Babymetal World Tour 2014 Explained

Concert Tour Name:Babymetal World Tour 2014
Artist:Babymetal
Type:World
Album:Babymetal
Number Of Legs:8
Number Of Shows:17
Last Tour:
(2013)
This Tour:Babymetal World Tour 2014
(2014)
Next Tour:Babymetal World Tour 2015
(2015)

The Babymetal World Tour 2014 (stylized in all caps) was the first worldwide concert tour by Japanese band Babymetal. Supporting their eponymous debut album, the tour ran from 23 June 2014 to 20 December 2014, taking place in Japan, the United States, Canada, and several countries in Europe.

Background

On 2 March 2014, at the end of the band's second show at Nippon Budokan, two European shows, Legend "Y" and Legend "M" were announced; these shows, taking place in Paris, France and Cologne, Germany, respectively served as the 15th birthday celebrations for Yuimetal and Moametal, respectively.[1] [2]

The world tour was confirmed on 7 May 2014 with a trailer and several dates announced for European and Japanese legs, marking the second episode of the Metal Resistance.[3] [4] One of the dates included an appearance at Sonisphere Festival in the United Kingdom on 5 July 2014;[5] [6] Alan Day, of the Kilimanjaro Live group (Sonisphere's event promoter), formally invited the band to play in the festival following a successful fan-driven campaign entitled "Babymetal For Sonisphere UK 2014",[7] which Sonisphere later acknowledged on its website.[8] Initially scheduled to play on 6 June at the tent at Bohemia Stage, the performance was moved to 5 June in order to upgrade to the Apollo Main Stage.[9] The next show in the country was set to occur at the Electric Ballroom in London,[10] but was later moved to The Forum due to tickets quickly selling out.[11] On 1 June 2014, a tour date for the United States was revealed.[12] [13]

On the tour, the band performed as an opening act for five shows from Lady Gaga's tour, from 30 July 2014 to 6 August 2014,[14] [13] and also made appearances at Heavy Montréal in Canada on 9 August 2014,[15] and Summer Sonic Festival 2014 in Japan on 16 August and 17 August 2014.[16]

After their performance at Summer Sonic in Chiba on 16 August 2014, another leg, titled the Babymetal Back to the USA / UK Tour 2014 (stylized in all caps), was added to the tour, adding dates in November 2014, with the USA concert was to be held in Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on 4 November, and the UK performance held in O2 Academy Brixton in London on 8 November, which would mark the start of the third episode of the Metal Resistance.[17] On 13 September 2014, Babymetal announced the show Legend "2015": New Year Fox Festival to be held at Saitama Super Arena, Japan on 10 January 2015, after the end of the tour.[18] [19]

In addition to official tour dates, the band also performed secret dates, with the umbrella term "Apocrypha". Knowledge of these performances is generally restricted to members of the "Babymetal Apocalypse Web" official fanclub. The text supplied marked the first time the term "The One" was used by the band; in this instance it referred to a secret society present since the performance Legend "I".[20]

Broadcast and recording

On 13 June 2014, the band announced a live screening of the 7 July concert in London at The Forum to be held at Zepp Tokyo.[21] [22] A live video album of the tour titled was released in Japan on 20 May 2015, and in Europe on 30 October 2015,[23] [24] [25] while highlights from the show made an appearance on the box set Babymetal World Tour 2014 Apocalypse.[26]

Set list

This setlist is representative of the show in Paris, France.[27] It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.

  1. "Babymetal Death"
  2. "Iine!"
  3. "Uki Uki ★ Midnight"
  4. "Mischiefs of Metal Gods"
  5. "Rondo of Nightmare"
  6. "Onedari Daisakusen"
  7. "Catch Me If You Can"
  8. "Akatsuki"
  9. "Song 4"
  10. "Megitsune"
  11. "Doki Doki ☆ Morning"
  12. "Gimme Chocolate!!"
  13. "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" (featuring Yuimetal)
  14. "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
Notes

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Asia[29]
23 June 2014TokyoJapanTsutaya O-East
24 June 2014
Europe[30]
1 July 2014ParisFranceLa Cigale
3 July 2014CologneGermanyLive Music Hall
5 July 2014KnebworthEnglandKnebworth House
7 July 2014LondonThe Forum
Asia[31]
21 July 2014TokyoJapanTsutaya O-East
21 July 2014
North America
27 July 2014Los AngelesUnited StatesThe Fonda Theatre
9 August 2014MontrealCanadaParc Jean-Drapeau
Asia
16 August 2014ChibaJapanMakuhari Messe
17 August 2014OsakaMaishima Sports Island
13 September 2014ChibaMakuhari Messe
14 September 2014
North America
4 November 2014New York CityUnited StatesHammerstein Ballroom
Europe
8 November 2014LondonEnglandO2 Academy Brixton
Asia[32]
20 December 2014TokyoJapanToyosu Pit

Babymetal World Tour 2014 Apocalypse

Babymetal World Tour 2014 Apocalypse
Italic Title:no
Type:Box
Artist:Babymetal
Recorded:2014
Length:164:07 (Blu-ray Disc 1)
94:27 (Blu-ray Disc 2)
Producer:Kobametal

On 20 May 2015, the band released the video album , containing footage from both solo shows performed in London. Babymetal World Tour 2014 Apocalypse is a member-exclusive box set that was released simultaneously to "The One" fanclub members, containing content of the same shows, as well as other moments of the world tour, including a performance at Makuhari Messe. The latter performance has since been released in vinyl format to commemorate the band's tenth anniversary.[33]

Content

The box set includes a photo-book of various shows from the Babymetal World Tour 2014 with photography by Dana Distortion (outside Japan) and Miyaaki Shingo (in Japan),[34] a Blu-ray and CD release of Live in London, and a bonus Blu-ray titled "Babymetal World Tour 2014 Apocalypse" containing the second headlining show in Chiba, Japan at Makuhari Messe on 14 September 2014, and performance highlights throughout the rest of the tour.[26] Taking place at the final venue in Japan, a total of 17,000 people attended the two shows. During the performance, the band announced a show set to take place at Saitama Super Arena on 10 January 2015.[35]

Track listing

Notes

External links

Notes and References

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