Last month, Ichiko Aoba released her new album, Luminescent Creatures via hermine / Psychic Hotline, garnering praise from Pitchfork, The New York Times, The Cut, The FADER, Bandcamp, and beyond, cementing its place as one of the year’s most celebrated albums so far.
Today, Aoba shares her performance of the “beautiful yet heart-wrenching” (Paste) album highlight “SONAR” for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s #LateShowMeMusic Series. Aoba’s mesmerizing performance previews her world tour in support of Luminescent Creatures. Next month, Aoba kicks off the North American leg in Honolulu, with stops in Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and more, before wrapping up in Mexico City in May. A full list of dates can be found below and tickets are on sale now.
Luminescent Creatures explores the origin of life with dreamy musical vistas. While visiting Japan’s Ryukyu Archipelago and conducting field research, Ichiko was enamored by the boundless beauty—and occasional terror—of the ocean. She’d go diving with only the breath in her lungs, submitting herself to the whims of the tides. “I feel unable to resist the pull of the ocean,” Ichiko says, “but know how easy it would be for my small body to be swallowed by the sea.” That contradiction, gentleness and power, instilled a sense of awe that is expressed in the soundscapes of Luminescent Creatures.
Watch the Video for “SONAR”
Listen to “Luciférine”
Listen to “FLAG”
Watch Live Performance of “FLAG” from Into The Great Wide Open
Ichiko Aoba Tour Dates
Mon. March 31 – London, UK @ Barbican [with 12 Ensemble] (SOLD OUT)
Wed. April 2 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall (SOLD OUT)
Fri. April 4 – Gateshead, UK @ The Glasshouse
Sat. April 5 – Glasgow, UK @ City Halls
Thu. April 17 – Honolulu, HI @ Hawaii Theatre
Sat. April 19 – Vancouver, BC @ Chan Centre (SOLD OUT)
Sun. April 20 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Mon. April 21 – Seattle, WA @ The Moore
Wed. April 23 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Oakland
Sat. April 26 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern [with Wordless Music Quintet] (SOLD OUT)
Sun. April 27 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern [with Wordless Music Quintet]
Tue. April 29 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Scottsdale Center (SOLD OUT)
Thu. May 1 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
Sat. May 3 – St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theatre (SOLD OUT)
Sun. May 4 – St Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theatre
Tue. May 6 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Wed. May 7 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Fri. May 9 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre
Sat. May 10 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
Mon. May 12 – Boston, MA @ Berklee Performance Center
Wed. May 14 – New York, NY @ Kings Theatre [with Wordless Music Quintet]
Sat. May 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Miller Theatre
Sun. May 18 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
Thu. May 22 – Mexico City, MX @ Teatro Metropolitan
Mon. May 26 – Melbourne, AU @ Forum Melbourne
Thu. May 29 – Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre (SOLD OUT)
Fri. May 30 – Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre (SOLD OUT)
Sat. May 31 – Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre (SOLD OUT)
Tue. June 3 – Takapuna, NZ @ Bruce Mason Centre
Tue. June 24 – Helsinki, FI @ Temppeliaukion Kirkko
Thu. June 26 – Oslo, NO @ Cosmopolite
Tue. July 1 – Fiesole, IT @ Teatro Romano Fiesole
Fri. July 4 – Vilanova i la geltrú, ES @ Vida Festival
Sun. July 6 – Ewijk, NL @ Down The Rabbit Hole Festival
Wed. Aug 13 – Tokyo, JP @ Suntory Hall
Mon. Aug 18 – Yokohama, JP @ Minato Mirai Hall
Wed. Aug 20 – Tokyo, JP @ Sumida Triphony Hall
Fri. Aug 22 – Osaka, JP @ NHK Osaka Hall
Sat. Aug. 23 – Osaka, JP @ NHK Osaka Hall
Tue. Nov. 25 – São Paulo, BR @ Teatro Liberdade (SOLD OUT)
Thu. Nov. 27 – Buenos Aires, AR @Teatro El Nacional
Sat. Nov 29 – Santiago, CL @ Teatro Teleton
Tue. March 31, 2026 – London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall
