We now have more detailed news regarding the Music & Talk event that Producer Yosuke Saito has been talking about for a while! This is a pretty hurried post, but here’s the important information:

NieR Music Concert & Talk Live

滅ビノ シロ 再生ノ クロ (Horobi no Shiro Saisei no Kuro)

White of Destruction, Black of Rebirth

Time: April 16, 2016

Place: EX THEATER ROPPONGI

Capacity: Standing: 1,746; Seats: 920

Open: 4:30pm

Start: 5:30pm

Price: 6,000 yen

☆ An including fee of 500 yen for 1 drink will be added to the ticket price.

☆ No young children may attend.

Scheduled Appearances by…

Ishikawa Yui (Attack on Titan: Mikasa) – possible voice for 2B?

Okabe Keiichi (MONACA)

Kadowaki Mai (Emil)

Saito Yosuke (SQUARE ENIX)

Taura Takahisa (PlatinumGames Inc.)

Yoko Taro

…and more!

Live Performances by…

Vocals: Emi Evans, Nakagawa Nami *

Piano: Hoashi Keigo (MONACA)

Guitar: Goto Takanori

Strings: Tsuchiya Reiko Quartet

* Edit: March 16

It has now been officially stated that Nakagawa Nami will also perform vocals at this event. I had previously alluded to this in a previous post after attending her concert on Valentine’s Day. She told me that she would be performing at the NieR concert by asked to keep it secret until it would be officially stated. <3 Thank you, Nakagawa-san, for the inside scoop even though I couldn’t share it directly with fans until now! <3

Credits…

Sponsor: SQUARE ENIX

Production: LIVE ASIA

Production Crew: inLYNK

Management: Disk Garage

Pre-order Lottery:

Open until Wednesday, February 24th at 11:59pm (Japan Standard Time) from the following vendors:

Regular Sales:

Open on Monday, March 7th at 12:00pm.

Source:

All of this information comes from the official event page here.

Lastly, here is my translation of Producer Saito Yosuke’s greeting on the page listed above:

Greetings from the Producer At long last, our dream of hosting another NieR concert has come true! Last April marked the 5th Anniversary of NieR, and although the 6th Anniversary is approaching fast, this time we’d like to combine the deeply familiar melodies with the unveiling of new musical scores in this upcoming live concert. During the Talk segment of the show, the development team, including Yoko Taro, will discuss some never-before-heard stories regarding the development of the original NieR as well as disclosing new information on “NieR: Automata”. Certainly, for those who have time to spare, we would be more than pleased if you could join us. Saito Yosuke, NieR Producer

Also on NicoNico!!

NieR Music Concert & Talk Live

滅ビノ シロ 再生ノ クロ

The event will also be broadcast live on NicoNico Live Broadcast from this page for 2,000yen.

Broadcast Time: Saturday, April 16, 5:00-9:00pm

*the opening portion of the event is free to watch

Saturday, April 16, 5:00-9:00pm *the opening portion of the event is free to watch Net Ticket Price: 2,000 NicoNico Points (2,000yen)

2,000 NicoNico Points (2,000yen) Net Ticket Purchase Window: Wednesday, March 16 at noon until Tuesday, April 19 at 11:59pm

Wednesday, March 16 at noon until Tuesday, April 19 at 11:59pm Viewing Window: Until Tuesday, April 28 at 11:59pm

*one-time viewing only

Please note that it may not be possible for people outside of Japan to purchase points to use on NicoNico. Here is a quick breakdown of all the ways you are able to pay according to this page on NicoNico:

WebMoney (pre-paid service from a local convenience store, game shop, bank, etc.)

Docomo (Added to your monthly Docomo cell phone bill)

SP Mode (Docomo smart phone app; payment added to your monthly bill)

au Easy Pay (Added to your monthly au cell phone bill)

BitCash (pre-paid service from a convenient store, Yucho Postal ATM, cell phone, Internet)

SoftBank Consolidated Payments (Added to your monthly SoftBank cell phone bill)

Credit: JCB, MasterCard, VISA

Rakuten ID (Must be a Rakuten member. Members can also pay through the following: Rakuten, VISA, MasterCard, JCB, American Express)

Edy (Instant electronic card payment service – Anyone with an Edy electronic chip can swipe their card at a FeliCa port or Pasori Edy Viewer)

MobileEdy (Cell phones readily equipped with FeliCa and download the Edy app)

Point Auto Charge (Automatic point charge service – When your account is low on points to purchase something, your registered credit card will automatically be charged to complete the purchase)

JCP Premo Card (Pre-paid card)

Recruit Easy Pay (pay with your Recruit ID and password with earned points at various stores such as the following: music.jp, SMT, Sanparu, Nano-Universe, Moratame.net, Ring Bell, Urban Research Online Store, Ameba

Ponta points earned at: Lawson, Jaran, Shell, Hot Pepper Beauty, KFC, Hot Pepper Gourmet, Geo, Ponpare, JAL, Ponpare Mall, Rootin Holdings, Akasugu net, Ootoya)

As far as viewing the NicoLive broadcast from outside Japan, Yosuke Saito was recently asked on Twitter whether this could be possible:

— It may depend on the country. Generally speaking, we’ve made it possible for those outside of Japan may still tune in, but it will all depend on which country you’re located in. For example, if you’re able to view NicoNico at all it should be fine; however, since NicoNico is a subsidiary of Dwango, I can’t say for sure if it will work. I’m very sorry. — Producer Yosuke Saito

So, it appears as though the NicoNico Live Broadcast, although it may be possible to view internationally, if you don’t have some way to pay for it through the methods listed above, it may not be possible after all.