ZeppNagoya was founded on March 11, 2005 as Nagoya’s largest live house.
Since the opening of Zepp Sapporo in 1998, Zepp’s name has been expanded and has continued to create legendary nights everywhere, and its name comes from the plane “Zeppelin,” and I remember that it caused the live house scene to be truly as if it were a black ship. This is the same when Zepp Nagoya opened in Nagoya in 2005.
And 20 years after that, on March 11, 2025, Nagoya-born 04 Limited Sazabys held an event entitled “04 Limited Sazabys x Zepp Nagoya Happy 20th Anniversary” to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Zepp Nagoya.
The event on this day was held in a two-man format with the organizer 04 Limited Sazabys with secret guests.
The completely secret format was reminiscent of “MYSTERY TOUR,” which is now a specialty of 04 Limited Sazabys, and was filled with speculation on both social media and on the venue.
This view is also truly the same as “MYSTERY TOUR.” Zepp Nagoya’s 20th anniversary, and the solo live performance of 04 Limited Sazabys, are far too many dramas, so what is the meaning and intention behind welcoming a secret guest on this day? With that in mind, I waited for the show.
The background music for the venue is made up of songs by artists from Nagoya, which have symbolized the past 20 years. That’s what it is. That’s what 04 Limited Sazabys is. It has been a long time since they moved their base of operations from Nagoya to Tokyo, but carrying a local area does not mean that they are still there, but rather carrying their local area.
See, they keep saying, “It’s 04 Limited Sazabys in Nagoya” at live shows. That’s what it means to present your hometown.
Let’s get back to the topic. With the show time approaching and a debate about who the secret guest was being held both next to and next to the stage, a screen footage of “MYSTERY TOUR” was shown on stage.
yeah? Wait, wait. The text on the screen is not “MYSTERY TOUR 2025.” Of course, that’s because today isn’t “MYSTERY TOUR.”
Oh, but it’s not the last time I went to “MYSTERY TOUR 2024” and the visual characters aren’t even girls either.
Hey, seriously, it says “MYSTERY TOUR 2020.” The visual character is also the old man wearing a hat.
Ah, ahhhhh. Today is March 11th, and the venue is Zepp Nagoya. I see, that’s what it is. As soon as he sensed everything, the singing voice of “More Light” resonated on the floor. At this point I understood everything.
Five years ago, March 11, 2020. It’s in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. “MYSTERY TOUR 2020” was forced to be cancelled midway through the tour. The one I was planning to appear on that day was BLUE ENCOUNT.
Is there a way to get it back like this? It’s so much fun to retrieve the frustration that day and the anger for that time period five years later as “MYSTERY TOUR 2020” is too much to do. And the light reaches too much.
No, it’s full of sad memories. That’s the case for the last five years, and even more if you think about it over 20 years. Coincidentally, today is March 11th.
Still, we are alive, we have all lived together, and undoubtedly BLUE ENCOUNT is singing with a glittering glow in front of us. He sang, “My voice is delivered! Delivered!”, but it was reaching too much and I was overflowing with emotions. He guided me to overcome everything.
The overlapping future is now. The way BLUE ENCOUNT and 04 Limited Sazabys have surviving the times. What is the equipment problem? We’ve supported each other at any time.
Don’t hide scars. Despair is also used as a weapon. The strength of the bands that have lived their lives like that. That strength lies in order to protect someone. That’s what BLUE ENCOUNT taught me.
There’s an expression that says you’re hugged by music.
Music is amazing because it makes it physical, not just metaphor. BLUE ENCOUNT is amazing. BLUE ENCOUNT is a band that melts the darkness and lights hope.
It’s easy to understand the meaning behind 04 Limited Sazabys invited BLUE ENCOUNT on March 11th, that day in 2020, and today in 2025.
Five years ago, on March 11th, he applauded BLUE ENCOUNT, who had fulfilled his promise he had decided to “keep it up,” and his hands were red in red.
Now, it’s 04 Limited Sazabys. December 2015. It’s exactly 10 years ago now. They held their first Zepp Nagoya solo show at the tour final of “TOY tour 2015,” which featured the single “TOY.”
Zepp Nagoya is, after all, a special place that stands as a major goal for Nagoya band members. 04 Limited Sazabys did a solo show at Zepp Nagoya and sold out. This was also the moment when the Nagoya live house scene moved dramatically.
How many times have I seen their shows at Zepp Nagoya over the past 10 years?
04 Limited GEN, HIROKAZ, RYU-TA, and KOUHEI appeared on stage to celebrate Zepp Nagoya’s 20th anniversary, now the home of Nagoya, in the first place.
