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Zilqy appears as the opening act. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, with Zilqy on at 19:00 and ERIK GRÖNWALL at 19:45.

A two-band bill. Open and start times have not been announced. Moshing and stage diving are prohibited. The first play-guide pre-sale lottery runs from 18:00 on 17 September to 23:59 on 27 September 2026.

Release event for the single Ghost Sequence (out 2026-11-04), the opening theme of the TV anime Toaru Anbu no Shoujo Kyousei, at animate hall BLACK on the 9th floor of the north building of animate Ikebukuro, on release day. START 19:00; the gathering time is printed on the numbered entry ticket. A talk event with all five members, Ayasa, Akane Minato, Yuki, MINA and MIZUKI, then bonus sessions: one regular edition (WPCL-13843, 2,310 yen) bought at the venue counter from 16:00 brings a numbered entry ticket and an anime-edition jacket-photo sticker hand-over; two regular and two anime editions (WPCL-13844, 1,870 yen) together bring a group photo with the members.

Two performances, START 14:00 and 19:00. The lobby opens 60 minutes before each performance. A stage play by SEPT, which mixes music and theatre: Miyako of LOVEBITES plays the role of Serika in every performance, and guitar in the closing live set of the 14:00 performance.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. Mark Boals and Kelly SIMONZ's A NEW ERA, for the 40th anniversary of Yngwie Malmsteen's Trilogy; this night is the Special Mixed Set. All standing. The U24 ticket is for under-24s with ID, and the meet and greet is an add-on for ticket holders.

OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30. Sold out. Osaka stop on the world tour, two days after the Aichi date at COMTEC PORTBASE and ahead of the Nippon Budokan finals on November 13-14.

Two performances, START 13:00 and 18:00. The lobby opens 60 minutes before each performance. A stage play by SEPT, which mixes music and theatre: Miyako of LOVEBITES plays the role of Serika in every performance, and guitar in the closing live set of the 13:00 performance.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. Mark Boals and Kelly SIMONZ's A NEW ERA, for the 40th anniversary of Yngwie Malmsteen's Trilogy; this night is the Special Day. All standing. The U24 ticket is for under-24s with ID, and the meet and greet is an add-on for ticket holders.

Circuit festival across ten Shimokitazawa live houses presented by Shimokitazawa MOSAiC (MOSAiC / Shangri-La / CLUB251 / SHELTER / ReG / DaisyBar / Chikamatsu / WAVER / LIVEHOLIC / SPREAD); the venue LUMiRiSE plays has not been announced. Door and start times and the timetable have not been announced yet. Tickets are also sold over the counter at Shimokitazawa MOSAiC.

OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00. The second of the band's HEAVY METAL COMMANDER SOUTH SIDE 2026 dates. Under-15s free with a parent.

A Hotone product demonstration by the guitarist SAKI on the E stage, 13:00 to 13:20, on the second day of the instrument fair (open 10:00 to 17:00 on November 1). Admission to the fair: 2,500 yen in advance (online only) or 3,000 yen at the door for the day; free for high-school students and younger.

Two performances, START 13:00 and 18:00. The lobby opens 60 minutes before each performance. A stage play by SEPT, which mixes music and theatre: Miyako of LOVEBITES plays the role of Serika in every performance, and another guitarist plays the closing live set this day.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. Mark Boals and Kelly SIMONZ's A NEW ERA, for the 40th anniversary of Yngwie Malmsteen's Trilogy; this night is the Early Years Day. All standing. The U24 ticket is for under-24s with ID, and the meet and greet is an add-on for ticket holders.

Release show for the solo EP Hakoniwa by LOVEBITES bassist Fami. Part 1 is a live set (open 14:30 / start 15:00, ¥7,700); Part 2 is a talk event (open 18:00 / start 18:30, ¥3,300). The ¥11,000 through-ticket is limited to the advance lottery.

OPEN 18:00 / START 18:30. A separate event between the two SOUTH SIDE 2026 dates, listed in the same post. Tickets on LivePocket and at the venue.

One performance, START 18:00. The lobby opens 60 minutes before each performance. A stage play by SEPT, which mixes music and theatre: Miyako of LOVEBITES plays the role of Serika in every performance, and guitar in the closing live set of the 18:00 performance.

Two sessions, OPEN 12:00 / START 13:00 and OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00, local time. Fan meeting of Ayasa, violinist of East Of Eden, on the 9th floor of Breeze Center, Songshan District. Tickets on ibon.

OPEN 19:00 / START 19:30. The first of the band's HEAVY METAL COMMANDER SOUTH SIDE 2026 dates. Numbered entry.

OPEN 18:30 / START 19:00. Shun Minari of BLINDMAN plays drums at this guitarist's first solo show. Food and drink extra.

Release event for the single Ghost Sequence (out 2026-11-04), the opening theme of the TV anime Toaru Anbu no Shoujo Kyousei, in event space A on the 5th floor of HMV&BOOKS SHIBUYA. Gather 18:30 / START 19:00. A talk event with Ayasa, Akane Minato, MINA and MIZUKI, then bonus sessions: reserving one regular edition (WPCL-13843, 2,310 yen) at the store's 5th-floor counter from 16:30 on the day, paid in full, brings a numbered entry ticket and a Halloween sweets and jacket-photo sticker hand-over; two regular and two anime editions (WPCL-13844, 1,870 yen) together bring a group photo with the members. Watching is free; without a numbered ticket, entry only if there is room.

HAGANE one-man Halloween show. OPEN 17:45 / START 18:30, all standing with numbered entry. General sale from 10:00 JST on September 12, 2026. Streamed live and exclusively on Niconico Live from 18:30, scheduled to 20:00: the first half hour or so is free to watch and the rest is for Niconico Premium members, with archive viewing through November 3, 2026.

Osaka headline show announced alongside the band's FULL METAL JAPAN 2026 appearance on October 24. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00.

OPEN 17:00 / START 17:25. Six-act bill for the venue's 41st anniversary: BRIDEAR, GIVEN BY THE FLAMES, GUNGIRE, UNDYING WORDS and The Art of Mankind, with Art'emïus opening. Advance tickets go on sale through LivePocket at 21:00 on September 11, 2026, and a TwitCasting stream is also sold.

OPEN 12:00 / START 13:00. Set times, announced on October 1, 2026: HIBRIA 13:00-13:50, PRETTY MAIDS 14:20-15:20, LOUDNESS 16:00-17:00, ANGRA 17:45-19:15, POWERWOLF 20:00-21:30. The organisers say times may shift slightly as the day runs.

OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00.

Release event for the live Blu-ray 'KOIAI LIVE TOUR 2026 Starting Over in TOKYO -HEAVY KAWAII FES 2026-'. OPEN 14:00 / START 15:00. Guest MC: Ken Ayugai. The Blu-ray is sold at the venue ahead of its October 28 general release, with a signing session for buyers.

OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00. Event bill with MAZE -BAND SET- and AILIFDOPA. Tickets on sale through LivePocket from 21:00 on August 31, 2026.

At PORTAL, 1/F The Burrow, 212 Choi Hung Road, San Po Kong. OPEN 18:30 / START 19:30. Tickets are HK$980 (VIP, limited to 150) and HK$780 (general), sold through the official fan club "Rakuen" site.

OPEN 12:00 / START 13:00. Set times, announced on October 1, 2026: Gus G. & Ronnie Romero 13:00-13:50, VANDENBERG 14:30-15:30, LOVEBITES 16:10-17:10, STRATOVARIUS 17:55-18:55, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP 19:40-21:10. The organisers say times may shift slightly as the day runs. RAGE withdrew from this bill on September 1, 2026: Peter "Peavy" Wagner undergoes right hip surgery in September and the band cancelled all of their remaining 2026 festival appearances. The organisers announced they are arranging a replacement act, and that tickets are not refunded for a change of line-up. The other announced acts are unaffected. VANDENBERG were announced on September 17, 2026 as the replacement for RAGE on this bill, playing WHITESNAKE hits alongside their own material.

OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00.

OPEN 18:00 / START 18:30. The last of the four Japanese dates of The Crown's farewell tour, presented by SWD Japan, with Sight Of Emptiness, Inelement and Antania in support; holders of the meet-and-greet ticket meet the band from 15:30. 8,500 yen at the door.

Additional show with the five original members including TOMO-ZO.

TMG is Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, Jack Blades, Matt Sorum and Yukihide "YT" Takiyama. OPEN / START 17:00 / 18:00.

Bill as listed by the band: LUMiRiSE / SEEK US NEED / and more. The band's page lists tickets at ¥3,500 / ¥4,300, on sale from 2 October 21:00; it does not give the door and start times.

OPEN 18:00 / START 18:30. The Nagoya date of The Crown's farewell tour of Japan, presented by SWD Japan; holders of the meet-and-greet ticket meet the band from 15:30.

TRiDENT on stage at 20:15.

OPEN 18:00 / START 18:30. The second Tokyo night of The Crown's farewell tour of Japan, presented by SWD Japan; holders of the meet-and-greet ticket meet the band from 15:30.

TMG is Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, Jack Blades, Matt Sorum and Yukihide "YT" Takiyama. OPEN / START 17:00 / 18:00.

OPEN 18:00 / START 18:30. The first of two Tokyo nights of The Crown's farewell tour of Japan, presented by SWD Japan; holders of the meet-and-greet ticket meet the band from 15:30. A ticket for both Tokyo nights, 12,000 yen, sold out.

TMG is Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, Jack Blades, Matt Sorum and Yukihide "YT" Takiyama. OPEN / START 17:00 / 18:00.

OPEN 18:30 / START 19:00. A double release show for EYE and Sally, both of whom have new records out. Entry runs in ticket-number order, VIP (A1-) before advance (B1-). Drink charge extra.

Talk show for members of TRiDENT's official fan club, in three parts: OPEN 15:45 / START 16:00, OPEN 17:45 / START 18:00 and OPEN 19:45 / START 20:00. Each ticket includes one greeting ticket. First-come fan-club sales run until October 17, 2026, one ticket per member; no public ticket price is listed.

TMG is Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, Jack Blades, Matt Sorum and Yukihide "YT" Takiyama. OPEN / START 16:00 / 17:00.

OPEN 14:30 / START 15:00. A fan-club-only acoustic show; entry requires membership of the band's fan club.

Sally is in store from 14:00 to 16:00 only. An in-store appearance as one-day store manager at PGS METAL, the FULL METAL JAPAN 2026 pop-up store running from September 25 to October 18. Admission is free and there is no performance; a PGS collaboration T-shirt and Sally's CDs and goods are on sale.

A talk and signing event after the 11:40 screening in Theatre 4 (111 seats), not a performance: Yosuke Abe (guitar) and Shinya Tange (drums) of Outrage appear as guests after the film. Normal admission applies; online booking opens at 18:00 on 13 October for TCG members and at 21:00 the same day for everyone, and the box office sells from opening on 14 October.

The closing date of the North American leg, at Pabellón Oeste in Mexico City. OPEN 7:00pm / START 8:00pm local time, per the band's official tour announcement. General on-sale was 5 August local time; Gold and Silver VIP packages were offered. The band plays an unreleased new song throughout the tour.

One-man show for members of TRiDENT's official fan club. OPEN 18:30 / START 19:00. First-come fan-club sales run until October 15, 2026, one ticket per member; no public ticket price is listed.

Talk event held by FM802 / FM COCOLO to mark Masa Ito's 50th anniversary as a DJ. TMG (Tak Matsumoto, Jack Blades, Eric Martin) appear as guests in the second half. START 18:30, ending around 20:15. Invitation-only: 250 pairs of listeners, applications open September 12 to October 4, 2026.

TMG is Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, Jack Blades, Matt Sorum and Yukihide "YT" Takiyama. OPEN / START 17:00 / 18:00.

The Phoenix date of the North American leg, at The Van Buren. OPEN 7:00pm / START 8:00pm local time, per the band's official tour announcement. General on-sale was 5 August local time; Gold and Silver VIP packages were offered. The band plays an unreleased new song throughout the tour.

DEVILOOF appears as the support act. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00.

OPEN 18:00 / START 18:30, ending at 21:50. DRACONIAN appears as special guest on their first visit to Japan; SECOND TO NONE opens. Add-on option for ticket holders: meet & greet 6,500 yen.

TMG is Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, Jack Blades, Matt Sorum and Yukihide "YT" Takiyama. OPEN / START 17:00 / 18:00.

OPEN 17:00 / START 17:45, ending at 21:10. DRACONIAN appears as special guest on their first visit to Japan. Add-on options for ticket holders: sound check 16,000 yen, meet & greet 6,500 yen.

OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00.

NEMOPHILA's first all-female co-headline event, billed as the heaven counterpart to their 2025 hell festival. OPEN / START 16:00 / 17:00.

OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00. BRIDEAR one-man show, with the set scheduled 18:00-19:30. A separate 3,000 yen streaming ticket is sold through TwitCasting.

