2011 marks the 20th anniversary of rock band L’Arc-en-Ciel, and to mark the special occasion, the group delivered three special announcements over the weekend.

Over the year, L’Arc-en-Ciel plans to release 3 best albums, a new DVD box, and perform another special anniversary concert in May.

Their three ‘best-of’ albums – “TWENITY 1991-1996“, “TWENITY 1997-1999“, and “TWENITY 2000-2010” – will be released on February 16th, and contain all their hit songs since the group’s debut back in 1991. Fans who wish to buy all three albums can wait for a special “TWENITY BOX” that will be available on March 9th. The box will also contain a special DVD.

Another DVD box called “FIVE LIVE ARCHIVES 2” will be released at the end of March, and continues from where their 15th anniversary DVD had left off. The box contains a total of five discs, each featuring five concerts, including their 1999 Osaka open air tour “1999 GRAND CROSS TOUR” and their LIQUIDROOM (Tokyo) performance from the 2005 arena tour, “AWAKE TOUR 2005″.

Furthermore, the group plans to hold two anniversary live concerts at the Tokyo Stadium on May 28th and 29th. It’ll their first time performing at this venue.

The tracklists for the best albums and details about the concert have yet to be released, so stay tuned to tokyohive for updates!

source :tokyohive