hide Memorial Summit Day 2 - Part B
LIVE REPORT - 05.11.2008 Author : Yoosh, Heidi & Kreuz The event continued with performances from THE UNDERNEATH, D'espairsRay, MUCC, and Oblivion Dust.
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The Underneath
If
Transtic Nerve hadn't changed their name, style, and visuals probably more people would've watched their set, since
Transtic Nerve was one of the bands that
hide had helped over the years. However, unfortunately
The Underneath was an unknown band for most, so quite a few people in the audience got up and left their seats during their show. Nevertheless, it was a dynamic and entertaining set.
When
Gekkoh ended, vocalist
Taka addressed the crowd, saying
hide had taught them many things and thanked him for everything he'd done to help the band. He then asked the audience to help
The Underneath prove how much
hide remained in their hearts and started to chant
hide's name. They launched into
Doubt and followed with
Bite the bullet.
Setlist:
1. Getting closer
2. Gekkoh
3. Doubt (hide cover)
4. Bite the bullet
D'espairsRay
D'espairsRay entered the stage all dressed in white and started their set with a cover of
hide's
POSE. The audience seemed pleased both to see the band and hear another
hide cover and immediately started jumping and waving their arms.
The next song up was
SIXty∞NINe, which inspireed more jumping from the audience while
Karyu ran along the wide stage and
ZERO spun around like a whirlwhind. They continued with their calmer but still catchy and enjoyable new single
BRILLIANT. The last song of their set was
MIRROR, which again brought the audience to life, jumping around while enjoying the upbeat finish to the performance.
Setlist:
1. POSE (hide cover)
2. SIXty∞NINe
3. BRILLIANT
4. MIRROR
MUCC
Homura Uta could be heard while the stage curtain was raised and
MUCC entered one by one to great cheers from the audience. They started off with
Ranchu and the audience jumped and headbanged along to the music while
Tatsuro ran around on stage like a madman. The whole band was lively and energetic as they continued on with the calmer
Fukurou no yurikago from their new album, which had its own unique mood and kept the audience excited. The next song,
Shion, also from their new album, had a mystical atmosphere with chanting but also some growling thrown into the mix.
After this
Tatsuro took a break to talk to the crowd before the band continued on with the lively
Fuzz. The audience clapped enthusiastically along to the music while
Tatsuro played the harmonica and
YUKKE beat away at his double bass. The guitarist from
The Underneath came on stage to play the
hide cover
DICE with them before they ended their set with
Libra. As the audience cheered they all bowed deeply and left the stage.
Setlist:
SE - Homura Uta
1. Ranchu
2. Fukurou no yurikao
3. Shion
4. Fuzz
5. DICE (hide cover)
6. Libra
Oblivion Dust
Oblivion Dust, a band that reunited last year, was the last act to appear on one of the sub-stages for the second day, and they were ready to give their best, starting with their cover song
Genkai Haretsu, which was already released nine years ago on a
hide tribute album. The sound was a bit better than it was for
MUCC, but once again many people left the arena while singer
Ken Lloyd, guitarist
K.A.Z., bassist
RIKIJI and their support members provided an energetic performance.
Unfortunately there were more problems with the sound, which the engineers never got under control during the entire set of six songs including the cover of
Genkai Haretsu, MICROCHIPPED, NEVER ENDING, RADIO SONG, DESIGNER FETUS and
24 HOUR BUZZ. The audience enjoyed it nonetheless and celebrated the last "small" band of the day but, of course, couldn't wait for the big fishes to come.
Setlist:
1. Genkai Haretsu
2. MICROCHIPPED
3. NEVER ENDING
4. RADIO SONG
5. DESIGNER FETUS
6. 24 HOUR BUZZ
