Step For the World Tour
| ??? tour by Casiopea | |
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| Location |
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|---|---|
| Associated album | Eyes of the Mind |
| Start date | 27 April 1981 |
| End date | 4 May 1981 |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 13 |
| Casiopea concert chronology | |
The Step for the World Tour was the 3th concert tour by Casiopea, supporting their recently released album Eyes of the Mind. The tour spanned from the 27th of April 1981, to the 4th of May 1981.
Overview
The Cross Point Tour was considered to be Casiopea's first national tour[1]. There is some confusion on the first date of the tour, as some sources list it as the 12th of November 1981[2], and others list it as the 30th of November 1981[1][3]. However, every source consistently lists that there are 13 locations, which must include Tochigi Small Hall on the 12th as part of the official tour. This tour served as the basis for the live concert recordings that would later become the album Mint Jams, which had nearly identical costumes, instrumentation, stage layout, and similar songs. This is also the first documented instance of Casiopea playing a medley, a future staple of their tours. The medley technically doesn't have a title, but while introducing it Mukaiya mentions going back to their roots, and so it's sometimes referred to as Roots Medley. This medley was played again in 1983 during the iconic Hot Sounds Island concert at Budokan.
Setlists
Out of the 9 songs on Eyes of the Mind, 8 were played during the tour. The one song not played, La Costa, is not known to have been played live.
Average Setlist
The following setlist is representative of the majority of performances during the Cross Point Tour. However in the February 1982 issue of Young Guitar magazine, Space Road is listed as the last song of the encore of their Tokyo Postal Savings Hall performance.
| No. | Title | Encore | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Galactic Funk" | ||
| 2. | "Smile Again" | ||
| 3. | "Sunnyside Feelin'" | ||
| 4. | "Time Limit" (Roots Medley) | ||
| 5. | "Mighty Mouse" (Roots Medley) | ||
| 6. | "Swallow" (Roots Medley) | ||
| 7. | "Take Me" (Roots Medley) | ||
| 8. | "I Love New York" (Roots Medley) | ||
| 9. | "Midnight Rendezvous" (Roots Medley) | ||
| 10. | "Lakai" | ||
| 11. | "Domino Line" | ||
| 12. | "A Sparkling Day" | ||
| 13. | "Any Moment (We'll Be One)" | ||
| 14. | "Black Joke" | ||
| 15. | "Swear" | ||
| 16. | "Eyes Of The Mind" | Encore | |
| 17. | "Asayake" | Encore | |
| 18. | "Tears Of The Star/Space Road" | Encore |
Arrangement Changes
Tour Dates
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 12 November | Utsunomiya | Tochigi Small Hall |
| 30 November | Sapporo | Sapporo Doshin Hall |
| 1 December | Kushiro | Kushiro Citizens' Culture Center |
| 3 December | Niigata | Niigata City Public Hall |
| 7 December | Minato | Tokyo Postal Savings Hall |
| 8 December | Sendai | Sendai Civic Center Large Hall |
| 9 December | Morioka | Iwate Education Center |
| 14 December | Osaka | Osaka Sankei Hall |
| 15 December | Kyoto | Kyoto Prefectural Labor Hall |
| 16 December | Nagoya | Nagoya City Assembly Hall |
| 21 December | Machida | Hiroshima Mima Hall |
| 22 December | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Electric Hall |
| 23 December | Kumamoto | Kumamoto Tsuruya Hall |
