The outdoor stage in Ueno Park is usually the preserve of folk musicians and low-ranking J-pop idols. In a change of pace so abrupt that it risks giving some of the area's local pensioners a heart attack, the venue is being taken over for the day by a sizable punk contingent, led by thrashcore survivors Vivisick. The group presides over a dozen-strong lineup, and all money on the door will go to Clench the Fist, the fundraising drive launched by Sendai punk venue Birdland. While there promises to be a whole lot of moshing, it isn't all punk and hardcore: keep an eye out for dub/roots band Super Dumb and Aichi's Turtle Island, whose melding of punk and taiko sounds like a steroid-enhanced Japanese version of The Pogues.

Punks Were Made Before Sounds
Advertising
Time Out says
Details
- Event website:
- vivisick.shouten.jp/top.english.html
- Address
- Opening hours:
- May 14 Doors, 11am. Gig, 12noon
Advertising
You may also like
You may also like
Discover Time Out original video
Â