The Los Angeles date of the North American leg, at The Wiltern. OPEN 7:00pm / START 8:00pm local time, per the band's official tour announcement. General on-sale was 5 August local time; Gold and Silver VIP packages were offered. The band plays an unreleased new song throughout the tour.

DEVILOOF appears as the support act. OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00.

OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00.

Festival appearance.

Birthday event for BRIDEAR guitarist Moe, in two sets on the day (part 1 open 14:50 / start 15:00, part 2 open 17:50 / start 18:00). The ticket includes a buffet meal and two hours of free drinks, with last order 30 minutes before the end. Fan club (b.stage) presale runs through August 31, 2026. No entry under the age of 3.

Talk event hosted by Masa Ito with HAGANE as guests; no performance is announced. OPEN 17:30 / START 18:30. Unreserved day tickets are ¥4,000 plus at least one drink order, sold through e+, and a streaming ticket is also sold. Produced with Shinko Music Entertainment and supported by BURRN!.

A talk event after the 15:40 screening, not a performance: Yosuke Abe (guitar) and Shinya Tange (drums) of Outrage appear as guests after the film. The cinema is on the 8th floor of Nagoya Parco East. Normal admission applies; online tickets from 18:00 on 25 September and at the box office from opening on 8 October.

Solo show by HAGANE vocalist Nagi, in two sets on the day (part 1 open 16:00 / start 16:15, part 2 open 18:00 / start 18:15). Piano by Haruyoshi Furuya. Ticket outlets to be announced.

CANCELLED. The organiser has called this show off for its own reasons, as announced on Sally's official LIVE page. It was to be a one-off collaboration show led by guitarist Shinichi Kobayashi, with Sally on guitar.

TMG is Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, Jack Blades, Matt Sorum and Yukihide "YT" Takiyama. OPEN / START 17:00 / 18:00.

OPEN 12:00 / START 12:45. NEMOPHILA appear on a fifteen-act bill alongside JILUKA, Azami, DAMNED, DEVILOOF, DEXCORE, Earthists., EVILGLOOM, Graupel, Knosis, Sable Hills, Sailing Before The Wind and Unlucky Morpheus, among others. The first MAD PIT event to run two stages; the set timetable has not been published yet.

OPEN 18:30 / START 19:30. A birthday one-man show, with Sally on guitar and MARI (Mary's Blood / HMPA) on drums as special support members. Unreserved seating, entry in ticket-number order with VIP before general admission.

The Dallas date of the North American leg, at House of Blues. OPEN 7:00pm / START 8:00pm local time, per the band's official tour announcement. General on-sale was 5 August local time; Gold and Silver VIP packages were offered. The band plays an unreleased new song throughout the tour.

DEVILOOF appears as the support act. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00.

One-man show for members of HAGANE's official fan club, with no general sale. Tickets were allocated by two member lotteries closing on August 5 and August 16, 2026. OPEN 18:15 / START 19:00, all standing with numbered entry.

DEVILOOF appears as the support act. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00.

The Atlanta date of the North American leg, at Buckhead Theatre. OPEN 7:00pm / START 8:00pm local time, per the band's official tour announcement. General on-sale was 5 August local time; Gold and Silver VIP packages were offered. The band plays an unreleased new song throughout the tour.

TMG is Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, Jack Blades, Matt Sorum and Yukihide "YT" Takiyama. OPEN / START 17:00 / 18:00.

TMG is Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, Jack Blades, Matt Sorum and Yukihide "YT" Takiyama. OPEN / START 17:00 / 18:00.

The New York date of the North American leg, at The Paramount. OPEN 7:00pm / START 8:00pm local time, per the band's official tour announcement. General on-sale was 5 August local time; Gold and Silver VIP packages were offered. The band plays an unreleased new song throughout the tour.

OPEN 17:00 / START 17:30. Premium ¥8,000 / General ¥6,000.

The festival runs October 2-4, 2026 at Samrak Ecological Park in Sasang-gu, Busan, and HANABIE. appear on October 4. Door and set times and ticket prices are not given on HANABIE.'s official schedule.

OPEN 17:00 / START 17:20. Five-act bill with DIZZYREVERSE and Yamikumo among the other acts.

The Kuala Lumpur date of OUTSTANDING TOUR - SEA 2026, the band’s South-East Asian run behind OUTSTANDING POWER, at Zepp Kuala Lumpur. OPEN 18:00 / START 20:30. A VIP upgrade sold alongside the show ticket adds an individual photo with the band, a signed tour poster, a VIP laminate and lanyard, and early entry to the venue; guitar clinics were announced for the run as well.

Circuit festival across seven Shibuya venues (THE GAME / Shibuya Ongakudo / CHELSEA HOTEL / STAR LOUNGE / Milkyway / CYCLONE / GARRET); performance venue to be announced. OPEN 12:00 / START 12:30.

The Bangkok date of OUTSTANDING TOUR - SEA 2026, the band’s South-East Asian run behind OUTSTANDING POWER, at Bantadthong Art Space. OPEN 19:00 / START 20:00. A VIP upgrade sold alongside the show ticket adds an individual photo with the band, a signed tour poster, a VIP laminate and lanyard, and early entry to the venue; guitar clinics were announced for the run as well.

The opening night of the North American leg, at The Vic Theatre in Chicago. OPEN 6:30pm / START 7:30pm local time, per the band's official tour announcement. General on-sale was 5 August local time; Gold and Silver VIP packages were offered. The band plays an unreleased new song throughout the tour.

The Singapore date of OUTSTANDING TOUR - SEA 2026, the band’s South-East Asian run behind OUTSTANDING POWER, at the Esplanade Annexe Studio. OPEN 19:00 / START 19:30. A VIP upgrade sold alongside the show ticket adds an individual photo with the band, a signed tour poster, a VIP laminate and lanyard, and early entry to the venue; guitar clinics were announced for the run as well.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. All standing, with numbered entry order. The first Japanese show of A.C.T's career, opening Avalon Label's 30th-anniversary concert series. VIP tickets (50 only, LivePocket) add a meet & greet with the band inside the venue before doors, with a photo and autograph session, plus priority entry. No entry for children of preschool age (5 and under).

OPEN 17:00 / START 17:30. Premium ¥8,000 / General ¥6,000.

One-man show following STMLT's 2026 tour. OPEN 16:30 / START 17:00. The VIP priority-entry tickets have sold out.

In-store talk and signing event for the solo EP Hakoniwa by LOVEBITES bassist Fami., for buyers of the standard-edition CD (VICL-66162) at this store. Gather 12:30 / START 13:00. Every participant receives the DVD-R "Making of Hakoniwa".

In-store signing event for the EP METAL QUEST (released 2026-07-09), held on the 9th floor at Tower Records Shinjuku. Gather 16:45 / START 17:00. The members sign an item the visitor brings, or the EP itself; pens are supplied and only signatures are given, with no dedication or date. An entry ticket goes with each copy of the EP (2,750 yen) bought at this store, customers who pre-ordered served first, and the tickets run out on the day.

In-store signing event for the single Hashitte! Gachitte! Dogenjas! (released 2026-08-12) at diskunion ROCK in TOKYO in Shibuya. Queueing from 14:50 / START 15:00, admission in five timed groups printed on the entry ticket. All five members attend: Fuki, Hana, F-Chopper KOGA, TOMO-ZO and Oreoreona. The members sign an item the visitor brings, or the CD itself. An entry ticket goes with each copy bought at this store, or exchanged there against a receipt from any diskunion branch.

Circuit festival. TOKYO CALLING 2026 runs 9/22 Shimokitazawa, 9/26 Shinjuku and 9/27 Shibuya, sold as three separate one-day performances; LUMiRiSE plays the Shinjuku day, which uses twelve venues (Zepp Shinjuku (TOKYO) / Shinjuku LOFT / Shinjuku LOFT bar / Shinjuku Marble / Shinjuku MARZ / Shinjuku SAMURAI / Shinjuku Zirco Tokyo / HOLIDAY SHINJUKU / club SCIENCE / Shinjuku HEIST / Shinjuku Motion / Shinjuku ACB HALL). Performance venue and set time to be announced. OPEN 12:00 / START 12:30.

HAGANE one-man show celebrating drummer JUNNA's birthday. OPEN 17:00 / START 17:30, all standing with numbered entry. General sale opened on September 9, 2026 at 12:00 JST.

Fan meeting sold to members of the official fan club "Rakuen"; companions need not be members. OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00, reserved seating.

OPEN 16:30 / START 17:00. Seven-act bill presented by the venue. NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST are top of the printed bill, with Dimrays, WONT and Little Lilith among the other acts.

Birthday event for a member of the host act. Four-act bill, among them Broken By The Scream and LUMiRiSE. OPEN 17:45 / START 18:15.

TRiDENT are the only act billed. Men-only event: admission is limited to men born on or before 22 September 1991 and photo ID is checked at the door. Open and start times have not been announced.

MAJESTICA and YASUHARU TAKANASHI appear as special guests.

Release party for the album FOURTH DIMENSION: a live set, a talk session with the members and a greeting. OPEN 12:15 / START 13:00, all standing with numbered entry. The ticket comes with a T-shirt that is not sold separately, and door tickets cost ¥1,000 more.

The Taipei date of BAND-MAID WORLD TOUR 2026 ASIA, at Legacy TERA (No. 99, Section 8, Civic Boulevard, Nangang District). OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00, all standing, admission in ticket-number order. Tickets were NT$3,600 (VIP), NT$2,980 (general) and NT$1,490 (accessible), sold through KHAM and Hi-Life / OK convenience stores; the band's official tour page lists the show as sold out. Promoted by Welcome Music.

In-store release event for the single Hashitte! Gachitte! Dogenjas! (released 2026-08-12), held on the 9th-floor event space at Tower Records Shinjuku. Gather 12:45 / START 13:00. All five members attend for a mini talk and a six-shot photo with the visitor, taken on the visitor’s own camera or phone. A numbered admission ticket goes to buyers of the standard edition (FBAC-266, 1,430 yen) at this store; the photo session itself needs the standard and deluxe editions (FBAC-267, 2,750 yen) bought together in a single transaction.

MAJESTICA and YASUHARU TAKANASHI appear as special guests.

OPEN 17:30 / START 18:30. METALVERSE's fourth headline show. The general sale opened on 2026-07-18; a further allocation went on sale on 2026-08-18 after a change to the venue layout.

Birthday event for guitarist Kirara. START 17:30. The band announced the venue only as somewhere in Tokyo. Birthday goods, including two-shot photo tickets, are sold at the event.

Additional show announced on August 3, 2026, after the Toyosu PIT date. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. Premium ¥8,000 / General ¥6,000.

Rescheduled from December 3, 2025.

Rescheduled from December 2, 2025.

THE GREATEST NEO-CLASSICAL GUITARIST OF ALL TIME

Festival appearance.

Multi-string twin-guitar session with PaleNeØ guitarist AYARI alongside ISAO (guitar), with a bassist and a drummer. OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00. Reservations are taken by email through the venue, and a TwitCasting stream is also sold.

Ten-act bill, among them Octaviagrace, Monochrome Cinderella, GUNGIRE, ASTERISM, BRIDEAR, UNDYING WORDS and LUMiRiSE. OPEN 11:30 / START 12:00. LivePocket sells the advance ticket only; the door price is the venue's own listing.

OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00. TRiDENT play as the guest act on the co-bill tour hosted by Yuyami ni Izanaishi Shikkoku no Angel; the play guide bills the date as GUEST: TRiDENT.

BAND-MAID play day one at 17:50-18:25 on the standing-only Kibi stage inside Kirameki Minatokan. The festival runs September 12-13 across the Kanegasaki waterfront; wristband exchange opens 10:30, doors 11:30, first act 12:00.

Fan meeting with a talk, a prize drawing and 5-shot photo sessions; no performance is announced. Two sessions, each planned at 60-90 minutes: Part 1 OPEN 10:30 / START 11:00, Part 2 OPEN 13:00 / START 13:30. The advance ticket includes a 5-shot photo ticket, one drink ticket and a queue number. Dress code: a necktie (formal wear for women).

Release event for FOURTH DIMENSION: a talk and 5-shot photo session from 13:00 on the 4th floor of animate Ikebukuro PACKS, for buyers of the eligible product. The event venue is not the store that sells that product.

In-store talk and signing event for the solo EP Hakoniwa by LOVEBITES bassist Fami., for buyers of the standard-edition CD (VICL-66162) at this store. Gather 11:30 / START 12:00. Every participant receives the DVD-R "Making of Hakoniwa". The entry vouchers ran out, and on September 10 a small number of signing-only tickets were added; those holders gather at 12:30 and do not attend the talk.

In-store talk and signing event for the solo EP Hakoniwa by LOVEBITES bassist Fami., for buyers of the standard-edition CD (VICL-66162) at this store, who receive a numbered entry ticket on a first-come basis. Gather 18:30 / START 19:00. Every participant receives the DVD-R "Making of Hakoniwa".

