On December 25 and 26, UVERworld held two days of performances at Nippon Budokan. This was their sixth consecutive year holding a December show at Budokan. The performance on December 25 was limited to female fans only and the performance on December 26 was limited to male fans only. The tickets to both days were sold out, meaning that in total about 24,000 people attended these shows.
The first day, the "Women's festival," was both Christmas and a female-only show. The band performed a set list filled with rare songs, the type that could only be performed at such a special time. They dazzled the audience with an amazing Christmas at their first female-only show in two and a half years.
They expressed their gratitude toward the female fans during the MC, saying, "Everything coming to an end is scary, but while we're crazily chasing our dreams like this, it stops being frightening. We're really happy to be able to be performing music here. And the fact that we're able to do a men's festival tomorrow is because of our female crew who has been supporting us all this time. Thank you very much."
The second day was their much-desired "Men's Festival" at Nippon Budokan. The performance heated up along with their "discussions between men." Their first men's festival at Nippon Budokan shook the venue, changing the end of the year into everlasting summer with their rougher, stronger than usual set list.
To the men who are always casting off bonds, TAKUYA∞ said, "The worn out words of 'If you wish for it, your dreams will come true,' may have lost their persuasive power. But we (UVERworld) can give those words meaning. Making music that is just fun, or just cool, is something that we can leave to other people. UVERworld has meaning because we're singing it. In the future as well, we'll make songs that will make all of us stronger together as we sing them, and as you listen to them. We want you to look forward to that." He also stealthy exchanged promises with the male fans, saying, "Next time we'll do Yokohama Arena, and someday maybe we'll do a men's festival at Tokyo Dome." UVERworld closed out the performance with the song, "MONDO PIECE," during which the male fans placed their arms around each other's shoulders and sang, the show ending with this memorable scene.
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