L'Arc~en~Ciel 25th L'Anniversary LIVE April 8, 2017 (Sat) Live Report
L'Arc~en~Ciel 25th L'Anniversary LIVE was held at Tokyo Dome on April 8th (Sat) and 9th (Sun), 2017.
I participated in both days.
Although it is simple, I would like to first give you a report from the first day.
opening
A video of a mission from Ellie Crank, which had been announced in advance, was being played.
Then,
he announced, ``Today, all the pieces are in place,''
rainbow
The first song is "Rainbow".
Break after the intro guitar.
Suddenly, I thought it was an accident!, but they cheered loudly as they chanted
“♪Toki wa Kanade~te~”
.
Caress of Venus
After playing “Rainbow”, the outro SE of “Fare Well” was played and “Caress of Venus” was played.
Throw a KISS with “♪As you like~”
the Fourth Avenue Café
When yukihiro hit the peak beat, the fans immediately reacted.
saying "♪I'm thinking of someone~"
left an impression on me.
flower
The blues harp played by hyde is impressive.
"♪like a flower~"
was the version where I raised my voice.
Lies and Truth
I think it was this song, but the LED screen was showing PVs of past songs.
fate
The atmosphere has changed since this song.
“Fate” has an excellent base!!
forbidden lover
The flames ignite at once with “♪God’s name~”
It's an epic song.
Shout at the Devil
In recent years, after "forbidden lover" I often played "MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM", but unexpectedly it was "Shout at the Devil".
"♪1, 2, 3, GO!!"
, the special effects went off and I thought my heart was going to stop (bitter smile).
REVELATION
After a short interval, we started preparing for the moving stage with shouts of encouragement.
From this song, the L'ED band began to glow red, and the production using that light began.
The members reappeared.
from a bad person
- tetsuya: V type guitar
- hyde: steel drum
- ken: steel drum
- yukihiro: Guitar, Roland G-707
such a formation.
I was blown away by the performance while moving around on a moving stage.
Voice
Only “Voice” was played from the album “DUNE”.
The MC said that this song was the origin of L'Arc, and I'm amazed that they've been creating songs of such high quality since back then.
XXX
55,000 people claps their hands along with the intro.
The timing for the sound is perfect, but there's a slight delay in actually hearing it (lol).
Flower funeral / L'Arc~en~Ciel
It was the regular version, not the acoustic arrangement that has been played in recent years.
Personally, I prefer the regular version.
After all, the guitar solo is excellent.
Erosion ～lose control～
This is a song that rarely gets played among the three releases released at the same time.
of the song,
“♪I died then my instinct was born~”
is really cool.
HONEY
The vision showed a hexagonal honeycomb structure reminiscent of a beehive.
After all, honey means honey, right?
MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM
The guitar solo before the intro is full of Ken's charm.
No matter how many times I experience the chorus of ``♪I'll draw a dream~''
NEO UNIVERSE
tetsuya uses a 6-string bass.
Around the final chorus, there was a performance that reflected the image of the PV, with a near-future CAR floating above the audience seats.
I think the key was down...
STAY AWAY
From this song, the stormy tetsuya song offensive begins.
Driver's High
"Driver's High" is an essential song at L'Arc's live performances.
When I jumped during the chorus, I felt like Tokyo Dome was shaking.
READY STEADY GO
Since we played "Shout at the Devil" first, the last part of the main part was "READY STEADY GO".
hyde
“READY～!!”
Dwell
“STEADY GO!!”
Finally, the main part ends with Yukihiro's drum solo.
Don't be Afraid
It was revealed that Ellie Crank was an anagram of L'Arc～en～Ciel, and she
performed ``Don't be Afraid'' for the first time with the song ``Don't be afraid of the future, Don't be Afraid.''
Blurry Eyes
The beginning of the song didn't line up and I failed (lol).
This kind of thing is also unique to live performances.
I was rearranging it again.
There is no break this time in the middle of the familiar one.
Link
In the middle of the song, the members are introduced for the first time in 9 years.
hyde
"Drums!! Yukihiro~!!
Bass!! Tetsuya~!!
Guitar!! Ken~!!
Vocals!! Hyde~!!"
It's so simple, but I was so impressed!!
you
The last song on the first day was "Anata".
hyde
"The brilliance of each piece was overflowing with your thoughts. That's why the view from here was even more beautiful than the brilliance."
from the MC of
"♪Because I have you shining in my heart every day"
is a violation.
And a big chorus.
It was a moving ending.
The set list was like Best of L'Arc en Ciel.
It gives the impression that it's packed full of killer songs.
What changes will you see on the second day?
So, let's continue with the second day's report
[Related]: L'Arc～en～Ciel 25th L'Anniversary LIVE April 9, 2017 (Sunday) Live Report
