B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION-

B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION-
SHOWCASE by B'z
Start Date	01-25-2008
End Date	01-25-2008
Country	Japan
Songs	20
Home Video	Unreleased
Shows	1

B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- was a showcase by B'z that included only one show. Taking place just three days before LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION", it served as a warm-up gig.

This tour is notable for its setlist keeping in tradition with other showcases and including scarcely-performed and obscure songs. These include Crazy Rendezvous and VAMPIRE WOMAN—two songs not performed for seventeen and eighteen years, respectively.

Along with the band's appearance at SUMMER SONIC 2009, these were the only shows B'z performed in 2009.

Venues

2008.01.25　　Kiyotake Town House Semi-nine Hall (Miyazaki)

2008.01.25　　清武町文化会館 半九ホール（宮崎）

Personnel

Tak during the chorus of VAMPIRE WOMAN for the first time in eighteen years.

B'z

• Tak Matsumoto: Guitar
• Koshi Inaba: Vocals

Support Members

• Shane Gaalaas: Drums
• Barry Sparks: Bass
• Takanobu Masuda: Keyboards

Setlist

Koshi performing BURN -Fumetsu no Face-.

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Long shot of the band during the chorus to Crazy Rendezvous.

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Tak during the solo to Samayoeru Aoi Dangan.

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Rare moment where the music has stopped as Koshi introduces the support members in the middle of the setlist.

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The band during a performance of BURN -Fumetsu no Face-.

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Koshi immediately after the solo to Samayoeru Aoi Dangan.

All shows featured the same setlist. It is worth noting that MY LONELY TOWN had not yet been announced and was played as a surprise, causing fans to speculate on the true title before eventually settling on the one that would later be proven correct.

Opening: 「Le freak」 by Chic

1. DIVE
2. Shoudou
3. Ichibu to Zenbu
4. BURN -Fumetsu no Face-
5. ZERO
6. Crazy Rendezvous
7. VAMPIRE WOMAN
8. MY SAD LOVE
9. THE GAMBLER
10. Kirei na Ai Jyanaktemo
11. Blue Sunshine
12. Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni
13. Calling
14. juice
15. Samayoeru Aoi Dangan
16. BANZAI
17. SUPER LOVE SONG

ENCORE

1. MY LONELY TOWN
2. ultra souｌ

Ending: 「MY LONELY TOWN」

Home video

None of the shows from this tour were released in full on any home video medium.

However, select performances were highlighted on the Magical Backstage Tour DVD included with the limited edition of the band's 17th studio album, MAGIC.

Song notes

   * ACTION information
         o  Twelve of the seventeen album tracks performed.
         o 演奏されなかった楽曲は、 満月よ照らせ  僕には君がいる  なんという幸せ  オレとオマエの新しい季節  BUDDY の5曲。
         o  FRICTION, SUPER LOVE SONG, and Eien no Tsubasa had all been played at the 2007 showcase.
   *  Kimi no Naka de Odoritai
         o 2nd single (1989) / First performance in seventeen years, since 1991.
   *  LADY-GO-ROUND 
         o 3rd single (1990) / First performance in eighteen years, since 1990.
   *  FRIDAY MIDNIGHT BLUE 
         o 4th album 「RISKY」 (1990)  / First performance in sixteen years, since 1992.
   *   Soredemo Kimi ni wa Modorenai
         o 5th album 「IN THE LIFE」 (1991)  / Debut live performance.
   *  Hi 
         o 24th single B-side 「Samayoeru Aoi Dangan」 (1998), 「B'z The "Mixture"」 (2000) / First performance in ten years, since 1998.
   *  ROCK man 
         o 30th single 「ultra soul」3rd Beat (2001)  / First performance in one year, since 2007.
   *  Out Of Control 
         o 6th album 「RUN」 (1992)  / First performance in one year, since 2007.
   *  MOVE 
         o 19th single 「Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~/MOVE」2nd Beat) / First performance in five years, since 2003.