Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - North American J-music concerts 2008

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North American J-music concerts 2008

TASTE OF CHAOS
Bands: MUCC, D'espairsRay, The Underneath (Japanese) ||
Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet for my Valentine, Blessthefall (American)

Dates:
2/29 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
3/1 Kansas City, MO Memorial Hall
3/2 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom
3/4 Minneapolis, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
3/5 St. Louis, MO Family Arena
3/7 Dayton, OH Hara Arena
3/8 Detroit, MI Cobo Arena
3/10 Rochester, NY The Armory
3/11 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
3/14 Philadelphia, PA Tweeter Center
3/15 Asbury Park, NJ Convention Center
3/17 Washington, DC Patriot Center
3/18 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center
3/20 Nassau, NY Nassau Coliseum
3/21 Boston, MA Tsongas Arena
3/22 Albany, NY The Armory
3/24 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center
3/25 Tampa, FL USF Sundome
3/26 Miami, FL Bayfront Park
3/28 Orlando, FL UCF Arena
3/29 Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum
3/30 TBA
4/1 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre
4/3 Oklahoma City, OK Fairgrounds Arena
4/4 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheatre
4/5 San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum
4/6 El Paso, TX County Coliseum
4/8 TBA
4/9 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
4/10 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Arena
4/12 San Jose, CA Event Center
4/13 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
4/15 Seattle, WA WaMu Center

You can check out http://www.rockstartasteofchaos.com/ for when tickets go on sale and more info about the bands!

I've heard of this~
I am really hoping they pass by Montreal..!!

I think TOC has stopped there the last 2 years.

How about San Francisco/Northern California?

u think they'll come anywhere near TN? >.<

really , they will be 3 more bands ? i cant wait to hear their names .

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Originally Posted by Neo Daydream (Post 1251766)

u think they'll come anywhere near TN? >.<

Taste of Chaos has a ton of stops, so I'm sure the will.

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Originally Posted by paper_doll (Post 1251557)

I think TOC has stopped there the last 2 years.

Really? o.o;;;;
I heard of it until this month.~
Were there Jrock bands those 2 years though? ^^

Nope, this is the first time they're having Japanese bands 8D

Updated with dates from remix_sakura @ LJ. No other news on the American bands (rumour has it Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet for My Valentine) or the supposed other Jrock bands.

two places in montreal?! omg
montreal + quebec ones will be PACKED
for sure if the jrock bands will be there.

thank you so much for this info paper_doll *glomps*

btw~ i checked the ToC site, and they only have info about the jrock
for this year in NYC at a convention... but nothing else ;---;

As far as any news goes, all the 3 bands will be at every date. I'm sure there's more to be announced still, though.

Dates removed until they're posted at the Taste of Chaos site because there are apparently some issues and whatnot.

Aw okay :( I'll wait for the new dates then.

I'm sure they had some truth to them and I wouldn't be surprised if the end list was quite similar, but what's being passed around are tentative dates :( I was so excited, too.

I don't see Montreal ;_____;
Why does Canada always get neglected when it comes to Jrock... :(
-excluding DeG..-

I think Candian dates are going to be announced later and I'm not sure if the Jrock bands are going to be apart of that.

Asbury Park? I would go, but scene kids make me want to throw up my insides.

Damn, I think I'll go to this just to see the Japanese acts--I actually have no interest in the American ones LOL.

And what about Ayu in the WORLD TOUR 2008 singing "I'm The Queen"? :laugh

miyavi announced a WORLD TOUR, I'll post the more detailed information later~
It seems Canada is not currently in the line-up. As usual.

I hope he'll be on Brazil. I don't like him but my friends love him so much :rolleyes

^ No Brazil :no

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During his live on December 25th Miyavi announced the release of a live DVD from that night's performance. In addition to this, he announced his first world tour, "THIS IZ THE JAPANESE KABUKI ROCK TOUR 2008" which will take him to nine different countries: America, Germany, England, France, South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Japan. More information will be posted as it becomes available and is confirmed.

source

Let's wait a bit for more info~ && That site is reliable :3

What a ****! I want Laruku here then :lech

Ugh, no luv for Tennessians! :weep We can't even get a anime convention here.

