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X Japan World Tour
Reunion tour by X Japan
LocationEurope, North America, Asia
Start dateDecember 31, 2008 (2008-12-31)
End dateOngoing
Legs3
No. of shows16
X Japan concert chronology
  • Dahlia Tour
  • World Tour

X Japan World Tour is an ongoing concert tour by Japanese rock band X Japan. The tour started after the band's reunion shows in March 2008 and has been marked by the several number of cancellations.

Overview

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An X Japan reunion was announced in mid-2007, with Yoshiki, Toshi, Heath and Pata joining. In July, Yoshiki was approached about composing the main theme for Lionsgate's Saw IV (Yoshiki also composed Lionsgate's Catacombs main theme), Yoshiki chose to perform the song with X Japan.[1] The song was released worldwide on January 23, 2008 via iTunes Store.

Setlists

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During the first shows of the tour, the band changed the setlist on every concert.

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
Leg 1: Asia
31 December 2008 Japan Tokyo Japan Akasaka Blitz
16 January 2009 Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Asia World Expo
17 January 2009 Hong Kong
2 May 2009 Japan Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome
3 May 2009 Japan
30 May 2009 Taiwan Taipei Taiwan Taipei County Stadium
Leg 2: Lollapalooza and Japan
8 August 2010 United States Chicago United States Grant Park
14 August 2010 Japan Yokohama Japan Nissan Stadium
15 August 2010 Japan
Leg 3: North America
25 September 2010 United States Los Angeles United States Wiltern Theatre
28 September 2010 United States Oakland Fox Theatre
1 October 2010 United States Seattle Paramount Theatre
3 October 2010 Canada Vancouver Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre
6 October 2010 United States Chicago United States Riviera Theatre
7 October 2010 Canada Toronto Canada Massey Hall
10 October 2010 United States New York United States Roseland Ballroom

Cancelled dates

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References

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  1. ^ "Legendary Japanese Rock Band X Japan Returns With New Song And Video". blabbermouth.net. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
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