Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~ setlist and pictures [I]

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ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~ setlist and pictures [I]

Sources include blogs/people here/2ch.

Please post all pictures/reviews/etc. here if you can. I'll stick em in the first post!

Every single song seems to be accounted for. No song is left out from NEXT LEVEL!

Setlist information and etc.

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Photos of the outfits and stage/outside (outfit photos added)

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Notable links:
Thread dedicated to goods for this tour
Small review so far from tokyoxjapanxfan - April 11th concert

Links to previous threads:
None yet.

aaaa exciting!!! I'm nervous =)

Great! I love your concert threads xD

lol i love the ayupan's hair...and is hello kitty sucking its thumb @_@

ah <3 can't wait for the setlist!!!! *prays hard for LOVE 'n' HATE"

I have soem more outside + Tour goodie pics psted here
And maybe you may link to the tour goosdies thread or the mu-mo shop^^

omg....I want those Hello Kitty stuff!!! This year's tour goods are really awesome! There's so many I want!!

Oooh i hope she would perform walking proud

Hm, apparently the stage is white? I always hate the time before the tour starts.. lol.

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1885/stagex.jpg

And yep, it looks white.

Oh my god! I'm so excited about this tour. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, i have a feeling that disco-munication will be played as well.. yayl

OMG Im soooo excited!! :D :D :D
Please let it be an awesome setlist now!! And amazing clothes, and amazing stage!

I'm so excited about this tour!! Nice pics you posted, truehappiness. :)

nice!! :D

walking proud?? that would be great ^^

So far, three different songs have been listed. I think they're making stuff up, but people seem to be guessing as to what the first song is. Some sort of umbrella is on stage?

Anyways, people are thinking:
GREEN / Rule / vogue... but a lot of people seem to be thinking GREEN will open the show.

GREEN makes most sense I guess, plus it was one of the best perfs on PCDL.

wowww it seems like the stage this time round will be really different!

but why dont i see any extentions from the stage?thought its supposed to be like arena tour03-04 with a centre stage in between too

t2m opening the show? Who thinks that? :P

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Originally Posted by hiroshi_ben (Post 1895974)

I think it's only part of the stage. The other half is probably like the diagram.

Oh, and Pieces of SEVEN seems to be on now.

What?! WILL?

OMG!!! Sooo exicted! xD

Love n' Hate!

SPARKLEEE!!!!!

maybe a classic?... like HEAVEN xD

Yeah that stairs thingy must be on one of the wings I belive.

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 1895959)

I doubt Green would be the opener since it was the opener for PCDL. At this point it seems 2ch is just making stuff up so far.

you are always so fast with the thread.

but i don't believe t2m nor GREEN opening with it...it was just done in 2008 and the PCDL

the stage remind me of namie's LV2006, pretty good stage i must say! very glamorous

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer (Post 1895988)

I doubt Green would be the opener since it was the opener for PCDL. At this point it seems 2ch is just making stuff up so far.

The umbrella seems to offer only so many options though. I'm open to anythin they suggest at this point.. kind of. But I'm wary that this is 2ch. LOL.

Looks like someone is actually reporting now. EnergizE has been named.

Perfume fans are invading ugh!

opening with t2m?? i dont think so!

the stage looks awesome from that picture *-*

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Originally Posted by alternafan000 (Post 1895993)

Thats exactly what I thought when I saw it!!! Hope that means lots of DANCING! :lech:lech

Me too. Though I am hoping she will concentrate on her singing and dance only when needed.

or she can open it with rainy day.......the umbrella

3 possibilites with the umbrella: rain, snow, or fireworks
rainy day, hanabi, hanabi ep2, momentum, carols, curtain call, no way to say, pride...

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Originally Posted by LacusClyne (Post 1896000)

or she can open it with rainy day.......the umbrella

rofl

It would be soooooooo unexpected XD

rainy day?? uhmm boring much?

the opening needs to be bigger than that xD

-sigh-

I wish 2ch wasn't so full of a-holes, and that Ayu fans on there would be as quick as the H!P ones.

^ Yeah, they are totally just BSing right now. Nothing real has been posted about the set list yet.

Is it ever possible to easily tell what's real and what isn't? Usually I start seeing the setlist as people start reporting similar-songs.. you know?

But ugggh. lol.

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Originally Posted by alternafan000 (Post 1896019)

uhm, AT05 much??

I don't think anyone would have expected HAPPY ENDING to be the opening, so please broaden your expectations a bit. :o

I knew that! but HAPPY ENDING was really well placed in that concert... they already had other ballads for later so they decided that one first.

rainy day is one of those ballads that needs to be sang when other ballads are sang as well! just like in AT06! they did a good job back then.

but opening a NEXT LEVEL concert... it would be just... weird.

plus, people wants to hear/see ayu and her new songs! plus the epic ones and why not some old ones! so theres lots where to choose from!

