Castlevania 40th Anniversary An Orchestral Concert will play Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall on March 13, 2027, London’s Eventim Apollo on March 14 and the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 26, according to a press release issued by the tour’s producers on September 28, 2026. Tickets for all three shows open on October 1, and the program includes the first live performance of music from the upcoming Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse.
When Konami opened the series’ 40th anniversary celebration on September 25, the concert was only “scheduled for Spring 2027,” with no dates or venues. This announcement fills in the venues, the ticket times and a first look at what will be played.
The Details
The show is an official event licensed by Konami. It is created by Lambert Jackson Productions, whose first video game concert was Undertale, and promoted by Soho Live and Lambert Jackson. Per the release:
- The band. A 25-piece “power rock orchestra,” synchronized with gameplay footage on a big screen, tracing the series from its 1986 origins to its modern era. Adam Hoskins wrote all-new arrangements and orchestrations, Thomas Redgrave is creative director, and Symfoni Digital handles the video design.
- The setlist so far. “Vampire Killer,” “Bloody Tears,” “Beginning,” “Divine Bloodlines” and “Dracula’s Castle” from Symphony of the Night, plus the Belmont’s Curse world premiere. The full program has not been published.
- Tickets. London goes on sale October 1 at 12pm BST and Los Angeles on October 1 at 10am PT. Tokyo starts with a lottery-based pre-sale on October 1 at 12pm JST, with general sales planned for a later date.
Ticket links for each city are on the official site, castlevanialive.com.
What This Means for Players
Set reminders now: the three sales open at different moments. On US Eastern time, Tokyo’s lottery opens at 11 PM on September 30, London at 7 AM on October 1 and Los Angeles at 1 PM the same day. Only these three shows have been announced, and the release does not mention further dates.
The Belmont’s Curse premiere is the one piece of genuinely new music on the bill. Belmont’s Curse is dated for October 15, so by March most people in the hall will already know those tracks from the game itself.
The rest of the program leans on the classics. Symphony of the Night is a pick on our best PS1 games list, and the series shows up across our retro rankings: Super Castlevania IV on the best SNES games, Aria of Sorrow on the best GBA games and Dawn of Sorrow on the best DS games. If you missed the rest of the anniversary, including the original Castlevania free on phones until October 24, our roundup of everything Konami announced has it. Fans of Igarashi-style exploration should also see what Bloodstained’s sequel showed at TGS.
Source: Lambert Jackson Productions and Soho Live, Castlevania 40th Anniversary An Orchestral Concert press release, September 28, 2026, and the official concert site.