The globally popular girl band BAND-MAID held “BAND-MAID THE DAY OF MAID” at Zepp Haneda in Tokyo on May 10th.
On this day, “Maid’s Day,” the venue was packed full of masters and mistresses (as fans call them) who had been waiting for this special performance. On August 16, 2020, the tour final performance, which was supposed to be BAND-MAID’s first live performance at Zepp Haneda, was forced to be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the live performance was held online from another location. (live streaming). Therefore, this day could be called Zepp Haneda’s revenge performance for BAND-MAID, making it doubly special.
The familiar sound effects played, and when the members appeared, they were greeted with loud cheers and applause, and SAIKI (Vo.) yelled “Come on!” and they accelerated with “BLACK HOLE,” the fastest song in BAND-MAID’s history. The wait staff started in full swing. Next, they excited the floor with “Giovanni,” “Balance,” and “HATE?” without slowing down, and Miku Kobato (Vo./Gt.) greeted them with “THE DAY OF MAID, BAND-MAID de po!” Now on to the first MC part.
It has been five years since BAND-MAID held a real-life waitperson event on Maid’s Day, and after once again expressing their gratitude to the masters and young ladies for making this day possible, Performed “Shambles”, which has gained support all over the world as the ending theme song for “Kengan Ashura” Season 2. “Hibana” starts with KANAMI (Gt.)’s powerful guitar play, “I still seek revenge” has an impressive bass line resounding from the slap of MISA (Ba.), and “Why Why” bursts with SAIKI’s cool and powerful vocals. They performed three songs from their 2021 album “Unseen World” in quick succession, including “Why” and “Manners”, which embodies BAND-MAID’s “return to origins” and “current evolution”. Immediately after overwhelming the audience with the instrumental song “From Now On”, which highlights the high performance skills of each member, during the MC, the audience was filled with laughter with an exchange that showed the closeness of the members, and the gap between the performance and the MC was felt. I can’t help but smile.
In the second half of the performance, SAIKI exclaimed, “Can we fight in the second half?” and re-ignited the excitement in the floor with “After Life.” After exciting the audience with the surprise unreleased song “Go easy,” Miku Kobato switched to an acoustic guitar and began playing “Memorable,” followed by “about Us,” and the waitstaff moved into the ballad zone. The venue was filled with the magnificent sound and vocals of “Bestie,” a new song co-written with Mike Einziger (guitarist) of the American alternative band Incubus, who recently performed together at Tokyo Garden Theater and became a hot topic. After “Corallium,” the band gears up again with an up-tempo number, and Miku Kobato sings “Brightest star,” a song that has become a standard song for waitpersons even though it hasn’t been released yet. When it was announced that the song, along with the song “Go easy” that was performed earlier, would be included in a full-length album to be released this summer, the venue was filled with cheers. When the topic of the full-length album, which is currently in production, was mentioned, many people expressed their expectations and support for the members.
Then, Miku Kobato’s familiar call-and-response “Omajinai Time” further heightened the sense of unity and voltage in the venue, before moving on to “Unleash!!!!!” The floor ran through the last spurt at full speed with “HGK,” “Influencer,” “Magie,” and “NO GOD,” and at the end the floor responded with loud cheers to SAIKI’s voice, “Wasn’t your maid’s day the best?” At the very end, Miku Kobato shouted with a smile the familiar phrase, “Welcome, Master/Lady! It’s BAND-MAID!” and “BAND-MAID THE DAY OF MAID” was a great success. The curtain was closed.
In addition to “BAND-MAID × The Warning SPECIAL SHOW IN JAPAN” and the first hall tour “BAND-MAID HALL TOUR 2024” which were announced at the MC, “RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL” and “SUMMER SONIC 2024” BAND-MAID is scheduled to perform at festivals from June onwards. Check out the official website for details on various waitpersons.
Photo by Misaki Ito
May 10, 2024 “BAND-MAID THE DAY OF MAID” SETLIST
1 BLACK HOLE
2 Giovanni
3 Balance
4 HATE?
5 Shambles
6 sparks
7 I still seek revenge.
8 Why Why Why
9 Manners
10 from now on
11 After Life
12 Go easy (new song)
13 Memorable
14 about Us
15 Besties
16 Corallium
17 Brightest star (new song)
18 Unleash!!!!!
19 H.G.K.
20 Influencers
21 Magie (new song)
22 NO GOD
・BAND-MAID “Bestie” Music Video
・BAND-MAID “Bestie” now available
Words：MIKU KOBATO
Music: Michael Einziger /BAND-MAID
URL:https://BAND-MAID.lnk.to/Bestie
・BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR extra edition distribution
Broadcasted on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 13:00 (archive included) Viewing tickets on sale nowhttps://bandmaid.tokyo/contents/742715
・BAND-MAID × The Warning SPECIAL SHOW IN JAPAN
June 12, 2024 (Wednesday) Tokyo, Roppongi EX Theater
Performance details: https://bandmaid.tokyo/contents/733902
・BAND-MAID HALL TOUR 2024
Friday, June 28, 2024 Aichi/Nagoya City Public Hall
Friday, July 5, 2024 Osaka Fenice Sakai Large Hall
Sunday, July 14, 2024 Kanagawa/Kanagawa Kenmin Hall
Performance details:https://bandmaid.tokyo/contents/733904
・Release date: March 27, 2024 (Wednesday)
10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA (Nov.26,2023)
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PCXP-51048 ¥7,700 (tax included)
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PCBP-54626 ¥6,600 (tax included)
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・BAND-MAID Profile
A globally popular all-girl band with over 20,000 people on tour across the U.S.
Maid’s hard rock sound, which is at odds with her appearance, has gained support from fans and media all over the world, and the total number of views on YouTube has exceeded 200 million.
YouTube reaction videos from fans around the world have been released one after another, and have been viewed more than 40 million times. They have received support from rock and metal fans around the world, and have become the most popular girl band overseas, with more than 20,000 people attending their US tour in 2022. They perform world tours almost every year, rocking the stages of major festivals in Japan. To date, they have toured the US, UK, and Europe, recording sold-out performances at each performance.
In 2019, they announced a tour partnership with Live Nation, one of the world’s largest eventers, and released the album “Conqueror,” which included production by rock legend Tony Visconti. In 2020, he announced an alliance with United Talent Agency as a nationwide expansion partner. He released his album “Unseen World” and will make his Hollywood debut in 2021 with the Netflix movie “Kate.” In 2022, he will perform at the world-famous music festival “AFTERSHOCK” and complete a US tour that attracted over 20,000 people. Immediately after the US tour, he also appeared in Guns N’ Roses’ Japan performance.
2023 will be their 10th anniversary, and they will be holding a 10th anniversary tour around the world. They performed at four major overseas festivals, including the world’s largest festival, Lollapalooza, and the final was held at Yokohama Arena to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
2024 will be the beginning of a new chapter, with the release of a full album scheduled for summer. In April, he released the co-written song “Bestie” with Mike Einziger of the world-renowned mega-band “INCUBUS,” and continues to make strides on a global scale toward his goal of world domination.
