L'arc-En-Ciel Tickets

A French-named yet Japanese rock act, L'Arc-en-Ciel cametogether in 1991, formed by bassist Tetsuya. The original lineup went astraywith two members departing in 1992, but Tetsuya was able to rope in new membersand continue the band. The band released their full-length debut in April 1993.Entitled Dune, the album reached number one on the independent charts andhelped get them a major-label deal with Sony in 1994. In addition to steppingup to the majors, 1994 also saw the band release its second album, Tierra. Withmomentum in their favor, L'Arc-en-Ciel released their next two albums in asmany years, 1995's Heavenly and 1996's True. A 1997 drug bust involving drummerSakura created a sales backlash against the band, and L'Arc-en-Ciel took abreak from the spotlight. With new drummer Yukihiro in tow, the band made asuccessful comeback with a sellout show in Tokyo later in 1997. The band, backto full strength, returned to the forefront with 1998 album release Heart. Anew high-water mark was hit when, in 1999, two L'Arc-en-Ciel albums hit thestreets on the same day: Ark and Ray, which occupied the top two spots on thealbum chart upon their release. 2000's Real would be the band's cue to take amuch needed break, with members going off and exploring solo projects and remixwork. The band returned in 2003, and by 2004 found themselves at their firstNorth American gig, at a Baltimore anime convention. The American show waseventually released on DVD, and the band went on to sign a U.S. deal with HMVin 2007. While 2005 saw the release of the album Awake and its subsequent tour,L'Arc-en-Ciel went back on hiatus for two years, with members again focusing onsolo aspirations. L'Arc-en-Ciel regrouped in 2007, released the album Kiss, andbegan a tour that was to last from December of that year to February 2008. ~Chris True, Rovi