Looking Back at the 2019 Tour "SURVIVAL" Setlist

The fan blog "もとりょこblog" has compiled the setlist for the 2019 nationwide hall tour "GLAY LIVE TOUR 2019 -SURVIVAL- 令和最初のGLAYとHEAVY GAUGE". Let's look back at this tour from the year that marked both the start of the Reiwa era and GLAY's 25th debut anniversary, alongside the official records.

Details

This news is based on an article from "もとりょこblog" that compiled the setlist for "GLAY LIVE TOUR 2019 -SURVIVAL- 令和最初のGLAYとHEAVY GAUGE", held in 2019. The tour kicked off on May 12, 2019 at Shizuoka Citizen Cultural Hall Main Hall, and traveled through Nagoya Congress Center Century Hall, Nagano's Kissei Bunka Hall, Tokyo's NHK Hall, and Hyogo's Kobe International Conference Hall, before wrapping up with the final show at Fukuoka Sun Palace on June 26.

At Fukuoka Sun Palace, the band performed 「JUST FINE」, 「Young oh! oh!」, 「HEAVY GAUGE」, 「FATSOUNDS」, and 「SURVIVAL」 in the same order as they appear on the album 『HEAVY GAUGE』, with 「YOUR SONG」 performed as a special addition unique to the final date. Just before the tour began, on May 8, 『HEAVY GAUGE Anthology』 was released to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the original 1999 album 『HEAVY GAUGE』, and the tour itself was organized as a revival project centered around this milestone.

Connections to GLAY's History

Since their major debut on May 25, 1994, GLAY has released numerous works, and 『HEAVY GAUGE』 is one of the albums released in 1999. The year this tour took place, 2019, was both the year Japan welcomed the new Reiwa era through the imperial succession, and GLAY's 25th anniversary year since their debut.

On July 31 of that same year, 2019, as part of the 25th anniversary pledge "DEMOCRACY", the free live event "GLAY DAY JAPAN PREMIERE LIVE" was held for the first time at Chitose Outlet Mall in Hokkaido, drawing approximately 12,000 attendees. The SURVIVAL tour took place just before this event, suggesting it served as a capstone to the first half of the anniversary year.

One More Thing

The setlist from this tour is also archived on the "Tour List" page within GLAY's official 30th anniversary special site, allowing even fans unfamiliar with the era to look back on it. The structure, with 『HEAVY GAUGE』's songs performed in their original track order, offered a valuable opportunity to relive the album itself. It's recommended to read this roundup article alongside recordings and footage from that time.