SCANDAL announces a new tour! 「We will prepare a set list fitting for the name "giving thanks"」

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SCANDAL held the finale of their hall tour 『SCANDAL TOUR 2018 “HONEY”』 at Kobe International Kokusai Hall in Hyogo on 5/25. They completed their 23-performance-3-month-long tour that began on 3/3 at Misato City Cultural Hall - Large Hall in Saitama.

This tour was in support of their 8th album 『HONEY』 that was released in February. In addition to the stage set, the coverings of the amps and drums were unified with a chic red, which is the theme color of 『HONEY』, and the members too appeared on stage wearing red outfits.

The live show started from 「Platform Syndrome」, the lead track off of 『HONEY』. It then connected to 「OVER」, the second track on the album, with a flowing series of rhythms, and they went on the attack with an aggressive rock sound. Following that was 「SCANDAL BABY」, the song voted as ＃1 by the fans for their best album released last year. They quickly dropped essential live songs usually played towards the end of the live, proceeding towards a hot development that betrayed the fans in a good way.

After inserting a short MC, they played mainly medium rock numbers that makes you feel the core strength in suppleness and kindness that can be expressed because they're women, such as the MAMI-lead song 「Oh! No!」; the TOMOMI-lead song 「Kan Biiru」; 「Short Short」 from their latest album; 「Mado wo Aketara」 with the arrangement done by Negoto's Mizuki Masuda; and 「Departure」, the first single song with lyrics+music written by the members.

With the theme 「Since we're going across the country, things about SCANDAL that you want to be made clear」, they collected questions in advance from their fan club. After going through a unique MC corner where the members will respond and each of characters will be markedly exposed, they played from their new album 『HONEY』 the tracks 「Futari」; 「Midnight City」; and also 「Electric Girl」, the song that they're proud of that has grown the most on this tour. Additionally, they fueled the venue with the familiar live song 「EVERYBODY SAY YEAH!」, and the live headed towards the home stretch.

The last block interlaced both new and old songs with 「Space Ranger」, 「Shunkan Sentimental」, 「Flashback No.5」, 「Take Me Out」, and 「Koisuru Universe」. They colorfully, stoically, and powerfully fired off rock numbers as if to say 「This is SCANDAL!」, and they ran through the main performance in no time at all.

The members reappeared in response to calls of an encore that keep sounding out.

「This fall, SCANDAL will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of our major label debut! We have not celebrated the day of our debut specially, but the number "10" naturally comes with feelings of "thanks." We will prepare a set list fitting for the name "giving thanks," and will be waiting for everyone at the live houses!」, and with that, they announced 『SCANDAL TOUR 2018 "Kanshasai"』 that will be held in November.

Then, with 「Sisters」, 「Image」, and 「LOVE SURVIVE」, the performance and sound of a quartet who embodied an all-girl band until the end pierced through the venue, and the curtain of their hall tour closed.

EmperorKnives wrote:Looks like they had the same setlist for the whole tour. During their show here in Manila, they played the same songs.

libresse wrote:

EmperorKnives wrote:Looks like they had the same setlist for the whole tour. During their show here in Manila, they played the same songs.

Of course the Honey Tour will most likely have the same setlist. Kanshasai Tour is a different tour so like they said they'll have a different setlist

libresse wrote:I mean most bands/artists have similarly the same setlist if it's an album promotion tour, even the western bands do this like foo fighters, incubus, rhcp etc. If it's just a normal tour/concert they can alter a lot of the setlist to whichever song they want to play.