Utada United 2006

Utada United 2006 was a Japanese concert tour by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was Utada's second concert tour of Japan following her Bohemian Summer 2000 tour.^[1][2] A live DVD of the tour was released on December 20, 2006.^[3]

Utada United 2006

Tour by Hikaru Utada
Associated album	Ultra Blue
Start date	July 1, 2006
End date	September 10, 2006
No. of shows	22
Hikaru Utada concert chronology

Overview

The four outfits worn on the tour

During the filmed concert, Utada wore 4 different outfits. The first outfit worn was a long, tattered, black and white outfit(which seemingly resembled a wedding dress), with pieces of cloth that hung a little above her ankles. Near the shoulders, this dress seemed to puff out, or become feather-like. She sang her first 7 songs in this outfit. Then she wore a leather-like coat, that resembled a ballroom gown from the waist down. She sang her Exodus songs in this dress. When looked at closely, you can see that underneath it was the next outfit, which was a red dress. It had strips near the shoulders, and allowed her to move more, A feature which was helpful in performances like Can You Keep a Secret? and Wait & See ~Risk~. She sang the next 8 songs in this particular outfit. The last outfit, which was very light compared to the rest, had a small blue skirt and a light pink top. In this outfit, she sang her last 2 songs, Automatic and Hikari. In some of early performances, she substituted the pink top with a black blouse. Underneath all of the outfits was a black sleeve-less leotard and black knee high boots with wedge heels. The concerts at the Saitama Super Arena attracted about 18,000 spectators each.^[4]

Set list

Main set

1. Opening (Exodus opening track)
2. Passion
3. This Is Love
4. Traveling
5. Movin' On Without You
6. Sakura Drops
7. Final Distance
8. First Love
9. Untitled (Video interlude)
10. Devil Inside
11. Kremlin Dusk
12. You Make Me Want to Be a Man
13. Be My Last
14. Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro
15. Colors
16. Can You Keep a Secret?
17. Addicted to You
18. Wait & See (Risk)
19. Letters
20. Keep Tryin'
21. Automatic
22. Hikari

Tour dates

List of concerts

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 1, 2006	Sendai	Japan	Sekisui Heim Super Arena
July 2, 2006
July 8, 2006	Shizuoka		Ecopa Arena
July 9, 2006
July 15, 2006	Fukuoka		Marine Messe Fukuoka
July 16, 2006
July 25, 2006	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
July 26, 2006
August 4, 2006	Niigata		Toki Messe
August 5, 2006
August 8, 2006	Nagoya		Nippon Gaishi Hall
August 9, 2006
August 17, 2006	Saitama		Saitama Super Arena
August 18, 2006
August 24, 2006	Sapporo		Makomanai Ice Arena
August 25, 2006
August 29, 2006	Ehime		Ehime Prefecture Budokan
August 29, 2006
September 2, 2006	Hiroshima		Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center
September 3, 2006
September 9, 2006	Tokyo		Yoyogi National Gymnasium
September 10, 2006

References

1. "8月15日、宇多田ヒカルLIVE 5作品を一挙放送" [On August 15th, 5 of Hikaru Utada live works will be broadcast all at once]. Barks (in Japanese). July 7, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
2. "Utada Hikaru kicks off her first Japanese tour in 12 years". Arama! Japan. November 7, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
3. "Utada United 2006". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 20, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
4. "宇多田ヒカル／Utadaの魅力が満載！ツアーレポ" [Hikaru Utada / full of Utada's charms! Tour report]. Barks (in Japanese). August 23, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022.