linku: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=171545376&blogID=252454808&MyToken=974d7959-2316-4a2c-a4b4-be0c1684ff29
yoshiki's blog talking about it: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=14155082&blogID=252458504&MyToken=ca8828e4-ead5-4264-aec0-8e8ea071ec3f
so you guys heard about it? what do ya think? I'm pretty excited for this but it sucks cuzi live in NY but i have an aunt who live close to LA so maybe i can go for a visit and somehow find my self at the concert i really want to go ...The line-up sounds awesome considering i pretty much like all the bands that will be there and the only one of them i've seen before was d'ray ... >.<
ne way ne one else gonna go? what r your thoughts on it ..sounds good or bad?
and also it's looking more official that the 4th member is miyavi seeing as they plan to announce the 4th member at this festival...
... this annoys me- if I hear any complaints from Americans that "no-one ever comes here" after this, regardless of your state, I will PERSONALLY kick your ass.
It does sound promising also, a hint at what kind of bands will be joining the superband! Perhaps it might even be Yoshiki's first step towards taking more bands everywhere, not just Europe, Asia and America.
Yoshiki is a god amongst men ><
no one ever comes to America :[
Lol , I'll still complain , because of all those bands , I only want to see Two of them. Being Merry and Mucc. The others not so much. The band I would really want to see is now disbanded ( Kagerou ) and the other probaly won't ever tour here ( Buck-Tick ).
*shrugs*
My interest in most of those bands have waned over the years. Had this happened years ago, I would've pissed myself with anger about my location being at such a distance.
Hate it.
I'll complain cus its in fucking California which is reaaaally far from Illinois. To me, it might as well be in Japan :/
^ i know if only they did a show on the west and east coast but eh it's still pretty cool that finally they're doing smth like this ^^
eh yea it seems more in reach today and my other friend said her mom was actually going for it too. i'm getting excited but i don't want to get my hopes up xD if i know my luck i'll end up still in here >.<
lol. Only because Yoshiki's studio is in LA, that lazy-ass xD
I'm definitely interested, I live a hour away from the Wiltern, heh ^_^;.
I'm excited to see Merry, Miyavi, and Alice nine. After that Girugamesh. Anywho, I'm going to try to go; but I live in Michigan. So I'd have to fly. I wonder if the tickets go on sale 10am california time or EST. Need to know ^^
EDIT: I have to say...I knew it'd be Miyavi. I'd be very surprised now if it isn't. *laughs at all the people that laughed at her for guessing Miyavi way back then well before Sugizo was confirmed*
Quote from: TeamAwesome on April 13, 2007, 03:31:55 AM
... this annoys me- if I hear any complaints from Americans that "no-one ever comes here" after this, regardless of your state, I will PERSONALLY kick your ass.
yeah uhh... Connecticut over here. no way i can go to LA randomly for 2 days, so i think im allowed to complain.
Quote from: baka_neko on April 13, 2007, 08:19:09 PM
I'll complain cus its in fucking California which is reaaaally far from Illinois. To me, it might as well be in Japan :/
yeah fuckin' A
it's looks like i'm going ^^ my mom actually thought it would be pretty cool for us to go as a so i can hang out with my cousins and aunt who i haven't seen in awhile... so she's coming with us to LA but just me , my sister, and my 2 friends (who got he ok already) are going to the concert ^^.. the only thing is that i have to ask my dad if he and my brother want to come as a formality but he knows and i know he doesn't want to go...
I can't wait ^^ does anyone know how many hours ahead Cali is... need to know exactly what time i need to be on to buy tix
I wonder how hard it will be to buy tickets. I'm so paranoid. But I'm afraid they'll sell out really fast.
yea me too >.< I want to be there as soon as they go on sale.
EDIT_ also is the wiltern all-standing cuz that will make me wry a bit less.
This entire event is laughable.
This event is also quite fappable.
^ *faps to the thought of you*
I'm so excited for this event.
All the bands playing are some of my favorites.
I can't wait to go.
I can understand why people are complaining about this being in California, but let's be realistic.
LA is a super hot spot for J-rock and Yoshiki lives there.
