This is why I always get standing where possible, but that's not so common in Japan! Whenever I get standing, I've always been pretty close to the stage.

In this case, definitely, but I couldn't even manage that and there's no more sales now :(

Not true , when I attended concerts in Japan in Live House venues , it was all standing except for some venues that have 2nd floors which have seats

When I attended concerts in Live House venue twice , I stood for more than 3 hours each time (2nd time it was more than 3 1/2 hours) which was really tiring but so worth it LOL

I know for Nippon Budokan there's a section inside where it's the standing arena which has the best view as you're essentially in front of the stage

I honestly thought Namie's Fukuoka & Sapporo dome dates would be easier to get tickets unlike Osaka , Nagoya & let alone Tokyo . Especially since you have to take a domestic flight to both Fukuoka & Sapporo but guess not :x

I was thinking more in terms of arenas. Every arena show I've attended in Japan has been entirely seated. The 3/4000 capacity venues (e.g. Zepp) were a mix, sometimes 1F standing, sometimes all seating. The one dome show I went to (Momoiro Clover Z) was all seating. I typically look at resellers now because even when getting tickets through fanclubs, I've been closer to the back :P

Determined to get a ticket, so really hope tickets end up being resold/more dates are added!

Zepp venues capacities are less than 3,000 . Some of them have 2nd floors which have seats such as Osaka's Zepp Namba , Zepp Tokyo , Zepp DiverCity

Hall , Arena venues tend to have all seats but for me I wouldn't sit in a concert I will stand haha

The assumption is that you will get better seats if you ballot via the fanclub but it's not true as it really depends on luck . Sometimes if you ballot via the general sale your ticket might be even better than a fanclub balloted ticket

https://www.instagram.com/p/BeIck3bH..._amur00fficial

Documentary of Finally is out on Hulu Japan now. It still surprises me how many girls cry when they see Namie. Her "less is more" approach with public appearances really worked for the late stage of her career.

I know this was covered a few threads ago but did anyone sign up for Hulu Japan yet? I have a VPN that I can use for the Hulu Japan service, just curious if they require a Japanese credit card for payment.

She says shes pretty much done everything she could with her career, but I would have really liked to see a pop rock era. Well... ROCK U is pretty much just a pop song, but I guess the word "rock" in the name got me thinking about songs like Damage. If she had an era where she made songs like Startin, until that Day, Because of You, is this LOVE?, decision, (dont) leave me alone, wouldn't that be awesome?

I too would really really like one more performance of Defend Love.

^Personally, I think Damage is a bad song, so I don't miss a pop rock stage in her career, but I see what you mean.

^ "Damage" is definitely a weak rock song, but I enjoy it anyway as a pop song. lol

I think she totally delivered on her collab with SHOW-YA. "Genki LOVERS" was phenomenal (even if it was just a re-recording of their old song). She could've pulled off a rock style if she'd really wanted to, but I guess it wasn't something she really wanted to do full on.

^Shut Up from P<F was treading into the rock genre. In some ways it reminded me of Please Smile Again only a lot more edgier.

I doubt it would happen but I'd love to see her perform something from Suite Chic that she hasn't already done.

I think nobody posted it but m-flo released a remix of Luvotomy with TeddyLoid and it's freaking awesome

https://open.spotify.com/track/40uczKRtoMc8IBWX8Q9xJc

Thank you! Just purchased it on iTunes.

Namie has had just about a rock song per album since Concentration 20. Concentration 20 is her most "rock" song imo.

^ I love her more rock-ish (rock inspired?) tracks. Concentration 20 is great, especially the live version from concentration 20 at Tokyo Dome. Personally, I think her full voice is really well suited to that type of backing, like the Genkai Lovers instrumentation, it sounds very full and very free. Would definitely be really be cool if Show-Ya! Is a special guest and they performed the song...I wonder if she will be bringing any guest singers, didn't she have Crystal Kay guest one show on a recent tour?

4 new goods have been added!
http://namieamuro.jp/goods/

Handkerchief + Cookies + Bank Container (2 Colors)
Mask Case (To hold your face masks, I guess? lol)
"NEVER LAND" Tour Photobook

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I don't like the color of the photobook, but at least the preview pic is better than the poofy black dress photoshoot lol.

Also, random, but it seems one of the members from kpop group VIXX sang Love Story at their Tokyo concert last night.

https://twitter.com/BAPERFECTVIXX/st...39513567830016

This will be the first time that I am attending a concert in Japan, and I am so thankful that I was able to secure tickets to the final show of the tour. As a non-speaker of Japanese, I've had some hardship in understanding some of the e-mails sent through. Am I right in thinking that the ticket will be sent via e-mail, and the only thing I will require is I.D. at the venue?

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Yeah. About a week or so before your concert date, Ticket Board should e-mail you a download link for your ticket(s).

They actually sent out an e-mail earlier today detailing the ID check during entry, so I think they're going to be much stricter with this concert than with her previous concerts. They list out 7 different things we can bring, but I think the easiest thing for us to bring as foreigners is either our driver's license or our passport. They won't accept photo copies, any ID without a photo, or expired IDs.

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Also, wtf @ the tour book already being sold out. It was only put up 2 hours ago :shakehead:headache:grumpy

Thank you so much for answering my question, very much appreciated! :)

I totally forgot about Shut Up. It was pretty edgey, and its live performance had one of the greatest moments in any Namie concert.

https://i.imgur.com/oINoUUv.gif

Yeah.... this has me a bit worried now. The same info was posted on her iG and lots of Japan folks are begging to be allowed to change registration, citing how they their original partner can't make it or they used another relative's tickebo account but they want to take their underage child to see her. I hope they figure something out for this because I too couldn't get my friend to make a tickebo account in time so I had a family member make an account. Plus what about all the lucky people to have won two lotteries? Do they expect them to attend both concerts? Those tickets are just going to be empty wasted seats.

Any performance in a Namie concert is GREAT!!!, I personally love CYC? from her Space of Hip Pop tour just cause everytime she had to tell the crowd, Shhhh....it was beyond adorable!

It's understandable they'd put these kind of measures in place for a huge retirement tour such as this one since people may try to sell fake tickets to fans who want to see her. However they should at least make an official resale channel to help solve some of the problems you outlined above.

That was a great version, along with the one from Live Style 2006 that was not part of the DVD but from a fan space thing I think. Where she has to really interact with the audience. She was so cute scolding the audience