Concert Report - 4/9 and 4/10!

[SunshineSlayer]

Hi everyone! I just got done seeing Ayu live in Hiroshima on both Saturday and Sunday and wanted to give you my impressions! First off, the set list has changed a bit at the end. I don't think they have filmed the concert for the DVD yet, so this is likely to be the setlist for the DVD.

Kaleidescope
Happy Ending
Inspire
Surreal
UNITE!
Game
My Name's WOMEN
About You
Moments
Walking Proud
Carols
Catcher in the Light
Honey
Evolution
Boys and Girls
~encore~
Step YOU
Humming 7/4
flower garden
Replace

So she has taken out Trauma and added in Step YOU. I was happy to hear Step YOU, but a bit disappointed about no Trauma because I had been practicing in the dance. lol

Step YOU - It was the first time she had performed it and my god that song is catchy. I see it becoming a concert staple like Evolution and Boys and Girls in the future. It has some English lyrics in it. From what I remember - "so wow wow wow wow, so no no no no," "1, 2, Step YOU," and "1, 2, 3, 4 You and Me." There are probabally a few more "yeahs" and "wows" throughout the song too. It was a very cool and rocking pop song and has a section in the middle that almost sounds like Queen's We Will Rock You.

Catcher in the Light - Is performed just by the band and backup singers w/ Ayu's voice being played through the speakers.

Her voice sounded great on both nights - near perfect really. Definitely no lip synching at all. So all those that say she can't sing live or that she lip synchs - shut up.

Someone has already described the stage and some of the special effects of the concert, so I won't really get into that. But one thing I would like to add is the stage has a circular part that goes out into the audience that rises up and rotates - it's the same as the stage used during the Because of You performance at the MTV Awards.

4/9 was a special night on the tour. It was the anniversary of the release of her first single - Poker Face. So during the encore, the band began playing Poker Face and the audience sang it to Ayu and then she was presented with a cake on stage. She looked suprised and got a little teary eyed. It was very nice.

My favorite performances were:

Carols - Her voice was maybe the best in this song and it was very cool how they staged the song.
Step YOU - This performance was just very fun.
Honey - Not my favorite song on the album but the staging and performance of it was very cute.
Evolution - Loved all of the audience interaction.
Boys and Girls - More great audience interaction and this is the one with all of the cool water effects that were described by another poster.

Those were my absolute favorites but the whole concert was great!

I'll try to answer any questions you might have about the concert.

*edited to add About You to the set list.

[Coelacanth]

Thank you so much for the report! I hope they do take out 'Trauma' for the DVD as well. 'STEP you' sounds like it should be good. I can't wait! She didn't perform 'About You'?

[PSYCHEDELICOdust]

I'm interested myself, thanks for the report. Interesting to hear a first hand report on the concert and about STEP you as well.

[jkm444]

wow thanks for the info! So sunshineslayer do u think that Step you sound better then Is this love or is this love better?

[PickleCookies]

Thanks for the information about the concert. I wish Fly high was performed, though. Oh well.
Nevertheless, I wanna hear Catcher in the Light live.

[paper_doll]

Thanks for the report!

[MsMiyabi]

what dvd is this for ?

[openingRUN]

awesome! wish i could've gone, thanks for the report!

[PickleCookies]

Originally Posted by Akurei

what dvd is this for ?

The concert...?

[evechoco]

thanks you so much, i wanna hear step u, i wish i could go to see her live if i have $

[Larisa-chan]

wow! she performed STEP you! That must have been exciting!!

[isaac hiew]

Too bad that you can't take the pictures of the concert, right?

But thank you for the report, I will stick this up and make it as POTD.

[mui-gei-tal]

wow! the concert sounds so cool! she performed step YOU ^.^

lucky u..get to have such fun...btw thanks for the report!

[Echiko]

*_________* YOU ARE SOO LUCKY!!! It sounds so cool!!! I wish I could have been there...*cries* but not the point right now.

WOW She sung STEP you?!! =D If you got good reviews, I bet it's awesome! And I can't wait to hear how HONEY sounds. ^v^ The screencaps looked really cute! And everything in this concert looks great. I have high expectations. =] *grins*

[AyuGAME]

WOW STEP you..i really want to hear that song
I really excited about this concert, I think it was her best concert so fat
Can’t wait until the dvd release
Sunshine Slayer please tell us more about that concert..
I really want to know what she wear at the end of the concert, there isn’t any report about this I think..
About the dance, the band and everything
Just tell us..and if you have any pics..please post it
thx

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by jkm444

wow thanks for the info! So sunshineslayer do u think that Step you sound better then Is this love or is this love better?

It's hard to say because they sound different. I like Is This Love? A lot too. But right now my favorite is Step YOU - could just be because that's the one I saw live though.

[bebeching]

why have not Hope OR Pain ... ><~

[perfectodub]

great!!! other old song out!

i hope in the next concerts or tours ayumi stop to sing SURREAL , UNITE!, evolution, or Boys & Girls

like already forgetfulness Fly high, SEASONS and depend on you

sorry guys...but everytime that I buy a concert of ayumi and I see that she repeats the same songs, singing of the same way I feel that they are robbing to me




bye

[PickleCookies]

I love the old songs. They're classics. They're tradition. They rock.

[[H]]

ahhh,,you're so damn lucky sunshineslayer!!! I wonder if the "poker face birthday" part will be added in the DVD release. It sounds touching!
Thanks for your report, can't wait to hear step YOU!!!