^ I'm going to sleep and will find out in the morning. It's just not worth it to sift through all the false reports. :)

I'll be sure to try to get the correct setlist!

Commmeee onnn~

Pieces of SEVEN ぴーす
Rule るーる
UNITE! ゆないと

衣装換え outfit change?

Disco-munication でぃすけ
EnergizEえな

Early list?

the stage looks great! its so madonna like with the stairs!

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 1896026)

that looks awesome so far ^^

hopefully its the real one! *-*

Looks like it might be the real deal.

01.Pieces of SEVEN
02.Lord of the SHUGYO
03.Rule
04.UNITE!
05.Disco-munication
06.EnergizE
07.AUDIENCE

Woah, looks like something that's been predicted before. XDD

Pleeeeeease let there be LOVE 'n' HATE. HEAVEN would be greeeat.

i'm happy this time the stage looks different than before :)

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 1896034)

Looks like it might be the real deal.

01.Pieces of SEVEN
02.Lord of the SHUGYO
03.Rule
04.UNITE!
05.Disco-munication
06.EnergizE
07.AUDIENCE

Thats horrible! She can't possibly pair Rule with UNITE! o.0

omg so cool I wish I can go to ayumi's tour. I love her

01.Pieces of SEVEN
02.Rule
03.UNITE!
04.Disco-munication
05.EnergizE
06.AUDIENCE
07.Load of the Shugyo
08.LOVE 'n' HATE
09.identity
10.In The Corner

And that's where it is right now.

Someone mentioned rollin' as well.

So rule doesn't pair with identity? chance of seeing identity on the list is getting slimmer than... or maybe it goes with love n' hate...

I dont think she will perform In the Corner...sure, it fits with LOVE 'n' HATE, but she just had it in PCDL0809

In the corner makes me think that the list is fake...

I dunno, it seems possible. Why not?

How sad, SunshineSlayer left, and someone seems to be actually posting some real lists..

ok im guessing the ballad section will have Days and Together when...

NOOOOO no Days xD I hate Days, but I'm okay with Together When

Together When...? Why would that be here of all songs?

Yes, but both songs have something in common: They were performed on TV often, but didn't get a "big" performance in concerts(Days was encore, Together When... used the fated costumes)

Annd?

Never happened with HEAVEN. I kinda hope that pops up here.

Both the songs (Days and Together When..) were over performed when they were released, I highly doubt she'll do any of the two.

kanariya's got a pretty random mention, and could be pretty kick ass and will probably lead into Sparkle/rollin'/something else/Bridge to the sky..

LOVE 'n' HATE is getting a mention RIGHT now, so In The Corner might actually be bogus.

Sparkle + rollin' = PURE LOVEEEEE!!!

i really wanna see those 2 together xDD

OMG! omg omfg!!!, I hope she DOES sing In the Corner!!!

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 1896070)

kanariya's got a pretty random mention, and could be pretty kick ass and will probably lead into Sparkle/rollin'/something else/Bridge to the sky..

ah what I wouldn't give to see kanariya (main radio edit) performed.

Oh my god pleeease let there be SEASONS.

SEASONS!!!!

SEASONS~Curtain Call would be nice.

Isn't there a chance she will start the tour with Bridge to the sky and NEXT LEVEL?
It would seem to fit xD.

If there would be kanariya I would like it to be the PV version though if there would be she most likely would sing the radio edit (maybe?).

Hm.. post-In The Corner is looking to be like "WE WISH" or something, but.. eh?

^ WE WISH would be as random as In the corner xD

imagine the next level tour without ithe song next level

and please sing Connected...

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Originally Posted by ayumisrael (Post 1896083)

Not really. She's opened her concerts with a HAL interlude since 2005 [whenever she's had them anyway] and the intro comes a little later usually. See Not yet in AT07, or Catcher in AT05.

NEXT LEVEL is either encore or main-ender.

whoa!! looks aaweesome!!
thanks!

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Originally Posted by Luther10 (Post 1896087)

imagine the next level tour without ithe song next level

yeah xD

i hope kanariya is in it ._. it would fit well with the whole trance thing that's going on with ayu now

I'm praying that In the Corner isn't in the setlist... I hate the song... And it doesn't fit in the show after identity ·_· .

And... What about sparkle!? O_o

WHOA AWESOME AYUMI'S TOUR <33333 PICTURES <333333 EVERYTHING <3333

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 1896088)

I don't mind it, ayu being non-conventional is great. xD

WE WISH and In The Corner do seem random...
What 2ch is blabbing about?

Generally, when people are posting the "real" setlist, they don't seem to use the English titles and instead use abbreviated or all katakana-ized ones.

