Area Guide · 5 venues
Tokyo's entertainment-district venues put on a show. Roppongi and Akasaka are where live music comes with table service — long-running dinner-show rooms where resident bands play nightly, and basement rock bars that keep going until dawn. If you want a night that starts with dinner and ends singing along to Deep Purple at 3am, start here.
Live House · Roppongi
Roppongi's long-running Beatles tribute live house, open since 1996. Resident bands play seated dinner sets — request-friendly, and once shared a stage with Paul McCartney himself.
Live House · Roppongi
The original location of the Kento's chain — resident house band The Flames plays 1950s–60s rock 'n' roll and pop across several sets a night, poodle skirts and all.
Rock Bar · Roppongi
Tokyo's self-styled rock 'n' roll hall of fame — running since 1981. Five live sets a night of '70s–2000s rock and metal staples, with the occasional visiting star on stage.
Rock Bar · Akasaka
A late-night Akasaka basement bar with a 200-plus song hard rock repertoire, played by the house band — and open floor for guests brave enough to jump in.
Live House · Akasaka
An intimate Akasaka basement since 2000, with a genuinely international mix of local and touring musicians.