City Focus: Tokyo
With new arenas opening their doors, record-breaking attendance figures, and a huge catchment area – Tokyo is one of Asia’s foremost cities for live entertainment
Feature By Oumar Saleh | 1 September 2026
Tokyo’s live music economy is bigger than it has ever been. National ticket revenue, attendance, and show counts all set fresh records in 2025, and a wave of new arenas has landed across the Bay…
Area, while the Greater Tokyo Area – the world’s most populous metropolitan region, home to almost 37m people – has never had more places to host a show.
A&R at Victor Entertainment. “The pipeline whereby artists performing in small venues gradually move to larger ones…
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