OLDCODEX (オルドコデックス）successfully held their first large-scale one-man concert – OLDCODEX “Capture” 2015 in Budokan, on 11 Feb 2015. Up till then, they had been performing at live houses across Japan, with their recent 2014 album tour, “A Silent, within The Roar”, ending in October 2014 at Zepp Diver City, Tokyo. They are also active participants in many anisong concerts such as Animelo Summer Live 2013 and 2014, as well as Lantis Festival 2014.
Tickets to OLDCODEX “Capture” 2015 in Budokan were completely sold out, with restricted-view seats were added and sold from 3pm on the day of the concert. The concert goods were also in high demand when they went on sale one day before the concert, and were sold out quickly. Due to the suspicion that some buyers bought the concert goods in bulk only to put them up for resale later, each person was limited to a maximum of two pieces per item on the second day of concert goods sales.
Previously, Yorke would paint a mural as a backdrop for the stage, but this time, to accommodate this much larger venue, the Budokan stage backdrop was made of 20 over murals displayed as a collage. In addition, a total of four canvases (two large and two small ones) were prepared on stage for Yorke to do his live painting on. One of the four canvases had 6 mechanical limbs attached to it, and could be extended fully into six parts.
Taken from Twitter @takao_Fox
The band played a mix of songs from all their albums, including their recent anisong hits “Dried up Youthful Flame” and “Walk” and “Rage on”, to a very energetic audience, who were mostly female teens. Although most of the songs were of their usual punk rock style, a selection of slow songs was performed in the middle of the concert.
To the surprise and delight of many fans present at their Budokan concert, OLDCODEX announced that they would be going on a nationwide tour in Japan, starting with Tokyo on 30 Apr 2015. They would also be extending their tour to more prefectures like Okinawa, Ehime, and Toyama. The full line-up of dates and venues confirmed are provided below.
The audience was also treated to a screening of OLDCODEX’s new music video, “Eyes in chase”, which will be included in their upcoming 3rd mini album, “Pledge”. This new album will be released on 1 Apr 2015. More details can be found on their official website, with a 30 second preview of the “Eyes in chase” PV now available on the Lantis Youtube channel.
“Eyes in Chase” from the new single “Pledge”
OLDCODEX Japan Nationwide Tour Schedule 2015:
30 Apr & 1 May 2015: Tokyo, Toyosu Pit
8 May 2015: Miyagi, Sendai Rensa
15 May 2015: Hiroshima, Hiroshima BLUE LIVE
17 May 2015: Shizuoka, SOUND SHOWER ark
22 May 2015: Toyama, Toyama MAIRO
24 May 2015: Fukui, Fukui Ken Min Hall
30 May 2015: Okinawa, Music Town Otoichiba
6 Jun 2015: Sapporo, Zepp Sapporo
12 & 13 Jun 2015: Osaka: Zepp Namba
18 & 19 Jun 2015: Aichi, Zepp Nagoya
26 & 27 Jun 2015: Fukuoka, Zepp Fukuoka
3 Jul 2015: Kanagawa, CLUB CITTA’
10 Jul 2015: Ehime, Matsuyama Multi-purpose Community Centre
11 Jul 2015: Okayama, CRAZYMAMA KINGDOM
Regional fans fret not! OLDCODEX will be participating in the Lantis Festival World Tour 2015, so be sure to catch them live! They will be heading to Singapore on 28 Mar 2015, for their first overseas performance. Tickets are still available from Sistic.
Who are OLDCODEX?
OLDCODEX was formed in 2009, with a vocalist, two guitarists, and a drummer. Guitarist YoHsKE and drummer Sae quit a year after, leaving them with two members, guitarist R.O.N, and vocalist Ta_2. Yorke, originally in charge of OLDCODEX’s album artwork, subsequently joined OLDCODEX as an official member, and does live painting during their concerts. R.O.N then left the band in 2012, and OLDCODEX are currently left with Ta_2 and Yorke, backed by a guitarist, bassist, and drummer, who are not official members of the band. They are well-known for singing the theme songs for popular anime Kuroko no Basuke and Free!
More songs and PVs are available at the Lantis youtube channel.
Ta_2
- Vocalist
- Also voice actor Tatsuhisa Suzuki (鈴木達央)
- Recent roles include: Makoto Tachibana (Free!), Ranmaru Kurosaki (Uta no Prince-sama), Ban (Nanatsu no Taizai), Jack the Ripper (Nobunagun)
- Occasional composer for OCD
Yorke
- Live performance painter
- A self-educated artist, who developed his own style of live painting. He has done several shows within Japan as well as overseas, and also does artwork for apparel, as well as music album covers, including the album jacket for B’z.
- Occasional lyricist for OCD
Source: OLDCODEX Official Website, Ticket Camp, @takao_Fox (twitter)
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