Tuesday 23rd April – Due to overwhelming demand,Japanese all-girl techno-pop trio Perfume have upgraded their debut London show to O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Friday 5th July. Tickets for the new date go on sale at 9am on Friday 26th April priced £20 (subject to booking fee) from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk. All tickets for the original O2 Academy Islington show remain valid. 

Perfume are a three piece techno-pop girl group from Hiroshima, Japan, consisting of Aa-CHAN, KASHIYUKA, and NOCCHi. Formed in 2000, the group released their debut major label single in 2005. Their album “GAME” – released in April 2008 – reached number 1 in the Japanese chart, since then, all of their subsequent albums have also taken the number 1 spot. 

In 2010, Perfume performed to 50,000 fans at a sold out show at Tokyo Dome and also received the Best Asian Pop Artist award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA). Their first Asian tour – “Perfume WORLD TOUR 1st” – in 2012 also saw them perform to sold-out crowds in four Asian countries. 

Known for their futuristic concept and creative dance performances, don’t miss your chance to see Perfume live this July. www.perfume-global.comwww.facebook.com/Perfume.global / www.twitter.com/perfume_um / www.youtube.com/perfume  

For more info, please contact fiona.swanson@livenation.co.uk For accreditation please visit the ‘press passes’ area of http://press.livenation.co.uk.  Please note, accreditation will not be confirmed until the day before each show. 

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