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

[truehappiness]

Lottery drawing has occurred and people are getting their tickets now!

Logo + promo images + tour pamphlet preview

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!

[kendelle]

Zeke said his A1 ticket was his worst view, my A1 was the best view.

Seems the applicants were largely successful That's good to know!

[pedronekoi]

I applied for 7 and 8 April in Saitama and had the 8 declined. But that was perfect because I was worried about the money hahah SO HAPPY!!!!

[njanjayrp]

Seems like a lot of us is going to be in Saitama!!

[polka-dot-jewel]

My entry got declined :[ Eh, it sucks, but I can try again during another lottery.

[pedronekoi]

^ Yes! The 2nd round lottery started today Good luck!

[ayuuk]

Originally Posted by polka-dot-jewel

My entry got declined :[ Eh, it sucks, but I can try again during another lottery.

Which date did you get declined?

[polka-dot-jewel]

Originally Posted by ayuuk

Which date did you get declined?

Osaka, July 22

Originally Posted by pedronekoi

^ Yes! The 2nd round lottery started today Good luck!

Ohh! Good to know!! Thank you

[~angel*ayumi~]

Seems like everyone here got declined for 22nd Osaka date.
Tour final seems veeeery popular, plus Osaka Jo hall has only half the capacity as Saitama Super Arena

[Chibi-Chan]

Yumsushi got tickets for us for July 21st Osaka. That's great, now I can see the beginning and end of the tour!

[roxaskh2fm]

Won my tickets to June 16th!!!

Anyone going to this date too?

[the3ye]

Originally Posted by ~angel*ayumi~

Seems like everyone here got declined for 22nd Osaka date.
Tour final seems veeeery popular, plus Osaka Jo hall has only have the capacity as Saitama Super Arena

4 tickets for Osaka on 22nd are in. Got notice about 3 hours after first reports here.
Reference number are A95~98

[attractive nausea]

I won both dates for Osaka! 21th and 22th

- I applied on the day the lottery started, as soon as i knew it was open
- I took 1 ticket per date
- Reference number for the 21th is A140, for the 22th it's A79

[Gorgonia]

I got an extra ticket for both Fukuoka dates and one for Hiroshima. If anyone's interested, let me know.

Ref numbers are:
Fukuoka 12: A23 and A24
Fukuoka 13: A3 and A4
Hiroshima: A18 and A19

(Not like it counts at all but well haha)

[polka-dot-jewel]

Originally Posted by attractive nausea

I won both dates for Osaka! 21th and 22th

- I applied on the day the lottery started, as soon as i knew it was open
- I took 1 ticket per date
- Reference number for the 21th is A140, for the 22th it's A79

I, too, applied for just one ticket, and as soon as I knew the lottery was open. I just think there were limited tickets available for Global TA for these shows, especially the 22nd, based on how much more was seemingly given out for the other shows.

[attractive nausea]

^ That lottery system is f*cked up then lol, why don't they give us all the tickets we want? It's not like there are 10 or 15k TA members applying for the same date huh? I bet there are gonna be a few empty seats like always, that's stupid that we have to earn the right to pay for something.

[~angel*ayumi~]

Originally Posted by attractive nausea

^ That lottery system is f*cked up then lol, why don't they give us all the tickets we want? It's not like there are 10 or 15k TA members applying for the same date huh? I bet there are gonna be a few empty seats like always, that's stupid that we have to earn the right to pay for something.

If tickets with TA were gurantee there whould be much more resellers I think. And with this system everyone has an equal chance because every ticket site (not only in Japan) gets their fixed ticket quote. Most countries have a first come first serve system, so if you don´t have the time to buy right away you will be screwed.

[attractive nausea]

^ I do get that point of view. It's true that sometimes a whole date can be sold out in a matter of minutes for some singers

What i do not really understand is that polka-dot-jewel didn't win, even tho she applied for the same date, same amount, same everyting as me. Yet there still is a second lottery for this date so it means there are plenty of tickets left, why not just have one round of lottery then?
As a foreigner, i couldn't start planning my trip unless i was sure i had the tickets, and waiting longer can cost money lol

[truehappiness]

There's probably gonna be a 'special' final for this, I bet.

[polka-dot-jewel]

These application rounds are like presales here in the US. You've got various types of presales - one for people with certain credit cards, one for fanclub members, one for those to buy through certain apps, etc. They don't allow all tickets to be available in each of those presales because they need some to be available for general sale.

It's a bit annoying -- Western presales only occur over the span of a few days before general sale, and Ayu's takes a month or two lol. It's a very lengthy process.