Staff member mi updated the staff blog today in which mi wrote that AKIHIDE's 3rd solo tour AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” will finally start this weekend at Fukuoka's DRUM LOGOS .

In addition , mi also remarked that so far 3 of 7 concert dates have already been sold out which're highlighted in bold :

7/6 (Sat) Fukuoka @ DRUM LOGOS
8/6 (Sun) Hiroshima @ Hiroshima CAVE-BE
13/6 (Fri) Miyagi @ Sendai Rensa
20/6 (Fri) Osaka @ UMEDA CLUB QUATTRO
21/6 (Sat) Aichi @ Nagoya Bottom Line
26/6 (Thu) Hokkaido @ Penny Lane 24
5/7 (Sat) Tokyo @ EX THEATER ROPPONGI [held on AKIHIDE's 37th birthday]

Prior to signing off , mi uploaded this photo of AKIHIDE that was taken during today's rehearsals for AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...I/9011b1b6.jpg

http://blog.livedoor.jp/breakerz_sta...s/1892436.html

3 sold out concert dates for AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN”

7/6 (Sat) Fukuoka @ DRUM LOGOS
8/6 (Sun) Hiroshima @ Hiroshima CAVE-BE
13/6 (Fri) Miyagi @ Sendai Rensa
20/6 (Fri) Osaka @ UMEDA CLUB QUATTRO
21/6 (Sat) Aichi @ Nagoya Bottom Line
26/6 (Thu) Hokkaido @ Penny Lane 24
5/7 (Sat) Tokyo @ EX THEATER ROPPONGI [held on AKIHIDE's 37th birthday]

AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” concert dates highlighted in bold are the ones that have been sold out so far .

http://akihide.com/pc/schedule/schedule_003.html

HMV Hiroshima's Twitter tweeted this photo of AKIHIDE

https://twitter.com/HMV_Hiroshima/st...72745489936384

HMV Hiroshima tweeted a 2nd photo of AKIHIDE

https://twitter.com/HMV_Hiroshima/st...82341264773120

This time round it's a picture of AKIHIDE signing something in their store

Yesterday , AKIHIDE was in Hiroshima to do some late promo for RAIN STORY . Hence , the official Twitter accounts of HMV Hiroshima & Tower Records Hiroshima posted photos of AKIHIDE when he stopped by each of their store .

I already posted the photos from HMV Hiroshima's Twitter in the above 2 posts

Via Tower Records Hiroshima's Twitter :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...w2CAAE09Z3.jpg

https://twitter.com/TOWER_Hiroshima/...53316605190145

Tower Records Hiroshima's Twitter also commented that AKIHIDE will be performing this Sunday at Hiroshima CAVE-BE (in which the concert's sold out) as part of AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” that will finally begin tomorrow at Fukuoka's DRUM LOGOS .

Picture of AKIHIDE at cross fm「FRIDAY SPECIAL BAYSIDE FESTIVAL」radio programme ; 6th June

Earlier on , AKIHIDE made a guest appearance at cross fm「FRIDAY SPECIAL BAYSIDE FESTIVAL」radio programme as part of post radio promo for his 3rd album RAIN STORY in which cross fm's Twitter posted a photo of AKIHIDE below :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...hVCYAAvW7m.jpg

https://twitter.com/BAYFES/status/474810259693768705

cross fm's Twitter also commented that AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” will finally begin tomorrow at Fukuoka's DRUM LOGOS & extra tickets will be sold at the venue to accommodate more fans .

AKIHIDE will be making a total of 3 guest appearances at 3 different radio stations today with cross fm being the 1st of 3 .

Pic - AKIHIDE at Tower Records Fukuoka (6th June)

AKIHIDE is currently in Fukuoka which's the day before he will kick off his 3rd solo tour AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” tomorrow at Fukuoka's DRUM LOGOS .

While doing some late post promo for RAIN STORY today , AKIHIDE earlier on stopped by Tower Records Fukuoka in which their Twitter account posted this photo of him :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...0III/92iUB.jpg

http://p.twipple.jp/92iUB

Picture of AKIHIDE at LOVE FM「music × serendipity」 radio programme ; 6th June

Earlier on , AKIHIDE made a guest appearance at LOVE FM「music × serendipity」radio programme as part of post radio promo for his 3rd album RAIN STORY in which LOVE FM's Twitter posted a photo of AKIHIDE below :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...8aCUAEgYbH.jpg

https://twitter.com/761musics/status/474868440302235648

AKIHIDE will be making a total of 3 guest appearances at 3 different radio stations today with LOVE FM being the 2nd of 3 .

