Tokyo Gig Guide: Hi-STANDARD, Bloc Party and the Week's New Show Announcements
Live-show alert platform Bandsintown sent out its latest Tokyo-area notification this week (dated October 14, 2026), listing nine shows between Friday, October 16 and Monday, October 19 across venues in Shibuya, Yokohama's PIA ARENA MM, and suburban halls in Yokosuka, Atsugi and Tama. The same batch includes on-sale info for The Lemon Twigs and newly announced dates for six acts stretching out to January 2027. Ticket links for each show are available via Bandsintown.
This week's shows (Oct 16-19)
- Fri, Oct 16 — YĪN YĪN at Spotify O-EAST (Tokyo)
- Fri, Oct 16 — Charlie Puth at PIA ARENA MM
- Sat, Oct 17 — milet at Tokyo Garden Theater
- Sat, Oct 17 — Yogee New Waves at Parthenon Tama Main Hall (Tama)
- Sat, Oct 17 — Sid (シド) at Atsugi Cultural Hall Main Hall (Atsugi)
- Sat, Oct 17 — miss monique at Zouk Tokyo
- Sun, Oct 18 — Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra at Yokosuka Arts Theatre (Yokosuka)
- Sun, Oct 18 — Tigran Hamasyan at Billboard Live Tokyo
- Mon, Oct 19 — Hi-STANDARD at Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO
Notably, Hi-STANDARD's date falls on a weekday Monday at the livehouse-scale Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO — a contrast to the arena-sized rooms booked the same week by milet (Tokyo Garden Theater) and Charlie Puth (PIA ARENA MM). Jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan and electronic DJ miss monique play Billboard Live Tokyo and Zouk Tokyo, respectively.
On sale this week
- The Lemon Twigs — Friday, January 22, 2027, at Ebisu Garden Hall
Newly announced shows
- toe — Thursday, November 5, 2026, at duo MUSIC EXCHANGE
- coldrain — Sunday, November 22, 2026, at Toyosu PIT
- Bloc Party — Saturday, January 9, 2027, at SGC HALL ARIAKE
- Kula Shaker — Sunday, January 10, 2027, at SGC HALL ARIAKE
- Dragon Ash — January 2027 at Zepp Shinjuku (TOKYO)
UK acts Bloc Party and Kula Shaker land back-to-back on January 9 and 10, 2027, both at SGC HALL ARIAKE in the Ariake district. On the Japanese side, instrumental rock band toe plays duo MUSIC EXCHANGE in November, coldrain is booked at Toyosu PIT, and Dragon Ash is set for Zepp Shinjuku (TOKYO). On-sale timing and further details for each show are available through Bandsintown and each act's official announcements.