Tour and event

The latest Japanese rock tours and events.

ACME hits North America for Wildfire Tour this Summer

May 8, 2022

Visual rock band ACME returns to North America this summer with five shows in the US and their first show in Canada! The tour, titled “Wildfire”, is a combination of traditional venue shows, special showcase pe...

Japanese rock and pop livestreams to check out in May

Erica

May 5, 2022

Online Concert

We apologize for running late on this round-up of livestreams. Luckily, you can still watch past streams after they've ended thanks to the handy "archive" feature! As soon as May 5, you can watch Jrock artists ...

DIR EN GREY reimagines old songs in album “PHALARIS”, holds online events

Erica

May 3, 2022

Online Events, Releases

Japanese heavy metal band DIR EN GREY revealed the tracklist for their upcoming album PHALARIS, which hits shelves on June 15. To celebrate the release of PHALARIS, DIR EN GREY also announced some exclusive onl...

YouTube Music Weekend vol.5 joined by 65 artists: SiM, MIYAVI, WagakkiBand, and more

NBT and Peertje

Apr 30, 2022

Online Concert

YouTube Music Weekend is about to hit off vol.5 in its series, and this time, a total of 65 artists and groups are to join the online streaming event! Over the course of three days, May 6-8, the streams will pr...

exist trace streams worldwide concert with rocking new look

Erica

Apr 24, 2022

New Look, Online Concert

On June 11, the visual rock band "exist trace" (exist†trace) prepares to rock fans worldwide with a livestream concert "Neo Japanese Heroine". The concert is hosted on Zaiko, an internationally-friendly website...

Get stoked for free livestream “HATSUNE MIKU Digital Stars 2022” with Utsu-P and more

NBT

Apr 22, 2022

Music Video, Online Concert, Vocaloid/Virtual singer

The company behind Hatsune Miku, Crypton Future Media, has been increasing its efforts to bring live music to fans around the world during the ongoing pandemic. One of the efforts that have continued to this da...

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MAN WITH A MISSION provides theme song for X Games Japan 2022

G Andrew White

Apr 20, 2022

Tour and event

The extreme sports event X Games Chiba 2022 selects MAN WITH A MISSION's song "Tonight, Tonight" as its theme song. This is the first X Games event ever in Japan and it's scheduled for April 22 thru 24 in Chiba...

deadman releases 5 rare albums across streaming services

Erica

Apr 16, 2022

Releases, Tour and event

Starting May 20, deadman will release five previous albums across subscription streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora. Currently, these albums are highly coveted and difficult to obtain ev...

Three Jrock bands jolt America live at Aftershock Festival 2022

G Andrew White

Apr 6, 2022

Tour and event

Once again, Jrock shakes up America at Aftershock Festival 2022 with three amazing bands from Japan. The festival happening at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California will see Crossfaith and NEMOPHILA perform ...

D’espairsRay members revive session band Luv PARADE

Sizergyia and Dorian

Apr 2, 2022

New Band, New Look, Tour and event

Former D'espairsRay members have after more than a decade revived their session band Luv PARADE, consisting of guitarist Karyu, bassist ZERO, and drummer TSUKASA! Vocalist HIZUMI formerly in D'espairsRay also m...

MORRIE returns to New York City for live concert

Erica

Mar 30, 2022

Tour and event

It's been nearly three years since we last saw MORRIE perform on American soil, but the visual kei veteran returns to Joe's Pub in New York City on May 1.With over 30 years of experience in the Jrock scene,...

Visual-kei Night London DJ Event collaborates with ACME

edoh+

Mar 21, 2022

Tour and event

Visual-kei Night London will be celebrating their fifth event on April 9, 2022, in collaboration with ACME.The event will be held in the basement at The Ladybird Bar, Islington Angel in London, UK, and will...

Kaishin no Ichigeki reunites this spring for nostalgic concert

NBT and Peertje

Mar 17, 2022

Online Concert, Tour and event, Videos

One of the coolest Japanese Edo-inspired metal bands, Kaishin no Ichigeki (快進のICHIGEKI), was sealed away from the world when they decided to suspend activities back in 2015. However, with the upcoming planned c...

DIR EN GREY excites with details on album “PHALARIS”

Erica

Mar 17, 2022

Releases, Tour and event

It's an exciting time to be a DIR EN GREY fan, as the juggernaut band pummels us with announcements this week.Earlier this year DIR EN GREY announced the coming of their eleventh full-length album, "PHALARI...