BanG Dream! is a Japanese music media franchise with the premise of all-female bands whose members are also voice actresses for the project's anime series and mobile game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! . As of 2021 [update] , the franchise consists of seven bands, four of which perform live concerts: Poppin'Party (formed in 2015), Roselia (2017), Raise A Suilen (2018), and Morfonica (2020).
Title | Date | Venue | Performer(s) | Description |
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BanG_Dream! 1st Live: I started a band in spring! | April 18 | Shimokitazawa Garden | Poppin'Party | Aimi (Kasumi Toyama), Rimi Nishimoto (Rimi Ushigome), and Ayasa Itō (Arisa Ichigaya) comprised the lineup. 11 of the 12 songs performed were cover versions of popular anime theme music, with the exception being "Yes! BanG_Dream!". [1] |
BanG_Dream! 2nd Live: Instruments × Girls = Justice! | June 14 | Shinjuku Loft | The first show with the Poppin'Party name, Sae Ōtsuka made her debut as the band's guitarist Tae Hanazono. [2] | |
BanG_Dream! 3rd Live: It's summer! Bang-A-Dream! | August 15 | Duo Music Exchange | Summer-themed performance. Poppin'Party debuted the original song "Summer Skies & Sun! Sun! Seven!". [3] | |
BanG_Dream! Kansai Live: BanG_Dream! Won't you come to Kobe? | September 26 | Kobe Uwaya Gekijou | [4] | |
Welcome! Poppin☆Party!!!!! | October 11 | Differ Ariake | Ayaka Ōhashi joined Poppin'Party as the fifth and final member Sāya Yamabuki. The band debuted the song "Teardrops". [5] |
Title | Date | Venue | Performer(s) | Description |
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BanG Dream! First Live Sprin'Party 2016! | April 24 | Shinagawa Stellar Ball | Poppin'Party | First in-character concert under the rebooted BanG Dream! brand. [6] |
BanG Dream! 2nd LIVE Starrin'Party 2016! | November 13 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | The first promotional video for the anime, along with other updates related to the show, was released. [7] |
Title | Date | Venue | Performer(s) | Description |
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BanG Dream! 3rd Live Sparklin'Party 2017 | February 5 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | Poppin'Party | Roselia made its live debut as a surprise guest. [8] |
Roselia 1st Live Rosenlied | June 30 | Duo Music Exchange | Roselia | Roselia's first standalone live. [9] |
July 29 | Ariake Coliseum | A second concert under the Rosenlied title was organized due to overwhelmingly positive reception to the first show. [10] [11] | ||
BanG Dream! 4th Live Miracle Party 2017! | August 21 | Nippon Budokan | Poppin'Party | Poppin'Party debuted the song "Time Lapse", which was released as the band's seventh single. [12] Tickets were sold out prior to general sale, leading to Live Viewing Japan streaming the show in theaters. [13] |
Roselia 2nd Live Zeit | October 8 | Makuhari Messe | Roselia | [14] |
Title | Date | Venue | Performer(s) | Description |
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The Third 1st Live | March 25 | Shimokitazawa Garden | The Third | The Third's (working name for Raise A Suilen) first standalone live. Initially composed of Raychell, Natsume, and Reo Kurachi, the band introduced Riko Kohara during the show. Ōtsuka was a guest performer. [15] |
BanG Dream! 5th Live | May 12 | Makuhari Messe | Poppin'Party | Subtitled Happy Party 2018!. The Third was the opening act for both days. [16] |
May 13 | Roselia | Subtitled -Ewigkeit-. The show was Yurika Endō's final performance as Lisa Imai, and Yuki Nakashima debuted as her replacement during the encore. [17] | ||
The Third 2nd Live | July 7 | Akasaka Blitz | The Third | The Third was formally renamed Raise A Suilen, while Risa Tsumugi joined the band. [18] |
