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Timeless Fly Tour

Tour by Toshinobu Kubota
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album	Timeless Fly
Start date	June 8, 2010
End date	November 7, 2010
Legs	1
No. of shows	17 in Japan
Toshinobu Kubota concert chronology
We For Real? Tour (2006) Timeless Fly Tour (2010) Hall Tour 2010 (2010)

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 / Love & Rain: Love Songs, as well as songs from his previous albums Shake It Paradise, Groovin', Such A Funky Thang!, and The Baddest. During the tour, Kubota also began a short tour known "Hall Tour 2010.

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. 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", 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", 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". 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. "La La La Love Song" (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. "Star Light"
• 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

1. Cameo gorgeous new album from Kyoko Koizumi to Toshinobu Kubota. Oricon Style. Retrieved October 4, 2010
2. Editor-in-Chief – Tsu eyes! Drunk on love songs of adults – Toshinobu Kubota. Oricon Style. Retrieved October 16, 2012
3. ^ 2010年07月のブログ｜吉岡正晴のソウル・サーチン. Ameblo. Retrieved October 16, 2012
4. TOSHINOBU KUBOTA Concert Tour ”Timeless Fly”公演スケジュール. Facebook. Retrieved October 9, 2012

External links

• ToshinobuKubota.com – Toshinobu Kubota's Official Website

• 2010 concert tours
• Toshinobu Kubota