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motifs to bring 2023 Asia Tour to Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo, and more

motifs to bring 2023 Asia Tour to Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo, and more

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motifs is going on tour this October. 

The five-piece shoegaze act from Singapore is set to bring their hazy and ethereal delight to six cities in Asia for their Remember A Stranger Asia Tour 2023, including Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo.

 
 
 
 
 
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After the debut album Remember A Stranger was released in 2022, the group is thrilled to be embarking on an exhilarating journey of spreading their dreamy soundscapes to the global audience.

BANGKOK

On 21 October, the band will make their first stop at the Blueprint Livehouse in Bangkok, and perform alongside Thai shoegaze acts Death of Heather and Telever. You can expect to be swooned over by the sweet sound of dream-pop with a side of noisy alternative shoegaze bliss. Tickets are available for purchase on Ticketmelon now.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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SINGAPORE

Thereafter, the band will head back to their home base to perform at the AXEAN Music Festival in Singapore on 28 October. The group is gearing up to take the stage alongside local and neighboring acts including Masdo (Malaysia), Reality Club (Indonesia), Ena Mori (Philippines), Shye (Singapore), Helsinki Lambda (Japan), KIKI (Thailand), and more. 

Tickets to the festival are free, but attendees can opt to donate between SGD 18 to 210, via Peatix.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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HONG KONG

Moving on to Hong Kong, the band will be opening for MOM Livehouse on 6 December together with dream pop icons, Tofu Kingdom. Tickets, priced from HKD 420, are available via TickCats now.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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OSAKA

First up in the band’s Japan leg of the tour is Osaka, where they will be performing at Socore Factory on 8 December. The show will be supported by New York’s The Bilinda Butchers, who will also be tagging along to the band’s shows in Nagoya and Tokyo.

NAGOYA

The two groups will set out to Nagoya’s 鶴舞DAYTRIP on 9 December. Supporting the show will be local dream-pop shoegazers Belinda May, mishca, and softsurf.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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TOKYO

The tour will be concluded at FEVER in Tokyo, on 11 December, together with local indie-rock band Downt.

Tickets for all the shows in Japan are available via Fastcut Records now.

 

Listen to motif’s ‘remember a stranger’ here.