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| Cover      = 2012logo.png
| Cover      = 2012logo.png
| StartDate    = September 17, 2012
| StartDate    = September 17, 2012
| Country      = United States<br>Canada
| Country      = United States<br>Canada<br>Japan <small>(EXTRA)</small>
| EndDate    = October 7, 2012
| EndDate    = October 25, 2012
| Songs      = 17
| Songs      = 17<br>19 <small>(EXTRA)</small>
| HomeVideo      = Web Stream
| HomeVideo      = Web Stream<br>''[[EPIC DAY#Special Editions|EPIC DAY]]'' Bonus Disc <small>(EXTRA)</small>
| AmountOfShows    = 7
| AmountOfShows    = 7<br>4 <small>(EXTRA)</small>
| Reviews    =  
| Reviews    =  
| Last album  =  
| Last album  =  
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| Name        = B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-
| Name        = B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-
| Type        = LIVE-GYM
| Type        = LIVE-GYM
| single 1    =
| single 1 date =
| single 2    =
| single 2 date =
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[[Image:Bestbuy marquee.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The scene outside of the Best Buy Theater in New York, showcasing the show's sold out status.]]
[[Image:Bestbuy marquee.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The scene outside of the Best Buy Theater in New York, showcasing the show's sold out status.]]
[[Image:2012losangeles.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Koshi from the tour finale in L.A. during "Easy Come, Easy Go!".]]
[[Image:2012losangeles.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Koshi from the tour finale in L.A. during "Easy Come, Easy Go!".]]
[[Image:2012maryland.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Tak during the band's first show on the East Coast of the U.S. in Silver Spring, Maryland.]]
[[Image:2012maryland.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Tak during the band's first show on the East Coast of the U.S. in Silver Spring, Maryland.]]
[[Image:2012tokyo.jpg|thumb|right|240px|B'z live from the world-famous Budokan.]]
[[Image:2012nagoya.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The band during the EXTRA show in Nagoya.]]


'''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 tour was preceded by [[Pepsi NEX presents B'z PREMIUM LIVE]], a special limited event that featured a truncated setlist of the songs that would be performed on the Into Free tour itself.
'''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 tour was preceded by [[Pepsi NEX presents B'z PREMIUM LIVE]], a special limited event that featured a truncated setlist of the songs that would be performed on the Into Free tour itself.
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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 Sanmyaku-]]" had been played live and was also the first time since 2006 that "[[Shoudou]]" had been performed by the band.
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 Sanmyaku-]]" had been played live and was also the first time since 2006 that "[[Shoudou]]" had been performed by the band.


At the very end of the global live stream of the Los Angeles show, [[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 an extension of the tour for Japan with four additional shows. A 25th anniversary documentary covering the tour as a whole and titled ''[[Only Two]]'' was broadcast on December 9, 2012 on premium Japanese channel WOWOW.
At the very end of the global live stream of the Los Angeles show, [[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 an extension of the tour for Japan with four additional shows. 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 had then recently wrote for Korean artist [[Kim Hyun Joong]]. The finale to the extended tour was released in 2015 as part of special edition copies of the band's nineteenth studio album ''[[EPIC DAY]]''. A 25th anniversary documentary covering the tour as a whole and titled ''[[Only Two]]'' was broadcast on December 9, 2012 on premium Japanese channel WOWOW.


==Touring Band==
==Touring Band==
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# [[B'z (International EP)|Home]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[B'z (International EP)|Home]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[BLOWIN']]
# [[BLOWIN']]
<font color="blue">☆ <small>English version or original English song</small></font>
====B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA====
# [[B'z (English Album)|Love Bomb]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-]]
# [[B'z (English Album)|Ultra Soul]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[B'z (English Album)|Splash]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[THE CIRCLE|Brighter Day]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[Easy Come, Easy Go!]]
# [[MOTEL]]
# [[IN THE LIFE|Mou Ichido Kiss Shitakatta]]
# [["Itoshii Hito yo" Good Night...|Itoshii Hito yo Good Night...]] <font color="green">☆</font>
# [[ZERO]]
# [[Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~]]
# [[Negai]]
# [[Into Free -Dangan-]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[B'z (English Album)|Juice]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[IT'S SHOWTIME!!]]
# [[Shoudou]]
'''ENCORE'''
# [[B'z (International EP)|Home]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[HEAT]] <font color="green">☆</font>
# [[BLOWIN']]
<font color="green">☆ <small>Songs added for the EXTRA leg of the tour</small></font>