ROCK SHOW

OPEN 18:00 / START 18:45. Premium ¥8,000 / General ¥6,000.

DEFILED appears as the support act on this date.

OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00. Four-act bill with TSP and SAISEIGA among the other acts.

UNHOLY GRAVE appears as the support act on this date.

Tour final.

Festival appearance.

OPEN 16:30 / START 17:00. Five-act bill co-presented by TSP and D_Drive, who both play, with BRIDEAR among the other acts. No play guide handles this date: tickets are taken by band or venue reservation only.

BAND-MAID play the MERCURY STAGE at 16:15 on the first of four Laguna Beach days closing the festival's long run at the site. Doors 9:30, first act 11:00. The September 5 bill also includes w.o.d.

COFFINS appears as the support act on this date.

One-man show named after the single Reimei, with a guest act and Kikuchi Miyu on support guitar. OPEN 18:00 / START 18:30. The 10,000 yen S ticket is sold first-come and carries priority entry plus signed and limited-edition items; a fan-club presale ran ahead of the general sale.

HYDROPHOBIA appears as the support act on this date.

HANABIE. are the announced support act on the Tokyo date of Electric Callboy’s TANZNEID world tour. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. BABYBEARD support the Osaka date two nights earlier.

Sold out.

Tour final of the METAL QUEST EP release tour. OPEN 16:15 / START 17:00. Standing only. Streamed live and exclusively on Niconico Live from 17:00, with archive viewing through September 5, 2026.

One-day festival across eight Nagoya livehouses. HANABIE. play SPADE BOX from 15:40; the festival’s own doors are 11:30 with music from 12:30. The other seven venues are DIAMOND HALL, Shangri-La, HeartLand, Live & Lounge Vio, CLUB ROCK’N’ROLL, RAD SEVEN and RADmini.

KOIAI appear as VΛND from KOIAI alongside METALVERSE; vocalist Mirei Sakurada does not perform.

A two-band tour date. OPEN 14:30 / START 15:00. Sold out — the venue's own schedule prints TICKET - SOLD OUT and the advance allocation is exhausted.

OPEN 16:00 / START 17:00. The final night of the ten-date HELL or HEAVEN tour, which the band ran from 14 June to 23 August 2026 behind the paired albums Gate of Heaven and Gate of Hell.

A two-band show. OPEN 17:00 / START 17:45.

A two-band tour date. OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00. Sold out — the venue's own event page is headed THANK YOU SOLD OUT and every advance allocation has closed.

One-day appearance on the Saturday bill of a three-day outdoor festival running August 21-23. Gates 10:00, music from 11:30. The August 22 bill also includes Paledusk.

Festival appearance: opening act on the PACIFIC STAGE.

Festival appearance (PACIFIC STAGE).

Sold out.

With SiM and others.

One-day three-city tour (Osaka / Nagoya / Tokyo).

One-day three-city tour (Osaka / Nagoya / Tokyo).

One-day three-city tour (Osaka / Nagoya / Tokyo).

Day 3 of the festival, and the date METALVERSE plays. The venue bills METALVERSE first, then KOIAI; this record keeps KOIAI first because the published URL is derived from it. OPEN 13:00 / START 14:00. Preschool children are not admitted.

Day 2 of the festival, played twice on the day — OPEN 12:00 / START 13:00 and OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00. This site carries the day as one entry. Preschool children are not admitted.

Day 1, co-billed with KOIAI LIVE TOUR 2026 "Starting Over". All-seated and priced separately from the other tour dates. OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00. Preschool children are not admitted.

First live under the new lineup.

A two-band show.

Festival appearance.

OPEN 14:30 / START 15:30. The first festival Unlucky Morpheus have staged under their own name. The bill was Unlucky Morpheus, JILUKA, SABLE HILLS, NEMOPHILA and Unholy Orpheus.

The band's fourth concert in Japan and its second headline show, again a single Tokyo date on a national holiday, on the world tour for Sleepless Empire after dates in the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and five Australian cities. The show lasted about 85 minutes, eight of its songs from Sleepless Empire.

The Osaka date and the last of the band's three Japanese shows of 2026, sold through Evoken de Valhall Production's EVP4U; the band announced that it sold out within hours of the pre-sale on 30 November 2025. Doors 18:30, show 19:00 to 21:00. Tickets were 9,000 yen, 5,000 yen for under-24s, with VIP tickets from 9,000 yen. The band played Bangkok three days later.

The Tokyo date of East Asia Thrash Attack 2026 Japan, sold through Evoken de Valhall Production's EVP4U; the band announced that it sold out within minutes of the pre-sale on 30 November 2025. Doors 18:30, show 19:00 to 21:00. Tickets were 9,000 yen, 5,000 yen for under-24s, with VIP tickets from 9,000 yen.

The opening night of East Asia Thrash Attack 2026 Japan, sold through EVP4U, the ticket site of Evoken de Valhall Production, which billed it as the band's return to Japan after eight years, as a four-piece. The Asian dates went on to Bangkok and China. Doors 18:30, show 19:00 to 21:00. Tickets were 9,000 yen, 5,000 yen for under-24s, with VIP tickets from 9,000 yen.

The second and last date of the tour, promoted by Creativeman. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; all seats reserved: GOLD arena and GOLD stand 28,000 yen, SS 20,000 yen and S 15,000 yen.

The first of the tour's two dates, promoted by Creativeman. Doors 17:30, start 19:00; all seats reserved: PLATINUM 35,000 yen, GOLD and GOLD balcony 28,000 yen, SS 20,000 yen and S 15,000 yen.

The second of the two Tokyo nights, on the same terms as the first. It sold out as well.

The first of two Tokyo nights behind The Last Will and Testament, and their first Japanese concerts in six years. Doors 18:00, on at 19:00; 12,000 yen seated in advance, with a drink charge on top. It sold out.

The band's first Japanese concert in about twenty-five years, on the Overdriver tour. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; all standing, 12,000 yen in advance and 13,000 at the door, with the drink charge payable separately. General sale opened on 23 August 2025 after presales from 16 July. Promoted by Creativeman Productions, whose own event page states all of it.

A one-night Japanese show by BEAT, the band Adrian Belew (guitar and vocals), Tony Levin (bass), Steve Vai (guitar) and Danny Carey (drums) formed to play the music of 1980s King Crimson - the albums Discipline, Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. Tickets ran from 15,000 yen for a second-floor stage-side seat to 45,000 yen for an arena VIP seat, tax included. Promoted by Kyodo Tokyo. This is Vai's most recent appearance on a Japanese stage.

OPEN 20:00 / START 21:00. A headline show presented by %100 Metal on the Turkcell Stage (Turkcell Sahnesi) of Zorlu PSM, a date added to King Diamond's 2025 European tour; over-18s only.

The second day of ROCKHARZ 2025, which ran from 2 to 5 July. King Diamond played from 21:40 to 22:40, before Heaven Shall Burn, on a day that also billed Sodom, Memoriam and Green Lung. One of the dates of King Diamond's 2025 European tour.

King Diamond on the Main Stage of Mystic Festival 2025 in Gdańsk; the festival's own page calls it King Diamond's return to its stage. The same day's bill included Opeth, Archgoat, Eyehategod and Blindead 23. One of the dates of King Diamond's 2025 European tour.

Part of the Japanese tour for Hell, Fire and Damnation, rescheduled from November 2024; BURRN! ONLINE announced the new dates on November 10, 2024. The two sources bill the tour differently: the venues printed the Hell, Fire And Damnation title, BURRN! ONLINE printed it as Hell, Fire And Steel Tour JAPAN 2025. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. Advance 15,000 yen, 15,500 yen on the door, drink not included.

Part of the Japanese tour for Hell, Fire and Damnation, rescheduled from November 2024; BURRN! ONLINE announced the new dates on November 10, 2024. The two sources bill the tour differently: the venues printed the Hell, Fire And Damnation title, BURRN! ONLINE printed it as Hell, Fire And Steel Tour JAPAN 2025. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. Advance 15,000 yen, 15,500 yen on the door, drink not included.

Part of the Japanese tour for Hell, Fire and Damnation, rescheduled from November 2024; BURRN! ONLINE announced the new dates on November 10, 2024. The two sources bill the tour differently: the venues printed the Hell, Fire And Damnation title, BURRN! ONLINE printed it as Hell, Fire And Steel Tour JAPAN 2025. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. Advance 15,000 yen, 15,500 yen on the door, drink not included.

A single Tokyo show, the band's first concert in Japan for twelve years and the first with Milo Silvestro singing. Doors at 18:00 and on stage at 19:00, 10,000 yen with a drink charge, with Cyclamen opening.

Festival appearance on the MARINE STAGE, in ZOZO Marine Stadium, on the second Tokyo day of SUMMER SONIC 2024 (17-18 August), on a bill headed by Bring Me the Horizon. It was the second and last day of the visit, after the Osaka site the day before, and the band's first Tokyo show since Shinkiba STUDIO COAST on 25 January 2019. They came with their third album, Starcatcher, and Universal Music Japan released the first Japanese edition of the 2017 double EP From the Fires on 7 August ahead of the visit.

Festival appearance on the AIR STAGE on the first Osaka day of SUMMER SONIC 2024 (17-18 August), at Expo'70 Commemorative Park in Suita, on a bill headed by Bring Me the Horizon. It was the band's first Japanese show since the January 2019 tour, some five and a half years earlier, and they played the Tokyo site the following day. They had been booked for SUMMER SONIC 2018 as well and cancelled that July.

The second and last night of the 50th Anniversary Farewell Japan Tour 2024, at Umeda Club Quattro in Osaka. START 19:00, standing only, 9,500 yen including tax plus a 600 yen drink charge. The band were touring Defiance, their thirteenth studio album, released that April, and played across their whole career; their own announcement said these shows in Tokyo and Osaka would be their last performances in Japan before they retire from touring. Praying Mantis first played Japan in 1990, at the concert marking ten years of the new wave of British heavy metal, and this site carries live albums from four of their Japanese visits.

The Tokyo night of the 50th Anniversary Farewell Japan Tour 2024, at Shibuya Club Quattro. START 19:00, doors 60 minutes earlier, standing only, 9,500 yen including tax plus a 600 yen drink charge; tickets on the door were 500 yen more. Promoted by Tokyo Onkyo. The band were touring Defiance, released that April, and their own announcement said these shows in Tokyo and Osaka would be their last performances in Japan before they retire from touring.

The closing night of the 2024 headline tour, added at the same hall after the first Tokyo show sold out and put on sale on 24 February 2024. Doors at 18:00 and on stage at 19:00, 9,000 yen in advance and 10,000 yen on the door, all standing with one drink.

The first of two Tokyo nights on the 2024 headline tour. Doors at 18:00 and on stage at 19:00, 9,000 yen in advance and 10,000 yen on the door, all standing with one drink. It sold out, and the promoter opened a limited extra area on the day. It was during this tour that Jeff Walker and Bill Steer gave the interview in which they talked about James 'Nip' Blackford settling into the band.

The Osaka night of the 2024 headline tour, on the same terms as Nagoya: doors at 18:00, on stage at 19:00, 9,000 yen all standing with one drink.

The opening night of the band's first headline tour of Japan in ten years, promoted by Creativeman with Trooper Entertainment. Doors at 18:00 and on stage at 19:00, 9,000 yen all standing with one drink, on sale from 4 November 2023.

The closing night of the 2024 Japan tour, the last leg of the Rhapsody Tour that had begun in 2019. Doors 17:00, start 19:00.

Queen's first concert at Tokyo Dome, the first of two nights that closed the 2024 tour, before about 45,000. Doors 17:00, start 19:00.

Queen's first concert in Sapporo since 29 October 1982, with a special guest opening. Doors 16:00, start 17:30; Queen + Adam Lambert came on at 19:15 before about 21,000.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. SOLD OUT. The band's first headline shows in Japan in six years, on the tour for In Times New Roman..., with Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman and Jon Theodore. The promoter's own review records that the set opened with "Regular John" from the debut album and closed the encore with "Sick, Sick, Sick", "Go With the Flow" and "A Song for the Dead", and that a broken kick drum mid-set had Van Leeuwen filling the gap with the James Bond theme. Presented by Creativeman Productions.

The Osaka date of the 2024 Rhapsody Tour in Japan. Doors 17:00, start 19:00.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. The Osaka night of the tour for In Times New Roman..., two days before Tokyo. Advance standing sold out and door tickets were sold from 18:00 on the day. Presented by Creativeman Productions.

The opening night of Queen + Adam Lambert's 2024 Japan tour, their first in domes, promoted by Creativeman. Doors 16:00, start 18:00; reserved seats 12,000 to 48,000 yen, tax included.

The closing night of the co-headline tour with In Flames, at the same hall as the night before and on the same terms: doors at 18:00, on stage at 19:00, 12,000 yen standing and 14,000 yen reserved in advance.

