Japanese Post-Rockers Toe Announce Summer 2015 Tour Dates

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Japanense post-rockers toe will launch their second-ever US headline tour this summer. Tickets for the shows will go on sale this Friday, April 3 at 10am PST. See ticketing links below.

toe are well renowned back home in Japan and have amassed a huge online fan base around the world.

Composed of Kashikura Takashi on drums, Mino Takaaki on guitar, Yamane Satoshi on bass guitar, and Yamazaki Hirokazu on guitar. toe has formally played with this line-up since the band's inception in 2000.

The vast majority of their music is instrumental and features the swift and acute drumming of Takashi. The band is also known for its melodic, clean guitar settings. Additionally, the compositions have repetition from typical rock motifs, but use very subtle changes in beat and rhythm to form a unique sound. The band has changed their sound over their musical tenure by incorporating acoustic guitars, rhodes piano, and vibraphones in their most recent releases.

toe tours regularly in Japan, and can most notably be compared to acts such as Pele and The Album Leaf.

Tour Dates:
Thu. 07-02-15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
Fri. 07-03-15 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Sun. 07-05-15 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Mon. 07-06-15 - Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl
Tue. 07-07-15 - Seattle, WA@ Neumos
Wed. 07-08-15 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux
Thu. 07-09-15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Fri. 07-10-15 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Sat. 07-11-15 - Lincoln, NE @ Vega
Sun. 07-12-15 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Mon. 07-13-15 - Toronto, ON @ Virgin Mobile Mod Club
Tue. 07-14-15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Wed. 07-15-15 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Thu. 07-16-15 - New York, NY @ LPR - Le Poisson Rouge
Fri. 07-17-15 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall