Stereolab at Ex Theater Roppongi, July 2nd 2026
I’ll start with a personal anecdote. The biggest gap between concerts from the same artist I’ve experienced was almost sixteen years between the two Peter Gabriel shows I’ve seen. I saw him in 1993 and then in 2009, I believe those are the only shows he has played in Venezuela. With Stereolab I now broke the record. The only other time I saw them was in March of 2002 in Los Angeles, headlining one of the days of the first All Tomorrow’s Parties festival that was held in America. It could be argued that it was a different groop then. Mainly because of the presence of the late Mary Hansen, who provided harmonies and countermelodies to Laetitia Sadier’s main vocals. Those were an essential part of their distinctive sound. In addition to the motorik Can backbeat and the Velvet Underground inspired songwriting. A unique melting pot of ideas that h...