Spotify O-East

Tokyo-based independent culture platform Sabukaru is taking its world offline this Halloween, teaming up with Midnight East for an all-night party at Shibuya's Spotify O-East. Headlining is Swedish producer Gud, best known for his work with Yung Lean and the Sad Boys collective and his influential role in Stockholm's cloud rap scene. It’ll be an international crossover of underground music, internet culture and Tokyo's creative community. Additional artists are still to be announced.

Verdy knows how to throw a Halloween party. The artist behind Girls Don't Cry and Wasted Youth has made something of an annual spectacle out of the holiday, and this year he's enlisted Harajuku's H4lo to help take things up a notch. Headlining is Atlanta's Ken Carson, whose blown-out, mosh-pit-ready take on rage rap has made him one of the most recognisable names in Playboi Carti's Opium orbit. Joining him are Young Coco, Star Boy, Vlot, Luka Sabbat and Evan Mock, bringing together an unlikely mix of rappers, producers and fashion's favourite party boys. Advance tickets have already vanished, but there's still a chance to get in at the door.

Night Tempo’s Showa Groove series gets a full-circle moment in Tokyo this November with a special guest appearance at Spotify O-East. The Korean producer and DJ has been a key figure in city pop’s global revival. His Showa Groove series launched in 2019 with an official re-edit of ‘Samishii Nettaigyo’, the 1989 hit by Wink, the idol duo known for their deadpan, doll-like image and string of chart-topping singles.  The series reworks Showa-era pop hits and deep cuts for the dance floor, and has since featured Anri, Kyoko Koizumi, Momoko Kikuchi, Mariya Takeuchi and many others. Tokyo gets a one-night-only guest at the November 23 finale in Wink’s Shoko Aida – a long-awaited collaboration – while VJ Mikuru Yamashita will provide visuals for the evening.