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News

Today is going to be an epic day, all right! The release date for B’z forthcoming 19th studio album 「EPIC DAY」 has finally been announced! It’s going to be out on March 4th, 2015 and will come in four(!) different packages: LIVE-GYM 2015 Edition (CD+Original Tour Merchandise), Limited Edition (CD+DVD), Vinyl Edition (Vinyl + Digital Download Code), Normal Edition (CD Only).

Before we go into the details of each package, let’s look at the track list first. The album features 10 songs, headlined by the rock tunes　「EPIC DAY」 and　「Las Vegas」. Further songs include their 51st single 「Uchouten」 and recently announced songs 「NO EXCUSE」「Exit To The Sun」 and 「Amari ni mo」. 「Kimi wo Ki ni Shinai Hi Nado」, the ending SE to their 25th Anniversary tour 「B’z LIVE-GYM 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-」, is also featured on the album.

「EPIC DAY」

<SIDE A>
1. Las Vegas
2. Uchouten (51st single; theme to the NTV Drama 「Gakkou no Kaidan」)
3. Exit To The Sun (Theme to the NHK Drama 「Dark Suit」)
4. NO EXCUSE (Featured in Smirnoff commercials)
5. Amari ni mo (Featured in H.I.S. commercials)

<SIDE B>
6. EPIC DAY
7. Classmate
8. Black Coffee
9. Kimi wo Ki ni Shinai Hi Nado
10. Man Of The Match

※ SIDE A and SIDE B refer to the Vinyl edition

Find out more about the contents of each package by hitting “Read More”!

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Following the announcement of the hall/arena part of the band’s LIVE-GYM 2015 tour in October last year, B’z has finally announced the stadium tour schedule. Furthermore, the tour logo for the upcoming LIVE-GYM has been posted, which features a Las Vegas’esque vibe. Takanobu Masuda (Keyboards), Shane Gaalaas (Drums), Barry Sparks (Bass) and Ohga Yoshinobu (Supporting guitar) will be returning as support members for this tour!

Support Members

Keyboards: Takanobu Masuda
Drums: Shane Gaalaas
Bass: Barry Sparks
Supporting guitar: Ohga Yoshinobu

B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT- Stadium Tour

June 13th — Ajinomoto Stadium
June 14th — Ajinomoto Stadium
June 27th — Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome
June 28th — Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome
July 2nd — Kyocera Dome Osaka
July 4th — Kyocera Dome Osaka
July 5th — Kyocera Dome Osaka
July 25th — Nagoya Dome
July 26th — Nagoya Dome

Ticket Prices

SS Category Seat — 13,000 Yen (FANCLUB MEMBERS ONLY)
S Category Seat — 8,800 Yen
A Category Seat — 5,000 Yen

Public Sale: April 11th, 2015

News

B’z latest single 「Uchouten」 was just released, and here we get more information about new songs! This song is called 「Amari ni mo」 (Too much) and is featured in H.I.S. latest line of commercials. The commercial will start airing in Japan from today, January 16th. It is very likely an album tune. Shouldn’t be much longer until the album is announced!

Check out the commercial below!

News

In addition to their new single, B’z has also announced that their new album「EPIC DAY」is coming soon!! We can only guess that we are probably looking at a February release date! Furthermore, 「Exit To The Sun」and「NO EXCUSE」will most definitely be featured on the album, too!

The title for the upcoming LIVE-GYM tour to coincide with the new album has also been revealed: LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-!

B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-

March 11th — Harmonie Cinq Kitakyushu Soleil Hall (Fukuoka)
March 13th — Iki Bunka Hall (Nagasaki)
March 21st — Sundome Fukui
March 22nd — Sundome Fukui
March 28th — Miyagi Sekisuiheim Super Arena
March 29th — Miyagi Sekisuiheim Super Arena
April 2nd — Yokohama Arena
April 4th — Yokohama Arena
April 5th — Yokohama Arena
April 11th — Shizuoka Ecopa Arena
Apill 12th — Shizuoka Ecopa Arena
April 17th — Hiroshima Green Arena
April 18th — Hiroshima Green Arena
April 22nd — Asty Tokushima
April 23rd — Asty Tokushima
April 28th — Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center
April 29th — Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center
May 2nd — Kushiro Cultural City Hall Big Hall (Hokkaido)
May 4th — Obihiro Cultural City Hall Big Hall (Hokkaido)
May 6th — Iwamizawa Cultural City Hall Big Hall (Hokkaido)
May 9th — Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
May 10th — Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
May 14th — Kochi Prefectural Culture Hall Orange Hall
May 16th — Horuto Hall Oita
May 19th — Amami Bunka Center (Kagoshima)
May 23rd — Okinawa Convention Center
May 24th — Okinawa Convention Center

News

The band has announced their second tie-up song titled「NO EXCUSE」! The upbeat song is featured in the new line of Smirnoff Ice commercials, which are going to be aired across Japan from today. A release date for「NO EXCUSE」has yet to be announced. We suspect, B’z are announcing tie-ups leading up to a single & album announcement! Stay tuned!

Meanwhile, you can check out the commercial below.

News

The first episode to NHK’s new drama「Dark Suit」just ended, with B’z new song playing at the very end! Check it out below! In my opinion, this sounds more like a B-side song to me. The real single has yet to reveal itself! Stay tuned!