Ayu is to perform at Kishidan Banpaku/Expo 2012! (09/17/12)
 

http://www.kishidanbanpaku.com/artist/index.html

Ayu is set to be the closing performer (well, before Kishidan, haha) at the Kishidan Banpaku 2012 (a rock and roll festival held by the group Kishidan, you may know of them from their very interesting hair)! This is her first performance at this event.

http://blog.livedoor.jp/momoclomatom.../17492445.html
Apparently, this will be broadcast in a shorter digest version (6 hours or so for both days of concerts) on October 12th on Fuji TV NEXT (and NEXT HD) late at night.

Setlist, video, and pictures


Ticket prices + other info


Articles
http://mdpr.jp/021201790
http://woman.infoseek.co.jp/news/ent...oricon_2016635
http://natalie.mu/music/news/76163

NICE~! Wonder what she'll perform?

Hoping for Rule / Mirrorcle World...

Thanks for sharing this news!

I wonder if it will be broadcasted?

It's usually on DVD at least. Not sure about a TV broadcast.

Can I dream ?

She's gonna perfom her ToX song, a fierce rock-ish song :D

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http://mdpr.jp/021201790
http://woman.infoseek.co.jp/news/ent...oricon_2016635
http://natalie.mu/music/news/76163

Some articles. Over the two day festival, they expect about 50,000~ attendees.

It seems that Ayu was a "BIG SURPRISE" artist? Previously, she wasn't announced until like an hour ago.

It is kinda a surprise... I really don't think of ayumi when I think rock... if her new song has rock elements this would be perfect to debut it.

I wonder if Ayu's performance will be longer than a hour since she's the second to last performer.
I hope her voice is good, I can't imagine how people who aren't there for Ayu or fans will react to her "unpredictable" voice

Haha Ayu is such a rock girl, so hope she'll actually perform her 'rock songs'

:luv2 Another performance of countdown would be perfect <3

TK will be there too as part of TM Revolution maybe they can debut the new together (90% likely he's the composer once again).

^ you mean the new song?
Did he compose progress

Yeah and You & Me

Cool, I liked both, and since i think it was confirmed that the songs will be similar, we can assume, yes.

We actually don't know anything about the next Tales song other than that it's fast/speedy with lots of guitar.

Basically, it 'fits' the game like progress did for ToX, whatever that means.

Original interview:
編:
ゲｰム本編以外の部分についてお聞きします。
『TOX2』のテｰマソングも前作に引き続き浜崎あゆみさんが担当するということですが、今回 はどんな雰囲 気の楽曲なのでしょう?

馬場:
やっぱりオｰプニングで、｢よし、これからやるぞ!｣という気持ちになってもらいたいので、曲 調はアップテ ンポです。
演奏ではストリングスも入っていますし、ギタｰがガツンと入ってくるフレｰズもありますし、
とても疾走感があってスケｰルの大きな楽曲。
前作と同じく、歌詞も『TOX2』の世界観、テｰマに合わせて書き下ろしていただきました。
大好評だった前作の｢progress｣に勝るとも劣らない、素晴らしいテｰマソングですよ。
また、その楽曲に負けない『TOX』を超えるオｰプニングムｰビｰを、現在ufotableさ んに着々と作 っていただいているところです。

Translated by maikaru:
It says it's a large scale song, that is very uptempo, which gives the feeling of "Alright!! We're going to do this now!!"
There's strings, and there's also guitar phrases which really make an impact.
It's a song that is really written to match with the world of the game.
It is a song that is in now way inferior to the previous "progress," and it's a splendid opening song.
They are now producing an opening reel that will live up to the intensity of the song, and this movie is being steadily produced by ufotable.

I think Yuta may have done the new song unless she had DAI or Kazuhiro Hara do it which would be amazing.

Progress was composed by Yuta Nakano^^

And no surprise Ayu is taking part on this, in the end, she is a close friend to Dj Ozma, isn't she?

omg ur right sorry, i was getting confused with Happening Here for some reason which are miles apart lmao

I was going by the quoted part truehappiness said about progress. If the second game is anything.like the first, then we are looking at progress part 2 really.
And blah on you for mixing.up names, lol.
Either way both songs are excellent.

