Calling all fans of AG! Are you ready for us to tell you about one of the wildest concerts we’ve ever been to? Well, sit down, and let us tell you about the night we saw Atarashii Gakko! live…
Fresh off the back of the release of their new album, AG! CALLING (more on that later), Atarashii Gakko! is also in the middle of their world tour. The group has just wrapped up their Europe shows, and will be touring across Asia this month before heading to North America in the fall. We were buzzing to catch Atarashii Gakko!’s debut London show at O2’s Indigo, but when we tell you we were not even close to being the most hyped person in that room, we mean it. Atarashii Gakko! brought the energy, and their fans leveled it up even further. From the jam-packed setlist to the hilarious live interactions, Atarashii Gakko! were relentlessly excited, and it only made us love them even more.
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The Album, AG! CALLING
Following on from epic singles ‘Tokyo Calling’ and ‘Toryanse,’ Atarashii Gakko! has officially released their new album, AG! CALLING! Their first with American label 88 Rising, AG! CALLING is maybe our fave AG release yet! Just like their live show, the album tracklisting is relentlessly hyped! The group is as anarchic as ever, but somehow more refined. Their style and sound feel finalized now, and more harmonious than previously. We absolutely love to see these four women continue to trailblaze their unique group identity.
And this growing relationship is never more clear than on our favorite AG! CALLING b-side, ‘Forever Sisters.’ They’re “Crossing the oceans, to show you our motions!”
The Setlist
From quintessential AG hits like ‘Tokyo Calling’ to b-sides from AG! CALLING, Atarashii Gakko!’s setlist had it all. The group opens with the anthemic single ‘Toryanse,’ and the energy only gets bigger from there. The quartet raced through fiery tracks like ‘Giri Giri,’ ‘CANDY,’ and ‘NAINAINAI,’ and there truly wasn’t even a moment’s rest. In fact, the only song that could even slightly be considered to be a softer moment was the encore finale, ‘Que Sera Sera,’ which was followed by the members being as reluctant to leave the stage as we were to let them!
The Energy
Listen. We’ve been to many concerts in our time (we’re literally a music publication run by fans, after all), but few gigs have had the energy that Atarashii Gakko!’s show had. We felt like we’d drank seven energy drinks and eaten twelve chocolate bars, it was that level of hype. The members jumped and screamed (literally) and the crowd gave it right back to them. Knowing that this was Atarashii Gakko!’s first show in London only makes us even more endeared to both them and their fans – you could tell they’d been waiting for this moment.
Next up, now that they’ve finished the European leg, Atarashii Gakko! will be heading out across Asia before taking over America in the fall. If you want to check them out (trust us, you do), then remaining live show tickets are available from Atarashii Gakko!’s website here!
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