visiting london take a little journey through the pillows’ past. most information taken from king records.

1989

09.16 the pillows form

1990

05.21 pantomime mini-album released by captain records
10.25 90′s my life mini-album released by captain records
12.20 christmas tape released

1991

05.21 single ame ni utaeba (if you sing to the rain) released by pony canyon
06.21 album MOON GOLD released by pony canyon

1992

04.17 kanojo wa SHISUTÂ (she’s my sister) single released by pony canyon
05.21 album white incarnation released by pony canyon
11 bassist kenji ueda leaves the band

1993

11 fan club exclusive ‘special cd’ released – bassist tatsuya kashima’s first recording with the band

1994

03 signed to king records – all subsequent releases are published by king records
04 3-stop “NAKED TOUR”
07.02 album KOOL SPICE released
08.24 single DAYDREAM WONDER released; 4-stop “DAYDREAM WONDER TOUR” begins

1995

03.24 GIRLFRIEND single (image song for the movie love letter) released; album LIVING FIELD released; 10-stop “LIVING FIELD TOUR” begins
11.14 6-stop “TINY BOAT TOUR ’95″ begins

1996

01.24 tiny boat single released
02.22 2-stop ‘TINY BOAT TOUR ’96′ begins
06.21 strange chameleon single released; 2-stop “strange chameleon tour” begins
08.21 swanky street single released; 3-stop “swanky street tour” begins
10.21 trip dancer single released; 13-stop “trip dancer tour” begins
12.16 first “DELICIOUS BUMP SHOW” at kyoto muse hall

1997

03.20 album please mr. lostman released; 7-stop “please mr. lostman tour” begins
06.28 ONE LIFE single released; 10-stop “ONE LIFE TOUR” begins
09 trip to london; performed 2 live shows
11.21 HYBRID RAINBOW single released; 3-stop “HYBRID RAINBOW TOUR” begins

1998

01.21 another morning single, first live video hello, welcome to bubbletown’s happy zoo (instant show) and album LITTLE BUSTERS released; 16-stop “LITTLE BUSTERS TOUR” begins
09.02 NO SELF CONTROL single released; 8-stop “NO SELF CONTROL TOUR” begins
11.27 instant music single released; artist MAYA MAXX created the cover and the promotional video

1999

01.22 album RUNNERS HIGH released- tatsuya kashima’s last recording with the pillows; 17-stop “RUNNERS HIGH TOUR” begins
02.26 first video clip collection released- WE HAVE A THEME SONG
04 sawao yamanaka appears on radio station NACK5′s midnight rock city show
07.28 CARNIVAL single released- bassist jun suzuki’s first recording with the pillows
10.27 RUSH single released
12.02 album HAPPY BIVOUAC released; 20-stop ‘HAPPY BIVOUAC TOUR’ begins

2000

04.26 ride on shooting star single released- the theme song for GAINAX’s OVA FURIKURI
06 5-stop ‘DELICIOUS BUMP SHOW’ tour begins
10.04 FURIKURI soundtrack addict released
11.22 i think i can single released, ‘i think i can!!!! tour’ begins

2001

02.07 best album fool on the planet released, 23-stop ‘fool on the planet tour’ begins
03.07 yoshiaki manabe releases first album as nine miles, solomonic polar bear
07.25 FURIKURI soundtrack kaizoku-ou (pirate king) released
08.08 delicious label compilation album LIFE IS DELICIOUS released
08.29 live video/DVD BUSTERS ON THE PLANET released
09 5-stop “delicious bump show!! ~ LIFE IS DELICIOUS TOUR”
10.31 album smile released; 24-stop “smile tour” begins

2002

01.23 delicious label compilation my room is delicious vol. 1 released, featuring solo work by sawao yamanaka and jun suzuki
08.01 shiroi natsu to midori no jitensha, akai kami to kuroi GIT (white summer and green bicycle, red hair and black guitar) single released
09.25 delicious label compilation my room is delicious vol. 2 released, featuring solo work by sawao yamanaka and jun suzuki
10.23 album thank you, my twilight and b-side collection another morning, another pillows released
12 22-stop “thank you, my twilight tour supported by smart” begins

2003

08.06 yoshiaki manabe releases second album as nine miles, return of the polar bear
09.03 TERMINAL HEAVEN’S ROCK single, dead stock paradise video clip collection, hello, welcome to bubbletown’s happy zoo live DVD and WE HAVE A THEME SONG video clip collection released
10 3-stop “TERMINAL HEAVEN’S ROCK TOUR” begins
11.06 album PENALTY LIFE released
12 22-stop “PENALTY LIFE TOUR supported by smart” begins

2004

03.08 remastered 90s-era song collection 90′s my life returns released
06.23 self-cover mini-album turn back released
09.16 15th anniversary! tribute album synchronized rockers and documentary DVD WALKIN’ ON THE SPIRAL released; “the pillows 15th anniversary special live THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I LIKE YOU BUSTERS” show takes place in tokyo
10.06 sono mirai wa ima (that future is now) single released
11.03 album GOOD DREAMS released
12 23 stop “GOOD DREAMS TOUR” begins

2005

01.26 916 15th anniversary special live DVD released
03 first US tour “DELICIOUS BUMP TOUR IN USA” begins; first US performance at SXSW festival in austin, texas
05.03 album penalty life released in the US
07.06 sawao yamanaka’s side project, the predators, releases their mini-album, hunting!!!!
09.14 nonfiction single, DELICIOUS BUMP TOUR IN USA live DVD released
11.23 the third eye single released
12 3-stop “the third eye tour” begins

2006

01.12 album MY FOOT released; 18-stop “MY FOOT TOUR” begins
02.26 DELICIOUS BUMP SHOW!! 2005.11.10 at shibuya O-WEST live dvd released
02.26 gazelle city limited single released – two electro remixes of pillows’ songs by guitarist manabe
03.20 best collection band score released – first ever tab collection