【連載】BAND-MAID＜10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR in NORTH AMERICA＞5月後編

■5/24 Detroit, MI St Andrews Hall

7日目は、ミシガン州デトロイト・St Andrews Hall公演。中一日の移動日を経ての本公演も、お給仕初開催地。1980年代から人気の会場で、ニルヴァーナ、ボブ・ディランをはじめ多くのロックミュージシャンが公演を行ってきた老舗のライブハウスだ。

お給仕では久々の披露となる「glory」で早速会場を沸かせるやいなや、5曲目の「Don’t you tell ME」で早々に大合唱が起こるなど冒頭から会場の熱量は最高潮に。この日の“おまじないタイム”でも小鳩ミクの煽りは絶好調。



「You must join Omajinai Time！」「Join or Join!」と会場の爆笑をさらう後ろで、小鳩ミクのコールに合わせて、メンバー各々がドラム演奏を披露するなどレアな場面も。「Unfair game」など初期の楽曲なども含む全22曲で北米ツアー前半戦の単独公演を終えた。

On day seven, BAND-MAID journeyed to St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit, Michigan. A full day of travel brought them to the state for another first-time tour stop in Detroit. The venue they played has a distinguished history as a rock music performance spot, having hosted world-famous acts since the 1980s like Nirvana and Bob Dylan.



The atmosphere of the OKYUJI was quickly brought to a boil with the return of "glory" to the set list, and the fifth number, "Don’t you tell ME" raised the audience's excitement to the max very early on. Once again, MIKU Kobato whipped the fans into a joyful frenzy like no one else can.


Her calls of "You must join Omajinai Time!" and "Join or join!" earned huge laughs before the masters and princesses were treated to the rare performance of drum solos from every member of the band. After a 22-song set that included the early hit "Unfair game", that was a wrap for the first half of BAND-MAID's North American tour.

JAPANESE TEXT ＆ PHOTO FG5
TRASLATION Natalie S. Hadjiloukas