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13 Concerts
14 Stage
14 Dance
14 Clubbing
15 Exhibitions
16 Sports
16 Festivals
16 Forums & Expos
16 Bazaars & Markets
17 Community
17 Learning
17 Other Events
Concerts
PoPular
Zettai Blend
Feat. ManYuh (acoustic,
ambient), N’Toko (hip-hop,
rap), Swanky Dank (rock/
pop), icon girl pistols (rock)
and DJ Zana. Aug 31,
7:30pm, ¥1,500. Ruby Room.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
rubyroomtokyo.com
Lil Jon Official After Party
Grammy-winning US rapper.
Aug 31, 10pm, ¥1,000 (f),
¥3,000 (m). Esprit Lounge.
Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.
esprit-lounge.net
XLand Festival
Sep 1, 10am-8pm, ¥7,000-7,800
(adv). Sagami Pleasure Forest.
Nearest stn: Sagamiko. www.
xland-festival.com
Girls. JP Music Room
Teenyboppers’ delight. Sep
1, 6pm, ¥3,150. Liquidroom.
Nearest stn: Ebisu. www.
liquidroom.net
Steely & Clevie
Dancehall reggae feat. Reggae
Legends with Leroy Sibbles
(The Heptones). Sep 1, various
times, ¥7,500-9,500. Cotton
Club. Nearest stn: Tokyo. www.
cottonclubjapan.co.jp
Yokohama Summer Rock
Fes
Feat. Char, Tenshaw, Ra:in,
Der Zibet, etc. Sep 1-2.2-10pm,
¥6,000-6,500. Yokohama Bay
Hall. Nearest stn: Motomachi-
Chukagai. www.sensation-jp.
com
Autribe
All-singing all-dancing
electro-pop band. Sep 2,
6pm, ¥4,800. Shinjuku Blaze.
Nearest stn: Shinjuku.autribe.
jimdo.com
Hitomitoi
J-pop singer feat.Dorian &
Kashif. Sep 2, various times,
¥4,800-6,800. Billboard Live.
Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.
hitomitoi.jp
Bushman’s Revenge
Experiental jazz-rock. Sep 5,
8pm, ¥3,000. Super Deluxe.
Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.
super-deluxe.com
Unisonic
German heavy metal
supergroup. Sep 6, 7pm,
¥8,500. Shibuya-AX.
Nearest stn: Harajuku. www.
creativeman.co.jp
K2C Sunshine Band
Kome Kome Club members.
Sep 7, 6:30 & 9:30pm, ¥5,500.
Motion Blue. Nearest stn:
Bashamichi. Tel: 045-266-
1919.
Rock n Roll Summit
Feat. Kinoco Hotel, Guitar
Wolf, The 50 Kaitenz, The
Cherry Cokes, etc. Sep 8,
2:30pm, ¥3,800. Shibuya-AX.
Nearest stn: Harajuku. www.
shibuya-ax.com
Tackey and Tsubasa
J-pop idoru duo. Sep 8-9.
5pm, ¥7,500. Tokyo Dome.
Nearest stn: Suidobashi. www.
tokyo-dome.co.jp
The Pharcyde
Old-school LA hip-hop posse.
Sep 8-9, various times, ¥4,500-
6,500. Billboard Live. Nearest
stn: Roppongi. www.billboardlive.com
Fact
Mysterious masked J-rockers.
Sep 11, 6pm, ¥3,200 (adv),
3,700 (door) +1d. Zepp Diver
City. Nearest stn: Daiba. www.
zepp.co.jp/divercity
Power of Live
Feat. Atsushi from Dragon
Ash. Sep 11, 7pm, ¥3,000. Mt.
Rainer Hall Shibuya Pleasure
Pleasure. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
www.atsushi-takahashi.com
Champagne/Sharks
Joint gig by J-rock quartet
and English punk band. Sep
11, 7pm, ¥4,500. Liquidroom.
