BUMP OF CHICKEN announce concerts at Shinkiba STUDIO COAST & Tokyo Dome

BUMP OF CHICKEN will hold a concert on March 31 at Shinkiba STUDIO COAST and on July 31 at Tokyo Dome. 

The band is getting ready to release their new album "RAY" on March 12. This will mark their first album release in about 3 years. The Shinkiba STUDIO COAST concert will be held for those who purchase the new album. Applications for ticket purchases will be enclosed in both the limited and regular edition versions of the album. Meanwhile, Tokyo Dome will be the finale to their nationwide tour 'BUMP OF CHICKEN TOUR: WILLPOLIS 2014'. 

[BUMP OF CHICKEN Live at STUDIO COAST]

Monday, March 31 - Shinkiba STUDIO COAST (Tokyo)

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[BUMP OF CHICKEN TOUR: WILLPOLIS 2014 Final]

Thursday, July 31 - Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)

BUMP OF CHICKEN reveal details on new album & tour

BUMP OF CHICKEN have revealed the details on their new album "RAY" as well as their upcoming nationwide tour.

"RAY" will be BUMP OF CHICKEN's first album since their 6th album "COSMONAUT", which was released about 3 years ago. It will consist of a total of 14 songs including their singles "Tomodachi no Uta", "Smile", "Zero", "Good Luck", "firefly", and "Niji wo Motsu Hito". The limited edition DVD will contain 6 PVs and footage from their live at QVC Marine Field held back in August. The band will release "RAY" on March 12.

The title of BUMP OF CHICKEN's upcoming nationwide tour will be 'BUMP OF CHICKEN TOUR: WILLPOLIS 2014'. It will kick off on April 5 at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall and will wrap up on July 6 at Okinawa Convention Center for a total of 19 shows at 12 locations. 

CD:

01. WILL

02. Niji wo Motsu Hito

03. Southern Cross

04. Last One

05. morning glow

06. Zero

07. Torch

08. Smile

09. firefly

10. white note

11. Tomodachi no Uta

12. ray

13. (please)forgive

14. Good Luck

DVD:

・Music Video

01. Niji wo Motsu Hito

02. Zero

03. Smile

04. firefly

05. Tomodachi no Uta

06. Good Luck

・2013.8.9 Live at QVC Marine Field

01. Stage of the ground

02. firefly

03. Niji wo Motsu Hito

04. Planetarium

05. Hana no Na

06. Diamond

07. May Day

08. K

09. Tentai Kansoku

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[BUMP OF CHICKEN TOUR: WILLPOLIS 2014]

Saturday, April 5 - Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 9~11 Hall (Chiba)

Sunday, April 6 - Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 9~11 Hall (Chiba)

Thursday, April 17 - Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)

Friday, April 18 - Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)

Saturday, April 26 - Ishikawa Sangyou Tenjikan (Ishikawa)

Saturday, May 3 - Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center (Niigata)

Saturday, May 10 - Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)

Sunday, May 11 - Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)

Saturday, May 17 - Shizuoka Ecopa Arena (Shizuoka)

Saturday, May 24 - Asty Tokushima (Tokushima)

Saturday, May 31 - Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell (Hokkaido)

Sunday, June 1 - Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell (Hokkaido)

Saturday, June 7 - Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima)

Sunday, June 8 - Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima)

Saturday, June 14 - Sekisui Heim Super Arena (Miyagi)

Sunday, June 15 - Sekisui Heim Super Arena (Miyagi)

Monday, June 23 - Intex Osaka (Osaka)

Tuesday, June 24 - Intex Osaka (Osaka)

Sunday, July 6 - Okinawa Convention Center (Okinawa)

Rock End-of-the-Year Party ＜RADIO CRAZY＞Announcement Part 4

The fourth announcement has been made for the artists that will be performing during the fifth annual 2013 rock festival, ＜RADIO CRAZY＞, hosted by FM802.

＜RADIO CRAZY＞ is an end-of-the-year rock party taking place on 12/28-29; a gathering of top-tier artists. In addition to the previously announced performers such as SCANDAL, SPYAIR, geek sleep sheep, Dragon Ash, ONE OK ROCK, Sakanaction, additional artists including BUMP OF CHICKEN, Tamio Okuda and even MAN WITH A MISSION have just been announced. 

