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== B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- ==
== B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- ==
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[[Image:2012 if1.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Promotional posters in Los Angeles announcing the upcoming United States tour.]]
[[Image:2012 if2.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Press image for the release of the English album.]]
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'''B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-''' is an upcoming [[LIVE-GYM]] tour by [[B'z]] that will tour both coasts of the United States and Canada. The tour will begin with a show in San Francisco on September 17, 2012 and conclude with a seventh show in Los Angeles on October 7th, 2012. This will mark the second consecutive year in which B'z has performed in North America following their previous summer tour that covered three dates, '''[[B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-]]''', which marked their first shows in the region in eight years.
'''B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-''' was a [[LIVE-GYM]] tour by [[B'z]] that toured both coasts of the United States and Canada. The tour began with a show in San Francisco on September 17, 2012 and concluded with a seventh show in Los Angeles on October 7th, 2012, that was streamed live for fans all over the world at no cost. This tour was the first in which B'z performed on the east coast of the United States, with shows in both Maryland and New York.


The LIVE-GYM takes its name from "[[Into Free -Dangan-]]", an English version of "[[Samayoeru Aoi Dangan]]" that was premiered during the 2011 tour. The song was announced as the global theme to the video game ''Dragon's Dogma'' before being released as a worldwide digital single on April 4, 2012.
All five songs from the English album were included in the setlist for the tour, along with a number of classics not played in a number of years. This tour marked the first time that "[[GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanymaku-]]" had been played live and was also the first time since 2006 that "[[Shoudou]]" had been performed by the band.


This tour marks the first occasion in which B'z has toured the east coast of the United States, with shows performed for both Maryland and New York. Tickets for the tour were made available to the general public on May 25, 2012. The final show in Los Angeles on October 7, 2012 was streamed live for fans all over the world at no cost.
At the close of the Los Angeles stream, [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-#B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA|B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA]] was announced as a Japanese extension of the North American tour. The extension provided four dates that allowed for fans back home to get a chance to see the show live, with shows at four different locations, including Budokan and Osaka Jo Hall. The setlist retained all of the songs originally included in the North American tour, but added "[[Itoshii Hito yo Good Night...]]" and "[[HEAT]]", the song that B'z recently wrote for Korean artist Kim Hyun Joong.
 
====Touring Band====
*'''''B'z:''''' [[Tak Matsumoto]] <small>(GUITAR)</small>, [[Koshi Inaba]] <small>(VOCALS)</small>
*'''''Support Members:''''' [[Shane Gaalaas]] <small>(DRUMS)</small>, [[Barry Sparks]] <small>(BASS)</small>, Ohga Yoshinobu <small>(GUITAR)</small>, [[Takanobu Masuda]] <small>(KEYBOARDS)</small>
 
===Tour===
09.17  {{flagicon|United States}}  '''San Francisco, California''' — The Warfield
 
09.19  {{flagicon|United States}}  '''Seattle, Washington''' — The Showbox SODO
 
09.20  {{flagicon|Canada}}  '''Vancouver, British Columbia''' — Orpheum Theater
 
09.26  {{flagicon|Canada}}  '''Toronto, Ontario''' — Sound Academy
 
09.28  {{flagicon|United States}}  '''Silver Spring, Maryland''' — The Fillmore
 
09.30  {{flagicon|United States}}  '''New York, New York''' — Best Buy Theater
 
10.07  {{flagicon|United States}}  '''Los Angeles, California''' — Gibson Amphitheatre


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==

Revision as of 07:28, 21 October 2012

B'z
Studio album by B'z
Released July 25, 2012
Recorded 2012
Genre Hard rock
Length 20:21
Label Vermillion Records
Producer Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
C'mon
(2011)
B'z
(2012)
Singles from B'z
  1. Into Free -Dangan-
    Released: April 4, 2012

B'z is the self-titled debut English album by B'z, released worldwide via iTunes on July 25, 2012.

Production and information

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Track listing

All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All vocals by Koshi Inaba with English lyrics co-written by Koshi Inaba with Shane Gaalaas.

  1. Love BombOriginal: Ai no Bakudan (2005)
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  2. SplashOriginal: SPLASH! (2006)
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  3. JuiceOriginal: juice (2000)
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  4. Ultra SoulOriginal: ultra soul (2001)
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  5. Into Free -Dangan-Original: Samayoeru Aoi Dangan (1998)
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B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-

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B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- was a LIVE-GYM tour by B'z that toured both coasts of the United States and Canada. The tour began with a show in San Francisco on September 17, 2012 and concluded with a seventh show in Los Angeles on October 7th, 2012, that was streamed live for fans all over the world at no cost. This tour was the first in which B'z performed on the east coast of the United States, with shows in both Maryland and New York.

All five songs from the English album were included in the setlist for the tour, along with a number of classics not played in a number of years. This tour marked the first time that "GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanymaku-" had been played live and was also the first time since 2006 that "Shoudou" had been performed by the band.

At the close of the Los Angeles stream, B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA was announced as a Japanese extension of the North American tour. The extension provided four dates that allowed for fans back home to get a chance to see the show live, with shows at four different locations, including Budokan and Osaka Jo Hall. The setlist retained all of the songs originally included in the North American tour, but added "Itoshii Hito yo Good Night..." and "HEAT", the song that B'z recently wrote for Korean artist Kim Hyun Joong.

Personnel

B'z

Drums

Full personnel information is pending a physical release or official announcement.