【連載】BAND-MAID、2万人動員全米ツアーレポート／week1

10月15日（土）LOS ANGELES, CA　BELASCO

＜BAND-MAID US TOUR 2022＞公演3日目。ロサンゼルスのダウンタウンで1926年にオープン後は、教会として使用されていた期間もあるというTHE BELASCO。この日はMISAの誕生日ということもあり、ご主人様・お嬢様からお祝いのスタンド花やプレゼントが会場に届けられるなどお祝いムードに。


約1,600名のキャパが数時間でソールドアウトしたという満員の会場にメッセージボードや手作りの幕が掲げられるなか、一段と大きいMISAコールに合わせて本人が笑顔で登場。ステージドリンクはビールやウイスキーが定番のMISAだが、この日は集まったご主人様・お嬢様によるハッピーバースデーソングに合わせて、テキーラを飲む場面も。



会場の歓声に応えるように、ギターソロではKANAMIがギターを掲げて観客を煽るなど、メンバーのパフォーマンスにも力が入る。本ツアーでは初披露した「REAL EXISTANSE」「火花」など、新旧織り交ぜたセットリストで会場を沸かせた。





[Sat, October 15th in LOS ANGELES, CA at BELASCO]
The third day of the “BAND-MAID US TOUR 2022” performance.
THE BELASCO was used as a church for few terms after opening in Los Angeles in 1926.

Their Masters and Princesses gave flower stands and gifts to Misa because the day was Misa’s birthday.
Message boards and hand-made flags were put up in the crowded venue.

The day’s tickets were sold out in a few hours with a capacity of about 1,600 people.
Misa appeared on the stage while the audience was call her name bigger than usual.

MISA usually drinks beer or whiskey on the stage.
But on this day, Misa asked a cup of tequila and enjoyed it while the Masters and Princesses were singing Happy Birthday song for her.

Kanami raised her guitar to the audience to make them more excited while her guitar solo and the other members' performances also got a lot of power from her.

The venue was excited with a set list that mixed old and new, such as "REAL EXISTANSE" and "Hibana", which were unveiled for the first time on this tour.

JAPANESE TEXT ＆ PHOTO◎FG5
ENGLISH TEXT◎Glory_Kai