You can get up-to-date information on the event by visiting the official page, as well as following the official twitter account (@FM802RADIOCRAZY).

BUMP OF CHICKEN to release their 7th album in January

It's been revealed that BUMP OF CHICKEN will be releasing their 7th album titled "Ray" in January of 2014.

This was announced on October 29th during the finale of their nationwide concert 'BUMP OF CHICKEN 2013 TOUR: WILLPOLIS' at Nippon Budokan. The announcement was made after exciting their fans by performing the new uptempo song "ray".

This will mark 3 years since releasing their previous album "COSMONAUT". It will include a total of 13 songs including "Tomodachi no Uta", "Smile", "Zero", "Good Luck", "firefly", "Niji wo Motsu Hito", and "ray". 

Stay tuned for more details on BUMP OF CHICKEN's upcoming album!

[RAY] 

・Tomodachi no Uta

・Smile

・Zero

・Good Luck

・firefly

・Niji wo Motsu Hito

・ray

Total 13 songs

[Single] BUMP OF CHICKEN – 虹を待つ人 [2013.08.21]

BUMP OF CHICKEN が、本日8月21日（水）より新曲「虹を待つ人」のフルサイズ配信を開始するのに合わせて、「虹を待つ人」のミュージックビデオが「BUMP OF CHICKENオフィシャルスペシャルサイト」で公開された。

Tracklist

1. 虹を待つ人

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[FULL PV] BUMP OF CHICKEN -「虹を待つ人」

[Album] BUMP OF CHICKEN – BUMP OF CHICKEN II [2005-2010] (2013.07.03)

 

BUMP OF CHICKENがデビュー13年目(2013年時)にして初のベスト・アルバムを2枚同時に発売。本作には、ゲーム『TALES OF THE ABYSS』主題歌「カルマ」、初のCMタイアップ曲「涙のふるさと」(LOTTE『airs〔エアーズ〕』)、映画『ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日』シリーズの主題歌「花の名」他、シングル曲を中心に収録。

Tracklist

1. プラネタリウム

2. カルマ

3. supernova

4. ギルド

5. 涙のふるさと

6. 花の名

7. メーデー

8. R.I.P.

9. Merry Christmas

10. HAPPY

11. 魔法の料理 ~君から君へ~

12. モーターサイクル

13. 宇宙飛行士への手紙

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[Album] BUMP OF CHICKEN – BUMP OF CHICKEN I [1999-2004] (2013.07.03)

 

BUMP OF CHICKENがデビュー13年目(2013年時)にして初のベスト・アルバムを2枚同時に発売。本作には、名曲「ガラスのブルース」、メジャー・デビュー・シングル「ダイヤモンド」、自身最大のヒット曲「天体観測」、初の映画主題歌「sailing day」(『ワンピース ザ・ムービー デッドエンドの冒険』)他、インディーズ時代のアルバムからも楽曲を収録。

Tracklist

1. ガラスのブルース

2. くだらない唄

3. ランプ

4. K

5. ダイヤモンド

6. 天体観測

7. ハルジオン

8. Stage of the ground

9. スノースマイル

10. ロストマン

11. sailing day

12. アルエ

13. オンリー ロンリー グローリー

14. 車輪の唄

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BUMP OF CHICKEN : 2 Best Albums Release

BUMP OF CHICKEN will be releasing their 1st best-of albums, “BUMP OF CHICKEN I<1999-2004>” and “BUMP OF CHICKEN II<2005-2010>“, on July 3rd.

“BUMP OF CHICKEN I<1999-2004>” will contain songs from their 1st album, “FLAME VEIN“, to their 4th, “Yggdrasil“. Meanwhile, “BUMP OF CHICKEN II<2005-2010>” will include songs from their 10th single, “Planetarium“, to their 6th album, “COSMONAUT“.

To commemorate the albums’ release, BUMP OF CHICKEN will be holding a one-man live on August 9th at QVC Marine Field for those who bought both albums. The venue is said to hold 40,000 people, making this the group’s first time to hold a concert on a stadium-scale. More details on this will be announced at a later date.

