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L'Arc~en~Ciel is formed in Osaka (大阪)大阪.
Vo. HYDE, Gt. HIRO, Ba. TETSU, Dr. PERO
First live held as a session band.
First official live held.
Morinomiya Planet Station
L'Arc~en~Ciel play their first oneman live at the Namba Rockets venue.
L'Arc~en~Ciel sign a deal with the heavy metal independent label Night Gallery.
Guitarist hiro secedes.
Guitarist ken joins.
Vo. hyde, Gt. ken, Ba. tetsu, Dr. pero
L'Arc~en~Ciel change label to DANGER CRUE. However, they are forced to release one more single with Night Gallery, as the label had already started financing the recording of their first album and asked for compensation.
Drummer pero secedes.
Drummer sakura joins.
Vo. hyde, Gt. ken, Ba. tetsu, Dr. sakura
TV show "Nostalgy no Yokan" (ノスタルジーの予感) starts on Saitama TV.
First live tour "Close by DUNE" starts (10 gigs).
Oneman live "Close by DUNE FINAL" held.
L'Arc~en~Ciel sign to Ki/oon Music and become a major act.
Live tour "FEEL OF DUNE" starts (14 gigs).
Tour "Nostalgy no Yokan" (ノスタルジーの予感) starts (3 gigs).
Tour "Sense of time '94" starts (8 gigs).
Performed as special guests at the LUNA SEA, SOFT BALLET and BUCK-TICK collaboration tour "L.S.B.".
Tour "Ciel/winter '95" starts to celebrate the opening of the official fanclub "Ciel" (4 gigs).
Fanclub "Ciel" opens.
Tour "L'Arc~en~Ciel in CLUB '95" starts (20 gigs).
Oneman live "L'Arc~en~Ciel DAY 「RendezVous」 Zenyasai" (L'Arc~en~Ciel DAY 「RendezVous」前夜祭)
L'Arc~en~Ciel's third album, "heavenly", is their first release to be certified platinum.
"L'Arc~en~Ciel TOUR heavenly '95" starts (9 gigs).
The members appear at the FM NACK5 radio show "MIDNIGHT ROCK CITY" every Tuesday (until March 26th 1996).
Livehouse tour "L'Arc~en~Ciel The other side of heavenly '95" held.
"L'Arc~en~Ciel TOUR heavenly '95 final" held.
Tour "L'Arc~en~Ciel Kiss me deadly heavenly '96" starts (25 gigs).
A concert in Ichikawa gets postponed.
Asahikawa Koukaidou
Niigata Kinrousha Sougou Fukushi Center
Fukushima Shimin Kaikan
Oneman live "L'Arc~en~Ciel Kiss me heavenly deadly '96 REVENGE" held. This was supposed to be the final gig in the heavenly tour, but it was followed by a rescheduled live in Ichikawa on May 29th.
Regular radio show "FM ROCK KIDS" begins on FM Hokkaido until September 28th.
Tour "L'Arc~en~Ciel BIG CITY NIGHTS ROUND AROUND '96" starts (5 gigs).
Regular radio show "Bonjour! L'Arc~en~Ciel" (ボンジュール! L'Arc~en~Ciel) on TBS Radio starts (until March 11th 1997).
Their follow-up album, "true", is their first album to sell over a million copies.
Oneman live "Carnival of True Eve" held.
"FRESH LIGHT PRESENTS L'Arc~en~Ciel CONCERT TOUR '96~'97 Carnival of True" starts (10 gigs).
Drummer sakura is arrested for possession of heroin. The group then goes on a temporary hiatus to write new songs and travel overseas.
L'Arc~en~Ciel release of the single "Niji (虹)" as a trio.
Vo. hyde, Gt. tetsuya, Ba. ken , Dr. yukihiro (support)
The band official announces sakura's secession.
L'Arc~en~Ciel performs secret gigs as the L'Arc~en~Ciel cover band "The Zombies". Live house tour "Live Tour NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE" starts (3 gigs).
