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A quick heads-up for East Coast (US) L’Arc~en~Ciel fans – tickets for the March 25 Madison Square Garden date of their 2012 World Tour go on sale this Saturday, January 28 through Ticketmaster. But for those of you who just cannot wait to get your hands on those tickets, there is a pre-sale going on right now limited to fans who signed up for the mailing list ahead of time! According to sources, many people who signed up for this mailing list unfortunately did not receive the pre-sale link, but if you’re one of those less-than-lucky fans, don’t fret – ask around that L’Arcosphere and you are sure to find that link before the pre-sale closes. The ticket page of L’Arc’s OHP has not yet been updated with details for the New York show, so it is as-yet unknown whether there will be VIP packages like there are for some of the other dates, but given that it *is* Madison Square Garden, the ticket levels are definitely tiered. Prices range from $54.00 to $99.50 a pop depending on where the seats are located (Ticketmaster fees *not* included, so brace yourselves for an extra $14+ “service charge”). If you’re not familiar with the famed Madison Square Garden, there are five levels of seating and the arena, totaling room for20,000 concert-goers. It’s not quite the size of Tokyo Dome, but it is New York’s ultimate entertainment stadium, where domestic and international acts alike solidify their superstar reputations by bringing together tens of thousands of fans in the heart of midtown Manhattan. Keep your eyes peeled, your credit card numbers memorized, and your trigger fingers hovering over that home row because the good seats are going fast!
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To commemorate the upcoming release of the new single, “Merry Go Round”, Ayabie will be having a live broadcast on Niconico on January 25th! 25 people who have purchased the single will be able to enter a lottery to go and watch the broadcast at Niconico’s studio in Harajuku — but for the rest of us, there’s the internet.
The broadcast will show here: http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv78421595.
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The Kiddie have a new look up on their OHP, probably for their recently announced winter tour! Their winter tour is called “Make a Wish” and here is the schedule: 11/26 (Sat)- Yokohama SUNPHONIX HALL Source: OHP |
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I know their upcoming album was announced quite a while ago, but seeing that we haven’t posted the news yet on S-T, I thought it would be nice to put out a little reminder or spread the word about their album to the S-T community! Their album, Nora to Torte, is coming out on October 26th, and the date is approaching fast! Here are the details Limited Edition
1. 麻酔 (Masui) +Includes PV and Making of for Machibito Regular Edition
1. 麻酔 (Masui)
There are previews up on their OHP, visit it if you’d like to hear what the album is like!
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Exciting news for v[NEU] fans ! v[NEU] have announced they will be releasing a new single tilted カ レイドスコープ(Kaleidoscope) on December 21th. The single will contain three types : Regular , Type A (along with DVD) , and Type B (along with DVD) Type A : 01. Kaleidoscope DVD : 01. Kaleidoscope PV
Type B : 01. Kaleidoscope DVD: 01. cube PV (along with:) 2011.09.02 LIVE at AKASAKA BLITZ SPECIAL EDIT Ver. LIVE at Akasaka BLITZ 2011.09.02 SPECIAL EDIT Ver. |
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Serial⇔Number (シリアル⇔NUMBER) have added new members! I hope you all remember at the end of 2010 when I announced Serial⇔Number going down to just Jin as the single member, and how that he was auditioning for new members and now the new line up has been revealed! Vocals: Jin Gu: Mihiro (ex PinkFilm → Gill’e cadith → Mudgett → Varations) Gu: Kei-To Ba: IZA (ex sparrow → FANTOM) Dr: Ryohei (support for ZEST) What do you think of the new members? S ources: Mihiro’s blog, vkdb |
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Along with BLOOD - Matenrou Opera will be appearing at Anime USA this fall in Virginia! It will be the band’s first American appearance, very exciting. The con takes place on November 18th-20th! |
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On August 2nd 2011, ViViD performed at the “13thACGHK2011 Heart Beat” at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in front of 10,000 fans. They performed for a total of 40 minutes as part of the ACGHK (Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong) convention, which is Hong Kong’s twice yearly convention for anime, comic and games. The convention is able to attract about 650,000 of people during the five day exhibition. ViViD, who was performing the last day and was able to break the number of people to a record of 10,000 people going to the exhibition. When they arrived in Hong Kong late the night before their performance, they were already greeted by 100 of their fans and before the actual performance, fans were already gathered nine hours prior, showcasing the frenzy of Japan in Hong Kong. Upon their actual performance, their first song ” “Yume” ~ Mugen no Kanata ~ ” the fans gathered were already getting up off their feet and getting into the groove, welcoming the group. ViViD also spoke in Cantonese, saying “Love Ya! Hong Kong” which further heightened the excitement at the convention centre. They also performed their newest song “Blue” which charged the audience with yet another charge of excitement and frenzy. After the show, pictures were taken as memory-sake where the members stood in front of the stage and their fans to take picture. It was disclosed that they had already been performing in France and Thailand before their debut but this was the first time since their debut that they have performed outside of Japan However it was announced that they will be performing in Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong again in November of this year. They will also be performing for the first time at Nippon Budokan, which is scheduled for January of the upcoming year. |
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As of June 15, 2011, D’espairsRay, who had been on indefinite hiatus since last fall due to severe problems with Hizumi’s voice and health, has officially disbanded. According to very heartfelt messages from the members on the OHP, with no sign of Hizumi’s condition improving, the band has decided there is no choice but to let this be the natural end of D’espairsRay. Due to the circumstances, there will be no farewell concert or tour. The band thanks all their fans for their endless support and asks for their forgiveness in this most unfortunate of conclusions. |
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