After the DVD of the Madison Square Garden live, L'Arc~en~Ciel will release, on DVD and for the first time on Blu-ray, the L’Arc~en~Ciel 20th L’Anniversary WORLD TOUR 2012 THE FINAL, held at Tokyo National Stadium last May.

The DVD will come out in 10 different limited versions and a regular edition.
The limited editions will contain the live, a WORLD'S BEST SELECTION CD, a CD with three songs from a specific venue of the last world tour and a photobook . The regular edition will include the live only.
Each limited edition is priced at 11,970 yen, while the regular edition at 7,980 yen.

The Blu-ray will have a limited and a regular edition.
The limited version will feature the live, the multi angle footage of "GOOD LUCK MY WAY", "Driver's High", "CHASE" and "niji", the WORLD'S BEST SELECTION CD and the photobook.
The regular edition will have the live only.
Blu-ray limited edition is priced at 11,970 yen, the regular one at 9,240 yen.

Both DVD and Blu-ray will be out March 20th.

And here the contents:

Blu-ray / DVD

DISC 1
01. READY STEADY GO
02. GOOD LUCK MY WAY
03. REVELATION
04. HONEY
05. flower
06. In the Air
07. natsu no yuuutsu [time to say good-bye]
08. MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM
09. Driver's High
10. the Fourth Avenue Cafe
11. SEVENTH HEAVEN
12. C'est La Vie
13. ibara no namida
14. Shout at the Devil

DISC 2
01. anata
02. winter fall
03. NEO UNIVERSE
04. CHASE
05. X X X
06. Link
07. niji

The Blu-ray will have only one disc

"WORLD'S BEST SELECTION" CD

01. X X X -English version-
02. hitomi no juunin
03. MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM
04. Blurry Eyes
05. niji (Album Version)
06. jojoushi
07. flower
08. the Fourth Avenue Cafe
09. STAY AWAY
10. HONEY
11. READY STEADY GO
12. anata
13. Driver's High
14. GOOD LUCK MY WAY
15. New World
16. CHASE -English version-

CD included in the limited edition DVD

WORLD TOUR 2012 LIVE in HONG KONG
01. HONEY
02. DRINK IT DOWN
03. hitomi no juunin

WORLD TOUR 2012 LIVE in BANGKOK
01. fate
02. Driver's High
03. anata

WORLD TOUR 2012 LIVE in SHANGHAI
01. forbidden lover
02. SEVENTH HEAVEN
03. niji

WORLD TOUR 2012 LIVE in TAIPEI
01. MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM
02. Caress of Venus
03. STAY AWAY

WORLD TOUR 2012 LIVE in LONDON
01. CHASE -English version-
02. DAYBREAK'S BELL
03. anata

WORLD TOUR 2012 LIVE in PARIS
01. X X X -English version-
02. Blurry Eyes
03. READY STEADY GO

WORLD TOUR 2012 LIVE in SINGAPORE
01. the Fourth Avenue Cafe
02. winter fall
03. READY STEADY GO

WORLD TOUR 2012 LIVE in JAKARTA
01. GOOD LUCK MY WAY
02. REVELATION
03. MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM

WORLD TOUR 2012 LIVE in SEOUL
01. ibara no namida
02. jojoushi
03. Link

WORLD TOUR 2012 LIVE in HONOLULU
01. flower
02. Pieces
03. kasou

Last March L'Arc~en~Ciel performed at Madison Square Garden in New York.
On December 26th a DVD celebrating the event will be released and it'll be available in two versions:

Limited edition
2 DVDs + 2 CDs

Regular edition
2 DVDs

No details about the price yet.

L'Arc~en~Ciel announced the release of two huge photo books, "LIVE 2" and "LIFE 2" on September 25th, both dedicated to the WORLD TOUR 2012.
"LIVE 2" will feature photos from the concerts, while "LIFE 2" will include photos from special photo shoots.

Moreover, on July 28th the band will release a special issue of the magazine LE-CIEL called LE-CIEL Extra Number. This special will include exclusive photos and interviews from the world tour and it could be bought even without a subscription to the fanclub LE-CIEL.

(May 31st, 2012, Honolulu, Hawaii) – Last day of huge successful world tour ends at Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Peter B. Carlisle appeared on the stage of L’Arc~en~Ciel’s final show of their world tour at Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii to proclaim May 31, 2012 to be “L’Arc~en~Ciel DAY” in recognition of the group’s first Hawaii performance, in appreciation for enriching Honolulu cultural calendar and promoting the city to millions of fans across the globe, and for strengthening the bonds of friendship between Japan and Hawaii. 5,000 fans from all over the world shared this happy day with 4 members of the band.

