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Bring Me The Horizon announce own festival in Japan with BABYMETAL, YUNGBLUD and more

Bring Me The Horizon’s curated NEX_FEST will see the band headlining Tokyo’s Makuhari Messe later this year, with a supporting cast including BABYMETAL, YUNGBLUD, I Prevail and loads more.

Bring Me The Horizon announce own festival in Japan with BABYMETAL, YUNGBLUD and more
Words:
Emily Carter
Photo:
Jenn Five

Bring Me The Horizon have announced three shows in Japan this year, culminating in their own curated festival date, NEX_FEST.

Following the release of highly-anticipated album POST HUMAN: NeX GEn (due out on September 15 via Sony/RCA), the band will head to Japan in October and November for three mega shows.

Up first they’ll be playing in Osaka and Nagoya with BABYMETAL, YUNGBLUD and I Prevail, before they head to Tokyo’s Makuhari Messeon November 3 for NEX_FEST, where the aforementioned bands will be playing along with Maximum The Hormone, Yoasobi, Paledusk, CVLTE, HANABIE., VMO aka Violent Magic Orchestra and KRUELTY.

A description on the NEX_FEST website (translated from Japanese) promises “a one-of-a-kind festival directed by the band, from the line-up to the artwork”.

If you can’t make it to Japan, catch Bring Me live on their massive UK headline tour next year with Bad Omens, Cassyette and Static Dress:

January 2024

9 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
10 Bournemouth BIC
12 Birmingham Utilita Arena
13 Manchester AO Arena
14 Glasgow OVO Arena
16 Newcastle Utilita Arena
17 Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
19 Sheffield FlyDSA Arena
20 London The O2
21 London The O2
23 Dublin 3 Arena

Get your tickets right here.

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