Picture of AKIHIDE at FM Fukuoka 「Hakataka Ranking！」radio programme ; 6th June

Earlier on , AKIHIDE made a guest appearance at FM Fukuoka 「Hakataka Ranking！」radio programme as part of post radio promo for his 3rd album RAIN STORY in which FM Fukuoka's Facebook posted a photo of AKIHIDE below :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...50262294_n.jpg

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=650613371687149

AKIHIDE made a total of 3 guest appearances at 3 different radio stations today with FM Fukuoka being the last one .

And on that note , AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” will finally begin tomorrow at Fukuoka's DRUM LOGOS !

Picture of AKIHIDE at HFM (Hiroshima FM)「5COLOURS」radio programme ; 5th June

Yesterday afternoon , AKIHIDE made a guest appearance at HFM (Hiroshima FM)「5COLOURS」radio programme as part of post radio promo for his 3rd album RAIN STORY in which Hiroshima FM's Twitter posted a photo of AKIHIDE below :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...8UIUAAH66C.jpg

https://twitter.com/5colors_hfm/stat...31953073344512

Hiroshima FM's Twitter also commented that AKIHIDE will be performing this Sunday at Hiroshima CAVE-BE (in which the concert's sold out) as part of AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” that will finally begin tomorrow at Fukuoka's DRUM LOGOS .

A photo SHINPEI uploaded yesterday (6th June) via his Twitter's account

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...aUCEAApfHj.jpg

https://twitter.com/shinpei_brz/stat...35390830505984

SHINPEI uploaded this photo via his Twitter in which the above photo is not the same 1 as the photo/s he included/uploaded in yesterday's blog entry of his .

And based on what he has written in his blog yesterday , MUSCLE ATTACK were currently gearing up to do rehearsals tomorrow & Mon , they will be performing at Nagoya for 2 concert events as follows :

Tomorrow / 8th June - SAKAE SP-RING 2014 at Party'z (http://partyz.radcreation.jp) . MUSCLE ATTACK will is scheduled to perform at 4.15pm Japan time

9th June - ALIVE 4th Anniversary This is "A" LIVE at Nagoya MUSIC FARM . MUSCLE ATTACK will is scheduled to perform at 6.30pm Japan time alongside with other artistes such as T/ssue & etc .

FINALLY after it seems like FOREVER , AKIHIDE's 3rd solo tour AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” will take place this weekend !

Today , it will be taking place Fukuoka's DRUM LOGOS while tomorrow , it will be held at Hiroshima's Hiroshima CAVE-BE with tomorrow being a sold out concert date

For today's 1st date of the tour , doors will open at 4.30pm & the concert will start at 5.30pm , both in Japan time

http://akihide.com/pc/schedule/schedule_003.html

AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” official Twitter account launched

AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” has officially begins today at Fukuoka's DRUM LOGOS & to coincide with this , a Twitter account has been set up specially for the tour :

本日6月7日スタートの「AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN”」
ツアー開催期間限定でTwitterがスタート!!

ツアー期間中の様々な情報をお知らせします!!

Twitterアカウント：@AKIHIDE_RAINMAN

http://akihide.com/pc/news/news_024.html

The Twitter account will be up & running for a limited time period until presumably til 5th July which's the last date of the tour + in addition to being AKIHIDE's 37th birthday .

Pic - AKIHIDE at Tower Records Amu Plaza Hakata (6th June)

AKIHIDE is currently in Fukuoka in which today is the day that he kicks off his 3rd solo tour AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” at Fukuoka's DRUM LOGOS .

While doing some late post promo for RAIN STORY yesterday , AKIHIDE stopped by Tower Records Amu Plaza Hakata in which their Twitter account posted this photo of him :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...yzCUAA55Bq.jpg

https://twitter.com/TOWER_AmuHakata/...91196470353920

Pics - AKIHIDE at Music Plaza Indo Shintencho Mall (6th June)

AKIHIDE is currently in Fukuoka in which today is the day that he kicks off his 3rd solo tour AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” at Fukuoka's DRUM LOGOS .

