Since 2004, several concerts or live performances have taken place using VOCALOID software. Concerts today feature a VOCALOID vocalist projected onto a screen to make it seem like they are there in person. On the stage with them is a live band as well as back-up dancers in some cases.
2004 Events[]
Polyphony Studio 5th Anniversary Concert
Date | December 6, 2004 |
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Featuring | MIRIAM (guest appearance)
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Company | Polyphony Studio
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Description | The very first "live" concert done with a Vocaloid used Zero-G's Miriam. The concert was held in Novosibirsk, Russia, in the Main Concert Hall of State Philharmony. This 4-hour event was called "Polyphony Studio 5th Anniversary Concert" and featured well known Russian bands, choirs, orchestras as well as Miriam. She performed "Sad Mondays", originally by Dr. Ravi E. Dattatreya, with live musicians. She was not projected onto the stage in any shape or form, instead Ekaterina Basalaeva and Olga Sheina danced during her performance.[1]
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2010 Events[]
Miku at San Francisco
Date | September 18, 2014 |
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Featuring | |
Company | The San Francisco government
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Description | The San Francisco government held a projection concert featuring Hatsune Miku[2]
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2011 Events[]
Nico Nico Douga Daikaigi 2011 Japan Tour
Date | February 2011 |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin
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Company | ???
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Description | A small mini-MMD concert took place in Nico Nico Douga Daikaigi 2011 Japan Tour, With Miku and Rin performing a couple of songs.[3]
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Miku, Beyond the Character
Date | October 17, 2011 |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku
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Company | AniMiku; Cool Japan Research Project
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Description | This event, titled "Miku, Beyond the Character: The Cutting Edge of Miku Miku Dance Software", was the first live performance with AniMiku. It was held at MIT. The event was broadcast over Nico Nico Douga and various other TV station from Japan. Ryotaro Mihara, Masataka-P and Ian Condry were also present. The presentation includes a demonstration of a prototype projection of Miku live, and a screening of an abridged version of Mikunopolis. It was followed by a keynote lecture by Hiroyuki Itoh (president and CEO of Crypton) titled "Miku, Virtual Idol, as Media Platform: Transforming Media Creativity".[4][5][6]
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Hōshō-Sai campus festival
Date | September 18–19, 2011 |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku
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Company | ???
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Expo TNT
Date | 2011 |
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Featuring | Arisa Mitsuko, Kasane Teto
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Description | A Virtual Vocaloid concert took place in Mexico City's "Expo TNT" using Arisa Mitsuko, a fanmade Vocaloid.[9] The case continues and is now being reviewed by Crypton Future Media and Team Twindrill. Reappeared of this Vocaloid Live in Wacken Open Air 2013 and the beginning of the Anthrax, with the new song "Fight 'em till you can't"
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2012 Events[]
Anime On Display 2012
Date | February 18, 2012 |
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Featuring | |
Company | Vocalekt Visions, AniMiku, WVD
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Tora-Con 2012
Date | April 2012 |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku, GUMI, Sweet ANN, BIG AL (voice only)
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Company | AniMiku
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Anime Los Angeles Band 2012
Date | 2012 |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku, GUMI, Camui Gackpo, Sweet Ann
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Company | Vocalekt Visions
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Description | VocalektVisions was at the Anime Los Angeles Band 2012 event with the guest appearance of Koda-P. Free Vocalekt Visions EP CDs “Tuned in the West” was handed out for participants who arrive early. A video from concert can be found on Youtube.[15]
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VOCALEEK PREMIERE
Date | October 14, 2012 |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka
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Company | VOCALEEK
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Description | Miku, Rin, Len and Luka all appeared on stage at "VOCALEEK PREMIERE" in Vietnam. VOCALEEK were helped and instructed by Mikubook and are official supporters.[16]
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Nekocon 15
Date | November 10, 2012 |
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Featuring | |
Company | AniMiku, VocaNoIro
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2013 Events[]
Summer Live Project DIVA 2013
Date | February 6, 2013 |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, KAITO, MEIKO, Yowane Haku (special guest), Akita Neru (special guest)
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Company | VOCATORIUM Records
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Description | Wacken Open Air is a Summer Live Project DIVA 2013 February 6 will includes a Testament - Seek and Destroy (MetallicA Cover). It was a MikuWacken 2013 was heavy metal band apparently of Anthrax, Testament, Slayer, As I Lay Dying, Chevelle, Disturbed, Fear Factory, Killswitch Engage, Chimaira, A Skylit Drive and Megadeth. Miku, Rin, Len, Luka, Kaito and Meiko all appeared in the Wacken Open Air 2013 and Departure to the W.O.A. 2012.
