Babymetal World Tour 2015

Supporting the international re-release of their eponymous debut album, the tour ran from 23 April 2015 to 13 December 2015, taking place in Japan, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several countries in Europe.

At the show's closure, the band announced the tour with a key performance set for Makuhari Messe, the next part of the lore of Episode III of the Metal Resistance.

[1] Prior to the announcement of the world tour, Babymetal released the song "Road of Resistance" as a single.

[9] The concert begins with an opening movie addressing the audience and announcing regulations for the show, followed by the playing of the accompanying Kami Band.

The three members project silhouettes onto a curtain in front of the stage, which then falls as the band first performs "Iine!"

Performing the final song, "Road of Resistance", the three members of Babymetal reappear on the stage, holding flags depicting the band's logo.

[10] The concert held at Makuhari Messe on 21 June was broadcast live across 24 theaters in Japan with 5000 viewers in total.

[10] Footage from select shows were released in limited quantities to members of the band's official fanclub "The One".

[23] The performance was also included as part of the box set Trilogy: Metal Resistance Episode III – Apocalypse (stylized as TRILOGY - METAL RESISTANCE EPISODE III - APOCALYPSE) in limited edition Blu-ray box set released exclusively to "The One" fanclub members on 1 September 2016, and as a stand-alone Blu-ray release for a limited time general sale on 19 September 2016.

At the end of Legend "2015": New Year Fox Festival on 10 January 2015, the band announced a show set at Makuhari Messe on 21 June 2015.

[28] On 1 June 2016, the band announced a box set release with three Blu-ray discs each containing footage from the show Legend 2015, and tour dates at Makuhari Messe on 21 June and Yokohama Arena on 13 December, as well as a photobook containing shots from the Babymetal World Tour 2015.

Notes Legend "2015": New Year Fox Festival Trilogy: Metal Resistance Episode III – Apocalypse

During the concert, the Kami Band, which plays all music live for Babymetal on the tour, has opportunities for jam sessions without the three members onstage, in between some songs.