Ooh Taste of Chaos dates. Hmm...not sure if I can commit to one of those concert dates...I'm kind of holding out for another Dir en grey show. We'll see! Maybe I'll feel spontaneous. :yes

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Originally Posted by Hazuki (Post 1278509)

^ No Brazil :no

source

Let's wait a bit for more info~ && That site is reliable :3

Now THAT'S a world tour.

Sorta.

Honestly, I'm just happy to see a J-musician coming to America for a tour :[ It needs to be a growing trend.

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Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~ (Post 1279395)

Ugh, no luv for Tennessians! :weep We can't even get a anime convention here.

lol What are you talking about - we have MTAC. =P But I do agree with no - pretty much no good artists or whatever come here. D=

Hmmm, I do wonder where in America miyavi will be going to...probably California or Las Vegas or Atlantic City. That's where a lot of Asian performers come to when they perform here, anyway. :-/

AI
January 31
El Rey Theater
5515 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

http://www.waentc.com/

Blah. I wanna go to see Bullet For My Valentine, but the closest spot is so far away. x.x

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Originally Posted by Super Ichiban (Post 1285252)

AI
January 31
El Rey Theater
5515 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

http://www.waentc.com/

Oh man, too bad I don't live in LA. SF here. Sigh. Oh well. Thanks for the news.

Versailles
Budo Grape

May 30-June 1
A-Kon 19
Dallas, TX
www.a-kon.com

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HALCALI

May 16-18
Anime Central
Rosemont, IL
www.acen.org

Clash Against Commercialism:
12012, Rentrer en Soi, the studs, Anti Feminism
April 6, 2008
Nokia Theatre, NY

T.M. Revolution
New York Comic Con
April 18-20
New York, NY
http://www.nycomiccon.com/App/homepa...appname=100453

The Pillows, Tokyo Pinsalocks
Anime Boston
March 21-23
Boston, MA
http://www.animeboston.com/

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Originally Posted by Super Ichiban (Post 1310304)

HALCALI

May 16-18
Anime Central
Rosemont, IL
www.acen.org

Wha! HALCALI! Man...Illinois is far from me -_-;;

Antic Cafe
May 25
FanimeCon
San Jose, CA

http://fanime.com/

Awww, yay, An Cafe is coming back the the States!! Too bad I live all the way across the country from California. D=

TMRRR? Omg, I MUST go see him!! <3 He's so amazing, I'd be happy just being in the same room as him xDD Thank you!

aonami
Avengers in Sci-Fi
Damage
detroit7
Dokkebi Q
The Emeralds
Ketchup Mania
Maki Rinka
Petty Booka
The Pillows
Quartz-head 02
Sodopp
Toddle
South by Southwest Music Festival 2008
7-16 March 2008
Austin, TX

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Anime Matsuri proudly presents Nirgilis' North American debut on the Main Events stage on Easter weekend!! Profile coming soon.
For more details check www.nirgilis.com

Japanese duo Bespa Kumamero's energetic live performance debuts in USA at Club AM. Creating a unique blend of electro-pop, digital rock and techno, fused inseparably with a futuristic visual image that sets them apart in the Tokyo club scene.
Listen to their music and watch their videos on thier official myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bespakumamero

Nirgilis
Bespa Kumamero
Anime Matsuri 2008
21-23 March 2008
Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center
1601 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77380 USA

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ketchup mania has been red-hot since winning Shojo Beat's "Best Japanese Punk Group" award in the 2007 Music Issue.

In May 2007, the band released their first CD on Japanese major label Toy's Factory, titled "U.R.G.E." Guitarist and co-songwriter Dai says that the album's title comes from the urge they all have to play music and share it with their fans - and the four periods in-between the letters are for each member of the band putting their mark on the music.In June 2007, ketchup mania partnered with JapanFiles.com to make their debut in America at A-Kon 18 in Dallas, Texas. The band rocked the stage for 2500 fans, their biggest audience ever. "It was like a dream," said singer Hiro, who couldn't stop smiling after the show. "Meeting our fans in the USA made me so happy!"

ketchup mania returned to Japan for non-stop touring, with songs from "U.R.G.E." and their chart-topping CD "Greetings from Tokyo" dominating the set list.

