YOASOBI Live at Grammy Museum LA September 14

# YOASOBI Live at Grammy Museum LA September 14

J-pop duo YOASOBI will perform at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on September 14, 2026 in a one-night rooftop event that includes a moderated interview, an audience Q&A session, and a live set. Tickets are on sale now through the Grammy Museum's website.

The show takes place on the museum's Ray Charles Rooftop Terrace, a seated outdoor venue that holds a fraction of the crowds YOASOBI has been playing this summer. That contrast is the whole point: after a North American run that touched arenas and major festivals, this is a rare small-room moment with the duo.

What Is Happening at the Grammy Museum YOASOBI Show

The evening opens with a moderated interview focused on YOASOBI's creative process and career, followed by an open Q&A where ticketed fans can ask questions directly. The night closes with a live performance on the rooftop terrace. No setlist or support act has been announced.

YOASOBI is composed of two members: composer Ayase and vocalist ikura. Ayase produces all the instrumental work while ikura handles lead vocals. The duo was formed in 2019 and operates in the J-pop space, though their sound pulls from electronic production and anime soundtrack work in ways that have pushed them onto international charts.

The Grammy Museum event is their first appearance at that venue, according to the press release.

YOASOBI's Never Ending Stories Tour and THE BOOK for Album

The rooftop show follows the conclusion of YOASOBI's Never Ending Stories North American tour. That run covered six headline dates at venues including TD Garden in Boston, Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The tour also included a Main Stage set at Lollapalooza and a Canadian debut at OSHEAGA in Montreal. According to the press release, more than 70,000 fans attended across those six shows.

The Grammy Museum date lands shortly after that tour wrapped, making it a coda to an already large North American campaign rather than a standalone promotional stop.

The show also connects to THE BOOK for, the latest and final installment in YOASOBI's THE BOOK album series. The record is out now and available to stream and purchase on major platforms. A special Overwatch Edition vinyl was released alongside the album in a tie-in with the video game.

THE BOOK series has been a throughline for the duo since their early catalog. The series frames each release around a specific concept, and the press release describes THE BOOK for as the final chapter.

YOASOBI's Catalog and Chart History

YOASOBI released their first song, "Into The Night" (known in Japanese as "Yoru ni Kakeru"), in November 2019. According to the press release, it reached number one on multiple Japanese streaming charts and landed at the top of the 2020 Billboard Japan Combined Song Chart and Streaming Song Chart. The press release states that as of January 2023, total plays for the song surpassed 900 million streams, which it describes as a first for a Japanese artist.

In 2021 the duo reached number one on Spotify's chart for the Japanese Artist Most Played Internationally. That same year their song "Monster" ("Kaibutsu") was named one of the 10 Best Songs of 2021 by TIME magazine.

Their biggest single to date is "Idol," which the press release says was named the number one song of 2023 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and held the top spot for 22 consecutive weeks. It also reached number one on the Billboard Global Excluding U.S. chart and set a record on the Billboard Japan chart for fastest single to reach 100 million streams.

Beyond North America, YOASOBI's live resume includes Coachella, Primavera Sound in Barcelona, a headline show at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and a show at OVO Arena Wembley in London.

What Independent Artists Can Take From This Campaign

The Grammy Museum show is a textbook example of adding an intimate, press-friendly event at the end of a major tour cycle rather than letting the momentum cool. YOASOBI could have gone home after the Hollywood Bowl. Instead they booked one more room, a smaller and more selective one, that generates its own round of coverage without requiring another full production.

If you are building a release campaign, look at how your rollout closes. A listening event, a record store appearance, or a small ticketed Q&A after your release week can extend the story by weeks without a large budget. The format works at any level.

If you have a Los Angeles show coming up, [submit it to our events calendar](/events) so local fans can find it. And if you are an independent artist working on your next release strategy, [drop your music in Pass the Aux](/pass-the-aux) to get it in front of the community.

Tickets for the September 14 Grammy Museum show are on sale now.