Wellington grindcore band Forced Starvation played eight shows in Japan in August 2025, following the release of their self-titled debut earlier that year.
The tour was organised with help from Fumiya Nakamura and Ota of power-violence band Leech with a link going back to a 2018 split between Leech and Stress Ghetto, which Forced Starvation’s vocalist, Bosun, also plays in.
It opened in Tokyo at Nakano Moonstep in 40°C summer heat with a bill featuring Leech, gore-grind band After Dismantling and Suicide Solution. Seven more shows followed in Nagano, Yokohama, Shinjuku, Nagoya, Osaka and Shiga, finishing in Fukuoka. The tour also fits a wider trend of growing ties between music scenes in Japan and Aotearoa with punk bands Displeasure, Fog and Varda all touring Japan in September.
August 22, Nakano Moonstep, Tokyo
Suicide Solution, After Dismantling, Leech
August 23, The Venue, Nagano
August 24, El Puente, Yokohama
Goat, Dada, Social Exclusion, POVxNOWHEREBUTLIES
August 26, Shinjuku Merry-Go-Round
Analskullfuck, Kandarivas, Corbata
August 28, Brazil Coffee House, Nagoya
Crusher, Redroll Blaster, Salvaasion
August 29, Namba Bears, Osaka
KK Manga, Termination, Unholy 11
August 30, Hikone Dance Hall, Shiga
Completed Exposition, Grinning, Face Clasher, Furious Unrest, Viva La Thrash
August 31, Public Space, Fukuoka
End of Pollution, Carcass Grinder, Step Lightly, Secret Temple