Oh god, I'm so excited about this performance! A rock and roll festival souns very promising!

Usually ayu wouldn't participate in these things since it's "small" for her (I would think) but it's great hahaha =D

She's gonna sing some rock songs obviously.

Yes she is categorized as a pop artist but no one can deny that she has a lot of rock influence throughout her discography ^^

Btw It's quite rare for a mainstream singer to have succeeded with style influenced heavily by rock (I know she has not done only rock song but maybe 3/4 or at least 2/3 are a pop-rock/soft rock/rock or other rock style)

^ oh, of course.
I mean her entire secret and guilty albums are heavy rock, but I still think of her as the queen of pop.

Yay, exposure! I hope her voice is well taken care of.

So we'll be able to watch this live eventually right?

This is really cool :) I hope she'll perform a rock song of hers, but I guess You & Me makes the most sense since it was just released....

And Ayu + the Gazette performing at the same festival = <3

YES!!! I'm so excited!!! I want some Talkin' 2 Myself, Decision, Because of You...YES AYU + ROCK MUSIC = :heart

New rock songs please! Never understood what people categorize as pop-rock and full on rock. I mean, Ayu has had some of the HEAVIEST guitar work in her songs, and down-right badass tunage... so I consider her rock songs some of the best, if not THE best out there.

I think its just because she is a pop star... She will always be in that cat. as long as she is making music... I always feel even her hard rock songs still have touches of pop. Still love them though.

Nice! Thanks for sharing. Doesn't care much about what she gonna sing, I like to see her outfit.

Well what makes "pop" though? I'm always just confused? Something that's catchy? Something with a distinct melody? Something that's POPULAR? By that definition though, even goth-metal could become "pop" if it were "popular"... Take talkin' 2 myself for example - how the Hell would you consider that "pop" lol. Or Microphone? I mean, what is an example of a purely "ROCK" group/singer? Do you have to be in a group to be considered "rock" ? Food for thought. Many of Ayu's rock/rockish songs you would never hear your average pop artist sing, so just because she is by definition a "pop star" means that anything she puts out is considered pop?

Ayu in a rock festival!? I just cannot believe about this...!!!

wow..yay for another performance...
i hope it will be broadcasted

Me too! But turehappiness says usually not, but there is a DVD!

WOW!! new event!! i would love to see videos of it once its done

o_o

I wanna go!

I have work until 4:30... Since Ayus on at 7 I wonder if I could get to the place on time...
Never been there before lol

I hope you can go too! It's always awesome getting first hand accounts from attendees~

I just looked at the "access" page and was confused out of my mind lolol.

Shuttle buses and time tables?

Hm. I'll ask my roommate lol

@Zeke. Well, pop music is technically, only whats popular... but of course one could argue that it has taken on a life of its own? I mean it has its own sound and what not, but it is always something that I think evolves a lot and very often.
Ayumi just fits into that mold very well...

like your example, talkin 2 myself is a good example of pop rock... ins more rock then pop, but I think it's more pop friends...
I mean look at Sarah Brightman, she is classical pop/crossover... talkin 2 myself is almost a carbon copy Fleurs du Mal, but it's not consider rock at all, it's Gothic. lol

she better sing rockish songs not no ballads

actually, Heartplace or A Song for XX would be sick too...

+ anything from Guilty.

^ heartplace would be amazing... and the A ballad version of A Song of XX would be epic.

When was the last time Ayu perfomed ASfXX?
I don't even know XD

Heartplace
decision
A song for xx

Wanna go...

great to see Ayu is involved in this event for the first time! guess this is the special one since it is their 15th anniversary.

and YES. Ayu got a rock influence and look at her badass look when she performs ASfXX, Decision, Talkin' 2 Myself, About You, Because of You and many more!

please anyone else wants her to perform Guilty and Criminal?? >.<

^Kinda wonder what GUILTY would be like...

^you mean? i can imagine GUILTY would be a fierce ,emotional and deep performance along with Criminal

Last year, Power of Music.

^ yep, I almost forgot about that...

Did she? Dang
I really paid NO attention to Power of Music then.

^ it is in the additional performance in the DVD not in the main setlist

Is this the kind of thing where I can arrive late and still see Ayu well? :-P

hoping for a new rock song!!

