^ You're all planning to stop your TA membership this year? lol

Off topic: For Shinkansen, me and my husband always ask for the back seats when we purchase the ticket, so we can park our luggage (2 big luggage and my husband trolley briefcase) behind our seats. (we are on business class section, not sure if is there any luggage space behind the back seat in other car section. I guess the config the same)

Lol, I’m not planning to stop it. As a matter of fact, I tried to renew at one of the concerts during a promo they were having to get a physical membership card and they said I was “too early” to do so. I’m just worried about going to apply for tickets and something in the systems sensing my membership my expire by the time the show actually is held and having to deal with all that fuckery.

I'm planning on going to the Nagoya dates too! Let's go together, as I know no one and I'm moving to Nagoya in March haha to spend one year

PS: I already joined BoA's and Namie'fanclub for a ticket and I can't spend more money on memberships hahaha are there any good souls who are planning on going to the Nagoya dates and wouldn't care to share one or two tickets? I'm a good company haha

I know. I'd rather have too many than none. :dead2

Aaahh I'm so excited and nervous at the same time.

I'm hoping to come to either the Nagoya or Fukuoka show

Are you part of the fanclub? Haha

Just realised that Namie is having her tour at all the large scale venues and even tokyo dome with 6 dates! I wish i can see that happening to ayu again....

Even if she could she would not. Otherwise she would've done at least another dome concert/tour. It'd be cool with stadiums tho.

Based on the past deadlines does anyone know if the registration deadline is including the 28th? Ie today?

^ Yeah. Till the end of the day (in Japan time).

Lol yeah. Joined a while ago to apply for tour tickets.

Sent you a PM :D

Oh Lord, I really wanna go this year since it's her 20th Anniversary and I have never seen her live before. But I don't know how to get the tickets or whether I can make it since I just joined a new office and I'm not sure I can apply for leave yet before a year :(

But if I do, I'd like to meet you guys! :D

I don't have much experience with this, but here are some options I have found. Hope this helps!

Breakdown for how to get tickets:

1) Through the TA ticket lottery
2) Playguide General sale through Lawson's, 7-11 etc. (Online or in store)
3) Online reseller such as Ticket.co.jp or Ticket.st
4) Online intermediary such as Japan Concert tickets or Accio Tokyo
5) Physical resale shop such as Yokohama Ticket (yokohamaticket.co.jp)

meh... I was hoping for lottery announcement when I wake up ._.
Maybe later that day ^^

Me too, but somehow they tend to send those e-mails later during the day...

You can also get tickets through Viagogo and have them shipped to your hotel in Japan.

Wanted to go soooo bad, even entered a contest of our local radio station to win money, but unfortunately it won't happen. I hope I still get a chance someday...

generally, I do feel that being a TA member gives one the highest chance to have a ticket. You don't have to be a TA member yourself, just find a TA member who's willing to ballot with you.

One person can ballot up to 4 tickets, except 31 Dec CDL concerts.

I don't think it's hard to get the tickets, however the chances of getting better seats are higher if you are TA.

yes it is not hard. So to all those fans who have never been to an ayu concert, you have many options! :D

My luck was good. I had block A at level 1 at Yoyogi for CDL1516 on 31 Dec haha.

Show off!!! :D:D:D

That's good to know. I'm in TA but still kind of worried I won't get a ticket and the longer they drag out the lottery the more expensive it'll be to come

To be honest it still baffles me that they sometimes don’t give the tickets to TA members and yet some of the seats remain empty. If someone’s applying for tickets and is ready to give you thr money why not take it?

I also wonder if they are gonna be using Saitama at it’s full capacity, considering how there used to be way more Tokyo dates before (with Yoyogi and Yokohama), whilst now there are just 2...

Maybe those seats are those resellers tickets which somebody might have over ballot or given up for better seats?
Or ppl who just couldnt make it at the last minute.

Not at all. The seats i’ve always been getting since Made in Tokyo were pretty shit. LOOOOL I just noticed how unlucky i am not getting silver streamers anymore. The last time i got seated in arena, i sold my stand seat and bought an arena one from a reseller which was like double of the price. Thus it wasn’t even nice enough. Maybe because i always just buy one ticket? I’ll try to get two this time and see if there’s difference lol

seats are better if you are overseas TA member I guess. my seat been within/around 20 rows for my last 10's shows.
The bad is you wont get in the first few row

Friend got 2nd row ticket for CdM through Global TA ;)
Another friend got low numbered Ticket for TA Tour 2015, she was one of the first to enter and was at the very first row, also Gloabl TA.

