# Misia Hoshizora no Live VIII: Moon Journey

Misia Hoshizora no Live VIII: Moon Journey (MISIA 星空のライヴVIII MOON JOURNEY) was a concert tour by Japanese singer Misia and the eighth installment of the Hoshizora Live concert series. The tour began on April 11, 2015 at Aichi Prefectural Art Theater in Nagoya, Aichi and concluded on October 20, 2015 at Festival Hall in Osaka, Osaka, comprising 37 shows.

## Background

On December 22, 2014, Misia announced she would embark on the eighth Hoshizora Live tour with a list of 33 dates in 18 different cities. The tour subtitle Moon Journey was revealed on January 16, 2015. Ticket sales opened to the general public on March 8, 2015. With a purchase of both the double A-side CD single "Shiroi Kisetsu" / "Sakura Hitohira" and the video album Sekai Isan Gekijō Misia Candle Night at Okinawa, fans were offered a chance to win two backstage passes to one of Misia's shows. Two additional dates for July 2015 were announced on March 16, 2015. On June 17, 2015, it was announced that Michiko Shimizu would appear as a special guest at the two dates in Tokyo.
On July 24, 2015, Misia announced through her official website and social media the cancellation of the July 25, 2015 Sunport Hall Takamatsu show due to illness. On July 27, 2015, the cancelled date was rescheduled for October 17, 2015, at the same venue. Two additional dates, one at Naruto Bunka Kaikan in Naruto, Tokushima, and another at Festival Hall in Osaka, Osaka were announced.

## Set list

This set list is representative of the concert on July 7, 2015. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
* "Sakura Hitohira"
* "Hi no Ataru Basho"
* "Royal Chocolate Flush"
* "Mekubase no Blues" (めくばせのブルース, "The Winking Blues")
* "Ashita wa Motto Suki ni Naru" (明日はもっと好きになる, "Love You More Tomorrow")
* "Mayonaka no Hide-and-seek" (真夜中のHIDE-AND-SEEK, "Midnight Hide-and-seek")
* "Aitakute Ima" (Acoustic version)
* "Everything"
* "Hana" (花, "Flower")
* "Shiroi Kisetsu"
* "Koi no Boogie Oogie Train" (恋のブギ・ウギ・トレイン, "Boogie Oogie Love Train") (Ann Lewis cover)
* "Luv Parade" (Soul Mix version)
* "Color of Life"
* "Re-Brain"
* "Hope & Dreams"
Encore
* "Anata ni Smile :)"
* "Nagareboshi"
* "Koi no Boogie Oogie Train" was performed by backing singer Hanah Spring during Misia's costume change. It was performed alternately, or in addition, with an original song by Spring.
* The Soul Mix version of "Luv Parade" incorporates Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" and the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" into a medley.
* "Royal Chocolate Flush" was performed at every show except for the second show in Ginowan.
* During the June 24 show in Fukuyama, and the August 29 show in Ginowan, "Ashita wa Motto Suki ni Naru" was replaced by "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." and "Anata ni Smile :)", respectively.
* "Any Love" was performed at 24 of the tour dates and replaced or omitted during the other dates.
* Beginning with the July 18 show, "Everything" was added to the first half of the set and performed at every following show, except the June 30 and July 23 shows.
* During the June 24 show in Fukuyama, "Hana" was omitted from the set list.
* During the June 26 show in Yonago, Misia performed "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." with Hanah Spring to celebrate her birthday.
* During the July 18 show in Ueda, Misia performed "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." with a guitar solo intro by Satoshi Yoshida to celebrate her first concert in the city.
* During the April 12, April 17, May 15, May 16 shows, "Aoi Tsukikage" was added to the first half of the set list.
* During the April 12 and May 15 shows, "Miss You Always" was added to the set list.
* During the April 11 and May 6 shows, "It's Just Love" was added to the later half of the set list.
* Beginning with the April 11 show in Nagoya and until the June 30 show in Osaka, "One Day, One Life" was performed as the first encore. From the July 1 show in Osaka and on, "Anata ni Smile :)" was sung in its place, except for the August 29 show in Ginowan where "One Day, One Life" made a comeback.
* During the July 7–8 shows in Tokyo, Michiko Shimizu performed a mini set during the intermission preceding the first encore, consisting of musical impersonations of Yumi Matsutoya's "No Side", Akihiro Miwa's "Yoitomake no Uta" and Akiko Yano's "Hitotsu Dake".
* During the July 8 show, Misia and Shimizu performed "What a Wonderful World" together.

## Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| Leg 1—Asia ||||
| April 11, 2015 | Nagoya | Japan | Aichi Prefectural Art Theater |
| April 12, 2015 | Nagoya | Japan | Aichi Prefectural Art Theater |
| April 17, 2015 | Fukuoka | Japan | Fukuoka Sunpalace |
| April 18, 2015 | Fukuoka | Japan | Fukuoka Sunpalace |
| April 24, 2015 | Sapporo | Japan | Nitori Culture Hall |
| April 25, 2015 | Sapporo | Japan | Nitori Culture Hall |
| May 5, 2015 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo International Forum |
| May 6, 2015 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo International Forum |
| May 8, 2015 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo International Forum |
| May 15, 2015 | Kurashiki | Japan | Kurashiki City Auditorium |
| May 16, 2015 | Hiroshima | Japan | Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall |
| May 20, 2015 | Hamamatsu | Japan | Act City Hamamatsu |
| June 5, 2015 | Miyazaki | Japan | Miyazaki Municipal Culture Hall |
| June 7, 2015 | Kagoshima | Japan | Kagoshima Citizens' Cultural Hall |
| June 11, 2015 | Sendai | Japan | Sendai Sun Plaza |
| June 12, 2015 | Sendai | Japan | Sendai Sun Plaza |
| June 17, 2015 | Nagaoka | Japan | Nagaoka Municipal Auditorium |
| June 18, 2015 | Niigata | Japan | Niigata Prefectural Civic Center |
| June 24, 2015 | Fukuyama | Japan | Fukuyama Hall of Art and Culture Reed & Rose |
| June 26, 2015 | Yonago | Japan | Yonago Convention Center Big Ship |
| June 30, 2015 | Osaka | Japan | Festival Hall |
| July 1, 2015 | Osaka | Japan | Festival Hall |
| July 7, 2015 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo International Forum |
| July 8, 2015 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo International Forum |
| July 11, 2015 | Osaka | Japan | Festival Hall |
| July 12, 2015 | Osaka | Japan | Festival Hall |
| July 17, 2015 | Kanazawa | Japan | Honda no Mori Hall |
| July 18, 2015 | Ueda | Japan | Santomyuze |
| July 23, 2015 | Kōchi | Japan | Kochi Prefectural Culture Hall Orange Hall |
| August 13, 2015 | Fukuoka | Japan | Fukuoka Sunpalace |
| August 15, 2015 | Osaka | Japan | Festival Hall |
| August 16, 2015 | Osaka | Japan | Festival Hall |
| August 29, 2015 | Ginowan | Japan | Okinawa Convention Center |
| August 30, 2015 | Ginowan | Japan | Okinawa Convention Center |
| Leg 2—Asia ||||
| October 17, 2015 | Takamatsu | Japan | Sunport Hall Takamatsu |
| October 18, 2015 | Naruto | Japan | Naruto Bunka Kaikan |
| October 20, 2015 | Osaka | Japan | Festival Hall |

## Cancelled shows

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
| July 25, 2015 | Takamatsu | Japan | Sunport Hall Takamatsu | Health problems |

## Personnel

Band
* Misia – lead vocals
* Tohru Shigemi – keyboard
* Shūhei Yamaguchi – guitar
* Satoshi Yoshida - guitar
* Jino – bass
* Tomo Kanno – drums
* Hanah Spring - backing vocals
* Lyn - backing vocals
* Yuho - backing vocals