Japanese heavy metal band X Japan has performed more than 250 concerts from 1987 until October 2018. This number does not include the so-called "film gig" concerts, which are included below.
Concerts and other performances
| Year | Type | Name | Stops / Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | festival | Bakuhatsu Sunzen recording (爆発寸前撮影) | 4. 10. Kagurazaka Explosion (神楽坂EXPLOSION), Tokyo |
| festival | Skull Trash Zone | ||
| contest | Band Explosion '87 | 6. 7. Tateyama Sōkōkai-kan (山商工会館) | |
| concert | Oneman Gig | 7. 25. Meguro Live Station (目黒LIVE STATION) | |
| concert | Xclamation muryō haifu gig (Xclamation無料配布GIG) | ||
| festival | Rock Monster August | 8. 30. Sports Valley Kyoto (スポーツバレー京都) | |
| tour | 1987 Winter Tour | ||
| contest | CBS/SONY audition '87 | 12. 26. | |
| festival | Heavy Metal Days Extra | 12. 23. Saitama kaikan large hall (埼玉会館大ホール) | |
| festival | Daynamite Year End Party | 12. 29. Meguro Live Station (目黒LIVE STATION) | |
| festival | All Night Metal party '87 to '88 | 12. 31. Meguro Rockmaykan (目黒鹿鳴館) | |
| 1988 | |||
| festival | Metal Indies 2 | 1. 10. Nakano kōkaidō (中野公会堂) | |
| tour | Vanishing Tour '88 Spring | ||
| tour | Vanishing Tour Special | ||
| tour | Vanishing Tour Vol.2 | ||
| festival | Heavy Metal Days Vol.7 | 8. 27. Saitama Kaikan | |
| concert | X at Sports Valley Kyoto | 9. 4. Sports Valley Kyoto (スポーツバレー京都) | |
| concert | 1. Extasy Summit | 9. 30. Osaka Bourbon House | |
| tour | Burn Out Tour '88 Oct. | ||
| festival | Extasy Summit | 11. 6. Meguro Rockmaykan (目黒鹿鳴館) | |
| festival | Street Fighting Men | 11. 12. MZA Ariake | |
| festival | All Night Metal Party '88 to '89 | 12. 31. Meguro Rockmaykan (目黒鹿鳴館) | |
| 1989 | tour | Blue Blood Tour | |
| concert | The 4th Flower Festival X Comin Home. Kaette iku ze! Kiai o irete mattero yo! (X Comin Home.帰って行くぜ！気合いを入れて待ってろよ！) | 3. 25. Tateyama Family Park | |
| festival | Club Wonderland | 3. 29. Shibaura Ink Stick Sibaura Factory | |
| festival | 5. Sat Rock Wave '89 | 4. 30. Nagashima Spa Land | |
| festival | Extasy Summit Vol. II | 5.2. Meguro Rockmaykan (目黒鹿鳴館) | |
| tour | Blue Blood Tour Special Big Gig | ||
| festival | Heavy Metal Days Vol. 8 | 7. 22. Saitama Kaikan | |
| festival | JR-EAST Pop Rockets '89 | 7. 30. Yuzawa Central Park Baseball Field (湯沢町中央公園野球場) | |
| festival | Kirin Sound Together Pop. Hill '89 | 8. 12. Ishikawa Forest Park (石川県森林公園) | |
| festival | The Rock Kids '89 | 8. 19. Fuji-Q Highland | |
| festival | Rock'n roll Olympic '89 | 8. 20. Sportsland SUGO | |
| Secret live | Secret Gig daimajin gonin gumi (SECRET GIG 大魔神五人組) | 8. 28. Osaka a.m.HALL | |
| festival | Extasy Summit in ClubHouse | 8. 29. Meguro Rockmaykan (目黒鹿鳴館) | |
| concert | Rock Monster "X" Special | 9. 17. Sports Valley Kyoto (スポーツバレー京都) | |
| festival | Extasy Summit Special: Jōgai rantō-hen (Extasy Summit Special 〜場外乱闘篇〜) | 9. 28. Shibuya Kōkaidō | |
