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Old 10th April 2010, 02:06 PM
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ARENA TOUR 2010 A ~Rock'n'Roll Circus~ setlist, information and goods thread [III]

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

Setlist information and etc.
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01. THE introduction
------------ in Microphone PV dress with jewels
02. Microphone
03. alterna
04. About You
------------- changes into the white/black victorian dress with super long hair from TeamAyu diary
05. rainy day
06. BALLAD
-------------- taiko interlude and changes into leather outfit
07. count down
08. Memorial address
------------- Arabic/Indian interlude, changes into purple sari/outfit like Jasmine's from Aladdin
09. Don't look back
10. INSPIRE
11. Because of You
------------- cabaret interlude with PECO, change into bunny outfit, illusion dancer that looks like Ayu is also present
12. Sexy little things
13. STEP you (sitting in huge casino themed champagne glass)
14. Jump!
----------------- British punk rocker outfit
15. Lady Dynamite
16. until that Day...
17. SURREAL - evolution - SURREAL
-------------- finale, all dancers come out in different outfits

ENCORE/MC - Ayu wears a torn white tour T-shirt, dancers have gray, band have black, she wore denim shorts with torn black stockings, white knee high boots and a silver bow in her hair
18. Last Links
19. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
20. Boys&Girls
21. RED LINE ~for TA~

- stage is Vegas/casino themed
- screen movies are best ever apparently
- entire show was like a circus

Review from Misa-chan:
Review:
Stage Design:
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Guess I'll start by describing the stage. It's mostly Circus/Las Vegas themed this time, with lots of bright colourful lights and stage doors and stuff.



Gives the same sort of feeling as this photo for me... The stage is nothing special this time, just the traditional front stage plus runway to the round centrestage, where there's a poker chip design.

The bigscreens are the amazing thing this time though. There's the 2 usual livefeeds ones off at the ends, the main one behind the stage is divided into 5 big portions, and there's this special 360deg circular screen right above the round centrestage. That one can be lowered all the way, so that when the centrestage is raised, ayu looks like she's standing on top of the circular screen. Not sure if I explained this well enough lol...

Yep, on to the show, I guess.


Introduction
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Before the first song began, there was quite a long introductory skit played by 3 dancer clowns. If you guys look closely at the photos of the stage, you can see this little suitcase right in the middle in front of the red curtain. One clown ran out first, and carried the suitcase onto the runway and opened it. The other 2 clowns jumped out of the suitcase (there's a chute at that position probably), but I thought it was an awesome trick. To cut a long skit short, they performed quite a few acrobatic stunts, and the 2 clowns jumped back into the suitcase and the first one brought it backstage.

After that, THE introduction began. Nothing much, dancers in silver costumes and lots of lights/lasers effects. The 5 portions of the big screen showed different parts of ayu's face, which then joined together to form her full face.


Microphone
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Was sort of similar to the MS performance. ayu was sitting on a chair on the round centrestage, and the dancers were dancing around her. Her costume had that big black skirt similar to Microphone PV, but the top was studded with jewels so it was really shiny.

But what really impressed me were the screens. The main screen was showing this really beautiful Rock'n'Roll Circus animation (I can't describe it any other way, it was really both rock and circus at the same time lol), and the circular screen was scrolling the album title in beautiful animation too. Her voice was great, almost DVD-like quality, for me at least.


alterna
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Not much movement, just ayu standing and singing. The dancers were doing stunts in the background on bungee-jumprope things.


About You
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Similar to alterna, just enjoying her vocals. She sounds so much better than she did during CDL (which wasn't very bad itself imo), I'm glad to say. The song ended with tissue dance (surprised?), but it was a rock, more passionate version, and it fitted surprisingly well here.