In August 2007, they released the follow-up CD "L.O.V.E." and have just announced their return to the USA to perform at Sakura-Con 11 in Seattle, Washington in March of '08!

ketchup mania is:
Hiro – vocals
Dai – guitar
Yosei – bass
Wani - drums

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In Aug 2006, a brand new Rock band "SCANDAL" was formed with four bright and talented high school girls in Osaka, Japan. SCANDAL quickly began playing lives at SHIROTEN, a Mecca of Street Live Performances, in Osaka Castle Park. Seemingly overnight, SCANDAL began consistently pulling in more than a hundred fans for each of their live performances.

As an Indie band, with unreleased songs, SCANDAL unusually and rapidly penetrated into not only the music industry, but into the local community as well. Positive rumors and recognition spread across the nation, so that even people in Tokyo started to talk about SCANDAL. In Aug 2007, SCANDAL seized on an opportunity to participate in a special event at Shibuya Club Asia, a most recognized and respected club with the long history in Shibuya. During this first trip to Tokyo, they were invited to a radio show as guest artists and also to perform at a University Festival.

In the upcoming year 2008, SCANDAL has dove headlong into the world of Japanimation with each member turned into an animated character. The animated SCANDAL will drive a series of short animation movies on the internet. But there is so much more to come!

On March 3rd, Girls Day, the much anticipated first original CD for SCANDAL will officially be released. Immediately after the release, SCANDAL will depart for a Two-Week and Eight-City USA Tour, including participation in the Northwest's biggest Animation event, Sakura-Con. The second CD on April 4th and the third on May 5th are now already scheduled released. And the SCANDAL's domestic Summer tour is now in planning.

SCANDAL's sound consists of Guitar, Bass and Drums. They are unrefined, yet gifted with a unique sense of POP culture, with no restrictions or limitations, and pure energy. One of the SCANDAL's great advantages is that not only HARUNA, the band leader, main vocals and the guitar, can sing well. The other three are also good singers and often share lead vocals. The harmony of these elements comes to a peak in their live performances.

These real-time high school girls, residents of Osaka—Nara—Hyogo, create very straight forward, yet sensitive lyrics that grab the heart of their generation and gain great sympathy among their fellow girls. Scandal, the Japanese girlie Pop Rock band of the next generation, is about to take off from Osaka to the World!

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ALI PROJECT transcends the confines of music to create something new: dramatic Japanese literature set to melody. An amalgamation of Dark Rock and essential Gothic, they combine Lolita mystery with Balladeer integrity. Colorful and cute, ALI PROJECT refuse to conform to expectation, implementing touches of Classic Pop, old-school Japanese Rock and Avant-Garde soundscapes to cover a variety of genres for their wide audience. Displaying high technical proficiency and a penchant for skillfully layered arrangements, they seemingly breathe life into a world of their own design.

They debuted on the Toshiba EMI label with the release of Koiseyo Otome in July 1992. They released 3 albums and 4 singles under contract, but following the release of Noblerot in 1998 established their own ZAZOU Records label in Japan. Their music has since become part of a full media blitz with work showcased in commercials, film soundtracks, and anime theme songs. Among them are the following:
Ankoku Tengoku from the anime Kamichama Karin; Poeny Pink from the anime Clamp Campus Detectives; Kinjirareta Asobi from the anime Rosen Maden; Gesshoku Grand Guignol from the anime Avenger; Copellia no Hitsugi from the anime Noir; Yuukyou Seishunka from the anime Code Geass; Boukoku Kakusei Catharsis, Yogore Naki Akui, God Diva & In The World from the anime .hack//Roots; and many more.

