TAKEIRI BAND (タケイリバンド) forms in Kanto (関東)関東.
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / Support G. Junji Yayoshi (弥吉淳二) / Support B. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦) / Support D. Yoshiro Hisajima (久嶋善朗)
TAKEIRI BAND (タケイリバンド) play their first live.
After their first live, vocalist Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) receives offers to play different livehouses across the country. Due to trying to play as many areas as possible, he decides to add various support musicians from all over the country as several of his support members could not feasibly make it to the different areas.
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / Support G. Tomoyuki Aoki (青木丈征) / Support G. Keiichi Sato (佐藤圭一) / Support G. Tomohiko Shibata (柴田智彦) / Support G. Jun Mikami / Support G. Hakuei Sato / Support G. KENTARO / Support G. Yoshihide Nabeta / Support G. Akira Takada / Support B. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / Support B. JICK / Support B. Chris / Support B. Hirokazu Fukuda / Support D. Yuta Kawamura / Support D. Keisuke Asahara / Support D. LEON / Support D. Takashi Sono / Support D. Hideki Tajima / Support D. Motohiko Higuchi
Instead of having a massive revolving door lineup, Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) decides to create a lineup of four official members.
Drummer Takuya Utsunomiya (宇都宮拓也) leaves, and drummer Kenichi Matsuo (松尾賢一) and support guitarist HARA join. Around this time, support bassist Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) rejoins.
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / G. Daisuke Aradate (荒舘大介) / Support G. HARA / B. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / D. Kenichi Matsuo (松尾賢一)
Support bassist Hidetoshi "BIN" Kimura (木村"BIN"英敏) joins.
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / G. Daisuke Aradate (荒舘大介) / Support G. HARA / B. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / Support B. Hidetoshi "BIN" Kimura (木村"BIN"英敏) / D. Kenichi Matsuo (松尾賢一)
Support bassist Kyozi Akiyama (秋山狂慈) joins.
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / G. Daisuke Aradate (荒舘大介) / Support G. HARA / B. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / Support B. Hidetoshi "BIN" Kimura (木村"BIN"英敏) / Support B. Kyozi Akiyama (秋山狂慈) / D. Kenichi Matsuo (松尾賢一)
Guitarist Daisuke Aradate (荒舘大介) secedes and support guitarist Shigeharu Tojo (東條成陽) joins. Around this time, support guitarist Tomohiko Shibata (柴田智彦) and support bassist Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) rejoin.
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / Support G. HARA / Support G. Tomohiko Shibata (柴田智彦) / Support G. Shigeharu Tojo (東條成陽) / B. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / Support B. Hidetoshi "BIN" Kimura (木村"BIN"英敏) / Support B. Kyozi Akiyama (秋山狂慈) / D. Kenichi Matsuo (松尾賢一)
Support guitarist Yuki Matsuda (松田勇樹) and support bassist Yasuyuki Sato (佐藤泰之) join.
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / Support G. HARA / Support G. Tomohiko Shibata (柴田智彦) / Support G. Yuki Matsuda (松田勇樹) / B. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / Support B. Kyozi Akiyama (秋山狂慈) / Support B. Yasuyuki Sato (佐藤泰之) / D. Kenichi Matsuo (松尾賢一)
TAKEIRI BAND (タケイリバンド) change their name to TAKEBAN (タケバン).
Support bassist Takashi Matsuda (松田高史) joins.
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / Support G. HARA / Support G. Tomohiko Shibata (柴田智彦) / Support G. Yuki Matsuda (松田勇樹) / B. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / Support B. Kyozi Akiyama (秋山狂慈) / Support B. Yasuyuki Sato (佐藤泰之) / Support B. Takashi Matsuda (松田高史) / D. Kenichi Matsuo (松尾賢一)
Drummer Kenichi Matsuo (松尾賢一) secedes and support drummer Takeshi Maruyama joins.
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / Support G. HARA / Support G. Yuki Matsuda (松田勇樹) / B. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / Support B. Kyozi Akiyama (秋山狂慈) / Support B. Yasuyuki Sato (佐藤泰之) / Support B. Takashi Matsuda (松田高史) / Support D. Takeshi Maruyama
Support bassist Eiji Miura (三浦英二) and support drummer Riyo Kondo (近藤僚) join. By this time, support guitarist Yuki Matsuda also rejoins.
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / Support G. HARA / Support G. Yuki Matsuda (松田勇樹) / B. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / Support B. Kyozi Akiyama (秋山狂慈) / Support B. Eiji Miura (三浦英二) / Support D. Riyo Kondo (近藤僚)
Drummer Mitsuru Minatoya (湊谷充) officially joins.
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / Support G. HARA / Support G. Yuki Matsuda (松田勇樹) / B. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / Support B. Kyozi Akiyama (秋山狂慈) / Support B. Eiji Miura (三浦英二) / D. Mitsuru Minatoya (湊谷充)
Bassist Taku Ando (安藤拓) officially joins.
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / Support G. HARA / Support G. Yuki Matsuda (松田勇樹) / B. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦) / B. Taku Ando (安藤拓) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / Support B. Kyozi Akiyama (秋山狂慈) / Support B. Eiji Miura (三浦英二) / D. Mitsuru Minatoya (湊谷充)
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / Support G. HARA / Support G. Yuki Matsuda (松田勇樹) / B. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦) / B. Taku Ando (安藤拓) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / Support B. Eiji Miura (三浦英二) / D. Mitsuru Minatoya (湊谷充)
Support bassist Kyozi Akiyama (秋山狂慈) "graduates" from the band.
Bassist Masahiko Okamoto "graduates" from the band and instead becomes the "exclusive producer".
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / Support G. HARA / Support G. Yuki Matsuda (松田勇樹) / B. Taku Ando (安藤拓) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / Support B. Eiji Miura (三浦英二) / D. Mitsuru Minatoya (湊谷充) / P. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦)
V. Takayuki Takeiri (竹入隆行) / Support G. HARA / Support G. Yuki Matsuda (松田勇樹) / B. Taku Ando (安藤拓) / Support B. Toshiyuki Sueyoshi (末吉敏幸) / D. Mitsuru Minatoya (湊谷充) / P. Masahiko Okamoto (岡本雅彦)
Support bassist Eiji Miura (三浦英二) temporarily secedes due to an illness in his family.
TAKEBAN (タケバン) is an active non-vkei band in Kanto. They have been active since 2003.