Nearest stn: Ebisu. www.
creativeman.co.jp/english
Mothercoat
High-speed Tokyo’s rock 'n'
roll slow life. Sep 12, 6:30pm,
O-Nest. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
shibuya-o.com/nest
Yellowcard
Alt. rock band from Florida,
with supporting act Pop
Disaster. Sep 13, 7pm, ¥6,000
+1d. Shibuya-AX. Nearest stn:
Harajuku. www.shibuya-ax.
com
Imperial State Electric
Hard-rock band from The
Hellacopters’ frontman. Sep
13, 7pm, ¥3,900. Club Quattro.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
smash-jpn.com
Nakamura Ataru
J-pop singer and songwriter.
Sep 15, 5:30pm, ¥6,300. Tokyo
International Forum Hall
C. Nearest stn: Yurakucho.
www.t-i-forum.co.jp/english
Kishidan Banpaku
Rock fest feat. The Gazette,
Shonan no Kaze, DJ Ozma,
Momoiro Clovers. Sep
16-17.11:30am, ¥10,000
(1 day), ¥19,000 (2 days).
Sodegaura Seaside Park.
Nearest stn: Sodegaura. www.
kishidanbanpaku.com
Guruguru Mawaru
Independent music and art
festival, feat. Lost in Time,
Harco, Bis, etc. Sep 16, 11:30am,
¥3,500 (adv), ¥4,500 (door).
Saitama Stadium. Nearest
stn: Urawamisono. www.
gurugurum.wordpress.com
Sissy
J-pop quartet. Sep 16, 5pm,
¥3,500. WWW. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www-shibuya.jp
Sensational Meets Koyxen
Feat. Kakato, DJ Scotch Bonnet,
etc. Sep 16, 8pm, ¥2,800 (adv),
¥3,500 (door). Super Deluxe.
Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.
super-deluxe.com
The Ventures
US instrumental band does
a roving Tokyo tour. Check
their site for times, tickets and
locations. Until Sep 17. www.
ventures.com
Fear Factory
Industrial heavy-metal band
with Decapitated. Sep 18, 7pm,
¥6,800 (adv). Club Quattro.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
smash-jpn.com
Scissor Sisters
Glam rock, nu-disco, electroclash
band from NY. Sep 19,
6pm, ¥6,500. Studio Coast.
Nearest stn: Shin-Kiba. www.
smash-jpn.com
The Ting Tings
Retro-pop duo from the UK.
Sep 21, 7pm, ¥6,000 +1d. Zepp
Submit your event directly to metropolis.co.jp/listings
See www.metropolis.co.jp for more listings
Diver City. Nearest stn: Daiba.
www.zepp.co.jp/divercity
Stephen Malkmus and the
Jicks
US indie-rock band. Sep 21,
7pm, ¥6,000.Duo Music
Exchange. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.creativeman.
co.jp/english
Tommy Emmanuel
Australian guitarist. Sep
21, 7pm, ¥5,400.Duo Music
Exchange. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.creativeman.
co.jp/english
Let’s Go Young Concert
Relive the ’80s with various
Japanese artists. Sep 23,
5:30pm, ¥4,200-6,300. NHK
Hall. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
www.nhk-sc.or.jp
Asia
UK classic prog rock group.
Sep 24-25.7pm, ¥8,000-9,000.
Shibuya Kokaido. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: 03-3463-3022.
James Iha
Former Smashing Pumpkins
axe man. Sep 26, 7pm, ¥6,800.
Club Quattro. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.smash-jpn.
com
Keane
Best-selling piano-based
UK soft-rock outfit. Sep 26,
7pm, ¥6,300. Shibuya-AX.
Nearest stn: Harajuku. www.
creativeman.co.jp/english
Kool and the Gang
Celebrate the disco legends.
Sep 27-29, various times,
¥10,000-12,000. Billboard Live.
Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.
koolandthegang.com
Muddy Apes
Feat. Taka Hirose (Feeder),
Inoran (Luna Sea), Dean Tidey,
Maeson, Miyoko Yamaguchi
(Detroit Seven). Sep 28, 7pm,
¥4,500+1d. Club Quattro.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
red-hot.ne.jp
Tee
Japanese singer-songwriter.
