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With Umamusume: Pretty Derby 7th EVENT WORLD TOUR “THE STAGE” in LOS ANGELES scheduled for October 22 and 23 local time, the visas the performers need to travel to the United States had still not been approved as of October 19, three days out from the show. Cygames says it has been preparing for more than six months with the help of local attorneys and a promoter, and that it will announce whether or not the event goes ahead by 2:00 p.m. JST on October 20. This article reflects information as of the morning of October 20.
Two nights at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Umamusume’s first major overseas concert is being held up not by a venue problem or a production problem, but by paperwork. For any trainer who already bought a ticket and locked in a flight, that is hard to swallow.
This article covers the facts the publisher has confirmed, the outline of the shows, what the 2:00 p.m. announcement will settle, and what can and cannot be said about tickets and travel as of the morning of October 20.
Start with what the announcement actually says.
What’s going on with Umamusume’s Los Angeles shows?
On October 19, Cygames announced on the official Umamusume website and official X account that visa approval for the Los Angeles shows had not yet come through. The statement explains that preparations have been underway for more than six months with the cooperation of local attorneys and a promoter, but that approval has not been granted.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Date announced | October 19, 2026 |
| Source | Cygames (official Umamusume: Pretty Derby channels) |
| Situation | The visas the performers need to travel to the U.S. have not been approved |
| Preparation | Underway for more than six months with local attorneys and a promoter |
| Current response | Pursuing every available avenue with the relevant parties to make the shows happen |
| Final decision | Go/no-go to be announced by 2:00 p.m. JST on October 20 |
The thrust of the statement is that Cygames is still working every angle with the relevant parties to make the shows happen. It does not say canceled, and it does not say postponed. Until the 2:00 p.m. announcement, the only thing the company has committed to is that it will decide by 2:00 p.m. Nothing beyond that has come out as of the morning of October 20.
The shows at a glance: Umamusume’s first major overseas concert
The full event name is Umamusume: Pretty Derby 7th EVENT WORLD TOUR “THE STAGE” in LOS ANGELES. The venue is the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, across two days on October 22 and 23, 2026, local time. It was built as part of the seventh-anniversary world tour, and it stands as Umamusume’s first major concert held outside Japan.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Event name | Umamusume: Pretty Derby 7th EVENT WORLD TOUR “THE STAGE” in LOS ANGELES |
| Venue | Peacock Theater (Los Angeles) |
| Dates | October 22 and 23, 2026, local time |
| Organizer | Cygames |
| Significance | Seventh-anniversary world tour; first major overseas concert |
This article is not going to run the performer lineup or the setlist. The performers are the very people the visas apply to, which means who can actually appear hinges directly on the 2:00 p.m. announcement on October 20.
What will the 2:00 p.m. announcement on October 20 decide?
What arrives by 2:00 p.m. is the final go/no-go call. That is the only option Cygames has put on the table so far; as of the morning of October 20, there has been no mention of alternatives such as a postponement or a switch to a livestream.
The conceivable outcomes are probably three: the shows go ahead as planned, they go ahead with a changed lineup, or they are canceled or postponed. That is my own read of the situation, though, not a set of options Cygames has laid out. Whether the visas could still come through the day before or on the day itself, and whether they might not come through at all, is not something the statement lets you infer.
What can be said flatly is that since Cygames stated outright that it had been preparing for more than six months, this is not a story about a promoter who left things too late. Visa issues on overseas shows have moving parts that no amount of effort by the organizer can control, and that is exactly why the announcement landed three days out.
Where do tickets and travel stand?
As of the morning of October 20, 2026, there is no official guidance on ticket refunds or compensation for travel costs. The October 19 statement says nothing about either, and whether that guidance will come alongside the 2:00 p.m. go/no-go call is also unknown.
- For tickets, wait for the 2:00 p.m. announcement and the notices on the official site
- For flights and hotels, go read the cancellation terms of whatever service you booked through, now
- If you’re planning to be in Los Angeles, turn on notifications for the official X account
I travel for my own favorites’ concerts too, but it never occurred to me that an overseas show could be stopped by paperwork. Until the announcement drops, the honest truth is that reading cancellation policies is the only move available.
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Summary: what we know as of the morning of October 20
Umamusume: Pretty Derby 7th EVENT WORLD TOUR “THE STAGE” in LOS ANGELES is scheduled for October 22 and 23 local time at the Peacock Theater. As of October 19 the performers’ visas had not been approved, and Cygames, after stating that it had been preparing for more than six months, says it will announce whether the shows go ahead by 2:00 p.m. JST on October 20. As of the morning of October 20 there is no official guidance on ticket refunds or travel costs.
Two things have been announced: the visas are not approved, and a decision is coming by 2:00 p.m. Nothing has been canceled, and nothing has been confirmed either. Acting on guesswork costs more than waiting for the official word at 2:00 p.m. and planning your next move from there.
Until 2:00 p.m., read your cancellation terms and wait. That’s the whole playbook right now.
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