Nier: Orchestra Concert 12024 – The end of data

Nier: Orchestra Concert 12024 – The end of data was an international live concert tour by AWR Music Productions and Square Enix. The concerts consisted of music from the video games Nier, Nier: Automata, and the anime Nier: Automata Ver1.1a. The show premiered on January 27, 2024, in Los Angeles and ran through January 2025, visiting cities including Chicago, Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Bangkok, and Orlando.

In 2025, Square Enix announced Nier: Orchestra Concert re:12024 – The end of data, a Japan‑only version timed to coincide with the 15th anniversary of Nier. This edition features pre‑recorded narrative readings from the Japanese voice actors for 2B and 9S, Yui Ishikawa and Natsuki Hanae, in a tailored experience for the Japanese audience.

Background and production

Nier: Orchestra Concert 12024 – The end of data was conceived as a multimedia celebration of the Nier series, produced jointly by Square Enix and AWR Music Productions. Announced in July 2023, the tour was designed as an immersive live orchestral experience featuring music from the Nier series. It also expanded upon the lore of Nier: Automata, introducing a new, canonical epilogue for one of the game's endings. The concert was described as a "visual novel style story being told through [...] text [overlaid] over visuals".

The concert tour featured performances from English singer and voice actress Emi Evans, as well as Tokyo-based American singer-songwriter J'Nique Nicole. Additionally, Nier director Yoko Taro and composer Keiichi Okabe created exclusive video material to accompany the music. Yoko Taro and Keiichi Okabe also often made guest appearances, with Yoko Taro wearing his trademark "Emil" mask and being “guided on and off stage” by handlers due to limited visibility. Both Arnie Roth and Eric Roth served as the music directors and chief arrangers for the tour. They have previously collaborated with Square Enix and AWR on live concerts for Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy XIV—namely the Distant Worlds tours. Furthermore, the concerts featured pre-recorded readings from Kira Buckland and Kyle McCarley, the English voice actors for 2B and 9S.

The international tour spanned 15 cities across North America, Europe, and Asia from January 2024 through January 2025, drawing approximately 55,000 attendees to 19 performances.

Following the success of the world tour, and to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the original Nier game, Square Enix announced a Japan-exclusive leg of the concert with four dates in both Tokyo and Osaka. Like the world tour, Nier: Orchestra Concert re:12024 – The end of data is conducted by Eric Roth and features performances from the Osaka Symphony Orchestra and the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra. Re:12024 is a near-identical version of 12024, re-imagined for Japanese audiences. It adds additional readings from Yui Ishikawa and Natsuki Hanae, the voice actors for 2B and 9S, the main player characters of Nier: Automata.

Set list The set list consists of 21 songs from Nier Replicant and Nier: Automata.

Tour dates +List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venueDateCityCountryVenueLeg 1 – NieR:Orchestra Concert 12024 [ the end of data ]January 27, 2024Los AngelesUnited StatesPeacock TheatreJanuary 31, 2024DallasTexas Trust CU TheatreFebruary 3, 2024ChicagoRosemont TheatreFebruary 7, 2024VancouverCanadaThe OrpheumFebruary 10, 2024BerlinGermanyTempodromFebruary 11, 2024February 14, 2024LondonUnited KingdomRoyal Festival HallFebruary 17, 2024BarcelonaSpainAuditori FòrumFebruary 22, 2024ParisFrancePalais des CongrèsFebruary 23, 2024March 16, 2024BangkokThailandPrince Mahidol HallMarch 17, 2024March 29, 2024AtlantaUnited StatesFox TheatreMarch 30, 2024OrlandoDr. Phillips CenterJune 1, 2024TaipeiTaiwanTaipei Music CenterOctober 25, 2024BostonUnited StatesBoch CenterOctober 26, 2024Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution HallOctober 27, 2024January 11, 2025SeoulSouth KoreaKyung Hee University – Grand Peace PalaceLeg 2 – NieR:Orchestra Concert re:12024 [ the end of data ]July 25, 2025OsakaJapanOsaka International Convention CenterJuly 26, 2025August 2, 2025TokyoTokyo International Forum Hall AAugust 3, 2025Leg 3 – NieR:Orchestra Concert re:12024 [ the end of data ]January 11, 2026New YorkUnited StatesStern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall

Reception

Nier: Orchestra Concert 12024 – The end of data received widespread acclaim from both fans and press, who praised it for its musical execution, emotional resonance, and integration of narrative storytelling. Quentin H. of Operation Rainfall awarded the tour a perfect score, commending both its musical performance and its effective recital and progression of the Nier games' narrative. Boss Rush Network's Michaela El-Ters gave the concert a five out of five score, stating that the game soundtracks were "made for live performances". James Galizio of RPG Site called 12024 "more than just a traditional concert" and applauded the choir, orchestra, and solo-vocalists Emi Evans and J'nique Nicole. Tim Reichert of Forschungsgemeinschaft VideospielMusikWissenschaft noted the authenticity of the performers and praised the way the dynamic music from the games was handled, highlighting how the orchestral arrangements effectively transitioned from minimalist to intense to reflect in-game states like combat or exploration.

Nier: Orchestra Concert 12024 – The end of data

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