Tour of Japan · Sep 23 – Oct 5, 2026
Nine nights, thirteen days, six cities. Every stop, stamped.
Stamp rallyスタンプラリー9/9
完走CompleteThree songs from VISION QUEST, filmed on the night.
Night 1BOAT SZNLivehouse WALL · TokyoWatch on Instagram
Night 5YOUJAMMIN’ · NagoyaWatch on Instagram
Night 6IS IT JUST MEMusic Bar HOKAGE · OsakaWatch on InstagramFilmed by @terryancekyle
Dave, after the first week · See the post
Tokyo to Kansai and back. Tap a city for its nights.
The route
Tokyo → Kansai → Tokyo
9 shows · six cities · 23 Sep — 5 Oct 2026
Hover a city for the night it holdsTap a city for the night it holds
Night 1 of 9Wed 23 Sep
初台WALL · Hatsudai, Tokyo
Opening night
Night one of nine: a WALL-presented bill in a Nishi-Shinjuku basement that has been loud since 1999.
Photo: Livehouse WALL · Photo: Miwa Yuzawa, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Night 2 of 9Thu 24 Sep
渋谷ルビールーム · Dogenzaka, Shibuya
BERLIN · free party
Ruby Room's free Thursday party, with Tokyo DJs, cheap drinks and the Dave Menzo Band live on the semi-circular stage.
Photo: Ruby Room
Night 3 of 9Sat 26 Sep
立川BABEL · The Rock Tower · Tachikawa, west Tokyo
Eight-band Saturday
An all-evening Saturday bill in Tachikawa: seven West Tokyo bands and the Dave Menzo Band on BABEL's eight-metre stage.
Photo: An azalea, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: BABEL THE ROCK TOWER
Night 4 of 9Sun 27 Sep
下北沢レトロニム · Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Ocean Breathes Salty Vol. 2
Retronym presents a Sunday of psych and dream-pop in Shimokitazawa, with Rue Deane, Hollow Me and Paddy Isle.
Photo: Retronym
Night 5 of 9Mon 28 Sep
名古屋JAMMIN’ · Fushimi · Sakae, Nagoya
JAMMIN' presents
The first night outside the Tokyo area: a Monday in Nagoya with CALESCO, 西原明誠, GABAMAR'S and Parfilion.
Night 6 of 9Wed 30 Sep
心斎橋 ミュージックバー火影 · Amerikamura, Shinsaibashi, Osaka
HOKAGE 20th anniversary
The Overflow 秋祭: an anniversary night in Osaka's Amerikamura underground, with two Mexican artists, Osaka's cumbia-punks and a DJ.
Photo: Music Bar HOKAGE
Night 7 of 9Fri 2 Oct
奈良NEVERLAND · Hokkeji, Nara
Friday in Nara
Three Nara acts and the Dave Menzo Band in a live room in a house on Route 24, in NEVERLAND's thirtieth year.
Night 8 of 9Sat 3 Oct
京都GATTACA · Saiin, Kyoto
Saiin Rock Festival Special
A Saturday double-bill in western Kyoto: the Dave Menzo Band and Australia's Mish N Possible, both on tour in Japan.
Photo: LIVE HOUSE GATTACA
Night 9 of 9Mon 5 Oct
下北沢BASEMENTBAR · Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Tour finale
The tour ends where touring bands end up on a Monday in Tokyo: BASEMENTBAR's David Monday Night Session, in Shimokitazawa.
Photo: Hisashi Eguchi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Masao Nakagami, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
ÖRDER · ザ・ブロウ · スケベ兄弟 · サザンクロズ · pain in the ass
武蔵野カルテット · RAINBACK · Vi.Beat · UNIA∀ER-X · 多摩楽器音楽愛好家団体 · sunset standpees · Nomad code
Rue Deane · Hollow Me · Paddy Isle
CALESCO · 西原明誠 · GABAMAR'S · Parfilion
Sol Oosel · Alejandro Elizondo · Super Duck · Los Oxxo Sexos · 黒毛和牛
SENZAI JUMP · BBQBs · LASTSUMMER
Mish N Possible · AILYAWP · Zoot · SeLfish
The Rolling Papers · hei apopo · AHA experience
Photos and video from the tour are still being edited. They go up on Instagram first, then on each night’s page here.
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