Spotlight: toe (Japan) Debut New Zealand Shows

Japanese post-rock ambassadors toe have attracted dedicated fans worldwide for an oeuvre spanning two decades, yet their forthcoming headline performances in Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Whanganui-a-Tara will be the group's Aotearoa debut. Still boasting the same lineup of Hirokazu Yamazaki, Satoshi Yamane, Takaaki Mino, Takashi Kashikura as when they emerged on stages in Tokyo back in 2001, toe unveiled their fourth studio long player NOW I SEE THE LIGHT in July, their first album together in nearly a decade. The new record is a masterful and meticulously executed, primarily instrumental sonic excursion, praised by Everything Is Noise for "the raw authenticity literally every facet of their music radiates at any given moment".

Aficionados of virtuosic, peak-level avant-rock experimentalism will be out in force on 22nd and 23rd Octo(e)ber. This is the time to experience the veteran four-piece live, as toe probably won't be back here anytime soon — brought to you by Bird’s Robe and Valhalla Touring...

toe - Aotearoa Tour

Tuesday 22nd October – Galatos, Auckland w/ Swallow The Rat
Wednesday 23rd October – Meow, Wellington w/ Sheeps

Auckland tickets available via galatos.co.nz
Wellington tickets available via moshtix.co.nz

Here's the animated clip for 'LONELINESS WILL SHINE' from toe's new album NOW I SEE THE LIGHT...

Hit play on 'グッドバイ / Goodbye' from toe's 2006 New Sentimentality EP...

Press release:

Bird’s Robe and Valhalla Touring are thrilled to announce the debut Australia and New Zealand tour of acclaimed Japanese post-rock/math band, toe, this coming October.

Toe, known globally for their extraordinary musicianship, have been a major influence in the experimental rock scene for the past two decades. Their tracks and live performances have left a remarkable imprint on the sound of countless bands around the world.

The timing of their debut New Zealand tour coincides with the announcement toe is releasing their 4th full album, NOW I SEE THE LIGHT in July 2024, six years since their last EP, Our Latest Number.

Don’t miss out on this historical tour, which is set to be one of the biggest highlights in the experimental rock calendar for 2024.