Their success in Japan has led to invitations to play all over the world as their fan base continues to expand, but due to native popularity and an intensely busy schedule, they have declined to play outside their homeland until now. Sakura-Con will boast the overseas debut of ALI PROJECT, featuring their first appearance, performance and interview ever held outside of Japan. Don't miss this rare opportunity to experience ALI PROJECT World!! The band will also host a fan Q&A panel and autograph session.

ketchup mania
SCANDAL
ALI PROJECT
Sakura-Con 2008
28-30 March 2008
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
800 Convention Place
Seattle, WA 98101-2350

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Formed in 2002, The Emeralds are a three-piece Rock 'n' Roll band from Yokohama, Japan. With their charismatic guitarist/vocalist Kazuya, their gentle but aggressive bassist Osuke, and their energetic drummer Akio, The Emeralds have impressed audiences both in their native Japan and abroad. The band's cutting edge performance and tongue twisting lyrics create a totally unique world. Lyrically their main theme is love, but also work in a time traveling rock 'n' roller, cranberry juice, and surfing. The Emeralds have performed at the famous South By South West music festival in Austin, Texas five times (2004 - 2008), appearing four times as part of the Japan Nite showcase and have toured the U.S. with bands such as GO!GO!7188, The 50 Kaitenz, Peelander-Z, and Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re. In 2006 they performed in front of 20,000 people at the Ssamzie Sound Festival Seoul, South Korea. Now The Emeralds will be making their first visit to Hawaii to play at Kawaii Kon! http://www.emeralds.jp

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Mari Iijima is an accomplished singer and songwriter who has released numerous top 10 albums through Victor Entertainment Japan and Warner Music Japan. She wrote all of the music for her critically acclaimed debut album "Rosé", which was produced by renowned composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Throughout her career Mari has worked with the music industry's greatest musicians including Alan Parson's Project, Toto, and members of the John Mayer Band. Her 2004 release, "Wonderful People" was a smash hit and stayed on the top of an Indie album chart for over 5 consecutive weeks.

Mari has won several awards including the FM Osaka Best New Artist Award and the Japan Audio Society Golden Jubilee Award 2 years in a row, which is voted on by both Japanese & American judges. She was also nominated for the 2000 Los Angeles Music Awards Best Pop Artist Award for her first independantly released album "No Limit". At the 2006 Just Plain Folks Music Awards Mari won a Best Song Award for her song "Unspoken Love" from her album "Wonderful People".

In addition to singing and songwriting Mari has also appeared in film, television, and on radio in both Japan and the U.S. In 2004 Mari starred in the short feature film "Green Tea-r" and also wrote and performed the film's theme song, "Petal". "Green Tea" won the top honor of Grandprix at the Takazuka Film Festival in Japan,Silver Screen Award at US International Film & Video Festival, and was shown at the Berlin Film Festival. Most recently Mari played Lynn Minmay in the animated series "Super Dimension Fortress Macross", making her the first actor to voice the same character in both English and Japanese.

In November 2006 Mari released her 20th studio album, "Uncompromising Innocence", which she wrote, arranged, and produced herself, with collaborative contributions from David LaBruyere (John Mayer Band), Michael Chaves (John Mayer Band, Low Millions), and Mick Karn (Japan, Dali's Car).

For more information, including her discography, visit her website at: MariMusic.com/

The Emeralds
Mari Iijima
Kawaii Kon 2008
18-20 April 2008
Ala Moana Hotel
410 Atkinson Drive Honolulu,
Hawaii 96814

The Pillows are playing in SF on March 17th at Slims SF. Doors open 7:30, concert starts at 8:00.

http://www.slims-sf.com/

(Not sure if this info was posted before)

It's cool to see this many artists--it's not a LOT, but it's still a fair amount. Better than/more than nothing at any rate.

And to whoever said they're holding out for another Diru tour--same thing. ;_; Since I was so stupid I missed them the last time.

Miyavi
May 18, 2008
Doors: 7PM
Show: 8PM
Slim's SF
San Francisco, CA

Tickets go on sale Sunday, March 23. Four ticket limit per person.

AI

Go For Broke Charity Concert
June 22
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
Redondo Beach, CA

http://www.goforbroke.org/about_us/a...ress032708.asp

I really want to go see miyavi again, but I can't afford it...I'm hoping there will be a JRock Revolution 2 in LA again this year! Either that or Dir en grey will come back again, and I'll go see 'em for a third time. ^^ -AND I'm still holding out for Ayu in America!-

the ai tickets are 50 to a 100 dollars each thats insane .its way too expensive for only one artist.i cant imagine the price of the tickets if ayu come one day

^I'm not really concerned about the cost of tickets if Ayu comes to the USA...me and my boyfriend are willing to pay any price to see her here. ^^

Hopefully, we'll see more A-list performers from Japan coming over to the US. I know for a fact that they want to do it. They're just trying to figure out how to do it without having to play at anime conventions.