<font color="blue">☆ <small>English version or original English song</small></font>
<font color="blue">☆ <small>English version or original English song</small></font>
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==Venues==
==Venues==
====B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-====
2012.09.17  {{Flagicon|United States}}  [[The Warfield]] <small>(San Francisco, CA)</small>
2012.09.17  {{Flagicon|United States}}  [[The Warfield]] <small>(San Francisco, CA)</small>


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2012.09.30  {{Flagicon|United States}}  [[Best Buy Theater]] <small>(New York, NY)</small>
2012.09.30  {{Flagicon|United States}}  [[Best Buy Theater]] <small>(New York, NY)</small>


2012.10.07  {{Flagicon|United States}}  [[Gibson Amphitheatre]] <small>(Los Angeles, CA)</small>
2012.10.07  {{Flagicon|United States}}  [[Gibson Amphitheatre]] <small>(Los Angeles, CA)</small>\
 
==B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA==
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| Name        = B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA
| Type        = [[Album]]
| Artist      = [[B'z]]
| Cover      = 2012extra.jpg
| StartDate    = October 17, 2012
| Country      = Japan
| EndDate    = October 25, 2012
| Songs      = 19
| HomeVideo      = ''[[EPIC DAY#Special Editions|EPIC DAY]]'' (Bonus Disc)
| AmountOfShows    = 4
| Reviews    =
| Last album  =
| This album  =
| Next album  =
| Misc        =
| Name        = B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA
| Type        = LIVE-GYM
| single 1    =
| single 1 date =
| single 2    =
| single 2 date =
}}
 
[[Image:2012tokyo.jpg|thumb|right|240px|B'z live from the world-famous Budokan.]]
[[Image:2012nagoya.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The band during the EXTRA show in Nagoya.]]
 
'''B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA''' was a Japanese extension of the North American tour announced via an infographic at the close of the Los Angeles stream. 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 finale to the tour was released in 2015 in special edition copies of the band's nineteenth studio album ''[[EPIC DAY]]''.
 
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 had then recently wrote for Korean artist [[Kim Hyun Joong]].


==Setlist==
====B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA====
# [[B'z (English Album)|Love Bomb]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-]]
# [[B'z (English Album)|Ultra Soul]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[B'z (English Album)|Splash]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[THE CIRCLE|Brighter Day]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[Easy Come, Easy Go!]]
# [[MOTEL]]
# [[IN THE LIFE|Mou Ichido Kiss Shitakatta]]
# [["Itoshii Hito yo" Good Night...|Itoshii Hito yo Good Night...]] <font color="green">☆</font>
# [[ZERO]]
# [[Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~]]
# [[Negai]]
# [[Into Free -Dangan-]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[B'z (English Album)|Juice]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[IT'S SHOWTIME!!]]
# [[Shoudou]]
'''ENCORE'''
# [[B'z (International EP)|Home]] <font color="blue">☆</font>
# [[HEAT]] <font color="green">☆</font>
# [[BLOWIN']]
 
<font color="green">☆ <small>Songs added for the EXTRA leg of the tour</small></font>
 
<font color="blue">☆ <small>English version or original English song</small></font>
 
==Venues==
2012.10.17  {{Flagicon|Japan}}  [[Nippon Budokan]]
2012.10.17  {{Flagicon|Japan}}  [[Nippon Budokan]]



