Kenshi Yonezu brings the GHOST world tour to Prudential Center Feb. 12

Newark is the only U.S. stop east of California on the North American leg of the Japanese star's arena tour, and tickets went on sale last week.

Last year, Kenshi Yonezu played the U.S. for the first time. This winter he comes to the Northeast: the KENSHI YONEZU 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR / GHOST comes to Prudential Center in Newark on Friday, Feb. 12, 2027.

The facts. The Newark show is part of the 2027 expansion of the GHOST tour, promoted by Live Nation. General on-sale for the new dates opened Thursday, Oct. 22, at noon local time on LiveNation.com, with Ticketmaster handling the Newark date. If you missed the first rush, check the official listing for remaining seats before going to resale.

Look at the routing and it's clear why Newark matters. The North American leg opens at Oakland Arena on Feb. 4, goes to the Kia Forum in Inglewood on Feb. 6, then Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on Feb. 9, then Newark on Feb. 12 and Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Feb. 14. Newark is the only U.S. date east of California. For fans from Boston to D.C., and anyone willing to take a train or a long drive, this is the show.

The scale is new for him. Hypebeast's coverage of the announcement says the 2027 leg includes arena debuts in Oakland, Mexico City, Toronto and Amsterdam. The tour follows his 2025 JUNK tour, which marked his live debut in the U.S., Europe and Korea. Two years later, he's back with a room that holds 19,500.

The GHOST tour is a big one. In Japan, it runs 14 arena shows in six cities from Nov. 6 to Dec. 17, 2026, then two nights at Taipei Dome on Dec. 26 and 27. The 2027 leg moves through Asia, including Singapore Indoor Stadium on Jan. 29 and three shows at Inspire Arena in Incheon, before North America, and ends at Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on Feb. 28.

Newark is the only U.S. date east of California on the North American leg.

For North Jersey, it's a big Friday night at the Rock with fans coming from all over the region. Prudential Center sits right by Newark Penn Station, so New Jersey Transit and PATH make it an easy trip without a car. Plan to arrive early: merch lines at arena shows like this tend to start long before doors.

Remember that this is a February show in Newark. Bring a coat you don't mind carrying. A tour that started in Japan's arenas reaches New Jersey on a Friday night in February, and for a lot of fans in the Northeast it's the closest they'll get to seeing him this tour.

Sources: Ticketmaster: Kenshi Yonezu 2026-2027 World Tour / GHOST, Newark, 02-12-2027 (ticketmaster.com); Hypebeast: Kenshi Yonezu Announces Global 2027 GHOST Tour Dates (hypebeast.com); The Outer Haven: Kenshi Yonezu announces GHOST world tour dates (theouterhaven.net); JamBase: Kenshi Yonezu Locks In 2027 World Tour Dates (jambase.com); Bandwagon: Kenshi Yonezu announces GHOST world tour shows for Singapore & Seoul in January 2027 (bandwagon.asia); Sports Kyunghyang: Yonezu Kenshi to hold three solo concerts at Inspire Arena in January 2027 (sports.khan.co.kr); Prudential Center (en.wikipedia.org); INSPIRE Arena, Incheon (songkick.com)