The first of two Tokyo nights on the co-headline tour with In Flames. Doors at 18:00 and on stage at 19:00; 12,000 yen standing and 14,000 yen reserved in advance, 13,000 yen on the door, with one drink charge included.

The Osaka night of a co-headline tour with In Flames, promoted by Creativeman under the name Klash of the Titans. Doors at 18:00 and on stage at 19:00; 12,000 yen standing on the first floor and 14,000 yen reserved on the second, on sale from 4 November 2023, with one drink charge included.

A one-night show for the twentieth anniversary of Permission to Land, promoted by H.I.P. with Warner Music Japan: the band's first visit to Japan since 2011 and their first headline show there since 2006. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; standing 7,800 yen and reserved balcony seats 9,800 yen (sold out), including tax, with a 600 yen drink charge.

The Osaka night of the Japan Tour 2023, and the second of the band's two Japanese dates that December. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, standing only, 8,500 yen in advance and 9,500 yen on the door, both including tax, plus a separate drink charge. Tickets went on sale on 7 October 2023. Promoted by Creativeman Productions. It was the band's first visit to Japan since Summer Sonic 2018, five songs from which are the bonus disc of the Japanese limited edition of their self-titled album.

The Tokyo night of the Japan Tour 2023, at Toyosu PIT, with the Japanese metal band Sable Hills as support — announced by the promoter on 30 November, a week before the show. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, standing only, 8,500 yen in advance and 9,500 yen on the door, both including tax, plus a separate drink charge. Tickets went on sale on 7 October 2023 and overseas buyers were served through e+ and Rakuten. Promoted by Creativeman Productions.

The Tokyo night of the Inviolate Tour 2023, and the second of Vai's two Japanese dates that October - his first headline visit to Japan in nine years. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. Reserved seating at the front of the hall was 12,000 yen and standing at the back 11,000 yen, tax included, with a separate drink charge. Presented by Udo Artists with bayfm, in cooperation with Sony Music Japan International. No support act.

The Osaka night that opened Vai's Inviolate Tour 2023 in Japan, his first headline visit in nine years. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, 12,000 yen including tax with a separate drink charge. Presented by Udo Artists with FM COCOLO and FM802, in cooperation with Sony Music Japan International. No support act.

Loud Park returned for one year only in 2023, and the band played the Tokyo day. Doors at 10:00 and the music from 11:00, 19,000 yen all standing with one drink extra, on a bill with Pantera, Kreator, Nightwish, Stratovarius, Amaranthe, Bleed from Within, Outrage, H.E.R.O. and Jason Richardson & Luke Holland, opened by Bridear and Phantom Excaliver. The Osaka day of 25 March carried a shorter bill and does not include them.

The Osaka day of Loud Park's one-year revival, on a five-act bill with Pantera, Nightwish, Stratovarius and Bleed from Within. Doors at 12:30 and music from 13:30, 15,000 yen all standing with a drink charge extra. The Tokyo day the following afternoon carried a longer bill, and the band played both.

The band's first headline concert in Japan and its only Japanese date of 2022, the last night of its Asian dates that December, with Amiliyah opening. It made up for the Tokyo and Osaka concerts planned for March 2020 and cancelled because of the pandemic. Doors 17:00, start 18:00. Unreserved tickets were 8,500 yen, 5,000 yen for high-school students and younger, and VIP 13,000 yen, on sale at Pia from 10:00 on 2 October 2022. Promoted by Evoken de Valhall Production.

On the festival's single stage from 13:10 to 14:00, after Code Orange and before Soulfly, the band played Slaughter of the Soul in full, the set they had been booked to play at Download Festival Japan 2020 before it was postponed. Doors 9:30, start 10:30; VIP 35,000 yen and standing 18,000 yen plus one drink, including tax.

The last Japan date of the 2020 Rhapsody Tour, at the hall then called Nagoya Dome (Vantelin Dome Nagoya since 2021). Doors 17:00, start 19:00.

The Osaka date of the Rhapsody Tour, sold out. Doors 17:00, start 19:00.

The second Saitama night of the Rhapsody Tour, sold out. Doors 15:00, start 17:00.

The Rhapsody Tour's first night in Japan, promoted by Creativeman: four sold-out shows that drew more than 130,000 in all. Doors 16:00, start 18:00; reserved seats 12,000 to 50,000 yen, tax included.

The Tokyo night of the same visit. Doors 18:00, on at 19:00; 9,000 yen seated in advance, with a drink charge on top.

The Osaka night behind In Cauda Venenum, on the promoter Smash's own listing. Doors 18:00, on at 19:00; 9,000 yen seated or 8,000 standing in advance, with a drink charge on top. It sold out.

The band's second visit to Japan, announced by Universal Music Japan on 21 February 2019 as part of the festival's final line-up alongside Judas Priest. The label's own report of the night describes Cardinal Copia calling out to Tokyo, a stage set with pyrotechnics and confetti printed as 666-dollar bills carrying his face, and the singer telling the crowd it had taken five years to come back and that the wait would not be so long again. A signing and photo session at Tower Records Shibuya the following evening was the band's first in Japan.

The last night of the band's first Japanese tour, at Shinkiba STUDIO COAST, standing only. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00; 6,500 yen in advance and 7,000 yen on the door (sold at the venue from 18:00), both including tax, plus a drink charge. Promoted by Creativeman Productions. rockin'on's review of the night describes a set of about 85 minutes that opened with Highway Tune. The band did not play Japan again until SUMMER SONIC 2024.

The Tokyo opening night of the band's first Japanese tour, touring the debut album Anthem of the Peaceful Army. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. Advance tickets 6,500 yen for first-floor standing and 7,000 yen for second-floor reserved seats; door tickets 7,000 yen for standing, sold at the venue from 18:00; all including tax, plus a drink charge. Promoted by Creativeman Productions. Universal Music Japan, reporting on the Osaka show, described a set of ten songs in about 80 minutes that opened with Highway Tune and included Howlin' Wolf's Evil.

The first night of Greta Van Fleet's first Japanese tour and their first show in Japan. It was announced for Monday 21 January and moved to the 22nd at the same venue because of the artist's schedule, with tickets for the 21st honoured. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. Advance tickets 6,500 yen for first-floor standing and 7,000 yen for second-floor reserved seats; door tickets 7,000 yen for standing, sold at the venue from 18:00; all including tax, plus a drink charge. Promoted by Creativeman Productions. The band had been booked for SUMMER SONIC 2018 and cancelled, so this was the first time they played here.

OPEN 17:30 / START 18:30. The second Tokyo night and the last date of The Crown Japan Tour 2018, with Origin, Descent and Primitive. ALIVE billed it as an anniversary show, with a set marking twenty years of Hell Is Here and fifteen of Possessed 13. Standing tickets 6,500 yen in advance, plus a drink.

OPEN 17:30 / START 18:30. The first of two Tokyo nights of The Crown Japan Tour 2018, promoted by ALIVE, with Origin, Descent and Primitive. Standing tickets 6,500 yen in advance, plus a drink.

OPEN 17:30 / START 18:30. The Nagoya night of The Crown Japan Tour 2018, promoted by ALIVE, with Origin, Descent and Primitive. Standing tickets 6,500 yen plus a drink.

OPEN 17:30 / START 18:30. The opening night of The Crown Japan Tour 2018, planned and promoted by ALIVE, with Origin from the United States and the Australian bands Descent and Primitive. A standing ticket was 6,500 yen, one with a poster signed by The Crown 9,500 yen, and a VIP ticket for five buyers, with soundcheck access, 30,000 yen, each plus a drink.

DRAGONLAND's only appearance in Japan, across the two days of Evoken Fest 2018 in Tokyo (1-2 September 2018). Fan-filmed footage places the band at the Liquidroom, playing "Starfall", and at Blaze, covering X JAPAN's "Rusty Nail"; the exact club per day is not recorded. The band did not tour Japan again, and their 2026 dates are a European support tour with TYR that does not reach Japan.

DRAGONLAND's only appearance in Japan, across the two days of Evoken Fest 2018 in Tokyo (1-2 September 2018). Fan-filmed footage places the band at the Liquidroom, playing "Starfall", and at Blaze, covering X JAPAN's "Rusty Nail"; the exact club per day is not recorded. The band did not tour Japan again, and their 2026 dates are a European support tour with TYR that does not reach Japan.

The Tokyo site of Summer Sonic 2018, on the MOUNTAIN STAGE. The Japanese licensee's own event page lists the stage's bill as Queens of the Stone Age, Bullet For My Valentine and Mastodon among others. It was the band's second Japanese festival appearance in consecutive years, after Fuji Rock in 2017, and came two days after their own headline show at Studio Coast.

OPEN 18:30 / START 19:30, all standing at 7,500 yen including tax plus a drink charge, on sale from 14 July 2018. The Japanese licensee's event page calls this the band's first headline show in Japan in fifteen years, and their first here since Villains — the album that had gone to number one in Britain, three in America and four on Japan's Oricon international chart. Presented by Creativeman Productions.

The last night of the 2018 tour, with Survive and Hellchild as guests. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 7,800 yen in advance, standing, drink separate.

The second night of the 2018 tour, with Survive and Hellchild as guests. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 7,800 yen in advance, standing, drink separate.

The opening night of the band's 2018 tour of Japan for To Drink from the Night Itself, released here on 18 May, with Survive and Hellchild as guests, at the hall then called TSUTAYA O-EAST. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 7,800 yen in advance, standing, drink separate.

A single Tokyo show, the band's first concert in Japan for seventeen years, behind Machine Messiah. Doors at 18:30 and on stage at 19:00, 7,500 yen in advance with the drink charge separate, with the Japanese thrash band United opening. Presented by Ward Live Media.

The last night of the 2018 headline tour, on a public holiday. Doors at 18:00, on stage at 19:00, 7,500 yen in advance and 8,000 yen on the door, all standing, with a door allocation from 17:00. It remains the band's most recent concert in Japan.

The Osaka night of the 2018 headline tour, on the same terms as Tokyo: doors at 18:00, on stage at 19:00, 7,500 yen in advance and 8,000 yen on the door, all standing. Creativeman put a door allocation on sale from 17:00 on the day. Promoted by Creativeman with Ward Records, who had issued the Japanese edition of Cryptoriana the tour was named for.

The first headline show of the band's first headline tour of Japan since 2001, promoted by Creativeman with Ward Records. Doors at 18:00 and on stage at 19:00; tickets were 7,500 yen in advance and 8,000 yen on the door, all standing. It fell on a working Tuesday inside Golden Week and sold well enough that a door allocation went on sale on the day. BARKS' report of the night, written by Mirai Kawashima of Sigh, describes a ninety-minute set of eight songs before the interval alone, opening to the Ave Satani theme with "Gilded Cunt" and closing on "From the Cradle to Enslave", and the line-up as Dani Filth, Richard Shaw, Marek "Ashok" Šmerda, Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka, Daniel Firth and Lindsay Schoolcraft.

The band's appearance at Loud Park 17, on the second day of the festival. Its own timetable puts them on the ULTIMATE STAGE at 15:40, between Devin Townsend Project and Sabaton, on a bill whose headliner was Michael Schenker Fest and which also carried Apocalyptica, Meshuggah, Black Star Riders, Loudness, Outrage and the Gene Simmons Band. The 14 October sheet was read as well and does not carry them, which is how the day was established. Creativeman, the promoter, called it a stunning performance when announcing the headline tour that followed six months later. The set opened with "Gilded Cunt" and "Beneath the Howling Stars", the same two songs that would open the Tokyo show in May.

The first of the festival's two days. Opeth were in the first wave of names announced for the year, alongside Loudness and Cradle of Filth.

The closing night of the 2017 headline tour, with Vader as special guest. Doors at 18:00, on stage at 19:00, all standing, 8,000 yen in advance with tickets on the door from 18:00.

The Nagoya night of the 2017 headline tour, with Vader again as special guest. Doors at 18:00, on stage at 19:00, all standing, 8,000 yen in advance with tickets also sold on the door from 18:00.

The opening night of a three-date headline tour behind Gods of Violence, promoted by SMASH with Vader as special guest. Doors at 18:00 and on stage at 19:00, all standing, 8,000 yen in advance, on sale from 10 June. It sold out.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, all standing at 7,500 yen including tax plus a drink charge. SOLD OUT. The last of three Japanese dates on the tour for Reaching into Infinity, which Warner Music Japan had released here on 17 May, two days ahead of the rest of the world. Presented by Creativeman Productions.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, all standing at 7,500 yen including tax in advance and 8,000 yen on the door, plus a drink charge. The second of three Japanese dates on the tour for Reaching into Infinity. Presented by Creativeman Productions.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, all standing at 7,500 yen including tax plus a drink charge. SOLD OUT. The first of three Japanese dates on the tour for Reaching into Infinity. Presented by Creativeman Productions.

