B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-
| B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- | |
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| LIVE-GYM by B'z | |
| Start Date | June 15, 2013 |
| End Date | September 22, 2013 |
| Country | June |
| Songs | 19 (Hall Tour) 21 (Dome Tour) |
| Home Video | DVD & Blu-ray (2014) |
| Shows | 19 (Hall Tour) 11 (Dome Tour) |
B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- was a LIVE-GYM by B'z that toured all of Japan from June 15, 2013 through anniversary performances on September 21 and 22 at Nissan Stadium where B'z previously closed out their 20th anniversary tour, B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS-. The Pleasure tour was the ninth of its kind and commemorated the band's 25th anniversary in the music scene. As is the case with other Pleasure shows, B'z were able to draw from the full breadth of their catalogue to construct the setlist as opposed to the album tours that are structured around the releases in question. As has been the case in the past, the tour was preceded by a SHOWCASE event, B'z SHOWCASE 2013 -Pleasure75-, which served as a warm-up gig and featured a similar setlist.
The tour was divided into two parts: a hall portion that ran from June 15, 2013 to July 31, and a dome leg that lasted from August 24th through September 22. The hall tour featured a total of 19 songs per show with a great many rotations and alterations throughout. Overall, the setlist for these smaller shows was akin to that of a SHOWCASE, giving the band the opportunity to play some of its more obscure songs that are often overshadowed by its many hits. In addition, the tour marked the LIVE-GYM debuts of "Q&A", "Kakushin", and "Utopia", which had served as bonus songs to the B'z The Best XXV compilations whose release coincided with the beginning of the tour.
On June 12, three days prior to the tour's start date, the official tour goods were unveiled. This eventually expanded into a full "Tour Merch Revival" that featured shirts from the past 25 years of the band's history being reissued en masse for the very first time. All items were eventually made available on B'z The Store for online orders.
Between the hall and dome portions of the tour, B'z once again reteamed with American rock legends Aerosmith for a special double bill at the annual Summer Sonic music festival in Japan under the special banner Aerosonic. This was the second collaboration between the two bands following their joint headlining of the 2002 FIFA World Cup International Concert Day.
A home video release has not yet been announced but is expected to arrive on DVD and Blu-ray in early 2014.
Touring Band
- B'z: Tak Matsumoto (GUITAR), Koshi Inaba (VOCALS)
- Support Members: Shane Gaalaas (DRUMS), Barry Sparks (BASS), Ohga Yoshinobu (GUITAR), Takanobu Masuda (KEYBOARDS)
Setlist
Hall Tour
The hall portion of the tour represented a revival of various fan favorites from albums past, with only a maximum of six of the 19 songs on a given night being singles. This includes the album track "Dead End" from 2011's studio album C'mon that initially went unperformed during the ensuing tour of the same name. The song was performed at all dates of the hall tour, whereas it had previously been expected to remain as one of the songs never performed live by the band.
New song "Q&A" was used to open the shows, and was followed by a litany of fan requests including the return of early single "LADY NAVIGATION" for the first time in ten years. Album songs "Yumemi ga Oka" from 1995's LOOSE, "STAY GREEN" from 2002's GREEN, "Happiness" and "Survive" from 1997's SURVIVE, and "Perfect Life" from 2008's ACTION were performed on all stops, along with Pleasure perennial "NATIVE DANCE" from 1991's RUN and the OFF THE LOCK classic "OH! GIRL" from 1989. Additionally, fan favorite "The Wild Wind", that had served as the B-side to megahit "HOME" in 1998 and was later collected untouched on B'z The Mixture in 2000, also made its first appearance since 2007. Recent hit "Ichibu to Zenbu" from 2009 was also included for all stops as the final song prior to the encore, with "Koi-Gokoro" returning earlier in the setlist after a five year hiatus and continuing its reign as one of the most-played Pleasure songs.
Throughout the tour, several alterations were made to the setlist, with pairs of songs being swapped out in favor of others. Brotherhood favorites "F・E・A・R" and "Gin no Tsubasa de Tobe" were alternated with one another occasionally, while new songs "Utopia" and "Kakushin" from B'z The Best XXV compilations were also performed in rotation. The oft-overlooked ballad "GOLD" made an unexpected return where it was alternated with fellow ballad "Gekkou" from RUN. Two upbeat rock singles, "DIVE" and "girigiri chop", also were swapped in and out throughout the shows.
The encores for all shows were reserved for some of the band's biggest hits, with alternating pairs of "OCEAN" and "Ai no Bakudan", "Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni" and "ultra soul", and "ALONE" with "BAD COMMUNICATION" being performed together on different dates.
- Q&A
- F・E・A・R / Gin no Tsubasa de Tobe
- LADY NAVIGATION
- STAY GREEN ~Mijuku na Tabi wa Tomaranai~
- Yumemi ga Oka
- Utopia / Kakushin
- Koi-Gokoro (KOI-GOKORO)
- Happiness
- Survive
- GOLD / Gekkou
- Tak's Solo~The Wild Wind
- Dead End
- Perfect Life
- NATIVE DANCE
- OH! GIRL
- DIVE / girigiri chop
- Ichibu to Zenbu
ENCORE
Dome Tour
Venues
Hall Tour2013.06.15 2013.06.16 2013.06.18 2013.06.19 2013.06.24 2013.06.26 2013.06.27 2013.07.05 2013.07.07 2013.07.09 2013.07.11 2013.07.16 2013.07.17 2013.07.19 2013.07.22 2013.07.24 2013.07.26 2013.07.29 2013.07.31 |
Dome Tour2013.08.24 2013.08.29 2013.08.31 2013.09.01 2013.09.07 2013.09.08 2013.09.12 2013.09.13 2013.09.15 2013.09.21 2013.09.22 |