It would be more reasonable and logical to have it in LA just for the fact that he lives there.
Plus Japan is close to California than NYC or some random ass state in the Mid-west.
Also, stop complaining about better bands playing at this event.
Just be glad that Yoshiki went through this trouble to get those 9 bands to play.
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u northamericans are fucking lucky to see that bands!
specially Merry, MUCC , and Gilgamesh!! ;D
stop complaining ´bout everything like pussys!! :'(
Quote from: wtfuxeric on April 16, 2007, 02:35:05 AM
I can understand why people are complaining about this being in California, but let's be realistic.
LA is a super hot spot for J-rock and Yoshiki lives there.
It would be more reasonable and logical to have it in LA just for the fact that he lives there.
Plus Japan is close to California than NYC or some random ass state in the Mid-west.
Pssh.. Hawaii is a lot closer to Japan... with your logic, they should just play there :P
I'm pretty psych about this to, can't wait to go. Be cool to finally here them live. :)Just hope there isn't any problem with the tickets.
Quote from: baka_neko on April 16, 2007, 11:59:37 PM
Quote from: wtfuxeric on April 16, 2007, 02:35:05 AM
I can understand why people are complaining about this being in California, but let's be realistic.
LA is a super hot spot for J-rock and Yoshiki lives there.
It would be more reasonable and logical to have it in LA just for the fact that he lives there.
Plus Japan is close to California than NYC or some random ass state in the Mid-west.
Pssh.. Hawaii is a lot closer to Japan... with your logic, they should just play there :P
Hahaha true, but my guess is that since Yoshiki saw the huge success of Dir en grey (especially in LA) he would bring all these bands to LA because he thinks it will be more of a benefit for them.
Quote from: MAD STALIN on April 16, 2007, 11:46:31 PM
u northamericans are fucking lucky to see that bands!
specially Merry, MUCC , and Gilgamesh!! ;D
stop complaining ´bout everything like pussys!! :'(
We have every right to complain like the pussies that we are; we're AMERICANS.
xD
You can complain all you want, but the bands are only benefiting by going to LA because LA is a hot spot for Jrock.
nah, yoshiki is just a lazy ass.
I wish D'espairs Ray would come back to NYC. :-\
So far, their concert was the best I've gone to.
As for Merry, I'd love to see them live.
But I'm a cheap-ass, so I'll just wait until they get close enough to me.
Or that is, I'll get over myself and go on a roadtrip; or something equally as ridiculous.
Oh!
For those who went to the show, or want to send them something(i.e: Letters, small presents)
Look this up >> gazettestreet.net
I think it's a cool idea.
I'm probably going to get a bunch of my friends to write letters to D'Ray.
And maybe, hopefully convince them to come back to NYC.
I know, pathetic...
but I'm itching for some decent concerts.
well I got my tickets. So my friend and I will fly from Michigan and meet up with my other friend whose flying into LA from Ohio and we're going to go both days. I'm so excited!!! But damn ticketmaster and their service charges. It was 12.50 service charge for each ticket and then 2.50 for each ticket to have them e-mailed.
yup got mine too,... i'm so pissed though cuz i was on as soon as they went on sale and the damned computer was going slow so by 1:05 (we're 3 hours before cali so tix here went on sale @ 1:00) i was panicking because the 2 day passes were sold out xD so i just bought tix seperatly for each day ....dammit >.< oh wells it will be me, my sister and 2 of my friends going to the concert we're all flying out from NY ^^ we'll be in LA that thursday and are leaving sunday to avoid memorial day in the airport which would just be hectic and is also more expensive to fly out on >.<
lol i got the two-day pass. <3 my friend :D
^I got the 2-day pass too. and I'll be in LA from thursday to sunday.
Have fun guys. Take lots of pics of Merri. XDDDD
thanks ^^ ill try!!!
(wait are cameras allowed?...not like it's stopped people before though xD)
2-day pass motherfucker. I hope there will be skinnier people going. I hate moshing with fat people (lol Diru concert).
^ ya well don't hold your breath ¬ ¬
Quote from: Do As Eternity 6 on April 21, 2007, 11:51:34 PM
thanks ^^ ill try!!!
