Name: N.E.R.O. Launch Party at WWW Shibuya
Start: 2025-06-19T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-06-19T22:00:00+00:00
Location: WWW Shibuya

N.E.R.O. Launch Party at WWW Shibuya

Jun 19, 2025 at 6:00pm ~ Jun 19, 2025 at 10:00pm

On June 19, culture and sound collide at WWW Shibuya as N.E.R.O., a new global-minded media platform, celebrates its official launch with a night of bold performances and boundary-pushing ideas. The event marks the release of the project’s first ZINE, themed “Borderless,” and brings together three rising acts from Tokyo, Melbourne and Paris.

Founded by Yukiko Inoue, former Flipper’s Guitar member and longtime music writer for POPEYE and other leading Japanese publications, N.E.R.O. emerges from the legacy of nero magazine (est. 2010), a fiercely independent publication born from Tokyo’s subcultural core. Now, after the pandemic’s long pause, Inoue returns with a fresh vision that leans into the global indie renaissance, spotlighting artists who defy borders and conventions.

N.E.R.O. Launch Party Headliners

HighSchool (Melbourne)

A gothic-tinged, post-punk trio channeling shoegaze textures and coldwave melancholy, laced with modern urgency. Their brooding live sets have earned cult status in Australia’s underground.

POL (Paris)

A delicate, atmospheric duo merging poetic lyricism with new wave and art-pop sensibilities. With roots in Europe’s visual art scene, they create cinematic soundscapes brimming with emotional nuance.

Luby Sparks (Tokyo)

Hailed as leaders of Japan’s new indie generation, the Tokyo five-piece draws from British shoegaze and dream pop, layering shimmering guitar work with introspective vocals and crystalline melodies.

Party Details:

Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm.
Standing tickets are ¥8,500 (plus drink).

Get your N.E.R.O. Launch Party tickets on Zaiko!

Information

Start: Jun 19th 2025 at 6:00pm

End: Jun 19th 2025 at 10:00pm

WWW Shibuya
13−17 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku

¥8,500

https://wwwwwwx.zaiko.io/e/NERO

Arden Kreuzer

San Diego-born, Tokyo-based Arden is a writer and editor with a master’s in International Relations from Waseda University. With a background in sociology, East Asian history and journalism, she brings a thoughtful, cross-cultural lens to her work. As a senior editor at Metropolis Magazine, Arden works across print, digital and social media platforms, covering everything from cultural deep-dives to international affairs. Rain or shine, she can often be found on a terrace in one of Tokyo’s shitamachi neighborhoods, observing the everyday details that make the city so compelling.