About this Event

Four skinny Japanese guys based in London calling themselves enlightenment activists from far east psychedelic underground.

From the heart of Tokyo to a village in the mountains, Bo Ningen are from all over Japan and met in London in 2007. Their first gig was in 2008. Since then they have played the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Italy, Austria, Finland and Japan. Their shows have also been part of art and fashion events including the Frieze Art Fair, Venice Biennale, The Dazed TV special filmed by Rankin and the V&A. They were also specially commissioned by The Brancharge Festival to perform with the animation Cat Soup in London and Jersey. They have released an EP, album and a double A 7" in the UK, EU and Japan and a 10" for Record Store Day on 21st April 2012. Their new album is out on October 8th.



The band say ‘Being psychedelic means to stand quietly / loudly in the middle of interzone and stare at both sides at once'