Hikaru Utada In The Flesh 2010 – Las Vegas January 30, 2010 (Selective Hearing)

Utada Hikaru’s 5th stop on her Flesh 2010 tour was in Las Vegas, and Greg of Selective Hearing flew down to experience one of Hikki’s rare American appearances. He gives a detailed account of the experience – from waiting in the monstrous line, to the opening act, to the concert itself and his final thoughts.

I love how going to live shows raises your interest in songs which simply didn’t hold your interest when listening to the studio recording. This happened to me with Morning Musume’s Resonant Blue at Anime Expo last year, and for Greg it happened with Hikki’s Kremlin Dusk.

Kremlin Dusk was a song I initially disliked but after watching her rock that song out I don’t have such a strong dislike for it anymore. In fact I kind of like it now.

This was Greg’s first non-idol related Japanese music experience and he has nothing but rave reviews for Hikki’s performance. From what I could gather, the remaining tour dates are sold out, but if you can get your hands on a ticket, Greg highly recommends that you snatch up the opportunity to see her live.