Category: Event News

Bob Dylan  14-date Japan Spring Tour 2014 Announced The Japanese audiences are getting their fair share of “oldies but goodies” in 2014:Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, Toto…and now Bob Dylan! And Dylan must like Japan, as he is going to stay in Japan for...

Breaking news: The Rolling Stones will set Tokyo Dome on fire in 2014! Three shows have been announced (so far): Tokyo Dome – February 26th (Wed)Tokyo Dome – March 4th (Tue)Tokyo Dome – March 6th (Thu) It wouldn’t entirely surprise me, if additional shows were...

For a long time, it seemed like Blur would visit Japan just for a quick “stop-over show” (see our previous entry). But now, a second gig has been announced on January 13th (national holiday)!  Before playing the Nippon Budokan in the middle of Tokyo, they will do a...

This post is about a past tour. For upcoming Sheena Ringo concert dates, see here. Shiina Ringo (椎名林檎) disappeared from show biz after disbanding her band Tokyo Jihen (aka Tokyo Incidents, 東京事変) in 2012, but now she’s back! Five shows have been announced to celebrate...

This post is for a past tour. For upcoming Eric Clapton concerts in Japan, see here. Eric Clapton will bring the blues to Japan in February 2014! All 5 concerts of his Japan tour will be held in the Kanto area (Update 2013-11-05: Two additional shows in Nagoya and...

First of all: if you want to start your 2014 seeing Blur in Japan, you better act quick! Entry for the third ticket pre-sale lottery at Ticket Pia runs until Sep 11th, 11am Japan time. I’d be very surprised if this show doesn’t sell out, as it is...

It’s hard to overlook: Japan loves the Beatles. There are probably more Beatles bars in Tokyo than in Liverpool, and there’s few Japanese who haven’t sung “Hey Jude” in Karaoke. But while other heroes of the 60s and 70s seem to tour Japan almost yearly, Paul McCartney...

It definitely came as a surprise to the Japanese fans. Only half a year after touring Japan and two months after their appearance at the Fuji Rock Festival ’13, My Bloody Valentine are coming to Tokyo for one gig. However, the announcement of this show hints...