Category: Live Performances
LiSA North America Tour
[UPDATE 27th March 2025] LiSA just announced that following the adding of an extra NYC concert date previously, that since Mexico has been sold out, there will be additional tickets for sale at the Mexico Venue. Sales will start on 28th March 2025 at 10am Local Time in Mexico. Rumor has it that there is…
Payment Apps
Someone in Japan finally agreed to help you pay for your concert tickets at a Japan convenience store (コンビニ such as FamilyMart / Lawson / 7 Eleven) but they might request for you to pay them in advance. Assuming it is someone you trust and you want to proceed, what are the various ways to…
LiSA Fukui Concert
Once again, I was lucky enough to get to fly to Japan to watch LiSA’s Fukui “Cocktail Party” concert in Dec 2024. It has already been 10 days since the concert finished, but I am still stuck in the lingering afterglow of the concert atmosphere. It was also the first time my son attended any…
Ultra Orange (UO) Lightstick
If you have been to a concert that uses lightsticks, you may have seen people using extremely bright orange lightsticks to do a rapid cyclone motion whenever it gets to the most hyped part of a song. If you ever thought of doing that too, then you will need some Ultra Orange (UO) lightsticks. However,…
Japan Concert Etiquette
How does one behave inside a Japanese concert venue? Is it the same as any other country? Disclaimer that my total number of Japanese concerts attended is only four (LANDER Osaka Day 1, LANDER Osaka Day 2, iSCREAM Day 1, iSCREAM Day 2), of which two were repeated venues and all from the same artiste…
YOASOBI Singapore Concert Ticket Purchase Experience
For those in Japan, have you ever wondered what it is like to purchase concert tickets outside of Japan? In my previous post, I briefly described the difficulties foreigners face buying Japan concert tickets, and yet, how I still prefer the Japanese system. In this post I will give some insight as to why the…
How to Pay for Japanese Concert/Event Tickets
You successfully registered for your own Ticket Platform account following our previous post instructions and you were lucky enough to have won the ticket ballot! Now you need to pay for the tickets, but how? Credit Card First, let’s get this method out of the way. If you had this method available, you probably would…
Japanese Concerts as a First-Timer – Part 2
Part 2 – Concert Event Venue and Entry So you managed to ballot for the concert ticket, successfully paid for it and reached the concert venue. Now you just need to arrive at the time the concert starts, right? Well, technically yes, but you might miss out on the experience. Merchandise Purchase Some concert organizers…
Buying Concert Tickets in Japan: Japanese Phone Number Needed!
From the previous blog post about methods to purchase tickets for Japanese Concert, you would realise that one of the critical steps is to obtain a Japanese Phone Number. This is essential for creating and verifying your new account for the various ticket platforms, such as: Personally I obtained my Japanese Phone Number and created…
Japanese Concerts as a First-Timer – Part 1
I will share a bit of my (limited) experience attending Japanese Concerts and will cover the following parts: Part 1 – Scrambling for Tickets How I purchased Japanese Concert Tickets TL;DR – Learnt how ticketing system works in Japan, got a Japanese friend who was able to buy on my behalf and accompanied me to…