Vier | November 7 | Shinagawa Stellar Ball | Roselia | A four-member performance after Satomi Akesaka's (Rinko Shirokane) departure. Kanon Shizaki made her debut as Akesaka's successor. [19] [20] |
BanG Dream! 6th Live | December 7 | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | Raise A Suilen | Subtitled Brave New World. Raise A Suilen's characters for the anime were revealed. [21] Roselia was the opening act and Miku Itō (Kokoro Tsumuraki) was a guest performer. [22] |
December 8 | Poppin'Party | Subtitled Let's Go! Poppin'Party!. [23] |
Title | Date | Venue | Performer(s) | Description |
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BanG Dream! 7th Live | February 21 | Nippon Budokan | Roselia | Subtitled Hitze. |
February 22 | Raise A Suilen | Subtitled Genesis. Itō, Ami Maeshima (Aya Maruyama), Sachika Misawa (Moca Aoba), Suzuko Mimori (Yuri Ushigome), and Argonavis were guest performers. [24] | ||
February 23 | Poppin'Party | Subtitled Jumpin' Music. | ||
Heaven and Earth | July 13–14 | World Memorial Hall | Raise A Suilen | Ōtsuka was a guest performer on the first day, while Itō and Maeshima appeared at the second. [25] |
Flame/Wasser | August 3–4 | Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest | Roselia | Subtitled Flamme (August 3) and Wasser (August 4). [26] |
Rausch und/and Craziness | November 30–December 1 | Makuhari Messe | Roselia Raise A Suilen | [27] |
The Creation: We are Raise A Suilen | December 29 | Line Cube Shibuya | Raise A Suilen | RAS debuted a new original song "Soul Soldier". [28] |
Title | Date | Venue | Performer(s) | Description |
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Pastel Palettes Special Live: Manmaru Oyamani Irodori Special | January 27 | Zepp Tokyo | Ami Maeshima | Pastel Palettes' first live show. Fellow band members Sawako Hata (Eve Wakamiya) and Ikumi Nakagami (Maya Yamato) made guest appearances. [29] |
Rausch und/and Craziness | February 1 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza | Roselia | Subtitled Rausch. [30] |
February 9 | Ecopa Arena | Raise A Suilen | Subtitled Craziness. [31] | |
BanG Dream! 8th Live Summer Outdoors 3DAYS | August 21 | Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest | Roselia | Subtitled Einheit. Merm4id of D4DJ served as the opening act. [32] |
August 22 | Raise A Suilen | Subtitled The Depths. Happy Around! of D4DJ was the opening act. [33] | ||
August 23 | Morfonica Ami Maeshima with Raise A Suilen Poppin'Party | Subtitled Special Live: Summerly Tone. Sumire Uesaka (Chisato Shirasagi) was a guest performer with Maeshima. [34] | ||
Cantabile | October 7 | Tokyo Garden Theater | Morfonica | Morfonica's first standalone live. The band debuted their single "Bloom Bloom". [35] |
BanG Dream! 8th Live Breakthrough! | October 8–9 | Poppin'Party | Subtitled Kirakira Festa Day! (October 8) and Dokidoki Special Day! (October 9). [36] | |
Rausch und/and Craziness: Interlude | December 12 | Online | Roselia Raise A Suilen | [37] |
Title | Date | Venue | Performer(s) | Description |
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Rausch und/and Craziness II | February 22 | Yokohama Arena | Roselia Raise A Suilen | |
Friendship Live "Astral Harmony" | February 23 | Poppin'Party Morfonica | ||
Andante | May 21 | Zepp Haneda | Morfonica | |
Pastel Palettes Special Live "Title Dream" | July 8 | Zepp Haneda | Ami Maeshima | [38] Fellow band members Sumire Uesaka (Chisato Shirasagi), Sawako Hata (Eve Wakamiya), and Ikumi Nakagami (Maya Yamato) made surprise guest appearances. [39] |
BanG Dream! 9th Live | August 21–22 | Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest | Poppin'Party Roselia | Subtitled The Beginning. [40] |
September 4–5 | Raise A Suilen Morfonica | Subtitled Mythology. [40] | ||
