X Japan announces world tour schedule

Friday 11th July, 04:27 AM JST

TOKYO —

Rock band X Japan will start its world tour in Paris on Nov 22, their agent said this week. The group had been delaying the tour since leader YOSHIKI suffered pain in his neck and hands and can’t easily move.

The agent said YOSHIKI’s doctor has given him the green light to tour from November. The world tour will kick off at the Palais Omnispots de Paris Bercy, and the band will tour other European countries, the United States and Asia with schedules to be announced, the agent said.

10 Comments

hoserfella at 09:16 AM JST - 11th July

They bring their own musically-challanged Japanese fans with them to every city and call it a "world tour". pathetic.
mayuko at 10:13 AM JST - 11th July

Good for French fans that they finally get a chance to see their performance. Hope Yoshiki gets better. The other day I saw the pictures of an event by French X fans and it was pretty impressive! http://www.xjapan.ne.jp/info/f_pic.html
UnagiDon at 10:20 AM JST - 11th July

Hope Yoshiki gets better.

Shouldn't that be "Hope YOSHIKI gets better."? Using lower case is so lèse majesté, to stick with the French theme.
akaguma at 11:19 AM JST - 11th July

phew! lucky that nasty pain has gone. now yoshi and the boys can continue their glorious march towards world supremecy
thepro at 01:01 PM JST - 11th July

World tour? How come I never heard of them before coming to Japan...
thedeath at 01:10 PM JST - 11th July

if you are an progressive metal fan, you will know them. most progressive metal fan knew them well. they are listed far from one of the best progressive, but their works are undoubtedly good.
KyouNoNippon at 02:16 PM JST - 11th July

I like X-Japan, but didn't they say it was over when HIDE died? It's just not the same without HIDE...
wilbur at 06:19 PM JST - 11th July

japan's got more famous people that nobody's ever heard of than any other country in the world
borscht at 07:02 PM JST - 11th July

wilbur Hide (you're not pronouncing it right) may have committed suicide (he did die) shortly after X-Japan broke up in 1997. He was their lead guitarist.
rajakumar at 01:44 AM JST - 12th July

Way to go X-Japan band/Japan music.