I covered the Long Beach show from the Taste of Chaos Tour. The article can be found at:

http://www.nt2099.com/J-ENT/INTERVIE...haos-jrock.pdf

It has our interview with members of The Underneath, MUCC, and D'espairsRay and lots of pics from the show.

^ Thank you so much :) Great interview.

Would Ayu tickets really be that expensive though? I mean, I can go see Linkin Park and two other bands for less than $50 :/

Apparently X Japan is playing a show at Madison Square Garden in NYC 13 September. One of the dates on their world tour. Here's an article, which also discusses the show date in Taiwan.

Glay

August 12
The Fillmore
1805 Geary St.
San Francisco, CA 94115

August 15-16
House of Blues Hollywood
8430 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069

http://www.glay.co.jp/cgi-bin/free/i...tion/index.cgi

Dir en grey are coming back to North America! All dates can be found here:

http://www.bratmarketing.com/degtour/

?!?!? my head is going to explode.
IN MONTREAL?! OMG!!
BUYING TICKETS NOW NOW NOW *______________*

Thank yooouuu paper_doll~ :D

I bought tickets for the Los Angeles show @ the Wiltern. I'm not interested in seeing the opening act though. I forgot the band's name already.

DIRU4LIFE! :D

nobody ever comes to canada...-_-"

Dir en grey are coming to Canada n_n I don't know if you like them though...

I just need to see if my uncle can go, then I'm set to buy my tickets for Pontiac, MI.

I never listened to Dir En Grey before...anyone has their music? if they are good i'll go!!

here's the ticket info

http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000410BFFED7F4E

I hope Dir en grey can perform some of their Visual kei songs too.

^ I've seen a setlist for some shows they did on the Japan dates and it doesn't look like their visual-days songs are featured, dear.

mimika: If you're still interested I can link you to some songs :) I'm pretty sure someone posted their discography on here, too!

Boo.. Which songs are featured then? ;o

I already got my tickets for the Montreal show! :D
huhuhuhuhu~

POLYSICS are coming to North America!!
http://www.myspace.com/polysicsna

The place they're coming to in Montreal is a small bar,
so I can't go there :(:(
I was so happy to hear about it but..!!!

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18 Oct 2008 20:00
Roxy
Los Angeles, California

19 Oct 2008 20:00
The Casbah
San Diego, California

21 Oct 2008 20:00
Clubhouse
Tempe, Arizona

22 Oct 2008 20:00
Club Congress
Tucson, Arizona

24 Oct 2008 20:00
The Prophet Bar @ The Door
Dallas, Texas

25 Oct 2008 20:00
EMO’s Lounge
Austin, Texas

26 Oct 2008 20:00
The Meridian
Houston, Texas

28 Oct 2008 20:00
The Earl
Atlanta, Georgia

29 Oct 2008 20:00
Tremont Music Hall - Casbah
Charlotte, North Carolina

30 Oct 2008 20:00
Black Cat
Washington DC, Washington DC

31 Oct 2008 20:00
Mercury Lounge
New York, New York

1 Nov 2008 20:00
Heirloom Arts Theater
Danbury, Connecticut

2 Nov 2008 20:00
The Middle East
Boston, Massachusetts

4 Nov 2008 20:00
Club Lambi
Montreal, Quebec

5 Nov 2008 20:00
Horseshoe Tavern
Toronto, Ontario

7 Nov 2008 20:00
Call The Office
London, Ontario

8 Nov 2008 20:00
The Magic Stick
Detroit, Michigan

9 Nov 2008 20:00
Abbey Pub
Chicago, Illinois

11 Nov 2008 20:00
TBD
Denver, Colorado

13 Nov 2008 20:00
Bottom Of The Hill
San Francisco, California

14 Nov 2008 20:00
Glasshouse
Pomona, California

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eigoMANGA HOSTS JAPANESE ROCK LEGEND, SUGIZO IN SAN FRANCISCO
News
Thursday, 18 September 2008
SUGIZO to make an appearance at San Francisco's Kinokuniya Bookstore on September 23 and to perform a live concert at The Independent on September 22.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — eigoMANGA's radio show Shibuya Airwaves is pleased to welcome Japanese rock musician, SUGIZO to San Francisco Japan town's Kinokuniya Bookstore on Tuesday, September 23 and his live concert at The Independent on Monday, September 22.