The Tokyo night of the Surfing to Shockwave Japan Tour 2017, Satriani's first headline visit to Japan in fifteen years. OPEN 18:30 / START 19:00, 10,000 yen including tax, all reserved seating. The band was Satriani on guitar and keyboards, Mike Keneally on guitar and keyboards, Bryan Beller on bass and Marco Minnemann on drums. Hosted by TV Asahi and Pia, in cooperation with Sony Music Japan International; presented by M&I Company.

The Osaka night that opened the Surfing to Shockwave Japan Tour 2017, Satriani's first headline visit to Japan in fifteen years. OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, 10,000 yen including tax, all reserved seating, with a separate drink charge at this venue. The band was Satriani on guitar and keyboards, Mike Keneally on guitar and keyboards, Bryan Beller on bass and Marco Minnemann on drums. Hosted by TV Asahi and Pia, with FM802 and FM COCOLO supporting the Osaka date; presented by M&I Company.

The second day of LOUD PARK 16 and the band's second appearance at the festival. The organiser's timetable puts Lacuna Coil on the Ultimate Stage at 12:30, on a day Whitesnake closed. Doors 9:30, start 10:30. Advance tickets went on sale on 23 July 2016: one day unreserved 15,500 yen, one day reserved 17,500 yen, tax included, with a drink charge on top; one-day tickets on the door were 17,000 and 19,000 yen.

Doors 9:30, start 10:30. The first day of LOUD PARK 16, headlined by Scorpions. According to the organiser's timetable, Blind Guardian closed the Kingdom Stage at 18:40.

The last of three Budokan nights, counted by Universal Music Japan as Queen's 20th concert at the hall since 19 April 1975. Start 19:00.

The second of three Budokan nights, Tokyo being the only Japanese city of that Asian tour. Start 19:00; reserved seats 12,500 to 16,500 yen and limited SS seats at 40,000 yen, tax included.

An added first night, after both scheduled shows sold out: Queen's first Budokan concert since 1985, seen by about 9,000. Promoted by Kyodo Tokyo; doors 18:00, start 19:00. Reserved seats 12,500 to 16,500 yen and limited SS seats with merchandise at 40,000 yen, tax included.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, all standing at 7,500 yen including tax plus a drink charge. SOLD OUT. A best-of set drawn from the compilation Killer Elite, released in Japan on 13 April; this was the show announced first, and the night before was added when it sold out. Presented by Creativeman Productions.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, all standing at 7,500 yen including tax plus a drink charge. The additional show, put on sale on 26 March after the night of 22 April sold out; a best-of set drawn from the compilation Killer Elite. Presented by Creativeman Productions.

A headline show in Osaka two days after the Kawasaki festival, billed by the organiser as the second of its two related concerts after Destruction's on the 11th. Doors at 18:00 and on stage at 19:00, all standing, 6,800 yen for the night or 10,800 yen for a ticket covering both Osaka shows.

A headline show of the band's own in Osaka the day after the Kawasaki festival, billed by the Thrash Domination 2016 organiser as the first of its two related Osaka concerts and announced as a set of more than two hours, with a signing session. Doors 16:00, start 17:00, all standing; 6,800 yen in advance, or 10,800 yen for a limited ticket covering this show and Kreator's at Umeda Club Quattro the next night, with a 500 yen drink charge. Produced by Club Citta'.

The second night of Thrash Domination 2016, on the same terms and the same timetable as the first: Dark Angel from 16:00, Destruction from 17:25 and Kreator from 19:10, doors at 15:00, all standing, 10,800 yen in advance. Kreator's set differed in part from the night before, which the festival had announced in advance.

The first day of Thrash Domination 2016, which Kreator headlined over Destruction and Dark Angel. The festival's timetable, the same for both days, ran Dark Angel from 16:00 to 17:05, Destruction from 17:25 to 18:45 and Kreator from 19:10 to 20:35. Doors at 15:00, all standing, 10,800 yen in advance with a 500 yen drink charge. The festival announced that Kreator would play a partly different set on each of the two nights.

The last of three nights as the joint act on VAMPS' Zepp Tokyo run, and the last HIM concert in Japan: the band broke up two years later, playing their final show on New Year's Eve 2017. Doors 18:00 and the joint act on at 19:06 on a weekday; 6,660 yen plus tax in advance, 7,730 yen including tax on the door, with a 500 yen drink charge.

The second of three nights as the joint act on VAMPS' Zepp Tokyo run. Doors 18:00 and the joint act on at 19:06 on a weekday; 6,660 yen plus tax in advance, 7,730 yen including tax on the door, with a 500 yen drink charge.

The first of three nights as the joint act on VAMPS' Zepp Tokyo run, and the band's last visit to Japan. Doors 18:00 and the joint act on at 19:06 on a weekday; 6,660 yen plus tax in advance, 7,730 yen including tax on the door, with a 500 yen drink charge.

The second day of the festival's tenth-anniversary edition. On the EXTREME STAGE the festival's own timetable for 11 October runs Obituary, Abbath and Dark Tranquillity, then At the Gates at 15:25, Napalm Death, and Carcass closing the stage at 18:40, while Helloween and Megadeth closed the other two; DragonForce were the day's Secret Band, as their own site revealed. The 10 October sheet carries neither At the Gates nor Carcass. Doors 9:30, start 10:30.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, 1F standing at 7,500 yen and 2F reserved at 9,500 yen including tax, plus a drink charge, with JUPITER as support. The second of two Tokyo nights and the last of five headline dates, the band's first headline tour of Japan since 2009. Presented by Creativeman Productions.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, 1F standing at 7,500 yen and 2F reserved at 9,500 yen including tax, plus a drink charge, with JUPITER as support. The first of two Tokyo nights on the band's first headline tour of Japan since 2009. Presented by Creativeman Productions.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, all standing at 7,500 yen including tax plus a drink charge. The third of five headline dates on the Japanese leg of the Maximum Overload World Tour. Presented by Creativeman Productions.

OPEN 18:30 / START 19:30, all standing at 7,500 yen including tax plus a drink charge. The second of five headline dates on the Japanese leg of the Maximum Overload World Tour. Presented by Creativeman Productions.

OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00, all standing at 7,500 yen including tax plus a drink charge. The first of five headline dates on the Japanese leg of the Maximum Overload World Tour, the band's first headline tour of Japan since 2009. Presented by Creativeman Productions.

Doors 18:00, on at 19:00; 7,500 yen, standing, with a drink charge on top. The last night of the 2015 tour, at the Shibuya hall then called TSUTAYA O-EAST.

Doors 18:00, on at 19:00; 7,500 yen, standing, with a drink charge on top. The Nagoya night of the 2015 tour.

Doors 18:00, on at 19:00; 7,500 yen, standing, with a drink charge on top. The opening night of the band's first headlining tour of Japan in thirteen years, billed as Melodic Power Metal Night Vol. 17 and promoted by M&I Company.

The Tokyo night of the same visit. Doors 18:00, on at 19:00; 7,500 yen standing on the floor or 9,000 yen seated, both including tax, with a drink charge on top.

The Osaka night of the Pale Communion visit, on the promoter Creativeman's own listing. Doors 18:30, on at 19:00; 7,500 yen including tax, all seated.

OPEN 17:00 / START 17:45. The Tokyo night of Extreme Death Feast 2015, promoted by B'n'F Productions, with The Crown, Aborted, Rotten Sound and Zuul FX. 6,000 yen plus a drink.

OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00. The Osaka night of Extreme Death Feast 2015, promoted by B'n'F Productions, with The Crown, Aborted, Rotten Sound and Zuul FX. The promoter announced it as The Crown's return to Japan two years after its first visit, on the tour for Death Is Not Dead. 6,000 yen plus a drink.

The second day of Thrash Domination 2015, on the same terms and with the same three bands, Overkill, Exodus and Sodom. Sodom opened again, from 16:00 to 17:20. Overkill played second, from 17:40 to 19:05, before Exodus closed the night, and held a signing session for fans that day, which the organiser reported afterwards along with the safe departure of every band. Five songs from Sodom's set that day are on the bonus DVD of the Japanese first pressing of the band's 2016 album Decision Day.

Doors 15:00, on at 16:00; 9,800 yen in advance, all standing, plus a 500-yen drink. The tenth Thrash Domination, with Overkill, Exodus and Sodom on the bill on both days. The organiser's timetable for the first day ran Sodom from 16:00 to 17:20 and Exodus from 17:40 to 19:05, and put Overkill last, on stage from 19:30 to 20:55.

The last night of the tour for At War with Reality, with Engel as guest, at the hall then called umeda AKASO, as its own schedule of the time prints it. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 7,000 yen in advance, standing, one drink separate.

The second night of the tour for At War with Reality, with Engel as guest. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 7,000 yen in advance, standing, drink separate.

The opening night of the tour for At War with Reality, the band's first album in nineteen years, with Engel as guest on every date (without their In Flames guitarist Niclas Engelin). Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 7,000 yen in advance, standing, drink separate.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. The second of the two Tokyo concerts that replaced Manowar's cancelled LOUD PARK 14 appearance, on the band's Kings Of Metal MMXIV World Tour. All standing, 8,000 yen including tax, plus a drink; holders of a LOUD PARK 14 ticket for 18 October could buy a ticket for either night at 3,000 yen.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00. The first of the two Tokyo concerts that Creativeman Productions put on in place of Manowar's headline appearance at LOUD PARK 14 on 18 October 2014, which was called off after a fire at the Port of Los Angeles delayed the ship carrying the band's equipment. All standing, 8,000 yen including tax, plus a drink; holders of a LOUD PARK 14 ticket for 18 October could buy a ticket for either night at 3,000 yen.

The band's appearance at Loud Park 14, on the second day of the festival. Its own timetable puts them on the ULTIMATE STAGE at 18:45, between Death Angel and the closing Dream Theater, on a day that also carried Periphery, the GazettE, Belphegor, Thunder, The Haunted, Riot and Within Temptation. The 18 October sheet was read as well and carries Down at 15:50 and not this band, which is how the day was established; the festival's lineup page groups them correctly but labels its two days with the previous year's dates.

The band's second Japanese concert, six years after the first, again on day one of Loud Park. The festival's own news page announced Down for Saturday 18 October, and Warner Music Japan's notice of the WOWOW broadcast marks day one as Down's day. Doors 9:30, first act 10:30; a one-day general ticket was 14,500 yen including tax, a reserved seat 16,500 and a two-day pass 26,000, with a drink charge on top. They came with the two Down IV EPs, which Warner Music Japan had coupled as a Japanese edition that July, and with Bobby Landgraf on guitar in place of Kirk Windstein. A headline show at umeda AKASO in Osaka two days earlier was cancelled when weather in New Orleans delayed the band's flights, so it is not listed here.

The Osaka day of Summer Sonic 2014, the second half of the band's first visit to Japan. The festival's own history page bills them on the MOUNTAIN STAGE on the same bill as the Tokyo day, under Avenged Sevenfold and alongside Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies and BABYMETAL. The site was the temporary Maishima ground the festival used for Osaka that year.

The Tokyo day of Summer Sonic 2014: Queen + Adam Lambert headlined the MARINE STAGE. Brian May played Teo Torriatte, and the set was released in Japan in 2016 as Live in Japan Summer Sonic 2014.

The band's first concert in Japan, on the Tokyo day of Summer Sonic 2014. The festival's own history page bills them on the MOUNTAIN STAGE under Avenged Sevenfold and alongside Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies, BABYMETAL, Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas and coldrain, among others. Universal Music Japan, the band's licensee here, calls this visit their first to the country. They were billed as Ghost B.C. in the announcement, the name their American releases carried at the time. The other city followed the next day.

Queen + Adam Lambert's first concert in Japan, headlining the OCEAN STAGE on the Osaka day of Summer Sonic 2014 as one of the festival's two headliners that year.

The closing night of the 2014 headline tour and the second Tokyo show, added after the first sold out. Doors at 18:00 and on stage at 19:00, 6,800 yen in advance, all standing with one drink; it sold out as well.

The first of two Tokyo nights on the 2014 headline tour, the last day of Golden Week. Doors at 17:00 and on stage at 18:00, 6,800 yen in advance, all standing with one drink. It sold out, and the second night was added at the same hall.

The Nagoya night of the 2014 headline tour, on a public holiday inside Golden Week, and one of the two dates of the five, with the first Tokyo night on the 6th (also a holiday), to start an hour earlier: doors at 17:00 and on stage at 18:00, 6,800 yen in advance and 7,300 yen on the door.

The Osaka night of the 2014 headline tour, on the same terms as Hiroshima: doors at 18:00, on stage at 19:00, 6,800 yen in advance and 7,300 yen on the door, all standing with one drink.

The opening night of the band's first headline tour of Japan in twenty years, promoted by Creativeman with Trooper Entertainment behind the Japanese edition of Surgical Steel. Doors at 18:00 and on stage at 19:00; 6,800 yen in advance and 7,300 yen on the door, all standing with one drink, on sale from 22 March.