Sep 28, 7pm, ¥4,000-4,200.
Shibuya-AX. Nearest stn:
Harajuku. www.shibuya-ax.
com
Coldrain
Emo punk band on their
Through Clarity tour. Sep 28,
7pm, ¥3,000 (adv) +1d. O-East.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
shibuya-o.com
098-2012-Tokyo
Okinawa rock takes over
Tokyo. Hosted by Roach
with Oz, Flip etc. Sep 28, 6pm,
¥3,000 (adv)/ ¥3,500 (door)
+1d. Liquidroom. Nearest stn:
Ebisu. Tel: 03-5464-0800.
G/R/L/Z
Pop-rock girl bands, feat.
Limited Express, Miila and
the Geeks, etc. Sep 28, 7:30pm,
¥2,000 (adv), ¥2,500 (door).
Super Deluxe. Nearest stn:
Roppongi. www.super-deluxe.
com
Ali Project
Aristocratic Loli-goth female
J-pop trio. Sep 29, 6pm, ¥5,500.
Nakano Sun Plaza. Nearest stn:
Nakano. www.sunplaza.jp
Tulip
Old-time quintet combining
J-pop, J-rock, folk, and boogie.
Sep 29, 5:30pm, ¥7,500.
Ichikawa Culture Hall.
Nearest stn: Ichikawaono
Station. www.tekona.net/
bunkakaikan
Thriller Live
Michael Jackson tribute show.
Sep 29-Dec 9, various times,
¥6,500-8,500. Blue Theater.
Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.
thrillerlive.jp
Maroon 5
LA soft-rock outfit will be
loved. Oct 2, 7pm, ¥7,800-
8,800. Nippon Budokan.
Nearest stn: Kudanshita. www.
udo.jp
Tetsuya
Bassist from visual kei band
L'Arc~en~Ciel. Oct 2-3.6:30pm,
¥6,900. Shibuya Koukaido.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
shibuko.com/english
Wilko Johnson
English guitarist and
songwriter. Oct 2, 7:30pm,
¥6,500 (adv). Club Quattro.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
smash-jpn.com
Samezame
J-pop gig for girls only. Sep
12, 7pm, ¥2,300(adv), ¥2,800
(door) +1d. Club Que. Nearest
stn: Shimokitazawa. Oct 3,
7:30pm, ¥1,500+1d (f). Shibuya
Boxx. Nearest stn: Harajuku.
www.samezame-official.com
Soul’d Out
Japanese hip-hop trio. Oct
4, 7pm; Oct 6 & 21 & Nov 3-4,
6pm. Various locations. www.
ticket.kyodotokyo.com
The Inspector Cluzo
Fusion, groove rock duo from
France. Oct 4, 7pm, ¥4,000.
Club Quattro. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.smash-jpn.com
Digitalism
German electro crew. Oct 5,
7pm, ¥5,800. Akasaka Blitz.
Nearest stn: Akasaka. www.
smash-jpn.com
Asagiri Jam
Outdoor music festival. Oct 6-7,
10am-8pm, ¥13,800 (2 days).
Asagiri Arena. Nearest stn:
Fujinomiya. www.smash-jpn.
com/asagiri
Tangled Hair
Indie pop trio. Oct 8, 5pm,
¥3,500. O-Nest. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.hipjpn.co.jp
Dirty Projectors
Sextet from Brooklyn. Oct 9,
7pm, ¥5,800 (adv + 1d). O-East.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
smash-jpn.com
Feeder x The Hiatus
Joint tour by UK alt. rock band
and Japanese progressive rock
outfit. Oct 15, 7pm, ¥4,800.
Studio Coast. Nearest stn:
Shin-Kiba. www.smash-jpn.
com/band
Cannibal Corpse
Death-metal band from NY. Oct
15, 7pm, ¥6,000. Club Quattro.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
smash-jpn.com
Twilight Records Tour
A Change of Pace, Attack
Attack, Awake and Dreaming,
etc. Oct 18, 6:30pm, ¥5,000.
Unit. Nearest stn: Daikanyama.
ww.twilight-records.com
Richard Marx
US singer-songwriter.
