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2012

February
04 The special program "'Music Station' Looks Back on 20 Years of L'Arc~en~Ciel" is broadcast on TV Asahi in honor of L'Arc~en~Ciel's 20th anniversary
05 L'Arc~en~Ciel appears on Nippon Television Network's program "Music Lovers"
06-10 L'Arc~en~Ciel appears on TV Asahi's program "Ontama"
08 "BUTTERFLY" is released and debuts at No. 1 on the Oricon chart
10 L'Arc~en~Ciel appears on TV Asahi's program "MUSIC STATION"
11 L'Arc~en~Ciel appears on NHK General's "L'Arc~en~Ciel's 20-Year Journey" program
22-23 L'Arc~en~Ciel's "LE-CIEL Members Only Concert" is held at Yokohama Arena
March
03 L'Arc~en~Ciel's WORLD TOUR 2012 begins!
The band preforms in front of 450,000 people in a 17-concert tour across 14 cities in 10 countries.
L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in Hong Kong at the Asia World EXPO ARENA as part of WORLD TOUR 2012
The band begins selling their best-of album "WORLD'S BEST SELECTION" to only those attending the overseas performances
07 L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in Bangkok at IMPACT ARENA as part of WORLD TOUR 2012
The official sheet music for "BUTTERFLY" is released
10 L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in Shanghai at MERCEDES-BENZ ARENA as part of WORLD TOUR 2012
17 L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in Taipei at WTC Nangang Exhibition Hall as part of WORLD TOUR 2012
25 L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in New York City at Madison Square Garden as part of WORLD TOUR 2012
In a first among Japanese artists, the entire concert is broadcast live to movie theaters throughout Japan (with delay in some locations)
April
11 L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in London at indigO2 as part of WORLD TOUR 2012
14 L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in Paris at Le Zenith as part of WORLD TOUR 2012
20 A L'Arc~en~Ciel "Premium Night," one-night-only performance is held at Liquidroom in Ebisu
100,000 fans are selected in a lottery to view a live broadcast of the performance via USTREAM
28 L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in Singapore at Singapore Indoor Stadium as part of WORLD TOUR 2012
May
02 L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in Jakarta at Lapangan D Senayan as part of WORLD TOUR 2012
05 L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in Seoul at Jamsil Gymnasium as part of WORLD TOUR 2012
12-13 L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in Yokohama at Nissan Stadium as part of 20th L'Anniversary WORLD TOUR 2012 THE FINAL
19-20 L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in Osaka at Universal Studios Japan on a special outdoor stage as part of 20th L'Anniversary WORLD TOUR 2012 THE FINAL
23 The English version of "XXX" is released as a digital download
The English version of "Chase" is released as a digital download
26-27 L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in Tokyo at National Olympic Stadium as part of 20th L'Anniversary WORLD TOUR 2012 THE FINAL
31 L'Arc~en~Ciel performs in Hawaii at Waikiki Shell as part of WORLD TOUR 2012
The city of Honolulu establishes "L'Arc~en~Ciel Day"
June
01 The special concert "LE-CIEL Presents Hawaii en Ciel" is held in Hawaii at Waikiki Shell
04-10 "L'Arc~en~Ciel PREMIRE SCREENING Supported by Sony and Ki/oon Music" is held
09 "L'Arc~en~Ciel 20th L'Anniversary EXHIBITION" open at Yokosuka Museum of Art and runs through July 8
13 The live DVD「LIVE TWENITY」is released and debuts at No. 2 on the Oricon chart
July
28 "LE-CIEL Extra Number" is released
October
31 "LIFE 2" and "LIVE 2" are released
November
07 L'Arc~en~Ciel's music becomes available for download via the iTunes Store
December
21 L'Arc~en~Ciel appears on TV Asahi's program "MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE 2012"
26 The live DVD "WORLD TOUR 2012 LIVE at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN" is released and debuts at No. 2 on the Oricon chart