SPEED revs up for national tour

[Tokyograph News]

Female pop group SPEED, which reunited last year, has announced their first nationwide tour in six years. Although they initially broke up in 2000, they have had brief reunions since then for charity events, including a "Save the Children" concert tour in 2003.

Now back together permanently, the group already put out a new single in November and is releasing their second, "S.P.D.," on May 27. This is said to be their first time having a song created by musicians outside Japan, as the single's title track is written by Kye Sones, Peter Martin, and Jonathan Shave.

In addition, SPEED has scheduled a best "re-track" album for August 5, followed by a national tour starting in September. Titled "FamilyMart presents SPEED LIVE 2009," the tour begins in Nagoya on September 5-6 and ends in Niigata on October 25. It covers 16 shows in 10 cities, including concerts at Osaka-jo Hall and Nippon Budokan.

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