Posted on November 20, 2015

Footage from last night’s SHOWCASE 2015 -Shinagawa Uchouten NIGHT- has been circulated to the media and has been appearing on various news programs in Japan this morning. The clip, sourced from Mezamashi TV on Fuji TV, features footage of 「Ichibu to Zenbu」 and 「ZERO」 as performed during the show. Additionally, an excerpt from Koshi’s MC section can be seen, in which he greets the crowd and mentions that it’s the first fanclub-only show to date. He continues, noting that the tickets were only available “through a lottery” and quickly followed up with “And you got them!”.

Posted on November 19, 2015

The second SHOWCASE performance this year has come to an end, with the band ready to rock and roll at the upcoming TV Asahi Dream Festival this weekend. The show ran for a truncated setlist of only 14 tunes compared to the usual 20. As previously reported, the show was limited to B’z PARTY fanclub members and is confirmed to have been filmed in full. It is possible the SHOWCASE will be included on a future home video—possibly as a bonus paired with B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-.

Recent singles「RED」and「Uchouten」opened the show, followed by the 2009 single「Ichibu to Zenbu」and 1992’s perennial classic「ZERO」next. B’z then returned with undoubtedly one of their most popular ballads in「Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni」and continued with「Negai」— both of which had not been played since 2013.

The two most surprising inclusions came next:「Naite Naite Nakiyandara」— a ballad from 1997’s SURVIVE that has not been played live since 2007, and「hole in my heart」— a B-side to the 1994 single「MOTEL」 that received its very first live performance tonight. This reduces the amount of B’z songs left unperformed to just over sixty.

The band then closed the show with several well-known songs:「Hadashi no Megami」from 1993,「ultra soul」from 2001,「girigiri chop」from 1999, followed by EPIC DAY opener「Las Vegas」and ending with fan-favorite「Ai no Bakudan」as they did during the EPIC NIGHT tour proper.

B’z SHOWCASE 2015 -Shinagawa Uchouten NIGHT- Setlist

★ Denotes a song was also played during EPIC NIGHT

01. RED ★
02. Uchouten ★
03. Ichibu to Zenbu ★
04. ZERO ★
05. Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni
06. Negai
07. Calling
08. Naite Naite Nakiyandara
09. hole in my heart
10. Hadashi no Megami
11. ultra soul ★
12. girigiri chop ★
13. Las Vegas ★
14. Ai no Bakudan ★

Posted on November 5, 2015

B’z has today announced their first fanclub-only concert, possibly in preparation for their performance at the TV Asahi Dream Festival 2015 later this month. The show will be held at the Shinagawa Stellar Ball, where Koshi also performed during his solo tour in 2014. Tickets for this show are available only through the official B’z fanclub and only fanclub members are allowed to attend. Furthermore, face picture and ID are required for ID verification in order to enter the venue.

B’z SHOWCASE 2015 -Shinagawa Uchouten NIGHT-

November 19th, 2015 — Shinagawa Stellar Ball

Tickets:
Standing — 7000 Yen
Reserved Seat — 8000 Yen

Posted on September 7, 2015

The band has announced that it will be performing at this year’s TV Asahi Dream Festival, which celebrates its 5th anniversary this year. Their previous, and first, performance at the festival dates back to 2011. This year’s rendition of the festival is held from November 21-23 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. B’z will perform on the first day on November 21st. Tickets can be obtained through eplus from September 11 for 10,800 Yen per ticket.

Posted on June 22, 2015

The first two shows of the additionally announced shows have come to a close! Expectations were high for said shows, as fans were expecting these shows to potentially turn into a treasure trove for rarely performed songs. Koshi also made clear in an MC, why they added these shows: “There was a huge gap between shows after the Ajinomoto Stadium show, so we called the Zepp venues, and they happened to be free!”
Furthermore, a funny scene played out during the show at Zepp Namba: Tak told the audience to tell somebody if they’re feeling unwell. That somebody is going to come rescue them in that case. A fan in the crowd then shouted “Matsumoto-san! Please come rescue me!” to which Tak replied “I’m at work here… (laughs)”.

Check out the setlists for both shows below.

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Posted on June 16, 2015

The official merchandise for the upcoming B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -epic night- shows has been announced. There will be one exclusive T-shirt featuring the -epic night- logo as well as Tak and Koshi. This T-shirt is sold exclusively at the B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -epic night- shows, and will not be available for purchase at the stadium shows. Furthermore, only said T-shirt and the charity mug are available for purchase at the -epic night- shows. No further merchandise is available.

The T-shirt costs 2,500 Yen and is available in sizes XS,S,M,L,XL.

B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -epic night-

June 18th — Zepp Namba (Osaka)
June 22nd — Zepp DiverCity (Tokyo)
July 14th — Zepp Nagoya
July 21st — Zepp Fukuoka