Screen Movie:
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There was a screen movie here, showing ayu in that white Victorian dress with long hair. For the following ballad section there were 4 main characters, ayu, Shu-ya, Maro and Midoring. The screen movie basically showed ayu holding a photo of the 4 of them, all wearing white. The photo then burned up etc etc, and it ended showing Midoring's dress stained red and Shu-ya's shirt stained blue.


rainy day
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ayu came out in the white dress, dancers were in trench coats with umbrellas. Her vocals were still holding out well, though I felt they turned the mic a tad too loud, so when she hits the high notes it was a little painful on the ears. But maybe that's just me.


BALLAD
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Definitely the highlight of the entire concert for me. At the beginning, the screens showed the 4 characters mentioned above again, and they faded into black silhouettes, and all 4 of them were crying.

Everyone left the stage save for the 4, and while the song went on they acted out this love story. Shu-ya and Midoring are lovers, but ayu likes Shu-ya, and Maro likes ayu. It was just the basic sad ballad "I love you but you don't love me back" thing until the bridge. Midoring's dress was suddenly stained red (blood it was I think) and she died in Shu-ya's arms. Shu-ya himself drank poison (the blue stain came from this) and died too. All this while, ayu was running to them and REALLY crying so hard. Maro kept trying to comfort her, but she kept ditching him off. She couldn't sing the last choruses well because she was just crying so hard, and I was crying too (so was everyone around me actually lol). Lol, ok this sounds super cheesy and cliche when I type it out like this, but trust me, it was anything but.


Interlude
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The dancers doing a taiko performance, something like CDL's, but cooler somehow...


count down
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I haven't heard this before, but it sounded awesome here live. It was really emotional and rockish. ayu had on a leather corset kinda top, and her skirt was the big fluffy kind, half of which was the red Mem Add dress, the other half was leather. Sort of like a fusion dress.


Memorial address
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Everyong cheered when this came on lol!! Great vocals, and she didn't cry this time.


Screen Movie
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Another interlude, arabic-sounding, with screen movie. Remember those photos of her in TA diary in that little silver dress? The screens were showing a pixellated version of her in those different poses. Then a quick flash of her in that black lace arabic get-up, then it's dancers dancing for the rest of the screen movie. They're really really great at arabian dance, I must say.


Don't look back
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A purple costume, sort of like Aladdin's Jasmine? With that kinda top and billowy pants, but without the tummy-baring (sadly lol!!) A light purple sari was attached to her back and hands like a cloak, sorta like the white things she had on during CDL's momentum?
Throughout the song, the screens were showing a panning of what looked like a palace room. At the end of the song, a black silouette came and pushed the room away (like it was a set), to reveal a desert scene. This songs sounds much much better live than the studio version.


INSPIRE
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Same choreography as CDL, screens were showing scenes of a desert.


BoY
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Her vocals were alright here actually, but she seemed to be having lots of trouble. She was frowning and pressing on her left ear the entire time she was singing, it was painful to watch her. But it was also relieving, because she still managed to pull the performance off quite well. The sari was taken off before this song started.


Interlude
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This one was actually a song sang by Peco and Princess, about a cabaret, and was actually really really good! Go-Mi was also there and dancing with them, he was dressed up like a circus ringmaster/casino owner/some bigshot lol. The screens were showing something like this:



Sexy little things
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This was really interesting, because there was ayu and another dancer dressed in the exact same bunny costume. ayu was white, the dancer was pink, but in the beginning, it was really hard to tell which one was ayu lol!!


STEP you
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There were 3 giant champagne glasses on stage and ayu was sitting in one of them:



It was quite entertaining with the casino theme, and there were props like giant poker chips and stuff.


Jump!
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I don't remember much of this interlude, I guess we'll wait for another reviewer to touch on this. All I remember was this clown dressed up like a punk, with a bike handle around his neck. He was there on the big screen all the way till the concert ended, fitting his movements and actions to all the songs which came up. It was really brilliant, and so fitting of both Rock'n'Roll and Circus.


Lady Dynamite
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All the dancers were dressed in UK-like outfits (red, blue, white) while ayu was like a biker punk (leather jacket, red miniskirt, boots etc).

