[info] L'Arc~en~Ciel on IMF

Posted: 2007-04-24 19:54:41
L'ARC EN CIEL HEADS WEST

L'ARC EN CIEL IS ARGUABLY JAPAN'S BIGGEST BAND EVER, HAVING SOLD MORE THAN 30 MILLION RECORDS IN THAT COUNTRY ALONE.

THEY FORMED IN 1991 AND, ASIDE FROM TAKING A COUPLE OF BREAKS, HAVE BASICALLY DOMINATED THE J-ROCK SCENE IN JAPAN FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS.

THEY RECENTLY HELD TWO CONCERTS AT A SOLD-OUT TOKYO DOME TO CELEBRATE THEIR FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY AND WE'RE PREMIERING THREE SONGS FROM THOSE SHOWS ON IMF THIS WEEK.

L'ARC EN CIEL SPECIALIZES IN SWEEPING ANTHEMS THAT WOULD SEEM OUT OF PLACE IN A SMALL CLUB, BUT ARE MADE TO ORDER FOR A SIXTY-THOUSAND SEAT STADIUM FILLED WITH DIE HARD FANS.

YOU ONLY NEED ONE HAND TO COUNT THE NUMBER OF BANDS IN THE WORLD WHO CAN SELL OUT A STADIUM THE SIZE OF THE TOKYO DOME, WHICH GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF JUST HOW POPULAR THESE GUYS ARE IN JAPAN.

"DRIVER'S HIGH", "READY STEADY GO" AND "LINK", ALL PREMIERE THIS WEEK ON IMF.

http://www.imf.com/news/article.html?article_id=322