BURNOUT SYNDROMES bring the Haikyu!! anthems to The Rock Box on Nov 14

The Osaka rock band behind some of anime's best-loved opening themes plays an early Saturday show on East Houston Street, its first San Antonio date in our records.

Somewhere in San Antonio right now there's a volleyball player who can't hear the opening guitar of "FLY HIGH!!" without wanting to run a lap. On Saturday, Nov. 14, that song gets played in the room, by the band that wrote it.

BURNOUT SYNDROMES play The Rock Box on Saturday, Nov. 14, with the show starting at 5 p.m. — an early one, so plan dinner after, not before. Tickets are $100 through Humanitix. The Rock Box holds about 1,000, and this is the first San Antonio date we have on record for the band.

If the name rings a bell but you can't place it, here's the short version. BURNOUT SYNDROMES are a rock band from Osaka, Japan, formed in 2005, and the band's own bio notes that 2026 marks ten years since their major-label debut (burnoutsyndromes.com). That debut single, "FLY HIGH!!", became the opening theme for the second season of the anime *Haikyu!!* (Anime Corner). They came back for the third season's opener, "Hikariare," and again for "PHOENIX" on *To the Top* (Otakuthon). For a lot of fans, those three songs are the soundtrack to the whole series.

The band hasn't let that connection go stale. To mark the debut anniversary, they recorded a cover album of *Haikyu!!* theme songs (The Outer Haven), and Shonen Jump has paired the series with their songs in new music videos, including a "PHOENIX" JUMP MV (Anime Corner). Expect a crowd that knows every word, in Japanese, and isn't shy about proving it.

The U.S. is still relatively new territory for them. Their first American tour ran in August and September 2024 (Asia Blooming), so this is a band still building a following stateside city by city. This short run swings through the Inland Empire on Nov. 10, Tempe on Nov. 11 and Dallas on Nov. 13 before landing here — which means anyone who'd been eyeing a drive up I-35 can stay home.

The room suits it. The Rock Box sits at 1223 East Houston Street, a few blocks from St. Paul Square and the Alamodome, in a converted warehouse whose calendar leans hard toward rock (SA Current). It's the kind of place where a big-chorus band can make the walls feel close, and a 5 p.m. start means the show should wrap with plenty of Saturday night left on the East Side.

For a lot of fans, those three songs are the soundtrack to the whole series.

What to know before you go: arrive early if you want a spot near the stage, since a fan base this devoted tends to queue. The ticket price is steep for a club show, so this is one for people who already love the band, or for the friend who's spent years telling you that you really should watch *Haikyu!!*. Bring that friend. Let them sing.

San Antonio doesn't get many chances to hear these songs played by the people who made them. This is one.

Sources: BURNOUT SYNDROMES official bio (burnoutsyndromes.com); Haikyu Gets Music Video Featuring "Fly High" by BURNOUT SYNDROMES (Anime Corner) (animecorner.me); BURNOUT SYNDROMES – Otakuthon 2024 guests (otakuthon.com); BURNOUT SYNDROMES celebrate debut 10th anniversary with Haikyu cover album (The Outer Haven) (theouterhaven.net); Haikyu!! and BURNOUT SYNDROMES Reveal New "PHOENIX" Music Video (Anime Corner) (animecorner.me); BURNOUT SYNDROMES Announces 2024 U.S. Tour (Asia Blooming) (asiablooming.com); 24 venues every San Antonio live music fan should know (SA Current) (sacurrent.com); Tickets – Humanitix (events.humanitix.com); JamBase listing (jambase.com)