Oct 19-20, various times,
¥6,500-8,500. Billboard Live.
Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.
billboard-live.com
Paul Weller
Legend from The Jam and
beyond. Oct 22-23, 7pm; Oct 27,
6pm, ¥7,000-8,000+1d. Zepp
Diver City. Nearest stn: Daiba.
www.hitjpn.co.jp
Sata Andagi
J-pop trio. Oct 24, 7pm, ¥4,500.
Shibuya-AX. Nearest stn:
Harajuku. www.shibuya-ax.
com
Loud Park 12
All-day metal fest feat. Stone
Sour, Buckcherry, Sonata
Arctica, etc. Oct 27, 10:30am,
¥14,500-16,500. Saitama Super
Arena. Nearest stn: Saitama-
Shintoshin. www.loudpark.
com
Norah Jones
US singer-songwriter,
pianist, and actress. Nov 9,
7pm, ¥7,500-8,500. Nippon
Budokan.Nearest stn:
Kudanshita. Tel: 03-3216-5100.
Skrillex
US electro producer and
singer–songwriter. Nov 14,
7pm, ¥6,500. Studio Coast.
Nearest stn: Shin-Kiba. www.
smash-jpn.com
Van Halen
US hard-rock band. Nov 27,
7pm, ¥9,000-12,500. Tokyo
Dome. Nearest stn: Suidobashi.
Tel: 03-5800-9999.
Spiritualized
UK ’90s psychedelic rock
group. Dec 12, 7pm, ¥6,500.
O-East. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
www.smash-jpn.com
Patti Smith
The godmother of punk.
Jan 23, 7:30pm, ¥7,000.
Shibuya-AX. Nearest stn:
Harajuku. Jan 24, 7pm, ¥7,000.
Bunkamura Orchard Hall.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
pattismith.net
Jazz/World
Take 6
American a cappella gospel
music sextet. Aug 31, various
times, ¥9,000-11,000. Billboard
Live. Nearest stn: Roppongi.
www.billboard-live.com
Jero
African-American/Japanese
enka singer. Aug 31, 6:30 &
9:30pm, ¥7,000. Motion Blue.
Nearest stn: Bashamichi. Tel:
045-266-1919.
Blow Up
Veteran musicians play some
sweet jazz. Aug 31, various
times, ¥6,500 (adv), ¥7,000
(door). Pit Inn. Nearest stn:
Shinjuku-sanchome. www.
pit-inn.com
Indo no Uchu
Indian music feat. Purbayan
and Anuburata from Calcutta.
Sep 1, 6pm, ¥4,500. Super
Deluxe. Nearest stn: Roppongi.
www.super-deluxe.com
Rainey’s Band
Soul and blues trio. Sep 1, 5:30
& 7:30pm, ¥4,000. Motion Blue.
Nearest stn: Bashamichi. Tel:
045-266-1919.
Shanti
Japanese lyricist and nu-jazz
singer-songwriter. Sep 2,
5:30-7:30pm, ¥2,000. Motion
Blue. Nearest stn: Bashamichi.
Blast
Marching band entertainment.
Until Sep 2, various times,
¥7,000-10,000. Tokyo
International Forum Hall C.
Nearest stn: Yurakucho. www.
blast-tour.jp
Mingus Big Band
90th birthday celebration
of legendary bassist Charles
Mingus. Until Sep 2, various
times, ¥8,400. Blue Note.
Nearest stn: Omotesando.
http://mingusmingusmingus.
com/mingus-bands
Bob James Quintet
Feat. Steve Gadd, Will Lee, Dave
McMurray and Perry Hughes.
Sep 3-5, 7& 9:30pm, ¥8,400. Blue
Note. Nearest stn: Omotesando.
www.bluenote.co.jp
Resonance
Taiko troupe Kodo’s former
director Kaoru Watanabe’s
show, feat.percussionists
Kiyohiko Semba and Testuro
Naito, etc. Sep 5, 7:30pm, ¥2,500
(adv), ¥3,000 (door). Orange
Lady. Nearest stn: Roppongi.
www.orange-lady.com
Sky Drive
Norwegian jazz man Mats
Eilertsen. Sep 6-7.8pm,
¥4,000 (adv), ¥5,000 (door).