Revision as of 18:55, 21 January 2016

B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-
LIVE-GYM by B'z
Start Date September 17, 2012
End Date October 25, 2012
Country United States
Canada
Japan (EXTRA)
Songs 17
19 (EXTRA)
Home Video Web Stream
EPIC DAY Bonus Disc (EXTRA)
Shows 7
4 (EXTRA)
The scene outside of the Best Buy Theater in New York, showcasing the show's sold out status.
Koshi from the tour finale in L.A. during "Easy Come, Easy Go!".
Tak during the band's first show on the East Coast of the U.S. in Silver Spring, Maryland.
B'z live from the world-famous Budokan.
The band during the EXTRA show in Nagoya.

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 tour was preceded by Pepsi NEX presents B'z PREMIUM LIVE, a special limited event that featured a truncated setlist of the songs that would be performed on the Into Free tour itself.

2012 was the second consecutive year in which B'z toured North America following their previous summer venture, B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-, that covered three dates and marked their first shows on the continent in eight years. The LIVE-GYM itself 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.

On July 25, 2012, B'z released their self-titled debut English album worldwide via iTunes. The five songs included were English renditions of Japanese singles, with three of the songs in "Splash", "Into Free -Dangan-", and "Juice" having been premiered during the previous North American tour. The remaining songs were made up of "Love Bomb", an English reversion of "Ai no Bakudan" that served as the theme to a Pepsi NEX summer line campaign, and an English edition of "Ultra Soul" that was first played during the 2011 charity show with Linkin Park.

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 Sanmyaku-" had been played live and was also the first time since 2006 that "Shoudou" had been performed by the band.

At the very end of the global live stream of the Los Angeles show, B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA was announced as an extension of the tour for Japan with four additional shows. 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 had then recently wrote for Korean artist Kim Hyun Joong. The finale to the extended tour was released in 2015 as part of special edition copies of the band's nineteenth studio album EPIC DAY. A 25th anniversary documentary covering the tour as a whole and titled Only Two was broadcast on December 9, 2012 on premium Japanese channel WOWOW.

Touring Band

Setlist

  1. Love Bomb
  2. GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-
  3. Ultra Soul
  4. Splash
  5. Brighter Day
  6. Easy Come, Easy Go!
  7. MOTEL
  8. Mou Ichido Kiss Shitakatta
  9. ZERO
  10. Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~
  11. Negai
  12. Into Free -Dangan-
  13. Juice
  14. IT'S SHOWTIME!!
  15. Shoudou

ENCORE

  1. Home
  2. BLOWIN'

English version or original English song

B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA

  1. Love Bomb
  2. GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-
  3. Ultra Soul
  4. Splash
  5. Brighter Day
  6. Easy Come, Easy Go!
  7. MOTEL
  8. Mou Ichido Kiss Shitakatta
  9. Itoshii Hito yo Good Night...
  10. ZERO
  11. Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~
  12. Negai
  13. Into Free -Dangan-
  14. Juice
  15. IT'S SHOWTIME!!
  16. Shoudou

ENCORE

  1. Home
  2. HEAT
  3. BLOWIN'

Songs added for the EXTRA leg of the tour

English version or original English song

Tour Goods

Venues

B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-

2012.09.17 United States The Warfield (San Francisco, CA)

2012.09.19 United States The Showbox SoDo (Seattle, WA)

2012.09.20 Canada Orpheum Theatre (Vancouver, BC)

2012.09.26 Canada Sound Academy (Toronto, ON)

2012.09.28 United States The Fillmore (Silver Spring, MD)

2012.09.30 United States Best Buy Theater (New York, NY)

2012.10.07 United States Gibson Amphitheatre (Los Angeles, CA)\

B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA

2012.10.17 China Nippon Budokan

2012.10.19 China Nippon Gaishi Hall

2012.10.21 China Miyagi Sekisui Heim Super Arena

2012.10.25 China Osaka Jo Hall