Timeless Fly Tour was the concert tour by Japanese singer-songwriter Toshinobu Kubota in support of his fifteenth album ''Timeless Fly''.

Background

The shows include songs from both Kubota's 2010 albums ''

Timeless Fly ''Timeless Fly'' is the fifteenth studio album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on February 24, 2010. The album charted at number 9 on the Oricon Albums chart and remained on the charts for total of 26 weeks. The album sold over 16,0 ...

'' / '' Love & Rain: Love Songs'', as well as songs from his previous albums ''

Shake It Paradise ''Shake It Paradise'' is the first studio album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on September 10, 1986. Under the label, Kubota released his first single, "Shitsui no Downtown" in June 1986, followed by "Time" in December. Both songs ...

'', '' Groovin''', '' Such A Funky Thang!'', and '' The Baddest''. During the tour, Kubota also began a short tour known "Hall Tour 2010.Editor-in-Chief – Tsu eyes! Drunk on love songs of adults – Toshinobu Kubota
Oricon Style. Retrieved October 16, 2012

Synopsis

The show opened in darkness with Kubota appearing on stage to perform "Keep It Rock" in multi-colored leopard skinned robe, as the stage lights lit up the stage.
Ameblo. Retrieved October 16, 2012 After the performance, Kubota removes his robe to reveal his blue colored blazer, blue crew neck T-shirt, and blue dress pants. He then proceeds into performing "Daiyamondo no Inutachi", followed by "Tomorrow Waltz". During "The Sound of Rain", Kubota and his background singers perform while sitting on stools along with the stage lights turned down low. The following song "Is It Over?" is a duet with background vocalist "Yuri". The stage lights were once again turned down for the slow-grooves "The Sound of Carnival" and "Nyte Flyte". In the song "

La La La Love Song "La La La Love Song" is a song recorded by Japanese R&B singer Toshinobu Kubota for his ninth studio album, '' La La La Love Thang'' (1996). The song was written by Kubota and produced by Yoichiro Kakizaki. Background The song was credited unde ...

", the dancers joined Kubota on stage. Olivia Burrell also performs Naomi Campbell's parts in the song. The background singers perform the songs "Right Here" and "Human Nature". Kubota returns the stage and performs Michael Jackson's song " Rock with You" in brown trenchcoat, black vest, white shirt, and red pants. During the song "The Other Half", Kubota removes his trenchcoat and the lights fade out as the song ends. Kubota performs "Missing" without any backing vocalists from his background singers. In the song "

Star Light ''Star Light'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Hal Clement. It is the sequel to one of Clement's earlier books, ''Mission of Gravity''. The novel was serialized in four parts in '' Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact Magazine'' fro ...

", the dancers return to the stage as Kubota dances with them at certain times. The performance also featured a bass rift solo. The show proceeded as Kubota performed "You Were Mine" which contained brief excerpt of "

Another Star "Another Star" is a song written and performed by Stevie Wonder from his 1976 album ''Songs in the Key of Life''. It is the final track on side four of the double LP. The flute player Bobbi Humphrey appears in the last section of the song. Rele ...

". The final song on the tour's setlist was "Soul Mate". Afterwards, Kubota gives an encore with "Oh, What a Night" in which he introduces his band, background singers, and dancers. He also performs " Love Rain (Koi no Ame)" and "Cymbals" as the final songs of the show.

Set list

* 1. "Keep It Rock" * 2. "Daiyamondo no Inutachi" * 3. " Tomorrow Waltz" * 4. "Amaoto" * 5. "Is It Over?" (duet with Yuri) * 6. "The Sound Of Carnival" * 7. "Nyte Flyte" * 8. "

" (featuring Olivia Burrell) * 9. "Right Here / Human Nature" (Only sung by the background singers ) * 10. " Rock with You" * 11. "The Other Half" * 12. "Missing" * 13. "Indigo Waltz" * 14. "

" * 15. "You Were Mine" (contains excerpts from "Another Star") * 16. "Soul Mate" ; Encore * 17. "Oh, What a Night" * 18. " Love Rain (Koi no Ame)" * 19. "Cymbals"

Personnel

;Band * Bass: Carlos Henderson * Deejay: DJ Mass * Drums: Ralph Rolle * Guitar: Ohnishi Yusuke * Keyboards: Philip Woo, Kakizaki Yoichiro ;Background Vocalists * Yuri * Yoshida Hiroshi * Olivia Burrell ;Dancers * Masako * Nao

Tour dates

References

External links

ToshinobuKubota.com
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