Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018 explained

Concert Tour Name:Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018
Album:Hatsukoi
Start Date:November 6, 2018
End Date:December 9, 2018
Artist:Hikaru Utada
Number Of Shows:13
Last Tour:Wild Life
(2010)
This Tour:Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018
(2018)
Next Tour:Science Fiction
(2024)

Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018 was Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada's fourth Japanese tour. The 13-date sold-out tour began in Yokohama and ended in Chiba. It was Utada's first concert in Japan in 8 years since Wild Life, and first concert tour in the country in 12 years since Utada United 2006.[1] [2] Initially, the concert tour was scheduled with 12 regular dates in arenas, but one extra concert, sponsored by Suntory, was later scheduled for November 17.[3]

Recordings and release

The tour was officially broadcast on the Japanese TV channels BS Sky Perfect!, in January 2019, and on M-ON, in March 2019, along with a documentary showing the behind the scenes of the tour and production process.[4]

Two songs were recorded with 6K 180 degrees cameras for PlayStation VR, Hikari and Chikai. They were both released worldwide on PlayStation VR on January 18, 2019, the same day the single Face My Fears was released.[5]

An official release of the full tour concert with backstage documentary was released in 3 disc set in Blu-ray and DVD formats on June 26, 2019, including an extra disc with music videos of Anata, Forevermore and Hatsukoi, along M-ON documentaries of behind the scenes. The concert is currently available on iTunes for digital download, Netflix for streaming and Sky Perfect TV for Pay per view.[6]

Set list

  1. "Anata"
  2. "Michi"
  3. "Traveling"
  4. "Colors"
  5. "Prisoner of Love"
  6. "Kiss & Cry" (with samples of "Can You Keep a Secret?")
  7. "Sakura Drops"
  8. "Hikari"
  9. "Tomodachi"
  10. "Too Proud"
  11. "Chikai"
  12. "Manatsu no Tooriame"
  13. "Hanataba o Kimi ni"
  14. "Forevermore"
  15. "First Love"
  16. "Hatsukoi"
  17. "Play a Love Song"
  18. "Ore no Kanojo"
  19. "Automatic"
  20. "Goodbye Happiness"

Shows

Tour dates for Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018.[7]

List of concerts
DateCityCountryVenueAttendance
November 6, 2018YokohamaJapanYokohama Arena140,000[8]
November 7, 2018
November 14, 2018FukuokaMarine Messe Fukuoka
November 15, 2018
November 17, 2018HokiTorigin Culture Hall
November 22, 2018NagoyaNippon Gaishi Hall
November 23, 2018
November 28, 2018OsakaOsaka-jō Hall
November 29, 2018
December 4, 2018SaitamaSaitama Super Arena
December 5, 2018
December 8, 2018ChibaMakuhari Messe
December 9, 2018
Total140,000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Utada Hikaru Official Website. utadahikaru.jp. 10 November 2018. October 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211003061727/https://www.utadahikaru.jp/news/detail.html?id=498677. dead.
  2. Web site: Hikaru Utada Begins Her 2018 'Laughter in the Dark Tour' | もしもしにっぽん . moshimoshi-nippon.jp. November 7, 2018 . 10 November 2018.
  3. Web site: ライブ | 宇多田ヒカル | ソニーミュージック オフィシャルサイト. sonymusic.co.jp. 10 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Utada Hikaru Official Website . utadahikaru.jp. 10 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Hikaru Utada Performs "Hikari" and "Chikai" in PlayStation VR, Available Tomorrow . Playstation.Blog. 10 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Utada Hikaru Announces "Laughter in the Dark 2018" Tour for DVD/Blu-Ray, iTunes, and Netflix Release . AramaJapan. April 18, 2019 . 18 April 2019.
  7. Web site: "Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018" key visual and logo for the domestic tour was released – Neo-Tokyo 2099. neotokyo2099.com. 10 November 2018.
  8. Web site: 宇多田光 日本国内巡演「Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018」影像化 . Moshi Moshi Nippon . 23 June 2022 . zh-cmn-Hans . 18 April 2019.