B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK"

B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK"
LIVE-GYM by B'z
Start Date	April 17, 2005
End Date	September 19, 2005
Country	Japan
Home Video	B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 -CIRCLE OF ROCK- Select Performances: "SPLASH!" Limited Edition DVDs, B'z The Best "Pleasure II", Hidden Typhoon No.20, B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure" Limited Edition DVD

B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK" was a LIVE-GYM tour held by B'z in 2005. The tour ran from April 17, 2005 to September 19, 2005. The shows were held in support for the band's fourteenth studio album THE CIRCLE.

Performances from the tour were originally sampled on various compilation videos in the past on the limited edition copies of "SPLASH!", the B'z The Best "Pleasure II" bonus downloads, and prominently as part of the Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No. 20~ set. The full concert first came to home video as B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 -CIRCLE OF ROCK- in 2013 as part of the band's twenty-fifth anniversary celebrations. However, the performance of "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan" from the tour that was released on DVD previously in limited edition copies of B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure" is not included, as it was drawn from an earlier showing.

Touring Band

• B'z: Tak Matsumoto (GUITAR), Koshi Inaba (VOCALS)
• Support Members: Shane Gaalaas (DRUMS), Akihito Tokunaga (BASS), Takanobu Masuda (KEYBOARDS), Shinichiro Ohta (BACKING GUITAR & VOCAL)

Setlist

Hall Tour

OPENING SE: James Brown "Sex Machine"

1. Pulse
2. Fever
3. Icarus
4. Aqua Blue
5. Suiren
6. Mannequin Village
7. Kanashiki dreamer
8. BLACK AND WHITE
9. Sanctuary (Added for latter half of hall tour)
10. ALONE
11. Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni
12. love me, I love you
13. Negai
14. juice
15. Samayoeru Aoi Dangan
16. IT'S SHOWTIME!!
17. Ai no Bakudan

ENCORE

1. Happy Birthday
2. BANZAI
3. ultra soul

ENDING SE: Dear my lovely pain

Arena Tour

For the arena leg of the tour, then-unreleased ballad "OCEAN" was added to the encore, with "Happy Birthday" being moved into the setlist after "Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni".

OPENING SE: James Brown "Sex Machine"

1. Pulse
2. Fever
3. Icarus
4. Aqua Blue
5. Suiren
6. Mannequin Village
7. Kanashiki dreamer
8. BLACK AND WHITE
9. Sanctuary
10. ALONE
11. Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni
12. Happy Birthday
13. love me, I love you
14. Negai
15. juice
16. Samayoeru Aoi Dangan
17. IT'S SHOWTIME!!
18. Ai no Bakudan

ENCORE

1. OCEAN (Added for arena tour)
2. BANZAI
3. ultra soul

ENDING SE: Dear my lovely pain

Dome Tour

For the dome portion, THE CIRCLE album song "X" was added as the opener ahead of "Pulse" while "Sanctuary" and "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan" were removed from the setlist. Additionally, the Opening SE music was changed to the opening theme from the album itself, "THE CIRCLE".

OPENING SE: THE CIRCLE

1. X (Added for dome tour)
2. Pulse
3. Fever
4. Icarus
5. Aqua Blue
6. Suiren
7. Mannequin Village
8. Kanashiki dreamer
9. BLACK AND WHITE
10. ALONE
11. Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni
12. Happy Birthday
13. love me, I love you
14. Negai
15. juice
16. IT'S SHOWTIME!!
17. Ai no Bakudan

ENCORE

1. OCEAN
2. BANZAI
3. ultra soul

ENDING SE: Dear my lovely pain

Home Video Recordings

July 7, 2005 — Makuhari Messe Event Hall

• Samayoeru Aoi Dangan (B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure")

September 19, 2005 — Kyocera Dome Osaka

Concert recorded in full and available on B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 -CIRCLE OF ROCK-.

Excerpts from the concert are also available:

• Pulse (SPLASH!)
• Fever (SPLASH!)
• juice (B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~)
• Ai no Bakudan (SPLASH! / B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX)
• OCEAN (B'z The Best "Pleasure II" / B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX)
• BANZAI (B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~ / B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX)
• ultra soul (B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~)

Venues

Hall Tour

2005.04.17 Kushiro Civic Cultural Hall

2005.04.19 Asahikawa Civic Culture Hall

2005.04.24 Aomori City Cultural Center

2005.04.26 Aizu Fugado

2005.05.01 Saga Cultural Center

2005.05.03 Oita Guranshiata

2005.05.05 Ehime Prefectural Cultural Hall

2005.05.06 Kochi Prefectural Culture Hall

2005.05.10 Joetsu Cultural Center

2005.05.12 Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan

2005.05.13 Gunma Prefectural Civic Centre

2005.05.18 Tottori Prefectural Cultural Center

2005.05.20 Kyoto Kaikan

Arena Tour

2005.05.28 Grundy 21 Miyagi Prefecture Gymnasium

2005.05.29 Grundy 21 Miyagi Prefecture Gymnasium

2005.06.03 Makomanai Ice Arena

2005.06.04 Makomanai Ice Arena

2005.06.12 Nagano M-Wave

2005.06.17 Ecopa Arena

2005.06.18 Ecopa Arena

2005.06.21 Kobe World Hall

2005.06.22 Kobe World Hall

2005.06.25 Hiroshima Green Arena

2005.06.26 Hiroshima Green Arena

2005.07.02 Sun Dome Fukui

2005.07.06 Makuhari Messe Event Hall

2005.07.07 Makuhari Messe Event Hall

2005.07.12 Kagoshima Arena

2005.07.13 Kagoshima Arena

2005.07.17 Okinawa Convention Center

2005.07.18 Okinawa Convention Center

Dome Tour

2005.08.27 Fukuoka Dome

2005.08.28 Fukuoka Dome

2005.09.04 Tokyo Dome

2005.09.05 Tokyo Dome

2005.09.07 Tokyo Dome

2005.09.10 Nagoya Dome

2005.09.11 Nagoya Dome

2005.09.16 Osaka Dome

2005.09.18 Osaka Dome

2005.09.19 Osaka Dome