The second night of Thrash Domination 2014, on the same terms as the first: doors at 15:00, music from 16:00, 9,500 yen in advance. The organiser's own archive lists the band's two nights of this edition together with Exodus's, and Away named both dates himself in a video message on the venue's page.

The first night of Thrash Domination 2014, on a bill with Exodus, Sanctuary and Artillery. Doors at 15:00 and music from 16:00, 9,500 yen in advance with a 500 yen drink charge, presented by bayfm78's Power Rock Today and produced by Club Citta'. Away recorded a video message for the venue's own page in which he names both the 15th and the 16th and recalls sharing the 2008 edition with Testament.

The band's appearance at Loud Park 13, on the first day of the festival. Its own timetable puts them on the BIG ROCK STAGE at 16:40, between Lynch Mob and Europe, on a day whose other stage carried Crossfaith, Devin Townsend Project, Lordi, Behemoth, Angra and Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington. The booking was announced on 4 September 2013, the day Surgical Steel came out in Japan ahead of the rest of the world. The 20 October sheet was read as well and does not carry them, which is how the day was established.

A single Tokyo headline show fitted between the festivals the band played around the world that summer, billed by SMASH as their second visit to Japan, five years after the first, with Survive as guest. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 6,500 yen in advance, standing, drink separate.

The last of the six nights of The Spring Is Gone Tour 2013, The Crown's first tour of Japan, presented by Chaotic Music Entertainment with Gorod, Gotsu Totsu Kotsu, Hypocras, As Silence Breaks and Create|Destroy on the tour bill.

The Shizuoka night of The Spring Is Gone Tour 2013, The Crown's first tour of Japan, presented by Chaotic Music Entertainment with Gorod, Gotsu Totsu Kotsu, Hypocras, As Silence Breaks and Create|Destroy on the tour bill.

The Fukuoka night of The Spring Is Gone Tour 2013, The Crown's first tour of Japan, presented by Chaotic Music Entertainment with Gorod, Gotsu Totsu Kotsu, Hypocras, As Silence Breaks and Create|Destroy on the tour bill.

The Osaka night of The Spring Is Gone Tour 2013, The Crown's first tour of Japan, presented by Chaotic Music Entertainment with Gorod, Gotsu Totsu Kotsu, Hypocras, As Silence Breaks and Create|Destroy on the tour bill.

The Nagoya night of The Spring Is Gone Tour 2013, The Crown's first tour of Japan, presented by Chaotic Music Entertainment with Gorod, Gotsu Totsu Kotsu, Hypocras, As Silence Breaks and Create|Destroy on the tour bill. The flyer and The Crown's own concert list print the hall as Imaike 3 Stars.

The opening night of The Spring Is Gone Tour 2013, The Crown's first tour of Japan, presented by Chaotic Music Entertainment. The tour flyer billed Gorod, Gotsu Totsu Kotsu, Hypocras, As Silence Breaks and Create|Destroy beside The Crown and priced tickets at 3,000 / 3,500 yen plus one drink.

The second day of Ozzfest Japan 2013, which Black Sabbath closed. The festival's own timetable puts Tool on at 18:05, after Dir En Grey at 17:15 and before Black Sabbath at 19:20.

The Tokyo night of the same two-city visit, on the same terms as Osaka: doors 18:00, on at 19:00, 6,500 yen including tax, all standing, with a drink charge on top.

Announced by Warner Music Japan, the band's Japanese licensee, as a two-city visit behind Heritage. Doors 18:00, on at 19:00; 6,500 yen including tax, all standing, with a drink charge on top. Promoted by Creativeman.

The second night of Thrash Domination 2013, on the same bill and the same terms: doors 15:00, start 16:00, all standing, 9,500 yen in advance. The organiser's photo archive files the band's set under both dates, 9 and 10 March.

The first of the two nights of Thrash Domination 2013, subtitled Anastasis, the festival's first edition since 2010, with Testament, Destruction and Death Angel on the bill. Doors 15:00, start 16:00, all standing; 9,500 yen in advance with a 500 yen drink charge. Presented by bayfm78's Power Rock Today and produced by Club Citta', with signing sessions announced for every band on each day.

LOUD PARK 12 was a single day across three stages at Saitama Super Arena, with Slayer, Helloween and In Flames among the acts the festival named. It was the band's Japanese stop in the year of The Power Within, with Marc Hudson singing, and their performance of "Cry Thunder" that day later appeared on the special-edition DVD of Maximum Overload.

The last night of the 2012 headline run, in Osaka with Decapitated. Twelve years passed before the band played Japan again.

The Nagoya night of the 2012 headline run, again with Decapitated. Same times and price as the other two: doors at 18:00, on stage at 19:00.

The first of three headline nights behind The Industrialist, with the Polish band Decapitated as special guest. Warner Music Japan, who issued the album here, announced the run: doors at 18:00, on stage at 19:00, 6,800 yen in advance with the drink charge taken at the door. Promoted by SMASH. It was the band's first headline tour of Japan in two years, the previous visit having been as METALLICA's opening act.

The band's return to Japan after their 2011 reunion, on the BIG ROCK STAGE at LOUD PARK 11 at 16:45, a stage it shared that day with Whitesnake, Unisonic, Krokus, Amaranthe and Animetal USA. Doors 9:30, start 10:30; 14,500 yen unreserved and 16,500 yen reserved, including tax, with the drink charge separate.

The band's last show in Japan, in the year they had announced as their last on stage. Presented by bayfm and promoted by Creativeman with Trooper Entertainment. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 6,000 yen in advance and 6,500 yen on the door, including tax, all standing, with the drink charge separate.

The band's first headline show in Japan since LOUD PARK 06, four and a half years earlier, in the year they had announced as their last on stage, with Trooper Entertainment. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 6,000 yen including tax, all standing, with the drink charge separate.

The second night at Saitama Super Arena, with the same two opening acts. Fear Factory were touring Mechanize, released that February.

The first of METALLICA's two nights at Saitama Super Arena, with Fear Factory and The Sword as the two opening acts. Tower Records Japan's announcement of the shows in August 2010 names both bands and says they played on both days. It was Fear Factory's first Japanese appearance since the Obsolete years.

The second night was announced for Sanctuary, Warrel Dane's other band; Sanctuary dropped out and Nevermore played this night as well, adding two Sanctuary songs to the set. This was the band's last concert in Japan before the 2011 hiatus.

The first night of the festival, and the only one Nevermore were announced for. The bill also carried Overkill, Exodus, Outrage and Agent Steel; the tour behind it was The Obsidian Conspiracy.

Doors 18:00, on at 19:00; 6,500 yen in advance, all standing, with a drink charge on top. A headline show of the band's own, billed as the 25th-anniversary Kill Fest Japan Tour, the night before Thrash Domination 2010 in Kawasaki. It was their first visit to Japan in six years.

The second night of Thrash Domination 09 at Club Citta', with Testament, Exodus and Heathen, on a public holiday inside Japan's Silver Week.

The first of the band's two nights at Thrash Domination 09, on a bill with Testament, Exodus and Heathen. The April 2009 announcements gave 19 and 20 September for the Kawasaki pair; the organiser's own history page, written afterwards, gives 20 and 21, and those are the dates used here.

A full-set double bill with Exodus, billed by the organiser as Exodus vs Kreator - Full Set Battle in Nagoya. Blabbermouth and BraveWords both announced the same date and hall in April 2009.

A full-set double bill with Testament, billed by the organiser as Testament vs Kreator - Full Set Battle in Osaka. It opened the band's 2009 run in Japan, three days before the Kawasaki festival itself. Blabbermouth's announcement of the tour in April 2009 gives the same date and hall.

The last night of Extreme The Dojo Vol.21 and its only Tokyo date, with Cephalic Carnage and Into Eternity. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 7,300 yen in advance including one drink.

The second night of Extreme The Dojo Vol.21, with Cephalic Carnage and Into Eternity. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 7,300 yen in advance including one drink.

The opening night of Extreme The Dojo Vol.21, a three-city package promoted by SMASH with Destruction, Cephalic Carnage and Into Eternity, the series' first edition in a year. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 7,300 yen in advance including one drink.

OPEN 16:00 / START 17:00, 1F standing at 7,000 yen and 2F reserved at 7,500 yen, plus a drink charge. The last night of the band's seven-date tour of Japan for Ultra Beatdown. ALL THAT REMAINS appeared as guest on every date of the tour.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, 1F standing at 7,000 yen and 2F reserved at 7,500 yen, plus a drink charge. The sixth of seven dates on the band's tour of Japan for Ultra Beatdown. ALL THAT REMAINS appeared as guest on every date of the tour.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, 1F standing at 7,000 yen and 2F reserved at 7,500 yen, plus a drink charge. The fifth of seven dates on the band's tour of Japan for Ultra Beatdown. ALL THAT REMAINS appeared as guest on every date of the tour.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, 1F standing at 7,000 yen and 2F reserved at 7,500 yen, plus a drink charge. The fourth of seven dates on the band's tour of Japan for Ultra Beatdown, which had entered Oricon's overall album chart at number nine. ALL THAT REMAINS appeared as guest on every date of the tour.

OPEN 16:00 / START 17:00, all standing at 7,000 yen plus a drink charge. An additional show, announced on 2 February 2009 with tickets on general sale from 14 February. ALL THAT REMAINS appeared as guest on every date of the tour.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, 1F standing at 7,000 yen and 2F reserved at 7,500 yen, plus a drink charge. The second of seven dates on the band's tour of Japan for Ultra Beatdown. ALL THAT REMAINS appeared as guest on every date of the tour.

OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00, 1F standing at 7,000 yen and 2F reserved at 7,500 yen, plus a drink charge. The first night of a seven-date tour of Japan for Ultra Beatdown, through the Zepp halls of six cities. ALL THAT REMAINS appeared as guest on every date of the tour.

The band's first Japanese concert, on the first day of Loud Park 08. The festival's own line-up page puts Down on at 19:35, directly below the headliner Slipknot, in a twelve-act 18 October column; Warner Music Japan's artist profile calls this the band's first visit to Japan. Doors 10:00, first act 11:00; a one-day ticket was 13,500 yen including tax and a two-day pass 25,000, with a 500 yen drink charge on top. They were touring Over the Under, with Rex Brown on bass.

The second night of Thrash Domination 08, on the same terms as the first: doors at 15:00, music from 16:00, all standing, 8,500 yen in advance. The venue's ticket page gives one set of times and prices for both the 20th and the 21st, and its line-up page bills the same three bands on each.

The first night of Thrash Domination 08, a bill the venue's own page gives as Testament, Voivod and Forbidden across both the 20th and the 21st. Doors at 15:00 and music from 16:00, all standing, 8,500 yen in advance and 9,000 on the day with a 500 yen drink charge. Presented by bayfm78's Power Rock Today, produced by Club Citta' and supported by tvk. The line-up was Snake, Blacky, Away and Daniel Mongrain, and the visit produced the live release Tatsumaki: Voivod Japan 2008.

The last night of Extreme The Dojo Vol.20 Special. "Slaughter of the Soul", "Cold" and "Under a Serpent Sun" from this show are on the band's 2010 DVD The Flames of the End, which also carries a chapter of deleted scenes called "The Tokyo Experience". Doors 16:00, start 17:00; 9,000 yen in advance and 9,500 yen on the door, standing, drink separate.

The second night of Extreme The Dojo Vol.20 Special, the same five-band bill with At the Gates at the top. Doors 17:00, start 17:45; 9,000 yen in advance and 9,500 yen on the door, standing, with one drink included.

The band's first concert in Japan and the first show of the reunion announced in October 2007: the opening night of SMASH's three-city Extreme The Dojo Vol.20 Special, which At the Gates headlined over The Dillinger Escape Plan, Mayhem, Pig Destroyer and Into Eternity. Doors 17:00, start 17:45; 9,000 yen in advance and 9,500 yen on the door, standing only, drink separate.

The band's first concert in Japan, on the second day of LOUD PARK 07. The organiser's timetable puts Lacuna Coil on the Ultimate Stage at 14:45, on a day Marilyn Manson closed, and lists a signing session with the band at 16:30. Doors 10:00, first act 11:00. A one-day ticket was 13,000 yen and a two-day pass 24,000 yen, tax included and unreserved, with a drink charge on top. The festival was planned and produced by Creativeman Productions.

Doors 10:00, start 11:00; 13,000 yen for one day. The first day of LOUD PARK 07, headlined by Heaven and Hell. According to the organiser's timetable, Blind Guardian played the Ultimate Stage at 19:35, the slot directly before the headliner.

The second of the festival's two nights, with the same bill of Nevermore, Annihilator, Destruction and Nuclear Assault.

The first of the festival's two nights. The bill was Nevermore, Annihilator, Destruction and Nuclear Assault, and all four played on both days; it was Nevermore's first concert in Japan.

