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Miku Expo
World tour by Hatsune Miku
Cosplay of Hatsune Miku at Miku Expo booth 20190122a.jpg
Cosplay of Hatsune Miku in Taipei promoting Miku Expo 2019
Start date28 May 2014 (2014-05-28)
End dateUnknown (Unknown)
No. of shows77 (as of 2024)
Website mikuexpo.com

Miku Expo is a series of world tours organized by Crypton Future Media starring the virtual singing software character Hatsune Miku. The performances include notable user-created Vocaloid songs and digital choreography of Miku dancing, projected onto glass screens. [1] The tour started on May 28, 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia, with new shows added every year, with the exception of 2021, 2022 and 2023 where Hatsune Miku-related events were held virtually and livestreamed on platforms such as Twitch, YouTube and Niconico. In-person Miku Expo shows were resumed on April 4, 2024 in Vancouver, Canada. As of 2024, the tour consisted of 77 shows spanning the continents of Asia, North America and Europe.

Contents

The latest scheduled Miku Expo show is set on November 2, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

History

2010s

The first Miku Expo was held in 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia and in the United States, specifically in Los Angeles and New York City. The theme song for the tour was "Sharing The World", produced by Bighead. [2]

Miku Expo 2015 was held on June 26 and 27 in Shanghai, China. [3]

Miku Expo 2016 was held in Japan from March 23 to April 10, in North America from April 23 to June 5, in Taiwan from June 25 and 26, and in China from December 3 and 4 in Shanghai, and from December 10 and 11 in Beijing. [4] [5] [6] Anamanaguchi was the opening act for the North American tour. [1]

Miku Expo 2017 was held on December 16 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [7] [8]

Miku Expo 2018 was held from June 29 until July 19 in the United States and Mexico, and on December 1 until 8 in Paris, France; Cologne, Germany; and London, England. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Miku Expo 2019 was held on May 11 in Taiwan and on July 27 in Hong Kong. [13]

2020s

Miku Expo 2020 took place in Europe on January 11 to 28, in London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Barcelona. A U.S. and Canada tour was originally scheduled to take place in April and May, but it was postponed to the following year after initially rescheduling to September and October, and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [14] [15]

In October 2020, a virtual livestream performance online was announced and funded by a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that ran for 2 months starting on November 12, 2020, and raised over ¥60,000,000, more than double its intended target of ¥25,000,000 and took place on June 6, 2021. [16]

Miku Expo Rewind was held on June 5, 2022. Unlike previous years, this event consisted of a specially-curated compilation of performances of songs that were recorded at past Miku Expo concerts, many of which had not been released beforehand. In addition, a variety of online sub-events, exhibitions, and workshops were also held in conjunction with the event. A second online event, "Miku Expo Rewind+" was also held on November 6 of the same year.

Miku Expo VR took place on November 12, 2023.

In September 2023, it was announced that Miku Expo 2024 will celebrate their 10th anniversary with a tour across North America, with tour dates scheduled to take place from April to May. [17] In March of the following year, it was also announced that there would also be a tour in Europe, scheduled in October and November. [18] The 2024 expo was heavily criticized online, due to the fact that Miku was displayed on a large LED screen, rather than a hologram from previous years. [19]