| festival | Enfent Terrible: Kovaru beki kodomotachi (Enfent Terrible 〜怖るべき子供達〜) | 12. 3. Shinagawa Terrada Warehouse F Building (品川寺田倉庫F号) | |
| 1989 1990 | tour | Rose & Blood Tour | |
| 1990 | festival | 5. Sat Rock Wave '90 | 4. 29. Nagoya Sōnai Park, athletic field |
| Film gig | 1990 X Film Gigs: Chi to bara ni mamirete (1990 X Film Gigs 〜血と薔薇にまみれて〜) | ||
| 1991 | Film gig tour | 1990 X Film Gigs: Chi to bara ni mamirete (1990 X Film Gigs 〜血と薔薇にまみれて〜) | |
| festival | JT Super Sound '91 Have a Joyful Time | 7. 31. Sendai Resort Park Onikōbe (鬼首高原 仙台リゾートパーク・オニコウベ) | |
| tour | Cup Noodle 20th Anniversary Hot Gigs Violence in Jealousy Tour 1991: Yume no Naka ni Dake Ikite (Violence In Jealousy Tour 1991 〜夢の中にだけ生きて〜) | ||
| concert | X Produce: Nani ga okoru ka wakaranai. X ga pavasute o karikitta! (X Produce 〜何が起こるか分からない。Xがパワステを借り切った!) | ||
| festival | Extasy Summit 1991 | 10. 29. Nippon Budōkan | |
| Secret live | Secret Gig | 11. 17. Shibuya EGG-MAN | |
| concert | X with Orchestra (X with オーケストラ) | 12. 8. NHK Hall | |
| concert | Kore de Saigo ka!? (これで最後か!?) Violence in Jealousy Tour 1991 Final Film Gig Special | 12. 20. Nippon Budōkan | |
| festival | All Night Metal party '91 to '92 | 12. 31. Meguro Rockmaykan (目黒鹿鳴館) | |
| 1992 | concert | Tokyo Dome 3 Days: On the Verge of Destruction (東京ドーム3DAYS 〜破滅に向かって〜, Tōkyō Dōmu 3 Days ~Hametsu ni Mukatte~) | |
| festival | Extasy Summit 1992 | ||
| 1993 | Film gig tour | X Japan Film Gigs 1993: Visual Shock Kōgeki saikai (X Japan Film Gigs 1993 〜VISUAL SHOCK 攻撃再開〜) | |
| Film gig tour | Lawson Special X Japan Film Gigs: Kōgeki saikai (X Japan Film Gigs 〜VISUAL SHOCK 攻撃再開〜) | ||
| concert | Shingata X dai 1-dan Nihon Chokugeki Countdown X Japan Returns (新型エックス第1弾 日本直撃カウントダウン X JAPAN RETURNS) | ||
| 1994 | festival | The Great Music Experience | |
| concert | Sega Saturn Presents: X Japan Tokyo Dome 2 Days | ||
| 1995 | concert | X Japan Presents Kobe Returns | 12. 24. Osaka-jo Hall |
| 1995 1996 | tour | Dahlia Tour 1995-1996 | |
| 1996 | concert | Dahlia Tour Final 1996 Tokyo Dome 2 Days | |
| 1997 | concert | The Last Live: Saigo no Yoru (THE LAST LIVE〜最後の夜〜) | 12. 31. Tokyo Dome |
| 2002 | Film gig | X Japan Film Gig: X Japan no kiseki (X JAPAN FILM GIG 〜X JAPANの軌跡〜) | |
| Film gig | X Japan Film Gig: X Japan no kiseki version 2 (X JAPAN FILM GIG 〜X JAPANの軌跡〜 version 2) | ||
| 2003 | Film gig | X Japan Film Gig '03 featuring Art of Life | 9. 21. Nippon Budōkan |
| 2008 | concert | X Japan Kōgeki Saikai 2008 I. V.: Hametsu ni Mukatte (X JAPAN 攻撃再開 2008 I.V. 〜破滅に向かって〜) | |
| festival | hide memorial summit | 5. 4. Ajinomoto Stadium | |
| concert | X Japan Countdown Gig: Ubu ni kaette (X Japan Countdown Gig 〜初心に帰って〜) | 12. 31. Akasaka Blitz | |
| 2009 | concert | X Japan World Tour Live in Hong Kong | |
