Just a few days after the news got out that the ticket sales would start on November 10th (only 12 days before the actual concert), we get the news that the concert has been postponed (again!) (not cancelled though).
At a press conference that same day, it was revealed that X Japan have changed to another tour organizer for their world tour. All concert that were to be this year, have been cancelled (including Paris and Japan), and the world tour will now start with the Countdown Live concert at New Years Eve. The next arc of the tour will be in Japan during Spring 2009, and the last part of the tour in Fall 2009 will be in Europe, having concerts in Paris and Sweden. So this means that the Paris concert has actually been postponed for a whole year. The other concerts in the rest of Asia (Korea, China & Taiwan), will go on as planned.
I guess I'll have to go to the concert in Japan again next year.
Japan Reunion Concerts Confirmed for March in Japan (Updated)
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Yoshiki Hayashi, the drummer, pianist, and songwriter of the X Japan rock group, has confirmed in two January 20 events and on his Myspace web page the dates for the group's reunion concerts in Japan. X Japan will perform in the Tokyo Dome, which is among the largest arenas in Japan, on March 28 and 30. Those dates had been previously reported in the Japanese press. X Japan's Attack Resumes 2008 I.V.: Heading Towards Destructionwill be X Japan's first full-length concert since it performed at the same locale on December 31, 1997, and the first since the death of guitarist Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto on May 2, 1998. The four surviving members — Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama, Yoshiki, Tomoaki "Pata" Ishizuka, and Hiroshi "Heath" Morie — will all return for both nights, which have been titled "Night of Destruction" and "Night of Creation." The group performed the music in the X² animated music video collection and the "Forever Love" ending theme song in Rintaro's X anime movie. Both Madhouse works were based on the X by CLAMP.
"I.V." is the title of the band's new song which features Hide's guitar work and plays within the Japanese release of the Saw IV movie. It has just begun selling on Apple's online i-Tunes Store in 23 countries, including Japan, United States, and Canada, on January 23. The website of the Jrock Revolution music festival is hosting the promotional video for "I.V" and the promotional video for the X Japan Returns Complete Edition DVD. J-rock Revolution is also planning to organize a travel package for people wishing to attend the concerts. No North American concerts have yet to be announced.
