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'''B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-''' is a [[LIVE-GYM]] by [[B'z]] that will tour all of Japan from March 11, 2015 through July 26, 2015 in support of their nineteenth studio album ''[[EPIC DAY]]''. Unlike with most tours by the band, the first batch of dates for the tour were announced early, in October 2014, without a final title attached. The title was revealed along with the unveiling for their fifty-first single "[[Uchouten]]", with the dome tour dates and venues being revealed with the release announcement to the album. The logo for the tour resembles the motif for Las Vegas, Nevada, from which the namesake for the album's opening track "Las Vegas" is drawn.
'''B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-''' is a [[LIVE-GYM]] by [[B'z]] that will tour all of Japan from March 11, 2015 through July 26, 2015 in support of their nineteenth studio album ''[[EPIC DAY]]''. Unlike with most tours by the band, the first batch of dates for the tour were announced early, in October 2014, without a final title attached. The title was revealed along with the unveiling for their fifty-first single "[[Uchouten]]", with the dome tour dates and venues being revealed with the release announcement to the album. The logo for the tour resembles the motif for Las Vegas, Nevada, from which the namesake for the album's opening track "Las Vegas" is drawn.



Revision as of 08:40, 25 May 2015

B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-
LIVE-GYM by B'z
Start Date March 11, 2015
End Date July 26, 2015
Country Japan
Songs 20 (Hall Tour)
TBD (Dome Tour)
Home Video Expected Fall 2015
Shows 27 (Hall Tour)
9 (Dome Tour)
4 (epic night)
The stylized lowercase logo for the -epic night- portion of the tour.

B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT- is a LIVE-GYM by B'z that will tour all of Japan from March 11, 2015 through July 26, 2015 in support of their nineteenth studio album EPIC DAY. Unlike with most tours by the band, the first batch of dates for the tour were announced early, in October 2014, without a final title attached. The title was revealed along with the unveiling for their fifty-first single "Uchouten", with the dome tour dates and venues being revealed with the release announcement to the album. The logo for the tour resembles the motif for Las Vegas, Nevada, from which the namesake for the album's opening track "Las Vegas" is drawn.

On March 5, 2015, local newspapers in Shimonoseki began advertising for the customary SHOWCASE event that would precede the tour, entitled B'z SHOWCASE 2015 -Shimonoseki Uchouten NIGHT-. At the close of the hall and arena portion of the tour at the end of May, the band announced four additional dates under the banner of B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -epic night-. The added shows would take place between the dome shows at Zepp music halls around Japan but due to taking place at venues with a capacity of only 2,000 would require strict verification in order to purchase and use tickets. In order to prevent scalpers from profiting from the intimate showings, a passport and proof of residence would need to be registered for both the primary ticket holder and their guest upon purchase that would need to be presented at the show.

Touring Band

Setlist

Hall Tour

For the hall portion of the tour, several fan favorites and scarcely-performed tracks were revived. The setlist included performances of "Don't Leave Me" and "HOME" for the first time in seven and eight years, in addition to album tracks such as "Blue Sunshine" and "Swimmer yo!!" making their reappearance after six and seven years. Their popular self-cover of "HEAT" returned as a permanent part of the setlist after its last brief appearance three years ago in B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA. Notably, "Baby, you're my home" and "Atsuki Kodou no Hate" were revived, after over a decade of absence since their years of debut; 1993 and 2002 respectively. The 2008 single "BURN -Fumetsu no Face-" makes a comeback after a six year absence, leading into new hard rock tracks "Las Vegas" and "EPIC DAY". The hall tour setlist alternated occasionally in pairs: "Don't Leave Me", "BLOWIN'" and "TIME" with "love me, I love you". Starting from March 28, "BE THERE" began alternating with "HOME" in the same spot, with a similar situation also applying to "Baby, you're my home" and "Blue Sunshine". For the first few dates, the closing song often alternated between popular singles "Ai no Bakudan" and "girigiri chop". However, from March 22 onwards, "Ai no Bakudan" became the sole closing track.

Opening SE: Whitesnake "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues"

  1. Uchouten
  2. NO EXCUSE
  3. Amari ni mo
  4. Exit To The Sun
  5. Black Coffee
  6. Don't Leave Me / TIME
  7. BLOWIN' / love me, I love you
  8. HEAT
  9. Classmate
  10. Man Of The Match
  11. Atsuki Kodou no Hate
  12. Baby, you're my home / Blue Sunshine / BE THERE
  13. HOME / BE THERE
  14. ultra soul
  15. Swimmer yo!!
  16. GO FURTHER (Tak's Solo) ~ BURN -Fumetsu no Face-
  17. Las Vegas
  18. EPIC DAY

ENCORE

  1. Ichibu to Zenbu
  2. Ai no Bakudan / girigiri chop

Ending SE: Hitori Janai Kara -Theme Of LIVE-GYM- / *Unreleased Song* (Until April 12th Show)RED / *Unreleased Song* (From April 17th Show)RED (From April 22th Show)

Dome Tour

To be determined

Venues

Hall & Arena Tour

2015.03.11  China Harmonie Cinq Kitakyushu Soleil Hall

2015.03.13  China Iki Bunka Hall

2015.03.21  China Sun Dome Fukui

2015.03.22  China Sun Dome Fukui

2015.03.28  China Miyagi Sekisui Heim Super Arena

2015.03.29  China Miyagi Sekisui Heim Super Arena

2015.04.02  China Yokohama Arena

2015.04.04  China Yokohama Arena

2015.04.05  China Yokohama Arena

2015.04.11  China Ecopa Arena

2015.04.12  China Ecopa Arena

2015.04.17  China Hiroshima Green Arena

2015.04.18  China Hiroshima Green Arena

2015.04.22  China Asty Tokushima

2015.04.23  China Asty Tokushima

2015.04.28  China Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center

2015.04.29  China Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center

2015.05.02  China Kushiro Civic Cultural Hall

2015.05.04  China Obihiro Civic Cultural Hall

2015.05.06  China Iwamizawa Civic Center

2015.05.09  China Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center

2015.05.10  China Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center

2015.05.14  China Kochi Prefectural Culture Hall

2015.05.16  China Horuto Hall Oita

2015.05.19  China Amami Cultural Center

2015.05.23  China Okinawa Convention Center

2015.05.24  China Okinawa Convention Center

Dome Tour

2015.06.13  China Ajinomoto Stadium

2015.06.14  China Ajinomoto Stadium

2015.06.27  China Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome

2015.06.28  China Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome

2015.07.02  China Kyocera Dome Osaka

2015.07.04  China Kyocera Dome Osaka

2015.07.05  China Kyocera Dome Osaka

2015.07.25  China Nagoya Dome

2015.07.26  China Nagoya Dome

B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -epic night-

2015.06.18  China Zepp Namba

2015.06.22  China Zepp DiverCity

2015.07.14  China Zepp Nagoya

2015.07.21  China Zepp Fukuoka