Furthermore, BUMP OF CHICKEN will hold an arena tour called ‘2013 TOUR『WILLPOLIS』‘ starting in September. They will hold a total of 11 shows in 7 locations with their first Nippon Budokan concert as the finale.

Check out the track lists and tour dates below!

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<BUMP OF CHICKEN I<1999-2004>>

01. Glass no Blues

02. Kudaranai Uta

03. Lamp

04. K

05. Diamond

06. Tentai Kansoku

07. Harujion

08. Stage of the ground

09. Snow Smile

10. Lost Man

11. sailing day

12. Arue

13. Only Lonely Glory

14. Sharin no Uta

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<BUMP OF CHICKEN II<2005-2010>>

01. Planetarium

02. Karma

03. supernova

04. Guild

05. Namida no Furusato

06. Hana no Na

07. Mayday

08. R.I.P.

09. Merry Christmas

10. HAPPY

11. Mahou no Ryouri ~Kimi Kara Kimi e~

12. Motorcycle

13. Uchuuhikoushi e no Tegami

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<2013 TOUR『WILLPOLIS』>

Monday, September 9th – Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)

Tuesday, September 10th – Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)

Monday, September 16th – Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)

Wednesday, September 25th – Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)

Thursday, September 26th – Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)

Saturday, October 12th – Sekisui Heim Super Arena (Miyagi)

Wednesday, October 16th – Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)

Thursday, October 17th – Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)

Thursday, October 24th – Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell (Hokkaido)

Monday, October 28th – Nippon Budokan (Tokyo)

Tuesday, October 29th – Nippon Budokan (Tokyo)

[Album] BUMP OF CHICKEN - BUMP OF CHICKEN Gold Glider Tour 2012 CD [2013.03.06]

内容紹介 : 

バンド史上初のLIVE DVD!! 各地で渾身のライブを行い、その白熱したテンションをそのままパッケージング。メンバーのパフォーマンスに加え、今年3月に急逝し"メビウス"のペンネームで知られるフランスの漫画家ジャン・ジロー氏と『ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日』シリーズでおなじみの山崎貴監督が制作を担当したオープニング映像、他に類を見ない程の充実した内容。

Tracklist

1. 三ツ星カルテット

 2. 宇宙飛行士への手紙

 3. HAPPY

 4. ゼロ

 5. 友達の唄

 6. Smile

 7. グッドラック

 8. embrace

 9. メーデー

 10. イノセント

 11. beautiful glider

 12. カルマ

 13. 天体観測 

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[Maxi-Single] BUMP OF CHICKEN - firefly [2012.09.12]

BUMP OF CHICKEN | official web site

[Maxi-Single]  BUMP OF CHICKEN - firefly  [2012.09.12]

内容紹介 : 

BUMP OF CHICKENの23rd Singleは、フジテレビ系火曜夜9時連続ドラマ『息もできない夏』(主演: 武井咲)主題歌!! 疾走感とうねるグルーヴが絡み合う、まさにロックバンドの真骨頂とも言える前のめりなバンドサウンドが鳴らされる「firefly」は、全国アリーナツアーの真っ最中にVo&G藤原基央によって書き下ろされた楽曲。全国各地の会場での白熱したライブのテンションがそのまま曲のDNAに組み込まれたような、この楽曲はツアー中に生み出されることが必然だったかのような、生命力と躍動感に満ちあふれた見事なバンドサウンドとなっている。ハイテンションなバンドサウンドを求める多くのファンにとって、ロックバンドBUMP OF CHICKENの真骨頂を堪能できる楽曲に仕上がっている。

 Tracklist  :

1. firefly

 2. ほんとのほんと 

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Details on BUMP OF CHICKEN’s upcoming single “firefly” revealed

 The details on BUMP OF CHICKEN’s upcoming single, “firefly“, have been revealed!

As reported earlier, “firefly” serves as the theme song to Fuji TV’s drama series, ‘Iki mo Dekinai Natsu‘. The single will also come with a brand new song called “Honto no Honto” as its coupling track. ”Honto no Honto” is described as a ballad number with a strong message and it portrays the truth about human relationships.

“firefly” is slated for release on September 12th. In the meantime, you can take a look at the jacket cover and track list below.
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<firefly>

01. firefly

02. Honto no Honto

Source & Photos: natalie