(wait are cameras allowed?...not like it's stopped people before though xD)
sorry, no cameras allowed. =/
Quote from: Yumeko on April 22, 2007, 05:16:49 PM
^ ya well don't hold your breath ¬ ¬
I don't. I just push them and they fall on the other fangirls :]
I hope you end up in the middle of a whole bunch of fat people and then on the other side of them will be someone like you who will push them on top of you. :]
Quote from: Spanks on April 24, 2007, 05:25:09 AM
Quote from: Do As Eternity 6 on April 21, 2007, 11:51:34 PM
thanks ^^ ill try!!!
(wait are cameras allowed?...not like it's stopped people before though xD)
sorry, no cameras allowed. =/
awww *shakes fist* although it was expected it's like that with all of them but i like i said that doesn't stop people ;]
^ the wiltern theatre says no cameras UNLESS the artists allow it.
Quote from: Yumeko on April 24, 2007, 01:39:44 PM
I hope you end up in the middle of a whole bunch of fat people and then on the other side of them will be someone like you who will push them on top of you. :]
rofl that's not gonna happen. my friend has hook-ups with the management there :]
you think they'll let you in there with pepper spray? hmmm... after deg i realized I'm not strong enough to fend off the more violent moshers ... i think I'd rather spray them (tazers would be even better) maybe i should hide it in my bra so >_>
the more violent moshers tend to stay in the back. as long as you make your way in the front (where all the cute lolita fangirls are), there shouldn't be a problem.
but no. you'll get your ass hauled out if you bring pepper spray or tazer.
lol okay i will take your advice awwww....though it would've been fun
Going. Got 4 two-day passes for me and a few friends. Let's rock.
yay Formless is coming ~ whoot!
Quote from: Do As Eternity 6 on April 25, 2007, 09:41:49 PM
yay Formless is coming ~ whoot!
Unexpected reaction. o__o Yay
lol xD i'm sry i'm full of randomness today...don't mind me haha plus you haven't posted around here in awhile so it was a combination of the 2 ^_^;
want something random?
check out my latest post in "any collaborations?" thread
Yeahh, I hit a bit of a slump for a few months. Back in working order though.
well it's nice to see ya back ^^
Akira is going :P
the little 5'1" self proclaimed JRocker is going to be in line and I'mma make sure there's no way you can miss me XDDDD
<33
coolness more people to attack attend ~ i can't wait just a week away =] it shall be a good stress reliever from these past 2 weeks and the AP tests from hell >.<
Quote from: Do As Eternity 6 on May 17, 2007, 11:22:31 PM
coolness more people to attack attend ~ i can't wait just a week away =] it shall be a good stress reliever from these past 2 weeks and the AP tests from hell >.<
amen to that...college can be a pain in the a$$
I only got 3 night 2 tickets :(. Balcony seating too.
Quote from: ZeroDyne on May 18, 2007, 12:53:13 AM
I only got 3 night 2 tickets :(. Balcony seating too.
at least you;ll be there ^__^ my friend found out too late and he can't go now v.v
>.< it's okay akira is right a least you will be there ...one of my friends (who usually goes to with us to all the concerts and is a HUGE miyavi fan) cant go ...not even cuz she found out late. Flight to La = crushed dreams for her =_= i'm just thanking my lucky stars i get to go =_=
Yeah, I'm lucky I don't have to fly there.
I'm driving up to L.A. and I'm picking up other people that I offered a ride to on another forum I frequent. I'm also sleeping in my car the second night cause I only had money for a hotel room for Friday ^^;;
I'm gonna cut Miyavi's hair, wtf.
@ akira: lol awww good luck with that xD it's better than sleeping on the sidewalks of manhatten for a night (like some people did for dir en grey....I didn't do that , although i was pretty damn early xD)
ya know...i think i know you from somewhere ....the banner is familiar but i thought it also just may be a popular banner =_=; so i didn't ask but then you look familiar *from the picture thread too* so i'm thinking i may know you from some other forum....
hmmm miyavi bald ... sounds fun *hands scissors then collects hair for DNA* will make a fortune...
