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List of X Japan concert tours and performances

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X Japan at Madison Square Garden, 2014

Japanese heavy metal band X Japan has performed more than 250 concerts from 1987 until October 2018. This number does not include the so-called "film gig" concerts, which are included below.

Concerts and other performances

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A March 1989 show at Shibuya Kōkaidō (pictured in 2011) was released as the Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig concert video
Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall (pictured in 2019)
X Japan have performed at the Tokyo Dome 18 times
NHK Hall (pictured in 2015) hosted 1991's X with Orchestra concert, where the band was backed by an orchestra
In 2009, Hong Kong's Asia World Expo (pictured in 2010) was the location of X's first show outside Japan
X Japan performed at the 2010 Lollapalooza festival in America
Roseland Ballroom (pictured in 2007)
Teatro Caupolicán (pictured in 2009)
X Japan performed four consecutive nights at Yokohama Arena in 2015, and another four in 2017
Year Type Name Stops / Location
1987 festival Bakuhatsu Sunzen recording (爆発寸前撮影) 4. 10. Kagurazaka Explosion (神楽坂EXPLOSION), Tokyo
festival Skull Trash Zone
2 concerts, 2 locations
contest Band Explosion '87 6. 7. Tateyama Sōkōkai-kan (山商工会館)
concert Oneman Gig 7. 25. Meguro Live Station (目黒LIVE STATION)
concert Xclamation muryō haifu gig (Xclamation無料配布GIG)
2 concerts, 2 locations
festival Rock Monster August 8. 30. Sports Valley Kyoto (スポーツバレー京都)
tour 1987 Winter Tour
6 concerts, 5 locations
contest CBS/SONY audition '87 12. 26.
festival Heavy Metal Days Extra 12. 23. Saitama kaikan large hall (埼玉会館大ホール)
festival Daynamite Year End Party 12. 29. Meguro Live Station (目黒LIVE STATION)
festival All Night Metal party '87 to '88 12. 31. Meguro Rockmaykan (目黒鹿鳴館)
1988
festival Metal Indies 2 1. 10. Nakano kōkaidō (中野公会堂)
tour Vanishing Tour '88 Spring
7 concerts, 7 locations
tour Vanishing Tour Special
2 concerts, 2 locations
tour Vanishing Tour Vol.2
23 concert, 19 location
festival Heavy Metal Days Vol.7 8. 27. Saitama Kaikan
concert X at Sports Valley Kyoto 9. 4. Sports Valley Kyoto (スポーツバレー京都)
concert 1. Extasy Summit 9. 30. Osaka Bourbon House
tour Burn Out Tour '88 Oct.
12 concerts, 9 locations
festival Extasy Summit 11. 6. Meguro Rockmaykan (目黒鹿鳴館)
festival Street Fighting Men 11. 12. MZA Ariake
festival All Night Metal Party '88 to '89 12. 31. Meguro Rockmaykan (目黒鹿鳴館)
1989 tour Blue Blood Tour
14 concerts, 14 locations
concert The 4th Flower Festival
X Comin Home. Kaette iku ze! Kiai o irete mattero yo! (X Comin Home.帰って行くぜ!気合いを入れて待ってろよ!)
3. 25. Tateyama Family Park
festival Club Wonderland 3. 29. Shibaura Ink Stick Sibaura Factory
festival 5. Sat Rock Wave '89 4. 30. Nagashima Spa Land
festival Extasy Summit Vol. II 5.2. Meguro Rockmaykan (目黒鹿鳴館)
tour Blue Blood Tour Special Big Gig
2 concerts, 2 locations
festival Heavy Metal Days Vol. 8 7. 22. Saitama Kaikan
festival JR-EAST Pop Rockets '89 7. 30. Yuzawa Central Park Baseball Field (湯沢町中央公園野球場)
festival Kirin Sound Together Pop. Hill '89 8. 12. Ishikawa Forest Park (石川県森林公園)
festival The Rock Kids '89 8. 19. Fuji-Q Highland
festival Rock'n roll Olympic '89 8. 20. Sportsland SUGO
Secret live Secret Gig daimajin gonin gumi (SECRET GIG 大魔神五人組) 8. 28. Osaka a.m.HALL
festival Extasy Summit in ClubHouse 8. 29. Meguro Rockmaykan (目黒鹿鳴館)
concert Rock Monster "X" Special 9. 17. Sports Valley Kyoto (スポーツバレー京都)
festival Extasy Summit Special: Jōgai rantō-hen (Extasy Summit Special 〜場外乱闘篇〜) 9. 28. Shibuya Kōkaidō
festival Enfent Terrible: Kovaru beki kodomotachi (Enfent Terrible 〜怖るべき子供達〜) 12. 3. Shinagawa Terrada Warehouse F Building (品川寺田倉庫F号)
1989
1990
tour Rose & Blood Tour
35 concerts, 31 locations
1990 festival 5. Sat Rock Wave '90 4. 29. Nagoya Sōnai Park, athletic field
Film gig 1990 X Film Gigs: Chi to bara ni mamirete (1990 X Film Gigs 〜血と薔薇にまみれて〜)
2 performances, 1 location
1991 Film gig tour 1990 X Film Gigs: Chi to bara ni mamirete (1990 X Film Gigs 〜血と薔薇にまみれて〜)
39 performances, 37 locations
festival JT Super Sound '91 Have a Joyful Time 7. 31. Sendai Resort Park Onikōbe (鬼首高原 仙台リゾートパーク・オニコウベ)
tour Cup Noodle 20th Anniversary Hot Gigs
Violence in Jealousy Tour 1991: Yume no Naka ni Dake Ikite (Violence In Jealousy Tour 1991 〜夢の中にだけ生きて〜)
16 concert, 9 location
concert X Produce: Nani ga okoru ka wakaranai. X ga pavasute o karikitta! (X Produce 〜何が起こるか分からない。Xがパワステを借り切った!)
3 concerts, 1 location
festival Extasy Summit 1991 10. 29. Nippon Budōkan
Secret live Secret Gig 11. 17. Shibuya EGG-MAN
concert X with Orchestra (X with オーケストラ) 12. 8. NHK Hall
concert Kore de Saigo ka!? (これで最後か!?) Violence in Jealousy Tour 1991 Final Film Gig Special 12. 20. Nippon Budōkan
festival All Night Metal party '91 to '92 12. 31. Meguro Rockmaykan (目黒鹿鳴館)
1992 concert Tokyo Dome 3 Days: On the Verge of Destruction (東京ドーム3DAYS 〜破滅に向かって〜, Tōkyō Dōmu 3 Days ~Hametsu ni Mukatte~)
3 concerts, 1 location
festival Extasy Summit 1992
2 concerts, 2 locations
1993 Film gig tour X Japan Film Gigs 1993: Visual Shock Kōgeki saikai (X Japan Film Gigs 1993 〜VISUAL SHOCK 攻撃再開〜)
47 performances, 45 locations
Film gig tour Lawson Special X Japan Film Gigs: Kōgeki saikai (X Japan Film Gigs 〜VISUAL SHOCK 攻撃再開〜)
7 performances, 7 locations
concert Shingata X dai 1-dan Nihon Chokugeki Countdown X Japan Returns (新型エックス第1弾 日本直撃カウントダウン X JAPAN RETURNS)
2 concerts, 1 location
1994 festival The Great Music Experience
2 concerts, 3 performances, 1 location
concert Sega Saturn Presents: X Japan Tokyo Dome 2 Days
2 concerts, 1 location
1995 concert X Japan Presents Kobe Returns 12. 24. Osaka-jo Hall
1995
1996
tour Dahlia Tour 1995-1996
11 concerts, 7 location
1996 concert Dahlia Tour Final 1996 Tokyo Dome 2 Days
2 concerts, 1 location
1997 concert The Last Live: Saigo no Yoru (THE LAST LIVE〜最後の夜〜) 12. 31. Tokyo Dome
2002 Film gig X Japan Film Gig: X Japan no kiseki (X JAPAN FILM GIG 〜X JAPANの軌跡〜)
12 performances, 11 locations
Film gig X Japan Film Gig: X Japan no kiseki version 2 (X JAPAN FILM GIG 〜X JAPANの軌跡〜 version 2)
2 performances, 1 location
2003 Film gig X Japan Film Gig '03 featuring Art of Life 9. 21. Nippon Budōkan
2008 concert X Japan Kōgeki Saikai 2008 I. V.: Hametsu ni Mukatte (X JAPAN 攻撃再開 2008 I.V. 〜破滅に向かって〜)
3 concerts, 1 location
festival hide memorial summit 5. 4. Ajinomoto Stadium
concert X Japan Countdown Gig: Ubu ni kaette (X Japan Countdown Gig 〜初心に帰って〜) 12. 31. Akasaka Blitz
2009 concert X Japan World Tour Live in Hong Kong
2 concerts, 1 location
concert X Japan World Tour Live in Tokyo: Kōgeki zokkō-chuu (X Japan World Tour Live in Tokyo 〜攻撃続行中〜)
2 concerts, 1 location
concert X Japan World Tour Live in Taipei: Hontōni yaru yoru (X Japan World Tour Live in Taipei 「本当にやる夜」) 5. 30. Taipei Banqiao Stadium (板橋體育場)
Film gig X Japan Film Gig: Suzuka no yoru (X Japan Film Gig 〜鈴鹿の夜〜) 8. 22. Suzuka Circuit