So cool! She needs to perform songs like reminds me or Is this LOVE?

I hope she really does rock songs, not ballads. This is a chance for her to gain a new audience, which means more possible buyers. Can't wait to see what songs will she sing :)

TK is not a part of T.M.Revolution. He was a part of a TM Network.


I don't think they really are considering how many artists are there. They are only 1500 yen more expensive than the regular AT tickets.

I am glad Ayu's performing; hoping for some A-rock! Opening with alterna or GAME would be awesome!

she will perform at leastfor hour? he can sing many good songs =) and I hope Rock!

can we see it on tv?

Yeah, seems like an hour and 10 minutes is average?

I see leopard print on goods xD

So cool! I hope she'll perform her new ToXII song + her rock songs as t2m, GAME or Because of you!

Stage time is probably a hour with 10 minutes in between for setting up the band between slots.

Ugh, I think they meant songs like (d)lma versus something like talkin' 2 myself, where one has rock influences but can still be played commercially and is alot "easier" on the ears than the other type. Other songs that can be classed as pop rock would be About You, Until that day... does that make sense, when you'd compare it to heavier songs like Microphone and such?
I think alot of Ayu's music does lie in the middle, though. She definitely has rok music in her though. I sometimes wish she were part of a band because she CLEARLY is into it and loves it.

That person wasn't discrediting Ayu or anything, so you can take a chill pill.

AHS is seriously overdramatic.

this is great news I hope she performs old hits with a good voice and no Timmy around :D

This is so cool! :D I want to know what will she perform ^^

Nice one - for people who can actually go there. I really hope there will be a recording of some kind.

Every artist seems to have 1 hour + 10 minutes for the next artist to get ready(with the exception of the band itself). 1 hour of Ayu? YESPLEASE. I just really hope her entire performance will be released and not a 1-4 song excerpt.


Lol at the genre definition Pop/Rock discussion.

Lol, you need to take a chill pill because this was a serious question! I never understood what makes pure rock 'rock' and when it crosses over into "pop" - nobody can ever explain it to me and this was my chance to put the question out there...

The difference is mainly on the melodic and harmonical level - while also on the instrumental(and dynamic, and structural...), but to a lesser extent. So if you want to understand it you should learn some music theory and it will fall into place by itself, it cannot be explained without priopr knowledge in music theory and some research done by yourself on songs classified into those genres.

wow! this is so unexpected! I like that ayu tries something new!

I plan on learning music theory, have for a while but have so many creative projects to get finished before I dive into studying music theory but thank you for explaining. I have heard classic rock songs much less "heavy" than Ayu's music and it was never classified as pop although these bands are quite popular. So it never made any sense to me.

I hope she does Guilty, Alterna & Marionette.

mi|kshake~

she don't have much time to create new show. I think it will be like AT12 + a-nation

The definition of what is Pop and what is Rock has shifted and blurred some over time, Pop has gotten closer to Rock and Rock has gotten closer to Hard Rock and Metal. Rock used to be very simplistic especially in the 60s(not all Rock, but much of the popular Rock), so it's close to today's definition of Pop, but in the 70s and 80s a shift to far more complex and heavy compositions started affecting Rock and has shaped what Rock is today. That's the main reason we use the term "Classic Rock" - because it's not the same as 90s, 00s or 10s rock.
Everything has gotten heavier, really.

Very cool. All I can say at this point.

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That could be a good occasion to perform the 'forgotten' songs : what about a setlist like liar + criminal + GUILTY ?

I decided I'm not going to try and go to this, even though I really would have liked to.

It's a lot of money and I wouldn't be able to be there for most of the event :-(

But I really look toward to the track list. BoY needs to be done...

Ohhh I doubt it but YESPLZ.

Hmmm sounds so exciting! I wonder if she'll actually perform for the whole 70 minutes or have outfit changes like usual. Rock and roll artists don't usually change outfits righttt?

I look forward to seeing the setlist :D

Sadly I have another concert in Tokyo on this day so I can't attend, if I would've known so many artists I like would be there, I would've gone :(

An hour and 10 minutes? Jesus!!! WOW!!!
She can sing all of these: Talking to myself, decision, 1 LOVE, A song for XX, Alterna, About You, Endless Sorrow, Memorial Address, Is this Love?, End of the World, Because of You, criminal, Liar.

