Happy snaps from our shows in Japan at Greenroom Festival and with Blue King Brown ~ click here to view them

In May 2010, The Ray Mann Three visited Japan for the first time to perform some shows. The band’s first show in Japan saw the band play to an estimated 20,000 people at Greenroom Festival in Yokohama alongside such acts as Arrested Development and G-Love & Special Sauce. The second show, with fellow Aussies Blue King Brown in Tokyo, was the band’s first (sold-out) club show in Japan.

Twelve months earlier, The Ray Mann Three album was released in Japan through P-Vine Records. The first single, ‘Smile’ debuted in iTunes Japan’s Top 10 (outselling Rhianna that week), and the music video for ‘Smile’ (made for a modest $50) was featured for a month on the Billboard Top 40 Japan TV show.

The Ray Mann Three is all set to embark on our first-ever visit to Japan to play shows in May 2010.

It’s a short but action-packed visit: the boys will play shows at Greenroom Festival (which this year features local and international acts including Arrested Development and G-Love & Special Sauce) as well as a sideshow with compatriots Blue King Brown. This is the band’s first trip to Japan since the debut album, The Ray Mann Three, was released there last year (the first single, “Smile“, debuted in iTunes Japan’s top 10, outselling Rhianna).

Here’s the complete run of dates for The Ray Mann Three in Japan…

Sat 22 May ~ Greenroom Festival, Music Stage
with Arrested Development, G. Love, Monkey Majik, 元ちとせ, 渋さ知らズオーケストラ, 伊藤ふみお, 大橋トリオ, and many more ~ details on Greenroom Festival website

Sun 23 May ~ Greenroom Festival, Art Gallery ~ Just Added
Live music jam with 45Trio with art by Ray Mann

Tue 25 May ~ Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya
Blue King Brown + The Ray Mann Three ~ details at Duo Music Exchange website

In addition to performing at Greenroom Festival, tRM3 will also play a show with fellow Aussies Blue King Brown at Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya – Tue 25 May.

Details at the Duo Music Exchange site

The music, art & film festival features acts from both Japan and around the world. Other acts announced include Arrested Development, G. Love & Special Sauce, 10CC, Rickie Lee Jones, Blue King Brown, P’EZ, Bonjah and Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro.

This will be The Ray Mann Three’s first visit to Japan since our debut album was released there in June 2009, and we’re super-excited about it!

Info and updates can be found on the Greenroom Festival website (the official site is in Japanese, you can also view the English translation).

The music, art & film festival features acts from both Japan and around the world. Other acts announced include Blue King Brown, Bonjah and Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro.

This will be The Ray Mann Three’s first visit to Japan since our debut album was released there in June 2009, and we’re super-excited about it!

Info and updates can be found on the Greenroom Festival website (the official site is in Japanese, you can also view the English translation).