Formed in 1991 in Osaka, Japan, L'Arc~en~Ciel has mesmerized crowds since the very beginning. No matter the year, with their unique melodies and edgy sounds, the band, responding to the zeitgeist, has had a hit song to match the times. Like all great musicians, the band's music has evolved over the years and has had a lasting influence. From their early work to their most recent offerings, which ranges from Goth rock to jangly guitar pop reminiscent of The Cure's lighter moments and U2-esque stadium anthems, L'Arc~en~Ciel has continually captured audiences worldwide.
L’Arc~en~Ciel 20th L'Anniversary WORLD TOUR 2012, visited Hong Kong, Bangkok, Shanghai, Taipei, New York, London, Paris, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, Yokohama, Osaka and Tokyo, attracted 450,000 people to their shows including headlining Madison Square Garden as a first Japanese Band,
just ended with the Honolulu show.

Online voting for the next world tour has already started on their official website.
http://www.larc-en-ciel.com/voter/

Fans are able to vote for the city they want L’Arc~en~Ciel to come to perform.

L'Arc~en~Ciel WORLD TOUR 2012 ended today, with the last of the two concerts at Tokyo National Stadium.
Both concerts will be broacasted by the channel WOWOW on July 22nd.

But the band is already planning the next WORLD TOUR. This time the cities where L'Arc~en~Ciel will play will be voted by fans. The voting will start on June 1st at 8:00 AM (GMT).

L'Arc~en~Ciel announced the release of a tribute album and a new DVD.
Here the details

「L'Arc-en-Ciel TRIBUTE」
A tribute album.
Release date: June 13th

Tracklist
01. Vince Neil / Blurry Eyes
02. Orianthi / NEO UNIVERSE
03. TLC / RAINBOW（original title「niji」）
04. Eric Martin, JOHN 5 / HONEY
05. ZEBRAHEAD / READY STEADY GO
06. BOYZ II MEN / snow drop
07. Maxi Priest / Vivid Colors
08. Michael Monroe / HEAVEN'S DRIVE
09. Daniel Powter / STAY AWAY
10. Clementine / flower

Bonus
11. POLYSICS / SEVENTH HEAVEN
12. SID / Shout at the Devil
13. Hemenway / Caress of Venus
14. TOTALFAT / Driver's High

「LIVE TWENITY」
A DVD including 20 performances of selected songs from previous lives plus a bonus track including an unreleased footage.
Release date: June 13th

01. niji（1997 REINCARNATION, Dec.23,1997）
02. kasou（Tour'98 LIGHT MY FIRE, Oct.21,1998）
03. Caress of Venus（1999 GRAND CROSS TOUR, Aug.22,1999）
04. NEO UNIVERSE（RESET>>LIVE*000, Dec.31,1999-Jan.1,2000）
05. HONEY（CLUB CIRCUIT 2000 REALIVE, Oct.27,2000）
06. HEAVEN'S DRIVE（TOUR 2000 REAL, Dec.6,2000）
07. Driver's High（Shibuya Seven days 2003, Jul.6,2003）
08. REVELATION（SMILE TOUR 2004, Jun.12,2004）
09. READY STEADY GO（LIVE IN U.S.A., Jul.31,2004）
10. TRUST（AWAKE TOUR 2005, Aug.31,2005）
11. jojoushi（ASIALIVE 2005, Sep.25,2005）
12. the Fourth Avenue Cafe（15th L'Anniversary LIVE, Nov.26,2006）
13. natsu no yuutsu [time to say good-bye] （Are you ready? 2007 Mata heart ni hi wo tsukero!, Aug.26,2007）
14. Killing Me（Are you ready? Mata heart ni hi wo tsukero!, Aug.30,2007）
15. MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM（TOUR 2007～2008 THEATER OF KISS, Feb.10,2008）
16. anata（TOUR 2008 L'7 ～Trans ASIA via PARIS～, May.9,2008）
17. forbidden lover（TOUR 2008 L'7 ～Trans ASIA via PARIS～, Jun.1,2008）
18. Blurry Eyes（20th L'Anniversary LIVE, May.28,2011）
19. GOOD LUCK MY WAY（20th L'Anniversary LIVE, May.29,2011）
20. X X X（20th L'Anniversary TOUR, Dec.4,2011）

L’Arc~en~Ciel is in Europe right now! Tonight they had a concert in London, and they will have a show coming up in Paris on April 14th! Don’t miss it!

It is our pleasure to announce that we will be given the opportunity to do an exclusive interview with this amazing band! So come to Paris to see them and stay tuned to read the interview!

Finally what you all have been waiting so long for. The L'Arc-en-Ciel show is tomorrow and we would like to announce the contest winners of the L'Arc-en-Ciel last minute concert ticket giveaway.

Lingxiao T.
Yumi P.
Teresa S.
Patricia R.
Helayne G.

CONGRATULATIONS~!!! You have each won a ticket for yourself and a guest to attend the show. Winners may pick up their tickets at the box office at MSG.You and your guest should bring your IDs. Thank you for all who participated in this contest & a big thank you to L'Arc-en-Ciel and their management for making this contest possible.

