toe Bring 25th Anniversary Tour to the UK for the First Time
Japanese genre-defying pioneers toe have announced a run of UK shows for 2026—their first ever UK headline tour, and only their third visit to the country in their 25-year history. The dates are part of the band’s Loneliness Will Shine tour, celebrating a quarter-century of radical musical invention.
Having only played the UK twice before—once at a sold-out XOYO show in 2013 and again for a one-off ArcTanGent Festival appearance in 2016—these long-anticipated shows mark a major moment for longtime fans. All shows go on sale at 10am on Friday 5th December.
Blending everything from post-rock, math rock, jazz, and R&B to electronica and pop, toe have become one of the most revered names in experimental music, both in Japan and internationally. Their recent Japanese tour culminated in a spectacular in-the-round arena show at a sumo stadium in Tokyo, and now UK fans can finally experience the band’s intricate, emotionally rich live show up close.
UK Tour Dates — April 2026
April 10th – Bristol, Prospect Building
April 11th – London, Electric Brixton
April 13th – Glasgow, St Luke’s
ALL shows on sale 10:00am Friday 5th December
TICKETS – HERE
A Band That Continues to Redefine Itself
toe’s debut album the book about my idle plot on a vague anxiety (2005) reimagined post-rock with emotional urgency and technical prowess, drawing global acclaim. Their follow-up For Long Tomorrow (2009) dug further into jazz and pop influences, yielding one of their most celebrated tracks, “Goodbye” (re-recorded with vocalist Asako Toki).
Subsequent releases, including 2015’s Hear You and 2018’s Our Latest Number, saw the band move into more subdued, experimental territory—dabbling in rap, electronica, and minimalist textures.
2024’s NOW I SEE THE LIGHT connects the dots across their discography, with Hirokazu stepping up vocally on several tracks, including the tour’s namesake “Loneliness Will Shine.” The album balances the raw energy of their early years with the introspective tone of their later work, offering a glimpse into toe’s ever-evolving sound.
