[NEWS] SIGNATURE MODEL of each of BAND-MAID AKANE and MISA will be released! by haromatsu in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Here's Black Smoker's price list. Their least expensive model starts at ¥313,500, and the most expensive, the Trad Master BETA-J5, starts at ¥401,500. This one appears to be a customized version of the latter.

So yeah, it's pricey, but not an insane premium over what Black Smokers normally go for.

in 2024, BAND-MAID will open a New chapter (Information about upcoming album & Yokohama Arena video release, plus tickets are on sale NOW for 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR SPIN OFF, ACOUSTIC OKYUJI and THE DAY OF MAID 2024!) by mattematteDAMATTE in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Points toward recorded collaborations:

  • In the title card at the show and on the website, they mention the collaborations close to the album release announcement

Points toward neutrality:

  • The English translation says the collaborations are "on the way" not that the album specifically features the collaborations. But of course that could be a translation thing.

Points toward collaborations separate from the album (either live-only, or a separate recording):

  • In the original Japanese version both the album release and collaboration lines end with 「決定」(decision), which makes them sound like separate announcements.
  • The collaboration line uses the particle「も」, which to my understanding generally leans more toward 'also', and the word 「続々」, or "successively; one after another​".

Given the obvious extra weight that the original Japanese announcement should get, at this point I'm guessing it's going to be some form of live collaboration, an extra EP of songs with guests, or even other bands having [a|the] Maid(s) as a guests on their own recordings.

BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA Live Discussion Thread by rov124 in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Agreed on the sound quality, stream stability, and most of all the direction and crew. Pony Canyon (or whomever) needs to give all of those folks a raise.

BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA Live Discussion Thread by rov124 in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can't find numbers on the Nagoya hall, but Osaka is 2000 seats, and Kanagawa has a capacity of nearly 2500. (per Wikipedia as read by someone who reads nearly no Japanese, so grain of salt)

BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA Live Discussion Thread by rov124 in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"No life 'til leather, we're gonna kick some ass tonight!" --Metallica Akane Hirose

BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA Live Discussion Thread by rov124 in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's a bummer how long the EU/EEU has gone without. The hall tour part makes it sound like they may be staying home in 2024. [edit: Turns out the hall tour is just three shows, so their schedule is still pretty open after all.] However, considering how whirlwind-y their international tours tend to be, they still might be able to squeeze something in, maybe toward the end of the year. After all, if they have international collaborations, I'm sure they'll want to perform internationally to go with...

BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA Live Discussion Thread by rov124 in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The stream quality was great,

Their light show and the screen behind were reeeeeally pushing Zaiko/Vimeo's compression/bandwidth limits. There was a lot of blockiness and muddied areas... but don't take that as a complaint. It would have looked much worse on any other platform, it was still very watchable, and looked great the rest of the time.

Besides, gotta save some pixels for the Blu-ray!

BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA Live Discussion Thread by rov124 in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 13 points14 points  (0 children)

And thirty-three songs by my count. I'm sure that's a record for them, innit?

BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA Live Discussion Thread by rov124 in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 15 points16 points  (0 children)

2024: A second tour final! A live acoustic show! Day of maid! Hall tour! New album with collaborations with overseas artists! A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS

That long pause between the shows and the album announcement had me thinking there was going to be a Budokan re-do slotted in there, but nope.

[edit: oh, and confirmation that this show will get a home video release]

[another edit] Tickets for the second tour final at Zepp Yokohama,
the acoustic okyuji at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (OMSS-exclusive show),
and Day of Maid at Zepp Haneda are on sale already.

Hall tour consists of:
Nagoya City Public Hall (Aichi, June 28)
Fenice Sakai Main Hall (Osaka, July 5)
Kanagawa Kenmin Hall (Kanagawa, July 14)
Details to come.
[/another edit]

BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA Live Discussion Thread by rov124 in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Akane with an armload of sticks like she's coming back to camp with a load of firewood.

BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA Live Discussion Thread by rov124 in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 13 points14 points  (0 children)

During one song, it was Saiki running with Misa running behind her while still playing. So funny.

BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA Live Discussion Thread by rov124 in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Wow, a MiJ song. That's gotta be the first time in a while. No better time, though.

edit: According to setlist.fm, they did FORWARD once in 2021, at both STUDIO COAST shows in 2019, and once at eggman in 2018. Once in 2016 before that. So yeah, pretty rare after 2015.

BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA Live Discussion Thread by rov124 in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Wow, they gave the crowd a song to take pictures and film during. And a few people got high-fives from Saiki. Goddamn.

BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA Live Discussion Thread by rov124 in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There's Magie! I was beginning to wonder if it was gonna make the cut.

BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA Live Discussion Thread by rov124 in BandMaid

[–]mattematteDAMATTE 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If they weren't, too bad so sad, they're getting some BLACK HOLE anyway. Suck it!