One of Japan's biggest bands is finally crossing the water. This September, national favourites back number play their first-ever Hong Kong shows — two nights at AsiaWorld-Expo — as part of the trio's first tour outside Japan. For a group that has soundtracked a decade of Japanese heartbreak, it is a landmark date, and Hong Kong fans made sure of it: both nights sold out.
Here is the full picture on the back number Hong Kong concerts — the dates, the venue, what happened with tickets, the songs to know before you go, and how to get out to the airport island without missing the opening bars.
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When & where are the back number Hong Kong shows?
back number perform two nights — Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September 2026 — at Hall 10, one of the concert halls inside AsiaWorld-Expo (亞洲國際博覽館), the vast events complex out by Hong Kong International Airport. Doors open at 4:30pm and each show starts at 6pm, running roughly two and a quarter hours.
Crucially, these are the band's first shows in Hong Kong — indeed their first concerts anywhere outside Japan, alongside stops in Taipei and Seoul. The run is promoted locally by MakerVille. Note the venue: Hall 10 is a configured concert hall rather than the larger AsiaWorld-Arena, and this is an all-standing show.
back number "Grateful Yesterdays Tour 2026" in Hong Kong
back number bring their Grateful Yesterdays Tour to Hong Kong for two all-standing nights. Hall 10 sits inside the AsiaWorld-Expo complex on the airport island, reached directly from its own Airport Express station — so there is no street walking once you arrive.
Check the official AsiaWorld-Expo events page for any updates on the night.
Who are back number?
If you have spent time in Japan, you have heard them. back number are a rock trio formed in Gunma in 2004 — Iyori Shimizu (清水依与吏, vocals and guitar), Kazuya Kojima (小島和也, bass) and Hisashi Kurihara (栗原寿, drums). Shimizu writes the songs, and it is his knack for aching, everyday lyrics about love that made the band a household name.
They are commercial giants at home. On the strength of a run of chart-topping singles and albums, back number have become one of the country's most reliable hit-makers, the kind of band whose ballads turn up in dramas, adverts and karaoke rooms alike. What they had never done, until now, was tour abroad.
That is what makes these dates land differently from a standard promo stop. The Grateful Yesterdays Tour 2026 is the group's biggest yet, and Hong Kong is a genuinely historic marker on it — their first time playing to a crowd outside Japan.
Tickets: what they cost and why they sold out
This was an all-standing show across three price bands: HK$1,280, HK$1,080 and HK$880. Tickets went on sale on Thursday 21 May 2026 at noon through Klook, the official ticketing platform for the Hong Kong dates. Both nights have since sold out.
back number Hong Kong ticket prices
| Zone | Price (HK$) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Standing A | 1,280 | Sold out |
| Standing B | 1,080 | Sold out |
| Standing C | 880 | Sold out |
Prices were set by the promoter and sold via Klook. There was no physical box office.
The songs to know before the show
back number's catalogue is deep, but a handful of songs define them. 《水平線》(Suiheisen, "Horizon") is the modern anthem — written during the pandemic, it became one of their most-streamed tracks. 《高嶺の花子さん》(Takane no Hanakosan) is the bright, sing-it-back single that first broke them to a wide audience, and 《花束》(Hanataba, "Bouquet") is peak back number: a tender ballad built for a room singing every word.
Setlists shift from city to city, but a landmark first-overseas run leans on the hits. Expect the big ballads threaded through newer material, and the kind of communal, phone-torch-in-the-air moments these songs are made for. If you have been cramming the lyrics, you will not be the only one.
How do you get to AsiaWorld-Expo?
Here is the part that trips up first-timers: AsiaWorld-Expo is not in town — it sits next to the airport on Lantau Island. The good news is the journey is simple. The MTR Airport Express runs straight to AsiaWorld-Expo Station, the line's western terminus, and the station opens directly into the complex, so you step off the platform and into the venue with no street walking.
From Hong Kong Station in Central it is about 28 minutes, via Kowloon and the airport. There can be a discounted event-day Airport Express fare for concert-goers, so check the venue's transport page before you travel.
Getting to AsiaWorld-Expo from the city
| Option | Route | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Airport Express | Hong Kong / Kowloon / Tsing Yi → AsiaWorld-Expo Station (~28 min from Central) | Fastest and easiest |
| Bus | Routes serving the airport / Tung Chung area, then a short walk | Budget travel from Lantau / west Kowloon |
| Taxi | Lantau (blue) or Urban (red) taxi to the venue | Late finishes & groups |
Confirm the latest routes and any event-day fares on the official AsiaWorld-Expo "Getting here" page before you set off.
More live music in Hong Kong
back number are one peak in a stacked stretch for Asian pop in Hong Kong, and AsiaWorld-Expo has become the city's de facto arena. If your taste runs to guitars and anime openings, our guide to the Japanese bands and acts playing Hong Kong this year is the place to start, and anime-rock star LiSA played the same complex back in July.
For the full picture, our running guide to the best concerts coming to Hong Kong in 2026 tracks every headline gig as it lands. New to catching live music here? Start with our pick of Hong Kong's best live-music venues.
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