いんざこ→うぃーうぃっしゅ
-inzako -> uii uiishu-
-In The Corner -> WE WISH-

This was the last song update, but I dunno how real it is since no one else has said anything.

"Right now, LOVE~destiny~"
Leading into a ballad section?

Ah ! i still hope she'll put HEAVEN in the main setlist not in encore ! and i'll be happy too if i can see Momentum .

That would be super weird o.0 LOVE ~destiny~ o.0 I dont even remember how the song sounds xD

Oh no,LOVE~destiny~.I need it to be bogus.

Erm,as much as I love WE WISH,it doesn't really fit the tour,unless they made some changes to it.Same for In The Corner.

wow its truehappiness in action again.

will be back for real setlist!

Ah ! i still hope she'll put HEAVEN in the main setlist not in encore ! and i'll be happy too if i can see Momentum .

Love ~Destiny~...

Could HEAVEN possibly follow?

TO BE and SEASONS at encore would be nice...

Does anybody know when the concert ends/if it already ended?

I'm starting to get confused.

They're mentioning NEXT LEVEL as a finale [first part?] and a history VTR.

OMG! i'm so excited!! waiting for someone to tell us about it.

no no not just yet!!!!!!! SPARKLEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! :( :( :(

When we'll have the tracklist so ?

Seems like Curtain call's being performed right now and it's ending?

Ugh, SOMEONE BE CONSISTENT.

^where do you get the info :D

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 1896145)

Seems like Curtain call's being performed right now and it's ending?

Ugh, SOMEONE BE CONSISTENT.

Maybe it's the ending of the pre-encore part?
(Or the concert ended already?)

I do wish she will sing Curtain call. I love this song.

Gah,ayu fans in 2ch are always bsing.But NEXT LEVEL would be great as the finale of the show~

better we wait I think lol :D

Well, when will we get the official tracklist? lol

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 1896145)

Seems like Curtain call's being performed right now and it's ending?

Ugh, SOMEONE BE CONSISTENT.

That means the show goes for around 2h45... some how I don't see ayu doing such a long show...

Looks like someone delivered.

1.ピーシーズ Pieces of SEVEN
2.るる Rule
3.ゆないと UNITE!
4.でいすこ Disco-munication
5.えな EnergizE
6.おーでぃ AUDIENCE
7.修業 Load of the SHUGYO
8.らぶん LOVE 'n' HATE
9.あいでん identity
10.いんざこ In The Corner
11.ほーぷおあ HOPE or PAIN
12.ぐりん GREEN
13.でいず Days
14.えぼ evolution
15.しぐなる SIGNAL
16.ろーりん rollin'
17.すぱこ Sparkle
18.ブリッジ Bridge to the sky
19.ねくれべ NEXT LEVEL

アンコール
20.カーテン Curtain call
21.ふぉーまい For My Dear..
22.えぶりうぇあ everywhere nowhere
23.ぼいが Boys & Girls
24.まいおーる MY ALL

Rather awesome. PCDL sort of repeated, but whatever.

TOTALLY called the electro-ish ending to the main.

^
maybe there was a pretty long MC?

Found this tracklist on mixi:

00.Pieces of SEVEN
01.Rule
02.UNITE!
03.Disco-munication
04.EnergizE
05.AUDIENCE
06.Load of the SHUGYO
07.LOVE 'n' HATE
08.identity
09.In The Corner
10.HOPE or PAIN
11.GREEN
12.Days
13.evolution
14.SIGNAL
15.rollin'
16.Sparkle
17.Bridge to the sky
18.NEXT LEVEL

(ENCORE)
19.Curtain call
20.For My Dear...
21.everywhere nowhere
22.Boys & Girls
23.MY ALL

Can it be true?

Hopefully it's true!!! IT'S AWESOME *_*

Yeah, that tracklist is correct. Someone wrote that on mixi as well.

I think this is the first time that every song on an album has been in a concert. EVERY SINGLE ONE OMG.

Awwwh, no SEASONS. T___T

I like it the concert was a bit longer than usual arena tours.

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 1896162)

I think this is the first time that every song on an album has been in a concert. EVERY SINGLE ONE OMG.

Secret

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 1896162)

I think this is the first time that every song on an album has been in a concert. EVERY SINGLE ONE OMG.

Yep, even the interludes!!!

This concert is going to be AWESOME!!! So many great songs!!!!

I WANT THE DVD NOW!!! awwww T____T.

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 1896157)

it looks pretty cool! :D

all of the new songs are present! which is what i was looking for ^^

I have mixed feelings about the setlist. Sparkle should have been the climax of the concert and not NEXT LEVEL. I'm not terribly exited about In the Corner and Hope or Pain either.
And Disco-munication was predictable but it still sucks, like For my dear >_<