After the “B’z Live-Gym 2010 ‘Ain’t No Magic’” tour, Inaba and Matsumoto worked on solo activities and did not release any single as a duo in 2010. Matsumoto released the album Take Your Pick with Larry Carlton on June 2, 2010, which later won the Grammy Award for Best Pop…
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Following their massive tour in 2008, B’z returned to the studio to record new material. Their first release of the year was a Double A-side single, ” Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive “, released on August 5, 2009, which featured drummer Chad Smith . The non-full-track ringtone downloads ( Chaku Uta )…
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In February 2008, B’z released a DVD titled B’z Live in Nanba . The show was recorded in 2006 and was also broadcast online. The concert featured songs from The Circle and Monster eras, along with a number of older hits as well as several English versions. On April 16,…
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On January 25, 2008, B’z performed “B’z Showcase 2008 -Kiyotake Action-“, a performance in their “Showcase” series of tours, which are generally small-venue performances of older album songs and more obscure B-sides that are mostly unsuitable for the larger arena concerts. Following this, B’z immediately embarked on the eight-month “B’z…
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On November 19, 2007, B’z was inducted into Hollywood’s RockWalk as the first Asian inductee in Sunset Boulevard , California , United States. They were recommended by Steve Vai , whom they collaborated with in 1999 on the track “Asian Sky” from his album The Ultra Zone , as well…
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Kicking off 2004, B’z went back to the studio to begin recording again. On February 25, a DVD, Typhoon No.15 ~B’z Live-Gym The Final Pleasure “It’s Showtime!!” in Nagisaen~ , was released. For the rest of the year, they worked mainly on their solo projects. Soon after finishing each solo…
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After the Nagisa-en performance, B’z flew back to the US. The tour “B’z Live-Gym 2003 ‘Banzai in North America’” included 7 shows, including stops at Las Vegas , Los Angeles, San Francisco , Seattle , and Vancouver . Their thirteenth album, Big Machine , was released on September 17. When…
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2003 marked their 15th anniversary, and the two started recording at the beginning of the year, traveling to the United States in February for additional recording. Along with continuous releases, the tour “B’z Live-Gym The Final Pleasure ‘It’s Showtime!!’” started in July. This was intended as the final “Pleasure” tour,…
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While B’z started recording as soon as 2002 started, Tak finished two solo albums, Dragon From The West , which consists of hard rock tunes, and Hana , which includes more melodic and Asian-influenced tunes, which were released simultaneously. B’z finished their recording in the middle of May and started…
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On February 26, 2001, “B’z Live-Gym 2001 ‘Eleven’” kicked off with a warmup show at the Ehime Kenmin Bunka Kaikan, which was exclusive to fan club members. The tour had 46 shows in 19 locations and 600,000 attendees. In March, they released their thirty-first and very popular single, ” Ultra…
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