SUGIZO is one of the founding fathers of '90s Japanese rock and a quintessential figure in today's Japanese music scene. As the guitarist rock band LUNA SEA, SUGIZO helped create a Japanese music movement called 'Visual Kei'; this sub-genre has shaped a distinctive sound, fashion, and lifestyle for Japanese rock which enabled Japan’s pop-culture and modern music to enlarge a fan following around the world. LUNA SEA's music has been featured for many of Japan’s popular animation and television programs such as "Onmyou Taisenki" (The Chronicles of the Great Yin-Yang War) and "Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake" (God, Please Give Me More Time). Their chart topping singles such as "Rosier" and "Tonight" has sold millions of albums worldwide and filled concert stadiums throughout Asia. LUNA SEA is highly acclaimed and regarded as one of Japan’s most successful and influential bands in modern music.

SUGIZO is performing with European group JUNO REACTOR on a US tour in support of their album "Gods and Monsters". SUGIZO and JUNO REACTOR will perform live at The Independent on Monday, September 22 at 10:00pm. SUGIZO and JUNO REACTOR will make a special appearance at San Francisco Japan town's Kinokuniya Bookstore on Tuesday, September 23 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm. Fans are invited to ask SUGIZO and JUNO REACTOR questions at the in store event.

About Shibuya Airwaves

Shibuya Airwaves, an hour-long show featuring Japanese pop and rock music airing on KYOU Radio 1550AM KYCY CBS Radio. Shibuya Airwaves is a production of eigoMANGA. Visit http://www.ShibuyaAirwaves.com.

About eigoMANGA

eigoMANGA is a comic book publishing studio that produces original Japanese-influenced comics as well as develops business and marketing projects geared towards the anime industry. Visit http://www.eigoMANGA.com.

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Originally Posted by Hazuki (Post 1631256)

Boo.. Which songs are featured then? ;o

I already got my tickets for the Montreal show! :D
huhuhuhuhu~

I know for two shows in early September these were the set lists:

Spoiler:

To be honest I'm pretty excited - especially if they play "Higeki ha..."! I love that song.

Aww I missed POLYSICS here in Tucson...:weep
But Dir en grey is coming to Tempe next month~ :D

I ordered my Diru tickets a LONG LONG time ago and I FINALLY got my tickets yesterday. I was so happy. ....just three more weeks to go.

Miyavi is playing at Anime Matsure 2009

http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1609
http://animematsuri.com/

doesnt say what day though!

M.O.V.E. is coming to Kamikaze Con April 10-12

www.kamikazecon.com

This is kinda relating but it seems like it's the attack of the kpop artists.
Wonder girls, Boa and even others are performing in the US, mostly at the East/West coast.

BoA
http://www.allkpop.com/index.php/ful...p_on_the_28th/

Wonder Girls
http://www.superstartickets.com/wond...s_tickets.html

Others
http://minsarang.wordpress.com/2009/...concert-in-la/

Too bad I don't live at the coasts

South by Southwest Music Festival 2009

Japanese bands at SXSW 2009:

Asakusa Jinta
BO-PEEP
Cubismo Grafico Five
detroit7
Dirty Old Men
The Emeralds
FLiP
Flower Travellin' Band
Futomomo Satisfaction
GAGAKIRISE
Geeks
Grapevine
Honey Sac
Natccu
Quaff
Maki Rinka
Sa
Sonpub
SPARTA LOCALS
SpecialThanks
Stereo Pony

Some of the bands have sample tracks for download. I recommend the Flip and Quaff tracks :thumbsup