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Polysics Loses Kayo & Announces U.S. Tour

Posted by Noah On December - 30 - 2009

A lot of important updates for POLYSICS fans! The band has some good news and some bad news for their fans this time around.

First off, let’s start with the bad news. The band has announced that their keyboardist, Kayo, has made the decision to withdraw from the band. This news has come to shock many as she has been a dedicated member of the band since 1998.

According to TokyoGraph, Kayo stated that she had been thinking of withdrawing from the band for a number of years now. It seems like she had doubts on if being a member of the band is how she wanted to spend the rest of her life. She will remain an active member until her final live with POLYSICS on March 14th, 2010 at Nippon Budokan.

As for the good news, POLYSICS has announced that they will coming back to the USA for another tour! The tour is set to begin late next month and will span a total of fourteen lives. Here’s the full list of dates and locations scheduled for the tour below:

01/28 – Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA
01/29 – The Roxy Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
01/30 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA
02/02 – Plush – Tucson, AZ
02/03 – The Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ
02/05 – The White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX
02/06 – The Independent – Austin, TX
02/07 – The Loft – Dallas, TX
02/10 – Double Door – Chicago, IL
02/11 – Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
02/12 – Musica – Akron, OH
02/13 – The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
02/14 – The Middle East – Cambridge, MA
02/16 – The Rock and Roll Hotel – Washington, DC

Kayo will be with the band for the entirety of the USA tour, so be sure to attend if you are able to! This will be her last time with the band is the United States.

It’s really sad to see her go, but hopefully she will find whatever she is looking for in life in the future.

Source:
OHP, TokyoGraph, Natalie

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