Pit Inn. Nearest stn: Shinjuku
Sanchome. www.pit-inn.com
Sound Olympic Season
Yokohama jazz venue’s 10th
anniversary. Sep 6, 7:30pm,
¥3,600. Motion Blue. Nearest
stn: Bashamichi. Tel: 045-266-
1919.
Tokyo Jazz
Star-studded line-up inc.
Ornette Coleman, Burt
Bacharach, Ben E. King. Sep 7-9,
various times, various tickets.
Cotton Club. Nearest stn:
Tokyo. www.tokyo-jazz.com
Eddie Palmieri Salsa
Orchestra
Big-band style Latin tunes.
Sep 7-10, various times,
¥8,400. Blue Note. Nearest stn:
Omotesando. www.bluenote.
co.jp
Indo Ongaku to Buyo no
Hitotoki
Indian music inc. bansuri,
tabla, and kathak dance. Sep
8, 2:30pm, ¥2,000 (door).
Chiba Wakaba Bunka Hall.
Nearest stn: Chishirodai.
www.f-cp.jp
Jaga Jazzist
Norwegian jazz band. Sep
9, 5:30 & 8:30pm, ¥4,200.
Motion Blue. Nearest stn:
Bashamichi. Tel: 045-266-
1919.
Burt Bacharach
Multiple hit-machine at
the ripe old age of 84. Sep
10, various times, ¥21,000-
23,000. Billboard Live.
Nearest stn: Roppongi.http://
bacharachonline.com
Zaz
Jazzy chanteuse. Sep 10,
7pm, ¥7,000. Akasaka Blitz.
Nearest stn: Akasaka. www.
hipjpn.co.jp
Dean Brown Group
US jazz-fusion band. Sep
11-13, 6:30 & 9pm, ¥7,500-
9,500 (door). Cotton Club.
Nearest stn: Tokyo. www.
cottonclubjapan.co.jp. Sep
15, 5:30 & 8:30pm, ¥6,500.
Motion Blue. Nearest
stn: Bashamichi. www.
motionblue.co.jp
La Caravane Passe
French group blending
jazz, alt. rock, and electro.
Sep 11, 7:30pm, ¥5,000
(general), ¥3,500 (student).
Club Quattro. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.club-quattro.
com
Joe Sample & the Creole
Joe Band
Joe’s back. Sep 11-12. 7 &
9:30pm, ¥8,400. Blue Note.
Nearest stn: Omotesando.
www.bluenote.co.jp
Naruyoshi Kikuchi Dub
Septet
Japanese jazz man, sax
player, vocalist, writer, and
composer. Sep 13, various
times, ¥6,500. Blue Note.
Nearest stn: Omotesando.
www.bluenote.co.jp
Nelson Rangell
Smooth-jazz musician
and composer. Sep 14-16,
various times, ¥6,500-
8,500. Cotton Club.
Nearest stn: Tokyo. www.
cottonclubjapan.co.jp
Freddie McGregor
Reggae singer. Sep 14-15,
various times, ¥7,500.
Blue Note. Nearest stn:
Omotesando. www.bluenote.
co.jp
Makoto Ozone Trio
Feat. Christian McBride
and Jeff “Tain” Watts. Sep
16-19, various times, ¥8,400.
Blue Note. Nearest stn:
Omotesando. www.bluenote.
co.jp
Eric Lee
Hawaian singer-songwriter.
Sep 19, various times,
¥4,800-7,000. Cotton Club.
Nearest stn: Tokyo. www.
cottonclubjapan.co.jp
Kenny Garret
Grammy-winning jazz
fusion sax man. Sep 19-20.
¥5,500-7,500. Billboard
Live. Nearest stn: Roppongi.
beta.asoundstrategy.com/
assiwebsites/site476
Robin McKelle & The
Flystones
Soul/R&B with new and
nostalgic melodies. Sep
20-22, various times,
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