J-Pop / J-Rock / anisong fans in Singapore has quite a bit to look forward to this year in terms of live events and concerts, with a number of big name bands and singers coming down to S’pore (as well as other parts of Southeast Asia) as part of their itinerary. So, in chronological order, these are some of the concerts that we can look forward to this year… after the jump of course.
J-Live ASIA: J-Rock Showcase – A-Sketch Special feat. WEAVER and Applicat Spectra
Two upcoming J-Rock groups WEAVER and Applicat Spectra will be performing in Singapore as part of J-Live ASIA’s J-Rock showcase on March 13. WEAVER is a “3 piece band featuring piano, bass and drums” while Applicat Spectra has been described as the “next rising stars in the J-Rock scene”, with “multiple instruments handled by each member” combined with vocalist “Shinichi’s high-pitched voice”.
In case you haven’t heard of them before today (I had no idea who they were either before the news came out), here are some of their PVs to whet your appetite.
The concert will be held at *SCAPE Warehouse. There will be two categories of tickets, a “VIP Seating” one which costs S$45 and includes a premium viewing position during the concert, a handshake with the artistes as well as a signed event poster, and also a “General Admission – Standing” ticket which costs S$18.
Ticket sales are now on at *SCAPE, as well as online at the J-Live ASIA website.
L’Arc~en~Ciel 20th Anniversary World Tour 2012
J-Rock band L’Arc~en~Ciel, as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations, will be going on a world tour in 2012, with Singapore as one of their stops.
They have also sung a number of anime theme songs as well, such as those from Fullmetal Alchemist, Gundam 00 and Seirei no Moribito.
Hong Kong (March 3, 2012)
Bangkok (March 7, 2012)
Shanghai (March 10, 2012)
Taipei (March 17, 2012)
New York (March 25, 2012)
London (April 11, 2012)
Paris (April 14, 2012)
Singapore (April 28, 2012)
Jakarta (May 2, 2012)
Seoul (May 5, 2012)
Yokohama (May 12-13, 2012)
Osaka (May 19-20, 2012)
The Singapore concert will be held at the Indoor Stadium, with several categories of tickets: S$228, S$188, S$148, S$98. Advance ticket sales begin on February 22 for L’Arc~en~Ciel fan club members; ticket sales for the general public begins on February 23.
Tickets are available online at SISTIC.com.sg as well as at all SISTIC outlets.
Nakagawa Shoko Asia Tour 2012
Singer, seiyuu, cosplay and talent extraordinaire Nakagawa Shoko, otherwise better known as “Shokotan”, will be coming to Singapore as part of her Asia Tour. Shokotan last appeared on our shores at the 2010 edition of AFA.
As of now, she will be touring five cities, which are:
Hong Kong (July 7-8, 2012)
Taipei (July 22, 2012)
Singapore (August 5, 2012)
Shanghai (August 31, 2012)
Guangzhou (September 2, 2012)
No information is available regarding venue or ticket sales as of yet.
Thoughts: The L’Arc~en~Ciel concert is a given for me, just a matter of which ticket tier I’ll opt for. A friend of mine is still trying to convince me to got for the WEAVER concert, which I am still undecided (and also indicates that he needs to try harder to convince me to go). For Shokotan, I’ll make a decision once more information regarding venue and pricing is available.
Tags: anisong, Concert, j-pop, j-rock, L'arc~en~Ciel, shokotan
