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{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = News of the World Tour
| concert_tour_name = Cross Point Tour
| image            = Queen-1978-Dortmund.jpg
| image            = file
| image_caption    =  
| image_caption    =  
| image_size        =  
| image_size        =  
| type              = World
| type              = National
| location          = {{hlist|Europe|North America}}
| location          = {{hlist|Japan|}}
| album            = ''[[News of the World (album)|News of the World]]''
| album            = ''[[Cross Point (album)|Cross Point]]''
| artist            = [[Queen (band)|Queen]]
| artist            = [[Casiopea]]
| start_date        = 11 November 1977
| start_date        = 30 November 1981
| end_date          = 13 May 1978
| end_date          = 23 December 1981
| number_of_legs    = 2
| number_of_legs    = 1
| number_of_shows  = {{unbulleted list|26 in North America|20 in Europe|46 in total}}
| number_of_shows  = {{13}}
| last_tour        = [[A Day at the Races Tour]] <br> (1977)
| last_tour        = [[Casiopea '81 Summer Tour]] <br> (1981)
| this_tour        = '''News of the World Tour''' <br> (1977–1978)
| this_tour        = '''Cross Point Tour''' <br> (1981)
| next_tour        = [[Jazz Tour]] <br> (1978–1979)
| next_tour        = [[We Saw Casiopea '82 Tour]] <br> (1982)
| caption          = Poster to the concert in Dortmund
| caption          = Poster to the concert in Dortmund
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Casiopea''' |カシオペア|Kashiopea|Derived from the name of the constellation Cassiopeia}}, is a Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1976 by guitarist [[Issei Noro]], bassist [[Tetsuo Sakurai]], drummer [[Tohru Suzuki|Tohru "Rika" Suzuki]], and keyboardist [[Hidehiko Koike]]. In 1977, keyboardist [[Minoru Mukaiya]] and drummer [[Takashi Sasaki]] replaced Koike and Suzuki respectively. They recorded their debut album [[Casiopea (Album)|''Casiopea'' (1979)]] with guest appearances by American jazz musicians [[wikipedia:Randy_Brecker|Randy Brecker]], [[wikipedia:Michael_Brecker|Michael Brecker]], and [[wikipedia:David_Sanborn|David Sanborn]]. In 1980, drummer [[Akira Jimbo]] joined the band. Casiopea has released over 40 albums in Japan and around the world.
The Cross Point Tour was


Starting from 2012, they formed '''Casiopea 3rd''' as a spin-off from the original, featuring [[Kiyomi Otaka]] on keyboards and returning members, Issei Noro, Akira Jimbo, and [[Yoshihiro Naruse]].
== Overview ==


On July 1, 2022, it was announced that [[Yoshinori Imai]] would be the band's new drummer after Akira Jimbo left Casiopea 3rd, and the band would be rebranded as '''Casiopea-P4'''.


On December 1, 2024 the band announced that Kiyomi Otaka would be leaving. Otaka did her last performance with the band on December 15, this performance was later broadcast on television by Japanese pay television channel [[wikipedia:Wowow|WOWOW]].
== Setlists ==


On February 19, 2025 the band announced that [[Jun Abe]] would be succeeding Kiyomi Otaka as their keyboardist and that they were being rebranded as '''Casiopea''', their original name.
== Tour Dates ==
 
== Live Performances ==
See '''''[[Casiopea/Live Performances|Live Performances.]]'''''
 
== Early History (1976-1979) ==
 
== Casiopea 1st (1980-1989) ==
 
== Casiopea 2nd (1990-2006) ==
 
== Modern History (2012-2025) ==

Revision as of 06:50, 23 December 2025

Cross Point Tour
National tour by Casiopea
File:File
Poster to the concert in Dortmund
Location
  • Japan
Associated albumCross Point
Start date30 November 1981
End date23 December 1981
Legs1
No. of showsTemplate:13
Casiopea concert chronology

The Cross Point Tour was

Overview

Setlists

Tour Dates