B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-

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B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-
LIVE-GYM by B'z
Start Date September 17, 2012
End Date October 7, 2012
Country United States
Canada
Songs 17
Home Video Web Stream
Shows 7
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-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. 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

Tour Dates

2012.09.17　 United States San Francisco, California — The Warfield

2012.09.19　 United States Seattle, Washington — The Showbox SODO

2012.09.20　 Canada Vancouver, British Columbia — Orpheum Theater

2012.09.26　 Canada Toronto, Ontario — Sound Academy

2012.09.28　 United States Silver Spring, Maryland — The Fillmore

2012.09.30　 United States New York, New York — Best Buy Theater

2012.10.07　 United States Los Angeles, California — Gibson Amphitheatre

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

B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA
LIVE-GYM by B'z
Start Date October 17, 2012
End Date October 25, 2012
Country Japan
Songs 19
Home Video Unreleased
Shows 4
B'z live from the world-famous Budokan.
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 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.

Tour Dates

2012.10.17　 China Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis — Nippon Budokan

2012.10.19　 China Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture — Nippon Gaishi Hall

2012.10.21　 China Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture — Sekisui Heim Super Arena

2012.10.25　 China Osaka, Osaka Prefecture — Osaka Jo Hall

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. 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

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