WagakkiBand Premium Symphonic Night Vol.2 Live & Orchestra in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020

WagakkiBand held a special concert with a full live orchestra on February 16th titled Premium Symphonic Night Vol.2 Live & Orchestra in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020. It was their first headlining show of 2020 and their second time performing with The WGB Premium Symphonic Orchestra, following up on their first collaboration at the same venue in February 2018. The band performed 16 songs altogether, including a special collaboration with Amy Lee, the lead singer of the two-time GRAMMY Award-winning rock band Evanescence.

Amy came onstage late in the show following Suzuhana’s introduction. “It so happens she took an interest in us after watching the video of our previous Premium Symphonic Night and graciously said that she wanted to meet us. She’s really excited about performing tonight,” Suzuhana said, and together the vocalists delivered a superb rendition of Evanescence’s Bring Me To Life. Amy’s powerful and emotional vocals were met with Suzuhana’s gorgeous harmony, with Machiya contributing the rap parts of the song. Along with the other members of WagakkiBand and the orchestra, they brought the house down with a dramatic East-meets-West performance.

After Amy left the stage, the band performed their last song of the night, Senbonzakura. The band members moved around the stage, engaging the audience and creating a festive vibe. As if that wasn’t enough, close to the end of the song, Amy came back onto the stage and surprised the audience by joining the performance and singing in Japanese perfectly in harmony with Suzuhana. It was her first time singing a song in Japanese. Thus, the main portion of the show came to an exciting end.

Even after the performers left the stage, the fans were in for another surprise. An announcement was made that WagakkiBand will be performing another special concert called Festival Nara on March 28th at the Suzaku Gate Square of the Heijo Palace, which is a former site of the ancient Nara Imperial Palace and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Nara.

With a memorable international collaboration with Amy Lee under their belt and an upcoming concert at a World Heritage Site in store, WagakkiBand continue to exceed expectations.

Set list

01. Overture
02. OKINOTAYU
03. Sasameyuki
04. Lyrics Hakanaku mo Utsukushii no wa
05. Sabaku no Komoriuta
06. Doppo
07. Amenochi Kanjyoron
08. Hana Ichi Monme
09. Ignite
10. Ikusa
11. Yoshiwara Lament
12. Hotarubi
13. Bring Me To Life (with Amy Lee)
14. Senbonzakura (with Amy Lee)

Encore

15. IZANA
16. Ryuusei