BUMP OF CHICKEN will be releasing their 1st best-of albums, "BUMP OF CHICKEN I<1999-2004>" and "BUMP OF CHICKEN II<2005-2010>", on July 3rd.

"BUMP OF CHICKEN I<1999-2004>" will contain songs from their 1st album, "FLAME VEIN", to their 4th, "Yggdrasil". Meanwhile, "BUMP OF CHICKEN II<2005-2010>" will include songs from their 10th single, "Planetarium", to their 6th album, "COSMONAUT".

To commemorate the albums' release, BUMP OF CHICKEN will be holding a one-man live on August 9th at QVC Marine Field for those who bought both albums. The venue is said to hold 40,000 people, making this the group's first time to hold a concert on a stadium-scale. More details on this will be announced at a later date.

Furthermore, BUMP OF CHICKEN will hold an arena tour called '2013 TOUR?WILLPOLIS?' starting in September. They will hold a total of 11 shows in 7 locations with their first Nippon Budokan concert as the finale.

Check out the track lists and tour dates below!

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<BUMP OF CHICKEN I<1999-2004>>

01. Glass no Blues
02. Kudaranai Uta
03. Lamp
04. K
05. Diamond
06. Tentai Kansoku
07. Harujion
08. Stage of the ground
09. Snow Smile
10. Lost Man
11. sailing day
12. Arue
13. Only Lonely Glory
14. Sharin no Uta

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<BUMP OF CHICKEN II<2005-2010>>

01. Planetarium
02. Karma
03. supernova
04. Guild
05. Namida no Furusato
06. Hana no Na
07. Mayday
08. R.I.P.
09. Merry Christmas
10. HAPPY
11. Mahou no Ryouri ~Kimi Kara Kimi e~
12. Motorcycle
13. Uchuuhikoushi e no Tegami

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<2013 TOUR?WILLPOLIS?>

Monday, September 9th - Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)
Tuesday, September 10th - Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)
Monday, September 16th - Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Wednesday, September 25th - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)
Thursday, September 26th - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)
Saturday, October 12th - Sekisui Heim Super Arena (Miyagi)
Wednesday, October 16th - Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)
Thursday, October 17th - Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)
Thursday, October 24th - Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell (Hokkaido)
Monday, October 28th - Nippon Budokan (Tokyo)
Tuesday, October 29th - Nippon Budokan (Tokyo)

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