International rock icon Yoshiki announced today that he will add three new concert dates across Asia to his highly anticipated YOSHIKI CLASSICAL TOUR. X-Japan's founder and leader will bring his first ever classical concert tour to Taipei,

Taiwan (June 13^th), Tokyo, Japan (June 16^th) and Osaka, Japan (June 17^th). The newly added concert dates follow Yoshiki's recently announced Bangkok, Thailand date on June 10^th.

Yoshiki, a classically trained pianist known best as leader of the globally renowned rock band X-Japan, will perform original, classical songs from his recent solo release YOSHIKI CLASSICAL, which debuted at the top of the charts worldwide. YOSHIKI CLASSICAL debuted at #1 on the iTunes Classical Music chart in 10 countries (along with 4 Top 10 debuts), and has been spotlighted by Billboard Magazine, MTV, Reuters, and AOL, among others.

Yoshiki will embark on the YOSHIKI CLASSICAL TOUR beginning April 25^th in southern California at Costa Mesa's Segerstrom Center for the Arts before setting off across North America, Europe and Asia, culminating in Yoshiki's native Japan.

Tickets for the YOSHIKI CLASSICAL TOUR are on sale now via Yoshiki.net. A full listing of all concert dates is below:

TOUR DATES & LOCATIONS (Feel free to publish on your site; Tickets are and more information can be found at www.yoshiki.net)

DATE	CITY	VENUE
April 25^th	Costa Mesa, CA	Segerstrom Center for the Arts
April 28^th	San Francisco, CA	Davies Hall
May 3^rd	Mexico City, Mexico	Auditorium Blackberry
May 21^st	Moscow, Russia	Crocus City Hall
May 23^rd	Berlin, Germany	Tempodrom
May 26^th	Paris, France	Trianon
May 28^th	London, England	Royal Festival Hall
June 6^th	Shanghai, China	Oriental Arts
June 8^th	Beijing, China	Beijing Exhibition Center
June 10^{th *}	Bangkok, Thailand	Royal Jubilee Ballroom
June 13th*	Taipei, Taiwan	NK 101
June 16th*	Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
June 17th*	Osaka, Japan	The Symphony Hall

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