{"id":99122,"date":"2026-07-26T14:45:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/?p=99122"},"modified":"2026-07-26T16:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:54:23","slug":"hibushibire-to-return-to-europe-with-a-new-tour-and-brand-new-fifth-studio-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2026\/07\/hibushibire-to-return-to-europe-with-a-new-tour-and-brand-new-fifth-studio-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Hibushibire to return to Europe with a new tour and brand-new fifth studio album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The psychedelic rock band Hibushibire are returning to Europe this August with a new tour and a new album, entitled <em>Phantom Fuzzy Exotica<\/em>. The band&#8217;s fifth studio album is due for release on 28 August, during the European tour of the four-piece band from Osaka. The tour consists of more than 20 shows in August and September. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The tour kicks off in the United Kingdom on 19 August with a gig in Liverpool. After eleven shows there, the band will head to mainland Europe for gigs in France, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. The rock band was also in Europe on tour last October. A live report of one of those gigs has recently been posted online; you can find it <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2026\/07\/live-report-freak-out-jams-with-hibushibire-at-the-victoria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Founded by singer and guitarist Changchang and bassist 821 as an improvisational jam rock band in 2012, the Osaka-based band has released several albums, including <em>Freak Out Orgasm!<\/em> in 2017, <em>Turn On, Tune In, Freak Out<\/em> in 2019 and <em>Magical Metamorphosis Third Eye<\/em> in 2023, following a long hiatus and a change in line-up. Last year, the band released their first studio album with their current line-up, <em>Flashback Stonehenge<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2537676557\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=e99708\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riotseasonrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/phantom-fuzzy-exotica\">Phantom Fuzzy Exotica by HIBUSHIBIRE<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hibushibire\u2019s music is heavily influenced by Acid Mothers Temple, 1960s hard rock, 1970s progressive rock and various psychedelic genres. The band\u2019s name, Hibushibire, comes from an old Japanese slang term that can be roughly translated as \u2018freak-out orgasm\u2019. The band currently consists of guitarist and vocalist Changchang, bassist Tetsuji Toyoda, drummer Aoi Hama and percussionist Kohei Katsuma on congas and theremin.<\/p>\n<h3>Hibushibire Phantom Fuzzy Exotica European Tour 2026 Dates<\/h3>\n<p>Wednesday 19 August, 2026: Archive &#8211; Liverpool, United Kingdom<br \/>\nThursday 20 August, 2026: Ivory Blacks &#8211; Glasgow, United Kingdom<br \/>\nFriday 21 August, 2026: The Golden Lion &#8211; Todmorden, United Kingdom<br \/>\nSaturday 22 August, 2026: The Bunkhouse &#8211; Swansea, United Kingdom<br \/>\nSunday 23 August, 2026: Beautiful Days &#8211; Devon, United Kingdom<br \/>\nTuesday 25 August, 2026: The Peer Hat &#8211; Manchester, United Kingdom<br \/>\nWednesday 26 August, 2026: Le Pub &#8211; Newport, United Kingdom<br \/>\nThursday 27 August, 2026: Strongroom Bar &#8211; London, United Kingdom<br \/>\nFriday 28 August, 2026: The Holloway &#8211; Norwich, United Kingdom<br \/>\nSaturday 29 August, 2026: The Sunflower Lounge &#8211; Birmingham, United Kingdom<br \/>\nSunday 30 August, 2026: The Piper &#8211; St Leonards, United Kingdom<br \/>\nTuesday 1 September, 2026: DND &#8211; Dunkirk, France<br \/>\nThursday 3 September, 2026: Pilsen Busking Fest &#8211; Pilsen, Czechia<br \/>\nFriday 4 September, 2026: Pilsen Busking Fest &#8211; Pilsen, Czechia<br \/>\nSunday 6 September, 2026: Riff &#8211; Budapest, Hungary<br \/>\nMonday 7 September, 2026: V\u00e9g\u00e1llom\u00e1s Klub &#8211; Szombathely, Hungary<br \/>\nTuesday 8 September, 2026: A Beton &#8211; Gy\u0151r, Hungary<br \/>\nWednesday 9 September, 2026: Chemiefabrik &#8211; Dresden, Germany<br \/>\nThursday 10 September, 2026: Bar Neun &#8211; Berlin, Germany<br \/>\nFriday 11 September, 2026: Subsol &#8211; Dusseldorf, Germany<br \/>\nSaturady 12 September, 2026: Magasin 4 &#8211; Brussels, Belgium<br \/>\nSunday 13 September, 2026: De Onderbroek &#8211; Nijmegen, Netherlands<br \/>\nMonday 14 September, 2026: La Bulle Caf\u00e9 &#8211; Lille, France<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The psychedelic rock band Hibushibire are returning to Europe this August with a new tour and a new album, entitled Phantom Fuzzy Exotica. 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