Make Believe Bonus: LaLa Arena Tokyo Bay
Lost In The Mall
I’m trapped outside the IKEA.
My destination sits across the street, but mere steps from one of the top five Swedish soft-power exports going I find myself unable to access a crosswalk to get over. The show starts in about 15 minutes, and the kind soul at Universal Music Japan who invited me to come out to the concert is sending emails featuring a tone wondering if I’ve somehow ended up on the other side of the country. No no, I’m good I try to assure them over Gmail, thinking it would be worse if they realized how close I was.
Welcome…or almost welcome…to LaLa Arena Tokyo Bay, one of the newest spaces for live music in Kanto and a fascinating snapshot of venues moving forward in the region.