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Posted by babamoosh0 pt Tuesday, July 31, 2012

GLAY announces "7 surprises" at live event including plans for a new "GLAY EXPO" in 2014 after a 10 year break

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Popular rock band GLAY just completed their two-day special live event �GLAY STADIUM LIVE 2012 THE SUITE ROOM in OSAKA NAGAI STADIUM supported by glico�. The first day�s concert was named �SUPER WELCOME PARTY� while the second day�s concert was titled �BIG SURPRISE PARTY�. Just like the name, before their encore performance on the second day, GLAY prepared a surprise announcement for their fans. The words �7 surprises� were projected onto the main screen and guitarist TAKURO�s voice could be heard saying, �We are going to make 7 promises to everybody.� As fans screamed in excitement, TAKURO listed the surprises:

(1)��� There will be 2 singles (composed by HISASHI and JIRO) released simultaneously at the end of this year.

(2)��� 2 albums, �JUSTICE� and �GUILTY�, will be released at the same time in next spring.

(3)��� An arena tour for 250,000 people will be held from February 2013 onwards.

(4)��� An overseas tour will be held next spring.

(5)��� An outdoor live will be held in GLAY�s hometown of Hakodate. This will be the largest outdoor live Hakodate has ever seen.

(6)��� In keeping with their promise since 2005, GLAY will be holding their Tokyo Dome concert.

(7) � �Finally, �in 2014, GLAY will celebrate their 20th debut anniversary by holding the live concert event �GLAY EXPO� in the north-east Tohoku prefectures of Japan.

GLAY held its outdoor exposition and concert event �GLAY EXPO� just three times before in 1999, 2001, and 2004. All three were large scale events and expensively produced. The 1999 event was held in Makuhari, Chiba and attracted 200,000 people, while the 2001 event was held as four concerts in Tokyo, Hokkaido, and Fukuoka, and an estimated 280,000 people attended. �This upcoming 2014 �GLAY EXPO� will be held 10 years after the last 2004 exposition at Universal Studios Japan. It's no wonder the 50,000-strong audience cheered loudly when this 7th surprise was announced.

Vocalist TERU came onstage after the announcement and seemed deeply touched by the cheering. He said, �We are going to make a declaration right here. We will be a band that always keeps our promises. We will not disband. As we fulfill our promises one by one, we want to make new ones and continue to be active always. We will never make you sad.� Hearing this passionate message, some fans even shed tears.

He then continued, �We wanted to give you a surprise that enables you to perceive the future." Regarding the long-awaited 4th �GLAY EXPO� that will be held during their 20th anniversary, TERU added, �After the Tohoku earthquake disaster, we realized a lot of important things. We have to cherish everyone and love everyone more. To express our love for Tohoku, we are going to sing this song!� GLAY then performed their famous number, �BELOVED�. The audience joined in and 50,000 people sang the song together. The event added with a promise to meet again as TERU yelled out, �For the next two years, let�s live strong and with resolution!�

Source + Image: Oricon

  1. GLAY
  2. TERU
  3. TAKURO
  4. JIRO
  5. HISASHI
  6. GLAY-EXPO
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