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 |