(08-18-2009, 10:58 AM)Yuiku Wrote: Hello. I went to JACK IN THE BOX 2009 SUMMER last Saturday. VAMPS was fabulous. During U.S. tour I really enjoyed your reviews, so I think I should do something in return for it. Though I don't know where to post (bc it's not actually USA Tour), I'm gonna write my review in this thread.

You can also see photo and LOVE ADDICT movie on JACK official website. Maybe faster than reading my long story. haha.
http://www.jack-itb.com/report14.php

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This big concert started 13:00 with ZORO. I enjoyed acid android, Ken, tetsu, SID, MUCC etc. It was like all of my favourite band were there other than L'Arc-en-Ciel. I was excited so much before VAMPS.

VAMPS came out around 20:30. After SID which was the previous performer, the audience began to clap and shout "VAMPS!VAMPS!" just like we do for an encore. Then the light was turned off, people screamed louder, and I could hear BITE was started.

Set list was;
1. BITE
2. LOVE ADDICT
3. REDRUM
-MC1-
4. TROUBLE
5. DOLLY
-MC2-
6. HUNTING
7. SEX BLOOD ROCK N' ROLL

I got Ju-ken's side but not so close to the stage, so I couldn't see them very much. But I was so excited to see them back in Japan that I'd rather be mobbed jumping and dancing than only see VAMPS silently.

From what I could see,

HYDE --- gray tank top(perhaps new tour goos?) on black tank top, gray pants, and "sexy hair" as someone here said before.

K.A.Z --- His hair was shining gold which surprised me a little, wearing black and white tank top with red print on left side, white pants, and white V-guitar.

Ju-ken --- Black derby hat with red lips logo, and black clothes, thick makeup.

Arimatsu --- reddish checkered shirt. It was kinda cute.

JIN --- couldn't see at all...

When they started intro of LOVE ADDICT, everyone jumped and clapped, but they played same guitar riff again and again like a teaser. After several times, HYDE and K.A.Z face to face at the center, then started LOVE ADDICT.

I was like OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMOGMOM--------IT'S VAMPSVAMPSVAMPSVAMPSVAMPS~~~~~~~~!!!!!

People around me got totally crazy. I too. Jumping, screaming, singing, shouting like a stupid. But it was soooooo excited. It is a miracle that nobody got hurt or fall down. A girl in front of me who seemed like an elementary school student was surprised a bit.

Soon after LOVE ADDICT came REDRUM. When I heard the intro I thought it was COSMOS, for no special reason though. It's just my head was gone at that time.(haha) From front ot the stage, blaze blow up. Ju-ken came this way and pumped up. HYDE's shout was amazingly cool. Although I went to Zepp shows, something I can't define sounded different now. I was really impressed. Maybe U.S.A. tour gave him something special.

~~HYDE MC1~~
Makuhari!! Makuhari-makutteruka~~?!(*1) We don't have the time tonight. No time to let you breathe. Tonight we have many bands which I respect. Let them see that VAMPS fans are awesome!!

(*1) Makuhari is the venue. He said "Are you enjoying Makuhari?" Maku literally means a tent. So in other (dirty) way, "Are you putting up a tent?"

After the short MC, he began to sing TROUBLE. I got crazy again. It was a great view actually that the entire floor was dancing. This is the party.

Then HYDE stood on the center equipment, with his arm up, did a high DOLLY-jump. To be honest, I don't remember at all about what happened during this song. Too excited to remember... Ju-ken might have done his DOLLY robot dance, but I couldn't see from where I was.

~~HYDE MC2~~
(He was standing on the runway, looking around the audience,)
Long time no see... I'm so happy and excited that I'm feeling like a kid.
(Seeing the audience couldn't catch him,)
Oh, didn't you catch? A kid.(smile) You are so many today...
(looking around with his hand on his eyes,)
Now I'm gonna find my cute baby...my cute lamb...Where's my lamb?! Where's my lamb?! ...ah, not that word. Let's HUNTING----!!!

Then HUNTING. So fuuuun!! The venue was much larger than Zepp, so I didn't know where to see as they ran around here and there. When HYDE shouted "Where's my lamb", everyone yelled and waved as hard as possible even they only could see HYDE on the screen. And HYDE went down to the audience!! He was the only who went down from the stage through the concert. Fans along the runway were frenetic reaching their hands to touch him. HYDE seemed enjoy it. I was so far away but got happy to see it. I wished it would last forever, but HYDE came back to the center mic, shouted "One more time?!", that was the last.

The last song was SEX BLOOD~. I love it. I can't find any word to describe how exciting it was. I was like burned-out after it...

After performance, they threw pick and water bottle, HYDE also spitted water, then gone. It was like a rushing dream in 30 minutes.

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At the last of the concert, members came out again as MAVERICK DC SUPER ALL STARS. When HYDE was called in, he kneeled and kissed Paul's hand like a knight in the Middle Ages. (Paul is a vocalist of 44MAGNUM and main singer of this ALL STARS.) During the song, HYDE basically sat down at the center of the stage, looking around the audience with reaxing smile. My friend said HYDE and Kiyoharu(ex-Kuroyume, ex-SADS) hugged each other, but I missed it. I also couldn't see K.A.Z, except once on the screen K.A.Z was beside HYDE.

Also tetsu, ken and yukihiro were on the same stage. It was fabulous to see them in one place together. Ken sat down next to yukihiro talking with a smile. Tetsu and ken were laughing as walking along the runway. That made me cry since we know they won't have any concert as L'Arc-en-Ciel until 2011...

To wrap up, VAMPS was awesome. I love them forever. Japan arena tour will start tomorrow at Universal Studio Japan in Osaka. Oh, and I read San Fransisco interview. (Thanks for the info!!) They mentioned next year would be a big European tour. I was so excited!

Thanks again for VAMPS U.S.A. forum. Good night!