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Fans that attended the band’s January 14 LIVE-GYM show at the Saitama Super Arena were greeted with an announcement as they entered that the show would be filmed. This was the second of two shows at the venue, with the band performing the same setlist on both nights as well as wearing the same on-stage outfits. This marked the first time during the tour that the two power ballads early in the setlist that had been alternated throughout remained constant for consecutive shows.

Most likely, pick-up shots were also filmed as a precaution on the first night in the event additional footage was needed during editing. This was similarly the case with B’z LIVE-GYM 2006 “MONSTER’S GARAGE” and its celebrated home video release. The show was primarily filmed at Tokyo Dome, but certain portions from their showings at Nagoya Dome and Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome were supplemented as well.

A home video release of B’z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 “LIVE DINOSAUR” is expected to follow later this year, in May, June, or July. To avoid spoilers for those attending the remaining shows, the setlist for the prospective home video is preserved below.
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Just three days ago, B’z cut short a show at FM802 ROCK FESTIVAL RADIO CRAZY 2017 due to illness affecting Koshi’s throat as covered in a previous report. Today, the band have returned to the live stage in strong form at Nagoya Dome with a complete showing. Following the earlier cancellation, fans on Japanese social media encouraged Koshi to take a break and not push himself for the show performed here. The band performed two shows at the same venue, after which the band will have a one week break. Further dates will see the tour running through February 4, 2018 in Osaka.

A new unreleased song has also been used as an Ending SE since December 23rd, where it debuted during the Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome showing.

The full setlist is posted below to avoid spoilers for those attending the shows, along with tallies on when each song was last played live.

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B’z have just kicked off their latest tour B’z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 “LIVE DINOSAUR” in support of latest studio album DINOSAUR! The first show took place in Hokkaido at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center. The tour will run through a February 4, 2018 date in Osaka.

The full setlist is posted below to avoid spoilers for those attending the shows, along with tallies on when each song was last played live.

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The tour goods for B’z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 “LIVE DINOSAUR” have been revealed! The usual range of T-shirts, towels, and smart phone accessories are all accounted for and preserved below. The tour proper kicks off on December 14 in Hokkaido and runs through a three-night date at Kyocera Dome Osaka in February.

A home video of the tour is expected to be released in summer 2018.

Tour Brochure / Shopping Bag / Rubber Key Holder / Pick Key Holder / Tour Truck

Hand Towel / Smartphone Ring / Smartphone Pouch / Graphic Photo Towel / Muffler Towel

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A long-awaited update on the official website has given us our first glimpse at B’z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 “LIVE DINOSAUR” in the form of the tour’s logo. The tour kicks off in Hokkaido on December 14 and will span eighteen total shows. The finale will come at Kyocera Dome Osaka in mid February over three nights and may be the subject to filming for their next home video. Notably, this is their first tour since B’z LIVE-GYM ’91~’92 “IN THE LIFE” to span two years and the first to take place in winter since the comparably lengthy B’z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C’mon-.

The titular album, DINOSAUR, is due out in two weeks on November 29, 2017 and can be pre-ordered internationally from the retailers below:

CDJapan: Regular Edition, Limited DVD Edition, Limited Blu-ray Edition

YesAsia: Regular Edition, Limited DVD Edition, Limited Blu-ray Edition

Amazon Japan: Regular Edition, Limited DVD Edition, Limited Blu-ray Edition

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Over two full years have passed since the release of the band’s nineteenth studio album EPIC DAY, and now, we finally have the title of the long-teased follow-up! The new album, titled DINOSAUR, is launching in two months with a release date of November 29, 2017! The announcement and a tease of what is to come can be heard in the video below:

Additionally, the previously-reported 2017-2018 LIVE-GYM tour finally has its own appropriately tongue-in-cheek title as well: B’z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 “LIVE DINOSAUR”. The tour will kick off in December and be the first of their 30th anniversary year. Recurring support members Shane Gaalaas (Drums), Barry Sparks (Bass), Takanobu Masuda (Keyboards), and Yoshinobu Ogha (Guitar) will be again returning.

The album’s tracklisting as well as any special offers that will accompany its release will be revealed in the near future.