The last night of the tour, at the hall then called Club Diamond Hall. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 7,000 yen, all standing, drink separate.

Doors 17:30, on at 18:30; 8,000 yen, standing downstairs and seated upstairs (8,500 on the door). The last night of the co-headlining tour with Angra; Blind Guardian played first.

Doors 16:30, on at 17:00; 8,000 yen, all seated (8,500 on the door). An extra show added to the co-headlining tour with Angra, on a public holiday, at the hall where the band had recorded part of Tokyo Tales in 1992. Blind Guardian played first.

The Kawasaki date of the tour, first announced at Yokohama BLITZ and moved to Club Citta' with the same times; it sold out. Doors 17:00, start 18:00; 7,000 yen, all standing, drink separate.

Doors 16:00, on at 17:00; 8,000 yen, all standing, with a drink charge on top. The Sapporo night of the co-headlining tour with Angra, who played first.

An extra Tokyo show, added to the tour after the Kawasaki date sold out. Doors 17:00, start 18:00; 7,000 yen, standing on the first floor and reserved seats on the second, drink separate.

The first Tokyo night of the tour. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 7,000 yen, standing on the first floor and reserved seats on the second, drink separate.

Doors 17:30, on at 18:30; 8,000 yen, all standing, one drink included. The Hiroshima night of the co-headlining tour with Angra, who played first.

The opening night of the band's second headline tour of Japan, promoted by Creativeman. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 7,000 yen, standing on the first floor and reserved seats on the second, drink separate.

Doors 17:30, on at 18:30; 8,000 yen, all standing, with a drink charge on top. The Nagoya night of the co-headlining tour with Angra; Blind Guardian played first.

Doors 17:30, on at 18:30; 8,000 yen, all standing, with a drink charge on top. The Fukuoka night of the co-headlining tour with Angra, who played first.

Doors 16:00, on at 17:00; 8,000 yen, standing downstairs and seated upstairs, with a drink charge on top. The Osaka night of the co-headlining tour with Angra; Blind Guardian played first.

Doors 17:30, on at 18:00; 8,000 yen, all seated (8,500 on the door). The opening night of a co-headlining tour with Angra, promoted by Creativeman. The two bands took turns closing the night, and Angra played first here. The hall is the former Shibuya Public Hall.

The first night of LOUD PARK Osaka, the festival's offshoot at Zepp Osaka the day after its second day at Makuhari Messe, announced by the festival with Megadeth and Anthrax. Doors 17:00, start 18:00; 9,500 yen including tax, standing on the floor and reserved seats upstairs, with a drink charge extra.

The second day of the first LOUD PARK, held in halls 9 to 11 of Makuhari Messe and produced by Creativeman and Howling Bull Entertainment. The festival's timetable put the band on the Big Rock Stage at 19:40, after Killswitch Engage, before Slayer closed the day on the Unholy Alliance Stage at 20:50; In Flames, Children of Bodom, Hatebreed and Mastodon were also on that day's bill. Doors 10:00, start 11:00; a one-day ticket was 12,000 yen including tax, a two-day pass 20,000 yen and a ticket on the day 13,000 yen.

The first of the festival's two days, in Halls 9 to 11 of Makuhari Messe. On the BIG ROCK STAGE, per the festival's own timetable, Opeth played their first concert in Japan at 12:10, DragonForce followed at 13:40 and Cathedral at 15:30. Ticket Pia's own preview of the 2015 tour states that Opeth first came to Japan at Loud Park 06. Per the festival's guideline page, doors 10:00 and start 11:00; a one-day ticket was 12,000 yen and a two-day ticket 20,000 yen, including tax.

The second day of Thrash Domination 06, with the same bill of Death Angel, Sodom, Onslaught and the special guest Dragonlord. Sodom were back at the festival nine years later, for its 2015 edition.

The first of the two days of Thrash Domination 06, the third edition of the Kawasaki thrash festival, with Death Angel, Sodom and Onslaught on the bill and Dragonlord as special guest. Venom, also announced, withdrew in the week of the festival because Cronos had been taken ill.

The Tokyo day of Summer Sonic 06, where Tool again headlined the SONIC STAGE. The festival's own history page gives that stage the Osaka day's bill without its opening act.

The Osaka day of Summer Sonic 06, where Tool headlined the SONIC STAGE. The festival's own history page lists TOOL and ANDREW W.K. on that stage, among others.

The last night of the band's 2006 Japanese tour, promoted by Creativeman Productions with Warner Music Japan. Doors 17:00, start 18:00; 6,800 yen including tax, all standing, with the drink charge separate. Justin Hawkins left the band that October.

The Nagoya date of the band's 2006 Japanese tour, promoted by Creativeman Productions with Warner Music Japan. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 6,800 yen including tax, all standing, with the drink charge separate.

The first night of the band's 2006 Japanese tour, promoted by Creativeman Productions with Warner Music Japan; it would be their last headline tour of Japan until 2024. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 6,800 yen including tax, all standing.

The second and last night of the band's first headline visit to Japan. All standing, 6,300 yen including tax with one drink included. CDJournal published the details in December 2005 as a follow-up to the Tokyo announcement, which had said only that an Osaka show was planned.

The band's first headline concert in Japan, seven months after their festival debut and on the tour behind Dark Light, which Warner Music Japan had released here in October. All standing, 6,300 yen including tax with the drink charge payable separately. Brought over by Creativeman Productions. CDJournal announced it in November 2005 with the Osaka date still to be confirmed.

The last night of Queen + Paul Rodgers' 2005 Japan tour, played on a national holiday at the Fukuoka dome, which had taken the naming-rights name Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome in February 2005.

The only Nagoya date of Queen + Paul Rodgers' 2005 Japan tour, at the stadium then called Nagoya Dome; it took the naming-rights name Vantelin Dome Nagoya in 2021.

The second of two Yokohama Arena nights on Queen + Paul Rodgers' 2005 Japan tour.

The first of two Yokohama Arena nights on Queen + Paul Rodgers' 2005 visit, the band's seventh tour of Japan and its first in 20 years.

Filmed in full for Super Live in Japan, a two-disc DVD issued only in Japan in April 2006, with Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) and I Was Born To Love You, two songs the band played on this tour only in Japan. Fifteen songs from this show were the bonus disc of special editions of The Cosmos Rocks in 2008.

The first of six Japan dates by Queen + Paul Rodgers and Queen's first concert in Japan in 20 years. The band had landed at Narita two nights earlier, where Roger Taylor told the press they were planning a set for Japan alone but would not say what was in it.

The second night of Thrash Domination 05 at Club Citta', with the same four bands as the first: Testament, Destruction, Laaz Rockit and Kreator.

The first of the two nights of Thrash Domination 05, the second edition of the Kawasaki thrash festival. The organiser's own history page gives the edition as 17 and 18 September at Club Citta' with Testament, Destruction, Laaz Rockit and Kreator on the bill, and the hall's own schedule bills the same four bands for both days. It was Kreator's second visit to Japan, twelve years after their first.

The Tokyo day of Summer Sonic 05, the second half of the band's first visit to Japan. The festival's own history page bills them as HIM (from Finland) on the MOUNTAIN STAGE, under The Black Crowes and alongside Bullet For My Valentine, among others. The stadium has since been renamed twice and the organiser's own page now lists the site under its later name; the name here is the one it carried in 2005.

The band's first appearance in Japan, on the Osaka day of Summer Sonic 05. The festival's own history page bills them as HIM (from Finland) on the MOUNTAIN STAGE, under The Black Crowes and alongside Bullet For My Valentine, among others. Sony Music Japan's artist profile calls this visit the band's first to the country. They played the other city the next day, and the album they were touring, Dark Light, did not reach Japan until October.

The band's most recent Japanese concert. It is one of the four shows recorded for Voelkerball, their official live album and DVD (Universal, 17 November 2006), which lists Club Citta among its venues; the Japanese edition's product copy dates the performance to 3 June 2005. Rammstein were billed for SUMMER SONIC 05 at Makuhari Messe that August and cancelled after Till Lindemann injured his right leg. No ticket prices from 2005 are recorded here, because no source opened for this entry states them.

The last date of the 2005 visit, with Spiritual Beggars opening and Creativeman taking inquiries. Doors 16:00, start 17:00; 7,500 yen including tax, standing on the floor and reserved seats upstairs.

The Osaka date of the joint tour with Spiritual Beggars, who opened. Doors 16:00, start 17:00; 7,500 yen including tax, standing on the floor and reserved seats upstairs, with a drink charge extra; inquiries to Kyodo Osaka.

The first of three dates of a joint tour with Spiritual Beggars, the band led by Arch Enemy's Michael Amott, which Creativeman announced as the band's first visit to Japan in five years; Spiritual Beggars opened. Music On! TV supported the tour, and Victor Entertainment and Toy's Factory cooperated. Doors 17:30, start 18:30; 7,500 yen including tax, standing on the floor and reserved seats upstairs, with a drink charge extra; inquiries to Kyodo Tokai.

The second Zepp Tokyo night and the last date of the 2005 visit, which Creativeman's page marked sold out. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 8,000 yen including tax, standing on the floor and reserved seats upstairs.

The first of two closing nights at Zepp Tokyo, promoted by Creativeman and presented by TV Asahi, MTV and bayfm, with BMG Funhouse cooperating. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 8,000 yen including tax, standing on the floor and reserved seats upstairs. The venue's own event page gives the same start and price.

The Sunday of SONICMANIA 05's Tokyo leg, held in halls 9 to 11 of Makuhari Messe. The festival's timetable put the band on the Ocean Stage at 19:05, before Marilyn Manson ended the day on the Mountain Stage at 20:35, and a report on Tower Records Japan's website describes the set under 6 February. Doors 11:00; a one-day ticket was 10,000 yen including tax and a two-day pass 18,000 yen.

SONICMANIA 05, Creativeman's winter festival, ran on 5 and 6 February in Osaka and at Makuhari Messe; the band played the Osaka Saturday, in hall 5 of Intex Osaka. The festival's timetable put the band on at 18:15, before Marilyn Manson, the last act of the day, at 20:00. Doors 11:00; a one-day ticket was 10,000 yen including tax and a two-day pass 18,000 yen.

The Osaka date of the band's own tour, added after the first announcement had named only Nagoya and Tokyo. Presented by FM802 and MTV, with BMG Funhouse cooperating; ticket inquiries went to Kyodo Osaka. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 8,000 yen including tax, standing on the floor and reserved seats upstairs, with a drink charge extra.

The first date of the band's first visit to Japan, at the hall then called Club Diamond Hall. Promoted by Creativeman and presented by MTV, with the Japanese label BMG Funhouse cooperating. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 8,000 yen including tax, standing, with a drink charge extra. The venue's own schedule for February 2005 gives the same times and price.

The second Kawasaki night, on the same terms: doors 17:00, on at 18:00, 7,500 yen in advance. The organiser's own history of the festival lists both Club Citta' nights and the Osaka show, with Testament marked as cancelled.

Doors 17:00, on at 18:00; 7,500 yen in advance, all standing. The first of the festival's two Kawasaki nights, presented as the fifteenth-anniversary special of bayfm's radio show Power Rock Today. With Testament gone from the bill, Overkill headlined over Death Angel and Flotsam and Jetsam.

Doors 17:30, on at 18:30; 7,500 yen in advance, standing on the floor or seated upstairs. The Osaka night of the first Thrash Domination. Testament had been announced to headline and withdrew in September, so Overkill topped a bill with Death Angel and Flotsam and Jetsam.

The band performed at MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2004 on their second visit to Japan. Warner Music Japan reported that Justin Hawkins wore a costume made from vintage kimono, and that it was his first show since an operation on his oesophagus two weeks earlier. An award show, so no promoter, times or prices are recorded here.

The last of the three dates, which replaced 18 October 2003, presented by TOKYO FM and bay fm. Start 19:00; S 8,000 yen and A 7,000 yen, all seats reserved.

The Nagoya date, which replaced 20 October 2003, at the hall then called Club Diamond Hall. Start 19:00; 8,000 yen, standing.

The first of three dates in Japan for Diamond Dave, promoted by Udo Artists. They had been booked for 18, 20 and 22 October 2003 and were postponed because of the artist's injury; this Osaka date replaced 22 October and moved from ON AIR OSAKA to BIGCAT. Start 19:00; 8,000 yen, standing.

The last night of the band's first Japanese tour, promoted by Creativeman with Warner Music Japan. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 5,500 yen including tax and one drink.

The Tokyo date of the band's first Japanese tour, promoted by Creativeman with Warner Music Japan. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 5,500 yen including tax, standing on the floor.

The first night of the band's first Japanese tour, in the autumn after Permission to Land came out, promoted by Creativeman with Warner Music Japan. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 5,500 yen including tax and one drink.

The second of the band's two nights at Shibuya Club Quattro in May 2003, both on its own concert list.

The first of two nights at Shibuya Club Quattro in May 2003, which the band's own concert list headed 'Alive Devastation' in Nippon, ahead of the European festivals it played that summer.

