In 2025, Singapore hosted an exceptional number of large-scale concerts across multiple genres, often taking place within the same period.
In this article, we look back at the concerts held in Singapore in 2025, divided into three key categories:
Japanese artists
K-pop artists
Global headline artists
Let’s explore what kinds of concerts took place—and what they reveal about Singapore’s role in the global live music ecosystem.
① Japanese Artists Performing in Singapore (2025)
YOASOBI：YOASOBI ASIA TOUR 2024–2025 “cho-genjitsu”
- Date: 23 February 2025
- Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium
As part of a seven-city Asia tour, YOASOBI staged two arena performances in Singapore.
Both nights sold out, marking one of the largest-ever audience turnouts for a Japanese artist in the country.
FLOW WORLD TOUR “ANIME SHIBARI 2024–2025”
- Date: 8 May 2025
- Venue: The Star Theatre
- FLOW brought their globally recognised ANIME SHIBARI —a concert where only anime theme songs are performed—to Singapore. By fusing Japanese anime culture with rock music, they continue to maintain a strong and stable fanbase across Southeast Asia.
Ado WORLD TOUR 2025 “Hibana”
- Date: 21 May 2025
- Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium
- As part of her second world tour, Ado performed her first-ever solo concert in Singapore an indoor stadium show. She demonstrated an unprecedented level of popularity for a Japanese solo artist, particularly among younger audiences.
Ayumi Hamasaki
ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2025
A: I am ayu – ep.Ⅱ
- Date: 5 July 2025
- Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium
Ayumi Hamasaki held her first solo concert in Singapore as part of her Asia tour, performing at arena scale. The show reaffirmed her enduring status as one of Japan’s most iconic pop artists.
Concert review:
“Ayumi Hamasaki’s first Singapore solo show blends iconic songs with theatrical flair”
The Straits Times
https://www.straitstimes.com/life/concert-review-ayumi-hamasakis-first-spore-solo-show-blends-iconic-songs-with-theatrical-flair
BE:FIRST
BE:FIRST World Tour 2025 -Who is BE:FIRST?-
- Date: 5 July 2025
- Venue: Capitol Theatre
- This marked the Singapore stop of BE:FIRST’s first-ever world tour spanning 15 cities. The concert gained additional attention when member RYOKI announced a temporary hiatus from group activities, making the Singapore show particularly memorable.
MY FIRST STORY
FLEX TO THE MAX TOUR 2025
- Date: 13 July 2025
- Venue: Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands
- A long-awaited return, this tour marked the band’s first Asia tour since forming in 2011, as well as their first arena tour in over five years.
SCANDAL
SCANDAL TOUR 2025 “LOVE, SPARK, JOY!”
- Date: 13 September 2025
- Venue: The Star Theatre
- SCANDAL returned to Singapore for the first time in six years. This was their only Southeast Asia stop on the tour, drawing fans familiar with their anime theme songs for popular titles such as Fullmetal Alchemist and BLEACH.
優里（YUURI）
YUURI ASIA TOUR 2025
- Date: 27 September 2025
- Venue: The Star Theatre
- YUURI’s first Asia arena tour reached a total audience of 250,000 across the region.
His approach of —delivering Japanese lyrics without alteration was well-accepted, —demonstrating strong acceptance of this style across Asian markets.
SEKAI NO OWARI PHOENIX Asia Tour
- Date: 4 October 2025
- Venue: Arena @ Expo
- The tour covered six Asian cities across seven shows, marking SEKAI NO OWARI’s first Asia tour since “The Colors” in 2019.
yama
Asia Tour 2025『虎視眈々』 “Koshitantan”
- Date: 20 October 2025
- Venue: Capitol Theatre
- Emerging from the Vocaloid scene and debuting in 2020, the masked artist yama embarked on a five-city Asia tour—her second in the region.
緑黄色社会 Ryokuoushoku Shakai
ASIA TOUR 2025
- Date: 9 November 2025
- Venue: The Theatre at Mediacorp
- This was first-ever Singapore performance, marking an important step in establishing their presence in the Asian market.
Other Japanese Performances & Events
Beyond headline concerts, Japanese artists also appeared at anime and cultural events such as:
- The Music of STUDIO GHIBLI Original Singers Symphony
- Sakura Anime Garden at Gardens by the Bay
featuring:ASCA, Akari Akase, Hachioji-P, Daoko, Mel - Joe Hisaishi Concert – Esplanade Concert Hall
- AFA Singapore featuring:
asmi, SPYAIR, May’n, fhána, HIMEHINA, nonoc,
Shouta Aoi, Yoko Takahashi, ALI, Hachioji-P,
Isekai Jochō, Wednesday Campanella, NOMELON NOLEMON
② K-pop Artists in Singapore
In 2025, Singapore also hosted numerous large-scale K-popPOP tours.
For K-pop, Singapore is regarded as a city on par with—or even more important than—Tokyo or Seoul.
While travelling abroad for concerts may feel unusual from a Japanese perspective, stadium shows in Singapore attract fans from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and across Southeast Asia. (In many cases, dedicated tour packages from Japan that include concert attendance are also available.)
Additionally, Singapore’s English-language operational environment makes it an ideal stop for global touring teams.
- SEVENTEEN
- Stray Kids
- TWICE
- BLACKPINK
These tours are often designed from the outset around multi-day national stadium shows, resulting in massive audience numbers, large-scale advertising, and extensive social media reach across the region.
(BLACKPINK alone attracted over 150,000 attendees in Singapore the previous year.)
Artists under HYBE (such as BTS, SEVENTEEN, and ENHYPEN) also maintain partnerships with the Singapore Tourism Board, using music videos and events to promote the city internationally.
③ Global Headline-Class Artists
In 2025, Singapore also welcomed global superstars including:
- Lady Gaga
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Bruno Mars
- Black Eyed Peas
- Tyla
- Doja Cat
For artists touring stadiums worldwide, Singapore often functions as a hub city for Asia.
This is due to three key factors:
- Political stability, public security, and strong infrastructure
- High-quality venues, airports, hotels, and logistics
- The ability to draw audiences from multiple Southeast Asian countries into a single city
In some cases, artists choose to perform only in Singapore, skipping neighbouring countries entirely.
Conclusion: Singapore as a “Mirror”
Singapore is not simply a city that acts as a gauge for popularity or musical trends.
Rather, it acts as a mirror, reflecting how artists and production teams structure their global business models.
Success for Japanese artists in Singapore does not mean copying the K-pop model.
What matters instead is responding to the growing audience that genuinely loves Japanese music by focusing on:
- Japan’s unique cultural context
(music × anime × storytelling) - Appropriate venue selection and long-term fanbase development
- Strategic, sustainable expansion plans
As a multicultural nation, Singapore remains one of the few cities where such approaches can be tested and nurtured safely.
If you are considering expansion into Southeast Asia, please feel free to contact us.
And let’s look forward to seeing how tour movements evolve in 2026.