What??:no
Yochan can't leave. I specifically look forward to seeing him every time. I love him. Every time he comes forward to do some fancy guitar strumming I get excited. Ayu live will never be the same.

me too. very, very sad.

So I see Ayu is on tour for almost a year May-Feb. Are there any rumors of an album or Single anytime soon?

What has she released since Made in Japan? We are the Queens? Just making sure I didn't miss anything..

Halls have rock concerts all the time, so I'm sure he will be replaced like Enrique was. Still, I really did think he would always be with her. :(

She said not long ago that she is recording, but not rumours of an album or single.

Yes, We are the Queens is the last song we have.

Thanks :)

I think the decision might be more based on what her plans are for the future. I wonder if she'll return to arenas after the Olympics or go the route of everyone else and just do constant hall tours. TA 2016 had a drastically reduced presence of band and background singers...they were really only around for the acoustic performances, and the rest relied much more on pre-recorded tracks.

Granted, I think some of these halls are much bigger than Zepp venues, but if they're trying to reduce the overhead costs of her tours by moving to smaller venues, then some staff probably have to go (it'll be interesting to see if dancers and performers get reduced over time too).

GEEZ. No wonder that HANABI performance at a-nation was so stellar. They both probably knew it was going to be their last time performing together on stage for a long time... wow.

New rehearsal video with Microphone https://www.instagram.com/p/BYghCDoAouw/
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Didn't Namie Amuro have a live band in her concerts? Since Live Style 2011, she has been using studio tracks

On her instagram post, she says alongside being her first hall tour, the band members will NOT be present

No band? I really hope this isn't going to set a precedent.

No stage is too small for a live band. If it comes down to dancers or a band, I'd much rather have a band. It's... kind of the point of a live show. If the band need time off, they need time off though.

No band? Really? It makes me remin of her Summer Party :~

I believe TA Tour 2015 was in the halls but had a band for some of it but then TA Tour 2016 had no band at all?

NOOO! I am gutted about Yoshio, he was such a big part of Ayumi's concerts :( It won't be the same. At the same time, he has been with her since the beginning so it has to be expected.

I'm also not a fan of having a band at a live concert.

TA 2015 had a pretty prominent use of the band. I think it was really only the dance segment that they were around. In 2016 it was like 1 song that they used the band for. Even Timmy seemed more like a prop than a purposeful background singer.

I think the posts on social media have people wondering if Ayu is doing the right thing not having a band around for this set of the tour.

Hmm no band. And whatever it is, I hope Ayu wont stop doing the Arena Tours. Im used to her big stage and props and it is kinda sad(?) to see her doing only hall tours in the next years, well for me.

Omg I barely saw any dancers!! :woohoo::woohoo:

:cry

Wow, that's sad to hear... It's no Ayu concert with Yocchan, but it's no longer the case...

I mean, Yocchan has been a staple of Ayu's concert over the years... Hopefully he doesn't truly leave from Ayu's concerts, especially when hearing NONE of the band members will participate for the next part of Ayu's concert tour...

Speaking of that, with this hall tour, not sure how things will go. We'll just have to wait and see... But it's sad to hear Yocchan (at least) not participating (along with the band members) for the next part of the tour, but hopefully he is not down and out for future Ayu concerts...

(And let's not talk about the CDL just yet - especially the fact that the Yoyogi gymnasium is closed for Olympics renovations...)

I wonder if she plans to continue to have A CDL this year as a special date part of JTB chapter 2 or is she gonna take a break (she probably won't)