For this they brought a special movable screen onstage, that kind when a person goes behind it, a silouhette appears on the screen showing the person's movements behind? There was a trick here, ayu went behind the screen (which was at the main stage), which showed her silohuette, and suddenly, they turned the screen around and ayu wasn't there, and she appeared at the round centrestage instead.

Same as Dlb, this song sounds much much better live.


until that Day...
Spoiler:
was similar to what she did for her previous performances of the same song. There were lots of circus-y props on stage too (rings and animal stands and stuff)


SURREAL~evolution~SURREAL
Spoiler:
Finally the audience had something else to do aside from waving our uchiwas and lightsticks lol!! There were 2 props, a moon and a sun, hanging down at each end of the stage, but nothing happens aside from them being there.

A pure ayu and band performance, while the dancers went backstage to change into all the costumes used in the concert so far. During the finale curtain call, they all came out in these costumes to say "thank you". The show ended with the initial red curtain coming down, just like at the end of a circus performance.


ENCORE

Last Links
Spoiler:
I haven't actually heard the studio version before, and this live unfortunately didn't really leave an impression on me. I alreayd forgot what it sounds like lol. Her vocals were ok, but she did sound a little breathless.

She was wearing a torn version of the white tour tee, with denim shorts, white boots, torn net stockings and that big ribbon in her hair.


Talk
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Main things, Zin and Subaru were emcees, they taught the RED LINE dance again, and talked about London and it being the first day today. Yo-chan came out to talk for awhile too, and he was really really funny, I miss him being emcee. No games/questions this time.


Sunrise/Boys&Girls/RED LINE
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Sadly, just watch CDL, and you'll get what this part was like. It was sort of an exact replica. Even RED LINE was the original version, there was no a cappella or anything. Only comfort, slightly better vocals.


Overall
Spoiler:
Her costumes were really innovative, fresh and new, and fitting to each part of the concert. Her voice was awesome, especially during the main concert, you could really tell that she did work on improving her voice. The dancers improved too, and did so many amazing stunts and acrobatics that gave the concert a circus feel. What really impressed me were the screen animations. I know I've said this before, but they were really really awesome and creative and so good. I can't really describe this lol, guess you have to see it for yourselves. It comes really close to toppling 10th anniversary and m(u) tours (my personal favs), and its definitely on par with (if not better than) those epic concerts. I won't mind watching this live another 2 or 3 times.



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Ayu from Max's blog!


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From Misa-chan.



WOW! The end of the runway is designed like a poker chip!

http://ameblo.jp/kenvshoko/entry-10505027817.html#main

Mikajohn in the staff shirt:


And the secret Ayupan IS....




GLASSES AYU!

From: http://ameblo.jp/miyuponz/entry-10504990952.html#main







Images of goods from this blog:
http://ameblo.jp/xxmezzo-pianoxx7/en...6332.html#main





Reupload of Misa-chan's photo:




http://ameblo.jp/rayco-pureblog/entry-10504936799.html






From mzsmx@Twitpic/Twitter:








Goods
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Wristbands:


T-shirts w/ studded collars:


Towels:


Phonestraps:


Light pen and notebook:


Keyholders:


Hoodies:


Bags:


Uchiwa:


Tea & cookies set:





Towels, bags, t-shirts, straps, key rings, tea/cookie set, Ayupan bag, and Ayupan for AT09


Uchiwa, light pen, wristbands, notebooks, hoodies...







Video clips and other media
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Microphone from SKYia


Don't look back/INSPIRE from SKYia



Notable links:
MissElin's short review of 04/10 concert in Saitama (she was 2m from Namie Amuro)
Misa-chan's SUPER LONG review of 04/10 concert in Saitama
SunshineSlayer's review of 04/10 concert in Saitama
tokyoxjapanxfan's short review of 04/10 concert in Saitama
chocopockymaster's review of 04/11 concert in Saitama
MissElin_'s review of 04/11 concert in Saitama
SKYia's review of 04/11 concert in Saitama


