Ichiko Aoba
Luminescent Creatures World Tour
Celestial. Delicate. Fall in love with life.
Ichiko Aoba’s pulls listeners from reality, surrounding them in the comforting fabric of her imagination, and she has been casting spells on them with voice and guitar since her debut at 19. In recent years, she expanded her sound, blending classical guitar with orchestral arrangements on Windswept Adan (2020), a nature-inspired album created alongside arranger Taro Umebayashi and creative director Kodai Kobayashi. This project introduced her to international audiences. In turn she’s worked with artists like Japanese Breakfast, Mac DeMarco, Owen Pallett, Pomme, Weyes Blood, and Black Country New Road and has been recognised by publications like Pitchfork.
Her latest album, Luminescent Creatures, inspired by Japan’s Ryukyu Archipelago, is rich with bioluminescent imagery, lush strings, and oceanic soundscapes. On it, Ichiko reflects on themes of life’s origins, the ocean’s beauty and power, and connections across time and space.
As Ichiko prepares for her biggest world tour yet, her music continues to transcend language barriers thanks to her delicate yet powerful voice.
Need to know
Price: £33.20
Venue: Sage Two (Theatre Layout)
Timings: Announced nearer showtime.
Age: Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
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What they say
“This album, Luminescent Creatures, was born from Windswept Adan… It began when I started wondering what happened after the protagonist of Windswept Adan disappeared along with the music of the island’s inhabitants. What would be left?”
– Ichiko Aoba on Luminescent Creatures
