hitomi #1 wrote:Back in the 90's it used to travel to quite a few cities, saw it here in '96 :applaud: and again I think in 2000, :bonk: then they stopped the touring and just have that one city special concert. :puppydog:
So ka.
Guess I should Wiki them.
EDIT: Ah, they're a metal/visual kei band... Not my speed. :sweat:
Probably not. I put these guys in the same class as B'z. Huge in Japan, but I think they're just okay.
Don't the B'z have a Hollywood star? :crazy: Some of those bands have a big Asian following, but it'll never happen here. :shakehead: Yeah, they're just okay is right but think of how impressed everyone would be with you if you scored front row tickets. :bow:
On June 28th, X-JAPAN officially started their world tour at Shepherdfs Bush Empire venue located in England!
At this live, the band performed ten songs – including their new single, gJADEh – in front of approximately two thousand of their European fans. gItfs like a dream. I wish I could stay in this moment forever,h said YOSHIKI to the crowd.
During the encore, YOSHIKI appeared back on stage with TOSHI to deliver a special message about their past guitarist hide, who tragically passed away in 1998. gAfter hidefs death, I could not imagine myself here. Even after our ten year reunion as a band, I wish hide could be here with us. But, in a way, hide is here with us right nowch he said, trailing off as tears began running down his face.
The performance lasted approximately two hours, and included a ten song set-list. After their performance, top news companies such as Reuters and BBC interviewed the band and covered this event.
gThis is my first time coming to an X-JAPAN performance,h said a young English woman about the performance. gI really liked how HEATH played his bass guitar. I was able to meet different people at this event.h Another fan who arrived from Paris early in the morning just to watch this concert enthusiastically commented, gX-JAPAN is an amazing rock band! Ifm going to attend all four of their performances [in Europe].h [image][image]
X Japanfs Yoshiki to compose Golden Globe Awards theme song
January 6, 2012
X Japanfs Yoshiki has been chosen to compose the theme song for the 2012 Golden Globe Awards show, which will take place on January 15 in Beverly Hills, California. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the news on Thursday.
In 2010, Yoshiki collaborated with American comic creator Stan Lee to create a gmusic superhero comic book seriesh based on Yoshiki. They both attended the Golden Globe Awards show in 2011, and according to the Sankei Sports newspaper, it was there that Yoshiki became close with the showfs organizers. In November, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave Yoshiki an offer to compose the showfs theme song.
The president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association explained, gYoshiki is a world-renowned musician and composer of enormous talent and versatility, who in addition to being a rock superstar has composed for film and television. As an international organization dedicated to creative achievements, the HFPA is delighted to have a global musical artist of Yoshikifs stature create the theme for the show.h
Yoshiki has previously composed music for major events such as the commemoration ceremony of the tenth year of the Emperor of Japanfs reign in 1999 and the World Expo in 2005.
Sources:
Anime News Network
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
YOSHIKI will be performing at the event, 'AN EVENING WITH YOSHIKI', on August 26 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. This will be his first solo live in the United States.
At the event, YOSHIKI will perform tracks off of his new album, "YOSHIKI CLASSICAL", which will make its world release in September, as well as numbers from his band X JAPAN. There will also be a talk session and a Q&A segment.
In the past, prominent artists such as Brian Wilson, Ringo Starr, and Dave Matthews have performed at the Grammy Museum. YOSHIKI commented, "I am very honored to hold my first solo performance in the United States at such a renown place."
Tickets for this event will go on sale to the general public on August 1st. More details can be seen on Grammy Museum's official website.
GRAMMY Museum unveils Yoshiki exhibit and Yoshiki World Tour dates announced
The GRAMMY Museum unveiled their Yoshiki exhibit which puts the influential rock icon's signature crystal piano, flamboyant wardrobes, and other items on display.
Yoshiki is the first Asian artist to be honored with an exhibition by The GRAMMY Museum.
In addition Yoshiki's world tour announcement in support of his acclaimed new album Yoshiki Classical was made.
The first leg of this highly anticipated tour will kick off in the United States and includes performances in:
April 25th - Costa Mesa, CA - Segerstrom Center for the Arts
April 28th - San Francisco, CA - Davies Hall
May 3rd - Mexico City, Mexico - Auditorium Blackberry
May 10th - Toronto, Canada - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
May 21st - Moscow, Russia - Crocus City Hall
May 23rd - Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom
May 26th - Paris, France - Trianon
May 28th - London, England - Royal Festival Hall
June 6th - Beijing, China - Beijing Exhibition Center
X Japan announces Madison Square Garden Concert in October
Last night at his solo classical concert performance at San Francisco's Davies Hall, YOSHIKI announced that his iconic band X Japan will perform at New York's Madison Square Garden on October 11, 2014.