The expressions of the four heroes, who have become so reliable, are already touching.
GEN asks the floor many times, “Can I do it? Can I do it?” The live show started with “Squall” as KOUHEI played the drums in a stellar manner.
Zepp Nagoya celebrates its 20th anniversary, and 04 Limited Sazabys is now revenging BLUE ENCOUNT and “MYSTERY TOUR 2020” after 10 years since their first Zepp Nagoya.
But of course, that’s important, but 04 Limited Sazabys is by far the band today. I always open up a crumpled map and update the present.
The four of them come together with “Every” who releases special moves with no lewdness, “monolith” who even crying children will shut up, and “knife” an aggressive anthem woven by the twin vocals of GEN and RYU-TA. Zepp Nagoya is now an ally for 04 Limited Sazabys, who has been carrying Nagoya on his back. I think they have built solid relationships over the past 20 years. Of course, I don’t think that’s the case if everything was smooth sailing. There’s no way I’ll forget about it when live houses were turned into bad guys. I often hear phrases like, “Even if the world is the enemy, I’m the only one,” but I can’t believe I’ll experience that in real life. But that’s true. No matter who says what, you’ve come to believe in music, your friends, and your live houses. That’s our motto. So the “mottö” cover explosion also explodes, making it a huge explosion. I couldn’t help but get up to my seat. The “mottö” from JUDY AND MARY is now available in a completely foam-limited version. I can’t stand it because it’s all painful news, so I kick out the imitation and sing and walk around the corner. I’ll throw away all my vocabulary and say it in a word. The best. “mottö” is the best. Let me say it again. “mottö” is the best.
Even the “My HERO”, “Kitchen”, and “Galapagos II” that I’ve listened to on Zepp Nagoya many times have different expressions, so live shows are interesting.
Come to think of it, GEN also spoke on the MC, and there was a story that he was attacked from both the right and left by his comments on social media, but GEN only looked at 04 Limited Sazabys in front of him.
Even if you turn your head over and squeal, you look straight ahead without being attracted to anyone. That’s why I think even the songs are moving forward.
This day is March 11th. It’s been 14 years since then. I don’t think 04 Limited Sazabys was helpless at the time. I remember speaking at the 2011 event, “LIVE UP TOKAI!!!!”, which supports Tohoku from the Tokai region, held in 2011, saying, “I’ve never wanted influence, but I want influence.”
I think that’s because I watched the senior bands’ support efforts towards Tohoku. March 11th, 14 years have passed since then. I’ve been able to do more than I did back then, and seeing the four of them performing live on March 11th now, I’m convinced that they’ve been moving forward.
The set features “magnet” from their latest album, “MOON,” “Lost my way,” when the band was in the midst of evolution, and “Grasshopper,” which represents the early days of their activities, and Zepp Nagoya, who celebrated its 20th anniversary, and “kiki” to show off their history.
Sweet time from the ultimate love song “Honey” to “milk” passes through a sweet time with the chorus of “hello” to tears. As the four of them play “Harvest” while surrendering to this scene, my tears sigh once again as I compared five years ago and today.
Five years have passed since then when I was so worried, and I am feeling the usual relief and excitement right in front of me. I’m glad I continued to believe it. The world isn’t exactly the worst. I’ve said it many times now, but I’ve only looked in front of it.
Because the dreams continue as they roll. Life is so interesting, isn’t it? I feel like the future was really shown in the “Terminal” and “Just” which were shown one after another at the end of the main story.
That day, the trajectory of the cheers that had been waiting for in the calendar was a day like today.
The first song for the encore was “Buster call.” I remember flashing back the moment GEN starts singing.
I remember that in 2015, the encore that day 04 Limited Sazabys first stood at Zepp Nagoya was also a “Buster call.”
There’s no way I’ll forget the sight of the song I’ve been singing in a small live house, spreading its wings and echoing through Zepp Nagoya.
Ten years have passed since then, and Zepp Nagoya celebrates its memorial day, 20th anniversary, with 04 Limited Sazabys singing “Buster call.” I think this is the asset of the Nagoya live house scene for the past 20 years.
And that’s not the end of 04 Limited Sazabys. At the very end, they threw on the Nagoya Live House anthem “758” and celebrated Zepp Nagoya’s 20th anniversary in a grand manner.
“04 Limited Sazabys x Zepp Nagoya Happy 20th Anniversary” was met by a combination of various coincidences and miracles.
It’s a day that should never be faded away and we should never forget, but as we live in the present, we should be able to add new happiness to it. March 11th is Zepp Nagoya’s birthday.
04 Limited Sazabys, who prepared a venue for celebrations, is definitely the hero of the live house.
