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Japanese garage rock group The 5.6.7.8’s are set to play London’s 100 Club on Sunday 18 October 2026, bringing their high-energy brand of rock and roll back to UK audiences.
The group, which has been active since 1986, holds the distinction of being one of the longest-running garage rock acts to come out of Japan.
Tickets for the show are priced at £30 and are available now through See Tickets. Doors open at 19:30, with special guests also on the bill. The show is being promoted by AGMP Concerts.
A Tokyo Garage Rock Institution
The 5.6.7.8’s were formed in Tokyo in 1986 by sisters Ronnie “Yoshiko” Fugiyama and Fujii Sachiko. The band emerged during a wave of garage rock enthusiasm that was sweeping through Tokyo at the time, drawing on influences from 1960s surf rock and rhythm and blues.
The group’s debut release, the Mondo Girls A-Go-Go E.P., arrived in 1989 and set the tone for a string of singles that would follow over the next decade and beyond.
Among those releases were I Was A Teenage Cave Woman (1991), I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield (1993), Bomb The Twist (1996), Pin Heel Stomp (1997) and Pretty Little Lily Can Dance No More (2002).
The Tarantino Connection
The band’s profile outside Japan shifted considerably in 2002, when filmmaker Quentin Tarantino reportedly overheard their music playing in a record shop. The encounter led to an invitation for the group to appear in his 2003 film Kill Bill.
In the film, The 5.6.7.8’s performed three songs, including the track Woo Hoo. The single went on to reach number 24 on the UK charts, marking the band’s commercial high point in Western markets.
More Than A Movie Cameo
While the Kill Bill appearance remains the group’s most widely recognised moment on the international stage, The 5.6.7.8’s career extends well beyond a single film credit. With nearly four decades of activity and a catalogue spanning multiple decades of releases, the band has built a following among garage rock enthusiasts worldwide.
Their upcoming London date at the 100 Club places them in one of the UK capital’s most storied live music venues, a fitting setting for a group with deep roots in raw, stripped-back rock and roll.
Tickets and further information are available through See Tickets.