While doing some late post promo for RAIN STORY yesterday , AKIHIDE stopped by Music Plaza Indo Shintencho Mall in which their official blog posted 2 photos of him :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...I/A0706141.jpg

Upclose shot of AKIHIDE :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...I/A0706142.jpg

http://ameblo.jp/mp-indo/entry-11873165980.html

A photo SHINPEI uploaded today (7th June) via his Twitter's account

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...oaCQAA6g-_.jpg

https://twitter.com/shinpei_brz/stat...20994068094976

SHINPEI uploaded this photo of himself together with the rest of MUSCLE ATTACK via his Twitter in which the above photo is not the same 1 as the photo/s he included/uploaded in today's blog entry of his .

And based on what he has written in his blog today , MUSCLE ATTACK are currently gearing up to do rehearsals today as tomorrow & Mon , they will be performing at Nagoya for 2 concert events as follows :

8th June - SAKAE SP-RING 2014 at Party'z (http://partyz.radcreation.jp) . MUSCLE ATTACK is scheduled to perform at 4.15pm Japan time

9th June - ALIVE 4th Anniversary This is "A" LIVE at Nagoya MUSIC FARM . MUSCLE ATTACK will is scheduled to perform at 6.30pm Japan time alongside with other artistes such as T/ssue & etc .

Pic - backstage of AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” Day 1 / 7th June

Day 1 of AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” concluded last night at Fukuoka's DRUM LOGOS .

The AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” Twitter account uploaded this photo of AKIHIDE together with his backup support musicians with AKIHIDE personally the 1 that tweeted/signed off at the end :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...uiCYAApLy5.jpg

https://twitter.com/AKIHIDE_RAINMAN/...30747700101120

Later today, Day 2 of AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” will take place at Hiroshima's Hiroshima CAVE-BE with it being 1 of 3 sold out concert dates .

AKIHIDE & SHINPEI will be performing separately today at different prefectures

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Day 2 of AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” will be held later today at Hiroshima's Hiroshima CAVE-BE with it being a sold out concert date

Doors will open at 4pm & the concert will start at 5pm , both in Japan time

http://akihide.com/pc/schedule/schedule_003.html

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MUSCLE ATTACK will be performing at Nagoya for 2 concerts back to back today & tomorrow

For today , they will be performing at SAKAE SP-RING 2014 at Party'z (http://partyz.radcreation.jp) in which MUSCLE ATTACK is scheduled to perform at 4.15pm Japan time

http://shinpei-muscleattack.net/live/live_010.html

[Day 1 / 7th June] AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” setlist

Day 1 of AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” took place yesterday at Fukuoka's DRUM LOGO .

The setlist for yesterday features the main bulk from RAIN STORY but with a few songs that AKIHIDE did from Amber & Lapis Lazuli alongside with other surprises :

1) HUMAN MAZE
2) LIGHTNING QUARTZ
3) DEVIL'S TRUMPET
4) YELLOW BOOTS
5) AMAOTO QUARTET
6) BLUE BIRD BALLAD
7) RAIN MAN
8) 蜘蛛の糸 ; Kumo no Ito [Track #9 from Amber]
9) サーカス ; Circus [Track #6 from Amber]
10) BLUES & REE
11) 黒猫のTango ; Kuroneko no Tango [Track #4 from Amber]
12) 風の通り道 ; Kaze no Tōri Michi (from 「Tonari no Totoro」)
13) Namida [Track #6 from Lapis Lazuli]
14) レインドロップス ; Rain Drops （NEVER LAND）
15) RAINBOW ROAD
16) ダッシュ ; Dash [Track #10 from Amber]

http://blog.livedoor.jp/joechang/archives/1688946.html

Day 2 of AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” is held today at Hiroshima's Hiroshima CAVE-BE with today being the 1st of 3 sold out concert dates .

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...T3CIAA4beT.jpg

https://twitter.com/shinpei_brz/stat...72612651687938

SHINPEI uploaded this photo of himself together with the rest of MUSCLE ATTACK via his Twitter in which the above photo is not the same 1 as the photo/s he included/uploaded in today's blog entry of his .

And based on what he has written in his blog today , MUSCLE ATTACK are currently in Nagoya in which today , they performed at SAKAE SP-RING 2014 at Party'z (http://partyz.radcreation.jp) .

Tomorrow , MUSCLE ATTACK will perform at ALIVE 4th Anniversary This is "A" LIVE at Nagoya MUSIC FARM . They're scheduled to perform at 6.30pm Japan time alongside with other artistes such as T/ssue & etc .