Utada: In the Flesh 2010
| Tour by Utada | |
| Associated album | This Is the One |
|---|---|
| Start date | January 15, 2010 |
| End date | February 12, 2010 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 8 in the United States 2 in the United Kingdom |
Utada: In The Flesh 2010 was Japanese-American singer-songwriter Utada's first international tour. The 10-date sold out tour began in Honolulu and ended in London, with the London date reportedly selling-out in as little as five hours, to which another date was added.[1] The show received its name from the "Dirty Desire" lyric, "And you can't wait to see me / To see me in the flesh".
Set list
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Opening (Exodus opening track)" | |
| 2. | "On and On" | |
| 3. | "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI" | |
| 4. | "Poppin'" | |
| 5. | "This One (Crying Like a Child)" | |
| 6. | "Passion/Sanctuary" (Utada alternated from Japanese to English during the verses and chorus) | |
| 7. | "Sakura Drops" (Played on the keyboard by Utada) | |
| 8. | "Stay Gold" (Played on the keyboard by Utada) | |
| 9. | "Devil Inside" | |
| 10. | "Kremlin Dusk" | |
| 11. | "You Make Me Want to Be a Man" | |
| 12. | "The Bitter End" (Placebo cover) | |
| 13. | "Apple and Cinnamon" | |
| 14. | "Come Back to Me" | |
| 15. | "First Love" | |
| 16. | "Can You Keep a Secret?" | |
| 17. | "Automatic" | |
| 18. | "Dirty Desire" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Simple and Clean" | |
| 2. | "Me Muero" |
- At the Honolulu and Boston shows, Utada performed an impromptu performance of Boku wa Kuma, as an audience request.
The Show
In an interview before starting the tour, Utada stated that since demand had been so high, she would definitely go on tour (having previously speculated whether or not a tour was something she should have done).[2] She also said she wanted the shows to be "stripped down", choosing small venues on purpose, and to give the show a more "warm" and "intimate" feel.[3] In all of the venues, the stage was set with a banner depicting "Utada: In The Flesh 2010", with two screens either side of the stage, which would show the album artwork to the current song playing. The band that Utada performed with for the 2006 show, Utada United 2006 also played during In The Flesh (which is also her first tour since Utada United 2006).
DJ Mike Rizzo played numerous songs before the shows started, playing for around 1 hour before Utada begun.
Tour Dates
| In The Flesh 2010 | |||||
| Date | City | State | Venue | ||
| Jan 15, 2010 | Honolulu | Hawaii | Pipeline Cafe | ||
| Jan 19, 2010 | Los Angeles | California | House of Blues | ||
| Jan 21, 2010 | Seattle | Washington | The Showbox | ||
| Jan 24, 2010 | San Francisco | California | The Fillmore | ||
| Jan 30, 2010 | Las Vegas | Nevada | House of Blues | ||
| Feb 2, 2010 | Chicago | Illinois | House of Blues | ||
| Feb 5, 2010 | Boston | Massachusetts | Paradise Rock Club | ||
| Feb 8, 2010 | New York | New York | Irving Plaza | ||
| Date | City | Country | Venue | ||
| Feb 11, 2010 | London | United Kingdom | O2 Academy Islington | ||
| Feb 12, 2010 | London | United Kingdom | O2 Academy Islington | ||
- Utada originally only planned to perform in London on the 12th February, but the 800 tickets sold out within five hours, and the ticket company accidentally sold almost twice as many, thus resulting in fans receiving email that their ticket was not valid. Following this, Utada decided to add a second date in London, the 11th. Those who received the email were made a priority for this date and given a ticket should they have wished to take it.
Footage Release
The NYC and London shows were filmed and are currently in discussion by Teruzane Utada for a possible iTunes or other digitally-available release (there are not plans for a DVD release). Although the release has run into technical problems (namely the fact that half of the concert's tracklist was released under the Island Def Jam label, with the other half being released under EMI Japan [there is speculation that Def Jam will not allow the release due to Utada's contract with the label having ended]), Utada's official Twitter account mentioned that these problems were being resolved.[4]
On November 30, Teruzane Utada, Utada's manager and father, posted on Twitter that he received an email informing him that the data for the show was ready to be sent to Apple, confirming the iTunes release, although at the time it was unclear when the show will actually be released.[5][6]
On January 31, 2011, Teruzane Utada again resorted to Twitter to confirm that a video release for the In The Flesh tour was forthcoming. In his statement, he mentioned not simply a DVD release for the In The Flesh tour, but a simultaneous release of both the In The Flesh and Utada's two-day Japanese concert series, Wild Life. In addition, Teruzane mentioned his intent to have both shows released on video by Spring 2011.[7]
Whilst Wild Life has since been released on both Blu-ray and DVD, In The Flesh 2010 still remains unreleased possibly due to issues with Universal Music, with no new news about it from either Utada or her father. It is unclear whether the footage will ever see a public release.
On April 19, 2013, after being questioned by a Twitter user about the likelihood of a release of In the Flesh, Teruzane apologised and stated that the release was "99% realistic".[8]
References
- ^ http://utada.com/news/default.aspx?nid=5679
- ^ http://blog.ningin.com/2009/02/05/utada-sits-down-with-ningin-and-says-this-is-the-one-part-22/
- ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/119450-japanese-superstar-utada-hikaru-finds-her-way-in-the-u.s/
- ^ http://twitter.com/u3music
- ^ http://twitter.com/#!/u3music/status/9772254707585024
- ^ http://twitter.com/#!/u3music/status/9761178574135297
- ^ http://twitter.com/#!/u3music/status/31951156490018816
- ^ Utada, Teruzane. "U3Music - Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 12 July 2013.