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Utada United 2006

Utada United 2006 was a Japanese concert tour by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was Utada's second concert tour of Japan following her Bohemian Summer 2000 tour.[1][2] A live DVD of the tour was released on December 20, 2006.[3]

Utada United 2006
Tour by Hikaru Utada
Associated albumUltra Blue
Start dateJuly 1, 2006
End dateSeptember 10, 2006
No. of shows22
Hikaru Utada concert chronology

Overview

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The four outfits worn on the tour

During the filmed concert, Utada wore 4 different outfits. The first outfit worn was a long, tattered, black and white outfit(which seemingly resembled a wedding dress), with pieces of cloth that hung a little above her ankles. Near the shoulders, this dress seemed to puff out, or become feather-like. She sang her first 7 songs in this outfit. Then she wore a leather-like coat, that resembled a ballroom gown from the waist down. She sang her Exodus songs in this dress. When looked at closely, you can see that underneath it was the next outfit, which was a red dress. It had strips near the shoulders, and allowed her to move more, A feature which was helpful in performances like Can You Keep a Secret? and Wait & See ~Risk~. She sang the next 8 songs in this particular outfit. The last outfit, which was very light compared to the rest, had a small blue skirt and a light pink top. In this outfit, she sang her last 2 songs, Automatic and Hikari. In some of early performances, she substituted the pink top with a black blouse. Underneath all of the outfits was a black sleeve-less leotard and black knee high boots with wedge heels. The concerts at the Saitama Super Arena attracted about 18,000 spectators each.[4]

Set list

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Main set

  1. Opening (Exodus opening track)
  2. Passion
  3. This Is Love
  4. Traveling
  5. Movin' On Without You
  6. Sakura Drops
  7. Final Distance
  8. First Love
  9. Untitled (Video interlude)
  10. Devil Inside
  11. Kremlin Dusk
  12. You Make Me Want to Be a Man
  13. Be My Last
  14. Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro
  15. Colors
  16. Can You Keep a Secret?
  17. Addicted to You
  18. Wait & See (Risk)
  19. Letters
  20. Keep Tryin'
  21. Automatic
  22. Hikari

Tour dates

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List of concerts
Date City Country Venue
July 1, 2006 Sendai Japan Sekisui Heim Super Arena
July 2, 2006
July 8, 2006 Shizuoka Ecopa Arena
July 9, 2006
July 15, 2006 Fukuoka Marine Messe Fukuoka
July 16, 2006
July 25, 2006 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
July 26, 2006
August 4, 2006 Niigata Toki Messe
August 5, 2006
August 8, 2006 Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall
August 9, 2006
August 17, 2006 Saitama Saitama Super Arena
August 18, 2006
August 24, 2006 Sapporo Makomanai Ice Arena
August 25, 2006
August 29, 2006 Ehime Ehime Prefecture Budokan
August 29, 2006
September 2, 2006 Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center
September 3, 2006
September 9, 2006 Tokyo Yoyogi National Gymnasium
September 10, 2006

References

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  1. ^ "8月15日、宇多田ヒカルLIVE 5作品を一挙放送" [On August 15th, 5 of Hikaru Utada live works will be broadcast all at once]. Barks (in Japanese). July 7, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Utada Hikaru kicks off her first Japanese tour in 12 years". Arama! Japan. November 7, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Utada United 2006". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 20, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "宇多田ヒカル／Utadaの魅力が満載！ツアーレポ" [Hikaru Utada / full of Utada's charms! Tour report]. Barks (in Japanese). August 23, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
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