The Tour of Misia Love Bebop: All Roads Lead to You

The Tour of Misia Love Bebop: All Roads Lead to You
Tour by Misia
Associated albumLove Bebop
Start dateDecember 2, 2016 (2016-12-02)
End dateFebruary 5, 2017 (2017-02-05)
Legs2
No. of shows17 in Asia
Misia concert chronology

The Tour of Misia Love Bebop: All Roads Lead to You was a concert tour by Japanese singer Misia, in support of her twelfth studio album Love Bebop (2016). The tour started on December 2, 2016 at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai, Miyagi and concluded on February 5, 2017 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Kanagawa, comprising 17 dates. It is the twelfth and final installment of The Tour of Misia concert series, which began in 1999 and ran for 18 years.[1] The final show of the tour was released as a video album on May 24, 2017.[2]

Background

On June 20, 2016, Misia announced through her official website that she would embark on a new installment of The Tour of Misia concert series, the first in four years, since The Tour of Misia Japan Soul Quest.[3] She announced thirteen hall dates and four arena dates.[3] On August 19, 2016, it was announced Misia would be holding auditions for backup dancers to join her on tour.[4] Ticket sales opened to the general public on October 1, 2016 for the hall shows and on December 1, 2016 for the arena shows.[5][6] On November 15, 2016, Misia announced she had partnered with au to offer a limited number of tickets to their au smartpass subscribers.[7] On January 20, 2017, she announced that the final date of the tour would be broadcast on Wowow on March 26, 2017.[8] The network also aired a special program in anticipation of the concert, featuring an interview with Misia and footage of the tour on March 4, 2017.[9]

Set list

This set list is representative of the concert on January 29, 2017.[10] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Love Bebop"
  2. "Butterfly Butterfly"
  3. "Escape 2016"
  4. "Back Blocks"
  5. "Rhythm Reflection"
  6. "Change for Good"
  7. "Catch the Rainbow"
  8. "Ashita wa Motto Suki ni Naru" (明日はもっと好きになる, "Love You More Tomorrow")
  9. "Mayonaka no Hide-and-seek" (真夜中のHIDE-AND-SEEK, "Midnight Hide-and-seek")
  10. "Shiroi Kisetsu" (Piano version)
  11. "Nagareboshi" (Piano version)
  12. "Sakura Hitohira"
  13. "Orphans no Namida"
  14. "Freedom"
  15. "Super Rainbow"
  16. "Oh Lovely Day"

Encore

  2. "Into the Light" (David Sussman's Mix)
  3. "Sweetness" (Satoshi Tomiie Remix)
  4. "Aitakute Ima" (Gomi Remix)
  5. "Candle of Life" (Make a Wish Remix)
  6. "Wasurenai Hibi" (Hex Hector's Club Mix)
  7. "The Glory Day" (Gomi Remix)
  8. "Everything" (Junior + Gomi Club Extended Mix)
  9. "Anata ni Smile :)"
  10. "Hana" (花, "Flower")
Notes[11]
  • "Ashita wa Motto Suki ni Naru" and "Mayonaka no Hide-and-seek" were not performed during the December 2 and 17, 2016 shows. During the December 18, 23, 24, 2016 and January 14, 2017 shows, only the latter track was performed. During the December 2-3, 2016 and January 7, 2017 shows, the performance order of the songs were switched.
  • During the acoustic portion of the show, Misia performed on the piano "Nagareboshi" at every show of the tour. In addition to "Nagareboshi", she performed:
    • "Snow Song" at every show prior to the January 8, 2017 concert;
    • "Kiss Shite Dakishimete" during the December 2, 10, 18, 2016 and January 14, 20, 2017 and February 4, 2017 dates;
    • "Shiroi Kisetsu" from the January 8, 2017 show onwards;
    • "It's Just Love" at the December 3, 17, 2016 and February 5, 2017 dates; and
    • "Holy Hold Me" during the December 23-24, 2016 shows.
  • During the December 3, 10, 23-24, 2016 and January 8, 21, 2017 and February 4-5, 2017 dates, Misia included "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." to the set list.
  • "Sakura Hitohira" was performed at every show from January 14 through January 29, 2017.

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening acts.
Date City Country Venue Opening acts
Hall dates[12]
December 2, 2016 Sendai Japan Sendai Sun Plaza Little Black Dress[13]
December 3, 2016
December 10, 2016 Kanazawa Honda no Mori Hall
December 17, 2016 Nagoya Nagoya Congress Center Century Hall
December 18, 2016
December 23, 2016 Fukuoka Fukuoka Sunpalace
December 24, 2016 Kitakyushu Harmonie Cinq Kitakyushu Soleil Hall
January 7, 2017 Sapporo Nitori Culture Hall
January 8, 2017
January 13, 2017 Kurashiki Kurashiki City Auditorium
January 14, 2017 Hiroshima Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall
January 20, 2017 Kōchi Kochi Prefectural Culture Hall Orange Hall
January 21, 2017 Takamatsu Sunport Hall Takamatsu
Arena dates[14]
January 28, 2017 Osaka Japan Osaka-jō Hall Little Black Dress[13]
January 29, 2017
February 4, 2017 Yokohama Yokohama Arena
February 5, 2017

Personnel

References

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