Luna Sea Bring Back Iconic Rock Festival
LUNATIC FEST. 2025 also announced for November after seven-year break!
Legendary Japanese rock band LUNA SEA held the grand finale of their long-running 35th-anniversary ERA TO ERA tour on Sunday, February 23, with a show titled 35th ANNIVERSARY TOUR ERA TO ERA -THE FINAL EPISODE-LUNATIC TOKYO 2025-Kurofuku Gentei GIG-. On the previous date, February 22, they held an incredible joint performance with their longtime musical cohorts GLAY, titled The Millennium Eve 2025. Both shows were held at the massive Tokyo Dome, with triumphant sets from LUNA SEA that burned bright.
The finale show on Sunday was LUNA SEA's first solo concert at Tokyo Dome in around 15 years, and was a life-or-death performance befitting the show's concept, “a night of resolve”. As the band members left the stage, the venue returned to darkness, and a video began playing on the screen, as the audience looked on with bated breath. When a familiar skull logo finally appeared, the entire dome erupted in screams of joy.
Yes, the video announced the third edition of the legendary rock event LUNATIC FEST., which was last held in 2018. LUNATIC FEST. 2025 will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, just outside Tokyo, as a two-day event on Saturday November 8 and Sunday November 9, 2025.
LUNATIC FEST. 2025 announcement video
https://youtu.be/U9U6ftQn4n4
Meanwhile, at Saturday's show, The Millennium Eve 2025, LUNA SEA performed with their old friends GLAY for the first time in 25 years. First, GLAY performed fan favorites such as ‘Kuchibiru’, ‘Pure Soul’, ‘HOWEVER’ and ‘Yuuwaku’, followed by LUNA SEA with a series of hits such as ‘STORM’, ‘IN SILENCE’, ‘I for You’ and ‘ROSIER’.
During the encore, the two bands mixed and matched their members for renditions of LUNA SEA's ‘TRUE BLUE’ with TERU from GLAY on vocals, and GLAY's ‘BELOVED’ sung by RYUICHI from LUNA SEA. The members of both bands all performed together for the grand finale ‘WISH’, truly a dream collaboration for fans of Japanese rock music.
The joint performance with GLAY coincided with the 35th anniversary of LUNA SEA's formation. RYUICHI commented, “A lot of things have happened for both of us since that time when so many bands were created, but I'm thankful we can stand on stage together at Tokyo Dome again. GLAY and LUNA SEA will continue to lead the scene!” Everyone in the audience on those two miraculous nights surely felt this sentiment in their hearts.
More details on LUNATIC FEST. 2025 are coming soon. In the meantime, let's all imagine what this awesome event might bring.
LUNA SEA INFORMATION
■■ 6 live Blu-ray consecutive releases ■■
February 26 release:
'DUAL ARENA TOUR 2023 MOTHER OF LOVE, MOTHER OF HATE'
‘DUAL ARENA TOUR 2023 UN ENDING STYLE’
March 26 release:
‘35th ANNIVERSARY TOUR 2024 ERA TO ERA IMAGE or REAL’
‘35th ANNIVERSARY TOUR 2024 ERA TO ERA SEARCH FOR MY EDEN’
March 26 release:
‘35th ANNIVERSARY TOUR 2024 ERA TO ERA SHINING BRIGHTLY’
‘35th ANNIVERSARY TOUR 2024 ERA TO ERA BRAND NEW CHAOS’
■ Special website:
https://avex.jp/lunasea/live-movie/
■■ LUNATIC FEST. 2025 ■■
Saturday, November 8, 2025 / Makuhari Messe
* Details coming soon
For further information, visit:
https://www.lunasea.jp
GLAY INFORMATION
■■ GLAY 30th anniversary best-of albums ■■
Released April 2025
‘DRIVE 1993~2009 -GLAY complete BEST’
‘DRIVE 2010~2026 -GLAY complete BEST’
■■ GLAY 30th Anniversary GLAY EXPO 2024-2025 GRAND FINALE ■■
■ Tour schedule
Saturday, May 31, 2025 / Tokyo Dome
Open 15:30 / start 17:00
Sunday, June 1, 2025 / Tokyo Dome
Open 15:30 / start 17:00
Sunday, June 8, 2025 / Kyocera Dome Osaka
Open 14:00 / start 16:00
■ Special website:
https://www.Glay.co.jp/feature/glayexpo20242025_dome
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