Arrrgh! This wait for the lottery os killing me xD

Yeah. I would always get a B or C arena seats close to the cat walk. I guess it does seem like overseas members have priority.

Omg I just about had a damn heart attack with you guys talking about the lottery - I thought I missed the ballot! Fuckin hell.

haha xD No, no sight of the lottery yet :headache

Let's pray that this is true and i can get good seats XD It will be my first Ayu Concert and i'm really excited!! *_*

x2!

We need news on that TA lottery! lol

I have a question: is it possible to sell a ticket you got via TA? Because I want to apply for the Osaka date on Sunday also but don't know if I can make it, since I maybe will have to be in Tokyo on Monday for exams. I won't know when exactly my exams will be until April.

^as of now it is still possible. I sold mine for the first chapter and got another with a better seat. :D

^ah ok, thanks! How does reselling a ticket work? Do I get a physical one or just an electronic one?

I think reselling an overseas TA ticket would be very hard since you can only get the ticket itself on the day of the concert and you have to show your ID which has to match your name on the ticket when you receive it

Unless you can pick it up on the day and give it to the buyer at the venue

^ok, that would be difficult then lol

I had to show my passport to get mine, so it might be difficult. Depending on the person though they might not check very hard....so you could just stipulate that they have to look like you to buy? LOL

Also, I forgot to mention it earlier but there are gift boxes for Ayu and the dancers at this venue which I haven't heard of before. I'm giving her some chocolate from my home city today, so if anyone is coming from international locations you might want to drop in a souvenir!

You can let someone else pick up your ticket, but you need to tell TA in advance through a form.

Oh thanks for mentioning! So it would be possible to sell a ticket I got via international TA if I let TA know in advance?
Did you do this before?

Nope, it just was written in the "How to get your ticket" Information.

Please Ayu, add some Golden Week show dates around Tokyo. ;___;

Does anyone know (aside from JTB tour which was super long) when/if they added additional dates? Was it after the first lottery?

Ok, thanks!

Hi guys, I have a question, I saw you wrote that you have better chance at getting a good spot if you join international TA. If I joined now, would I be allowed for the first ballot for the tickets? (which I believe still hasn't been announced, correct?)
If I don't join, the general ballot comes after the TA one, is that right?

Also, I don't see any tokyo dates? is that normal? I'm staying in Tokyo and would like to go to a show not too far from there!

^ No! You can't join the ballot anymore. :( The deadline for joining TA and being allowed to take a chance on the ballot was January 28.

The two first dates are in Saitama, a city part of the Greater Tokyo Area. It's 50minutes away from Shibuya Station! I stayed in Tokyo and then went to her concert in Saitama and it was really easy and fast.

As mentioned, Saitama is on the outskirts of Tokyo. The reason for no Tokyo proper date is likely that many venues are closed for remodel for the Olympics in 2020. I'm hoping she will at least add a Yokohama or Chiba date though, and like voltron, hoping for over golden week since I'll be there. lol.

Is Nippon Bukodan still open? It can hold up to 14K people and it is in central Tokyo.

I'm also curious to know why there is no Tokyo dates despite of Nippon Budokan is still open.Plus,Yokohama Arena where takes 20-30mins by train from Tokyo. Maybe it's the sign of the final to be added later... Or maybe not LOL

Could she please open this tour with Do It Again... Ive been repalying Love Songs album a lot lately and i thought Do It Again would be great, imagine with the brass band in the arrangement and I hope she will sing Like A Doll

I never really understood all the love like a doll is getting on AHS. I always thought it was a very average song. I’d like her to open with Song 4 u or something more explosive^^

I'm craving a Together When... performance really badly from this tour. But I am doubtful it will be included.:(

Song 4 u would be awesome! Also want Flower.

I would love to hear HANABI ~episode II~ again <3 (the last time was in a-nation 2012! so long ago)

Mindblown!

I love Hanabi ep II.

I would like her to open with something more fierce tho...

Song 4 U would be epic, in Tales of Xillia 2 there like 2 others versions (different orchestrated arragement) and are just epic, something like that would be so cool! and I totally support the idea of Hanabi ep II! wish we could get another surprise like the kanariya performance, I'd love to see a live performance of Still Alone :yes

thanks for your answers, would I still make it for the general ballot or I dont' have a chance at tickets anymore? do you know when the general ballot will be (if there will be one?)

The TeamAyu Ballot has not even yet started, so don´t worry

That'd be so cool! A performance of still alone would be awesome. I'd love her to sing Daybreak again. I think the last time was Countdown Live 01-02 and it wasn't even on the DVD

She performed it at the TA tour in 2016. she and everyone around me was in tears

I would love to hear Naturally, no more words, still alone, Dolls, criminal, GUILTY, Life, HAPPY ENDING, Secret :love

I will be very happy if I see at least one of these songs on the list.

