B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK"
| B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK" | |
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| 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"
- Pulse
- Fever
- Icarus
- Aqua Blue
- Suiren
- Mannequin Village
- Kanashiki dreamer
- BLACK AND WHITE
- Sanctuary (Added for latter half of hall tour)
- ALONE
- Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni
- love me, I love you
- Negai
- juice
- Samayoeru Aoi Dangan
- IT'S SHOWTIME!!
- Ai no Bakudan
ENCORE
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"
- Pulse
- Fever
- Icarus
- Aqua Blue
- Suiren
- Mannequin Village
- Kanashiki dreamer
- BLACK AND WHITE
- Sanctuary
- ALONE
- Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni
- Happy Birthday
- love me, I love you
- Negai
- juice
- Samayoeru Aoi Dangan
- IT'S SHOWTIME!!
- Ai no Bakudan
ENCORE
- OCEAN (Added for arena tour)
- BANZAI
- 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
- X (Added for dome tour)
- Pulse
- Fever
- Icarus
- Aqua Blue
- Suiren
- Mannequin Village
- Kanashiki dreamer
- BLACK AND WHITE
- ALONE
- Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni
- Happy Birthday
- love me, I love you
- Negai
- juice
- IT'S SHOWTIME!!
- Ai no Bakudan
ENCORE
ENDING SE: Dear my lovely pain
Home Video Recordings
July 7, 2005 — Makuhari Messe Event Hall
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~)
- 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