The Japanese Popstars are well on their way to becoming Britain’s hottest live dance outfit. The Northern Irish trio are confirmed to play Glastonbury, Glade, Rockness, Oxegen, Fuji Rock, Planet Love (supporting The Prodigy), and numerous other summer festivals.

They exploded onto the scene in 2008, with a debut album that received heavy praise from The Guardian, Word, Artrocker, NME, Clash, Popjustice, Mixmag, DJ, Radio 1, XFM, and many more, with critics hailing them as the rightful heirs to Underworld, the Chemical Brothers, and Orbital. Remixes for Beyonce, Grand National, Ting Tings, Shinichi Osawa, The Music, Groove Armada, and Tong & Spoon – came thick and fast.

The Japanese Popstars’ live gigs saw them tear up stages at Glastonbury, Fabric, Wireless, Oxegen, Matter, Warehouse Project, and countless others. Their tours have taken them across the UK, Australia, Japan, and beyond, supporting the likes of Justice and Basement Jaxx, and cementing a reputation for a blistering live set.

‘We Just Are (Finalizer)’ was an outright critical favourite from their album. The track is melodic, blissed out electro, but with the bands trademark sound. Currently writing their second album, Decky, Gary, and Gareth, have just finished one of their biggest remixes to date, details of which will be announced very soon.

Due to popular demand, the album, ‘We Just Are’, was reissued on 30th March complete with a second cd of remixes.

The single, of the same title, is released on the 15th of June 2009, on Gung-Ho Recordings!

2009 Tour Dates

Jun 12th – Crawdaddy, Dublin, Ireland
Jun 14th – Rockness Festival, Scotland
Jun 19th – Live In The Park, Newcastle, N.Ireland
Jul 3rd – Crawdaddy, Dublin, Ireland
Jul 10th – Oxegen Festival, Ireland
Jul 17th – Matter, London, UK
Jul 18th – The Glade Festival, Newbury, UK
Jul 26th – Fuji Rock Festival, Japan