access tour 08'

No theme for the tour yet but here are the dates!

ACCESS SUMMER 2008 TOUR

7/12 - Saitama - Pastel Kazo 6800 yen (doors open at 5:00 live starts at 5:30)
7/17, 7/18 - Tokyo - Nakano Sunplaza 6800 yen (doors open at 6:00 live starts at 6:30)
7/21 - Nagoya - Chuukyou University Culture Center 6800 yen (doors open at 5:00 live starts at 5:30)
7/25 - Osaka - Gran Cube Osaka 6800 yen (doors open at 6:00 live starts at 6:30)

a few things to keep in mind
6800 yen is about 68 dollars. A trick to remembering how much things are in dollar amounts is to drop of the last two numbers. Think of it as 100 yen to the dollar.

When a live start date is posted ALWAYS ADD 10 MINUTES. access NEVER starts their lives (concerts) on time.

"Live" means concert. In Japan when you say the word "concert" it brings up images of orchestras or band or opera not a pop music concert. This comes from the word "Live House" Once again because a "Concert Hall" is for non-pop music, Pop or Jazz or Rock concerts where held in bars or clubs or other places. These places were called "Live Houses" So people would say "Where is the Live House?" Meaning "Where would the group be performing?". It was eventually shortened to "Where is the live?". So today pop and rock concerts are referred to as "Lives" I believe that jazz has joined the ranks of classical music and is referred to as "concert" but I will double check on that.

Another note.
access plays at smaller "Live Houses" some of which are actually "concert halls" Some of Japan's most famous "Live Houses" are "Zepp Houses" Some people know of "Zepp Tokyo" I found (interestingly enough) that some people know of this name from the anime "Gravitation" Zepp Tokyo is a REAL place. There are Zepps scattered all over Japan. Zepp Tokyo, Zepp Osaka, Zepp Fukuoka, ,Zepp Nagoya, Zepp Sapporo and Zepp Sendai. Most "lives" at Zepp are standing room only because the places are relatively small and people stand up for the lives anyways. Many popular overseas artists perform at Zepp.

For more Zepp info check out there web page (Japanese only) http://www.zepp.co.jp/