LOUDNESS - Setlist And Details From Classic Loudness 2009: The Birthday Eve - Disillusion Japanese Tour Revealed, Live DVD In The Works
April 13, 2009, 15 years ago
BW&BK; Japanese source Takashi Kanazawa has checked in with a brief overview of LOUDNESS' recent Japanese tour.
"Loudness' tour, focused on early four albums The Birthday Eve, Devil Soldier, The Law Of Devil's Land and Disillusion (appropriately titled Classic Loudness 2009: The Birthday Eve - Disillusion) was held through April 7th - 12th in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo.In Tokyo show on April 12, followed by footage of forthcoming live DVD, Munetaka Higuchi Forever Our Hero, the set opened with 'Anthem (Loudness Overture)'. The venue was packed and the crowd went literally crazy to the songs from the band's early catalogue, which were rarely played over decades.
Frontman Minoru Niihara revealed that due to overwhelming demand, a domestic encore tour will be held on early summer. No specific dates were mentioned. Masayuki 'Ampan' Suzuki once again joined as a supporting member on drums
Here is a full setlist from the shows: 'Loudness', 'I'm On Fire', 'High Try', 'Street Woman', 'To Be Demon', 'Rock Shock (More And More)', 'Lonely Player', 'Angel Dust', 'Rock The Nation', 'Devil Soldier', 'In The Mirror', 'The Law Of Devil's Land', 'Mr. Yes Man', 'Black Wall', 'Crazy Doctor', 'Exploder', 'Dream Fantasy', 'Esper'
Encore: 'Milky Way', 'Satisfaction Guaranteed', 'Speed'.
Second Encore: 'Ares Lament', 'Crazy Night' (Nagoya only)
Reportedly one of the shows will be released as a live DVD."
(Thanks Takashi)
BW&BK; would like to congratulate Takashi and his wife on the birth of their second child.
