Kenshi Yonezu Sets 14-Show World Tour for 2026-2027
The KENSHI YONEZU 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR / GHOST will visit 11 cities in Asia, North America and Europe, with about 200,000 attendees expected.
Kenshi Yonezu has announced KENSHI YONEZU 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR / GHOST, described as his largest world tour to date, according to animeanime.jp. The tour runs from December 26, 2026 to February 28, 2027, with 14 shows in 11 cities across Asia, North America and Europe, and is expected to draw about 200,000 people in total.
The Asian leg covers Taipei, Seoul and Singapore. Taipei will host Yonezu's first two-day dome shows, while Seoul expands to three shows. In North America he plays Oakland, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York/Newark and Toronto, and in Europe London, Paris and Amsterdam. Singapore, Oakland, Mexico City, Toronto and Amsterdam are cities where he will perform for the first time.
The world tour follows the domestic KENSHI YONEZU 2026 TOUR / GHOST, which opens on November 6, 2026, at Nagano Big Hat and ends on December 17 at K-Arena Yokohama, with 14 shows.
Recent releases
In September 2025, Yonezu released IRIS OUT, the theme song of Chainsaw Man the Movie: Reze Arc, and JANE DOE with Hikaru Utada. IRIS OUT set records for the most weekly streams in streaming history, the fastest time to 100 million plays and the highest weekly points in Billboard JAPAN history, and ranked 5th on Billboard Global, the highest ever for a Japanese-language song. In October 2025 he released 1991, the theme song for the film 5 Centimeters per Second, and on December 31, 2025, he performed IRIS OUT for the first time on the 76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen.
His previous KENSHI YONEZU 2025 WORLD TOUR / JUNK covered 7 cities in Asia, Europe and North America, with all 10 shows sold out and 90,000 attendees. In 2025, KENSHI YONEZU 2025 TOUR / JUNK ran from domestic dome shows through Asia, Europe and America and drew 440,000 people. In June 2026 he released Karasu as the 2026 NHK soccer theme, and in July 2026 he released Yodaka, the theme song for the film Kingdom: The Decisive Battle of Souls. In January 2027, Sayonara Mata Itsuka! will be used as the opening theme of the film Tora ni Tsubasa.
Quick answers
When does the KENSHI YONEZU 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR / GHOST take place?
It runs from December 26, 2026 to February 28, 2027, with 14 shows in 11 cities.
Which cities are on the tour?
Taipei, Seoul and Singapore in Asia; Oakland, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York/Newark and Toronto in North America; and London, Paris and Amsterdam in Europe.
When does the domestic KENSHI YONEZU 2026 TOUR / GHOST start?
It opens on November 6, 2026, at Nagano Big Hat and ends on December 17 at K-Arena Yokohama, with 14 shows.