Wuthering Waves Concert Tour To the New World Opens Tokyo Run
The concert's live renditions and on-stage recreations of cutscenes show how deeply Wuthering Waves' music and story have resonated with players, a sign of the game's growing cultural footprint beyond its initial release.
Key Facts
- The Tokyo performance of the Wuthering Waves concert tour "To the New World" was held on August 22, 2026, at Tokyo Garden Theater.
- The tour's first show was in Shanghai in July 2026, followed by Tokyo in August, Taipei in September, and then Los Angeles, Seoul, and Singapore.
- Performers included Amanda Achen, Casey Lee Williams, Crywolf, NANO, and Will Stetson.
- The concert opened with "Saving Light," the version 1.0 login screen theme, and ended with "Unwavering Startorch," the Startorch Academy school song.
- The encore featured "Turning Around," a song commemorating the game's second anniversary.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark, Inside.
KURO GAMES held the Tokyo performance of its Wuthering Waves concert tour "To the New World" on August 22, 2026, at Tokyo Garden Theater in Ariake. The tour, which began with a Shanghai show in July, will visit Taipei in September and continue to Los Angeles, Seoul, and Singapore. Despite heavy rain that brought over 100 millimeters per hour in parts of the Kanto region, attendees lined up for merchandise and entry. The concert opened with "Saving Light," the version 1.0 login screen theme, and progressed through songs tied to story moments, including "Daydream Grand Feast," "Against the Tide," and "Chasing Daylight." Performers included Amanda Achen, Casey Lee Williams, Crywolf, NANO, and Will Stetson. The encore featured "RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE" and "Turning Around," the latter commemorating the game's second anniversary. The final piece was "Unwavering Startorch," during which the audience sang along. The venue's penlights, provided as an entrance gift, changed color wirelessly in sync with the performance.
The concert opened with a live announcement read by voice actress Yono Ibuki, who voiced the character Anko's rules explanation on stage, complete with call-and-response. The penlights given to attendees were printed with character illustrations, and the Aimes penlight was among the versions distributed. The setlist traced the game's story arcs in order. "Kohaimato" used the release trailer theme. A Shorekeeper medley of "The Beginning of Our Story" and "Astrum Unicum / Stars, Rebirth, and you" led into the cutscene "Echo," where the character plays piano. "Lifted Clouds of Eons" and "Wind Chases Wild Geese" drew on traditional Chinese melodies, with two performers in sedge hats recreating a sword clash from the "Clashing Swords" cutscene. Staging matched each region's tone. Fire pillars rose during "Daydream Grand Feast." "Reveries in the Crimson Beyond" turned the venue red with penlights and featured a violinist. "APHELION [Galbrena's Lullaby]" mixed purple and orange lights with projected angel wings over vocalist Crywolf. During "Eversinging Song," mascot costumes for Aimes, Tsubaki, Chixia, Danya, Phrolova, and Yangyang & Xuanling danced on stage. The encore began with a screen gag showing the in-game effect for obtaining a 5-star Resonator before Anko appeared, followed by Lupa. "Turning Around" is by Grabbitz. The final piece, "Unwavering Startorch," included a lyric card in the attendee gifts, and the chorus became a full audience sing-along.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.