The first oneman live at Tokyo DOME "L'Arc~en~Ciel 1997 REINCARNATION" marks the band's official return. The concert gets broadcasted on pay TV.
"Niji" win both the "best group clip" award and "best video of the year" award at the SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards '97.
Dr. yukihiro officially joins L'Arc~en~Ciel
Vo. hyde, Gt. tetsuya, Ba. ken, Dr. yukihiro
Tour "L'Arc~en~CielTour '98 Heart ni Hi wo Tsukero!" (L'Arc~en~CielTour '98 ハートに火をつけろ!) starts (56 gigs).
Hikone Shimin Kaikan
Iwate Kenmin Kaikan Dai Hall
Kushiro Shimin Bunka Kaikan
Regular radio show on Nippon Housou "L'Arc~en~Ciel no All Night Nippon" (L'Arc~en~Cielのオールナイトニッポン) begings (until July 2005).
Regular radio show "L'Arc~en~CielのOH! DAIBA TO BLUE" starts on Nippon Housou.
L'Arc~en~Ciel win the "golden request award" at the 31st Japan Cable Awards.
"HONEY" wins the "song of the year" award at the 40th Japan Record Awards.
L'Arc~en~Ciel win the grand prix award and music award at the 36th Golden Arrow Awards.
"HEART" wins the "album of the year" award at the 13th Japan Gold Disc Awards. "HONEY", "snow drop" and "Kasou" also win the "song of the year" award.
L'Arc~en~Ciel starts to appear regularly at the end of the FUJI TV show "London Hearts" (until July 4th).
L'Arc~en~Ciel simultaneously release their sixth and seventh albums, "ark" and "ray". Both albums go on to sell an astonishing 2 million copies each.
Osaka Cosmo Square
Outdoor live tour "1999 GRAND CROSS TOUR" starts (12 gigs).
Osaka Cosmo Square
Fukuoka Marinoa City
Fukuoka Marinoa City
Appi Kogen Sky Resort
Appi Kogen Sky Resort
Nagoya Port Messe Nagoya
Nagoya Port Messe Nagoya
Tokyo Big Sight
Tokyo Big Sight
Radio show "FLYING~L'Arc~ATTACK" starts on TOKYO FM (until March 28th 2002).
"Pieces" wins both the "best video of the year" at the SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards '98.
"Tu-Ka PRESENTS L'Arc~en~Ciel RESET>>LIVE *000" held.
Tokyo Big Sight
"ark" and "ray" win the "rock album of the year" award at the 14th Japan Gold Disc Awards. "HEAVEN'S DRIVE" also wins the "song of the year" award. "NEO
Fanclub "Ciel" changes name to "LE-CIEL".
Livehouse tour "CLUB CIRCUIT 2000 REALIVE" starts (10 gigs).
Dome tour "TOUR 2000 REAL" starts (10 gigs).
"STAY AWAY" wins both the "best group video" award and "best video of the year" award at the SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards '00.
"REAL" wins the "rock album of the year" award at the 15th Japan Gold Disc Awards.
Secret performance held at the "Final Fantasy" movie premiere.
L'Arc~en~Ciel release their 21st single "Spirit dreams inside -another dream-", which is certified gold. The band, whose status has been kept silent since the end of 2000, didn't announce official hiatus. However, all members officially started activities on their solo projects right after the release of this single, and this date has been retrospectively identified as the beginning of L'Arc~en~Ciel's hiatus.
"Clicked Singles Best 13" wins the "rock album of the year" award at the 16th Japan Gold Disc Awards.
Fanclub-only live "Akasaka Zero day" held.
L'Arc~en~Ciel return with the week-long tour in Shibuya "Shibuya Seven days 2003" (7 gigs).
L'Arc~en~Ciel release their first single in almost three years, "READY STEADY GO", which is used as an opening theme for the hit anime Fullmetal Alchemist. It is later certified platinum.