I've been going around these forums for a long time, so you may know me from some other JRock forum ^^ if not pleased to meet you! XD
probably (i'm thinking either FVT or TR but maybe not( and same here *shakes e-hand*
I don't think I've been part of either, sorry...if I have it was a loooooong time ago ^^;;
XDDDD @ "e-hand"
ah so it must be someone else
see you douchebags there.
lol seika can't make it xD
[warning: written while very sleepy and worn out...is riddle with spelling errors, randomness, and may agt times be inchoherent]
OMG day 1 is over ...our plane got there late at night but we decided to drive arounbd the wiltern just to see if people were already lining up and they had so we slept over night >.< i hadn't slept well at all for a d ay and we thought that at least maybe if we just come early in the morning it would be ok...but now there were already loads of people by the time we got there at 2:00 am... some people have apparently been there for 3 days ...i heard someone from monday... crazy folks....but anyway that basically meant no pit for us but it didn't matter it was better where i got ...you could see everything so beautifully ~
it sucked though because my friend jeanne got injured as soon as everyone entered the wiltern because one of the dumb biotches we met on the line was holding her hand and she ran and pulled her down the stairs so she sprained her ankle... but me and my sister got separated from them so we stayed where we were and jeanne and ariana went to the VIP section after the doctor looked at her leg and gave her some crutches =_= so my mom and jeanne's sister had to come in and they ended up watching the show withut a ticket and not really because they wanted to... they got there in the middle of miyavi and they really really liked the bands they saw ...and my mom thinks sugizo is hot xD well that just leads to smth else...
yea so the show was freaken awesome.... i could go into details but i won't cuz i'm still high and need sleep (we went back to the hotel while most people left the concert just t go back on line for sat. -_-) ...so here's the short of it ...
line-up:
kaggra,
duel jewel
miyavi
vidoll
alice nine.
i figured it was based off the poll that was on the OHP of the festivak but i may be wrong. w.e ...they were all awesome i even ended up like kaggra, live even though i can't listen to their studio work...they sound better live...and well they played utakata which is one song of theirs i do love so yea ... miyavi's performance was soo freaken awesome ...i loved it the fusion of teh hip-hp, funk, soul and rock was damn nice to see live and it was really entertaining and well i may have ruined it but yea...after they announced what we all knew about miyavi joining the SUPER BAND...sugizo comes out and plays with them ~ OMG <3 yay sugizo~ (ties in with earlier random reveleation)they play what i believe was miyavi's latest (i'm guessing because i'm not sure i've heard ot before) and Are you ready to rock together...and the superband thingy is supposed to be performing june, 29 th ...probabaly in LA he didn't say or i didn't hear it all... so yea that stuff happened and of course i loved arisu's performance...they got a warmer reception then i expected ...actually i think it was only riveled by the super band announcement thingy and that whole miyavi thingy...Duel jewel was really really great live... i thought they would play some of the newer kinda less rockish stuff...but they didn't and hayato's thrashing about and head banging were lovely ... vidoll was great rame came out throwing candy at everyone xD but yea they did really well
songs i know and remember being played
kaggra, - utakata... i don't wouldn't know what else sxince i don't really listen to them
duel jewel - kind of a blur and the song names escape me noww so i wont say ne thing in ase i'm wrong
miyavi - rock and roll is not dead, are you ready to rock the other title escape me atm ...
vidoll - chocoripoeyes, neaveh ... rest get's blurry
alice nine. - velvet, red caret going on, yami ni chiru sakura, kuuron - nine heads rodeo show-, high collar rondo, shuunkashuuto
each band played about 6 songs ...miyavi i think only did 5 cuz his songs were kind of long and vidoll didn't do 6 either ...at least i don't think gthey did (also strangely enough jui was the only one who made no attempt to speak english and said smth long in japanese that i only caught parts of meh, isshi read from a paper awww...everyone else either had it rehearsed or knew what they were talking about (meevs, yoshiki) ...
okay i'm going to bed now to relive the awesomeness in my head and look forward to tmrw... i guess i gave you useless chunks of nothingness and worthlessness but i'm sleepy and still quite awestricken... so i will maybe revise my sillyness later... must get some sleep ...