Edelstein | December 11–12 | Nagoya Congress Center Century Hall | Roselia | First day subtitled Weißklee, second day Rose. [41] Argonavis' Masahiro Itō and Daisuke Hyūga were the opening act for the second day. [42] |
Title | Date | Venue | Performer(s) | Description |
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Repaint | February 7 | Zepp DiverCity | Raise A Suilen | Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas was a guest performer. [43] |
Resonance | April 4 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | Morfonica | Bassist Yūka Nishio did not perform after testing positive for COVID-19. [44] |
Episode of Roselia | May 21–22 | Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest | Roselia | [41] |
Mythology Chapter 2 | June 18 | Raise A Suilen Morfonica | [45] | |
Overkill | June 19 | Raise A Suilen | [46] | |
BanG Dream! 10th☆LIVE | September 22 | Ariake Arena | Roselia | [47] |
September 23 | Morfonica | |||
September 24 | Poppin'Party | |||
September 25 | Raise A Suilen | |||
BanG Dream! Special Live Girls Band Party! 2020→2022 | November 12 | MetLife Dome | Poppin'Party Roselia Raise A Suilen Morfonica Ayane Sakura Miku Itō | Postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially scheduled for May 3, 2020 followed by June 5–6, 2021. Maeshima did not take part for health reasons. [48] [49] [50] Blu-ray will be released in July 26, 2023. |
Title | Date | Venue | Opening Act | Performer(s) | Description |
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BanG Dream! 11th☆LIVE | February 4 | Ariake Arena | MyGo!!!!! | Poppin'Party Raise A Suilen | Subtitled GALAXY to GALAXY. [51] |
February 5 | Roselia Morfonica | Subtitled Sternenzelt Nocturne. [51] | |||
MyGO!!!!! 4th LIVE | April 9 | Tachikawa Stage Garden | MyGo!!!!! | [52] | |
Popipan! no Odekake in SUMMER | August 11 | Yamano Hall | SHINJUCK BANG BANG GIRLS | Poppin'Party | [53] |
MyGO!!!!! 5th LIVE | August 12 | KT Zepp Yokohama | MyGo!!!!! | [54] | |
Roselia "Farbe" | August 16 | Ariake Arena | MyGo!!!!! | Roselia | [55] |
August 17 | Ave Mujica | ||||
BanG Dream! 12th☆LIVE | November 3 | Tokyo Garden Theater | Poppin'Party | Each day had their own subtitle depending on the band [56] | |
November 4 | MyGo!!!!! | ||||
November 5 | Raise A Suilen |
Title | Date | Venue | Performer(s) | Description |
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Ave Mujica 1st LIVE "Perdere Omnia" | January 27 | Yokosuka Arts Theater | Ave Mujica | [57] |
Divide/Unite | April 29 | Yokohama Arena | Poppin'Party MyGo!!!!! | [58] |
Ave Mujica 2nd LIVE「Quaerere Lumina」 | June 8 | Kanagawa Kenmin Hall | Ave Mujica | [59] |
July 7 | Aichi Prefectural Art Theater | |||
Raise A Suilen Live 2024 "ESSENTIALS" | June 15 | Tokyo Garden Theater | Raise A Suilen | [60] |
June 16 | ||||
MyGO!!!!! 6th LIVE | July 27 | Musashino Forest Sports Plaza | MyGo!!!!! | The additional show in Shanghai was planned after the original performance was announced. [61] [62] |
July 28 | ||||
September 21 | National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) | |||
Mugendai Mewtype 1st LIVE "Metamorphose" | August 24 | 1000 Club | Mugendai Mewtype | [63] |
Ave Mujica 3rd LIVE"Veritas" | October 13 | Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater | Ave Mujica | [64] |
Poppin'Party LIVE 2024 "Poppin'Canvas ~Geijutsu no Aki, Ongaku no Aki!~" | October 14 | Poppin'Party | [65] |
Title | Venue | Date | Performer(s) | Description |
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Raise A Suilen Zepp Tour 2021 "Be Light" | Zepp Haneda | May 22, 2021 | Raise A Suilen | Main tour held from May to June. [66] Encore took place in November and December. [67] |
Zepp Nagoya | June 2, 2021 | |||
Zepp Namba | June 30, 2021 | |||
