It is with great regret that X Japan announces the cancellation of the band’s November 2 date in Beijing.
Chinese officials had issued a permit and were supportive.
The cancellation is due to a last-minute decision by the promoters that included technical and production issues.

The members of X Japan are devastated by not being able to play Beijing.

The band hopes to reschedule a show in Beijing in the near future.

All other shows on X Japan’s South East Asia tour itinerary will be performed as scheduled:
October 28 – Seoul, Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium
October 30 – Shanghai, Shanghai Grand Stage
November 4 – Hong Kong, Asia World Expo
November 6 – Taipei, Nangang Exhibition Hall
November 8 – Bangkok, Impact Arena

Credits: XJapan

X JAPAN CONQUERS LATIN AMERICA
Five-City Concert Trek a Complete Success

X Japan's first concert tour of Latin America wrapped up Sunday night with a sold-out show in Mexico City that mirrored the frenzy the band brought to all five of their stops. In Santiago, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Lima, and Mexico City, fans, many of whom had waited years to see the band live in concert for the first time, camped out in long lines for up to three days to claim a prime spot in front of the stage.
At the concerts, in one way or another, Yoshiki and the band paid their respects to the countries they visited, and generated a great deal of national pride from their fans. In Santiago, Yoshiki wore the Chilean flag towards the end of the evening as a tribute to the difficult times there since the recent earthquake. Yoshiki welcomed the San Paulo crowd with "Thank you for coming to the show, we love you!" in their native Portuguese tongue. At the show in Mexico City, Yoshiki appeared on stage wearing a sombrero while wrapped in the Mexican flag, prompting the audience to proudly sing their national anthem.
And there was chaos ­ Buenos Aires had the wildest mosh pits, the level of excitement in Sao Paulo reached such an extreme, many in that audience were overcome with emotion and seen crying during the concert. The atmosphere was so intense at another tour stop, Yoshiki accidentally broke one of the keys on his beloved Crystal piano, and Sao Paulo fans showed their affection for X Japan by throwing items of clothing onto the stage. Yoshiki and the band were greeted by throngs of fans at a number of the tour stops' airports ­ fans were so hysterical at the Lima airport, they nearly flipped over the van that the band was riding in. Fans flooded X Japan's arrival gate at the Mexico City airport, forcing airport security to whisk the band out of the airport using a hidden exit door.
And the Latin American dates were full of surprises: Yoshiki heard that a number of Brazilian fans had waited in line for days to get into the show, so he had a supply of the local energy drink Guarana sent out to them. Later during that show, fans surprised the band by floating balloons withthe Brazilian flag emblazoned on them. And at the Mexico City date, Yoshiki surprised the audience by having a local Mariachi Band open the concert.
Spurred on by the intensity of the audiences at the Santiago, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires shows, Yoshiki stage dove into the crowd numerous times. By the time X Japan reached Lima, Yoshiki was covered with cuts and scrapes and bruises from the diving, so he came out onstage for the encore dressed up a nurse.
The press interest in all of the Latin American countries was also intense ­ Yoshiki spent his days off doing interviews, there were press conferences at the venues following their grueling performances, and Yoshiki was interviewed for a segment on "Alta Horas," one of Brazil's most popular national TV programs.
But, according to Yoshiki, the one thing that stood out the most was that even as far away from Japan as Latin America is, "No matter where we played, fans were all doing the X jump. I was so happy to see that."

Credits: yoshikibg

JAPANESE ROCK ICONS X JAPAN CONTINUE THEIR WORLDWIDE DOMINATION
WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF SOUTHEAST ASIA CONCERT DATES

(August 14th 2011) ­ With sales of more than 30-million records and DVDs, a record 18 sell-outs at Japan's 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome a North American concert debut last summer at the Lollapalooza festival, and a sold out New York City debut at the famed Roseland Ballroom, X Japan announces its long-waited tour of Southeast Asia. Latin America and South East Asia dates will follow X Japan's first-ever concerts in London, Paris, the Netherlands, Berlin and Latin America.
The tour begins October 28 in Korea (Seoul at the Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium) with stops in China (Shanghai at the Shanghai Grand Stage; Beijing at the Beijing Workers Stadium),Hong Kong (Asia World Arena), Taiwan (Taipei at the Nangang Exhibition Hall)and ending in Thailand (Bangkok at Impact Arena) on November 8. Log onto /www.xjapanmusic.com for ticket information.
The members of X Japan have been writing and recording what will be their first album to be released outside of Japan with English lyrics. According to Yoshiki, about half of the album will feature some of the band's most popular songs from throughout their career, with nearly all of the lyrics re-recorded in English, and the other half, brand new songs written specially for this album. "Jade", the album's first single, was released in Southeast Asia on July 13 and was a Top Ten iTunes track in Japan, Spain, Sweden, Germany, France, and Finland. "Jade" and will be on the 2011 international set lists as well.

X Japan's upcoming tour dates are as follows:

SEPTEMBER
9 Teatro Caupolican, Santiago, Chile
11 Venue, Sao Paulo, Brasil
14 El Teatro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
16 Scencia, Lima, Peru
18 Circo Volador, Mexico City, Mexico

OCTOBER
28 Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium, Seoul, Korea
30 Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China

NOVEMBER
2 Beijing Workers Stadium, Beijing, China
4 Asia World Arena, Hong Kong, China
6 Nangang Exhibition Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
8 Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand

Credits: yoshikinet