Gig Review: Vintage Trouble, Santander Escenario, January 13th 2018
Sometimes the stars just seem to align and you’re presented with an opportunity you can’t miss. I’ve had quite a bit of luck over the years. In the English teaching […]
Category Archives: Gig reviews
A Ton of Fun at the Tonofon Festival
With the exception of Summer Sonic when I first arrived in the country, music festivals in Japan are something that have largely passed me by. Working Saturdays doesn’t help as […]
Gig Review: Stone Roses, Nippon Budokan, April 21st 2017
Having been through the disappointment of a cancelled Stone Roses gig last year in Tokyo, there were two ways I could have approached this one. The conspiracy theorists may suggest […]
Gig Review: Kula Shaker, Zepp Diver City, November 21st 2016
The phrase ‘big in Japan’ was invented for a reason, and there are probably many bands that could fall into that category. As a British guy still living in the […]
Gig Review: Manic Street Preachers, Studio Coast, November 8th 2016
God bless Japan’s love of British 90s music. After last year’s day out at Summer Sonic to see the Manic Street Preachers perform Richey Edwards’ masterpiece The Holy Bible for […]
Gig Review: Morrissey, Orchard Hall, September 28th 2016
I’m forever torn when it comes to taking days off for gigs. In an ideal world, every gig worth going to in Tokyo would fall on my days off and […]
Gig Review: Stereophonics, Shibuya O-East, July 26th 2016
Remember I wrote a while back about my semi-futile attempts to learn Japanese? What would you say if I told you that a few months ago I entered a presale […]
Gig Review: Vintage Trouble, Roppongi Ex Theatre, April 7th 2016
Gigs are like buses for me. No, not in the sense that the very thought of one makes me feel ill (hey, I’ve had some traumatising experiences), but more in […]
Gig Review: The Charlatans, Shibuya O-East, March 8th 2016
I’m going to do something a little different here and embrace my inner music journalist. Back in my university days I had aspirations of becoming a professional gig-goer and often […]
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