Lantis Festival at
Las Vegas has announced additional solo performances from Japanese anisong
super group JAM Project. Members of JAM Project have made contributions to
popular anime series such as Dragon Ball
Z, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, One Piece, Macross 7, and Space Battleship Yamato 2199.
The 2-day Festival at
The Joint - Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is the beginning of the
world tour celebration marking the Lantis label’s 15th anniversary,
featuring seven powerful music artists, many of them making their American
performance debut.
Attendees have the
chance to purchase VIP tickets for the shows, which include:
- Early Entry
- VIP Laminate Pass
- Lucky Bag with many
exclusive goods from Japan unavailable in the U.S.
- A High-Five session
after the show
JAM Project (Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters GX), YOUSEI
TEIKOKU (Future Diary), Sayaka Sasaki
(Cardfight!! Vanguard), Faylan (Tokyo ESP), ChouCho (Girls und Panzer), Yoko Ishida (Sailor Moon R), and bamboo (milktub) (Baka and Test) will perform each day of
the January 16 & 17, 2015 concerts.
Friday, January 16
[Additional Solo Performances]
Hironobu Kageyama
(JAM Project):
Kageyama made his
debut in the rock band LAZY at the age of 16. He gained enormous popularity as
its vocalist, Michell. In 1985, he started singing theme songs for TV movies
and anime. In 1989, his theme song for Fuji TV’s Dragonball Z, “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA” was released. Since then, he has
performed many anime songs and formed an anisong supergroup, JAM Project, in
2000.
Masami Okui (JAM
Project):
Okui started her
career as a backing chorus singer for many artists, such as Yumi Matsutoya. She
made her major debut in 1993. She has performed many smash hit theme songs for
anime such as Slayers and Revolutionary Girl Utena. She also writes
and provides songs for many anime related works. She joined JAM Project in 2003
and performs as a solo singer with many recent tours in Asia.
Yoshiki Fukuyama (JAM
Project):
Fukuyama made his
debut in the rock band HUMMING BIRD in 1991. He had his breakthrough with the
theme song for the TV anime Macross 7.
He started his solo activity in 2000 and released the opening theme songs for Overman King Gainer and Buso Renkin. He toured Asia two years in
a row in 2009 and 2010. He is also a member of JAM Project.
Saturday, January 17
[Additional Solo
Performances]
Masaaki Endoh (JAM
Project)
Endoh’s nickname is
the “Young Lion of Anisong” which came from the hit theme song for TV anime The King of Braves GaoGaiGar in 1997. He
joined the revolutionary anisong supergroup JAM Project in 2000. He performed
the theme song for one of the Super
Sentai series Bakuryu Sentai
Abaranger, which became the highest grossing Sentai theme song in history. He joined the event “ANIME FRIENDS” held
in San Paulo, Brazil with Hironobu Kageyama and Masami Okui in 2004.
Hiroshi Kitadani (JAM
Project)
Kitadani made his
debut in the 3-piece rock unit Stagger. He also played in the band Lapis Lazulo
before becoming a solo artist. In 1999, he became popular with “We are!”, the
highly-acclaimed theme song of the TV anime ONE
PIECE. He has performed many theme songs for tokusatsu, anime, and video
games, including Kamen Rider Ryuki, Madan Senki Ryukendo, Yokai Ningen Bem, and Saint Beast. He joined JAM Project in
2002.
More information at:
Ticket Link for January 16th:
Ticket Link for January 17th:
ABOUT LANTIS FESTIVAL
AT LAS VEGAS
Lantis, the world’s
largest label for anime song artists, presents “ANISONG WORLD TOUR ~ LANTIS
FESTIVAL” on January 16 and 17th , 2015 at The Joint - Hard Rock
Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV. The Lantis Festival brings 7 major artists to
spread their Anisong circle to U.S. fans.
The U.S. show will kick off their 6-city world tour as “the circle of
Anisong” that connected all of Japan goes overseas to deliver the heat of
Anisong throughout the world.
Lantis Festival at Las Vegas is presented in conjunction with Otakon
Vegas.
Concert Information:
Dates:
January 16th, 2015 Show
time: 7pm to 10pm
January 17th, 2015 Show
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Ticket Prices:
VIP Tickets: $125 (limited
quantity)
·
VIP Pass
·
Early Entry
·
Lucky bags
·
High-touch session
with all artists after show
Advance Tickets: $50
Venue:
The Joint - Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