Zepp Sapporo | November 12, 2021 | |||
Zepp Fukuoka | November 26, 2021 | |||
KT Zepp Yokohama | December 4 | |||
Kasumi and Tae's Stay After School Tour | Zepp Namba | October 17, 2021 | Aimi Sae Ōtsuka | Acoustic music tour. [68] |
Zepp Nagoya | November 7, 2021 | |||
Zepp Yokohama | November 17, 2021 | |||
Morfonica Zepp Tour 2021 "Amabile" | Zepp Osaka Bayside | October 28, 2021 | Morfonica | [69] |
Zepp Haneda | November 5, 2021 | |||
Morfonica Zepp Tour 2023 "forte" | July 20 | Zepp Osaka Bayside | Morfonica | [70] |
September 6 | Zepp Nagoya | |||
October 5 | Zepp Haneda | |||
MyG0!!!!! Zepp Tour 2024 "Wandering Desire" | February 12 | MyGo!!!!! | [71] | |
March 19 | Zepp Fukuoka | |||
March 22 | Zepp Osaka Bayside | |||
April 11 | Zepp Nagoya | |||
Raise A Suilen Asia Tour 2024 | March 23 | Zepp New Taipei | Raise A Suilen | [72] |
March 30 | Shanghai Grand Theatre | |||
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Show | Date | Venue | Performer(s) | Description |
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Animelo Summer Live 2016 | August 27, 2016 | Saitama Super Arena | Poppin'Party | Poppin'Party performed on the second day and played "Yes! BanG_Dream!" and "Star Beat!". [73] |
Animelo Summer Live 2017 | August 25, 2017 | Saitama Super Arena | Roselia | Roselia performed on the first day and played "Black Shout" and "Louder". [74] |
Animax Musix 2018 Osaka | March 3, 2018 | Osaka Castle Hall | Poppin'Party | Collaboration with OxT for a cover of OxT vocalist Masayoshi Ōishi's song "Kimi Ja Nakya Dame Mitai". [75] |
Rock in Japan Festival 2019 | August 11, 2019 | Hitachi Seaside Park | Poppin'Party | Poppin'Party performed on the Buzz Stage. [76] |
Animelo Summer Live 2018 | August 24, 2018 | Saitama Super Arena | Poppin'Party | Poppin'Party performed on the first day and played "Tear Drops", "Sparkling Dreaming ~Sing Girls~", and a cover of "God Knows" from Haruhi Suzumiya . Ōtsuka and Nishimoto partnered with Maon Kurosaki and Luna Haruna to cover "Shunkan Sentimental" from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood . [77] |
No Girl No Cry | May 18–19, 2019 | MetLife Dome | Poppin'Party | A Battle of the Bands-style concert with Silent Siren. [78] |
D4DJ 1st Live | July 21, 2019 | Makuhari Messe | Raise A Suilen | Collaboration with D4DJ, a fellow Bushiroad property. [79] |
Animelo Summer Live 2019 | August 30–September 1, 2019 | Saitama Super Arena | Poppin'Party, Roselia, Raise A Suilen | Roselia performed on the first day with "Louder", "Black Shout", and "Brave Jewel" followed by a cover of "This game" with Konomi Suzuki. RAS performed "Unstoppable" and "World Wide Treasure!" on the second day, the latter in collaboration with Miku Itō and Tomoyo Kurosawa (Michelle). On the third day, Poppin'Party played "Teardrops" with the festival band, "Star Beat!", and "Kizuna Music". [80] |
Aso Rock Festival | September 29, 2019 | Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | Raise A Suilen | [81] |
Mag Rock Festival | Shimizu Marine Park | October 5, 2019 | Raise A Suilen | Guest appearance on the first day. [82] |
Animax Musix 2019 Kobe | October 26, 2019 | World Memorial Hall | Raise A Suilen | [83] |
No Girl No Cry -Round 2- | March 27, 2021 | Zepp Tokyo | Poppin'Party | Second collaboration with Silent Siren. |
Animax Musix 2021 | November 20, 2021 | Yokohama Arena | Poppin'Party Roselia | [84] [85] |
Rock in Japan Festival 2022 | August 13, 2022 | Soga Sports Park | Raise A Suilen | [86] |
Summer Sonic Festival 2022 | August 20, 2022 | Zozo Marine Stadium | Raise A Suilen | [87] |
Avoid Note | January 12, 2025 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | MyGO!!!!! | Collaboration with TOGENASHI TOGEARI from Girls Band Cry. |
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