Darkside Rockers – Aug. 2025
Whew, finally found an event that might be of fancy for those in Tokyo seeking a bit of dark indie music. Darkside Rockers launches quite an interesting mix of bands. Hey, I don’t know much about the bands, but one did play at a Tokyo Dark Castle event, Club Chop is a good place to catch some gritty performances… and I ain’t seein’ sh*t for events I used to know for August. So, here’s a start. Worth a look if you have got some time so Darkside Rockers it is.
Critical Details:
Event: [DARKSIDE ROCKERS-summer nightmare-]
When: Saturday, August 16, 2025. Open: 16:30/Start 17:00 – Wonderful time to start.
Price: Advance or At Door – Door 3,000 yen (+1 drink) – good you can book, but no penalties for just turning up on the day. I do not know what the drinks cost now, but it used to be 500-700 yen when I was in active service.
Venue: Ikebukuro Chop (〒171-0014 Tokyo, Toshima City, Ikebukuro, 2 Chome−46−3 シーマ100 B1). I forget the details, but maybe from Ikebukuro go out the North or Northeast Exit – hey get Google Maps to guide you, after all Google owns you.
Bands: CAVALERIE CRUXX, CODED, NφISE KILLER, POISON D’HERMÈS, ラパンナジー ル (LAPIN AGILE), 96†. Yep, that sounds pretty dark – I think it’ll work.
Notes: That all sounds pretty good for a night out. Interesting-sounding bands, reasonable entry fee, and a decent place (not big, not squishy small, and just… well nice). CAVALERIE CRUXX has played at Tokyo Dark Castle, and ラパンナジー ル (LAPIN AGILE) is listed as Gothic/Industrial on a site.
I would have dug more into the bands, but I am busy doing things on the backend, so this will do for now. I did not access Chop’s website as it is not SSL (https://…), but the details above should get you there.
And remember folks, if this turns out to be not your cup of tea you should enjoy the adventure!
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