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Six Members
Date | February 11, 2013 |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, KAITO, MEIKO
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Company | VOCATORIUM Records
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Description | A during the summer of Project DIVA and is the one of capitols. Miku will use the metal heavy band. -Project DIVA- Arcade taken from the SEGA and Six Members will use the Metal Band: Anthrax, Slayer, Disturbed, Megadeth, As I Lay Dying, Chevelle, Fear Factory, Killswitch Engage and Testament.
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Live and Waste
Date | March 14, 2013 |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka
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Company | Earache Records, SEGA
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Description | During the midsummer end of the metal band. New Crossover/Thrash metal has allowed for the Miku, Rin, Len and Luka, Leaving Kaito and Meiko during the March 14, 2013. New metal live called: Live and Waste from the Municipal Waste Band.
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World Ablaze
Date | April 16 and February 9, 2013 |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, KAITO, MEIKO, Yowane Haku (special guest), Akita Neru (special guest)
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Company | Crypton Future Media; Depositoric, VOCATORIUM
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Description | Durning the End of MikuPa. A new named called ASPECTS is a groove metal and power metal. Contained up DragonForce and Chimaira band from the Sanctuary, Nuclear Blast, Ferret, Spinefarm, Roadrunner and E1. Miku, Rin, Len, Luka, Kaito and Meiko appeared from the Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. During set this (World Ablaze from Killswitch Engage).
After the end of the ASPECTS, leaving DragonForce and uses the 4 Albums in the living for New York. This uses 18th songs including The Venom Inside, The Machine, Resurrection, Coming Alive, Six, All That's Left Is Blood, Secrets of the Dead, The Flame, No Mercy, Frozen In Time, No Reason to Live, End It All, Try to Survive, Black Heart, Destroy and Dominate, Born In Blood, The Age of Hell, Clockwork and Samsara.
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Pacific Media Expo 2013
Date | November 9, 2013 |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku, GUMI, SeeU, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Lily, CUL
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Company | Synthesized Reality Productions
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Description | Held at Pacific Media Expo 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
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Vocaloid Fantasia
Date | September 15, 2013 |
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Featuring | |
Company | ???
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UK39
Date | 2013 |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku
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Company | Miku-UK Project
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Description | Miku-UK Project (shortened to just UK39) is a concert that was held at Passion in Sunderland city center during SunnyCon. Rehearsals and announcements were uploaded on their offical YouTube channel. This concert was officially backed by Crypton.[22][23]
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2014 Events[]
Kami-Con 2014
Date | February 15, 2014 |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, GUMI, Yuzuki Yukari, Aoki Lapis, MAIKA, Lily, CUL
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Company | Synthesized Reality Productions
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Description | Officially approved by Crypton, many VOCALOIDs appeared as MMD models during Kami-Con 2014.[24]
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2016 Events[]
VOCAMERICA
Date | November 5, 2016 |
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Translation | VOCAMERICA |
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Company | EmpathP, nostraightanswer (Lupin), CircusP, Crusher-P, MystSaphyr, Gianluca (Makku-san), MJQ, CYO Style, heart★breaker, Creep-P (Eyeris), Elekitel (BIGHEAD), VerseQuence, dezzy
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Categories | Convention event |
Description | A fan event set-up by the creators of DEX and DAINA.[25]
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References[]
- ↑ jasminemusic — Vocaloid's FIRST public performance!
- ↑ vocaloidism — Miku Goes to San Francisco
- ↑ Sample Video
- ↑ animiku — Re:VB EVENTS
- ↑ MIT/Harvard Cool Japan Initiative
- ↑ Massachusetts Institute of Technolog — Miku, Beyond the Character: The Cutting Edge of Miku Miku Dance Software
- ↑ Anime News Network - Japanese university to host Hatsune Miku live concert [1]
- ↑ Main Website
- ↑ Expo TNT Blog - Primer Concierto Virtual en Mexico (First virtual concert in Mexico) [2]
- ↑ animiku — Re:VB EVENTS
- ↑ youtube — Vocalekt Visions x AniMiku x WVD01 at AOD 2012 FULL
- ↑ animiku — Re:VB EVENTS
- ↑ youtube — AniMiku Live Hatsune Miku Concert at Tora-Con 2012 Official Video
- ↑ animiku — Tora-Con 2012 Concert Recap
- ↑ link
- ↑ mikubook — VOCALEEK PREMIERE
- ↑ animiku — Re:VB EVENTS
- ↑ youtube — VocaNoIro/AniMiku: Hatsune Miku Vocaloid Concert @ NekoCon 15 (Official Video)
- ↑ animiku — VocaNoIro @ NekoCon 15 Report
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ Vocaloid Fantasia official site
- ↑ Vocaloidism — Unofficial UK Miku concert is in the works
- ↑ facebook — Fan made event: UK39 Feat. Hatsune Miku - Live in Sunderland
- ↑ kamicon — Kami-Con S6 Vocaloid Concert
- ↑ https://vocamerica.com