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X Japan World Tour

Reunion tour by X Japan
Location	Europe, North America, Asia
Start date	December 31, 2008 (2008-12-31)
End date	Ongoing
Legs	3
No. of shows	16
X Japan concert chronology

X Japan World Tour is an ongoing concert tour by Japanese rock band X Japan. The tour started after the band's reunion shows in March 2008 and has been marked by the several number of cancellations.

Overview

An X Japan reunion was announced in mid-2007, with Yoshiki, Toshi, Heath and Pata joining. In July, Yoshiki was approached about composing the main theme for Lionsgate's Saw IV (Yoshiki also composed Lionsgate's Catacombs main theme), Yoshiki chose to perform the song with X Japan. The song was released worldwide on January 23, 2008 via iTunes Store.

Setlists

During the first shows of the tour, the band changed the setlist on every concert.

Tokyo Dome I

Main set:

1. "The Last Song" & "Rusty Nail"
2. "Week End"
3. "Jade"
4. "Rose of Pain"
5. "Piano solo"
6. "Tears"
7. "Dahlia"
8. "Kurenai"

Encore:

1. Fashion show & "Drum solo"
2. "Without You"

Encore:

1. "I.V."
2. "X"
3. "Endless Rain"

Tokyo Dome II

Main set:

1. "Amethyst" & "Rusty Nail"
2. "Week End"
3. "Jade"
4. "Rose of Pain"
5. "Piano solo"
6. "Tears"
7. "Dahlia"
8. "Kurenai"

Encore:

1. Fashion show & "Drum solo"
2. "Without You"

Encore:

1. "I.V."
2. "X"
3. "Endless Rain"

North America

Main set:

1. "Jade"
2. "Rusty Nail"
3. "Silent Jealousy"
4. "Drain"
5. "Violin solo"
6. "Piano solo"
7. "Kurenai"
8. "Born To Be Free"
9. "Drum solo"
10. "I.V."
11. "X"

Encore:

1. "Endless Rain"
2. "Art of Life"

Tour dates

Date		City	Country	Venue
Leg 1: Asia
31 December 2008		Tokyo	Japan	Akasaka Blitz
16 January 2009		Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Asia World Expo
17 January 2009
2 May 2009		Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome
3 May 2009
30 May 2009		Taipei	Taiwan	Taipei County Stadium
Leg 2: Lollapalooza and Japan
8 August 2010		Chicago	United States	Grant Park
14 August 2010		Yokohama	Japan	Nissan Stadium
15 August 2010
Leg 3: North America
25 September 2010		Los Angeles	United States	Wiltern Theatre
28 September 2010		Oakland		Fox Theatre
1 October 2010		Seattle		Paramount Theatre
3 October 2010		Vancouver	Canada	Queen Elizabeth Theatre
6 October 2010		Chicago	United States	Riviera Theatre
7 October 2010		Toronto	Canada	Massey Hall
10 October 2010		New York	United States	Roseland Ballroom