Japan Live in 1982

"Sons Of Pioneers" Tour

Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, England, Scotland, Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan

• 1/10/82 - Stockholm, Concert House. Article here.
  

• 3/10/82 - Hamburg Audiomex. Bootleg exists: "Nightporter" 1-LP

• 5/10/82 - Munich Alabama Halle

• 7/10/82 -  Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden - Photos here Review here Bootleg CD "Leidenese Boy"

• 8/10/82 - Brussels Flemish University. Bootleg exists, including soundcheck..

• 11/10/82 - Paris, Le Palace

• 20 ~ 21/10/82 - Portsmouth Guildhall (2 nights)

• 22/10/82 - Brighton Dome. Review here.
  

• 22/10/82 - BBC TV "Old Grey Whistle Test" - "Nightporter" & "The Art Of Parties".

• 24 ~ 25/10/82 - Glasgow Apollo (2 nights)

• 26/10/82 - Edinburgh Playhouse

• 27 ~ 28/10/82 - Newcastle City Hall (2 nights)

• 30 ~ 31/10/82 - Sheffield City Hall (2 nights).  Review here.

• 1/11/82 - Leicester De Montford Hall

• 2 ~ 4/11/82 - Birmingham Odeon (3 nights)

• 6/11/82 - Lancaster University

• 7 ~ 8/11/82 - Liverpool Empire (2 nights) - at one of these shows there was a technical problem during "Sons Of Pioneers" so the show was re-started.
  

• 10 ~ 12/11/82 - Manchester Apollo (3 nights)-Photos here

• 14 ~ 15/11/82 - Bristol Colston Hall (2 nights)

• 17 ~ 22/11/82 - London Hammersmith Odeon (6 nights)

• 29/11/82 - Bangkok Youth Welfare Centre

• 3~4/12/82 - Hong Kong AC Halls (2 nights)

• 8/12/82 - Tokyo Budokan (with YMO members). Broadcast on FM. Bootleg exists: "Visions Of China" 3-LP. View photos here.
  

• 9~10/12/82 - Tokyo Nakano Sun Plaza. Japanese bootleg CD exists from one show.

• 12/12/82 - Tokyo Koesi Nemkin Hall (1 matinee, 1 evening performance)

• 14/12/82 - Osaka Festival Hall

• 15/12/82 - Kyoto kaikan Daiichi Hall

• 16/12/82 - Nagoya Shi Kohkaido. Bootleg exists: "Yebi" 2-LP and "The Last Show" CD

Masami Tsuchiya played on this tour and the support band was Sandii & The Sunsetz, who made the occasional guest appearance during Japan's set for Life In Tokyo and Fall In Love With Me. Set list: Burning Bridges, Sons Of Pioneers, Alien, Gentlemen Take Polaroids, Swing, Cantonese Boy, Visions Of China, Nightporter, Canton, Ghosts, Still Life In Mobile Homes, Methods Of Dance, Quiet Life, European Son (new arrangement), The Art Of Parties, Life In Tokyo (new arrangement, with a long ambient guitar intro from Masami), Fall In Love With Me. During the Budokan show, Bamboo Music, Taking Islands In Africa and Akiko Yano's song Goodnight were also performed, with Sakamoto, Takahashi and Akiko onstage.

Tour programme

Thanks to Masamichi, Henk and Craig for updated information on this tour.

View images from the tour here

This YouTube clip is of Masami performing "September Love" but includes backstage and audience footage shot during the tour. Enjoy!

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