goat (jp) – Long Play Festival

Perhaps the tightest band in existence, goat (jp) take the micro-precision of computer music and reinterpret it on live instruments. Founded in 2013 in Osaka, goat have redefined minimalism by prioritizing pure percussive interplay over melody—using guitar, bass, drums, and percussion. Their intricate rhythmic architectures blur the line between mechanical precision and organic fluidity, using harmonics outside standard tonality, muted bass tones, and interlocking drum patterns. The result is a relentless, hypnotic sound—one that pulses like an urban ritual, at once tribal and futuristic.

In their much-anticipated New York return, goat can be counted on to make a devilish display of interlocking, pointillist guitar, bass, drums and sax, conjuring musical textures that have destroyed audiences from Japan to Europe and most recently the West Coast.

You can get access to this show with Long Play Supporter Pass or single-event ticket from Roulette.

Bang on a Can presents the 5th year of Long Play, a four-day destination music festival, presented from Thursday, April 30 through Sunday, May 3, 2026. Long Play takes place at multiple venues around Downtown Brooklyn and features 70+ concerts, including the Bang on a Can All-Stars playing a brand new arrangement of the iconic Philip Glass album Glassworks in its entirety and Julia Wolfe’s Pulitzer prize-winning Anthracite Fields with Trinity Choir, Steve Reich’s classic Sextet plus Electric Counterpoint performed live by 13 electric guitarists, the legendary Billy Hart Quartet, the esteemed and extraordinary Amina Claudine Myers, and the US premiere of Kali Malone.

Full 4-day and Supporter Passes are on sale now, as well as 1-day Saturday and Sunday passes. Roulette Members get 20% off full Long Play festival passes! Email development@roulette.org for more information.