**Also, if you are interested in finding out how the winners and their guests enjoy the show, we will be putting their reactions and additional information into a special L'Arc fan article. Please stay tuned!

As you all may know~ L’Arc~en~Ciel is having a live concert this Sunday, March 25th at Madison Square Garden in New York City.


Last minute, L’Arc~en~Ciel’s management gave us a few pairs of tickets for some excited fans of L’arc that haven’t been able to get tickets yet. Where these ticket holders will be seated are possibly some of the best seats in the house and you could be featured in the their live concert DVD, so we need excited fans~! Since this is such a time sensitive thing please only people that are sure they and their guest can attend the concert send the email to enter.


Please send your full legal name.(you will need IDs to pick up your tickets) to contest@nipponproject.com. Add the subject Line “L’arc last minute contest”. I will email the winner back 2pm PST/5pm EST. you will have 1 hour and a half. to respond confirming you and a guest (full name). If you do not the next person on the list will be chosen (so please try and be at your computers or phones by that time).

Hope to see you there^^

L'Arc~en~Ciel WORLD TOUR 2012 has started, but in the last hours two new dates were added.
On May 26th and 27th the band will perform at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
Tickets will be sold for 9.000 yen.

L'Arc~en~Ciel announced the European release dates of their upcoming album "BUTTERFLY".
Here the list:

March 5th: UK
March 7th: France / Italy / Finland
March 9th: Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Belgium / Netherlands / Luxemburg / Scandinavia
March 17th: Spain / Poland

For celebrating the release of the album "BUTTERFLY", L'Arc~en~Ciel will have a special event called "Premium Night".

The live will take place at LIQUIDROOM Ebisu on April 20th and it'll be reserved to 777 people. The event will also be streamed live on USTREAM for 100.000 people.
Everyone interested must apply using the code on the trading card you'll find in each copy of the album "BUTTERFLY".
The audience will be chosen with a lottery.
More informations will follow.

Finally L'Arc~en~Ciel announced the details of the new album, called "BUTTERFLY".

New album『BUTTERFLY』
8 February 2012

【Limited Edition】
2CD+DVD
KSCL 1927-1929 ￥4,980(tax in)
Special Package
Double Picture Label
Bonus CD: P'UNK～EN～CIEL 1st Album 『P'UNK IS NOT DEAD』
Bonus DVD content: 20th Anniversary special program 『Best Hit LEC』

【Regular Edition】
CD　KSCL 1930　￥3,059(tax in)
-Limited First Edtion -
First Limited Special Jacket
Picture Label

Tracklist
01.CHASE
02.X X X
03.Bye Bye
04.GOOD LUCK MY WAY –BUTTERFLY Ver.-
05.BLESS
06.shade of season
07.DRINK IT DOWN
08.wild flower
09.SHINE
10.NEXUS 4
11.Mirai Sekai

Details about the final dates of 20th L’Anniversary WORLD TOUR 2012 were announced today.

[VENUE]
Yokohama NISSAN STADIUM
[Date]
12 May, 2012 (Sat)　OPEN 15：00 / START 17：00
13 May, 2012 (Sun)　OPEN 15：00 / START 17：00
[TICKET SALE DATE]
26 February, 2012 (Sun)
[PRICE]
All Seats Reserved　9,000JPY(tax in)

[VENUE]
Osaka UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN Special Stage
[Date]
19 May, 2012 (Sat)　OPEN 14：30 / START 17：00
20 May, 2012 (Sun)　OPEN 14：30 / START 17：00
[TICKET SALE DATE]
26 Feburuary, 2012 (Sun)
[PRICE]
All Seats Reserved　11,500JPY(tax in) ※STUDIO PASS Included

Plus, the band will have two additional lives in Hawaii, one for LE-CIEL members only.

L'Arc~en~Ciel 20th L'Anniversary Year Live in Hawaii

[VENUE]
WAIKIKI SHELL(outdoor stage, rain or shine)
[Date]
31 May, 2012 (Thu)
OPEN 17：00 / START 18：00
[TICKET SALE DATE]
Middle of March

※More Info will be update soon.

LE-CIEL Presents "Hawaii-en-Ciel" Special Live

[VENUE]
WAIKIKI SHELL(outdoor stage, rain or shine)
[Date]
1st June, 2012 (Fri)
OPEN 17：00 / START 18：00
※Tickets can be purchased at the Official Fan Club LE-CIEL.
Tickets are only available for registered members.
※More information will be announced shortly!

As usual, L'Arc~en~Ciel released "Hurry Xmas" this year too.
But this time, instead of the CD version, "Hurry Xmas" will be available as an application for Android smartphones. There will be many things to enjoy, such as music, music clips, photos and more!