Sony Music Fes. 2004 Special Live held.
"L'Arc~en~Ciel SMILE TOUR 2004" starts (18 gigs).
Sapporo Hokkaido Ritsu Sougou Taiiku Center
Sapporo Hokkaido Ritsu Sougou Taiiku Center
Performed at the festival "THE ROCK ODYSSEY 2004".
Yokotama Kokusai Sougou Kyougijou
Performed at the festival "THE ROCK ODYSSEY 2004".
(overseas) Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena (USA)
First overseas concert "Live in USA" held at the anime convention Otakon 2004.
Performed as secret guests at "Hagane no Renkinjutsu FESTIVAL" (鋼の錬金術師FESTIVAL).
Performed as secret guests at "Hagane no Renkinjutsu FESTIVAL" (鋼の錬金術師FESTIVAL).
Livehouse gig "AWAKE TOUR 2005 Zenyasai Konya Kiseki ga Okiru!?" (AWAKE TOUR 2005前夜祭 「今夜奇跡が起きる!?」) held.
Performed as secret guests of the event "MBS ANIME FES.'05" in Osaka.
Tour "AWAKE TOUR 2005" starts (11 gigs).
Asian Tour "ASIALIVE 2005" starts (4 gigs).
(overseas) Seoul Olympic Gymnastics Arena (South Korea)
(overseas) Shanghai Indoor Stadium (China)
"Jojoushi" (叙情詩) wins the "art direction video" award at the SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards '06.
Collaboration with J-POP CAFE SHIBUYA "L'Arcafe" held for a month.
Official Chinese fanclub opens.
Two days oneman live "L'Arc~en~Ciel 15th L'Anniversary Live" held.
First hall tour in 9 years "Are you ready? 2007 Mata Heart ni Hi wo Tsukero!" (Are you ready? 2007 またハートに火をつけろ!) starts (36 gigs).
Hikone Bunka Plaza
Performed as the headliner of 2007 INCHEON PENTAPORT ROCK FESTIVAL in South Korea.
Miyagi Kenmin Kaikan
Miyagi Kenmin Kaikan
"TOUR 2007-2008 THEATER OF KISS" starts (14 gigs).
Won best group award at the Yahoo! Music Awards 2007.
Official Myspace account opens.
World tour "TOUR 2008 L'7 ~Trans ASIA via PARIS~" starts (10 gigs).
(overseas) Shanghai Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium (China)
(overseas) Taipei Zhongshan Soccer Stadium (Taiwan)
L'Arc~en~Ciel announce that they will put their live activities on hiatus until the beginning of their 20th anniversary.
(overseas) Seoul Olympic Park (South Korea)
(overseas) Hong Kong Asia World Expo (Hong Kong)
tetsu changes name to tetsuya.
L'Arc~en~Ciel 20th L'Anniversary Starting Live "L'A HAPPY NEW YEAR!" held and streamed on Ustream.
Two days oneman live "L'Arc~en~Ciel 20th L'Anniversary LIVE" held and streamed at 40 movie theaters in Japan as well as overseas in Paris, London, New York, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Seoul. All profits from the concerts have been donated to support the areas affected by the Tohoku earthquake.
Special collaboration with the restaurant SPACE SHOWER TV THE DINER "L'Arcafe" held for a month.
"L'Arc~en~Ciel 20th L'Anniversary TOUR" starts (10 gigs).
nippon budoukan
Performed as the headliner of Asahi TV Dream Festival 2011.
Sapporo Hokkai Kiyatell
Sapporo Hokkai Kiyatell
Fanclub-only two days oneman live held.
(overseas) Hong Kong Asia World Expo (Hong Kong)
L'Arc~en~Ciel celebrate their 20th anniversary with the worldwide tour "WORLD TOUR 2012" (10 gigs). The tour includes a concert in New York City at the iconic Madison Square Garden venue, making the band the first Japanese artist to headline the venue.
