Looking Back at the First Live Streamed Concert with an Audience in Half a Year, May 2021

The article introduced by vois (voice) features photos from a livestreamed GLAY concert held with an audience in May 2021. The original article's title bears the date May 31, 2021, and the show was the third installment of the four-month consecutive livestream project "THE ENTERTAINMENT STRIKES BACK," marking GLAY's first performance in front of fans in half a year.

Details

The concert introduced this time is the third installment of the 2021 four-month consecutive livestream project "THE ENTERTAINMENT STRIKES BACK," titled "THE ENTERTAINMENT STRIKES BACK LIFETIME MUSIC." This project featured each member curating a setlist composed solely of songs they themselves had written, and May's installment was handled by JIRO, who was also the one who originally proposed the project.

The venue was LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (Shibuya Public Hall) in Tokyo, with the performance scheduled to begin at 18:30 and end at 20:00 on May 21, 2021. The livestream was held from 19:00 to 21:00 on May 29, with an archived "missed it" stream available from May 30 through June 13. Tickets were priced at 8,800 yen for reserved seating, with a lottery-based reservation period for GLAY MOBILE smartphone version members held from April 30 to May 5. In addition to the four members of GLAY, the stream featured TOSHI NAGAI (Dr.), Hajimetal (Key.), and strings.

Connections to GLAY's Journey

GLAY's most recent concert with an audience prior to this had been "GLAY DEMOCRACY 25TH \"HOTEL GLAY GRAND FINALE\"" held at Saitama Super Arena on December 20, 2020. This was the final performance of their 25th debut anniversary celebrations, originally planned to take place at Sapporo Dome, and it was also livestreamed online.

A few months later, in March 2021, the livestream project featuring setlists composed entirely of each member's own compositions began, with TAKURO taking charge in March and HISASHI in April. Then, in May's installment featuring JIRO, an audience was incorporated for the first time, realizing a long-awaited reunion between GLAY and their fans.

One More Thing

A digest video of this performance, along with a comment video from JIRO, remain available on GLAY's official YouTube channel. For those who want to experience the atmosphere of the venue at the time and hear JIRO's own words, it's well worth checking out.