Babymetal World Tour 2016: Legend Metal Resistance
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Babymetal performing in London on April 2, 2016.
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| Location | North America, Europe, Asia |
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| Associated album | Metal Resistance |
| Start date | April 2, 2016 |
| End date | September 20, 2016 |
| Legs | 5 |
| No. of shows | 33 |
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| Live at Wembley: Babymetal World Tour 2016 Kicks Off at The SSE Arena Wembley | ||||
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| Live album by Babymetal | ||||
| Released | December 9, 2016 (live album) November 23, 2016 (video) |
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| Recorded | April 2, 2016 | |||
| Venue | Wembley Arena | |||
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77:18 (live album) 103:19 (video) |
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| Producer | Kobametal | |||
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| Live at Tokyo Dome | ||||
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| Video by Babymetal | ||||
| Released | April 1, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | September 19, 2016 (Red Night) September 20, 2016 (Black Night) |
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| Venue | Tokyo Dome | |||
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87:08 (Red Night) 83:48 (Black Night) |
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| Producer | Kobametal | |||
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The Babymetal World Tour 2016: Legend Metal Resistance (stylized as BABYMETAL WORLD TOUR 2016 LEGEND -METAL RESISTANCE-) was the third worldwide concert tour by Japanese band Babymetal. Supporting their second album Metal Resistance (2016), the tour ran from April 2, 2016 to September 20, 2016, taking place in Japan, the United States, and several countries in Europe. The tour commenced the day after the worldwide release of Metal Resistance on April 1, 2016.
On December 13, 2015, a YouTube video was posted on the band's official channel for the previously untitled album, announced with its April 1 release dubbed "Fox Day". Simultaneously, a 2016 world tour was also announced, with its planned final performance date at Tokyo Dome. The tour was set to begin at Wembley Arena on April 2, 2016, the day after the album's worldwide release, and end at Tokyo Dome on September 19, 2016. On July 4, another date was announced for Tokyo Dome, extending the tour to September 20.
As of May 6, 2016, most shows for the North American leg were sold out, with the remaining shows limited in tickets, notable since Japanese music, despite being the world's second-largest music industry, has little international following.
According to Yui Mizuno, the band members will "grow as a bigger band by experiencing this upcoming world tour so that we can come back to Japan and play at a huge venue as Tokyo Dome". Suzuka Nakamoto stated the desire to develop the new songs from Metal Resistance.
Concerning the final shows at Tokyo Dome, the set was more decorated, with three tombstone-shaped catwalks connected to the stage, a tower rose with big screens attached, and a platform on top of it. In addition, the stage included lasers, explosions, pyro, and a periodically rotating center stage. The three band members wore red and black costumes, which were imitated by cosplayers who attened the shows. The audience generally contained a mix of heavy metal fans and Japanese idol fans, who would headbang, sing, or dance to each song.
Graham Hartmann of Loudwire positively reviewed the band's performance in New York City on May 4, 2016. Describing the concert as "stripped-down" and featuring highlights from their first two albums, he called the show "refreshing" how little production was put on the performance, noting how the vocal performance was not perfect. Regardless, he praised the girls' choreography and the instrumentals of the supporting Kami Band. Ben Ratliff of The New York Times described the set list as becoming "a little more knowing, though no less weird", calling "Amore" a highlight of the show, while noting that the appeal for the band was "energy and melody, and the work of skilled songwriters". Jason Roche of L.A. Weekly described the show in Los Angeles on July 15 as "more of a community center lock-in party than a Friday night out getting drinks and watching a band", highlighting Nakamoto's vocal performance. Although he praised the vocals that of Mizuno and Kikuchi, he stated that their stage presence is highlighted more by their "endless energy". He also noted that show show ran for a full 80 minutes with no break between sets, while the audience "stuck with the band through every song, their energy level never wavering".
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