I'll accept anything to be honest :). I just want ayumi hamasaki, not ft. ayumi hamasaki or & ayumi hamasaki.

When do DVDs with these concerts usually come out?

The last one to be released was the 10th anniversary concert and that came out in December of the year it happened.

Whoaaaaaaaaaaa.... I can't wait... :luv2
hmmmm.... the forgotten song??? i hope she perform Liar and criminal... or kiss'o kill !!!!!! OMG that's must be amazing... :love
but it sure A Song for XX, surreal~evolution~surreal and Humming7/4 are on the setlist :cool

Hmmmm, as a greater rock fan than a pop fan (Ayu is a minority in my iTunes), I've always found Ayu's rock songs kind of lame; and I think this is why some fans don't consider her songs that integrate electric/bass guitar, plus drums as rock. I've always felt as if Ayu's rock songs are just pop songs with selective instruments. It is the attitude of a rock song that actually allows it to become that way. Take Nirvana, or the Smashing Pumpkins for example. I really cannot imagine Ayu singing about hippie chick's drinking penny royal tea as to abort their pregnancies like Kurt Cobain, or proclaiming 'despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage' like Billy Corgan. Though, both these bands came to prominence in the grunge era, so it is kind of unfair to argue these examples when lighter music out there is also considered rock.

I reckon the closest she has ever come to rock is Duty. End of the World still blows my mind; it has that edge of insanity about it.

Well for a lot of us (including you maybe?) we don't (fully) understand what she's singing about until the translations come out. So when listening, I am not focusing on the subject matter so much as the sound. And for me, her music is heavy enough for me to be like "F?CK YEAH!" and with enough of a catchy/genius melody/musical structure for me to want to listen to it over and over again - and that is good enough for me. Hell, it's exactly what I'm looking for.

Wow, this really isn't Ayu's usual type of event. :) I'm hoping for no dancers and all rock and/or accoustic tracks.

Are you sure you have work? The 17th is a National Holiday in Japan.

watch her perform BRILLANTE and other excerpts from a-nation and HOTEL Love songs

:yes

GUILTY as the opening

Liar
Criminal
Decision
Reminds Me
return road
surreal~evolution~surreal

Thank you for information :-) I hope they won't cut Ayu's performance too much.

My dream:

1.GUILTY
2.still alone
3.A Song for XX
4.End of the World
5.Heartplace
6.Memorial Adress
7.is this LOVE?
8.M

She's not going to perform random obscure album tracks to a crowd of people who are at best are going to be casual fans.

well when it comes to entertainment some do, like GACKT xD changed his 3 times or so, usually lol it depends on the artist tho. but most of the rock bands/acts don't.

I have a feeling it's gonbna be just band+ayu kinda thing like most of the rock bands.

i can't wait to see what songs she's choosing for this.

in my ears her heaviest songs are probably talkin'2myself , count down, microphone, rule, guilty. I think Humming would be kinda cool too since it really has this heavy sound no less than the others, plus it's fun. I think even A Song For XX might be a good choice here with a less pop-y arangement like the A BALLADS one just heavier.

COOL!!

Yeap... People should expect mainly hits...

Perfect said!

I don't know about that... wouldn't it be likelier for her to perform the 'usuals' in front of casual fans? (Boys & Girls, evolution, etc...) In this case, she could start from scratch live since the fans watching don't expect her to do X or Y.

Really look forward to hearing the setlist!

mi|kshake~

You sing your obscure tracks to your fandom and your well known tracks to people who doesn't care about you. :P She herself does that a lot, considering CDL has obscure tracks, AT has album tracks and A-Nation (where she shares the stage and audience) is composed mostly by classics + 2 or 3 songs from what she is promoting at the time.

If there's a chance a good part of the audience is either indifferent or unfavorable to her, the best thing she can do is remember them why they know her, in other words, overload them with stuff they know by heart being or not being her fans, liking or disliking her.^^

In Twitter if I've well understang she said she is going to immerse in the spirit of rock watching GLAY lives

The last time she tried to immerse in rock, we got sunrise, sunset, SLT, the meaning of LOVE... :P

And a lot of her big hits have enough rock influences to work on this festival context...