Links to previous threads:
ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2010 ~Rock'n'Roll Circus~
ARENA TOUR 2010 A ~Rock'n'Roll Circus~ information and goods thread [II]
ARENA TOUR 2010 A ~Rock'n'Roll Circus~ setlist, information, photos, and goods thread [III]
ARENA TOUR 2010 A ~Rock'n'Roll Circus~ setlist, information, photos, and goods thread [IV]
ARENA TOUR 2010 A ~Rock'n'Roll Circus~ setlist, information, photos, and goods thread [V]

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wow the setlist looks really good!
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The setlist is wonderful!!!!! Waiting for more details...
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Wooow She really did use her LA casino trip as an influence..BRAVO!
and gosh the setlist is AMAZING! esp alterna, About You, INSPIRE, Because of you, MA ..UNTIL THAT DAY... YAYYYYYYYYYYYY
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screen movies are best ever apparently
i thought AT09 should have the best screen movies XD
i'm waiting for end of the year now.i want to watch WOWOW to broadcast this concert.so far seems like no complaint about her vocals or overused shuya right?
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OMG I read alterna finally now. This beats even rainy day. Oh Ayu, I luv u.
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About You, INSPIRE, Because of you (YAY!!) and until that Day..., doesnt these songs remind u of CDL0910 Future Classics?

and also In The Corner, HOPE or PAIN and SIGNAL reminded us of PCDL0809.. all recycled.

i aint complaining. just felt that there shld be more of the new songs being performed.
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Wow, I really like the setlist, specially since most (non-RnRC) songs are from Memorial address to Secret eras! alterna and About You are amazing!!
And the vegas concept sounds good too... Looking forward to more pics & info
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O..she sang those in Future Classics? Well, the title FUTURE CLASSICS give us no reason to say much since she deems them as CLASSICS already LOL!

AT LEAST the costumes arnt recycled...so be glad people

i hope she did special stuff...DETAILS DETAILS! (why m i even hoping...SURE she will..but seems like the biggest prop is the champagne haha)
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I LOVE the setlist.
I don't know the new songs yet, but I'm REALLY happy that Ayu performed "rainy day", "BALLAD", "Memorial address", "INSPIRE" and "until that Day..."!
And I like the stage design!!

Can't wait to read reports and see pictures!! *.*
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I wonder how's the storyline of BALLAD..
curious!!
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Some of the songs may be recycled, but at least the outfits aren't. (I never mind her re-using outfits, but there are lots of people here who do XD.)

I do like the change in the setlist. For so many of her tours, it was introduction-->cutesy part-->other part-->ballad [etcetcetc]. I like how this time, it's introduction-->ballad part-->two rock-ish parts-->cutesy part [etcetcetc].
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Aah!!~
I haven't listened to any of the new songs...but I think I LOVE the setlist ^0^ (I would have added is this LOVE? though =P)
Oh well...
We're waiting for pics now? Nice! ^^
I can't wait to see the Don't look back+INSPIRED+Because of You outfit *_* Sounds magical xD
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i love Ayu sang almost all the rock numbers!!
I'm loving it..because i'm loving rock-ish Ayu!!
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ALTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERNA!
RAINY DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
STEP YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!

*dies of orgasm*

and get used to it people, CDL since 2006-2007 is more like a paied rehearsal/test concert for the main show... She is going to re-use songs and themes from the cdl on the tour like she already is for a while now...
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seems like she didn't perform meaning of Love, Sunset & You were... for this concert.
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i don't really mind she re-sing the songs but i hope she'll sing all the songs in R'n'RC but i'm satisfy with the setlist XD
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Am back!!! It was the AWESOME!!! *_* No amazing big props this time like the ship or waterworks from the past tours, but the bigscreen movies totally made up for it. BEST SCREEN MOVIES EVER!! (imo lol!!)

I understand why she said it's her best. I have to watch it again sometime to be sure, but this comes as close to epic as it can get. ^^

Incoherent now, will take a bath and come back to try to write a more decent review.
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