Unison Square Garden

Biography

Unison Square Garden (stylized as UNISON SQUARE GARDEN, or USG) is a Japanese Rock band signed to Toy's Factory. The band includes Kosuke Saito (vocals/guitar), Tomoya Tabuchi (bass/backing vocals), and Takao Suzuki (drums/backing vocals).

Career

In July 2004, the band formed under the name "Unison" (ユニゾン) and later renamed the band name to "Unison Square Garden". They took part in Teens 'Music Festival Musical Instrument Store Competition, and won the Grand Prix. On July 23rd, 2008, they made their major debut under Toy's Factory with their first single "Sentimental Period". In 2009, they released their first full album "Unison Square Garden", and went on tour. In February 2014, they gave their first televised performance on Music Station. In July 2015, they released the anniversary album "Dugout Accident", and held a "Unison Square Garden Live Special 'fun time 724'" at Nippon Budokan. In July 2019, they released a 15th anniversary coupling best album "Bee-Side Sea-Side: B-side Collection Album", and held a concert 『Program 15th』 at Maishima Sports Island. The band celebrated its 20th anniversary in July 2024, and on July 24th the concert "Unison Square Garden 20th Anniversary LIVE "Rock Band is fun"" was held at Nippon Budokan. On the same day, they released "Sub Machine, Best Machine".
On April 27th, 2026, it was announced by the band on their official website that drummer Takao Suzuki will leave the band, and the band would go on hiatus after their July 15 performance at Makuhari Messe titled UNISON SQUARE GARDEN LIVE 2026「Sentimental Period」.