The crowd also remained silent – for the most part. After the first verse, Taka and the band stood there in complete silence. It started off acoustically, only a few chords of music and Taka snapping his fingers to get the beat. As the song finished, one fan yelled loudly enough for all to hear, “Thank you Taka!”įollowing that emotional cover was another quiet and powerful song – Take What You Want. This song was performed at both dates of the New York City show, replacing “Hard To Love” at previous shows, since this was One Ok Rock’s first show since Chester’s passing.
The song was performed as the original was, very softly with just guitar and some soft bass. It’s a very emotional song on its own, but now, the song takes on so much more meaning and everyone in the room felt it. This song is called One More Light.” Taka said as the audience became somber and quiet to hear this tribute.
“Tonight we decided to do a cover of a song of Linkin Park. Linkin Park are one of the bands that were an influence on One Ok Rock becoming a band. It was a fun and unexpected way for the song to begin! The Japanese version of this song was performed.Īs you may or may not know, One Ok Rock were set to open up for Linkin Park on 4 of their east coast tour dates beginning July 27 th, just one day prior to this NYC concert – unfortunately, with great sadness, Linkin Park cancelled their tour due to the passing of lead vocalist Chester Bennington. Once at the back, a spin and a few headbangs before repeating the motion once more before the lyrics began. As the lights rose again and they began playing the music for Bon Voyage, Ryota, Taka and Toru all were at the far back of the stage and with choreographed moves, moved as one in time to the beat of the music to the front of the stage and then back again. The lights went dark for a few seconds after Bedroom Warfare ended. Towards the end of the song, the crowd sang the “woah woah oh oh’s” and Taka kept asking everyone to sing more and sing louder – which everyone did as he spun around near the drum kit before finishing the song. Taka asked the audience to sing back the chorus and they gladly indulged. This song was performed in the original Japanese version, which does contain lyrics in English. Throwing it back to 2013, the band played Clock Strikes, which generated loud cheers – old songs always get a positive reaction. The band made good use of the large width of the stage, Ryota and Toru both moving about to the very edges and engaging the crowd on the floor and the platforms on either side of the stage. The night was off with a bang with this high-energy song! The audience sang the English lyrics right back to Taka as he started the song at the microphone stand, but as soon as the chorus hit, was moving around stage in a way he is well known for.įollowing the track listing off of the Ambitions album, Taking Off was next up, another song that kept audience screaming the lyrics back to the band. One by one, the members walked out on stage and went straight into Bombs Away. The night started out with openers Palisades and Set It Off – both bands had sounds that complimented One OK Rock’s sound and got the crowd warmed up and ready for the main act of the night.Īnticipation rose as the lights went down and the Ambitions album introduction music started playing. On July 28 th & 29 th, 2017, One Ok Rock took the stage for two nights at Playstation Theater in NYC, a stage that they have played multiple times in the past.
(Read our live report from One Ok Rock in NYC in January right here!) And they kept their promise! 6 months later, the band has returned to the States for a full-length tour, titled “Ambitions World Tour 2017” which includes dates in North America, Europe, South America and even Australia! ‘Ambitions’ is a fitting name for their album and tour, as the band has ambitions to be known outside of Japan. When One Ok Rock played New York City in January, they promised that they would return later this year.