| concert | X Japan World Tour Live in Tokyo: Kōgeki zokkō-chuu (X Japan World Tour Live in Tokyo 〜攻撃続行中〜) | ||
| concert | X Japan World Tour Live in Taipei: Hontōni yaru yoru (X Japan World Tour Live in Taipei 「本当にやる夜」) | 5. 30. Taipei Banqiao Stadium (板橋體育場) | |
| Film gig | X Japan Film Gig: Suzuka no yoru (X Japan Film Gig 〜鈴鹿の夜〜) | 8. 22. Suzuka Circuit | |
| 2010 | concert | The Yoshiki Foundation America Kickoff Party[1] | 6. 1. Los Angeles Club Nokia |
| festival | Lollapalooza 2010 | 8. 8. Chicago Grant Park | |
| concert | X Japan World Tour Live in Yokohama chō kyōkō toppa shichitenhakki: Sekai ni mukatte (X Japan World Tour Live in Yokohama 超強行突破 七転八起 〜世界に向かって〜) | ||
| tour | X Japan World Tour Live 2010 North American Tour | ||
| 2011 | festival | Asia Girls Explosion | 3. 6. Yoyogi National Gymnasium (国立代々木競技場) |
| tour | X Japan World Tour Live 2011 European Tour | ||
| festival | Summer Sonic 2011 | ||
| festival | a-nation 10th Anniversary | 8. 27. Tokyo Stadium | |
| tour | X Japan World Tour Live 2011 South American Tour | ||
| tour | X Japan World Tour Live 2011 Southeast Asian Tour | ||
| 2014 | Secret live | Guerilla Live[2][3] | 8. 17. The square in front of Shinjuku Station |
| concert | X Japan World Tour 2014 at Yokohama Arena | ||
| concert | X Japan Live at Madison Square Garden | 10. 11. New York City Madison Square Garden | |
| 2015 | festival | Lunatic Fest. | 6. 27. Chiba Makuhari Messe |
| festival | TV Asahi Dream Festival 2015 | 11. 23. Yoyogi National Gymnasium | |
| tour | X Japan World Tour 2015-2016 in Japan | ||
| 2016 | festival | Visual Japan Summit 2016 | |
| 2017 | concert | X Japan Live 2017 at the Wembley Arena in London | 3. 4. London Wembley Arena |
| tour | X Japan World Tour 2017 We Are X Acoustic Special Miracle: Kiseki no Yoru (～奇跡の夜～) 6 Days[4] | ||
| 2018 | concert | 10th Anniversary of X Japan's Revival X Japan Live 2018 Pre-American Music Festival Appearance Premium Gigs – Yoshiki's Night of Resurrection (XJAPAN復活10周年記念 XJAPANLIVE2018 アメリカフェス出演直前 PREMIUM GIGS 〜YOSHIKI復活の夜〜)[5] | 4. 10., 11. Tokyo Zepp Divercity |
| festival | Coachella[6] | 4. 14., 21. California | |
| festival | TV Asahi Dream Festival[7] | 9. 15. Chiba Makuhari Messe | |
| concert | X Japan Live Nihon Kōen 2018 ~Kurenai ni Somatta Yoru~ Makuhari Messe 3 Days (X JAPAN Live 日本公演 2018 〜紅に染まった夜〜 Makuhari Messe 3Days)[8][9] | 9. 28., 29., |
- film gig: projection of a recorded concert in a real concert hall
References
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- ^ "X Japan Wows Fans With Rare Acoustic Set at Yokohama Arena With Rare Acoustic Set". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
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- ^ "X Japan announces three-night stand at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan". AXS. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
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