ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2018 ～POWER of MUSIC 20th Anniversary ～

[truehappiness]

Announcement just got emailed out.

Logo -

Spoiler:

ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2018 ～POWER of MUSIC 20th Anniversary ～

昨年春にスタートした、Just the beginning -20- TOUR の第3章真っ只中であるayuが、
早くもこの春、浜崎あゆみのデビュー20周年を記念するARENA TOURを開催する事を高らかに宣言！

その名も

「ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2018 ～POWER of MUSIC 20th A(ロゴ)nniversary ～」

立ち止まることなくまだまだ前進し続ける覚悟を決めた音楽人生において、
ayuの新たな挑戦が4月7日(土)さいたまスーパーアリーナにて幕を開ける。

60公演にも及ぶツアーを経たマインドに改めて刻まれた音楽の力、
その想いをツアータイトルに再度掲げてスタートする20年目の真意をあなたの目でしっかりと見届けて欲しい ー。


【公演日程】
・2018年4月7日（土）埼玉：さいたまスーパーアリーナ / Saitama Super Arena
開場17:30/開演18:30

・2018年4月8日（日）埼玉：さいたまスーパーアリーナ
開場15:00/開演16:00

・2018年4月21日（土）愛知：日本ガイシホール / Nihon Gaishi Hall
開場16:00/開演17:00

・2018年4月22日（日）愛知：日本ガイシホール
開場15:00/開演16:00

・2018年5月12日（土）福岡：マリンメッセ福岡 / Marina Messe Fukuoka
開場16:00/開演17:00

・2018年5月13日（日）福岡：マリンメッセ福岡
開場15:00/開演16:00

・2018年5月19日（土）広島：広島サンプラザホール / Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
開場16:00/開演17:00

・2018年6月16日（土）石川：石川産業展示館4号館 / Ishikawa Industry Exhibition Building 4
開場16:00/開演17:00

・2018年6月23日（土）宮城：ゼビオアリーナ仙台 / Zebio Arena Sendai
開場16:00/開演17:00

・2018年7月21日（土）大阪：大阪城ホール / Osaka-jo Hall
開場16:00/開演17:00

・2018年7月22日（日）大阪：大阪城ホール
開場15:00/開演16:00

http://avex.jp/ayu/news/detail.php?id=1057714

Personally, I don't think I like that PoM is back as a name. I do like that she's actually announced something though. 1/28 reservations for TA!

Also the gaps after first live and then May to July stinks of 'release + promo'.

The blurb mentions "moving forward without stopping" and that Ayu's new challenge will start on April 7th. Also it seems the theme was due to the 60 shows inspiring the power of music concept.

Main site tour thing lists prices as 9600yen.

バンドメンバー、コーラスチーム、ストリングスチームからなる大編成で音楽の力をお届けします❗️よろしく お願い致します‼️

Band members, chorus, strings team will be present!

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

That came out of nowhere lol

Wonder how the visuals and track list will be.

I assume it's going to be paired down like the first PoM?

[truehappiness]

Honestly, I don't know. If she's using the name again, I am kind of assuming classical rearrangements will be a thing and it will not be super grand until she does like a LIMITED EDITION final.

If it's completely different however, why go back to using that name? Hard to read this, really, and the little blurb is generic too.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Spoiler:

Logo: http://www.avex.jp/ayu/live/tour.php?id=1001158

[truehappiness]

Ayu herself probably designed this and used "Stroke" a few too many times.

[Corvina]

I wonder if they're going to jack up the ticket prices again...

[truehappiness]

Prices are slated to be 9600yen.

[Deep snow]

holy shitballs this is unexpected.

my first thought was, I hope she does something extraordinary for this 20th anniversary. my basic fanboy ass just wants her to have a very grandiose year.

[truehappiness]

I think it will probably be a rather laidback tour but then will change like the 2011 PoM did.

[Deep snow]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I think it will probably be a rather laidback tour but then will change like the 2011 PoM did.

This was my second thought, yes.

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Prices are slated to be 9600yen.

So they do.
Really, almost 10,000 Yen for one single ticket is damn pricey. Actually the reason I didn't go to her arena dates last year, even though I was living there right in time.

But the most ridiculous prices were for her two TA tours.
In 2015 it was from 7,800 - 8,800 and in 2016 8,500.
For live house concerts.

Kana Nishino's Dome tour (!) last year and her hall tour this year have a price of around 7,800 e.g.

[ayuuk]

I am actually happy that she is doing fewer shows in arenas. This would give her time to rest between shows.

[Aderianu]

what a great news! and logo is not that bad

would be awesome if she perform songs with new arrangements like at old PoM

[truehappiness]

I don't think it really matters as far as the ticket prices go. There's more people involved with Ayu's shows and there's a certain level of quality that probably isn't there with something like a Kana tour anyway.

Prices for Ayu concerts have always been about 1500-2000 yen more than Kana concerts.

Originally Posted by Aderianu

what a great news! and logo is not that bad

would be awesome if she perform songs with new arrangements like at old PoM

100% chance she does an epic song in first two then takes it out later, lol.

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I don't think it really matters as far as the ticket prices go. There's more people involved with Ayu's shows and there's a certain level of quality that probably isn't there with something like a Kana tour anyway.

She was just an example as she is really popular compared to ayu. Prices are smaller for most artists I follow. For FC tours it's usually between 6,000 and 7,000 Yen.
Namie is also taking 9,800 Yen for a ticket this year, but it's her farewell and a Dome tour.

There surely are people not caring, but I do, lol.

[ayuuk]

Cried so bad during PoM. Really felt the power.

[truehappiness]

They will charge what people are probably going to pay. If you are going to see the show, you will pay it regardless.

Originally Posted by ayuuk

Cried so bad during PoM. Really felt the power.

Will you go this year?

[ayuuk]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Ayu herself probably designed this and used "Stroke" a few too many times.

What do you mean by "stroke"?

Originally Posted by truehappiness

They will charge what people are probably going to pay. If you are going to see the show, you will pay it regardless.



Will you go this year?

Definitely wanna go! Do you think TA tickets will be hard to get?

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by ayuuk

What do you mean by "stroke"?

There is a Photoshop tool that increases thickness of things called 'stroke', so it looks like it was used a bit much here.

Originally Posted by ayuuk

Definitely wanna go! Do you think TA tickets will be hard to get?

Probably not. But for the anniversary dates maybe.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by Corvina

So they do.
Really, almost 10,000 Yen for one single ticket is damn pricey. Actually the reason I didn't go to her arena dates last year, even though I was living there right in time.

But the most ridiculous prices were for her two TA tours.
In 2015 it was from 7,800 - 8,800 and in 2016 8,500.
For live house concerts.

Kana Nishino's Dome tour (!) last year and her hall tour this year have a price of around 7,800 e.g.

I believe I get my money's worth. I don't think you should really compare the prices. I saw ONE OK ROCK for 20 EUR in Vienna. However their production costs are significantly lower. The prices of concert halls/arenas might have increased in Japan due to a lot of them being under reconstruction so more people are looking into renting them and there are obviously less arenas available.