The concert announcement comes as YOSHIKI embarks on his first ever Yoshiki Classical World Tour, on which YOSHIKI will perform 13 concert dates in 10 countries.
X Japan, who pioneered the Visual Kei genre, last played the United States in 2011.
The record breaking Japanese rock band has sold out Japan's Tokyo Dome, seating 55,000, a record 18 times and surpassed 30 million albums and singles combined. Ticketing details will be announced soon.
For more information please visit www.Yoshiki.net.
X-Japan announces ticket sale date for Madison Square Garden show
X Japan announced today that tickets for their highly anticipated October 11th concert at Madison Square Garden will go on sale this Friday at 10:00AM EDT at http://www.ticketmaster.com/XJapan-tickets/artist/723909.
The Madison Square Garden concert event is sponsored by New York Comic Con.
X Japan, led by co-founder, drummer, pianist and songwriter Yoshiki, will return to New York City for their first concert since 2010, performing both fan favorites and previously unreleased music from the band's decades of recordings. This Madison Square Garden concert marks a significant milestone for the band who made their U.S. debut with a Rockefeller Center press conference over 20 years ago, which presented the fierce J-Rock stars to an American audience. The band is finally fulfilling the promise they made to the fans to return. The group has since toured 16 countries, sold over 30 million albums and singles combined, and sold out Japan's 55,000 seat Tokyo Dome a record-setting 18 times.
In line with October's Madison Square Garden concert, Yoshiki and X Japan will appear at New York Comic Con, where Yoshiki will participate in a panel with Marvel Comics founder Stan Lee and discuss the pair's collaborations, including the comic based on Yoshiki, Blood Red Dragon.
X JAPAN will hold a 2-day live on September 10 and October 1 at Yokohama Arena.
This was announced on August 6 through YOSHIKI's official Twitter account. The tweet included an artist photo with a message saying, "prelude to Madison Square Garden, long-awaited Japan concert determined!!!"
[X JAPAN Japan Concerts]
Tuesday, September 30 - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)
Wednesday, September 1 - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)
X Japan Yoshiki and Toshi to hold live at London 'Hyper Japan Festival'
X JAPAN's YOSHIKI and Toshl will be hold a live concert at the event 'HYPER JAPAN Festival 2015' on July 11 in London, England.
The live will be titled "YOSHIKI x TOSHI from X JAPAN special show case live", and it will be held on the "HYPER Live! Stage" for about 2,700 people. YOSHIKI has uploaded a video called "Message from Yoshiki - #XDAY coming soon!" onto his official YouTube channel. In the video, he revealed that he will be visiting Europe in July to announce an upcoming big event. Fans can look forward to when this "XDAY" will be.
From July 10 to 12, there will be an X JAPAN booth in the exhibition hall of 'HYPER JAPAN Festival 2015'. It will feature YOSHIKI's crystal drum set as well as X JAPAN's photo gallery. In addition, there will be X JAPAN CDs, DVDs, t-shirts, and original goods on sale.
X JAPAN's new album will be released worldwide on March 11, 2016.
The new album announcement was made on July 4 by YOSHIKI during the event 'Japan Expo' in Paris, France. This album comes about 19 years and 4 months after the band's last studio album "DAHLIA", which was released way back in November of 1996.
To commemorate this album's release, X JAPAN will hold a release party called "#XDAY" on March 12, 2016 at The SSE Arena, Wembley in England. Besides a live concert, the event will screen X JAPAN's documentary movie directed by Stephen Kijak. Tickets are currently on sale via Live Nation's official website.
That would mean the documentary would have subtitles. :applaud:
I hope these Japanese bands continue subbing their documentaries. I was shocked when L'Arc~en~Ciel did their last one. It's about time they realize they have fans outside of Japan who buy their stuff.
X JAPAN will release a digital single, titled "BORN TO BE FREE", on November 6.
"BORN TO BE FREE" is a song loved by fans, and it's regularly performed at the band's lives. It will be included in their new album that's scheduled to be released on March 11 of next year. On the song, YOSHIKI commented, "When I started composing 'BORN TO BE FREE', I believed that it would be a special song for X JAPAN... I believe everyone was born to be free and has the ability to live toward infinite dreams." The full song will be available for listening for 24 hours on UK music magazine Metal Hammer's official website from October 13 at 6:00 pm JST.
X JAPAN are currently recording their album at a studio in Los Angeles. In the past, big name bands such as Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Rolling Stones have used this studio.
Also, X JAPAN are getting ready to hold their tour "X JAPAN JAPAN TOUR" from late-November to mid-December. Then on March 12 of next year, they will hold an event called "#XDAY" at The SSE Arena, Wembley to commemorate the release of their documentary film and new album.
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