Sounds good can't wait to go Saturday nite with my brother. Sucks what happen your friend though > <;
aww 2nd night equals awesome...we got into the VIP area...cuz the guy remembered ariana from the whole incident with jeanne xD ...so it didn;t matter that we were oretty far back in line xD ....ne way it was freaken awesome girugamesh like impressed me alot ... love them already but they just blew me away live it was really intense up there and my neck still hurts xD ... Mucc was just pure love omg when they played 25 ji no yuutsu yukke came out with the big ass string bass ..just awesome ...and they played rojiura boku to kimi e ... DOG, kuukyo na heya, ryuusei (last song) Libra, gokusai, rave circus and i think i'm missing a few but yea....merry was awesome ~ seriously gara is hilarious ...i've never llike watched live clips of them so i guess i wasn't expecting that but it was awesome (especially the mic thrugh the pants)... and as for D'ray ...well i'm not a real fan of them but i won't hate xD plus they had the crowd moving and the performance was great *hugs karyu <3* i ended up getting his pick by the way ... it just landed onmy chair and everyone around me was still scrambling for it ...including ariana who doesn't even like them either but she said she just wanted smth xD idiot ,,, s yea i got and just gave it to the guybehind me cuz i remember from the beggining he was talking about how much he loves them and how amazing they are and he was singing along with everything and what not ...so yea i gave it away and the girl next to him was pissed but i didn't care that much *shrugs shoulders*
line up:
merry
girugamesh
D'espairsRay
Mucc
oh gah ok i''m not even going to get into anymore ...since i'm tired and still just kind of in awe and kinda sad it's over =_= by the way camera's were allowed on both nights and i have plenty of pictures...especially of merry for arch =] i got some video from night 2 ...but no video from night one because we had disposable cameras instead cuz we thought they didn't allow digital when they said no professional camera's =_=
i'll post everything i have probably when i get home monday ...
=_= well ok i guess that's it ...goodnight~
Aaaaah, 2nd night was awesome.
Nii of girugamesh ripped out all of his guitar strings. My neck started hurting after giruga's performance. Headbang heaven :).
D'espairs and merry was ok. MUCC really caught my eye. The bassist suddenly took out a cello and me and my friends were like "O_O...."
lol yes!!! nii ripped out all his strings at the end ..that was awesome...lol yea for 25ji no yuutsu lol it was cool >.<;
still the first night was my favorite but both nights were just awesome ~
[awful realization][ gah no back to boring life again...i dun wanna go back home wahhh][/awful realization]
Man that nite was great and girugamesh was playing great as I was there to see them, seeing them live was awesome. D'espairsRay inpressed me and ya totally laughing when gara did that with the mic.
Also it was funny when the line was gather that some kid help direct the line when they started up lol :D
^lol yea the kid! we did a double take like ...woah woah woah ...is that a kid xD
I'm going to try to upload the video i have today before i kleave the htel cuz my internet connection at home can be crap at times ...
First night's experience paled in comparison to the second night. Maybe because I hate Miyavi's acoustic guitar; his new rendition of "Rock 'n Roll Is Not Dead" kinda pissed me off :\
I left first night after SKIN was announced (wtf no support bassist?!) and because the fatties were making the ground shake (stuck on tier 1).
Second day was a bit better. Drove to the Wiltern at about 7 in the morning. Minimal traffic so I got to make it there in less than 30 minutes. Got numbered for Pit Access (76 yo), and hung out with Kei the MUCC super-fan (Tatsurou cosplay), wielding the hugeass MUCC banner and handing out cards for her clothing line and fucking around. I fondled more ass that day than on Day 1, which was doubly awesome. Meeting people there was more fun for me than the concert itself. Touching the few pretty boys and pretty girls was fun as well. Even the pretty boys dressing like girls.
And being clean on the second day was totally an ego booster for me xD
Cause I'm fly like that~
I feel bad for you guys. 7 in the morning?! o_o.
We came at 6:45 in the afternoon. We're like, "holy fucking shit, thats a huge mob outside."
