“Kodo One Earth Tour 2027: LUMINANCE” USA Tour
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Transforming the everyday from Monochrome to vivid color
Sharing the sound of taiko to Shine a Light
And herald a future brimming with Luminance
Kodo has been touring the globe under the banner “One Earth” for over four decades, giving over 7,500 performances in more than 50 countries and regions around the world to date.
Our mission remains the same: to connect myriad cultures and ways of life by reminding people of our common bonds as human beings.
In LUMINANCE, we will share signature pieces that Kodo has honed through years of international touring, including the mighty O-daiko drum solo and climactic Yatai-bayashi finale. We will pay homage to Maki Ishii’s masterpiece Monochrome, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2026. Along with this core repertoire, we will present new works created by our current members, inspired by their own unique experiences, encounters, and global travels with the ensemble. For the first time this century, we will also feature original compositions by guest artists from diverse genres—musicians we’ve had the privilege of collaborating with in recent years.
We hope the sound and energy we conjure in LUMINANCE will keep radiating outwards, making the world a brighter place tomorrow.
This tour forms part of the Kodo 45th Anniversary Concert Series. We look forward to celebrating our milestone with you all in the USA in early 2027.
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Schedule
- Jan 20 (Wed), 2027 Memorial Auditorium at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
- Jan 22 (Fri), 2027 - Jan 24 (Sun), 2027 Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
- Jan 27 (Wed), 2027 Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Jan 29 (Fri), 2027 - Jan 30 (Sat), 2027 Meany Hall at University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Feb 3 (Wed), 2027 The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Feb 5 (Fri), 2027 Balboa Theatre, San Diego, California, USA
- Feb 7 (Sun), 2027 Kingsbury Hall at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Feb 9 (Tue), 2027 Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona, USA
- Feb 12 (Fri), 2027 - Feb 13 (Sat), 2027 Gates Hall at Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, Colorado, USA
- Feb 16 (Tue), 2027 Main Stage Auditorium at Lied Center for Performing Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- Feb 18 (Thu), 2027 Bass Concert Hall at University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
- Feb 20 (Sat), 2027 Hill Performance Hall at The Eisemann Center, Richardson, Texas, USA
- Feb 24 (Wed), 2027 Rudder Auditorium at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
- Feb 25 (Thu), 2027 Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
- Feb 28 (Sun), 2027 Chicago Symphony, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Mar 2 (Tue), 2027 Tryon Festival Theater at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Mar 6 (Sat), 2027 Elliot Hall of Music at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA [Event Date Changed]
- Mar 9 (Tue), 2027 Orchestra Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Mar 11 (Thu), 2027 Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
- Mar 14 (Sun), 2027 Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
- Mar 16 (Tue), 2027 Lyndon Institute Auditorium, Lyndon, Vermont, USA
- Mar 18 (Thu), 2027 Music Center at Strathmore, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Mar 21 (Sun), 2027 Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA