 December. After...

An interesting collaboration between the Japanese instrumental rock band MONO and Spanish film collective ALISON resulted in a film fusing a story with live music, entitled Live Pilgrimage in Madrid....

This year, the organisation of Italian idol festival Monster Of Dolls took the first steps towards the return of a bigger event by organising several concerts, including a mini tour...

Singer-songwriter Anly will be returning to Europe for a couple of shows, including a visit to Manga Barcelona 2023 and a couple of solo shows. The Okinawa-born musician will be...

After four years, post-hardcore/metalcore band coldrain will return to Europe for a headline tour in February and March 2024. The five-member band has shows scheduled in Germany, France and Poland....

After their performance at Download Festival and a headliner show in London in June of this year, reggae-punk band SiM mentioned in their social media post that fans should "prepare...

After a busy European tour this year's spring, summer and start of autumn, singer-songwriter MION has announced the last shows for 2023 before she will travel back to Japan for...

With a brand new album out, titled stillness, softness..., Hinako Omori will tour Europe again. The European tour consists of 11 shows in seven countries, with four shows in the...

The Spanish convention Japan Weekend organises several editions through the year in Spain, and on the 18th and 19th of November, the event will take place in the city of...

Good news for European fans of the alternative rock band MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS: After performing at ArcTanGent Festival in the United Kingdom last year and confirming their first...

Japan's influential and at the same time notorious music agency, WACK, known for producing nonconventional pop and rock stars, is set to make its overseas debut with an event titled...

To celebrate her 20-year career, singer-songwriter Nana Kitade has been performing almost all over the world this year, from North America to Europe to South America and her tour final...

If you are interested in some screaming distorted guitars with rough shrieking singing of epic proportions make sure to go to a metal festival near you this fall to see...

Two-piece band AINAKANNA will head to the United Kingdom for a tour at the end of October. After the duo managed to raise enough money in 2019 to go ahead...

The five men of DIR EN GREY are set to make a triumphant return to Europe with their EUROPE TOUR24 FROM DEPRESSION TO ________ . This marks their first European...

At the end of October, Tonari no Hanako will travel to France for performances at Japan Expo Orléans. In addition to the performances at the weekend of 28 and 29...

The Yoshiki Classical 10th Anniversary World Tour, in which YOSHIKI will perform a series of classical concerts with a full orchestra, is set to start very soon. On Friday the...