I think I would cry as well. Did TA Tour 2016 ever get released?
The last time it appeared was Countdown Live 2012-2013, 2010-2011, and 2007-2008.

^ No, unfortunately not. But it wasn't performed at the finale dates anyway, so likely wouldn't be on a release.

A performance of it from AT02 is on DVD tho.

I'd love to get Return Road for DVD... And SAKURA, Criminal, Guilty...

Ah, yes you are correct. I forgot it was one of the bonus songs, haven't watched AT02 in a while

I'd love to finally listen to Pray live. That's all I'm asking Ayu, please!

TA Lottery is open <3
I just registered at livepocket^^

Me too! Applied for both Saitama dates!!

The damn lottery just started. It said at 15:00 and it was already 15:45 when they sent the mail.

Actually I just saw you can fill out form to have someone else pickup ticket if you can’t attend.

haha didn´t notice that xD I saw the news before the mail arrived^^

Also applied for both Saitama dates! Fingers crossed for everybody :)

Yassssd i applied for the first Nagoya show!!!

she sang it a nation 17 annnddd yesss Song 4 U needs another grand performance after Ayu cut it so short at AT 2012 :irked

edit: im mistaken, she sang Hanabi at a nation 17

^ She sang Song 4 U during CDL 2015-2016 too.

Just applied for both Osaka dates! So excited!

How long is the TA lottery open?

Until the 13th.

I don't get why everyone wants Song 4 U... it's pretty boring I think. Progress is so much better!

Thank you! Good thing it lasts that long. I have time to really find out if I can make it and for what show :)

Song 4 u is so much better than progress...

Trying to get tickets for Saitama but I'm gettin an error message that is frustrating me so much. The "fan club member information" is the fanclub number + birth date, right?! With no space?

Membership ID number: 6 digit numbers
Birth date: 8 digit numbers (YYYYMMDD)
Ex) If your birth date is 1990, April 2nd ... [19900402]

There is a separate box for your fan club number and then below that is where you put your bday YYYYMMDD. At least that’s how it was for me this time, but for some reason I do feel like they were combined the first time I ordered tickets.

Oh! The password is actually the birthdate. I was putting my TA password. So confusing lol

Just applied for both Saitama! Let's hope for the best. <3 Good lucky to everyone!

Yaaaaaaaaaay, I applied for 2 tickets for both Fukuoka dates and for Hiroshima...

What about the extra ticket in case I win 2? Can I sell it?

lol

I went ahead and changed the password of TA, thinking I was doing it wrong D:

I still hate the fact that it was axed for TA15's recording..

Applied for Nagoya and Fukuoka!

Can't wait to get home and apply! I'll probably be asking for help later...

I applied for the Osaka final!

If she extends her tour, before the 13th (or whenever this round ends), are we able to cancel our lottery submission? I really want to attend the final, final show.

I'm decided to skip this tour so bad
I planned to save more money this year but if there is The Final to be added later, I will then LOL
By the way, see you in Okinawa, Ayu!

Yes, you can before the deadline I believe... If you go into your ticket submission there's a Cancel registration button.

I think if there are The Final, It's very less possibility (or impossible) to announce before this coming 13th
During I was waiting to attend Cirque de Minuit at Yoyogi which supposed to be the final, I wished to see at least my head from the back in Blu-ray but additional 4 concerts in Kobe and Yokohama were announced then. I cried like a child LOL:P

Do I see it right that I have to appl seperate for every date I want to join?

Yes, each venue got its separate application.

The spacing of this tour is just so odd. I wonder if it's related to her hearing, to give her more time between shows? I'm getting less and less confident there will be any back fill dates, and I'm even doubting if she'll add any additional ones to the end at all.

It's basically her shortest tour, and ending so early in the year for an anniversary year. I'm wondering if she'll do another TA tour after, or a hall tour.

Edit: For comparison sake, what I could find:
2010 - RnR Circus: 34 shows
2011 - PoM: 26 shows
2012 - HLS: 28 shows
2013 - A Best Live: 28 shows
2014 - Premium Showcase: 11 shows
2015 - CdM: 22 shows
2016 - Made in Japan: 17 shows

I hope she would just stop after the last date at Osaka. She need to stop.

That was my *same* dilemma in 2009 lol I booked my ticket due to what was originally the Tokyo final in June, then she added more shows until October :no

Applied for both Fukuoka dates! sooo excited!!! this would be my first ayu concert!

We’ll meet there then!

i will be there too ! :)

Great! We could all meet before or after!