[Breaking] The Saiin Fest 2017: Live Report — Katayama Breakers & The☆Rokenroll Party

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• Festival-loving girlMizuki Imae
  I got totally hooked on BUMP OF CHICKEN after my best friend introduced them to me in junior high, and that’s when I woke up to music. In high school, a senior led me into the world of melodic hardcore, and I fell for it completely. Heavily influenced by the boyfriend I was dating back then, I’ve been a huge fan of 10-FEET from then until now. After graduating from my days as a hairstylist—spent staring down wigs every day—I now work staff for studios, live houses, and wedding sound, spending my days hunting for new bands. Despite being out at festivals and shows all year round, I’m still a hopeless kid who can’t even do a two-step.

The Saiin Fest 2017 “Katayama Breakers & The☆Rokenroll Party” Live Report

The excitement is already through the roof from the sound check!

As if the midday rain had been a lie, even the weather sided with Katayama Breakers & The☆Rokenroll Party.

With vocalist Katayama’s call of “Sound check! How’s everyone doing? How about standing up soon?” the venue instantly burst into excitement.

Customers who nod their heads, and customers who dance or jump.

A scene that simply compels you to move.

Soundcheck was done, and during the second song, “KANPAI mo’freaky,” vocalist Katayama rolled around as part of the performance, along with the explosive lyrics.

"Let's forget for a moment that this is a kindergarten!" At Katayama's voice, the whole venue presses forward.

There was a call-and-response of “Kanpai!” and the scene could only be described as that of a live house.

If you’re going to perform live, Sain Fest is the place to be!

During Rhythm ga Justice, nearly the entire venue was united as one.

As if in response to Katayama’s call of “If you’re going to perform live, it’s got to be the Saiin Fes!!,” the venue’s energy kept rising—people were jumping, dancing, and throwing their hands high in the air.

After Katayama’s MC line, “That one time a year we’re allowed to mess up the kindergarten!”, got a laugh, they moved on to the radio number.

At the end of the song, Katayama blows a kiss to the jumping fans!

When the announcement was made for Katayama Breakers & The Rock’n’Roll Party’s music festival set for December, the venue erupted in joy, and they went straight into the fifth song, “Stormy.”

An overwhelming excitement!

Playing in Saiin, festivals in Saiin—Katayama, who says he loves Saiin.

The act that kicked off with an MC saying, “We love Saiin Fes! Thanks for inviting us every year!” was Weekend Crazy.

Customers who express themselves with full energy through jumping and clapping.

The crowd’s energy is at its peak.

Kyoto Tripper, which opened with drummer Keiji Saito’s singing voice, reached a strong sense of unity in the venue when vocalist Katayama shouted, “Come on, we can at least move in this very moment!”

Everyone was jumping, and the excitement reached its peak.

The best rock ’n’ roll

The last song we performed was “Monster Renaissance.”

The audience in the venue looked as if they’d been waiting for this moment.

It felt like I had just witnessed real rock ’n’ roll.

It was an amazing show—ending with drummer Saito playfully saying, “Since it’s Keiji Saito’s birthday, let’s do something like a tip jar!”—and I got to see firsthand just how beloved Katayama Breakers & The☆Rokenro Party are.

A quick word after the show!

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The Saiin Fes

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Saiin Fes is a free (tip-based) music festival held around Saiin in Kyoto. Since 2017, it has been held in spring, summer, and autumn. Not only live music venues but also cafes and shrines throughout the Saiin area become stages, filling the town with music for two days.