Tour dates

List of shows, showing date, city, country and venue [20] [17] [18]
DateCityCountryVenue
2014
May 28 Jakarta Indonesia Jakarta Convention Center
May 29
October 11 Los Angeles United States Nokia Theatre
October 12
October 17 New York City Hammerstein Ballroom
October 18
2015
June 27 Shanghai ChinaShanghai Fengyun E-Sports Arena
June 28
2016
March 23 Fukuoka Japan Zepp Fukuoka
March 24
March 29 Osaka Zepp Namba
March 31 Nagoya Zepp Nagoya
April 5 Sapporo Zepp Sapporo
April 9 Tokyo Zepp Tokyo
April 10
April 23 Seattle United States WaMu Theater
April 30 San Francisco The Warfield
May 6 Los Angeles Microsoft Theater
May 14 Dallas The Bomb Factory
May 17 Houston NRG Arena
May 20 Toronto Canada Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
May 25 Chicago United States Chicago Theatre
May 28 New York City Hammerstein Ballroom
June 1 Monterrey Mexico Auditorio Banamex
June 4 Mexico City El Plaza Condesa
June 5
June 25 New Taipei City Taiwan New Taipei City Exhibition Hall
June 26
December 3 Shanghai China Happy Valley Shanghai
December 4
December 10 Beijing Beijing Exhibition Center
December 11
2017
December 16 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Axiata Arena
2018
June 29 Los Angeles United States Microsoft Theater
July 1 San Jose City National Civic
July 6 Dallas The Bomb Factory
July 8 Cedar Park [lower-roman 1] H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
July 12 Washington, D.C. The Anthem
July 14 New York City Hammerstein Ballroom
July 19 Mexico City Mexico Pepsi Center WTC
December 1 Paris France La Seine Musicale
December 4 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena
December 8 London England Olympia London
2019
May 11 New Taipei City Taiwan New Taipei City Exhibition Hall
July 27 Hong Kong China Star Hall
2020
January 11 London England O2 Academy Brixton
January 16 Paris France Zénith Paris
January 20 Berlin Germany Verti Music Hall
January 24 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
January 28 Barcelona Spain Sant Jordi Club
2024
April 4 Vancouver Canada Thunderbird Sports Centre
April 6 Portland United States Keller Auditorium
April 8 San Jose San Jose Civic
April 9
April 14 Tempe [lower-roman 2] Mullett Arena
April 15
April 17 Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium
April 21 Denver Mission Ballroom
April 22
April 24 Dallas The Factory in Deep Ellum
April 25
April 27 Cedar Park [lower-roman 1] H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
April 30 College Park [lower-roman 3] Gateway Center Arena
May 2 Orlando Walt Disney Theater
May 5 Washington, D.C. The Anthem
May 7 Newark Prudential Center
May 9 Boston Wang Theatre
May 12 Detroit Fisher Theatre
May 14 Chicago Auditorium Theatre
May 16 Toronto Canada Coca-Cola Coliseum
May 21 Mexico City Mexico Pepsi Center WTC
October 26 London England OVO Arena Wembley
October 28 Brussels Belgium ING Arena
October 29 Paris France Zénith Paris
October 30 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live
November 1 Düsseldorf Germany Mitsubishi Electric Halle
November 2 Berlin Uber Eats Music Hall

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled shows, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
2020
September 4 Orlando United States Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts COVID-19 pandemic
September 8 [lower-alpha 1] National Harbor [lower-roman 4] MGM National Harbor
September 11 [lower-alpha 2] Asbury Park Asbury Park Convention Hall
September 17 [lower-alpha 3] Boston House of Blues
September 20 Laval [lower-roman 5] Canada Place Bell
September 23 [lower-alpha 4] Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum
September 25 [lower-alpha 5] Chicago United States Aragon Ballroom
September 30 [lower-alpha 6] Vancouver Canada Thunderbird Sports Centre
October 4 [lower-alpha 7] San Jose United States San Jose Civic
October 18 Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium
October 21 [lower-alpha 8] Dallas The Bomb Factory
October 24 [lower-alpha 9] College Park [lower-roman 3] Gateway Center Arena

Notes

Cities
  1. 1 2 Labeled as Austin in promotional material.
  2. ↑ Labeled as Phoenix in promotional material.
  3. 1 2 Labeled as Atlanta in promotional material.
  4. ↑ Labeled as Washington, D.C. in promotional material.
  5. ↑ Labeled as Montreal in promotional material.
Others
  1. ↑ The show on September 8, 2020, at MGM National Harbor in Washington, D.C. was originally scheduled to take place on April 29, 2020, but was rescheduled before its eventual cancellation. [14]
  2. ↑ The show on September 11, 2020, at Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park was originally scheduled to take place on May 2, 2020, but was rescheduled before its eventual cancellation. [14]
  3. ↑ The show on September 17, 2020, at the House of Blues in Boston was originally scheduled to take place on May 5, 2020, but was rescheduled before its eventual cancellation. [14]
  4. ↑ The show on September 23, 2020, at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto was originally scheduled to take place on May 13, 2020, but was rescheduled before its eventual cancellation. [14]
  5. ↑ The show on September 25, 2020, at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago was originally scheduled to take place on May 9, 2020, but was rescheduled before its eventual cancellation. [14]
  6. ↑ The show on September 30, 2020, at the Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver was originally scheduled to take place on April 4, 2020, but was rescheduled before its eventual cancellation. [14]
  7. ↑ The show on October 4, 2020, at the San Jose Civic in San Jose was originally scheduled to take place on April 14, 2020, but was rescheduled before its eventual cancellation. [14]
  8. ↑ The show on October 21, 2020, at The Bomb Factory in Dallas was originally scheduled to take place on April 21, 2020, but was rescheduled before its eventual cancellation. [14]
  9. ↑ The show on October 24, 2020, at Gateway Center Arena in Atlanta was originally scheduled to take place on April 24, 2020, but was rescheduled before its eventual cancellation. [14]

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  18. 1 2 MIKU EXPO [@mikuexpo] (March 25, 2024). "🌐TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT🌐 The #HatsuneMiku world concert tour series continues to celebrate its 10th anniversary with【MIKU EXPO 2024 EUROPE】✨ Main visual illustrated by zain (@zain7)🖌️ Oct. 26th ~ Nov. 2nd, 2024. More Info：https://mikuexpo.com/europe2024/ #MIKUEXPO2024" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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