We got dropped off near hollywood videos so we're like, "fuck this, we're not going to the back of the line." and went straight into the theaters.
i got there like 15 minutes before show time, and there was no line at all out front, and i just walked in and got a perfect spot on the first level up from the floor.. which is basically the floor + a good view. it was awesome
Quote from: Vessicator on May 27, 2007, 09:32:52 PM
First night's experience paled in comparison to the second night. Maybe because I hate Miyavi's acoustic guitar; his new rendition of "Rock 'n Roll Is Not Dead" kinda pissed me off :\
I left first night after SKIN was announced (wtf no support bassist?!) and because the fatties were making the ground shake (stuck on tier 1).
Second day was a bit better. Drove to the Wiltern at about 7 in the morning. Minimal traffic so I got to make it there in less than 30 minutes. Got numbered for Pit Access (76 yo), and hung out with Kei the MUCC super-fan (Tatsurou cosplay), wielding the hugeass MUCC banner and handing out cards for her clothing line and fucking around. I fondled more ass that day than on Day 1, which was doubly awesome. Meeting people there was more fun for me than the concert itself. Touching the few pretty boys and pretty girls was fun as well. Even the pretty boys dressing like girls.
And being clean on the second day was totally an ego booster for me xD
Cause I'm fly like that~
Do you have a picture of yourself Vessicator? My number for pit access was.. 90 something? Maybe less, I actually forget for the first day.
Yes, as a matter of fact, I do. Why do you ask?
Quote from: Vessicator on June 08, 2007, 01:06:14 AM
Yes, as a matter of fact, I do. Why do you ask?
Wanted to see if I recognized you at all, from the line.
anyone have the setlists for what Girugamesh, D'espairsRay, and MUCC played?
it's here:www.jrockrevolution.com
but i think they messed up girugamesh's setlist ...I could've sworn they played aimai na mikaku not fukai no yami
Quote from: Do As Eternity 6 on June 08, 2007, 08:16:48 PM
it's here:www.jrockrevolution.com
but i think they messed up girugamesh's setlist ...I could've sworn they played aimai na mikaku not fukai no yami
They played the latter. I could tell because all of my friends started squealing.
lol ok thanks for clearing that up
holy shit D'espairsRay, Girugamesh, and MUCC had some kickass sets. that sucks that all the other acts played really really short sets though. Alice Nine's set was only 6 songs... and none of them were new. that sucks. badly.
hahahahaha being at the concert on crutches is definitely NOT fun!!!!! I'm not trying to be a b*tch but next time please watch where you walk after the show.. I did not enjoy more kicks to my injured foot.. XD Well that's all from the crippled girl.. ^__^;;
grow taller.
i woulda been hittin people with my crutches.
then get thrown out XD
Quote from: Vessicator on June 27, 2007, 09:02:03 AM
grow taller.
Or don't go to a concert with an injured foot. I dunno, it just seems logical to NOT place yourself in the line of danger, rather than make everyone else responsible for your injuries you sustained on your own.
but she got injured at the concert(day 1)... so she was already there ....she didn't go to day 2 though because of the injury =P (and what does growing taller have to do with anything?)
and i agree with klav ...we should've whacked people over the head with the crutches ^^
I yelled "bitches get outta the way" and scared some white dudes.. haha I'm sorry about that.. ^__^;; Anyways.. I'm pretty tall for an asian chick so i don't think height has anything to do with it.. (I'm 5'6.. that is tall for asians..) I spent almost $1,000 on this trip from New York... I can't NOT go when I was so close to it.. -__-;; If it were you going to your fav. band you would prob do the same as I did.. :X
Anyways I missed MUCC!! This is the 2nd time they came to the US (i think) and i missed both times... I'm sorry MUCC!! <3
lol don't say sorry for scaring them...you know and i know you'd do it again ^^
and yea the second time but don't wry i'm sure they'll be back ~
5'6" isn't short. don't complain about being short. I'm 5'8" and I had no problem with seeing the bands.
okay i'm confused o.O who complained about being short....
i keep imagining the brigade of short and scantily-clad fangirls that were telling me to get out of the way.
girls just get shorter every generation.
^americans in general are getting shorter lol
Don't say that. I live in America :[