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The UK's biggest Japanese culture festival is back at Olympia London from 24 to 26 July 2026. Over 530 exhibitors, headliners QUEEN BEE and avantgardey, Japanese street food from wagyu skewers to mochi, cosplay, workshops, and a brand-new indie gaming zone. Here's everything you need to know.

Muri (Muriel Gonzales) is a Filipino violinist and singer-songwriter who came up through The Ransom Collective in Manila before moving to Paris alone, writing her debut EP 11ème, and performing at SXSW and Focus Wales as the sole Filipino act. We sat down with her in London — as she opened for @moonlanegardens at Dingwalls Camden — to talk jazz clubs, her grandmother, and what keeps her making music.

London's summer 2026 music calendar has more East and South East Asian acts than any previous year — BTS at a football stadium, TWICE doing their first 360° UK stage, XG becoming the first Japanese group to play Wembley, and a brand-new outdoor city pop festival at Crystal Palace Bowl. Whether you're here for stadium K-pop or intimate J-rock, there's something on this list for you. Here's everything confirmed, by date. K-Pop Concerts in London Summer 2026 TWICE — "THIS IS FOR