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. [3]
Miku Expo 2015 was held on June 26 and 27 in Shanghai, China. [4]
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 on December 3 and 4 in Shanghai, and on December 10 and 11 in Beijing. [5] [6] [7] Anamanaguchi was the opening act for the North American tour. [1]
Miku Expo 2017 was held on December 16 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [8] [9]
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. [10] [11] [12] [13]
Miku Expo 2019 was held on May 11 in Taiwan and on July 27 in Hong Kong. [14]
2020s
Miku Expo 2020 took place in Europe on January 11 to 28, in London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Barcelona. A United States and Canada tour was originally scheduled to take place in April and May, [15] but it was postponed to the following year after initially rescheduling to September and October [16] , and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [17]
In October 2020, a virtual livestream performance online was announced [18] and funded by a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that ran for 2 months starting on November 12, 2020, and raised over JP¥60,000,000 (approximately US$550,000), more than double its intended target of JP¥25,000,000 (approximately US$230,000) [19] [20] and took place on June 6, 2021. [21]
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. [22] In March of the following year, it was also announced that there would also be a tour in Europe, scheduled in October and November. [23] In July, a tour in New Zealand and Australia was announced, scheduled from November 15 to November 26, marking Miku's first appearance in these countries. [24]
The 2024 tour was the first to use LED screens to display the virtual performers, as opposed to the commonly used Rear projection techniques (wrongly marketed as "hologram") used at previous Miku Expo tours. [25] The fans at the first showing (April 4, Vancouver) did not expect this change and voiced their frustration and disappointment on social media. [26] [27] Kotaku reported the change as a "drop in quality". [28] On April 12, Crypton Future Media confirmed that the LED screen will be used throughout the North America and Europe tours, noting that the technology had been used for other Hatsune Miku events. [a] [30] During the Europe tour, the London performance at Wembley Arena broke record as the most-attended Miku Expo concert with over 8,000 attendees. [31]
In July 2025, it was announced that Miku Expo 2025 would tour Asia, scheduled from November 5 to November 29. This marks the first ever Asia tour. [32] On August 19, an additional city and show were announced. Taipei received a show and Seoul received another show on the next day. [33]
Miku Expo 2026 was announced in October 2025, with a tour for North America scheduled from April 13 to May 19. [34] On October 28, select cities received one additional show. Chicago received a show on April 12, San Jose received a show on April 23, and Boston received a show on May 11. [35]
