Utada United 2006
Utada United 2006 was a Japanese concert tour by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was Utada's second concert tour of Japan following her Bohemian Summer 2000 tour.[1][2] A live DVD of the tour was released on December 20, 2006.[3]
Tour by Hikaru Utada | |
Associated album | Ultra Blue |
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Start date | July 1, 2006 |
End date | September 10, 2006 |
No. of shows | 22 |
Hikaru Utada concert chronology |
Overview
During the filmed concert, Utada wore 4 different outfits. The first outfit worn was a long, tattered, black and white outfit(which seemingly resembled a wedding dress), with pieces of cloth that hung a little above her ankles. Near the shoulders, this dress seemed to puff out, or become feather-like. She sang her first 7 songs in this outfit. Then she wore a leather-like coat, that resembled a ballroom gown from the waist down. She sang her Exodus songs in this dress. When looked at closely, you can see that underneath it was the next outfit, which was a red dress. It had strips near the shoulders, and allowed her to move more, A feature which was helpful in performances like Can You Keep a Secret? and Wait & See ~Risk~. She sang the next 8 songs in this particular outfit. The last outfit, which was very light compared to the rest, had a small blue skirt and a light pink top. In this outfit, she sang her last 2 songs, Automatic and Hikari. In some of early performances, she substituted the pink top with a black blouse. Underneath all of the outfits was a black sleeve-less leotard and black knee high boots with wedge heels. The concerts at the Saitama Super Arena attracted about 18,000 spectators each.[4]
Set list
Main set
- Opening (Exodus opening track)
- Passion
- This Is Love
- Traveling
- Movin' On Without You
- Sakura Drops
- Final Distance
- First Love
- Untitled (Video interlude)
- Devil Inside
- Kremlin Dusk
- You Make Me Want to Be a Man
- Be My Last
- Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro
- Colors
- Can You Keep a Secret?
- Addicted to You
- Wait & See (Risk)
- Letters
- Keep Tryin'
- Automatic
- Hikari
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Asia | |||
July 1, 2006 | Sendai | Japan | Sekisui Heim Super Arena |
July 2, 2006 | |||
July 8, 2006 | Shizuoka | Ecopa Arena | |
July 9, 2006 | |||
July 15, 2006 | Fukuoka | Marine Messe Fukuoka | |
July 16, 2006 | |||
July 25, 2006 | Osaka | Osaka-jō Hall | |
July 26, 2006 | |||
August 4, 2006 | Niigata | Toki Messe | |
August 5, 2006 | |||
August 8, 2006 | Nagoya | Nippon Gaishi Hall | |
August 9, 2006 | |||
August 17, 2006 | Saitama | Saitama Super Arena | |
August 18, 2006 | |||
August 24, 2006 | Sapporo | Makomanai Ice Arena | |
August 25, 2006 | |||
August 29, 2006 | Ehime | Ehime Prefecture Budokan | |
August 29, 2006 | |||
September 2, 2006 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center | |
September 3, 2006 | |||
September 9, 2006 | Tokyo | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | |
September 10, 2006 |
References
- "8月15日、宇多田ヒカルLIVE 5作品を一挙放送" [On August 15th, 5 of Hikaru Utada live works will be broadcast all at once]. Barks (in Japanese). July 7, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- "Utada Hikaru kicks off her first Japanese tour in 12 years". Arama! Japan. November 7, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- "Utada United 2006". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 20, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- "宇多田ヒカル/Utadaの魅力が満載!ツアーレポ" [Hikaru Utada / full of Utada's charms! Tour report]. Barks (in Japanese). August 23, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022.