Persona Music Live 2008

Persona Music Live 2008 -Velvet Room- ~in Akasaka Blitz was a concert held on August 22, 2008. It featured songs from Persona 3, FES, Persona -trinity soul- and Persona 4.
==Profile==
The concert was held in Akasaka Blitz, Minato city and tickets were sold for 4,500 yen. Performing on stage were:Persona Music Live, Velvet Room in Akasaka Blitz. LH Yeung
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Vocals=
*Yumi Kawamura (Persona 3, FES, Persona -trinity soul-)
*Shuhei Kita (Persona -trinity soul-)
*Nana Kitade (Persona -trinity soul-)
*Shihoko Hirata (Persona 4)
*Lotus Juice (Persona 3, FES, Persona -trinity soul-)
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Band=
*Shoji Meguro (Lead Guitar)
*DJ Waka
*Takatomo Hamaguchi (Guitar)
*Motohiro Kuroda (Bass)
*Takeshi Endoh (Drums)
*Tetsuya Kobayashi (Keyboard)
*Tomonari Harada (Saxophone & Flute)
*Takamichi Tsugei (Manipulation)
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Dance=
*Tsuyoshi
*Nobu
*Keiko
*Mayuki
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==Set List ==
# 	Japanese Name 	English Name 	Performer
01 	"全ての人の魂の戦い" 	"Battle Hymn of the Soul" 	Band
02 	- 	"Pursuing My True Self" 	Shihoko Hirata (Vocals)
03 	- 	"Signs of Love" 	Shihoko Hirata (Vocals)
04 	- 	"Heartbeat, Heartbreak" 	Shihoko Hirata (Vocals)
05 	- 	"Your Affection" 	Shihoko Hirata (Vocals)
06 	"避けられぬ戦い" 	"Unavoidable Battle" 	Shoji Meguro (Lead), Band
07 	- 	"Burn My Dread" 	Yumi Kawamura (Vocals)
08 	"When The Moon's Reaching Out Stars"	"When the Moon Reaches for the Stars" 	Yumi Kawamura (Vocals)
09 	- 	"Want To Be Close" 	Yumi Kawamura (Vocals)
10 	- 	"Mellow Dream" 	Yumi Kawamura (Vocals)
11 	- 	"Reverse the Destiny" 	Lotus Juice (Rap)
12 	- 	"Mass Destruction" 	Lotus Juice (Rap), Yumi Kawamura (Vocals)
13 	- 	Lotus Juice and DJ Freestyle 	Lotus Juice (Rap)
14 	- 	"Deep Breath Deep Breath ~Reincarnation~"	Lotus Juice (Rap)
15 	- 	"Breakin' Through" 	Shuhei Kita (Vocals)
16 	- 	"SUICIDES LOVE STORY" 	Nana Kitade (Vocals)
17 	- 	"The Almighty" 	Shoji Meguro (Lead), Band
18 	- 	"Never More" 	Shihoko Hirata (Vocals)
Encore	 	 	
19 	"戦闘～テッソ" 	"Heartful Cry" 	Shoji Meguro (Lead), Band
20 	- 	"Soul Drive" 	Lotus Juice (Rap)
21 	- 	"Burn My Dread -Last Battle-" 	Lotus Juice (Rap)
22 	- 	"Heaven" 	Shihoko Hirata (Vocals)
23 	- 	"Found Me" 	Yumi Kawamura (Vocals)
24 	- 	"Reach Out To The Truth" 	Shihoko Hirata (Vocals), Yumi Kawamura (Harmony)
25 	"キミの記憶" 	"Memories of You" 	Yumi Kawamura (Vocals), Shihoko Hirata (Harmony)
==Merchandise==
Various merchandise could be bought at the venue:The Persona Music Live 2008 Coverage LH Yeung.net
*Persona Music Live 2008 Limited Poster
*Persona Music Live 2008 Standard Poster
* Persona Music Live 2008 Penlight
*Persona Music Live 2008 T-shirt (Blue), has a print of the key art in front
*T-Shirt (White), says "I'm Living in a Television"
* CD filled with piano renditions of Persona songs
The concert is available in DVD format in both standardANSB-3181 | PERSONA MUSIC LIVE Velvetroom in Akasaka Blitz VGMdb.net and limited editionsANZB-3181~2 | PERSONA MUSIC LIVE Velvetroom in Akasaka Blitz VGMdb.net produced by Aniplex. The limited edition includes a bonus CD with 4 tracks from the concert, "Battle Hymn of the Soul," "Pursuing My True Self," "Burn My Dread" and "Mass Destruction."PERSONA MUSIC LIVE 2012-MAYONAKA TV Aniplex There is also the retailer bonus CD which contains the tracks "Unavoidable Battle" and "The Almighty" from the concert.SBCV-80064 | DVD "PERSONA MUSIC LIVE Velvetroom in Akasaka Blitz VGMdb.net A Persona Music Live Band recording CD was also released; it included 10 songs from both -Velvet Room- 2008 and 2009 Music Live.PERSONA MUSIC LIVE 2012-MAYONAKA TV AniplexSVWC-7692 | PERSONA MUSIC LIVE BAND VGMdb.net
==Broadcast==
The "Burn My Dread" performance was broadcasted on a program called PPV on the TV Kanegawa channel. Broadcasts were set on the following dates and times:
*9/16 (Wednesday) 10:55pm
*9/21 (Monday) 7:25am and 10:55pm
*9/22 (Tuesday) 7:25am
*9/23 (Wed) 10:55pm
*9/24 (Thu) 7:25am
*9/25 (Fri) 10:55pm
*9/28 (Mon) 7:25am and 10:55pm
*9/30 (Wed) 7:25am and 10:55pm
==Gallery==
Persona_Music_Live_Velvetroom_in_Akasaka_Blitz_Artwork.png|Key Art
==Trivia==
*The start and ending VTRs are presented by Igor, Elizabeth and Margaret in the elevator Velvet Room, done in the style of Persona 3 dialogue.
*At the start of the concert, a cloaked figure stands in the middle of the stage while the band plays "Battle Hymn of the Soul," a song with no vocals. Once the next song starts, the cloaked figure is revealed to be Shihoko Hirata, main vocalist of Persona 4. This became the start of a trend in Persona concerts where a cloaked figure stands in the middle of a stage and is revealed to be a main vocalist from the latest released game at the time.
*Three performances were included in one of the brand new bonus channels in Persona 4 Golden, Song Battle 2012. The songs in question are "Pursuing My True Self," "Mass Destruction" and "Reach Out to the Truth."Persona 4 Golden ALL Bonus TV Listing. Youtube (Oct 21, 2015)
==References==
Category:Live Action
Category:Concerts
Category:Persona 3
Category:Persona 3 FES
Category:Persona -trinity soul-
Category:Persona 4