[News] 47 prefectures tour

[Ayumi_lover]

Originally Posted by ayu_fantasy

Will she have a band at CDL 23-24?

I wouldn't count on it. She will probably have the A STRINGS at CDL, so only live violins(like last year).
At least since Trouble tour 5 years ago she almost never has live band, apart from a few rare shows that were exceptions - including this year's Anniversary show in April.
I might be wrong but I think she first dropped the band for TA tour in 2016? There are many speculations as to why this happened but I personally believe more in budget restrictions. Fewer shows per year in Arenas, long tours are mostly in smaller venues - it means that revenue is also not what it was until 2015. (Btw, number of back vocalists increased a lot compared what it was 10-15 years ago as well. ) I think there was a choice of either paying to have a band, or paying dancers or having dancers and amateur musicians on band (which are cheaper), and TA management made the choice.
Not sure how apex manages live band contracts, but for other major artists in Japan they get paid per show and it is quite expensive to have a live band supporting a major act.