On at 19:00; 6,500 yen, all standing. The second Tokyo night and the last of the 2002 tour; Udo's page and the band's own tour list both give the 29th.

On at 18:00; 6,500 yen, all standing. The first of two Tokyo nights in 2002, presented by Parco. The live album Live (2003) includes Tokyo recordings from this tour, though no source says which of the two nights.

On at 19:00; 6,500 yen, all standing. The Nagoya night of the 2002 tour, with no support act.

On at 19:00; 6,500 yen, all standing. The opening night of the band's fourth Japanese tour, promoted by Udo, with no support act. The band's own tour page of the time lists the same four Club Quattro nights.

The last night of Extreme The Dojo Vol.3 and its only Osaka date, with Sodom, Dying Fetus and Dimension Zero. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 4,000 yen in advance including one drink.

The second night of Extreme The Dojo Vol.3, with Sodom, Dying Fetus and Dimension Zero. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 4,000 yen in advance including one drink.

The opening night of Extreme The Dojo Vol.3, the third edition of SMASH's concert series, a three-city package with Sodom, Dying Fetus and Dimension Zero. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 4,000 yen in advance including one drink.

The last date of the band's first headline tour of Japan, promoted by Udo Artists. The band's own tour page gives 13 April both before the tour and after it.

The Osaka date of the band's first headline tour of Japan, promoted by Udo Artists, at the hall the band's own tour page calls Mother Hall.

The second Tokyo night of the band's first headline tour of Japan, promoted by Udo Artists.

The opening night of Tool's first headline tour of Japan, promoted by Udo Artists: four shows that began the band's "australasia 2002" run, before New Zealand and Australia. The band's own tour page lists the two Tokyo nights at Blitz.

The first day of Beast Feast 2001, a two-day festival at Yokohama Arena on 25 and 26 August with about thirty bands. Slayer closed the Saturday and Sepultura were billed next on it, with Static-X, Vision of Disorder, United, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Raging Speedhorn, Shadows Fall, Candiria, Caliban and others on the same day; Pantera closed the Sunday. Arch Enemy were announced for this day and did not play, their singer having lost her voice.

The third day of Fuji Rock Festival '01, on the GREEN STAGE. The festival's own 2001 timetable lists System Of A Down and TOOL on that day's GREEN STAGE. It was Tool's first concert in Japan, and it came five weeks before System of a Down released Toxicity.

Brought over and produced by H.I.P., with the cooperation of Toy's Factory, on the tour for Endtyme. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 6,500 yen including tax, all standing.

Brought over and produced by H.I.P. and presented by bayfm, with the cooperation of Toy's Factory, on the tour for Endtyme. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 6,500 yen including tax, all standing.

The Nagoya night of the 2001 visit, the day after Osaka. The venue's own calendar for January 2001 lists Overkill on the 31st; its page for the show was not archived, so the times and the price are not known.

Doors 18:00, on at 19:00; 6,000 yen in advance and 6,500 on the door, with a drink charge on top. The band's second visit to Japan, eleven years after the first. The venue's own schedule for January 2001 lists the night.

The concert released as Live Rounds in Tokyo, the band's first live album (Earache, 10 December 2001). The band's own Bandcamp page for that album states the venue and the date, and the English Wikipedia's infobox gives the same pair. The Haunted have toured Japan at least three more times — with In Flames after the debut, again for One Kill Wonder, and in 2015 with Exodus and Nile — but no source opened for this entry gives those dates, so they are not listed here. No ticket prices from 2000 are recorded here for the same reason.

The second Liquid Room night and the last date of the 2000 visit. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 6,500 yen.

The first of two nights at the Liquid Room in Shinjuku, with Creativeman taking inquiries for the Tokyo shows. Doors 17:00, start 18:00; 6,500 yen.

The Nagoya date of the 2000 visit, with the hall itself taking inquiries. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 6,500 yen.

The first of four dates in Japan in June 2000, listed by Creativeman, with Kyodo Osaka taking inquiries for this show. Doors 18:00, start 19:00; 6,500 yen in advance, with a drink order extra. The bassist Jimmy Bain could not obtain a visa for the visit, and Chuck Garric, formerly of L.A. Guns, came in his place. The band's own site listed the same four dates.

The last night of the band's June 1999 visit to Japan, on the tour for Caravan Beyond Redemption, with Orange Goblin.

The first of two Tokyo nights on the band's June 1999 visit to Japan, on the tour for Caravan Beyond Redemption, with Orange Goblin.

The first night of the band's June 1999 visit to Japan, on the tour for Caravan Beyond Redemption, with Orange Goblin.

The last night of the 1998 tour, at IMP Hall in Osaka, from Udo's own report of the tour.

The Nagoya night of the 1998 tour, from Udo's own report of the tour.

The Yokohama night of the 1998 tour, from Udo's own report of the tour, which gives no times or prices.

The second night at the Shinjuku LIQUIDROOM, as listed in Udo's own report of the 1998 tour.

The opening night of the band's third Japanese tour, at the LIQUIDROOM that stood in Shinjuku, not the later one in Ebisu. The promoter Udo's own report of the tour lists the five nights with their setlists; it gives no times or prices.

The Nagoya date of the April 1998 visit, promoted by Udo Music Office and presented by Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting, with inquiries to CBC's events division. Printed start 19:00. Udo's notice of 28 April 1998 cancelled the three Tokyo nights that were to follow, because of Michael Schenker's poor health.

The first date of the band's April 1998 visit, announced by Udo Music Office as its first Japanese concerts in four years and the first since Walk on Water, with Michael Schenker and with Simon Wright on drums. Printed start 19:00; inquiries Udo's Osaka office. The schedule prints 7,000 yen (standing, tax included) beside a Tokyo-only seated price.

A show of the 1997 visit, promoted by Club Citta' itself and produced by Club Mix, with the Japanese label Mercury Music Entertainment cooperating and bay-fm's Power Rock Today supporting. Doors 17:00, start 18:00; 6,500 yen including tax, all standing.

Filmed for the band's video Our God Has Landed (Live in Tokyo), which Toy's Factory released in Japan in July 1998. Toy's Factory counts this as the band's third visit to Japan.

The last night of the band's 1994 tour, which followed Handful of Rain, and the show recorded for the live album Japan Live '94, released in Japan in January 1995 and later retitled Live in Japan. The band's credits for that album name the hall and the date. On stage were Zak Stevens, Alex Skolnick, Johnny Lee Middleton, Jon Oliva and Jeff Plate. The promoter, the times and the prices are not known.

Start 19:00. The last night of the band's only Japanese tour. The venue's own history lists Soundgarden in February 1994, and rockin'on's February 1994 concert guide gives the day.

Start 18:30. The Osaka concert of the band's only Japanese tour. The date is the one rockin'on's February 1994 concert guide prints; no report of the night has been found.

Start 18:30. The Tokyo concert of the band's only Japanese tour, at the Shinjuku hall that closed in 2010. BURRN!'s live report is headed with this hall and date, and Shinko Music's press photographs of the show carry the same dateline.

Start 19:00. The first of Soundgarden's four Japanese concerts, a month before Superunknown came out; tickets were 6,000 yen and the promoter was Udo Artists. rockin'on's February 1994 concert guide gives the date, and MUSIC LIFE's report of the night is datelined Club Citta, Kawasaki, 8 February 1994. The band never played Japan again.

The band's first visit to Japan, after the European tour for The Ethereal Mirror, with Brutal Truth. The band's own film of this show, posted on its YouTube channel, calls it the second of two sold-out nights at Club Citta'; Mike Hickey played bass on these dates, his last with the band.

The last night of the first Japanese tour, also recorded for Tokyo Tales. The date and the hall come from the Japanese edition's own print (Victor VICP-5232): its obi and its booklet credit name both Tokyo nights, and the booklet interview calls this one the last day of the tour.

The band's first visit to Japan. This Tokyo night was recorded for the live album Tokyo Tales; the band's own page for that album names the hall and the date, and the Japanese edition's booklet credits the recording. The times and the price are not known.

The concert recorded for the live album Lights Out in Tokyo, on the band's world tour for High Stakes & Dangerous Men; the labels name the line-up as Phil Mogg, Pete Way, Laurence Archer and Clive Edwards.

The Kawasaki date of the band's second visit to Japan, at the Kawasaki Kyoiku Bunka Kaikan, billed among the Yokohama-area concerts with TV Tokyo presenting and Udo Yokohama taking inquiries. Printed time 18:00; S seats 5,500 yen and A seats 5,000 yen, tax included.

The second Tokyo date of the band's second visit to Japan, at the Sunplaza Hall in Nakano, with the billing and the prices of 10 September; printed time 18:30.

The first Tokyo date of the band's second visit to Japan, at the Kan-i Hoken Hall in Gotanda, billed as BURRN!'s Burning Live Vol. 12, with TV Tokyo presenting, bayfm's Power Rock Today supporting, Toshiba EMI cooperating and Udo Artists taking inquiries. Printed time 19:00; S seats 5,500 yen and A seats 5,000 yen, tax included.

The Kawasaki date of the band's first visit to Japan, at the Kawasaki Kyoiku Bunka Kaikan (the poster still prints the hall's name of before 1988, Kawasaki Sangyo Bunka Kaikan), billed among the Yokohama-area concerts and presented by Udo Yokohama and TVK, with bayfm's Power Rock Today supporting and Toshiba EMI cooperating. Printed time 18:00; S seats 5,000 yen and A seats 4,500 yen, tax included.

An added night at the large hall of the Tokyo Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, which the poster does not list; the promoter counts six concerts in Tokyo and Kawasaki on this visit, and the tour programme names this one as the sixth.

The second of the poster's Tokyo nights at the large hall of the Tokyo Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, with the billing, the printed time of 18:30 and the prices of 7 May.

The first of the two Tokyo nights the poster prints at the large hall of the Tokyo Kosei Nenkin Kaikan in Shinjuku, billed as BURRN!'s 5th Anniversary Burning Live Vol. 6 and presented by Udo Artists. Printed time 18:30; S seats 5,000 yen and A seats 4,500 yen, tax included.

The second night at the Kan-i Hoken Hall in Gotanda, with the billing, the printed time of 18:30 and the prices (S 5,000 yen, A 4,500 yen, tax included) of the night before.

The first concert of the band's first visit to Japan, as its promoter, Udo Artists, called it in 2021. The first of two nights at the Kan-i Hoken Hall in Gotanda, billed as BURRN!'s 5th Anniversary Burning Live Vol. 6 and presented by Udo Artists, with bayfm's Power Rock Today supporting and Toshiba EMI cooperating. Printed time 18:30; S seats 5,000 yen and A seats 4,500 yen, tax included.

A night at the Nippon Budokan on the 1988 tour that followed Skyscraper, with Steve Vai on guitar. Guitar Player's photo captions date the show to 3 October 1988.

The Tokyo date of DIO JAPAN TOUR '86, seven dates from Sapporo on 30 August to Nagoya on 9 September. Promoted by Kyodo Tokyo, with Nippon Broadcasting System supporting and the Japanese label Nippon Phonogram cooperating. Doors 17:30, start 18:30; S seats 4,300 yen.

The band's first performance in Japan, at SUPER ROCK '85 IN JAPAN, an all-night twelve-hour concert presented by Nippon Television on open ground beside the Odaiba sports ground on Tokyo Bay, with Foreigner, Mama's Boys, Rough Cutt and Earthshaker among the other acts on the bill. The concert began at 18:30 on Saturday 10 August, and the band came on at 2:13 a.m. on the 11th. Tickets were 9,200 yen (S) and 7,200 yen (A). Toshiba released the set on video.

The last night of The Works world tour and Freddie Mercury's last concert in Japan. Universal Music Japan chose this show's setlist to stand for the 1985 visit.

The Nagoya date of the band's last Japan tour with Freddie Mercury; Teo Torriatte was not played anywhere on this tour.

Filmed, and released on video as We Are The Champions: Final Live in Japan, with 22 songs.

Queen's last concert at the Budokan with Freddie Mercury: their 17th at the hall since 19 April 1975, the venue they played most in Japan.

The first night of the band's last visit to Japan with Freddie Mercury, on The Works tour.

The outdoor finale of the band's fifth Japan tour, at the Seibu Lions' ballpark in Tokorozawa. It was filmed for the Japan-only video Live In Japan, and eight songs from it are on the bonus disc of the On Fire DVD.

The band's last concert in Sapporo for more than forty years, until Queen + Adam Lambert played the Sapporo Dome in February 2024. After the show the band celebrated at a Sapporo beer garden.

The Nagoya date of the band's 1982 Japan tour, at the city's international exhibition hall, known today as Port Messe Nagoya.

The band's first outdoor concert in Japan. Strong wind delayed the start by an hour; the show was filmed, and its Crazy Little Thing Called Love later appeared on the Rare Live video. The stadium closed in 2002.