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The crowd at the Shimonoseki Shimin Kaikan

The warm-up gig for the upcoming tour has come to a close and fan reports keep pouring in regarding the setlist. The actual tour will kick off on March 11, at the Harmonie Cinq Kitakyushu!

Feel free to check it out after the break!

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The tour merchandise for the「B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-」tour in support of their latest studio album has been revealed today! The official merchandise will also be available for purchase at B’z The Store at a later date. Even if you don’t have a ticket, you can go to the merchandise booth and buy merchandise!

Check out the tour merchandise after the break!

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The nineteenth studio album by B’z has just seen its official release with initial sales numbers beginning to roll in. Oricon is reporting that 「EPIC DAY」 has premiered at the top of their daily album charts with a massive total of 118,540 copies moved in Tuesday pre-sales. The album will see wide availability on Wednesday and is expected to become the band’s sixteenth consecutive number-one studio album, dating back to 1990’s 「BREAK THROUGH」.

Source: Oricon

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B’z 19th studio album 「EPIC DAY」 is finally out and, as usual, Tak and Koshi have posted a message commemorating the release.

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This morning an ad for a SHOWCASE show has been posted in a local newspaper in Yamaguchi prefecture. The SHOWCASE is held in Shimonoseki at the Shimonoseki Shimin Kaikan on March 9th, just two days prior to the LIVE-GYM kicking off.

SHOWCASE shows always serve as a warm-up gig for the upcoming tour and an occasion to play in a more remote location. To give local fans the chance to go to these shows, they are announced in local newspapers only. Also, for the first time, people calling from outside the prefecture are blocked automatically to prevent them from booking tickets.

Tak Matsumoto News

Gibson Custom has announced that it will be releasing Tak Matsumoto’s latest signature guitar, the Gibson Firebird. The guitar will go on sale in Japan in the middle of March to early April and will have a suggested retail price of 698,000 Yen. But don’t let that scare you. Retailers such as Ikebe Gakki have already started listing the guitar for about 490,000 Yen, which is significantly less than the suggested retail price. The guitar will come in two flavors: Vintage Sunburst and Trans Black Burst.

Specifications

Body: Figured Maple top, 3 Piece Genuine Mahogany Back
Neck: 1 Piece Genuine Mahogany neck with maple spline (Vintage trussrod) , TAK DC profile set neck
Fingerboard: 1 Piece Indian Rosewood w/Abalone Trapezoid inlay
Nut: Corian
Tuners: Reissue Kluson Deluxe
Tailpiece & Bridge: Lightweight Aluminum ABR-1
Pickups: Burstbucker w/Alnico 5, Exposed zebra
Hardware: Nickel Knobs: Gold Top Hats
Collateral: Certificate of Authenticity, Hardcase