(overseas) Bangkok Impact Arena (Thailand)
(overseas) Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exibition Hall (Taiwan)
(overseas) New York Madison Square Garden (USA)
(overseas) London indigO2 (United Kingdom)
(overseas) Paris Le Zénith (France)
Livehouse gig "Ichiya Kagiri no L'Arc~en~Ciel Premium Night" ( 一夜限りのL'Arc~en~Ciel Premium Night) held and streamed online.
(overseas) Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore)
(overseas) Jakarta Lapangan D Senayan (Indonesia)
(overseas) Seoul Jamsil Arena (South Korea)
Tour "20th L'Anniversary WORLD TOUR 2012 THE FINAL" starts (6 gigs).
Osaka Universal Studio Japan Yagai Tokusetsu Stage
Osaka Universal Studio Japan Yagai Tokusetsu Stage
Shinjuku Kokuritsu Kasumigaoka Rikujou Kyougijou
Shinjuku Kokuritsu Kasumigaoka Rikujou Kyougijou
(overseas) Honolulu Waikiki Shell (USA)
First live in Hawaii "L'Arc~en~Ciel 20th L'Anniversary Year Live in Hawaii" held.
(overseas) Honolulu Waikiki Shell (USA)
Fanclub-only live "LE-CIEL Presents Hawaii en Ciel Special Live" (LE-CIEL Presents ハワイ アン シエル Special Live) held
"L'Arc~en~Ciel 20th L'Anniversary EXHIBITION" held for one month at the Yokosuka Museum of Art.
Two days oneman live "L'Arc~en~Ciel LIVE 2014 at Kokuritsu Kyougijou" held. The concerts were also streamed at 37 movie theaters in Japan, and overseas in the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Mexico, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
Shinjuku Kokuritsu Kasumigaoka Rikujou Kyougijou
Shinjuku Kokuritsu Kasumigaoka Rikujou Kyougijou
Shinjuku Kokuritsu Kasumigaoka Rikujou Kyougijou
Yumeshima Yagai Tokusetsu Kaijou
Two days oneman live "L'Arc~en~Ciel LIVE 2015 L'ArCASINO" held. The concerts were also streamed at 37 movie theaters in Japan, and overseas in Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, The Philippines, France, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the United States.
Yumeshima Yagai Tokusetsu Kaijou
Game app "L'Arcollection" released on iOS and Android.
Two days oneman live "L'Arc~en~Ciel 25th L'Anniversary LIVE" held. The concerts were also streamed at 50 movie theaters in Japan, and overseas in Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, and Guatemala.
Special event at Yoyogi Park "L'ArChristmas Park" held until December 17th.
Two days oneman live "L'Arc~en~Ciel LIVE 2018 L'ArChristmas" held (2 gigs). The concerts were also streamed at 50 movie theaters in Japan, and overseas in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea.
Official YouTube channel opens.
Official Instagram account opens.
Live tour "ARENA TOUR MMXX" starts. Even though 12 gigs were planned, the last 4 were canceled due to COVID-19.
Aichi Sky Expo
Aichi Sky Expo
Live tour "ARENA TOUR MMXX" gets canceled due to COVID-19.
L'Arc~en~Ciel 30th L'Anniversary Starting Live "L'APPY BIRTHDAY!" held (2 gigs).
L'Arc~en~Ciel release their first new song in five years, MIRAI (ミライ), as a digital single.
Digital fanclub "Digital LE-CIEL" opens.
Collaboration with the coffee shop WIRED TOKYO 1999 "L'Arcafe 202" starts in Shibuya for two months.
"L'Arc~en~Ciel 30th L'Anniversary TOUR" start (19 gigs).
Aichi Sky Expo
Aichi Sky Expo
"L'Arc~en~Ciel 30th L'Anniversary LIVE" held (2 gigs).
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