2010 concert The Yoshiki Foundation America Kickoff Party[1] 6. 1. Los Angeles Club Nokia
festival Lollapalooza 2010 8. 8. Chicago Grant Park
concert X Japan World Tour Live in Yokohama chō kyōkō toppa shichitenhakki: Sekai ni mukatte (X Japan World Tour Live in Yokohama 超強行突破 七転八起 〜世界に向かって〜)
2 concerts, 1 location
tour X Japan World Tour Live 2010 North American Tour
7 concerts, 7 locations
2011 festival Asia Girls Explosion 3. 6. Yoyogi National Gymnasium (国立代々木競技場)
tour X Japan World Tour Live 2011 European Tour
4 concerts, 4 locations
festival Summer Sonic 2011
2 concerts, 2 locations
festival a-nation 10th Anniversary 8. 27. Tokyo Stadium
tour X Japan World Tour Live 2011 South American Tour
5 concerts, 5 locations
tour X Japan World Tour Live 2011 Southeast Asian Tour
5 concerts, 5 locations
2014 Secret live Guerilla Live[2][3] 8. 17. The square in front of Shinjuku Station
concert X Japan World Tour 2014 at Yokohama Arena
2 concerts, 1 location
concert X Japan Live at Madison Square Garden 10. 11. New York City Madison Square Garden
2015 festival Lunatic Fest. 6. 27. Chiba Makuhari Messe
festival TV Asahi Dream Festival 2015 11. 23. Yoyogi National Gymnasium
tour X Japan World Tour 2015-2016 in Japan
10 concerts, 6 locations
2016 festival Visual Japan Summit 2016
3 concerts, 1 location
2017 concert X Japan Live 2017 at the Wembley Arena in London 3. 4. London Wembley Arena
tour X Japan World Tour 2017 We Are X Acoustic Special Miracle: Kiseki no Yoru (~奇跡の夜~) 6 Days[4]
6 concerts, 2 locations
2018 concert 10th Anniversary of X Japan's Revival X Japan Live 2018 Pre-American Music Festival Appearance Premium Gigs – Yoshiki's Night of Resurrection (XJAPAN復活10周年記念 XJAPANLIVE2018 アメリカフェス出演直前 PREMIUM GIGS 〜YOSHIKI復活の夜〜)[5] 4. 10., 11. Tokyo Zepp Divercity
festival Coachella[6] 4. 14., 21. California
festival TV Asahi Dream Festival[7] 9. 15. Chiba Makuhari Messe
concert X Japan Live Nihon Kōen 2018 ~Kurenai ni Somatta Yoru~ Makuhari Messe 3 Days (X JAPAN Live 日本公演 2018 〜紅に染まった夜〜 Makuhari Messe 3Days)[8][9] 9. 28., 29., 30. Chiba Makuhari Messe
  • film gig: projection of a recorded concert in a real concert hall

References

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  1. ^ "The Yoshiki Foundation America Kickoff Party". Jame World. 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  2. ^ "HEATH & YOSHIKI メイン【 X JAPAN 】新宿ゲリラライブ 2014,8,17 HERO PV撮影 Guerrilla live in Japan of Xjapan". Youtube. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  3. ^ "X JAPAN、国内初のゲリラライブ敢行! サプライズに新宿駅前騒然" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  4. ^ "X Japan Wows Fans With Rare Acoustic Set at Yokohama Arena With Rare Acoustic Set". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  5. ^ "X JAPAN、Zepp DiverCityで復活10周年記念ライブ開催" (in Japanese). Barks. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  6. ^ "X Japan To Perform At Coachella 2018". Jpopasia. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  7. ^ "TV Asahi Dream Festival" (in Japanese). TV Asahi Dream Festival. Archived from the original on 2018-07-17.
  8. ^ "X Japan announces three-night stand at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan". AXS. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  9. ^ "X Japan Counts Down to "Three Deep Red Nights" at Makuhari Messe with Headliner Performance at TV Asahi Dream Festival". Anime News Network. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-28.