Rock band L'Arc~en~Ciel has announced that they will be holding a world tour in 2012!

Titled "L'Arc~en~Ciel WORLD TOUR 2012", the tour will kick off on March 3rd in Hong Kong. The band will then travel to Bangkok, Shanghai, Taipei, New York, London, and Paris, for a total of 7 performances.

The band is expected to perform for approximately 100,000 people for this tour. They will become the first Japanese artist to perform at Madison Square Garden in New York.

More dates are to be announced at a later date, so stay tuned for further details!

Check out the tour schedule below!

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<L'Arc~en~Ciel WORLD TOUR 2012>

March 3rd - Asia World EXPO Arena / Hong Kong
March 7th - IMPACT ARENA / Bangkok, Thailand
March 10th - MERCEDES-BENZ ARENA / Shanghai, China
March 17th - TWTC Nangang Exhibition / Taipei, Taiwan
March 23rd - The Theater at Madison Square Garden / New York, USA
April 11th - indigO2 / London, England
April 14th - Le Zenith / Paris, France

Source: natalie