1991
Events:
Feb - birth of L'Arc~en~Ciel, with members hyde (vo), tetsu (b) , Hiro (G), Pero (dr.) first session at Sub-Rock, and all members agree to group a band.
 
May 30 - first LIVE at Nanba Rockets
(45 min show, 8 songs, ~130 audiences
 present : hyde design original sticker 4 different types, 
around 1000 total, all hand made by tetsu!)
 first demo tape made and pictures also taken here.
 

tetsu  (b) ,hyde (vo), Hiro (G), Pero (dr.)

and more lives.......
1992


Events:

Mar 10 - the video "L'Arc~en~Ciel" 
recorded at nanba rockets, with 2 songs,
Claustrophobia and I'm in pain
June 12 - hiro left, ken as new guitar (ken left his Architectural studies at Nagoya Universities under childhood friend tetsu's persuation)
June 25 - first live after ken joined, at Shinjuku Loft
Aug - recording of GIMMICK (omnibus CD)
 
Oct 1 - GIMMICK released (track 3. Voice)

Nov 25 - 1st single Flood of tears (c/w yasouka) released, a limit of 1000
Dec 26 - hyde appeared as guest in Kuroyume Live
Dec 30 - Pero leaves
1993
Events:
Jan - start recording of album Dune
Jan 16 - Sakura joined as new drummer
Apr 10 - first edition of Dune album released, a limit of 10,000
Apr 27 - Dune offical release, avaialble at CD stores.
May 31 - Dune topped the Oricon Indies Chart.
 
June - First tour Close by Dune

Aug - Close by DUNE FINAL at Shinjku Powerstation (tickts sold out right away) 
Sept - "The Monsters of Shock Age" omnibus from photobook
 "Shock  Age" by Shoxx. (trac 8 - Yokan)

Sept - members moves from Osaka to Tokyo
Oct 21 - Video Touch of Dune release ( Dune, Flood of Tears, As if in a dream PV)
Nov - Tour Feel of Dune
1994

Events:
 

Jan - 1st magazine cover (Vicous Vol.4 )

Feb - L'Arc~en~Ciel Valentines TV Special " Nostalgic no yokan vol.1 " on air in six channels, 30 min program.
Mar 5 - L'Arc~en~Ciel Day. "Nostalgic no Yokan vol.1 " played at 74 record stores.
April - Tour Nostalgic no Yokan
July 1 - Single Video nemuri ni yosete release
July 7 - Nostalgic no yokan vol.2 played in 10 channels
July 14 - album Tierra released
July 14 - Tour Sense of Time '94
 
Sept - hyde in Axia TV-CM
Sept 9 - L'Arc~en~Ciel arrives at Casablanca, Morocco for filming of the video "Siesta"
Sept 10 - MARRAKECH
Sept 20 - returns to Japan
Oct 21 - First single Blurry Eyes release (DNA2 theme)
 
Dec 1 - Video "Siesta ~ Film of Dream~" release

Dec 1 - Official fan club "Ciel" formed and starts to accept members.
1995
Events: 

Jan - 1st Ciel clubzine 

vol.0,comes with a "Ciel" watch as present
Jan - "Ciel / Winter 95 " GIG to celebrate formation of fan club. secret LIVE was held at Nanba Rockets, their first return after major debut.
Feb 26 - recording of new single and album " Heavenly "
Mar 23 - filming of And She Said single video
May 8 - end of recording
May 21 - release of And She Said single video.
May 21 - Tour " in CLUB '95" (traveled 15,407 km around japan for 19 stops)
July 6 - second single Vivid Colors release (Vivid Colors as "guruguru ninety nine" ending theme)(Coupling Brilliant Years as "shindora" ending theme)
Aug 1- 10 - single "Natsu no yuutsu time to say good-bye" recording
Aug 24 - "rendez-Vous, 1995, Summer" event campaign start. presents Acoustic verison of All-Dead
 
Sept 1 - album " Heavenly " release, Oricon No.3
 
 
cover girl : Bianca
Sept 8 - Tour "TOUR heaevlny '95" start
 
Sept 22 - first appearance in Music Station 

performs vivid colours
Oct 3 - first radio regular show "Midnight Rock City" start
Oct 21 - third single " Natsu no yuutsu time to say good-bye" release (ending theme of TBS " M-Navi")
Dec - tour " The other side of heavenly '95"
Dec 23 - Toshimaen tie up event. "L'Arc~en~Ciel DAY Noel 1995"(people with the single " natsu no yuutsu " can enter the theme park for free, with a memorial card for the 1st 20,000 visitors )
Dec 27 - "Tour heavenly '95" final at Nippon Buddokan, 10166 seats sold out in 28 minutes.
1996
Events:

Jan 6 - Heavenly Films video project start
Feb 6 - Fourth single preproduction and rehersal start
Mar 1 - Fourth single " kaze ni kienaide " recording start
Mar 20 - Tour " kiss me deadlyx heavenly" rehersal
Mar 21 - Video " heavenly ~films~ " release, first photobook "heavenly photographs" & "heavenly~films~"
Apr - tour " kiss me deadlyx heavenly '96 " start
Apr 11 - tetsu overworked and got sick, the show for the day is pushed to May 29th
May 26 - "kiss me deadlyX heavenly '96 REVENGE" at NHK Hall (finale)
June 7 - filming of PV "kaze ni kienaide"
July 6 - (japanese valentines day July 7th) TV special, I'm so happy acoustic version performed.
July 6 - FM Rock Kids regular for Hokkaido area start (till Sept 28, 13 vol)
July 8 - Fourth single "kaze ni kienaide" release, Oricon 4th rank. (Music Park ending theme)
Aug - Tour "Big city nights round around"
Sept 20 - Biography book " IS " (shinko music)
Oct 7 - TBS radio regular "Bonjour L'Arc~en~Ciel" start
Oct 17 - single "flower" release. Oricon 5th rank.
Nov 12 - single " Lies and Truth" release, Oricon 6th rank.
Dec 12 - album " True" release, Oricon 2nd (topped on Jan 27th, and stayed on the chart top 10 for another 9 weeks)
 
Dec 23 - Fresh light presents 
L'Arc~en~Ciel CONCERT TOUR 96-97 
"Carnival of True"


1997
Events:

Feb 24 - drummer Sakura arrested for posession of drugs. All activities stop.
Apr 18 - comment from members about sakura event. Decide to restart even during autumn with hyde, ken and tetsu only
May 1 - trial for sakura, found guilty, sentenced to jail for 2 years but had probation of 3 yrs 
May - London & Germany trip for 2 weeks
June - New single preproduction, recording with supporting drummer Yukihiro
Aug 27 - Restart officially.
Aug 31 - Sept 13 - Space shower "Groove airline" onair, showing Europe trip (4 "reels")
Oct 17 - new single " niji " release. (theme for the movie Rurouni Kenshin)
Oct - Nov - recording of new single and album
Nov 4 - Sakura officially leaves
Dec 16 - L'Arc appears as copy band" The zombies ", starts tour " the Zombies Live tour Nightmare Before Christmas Eve"
Dec 23 - First live at Tokyo Dome " L'Arc~en~Ciel 1997 Reincarnation" (56,000 tickets sold outin 4 minutes, breaking the ticket sales record of Tokyo Dome)
1998
Events: 

Jan 1 - Yukihiro officially joins L'Arc
 

ex die in cries & Zi:Kill
Jan 28 - 8th single "winter fall" release
Feb 25 - 5th album " HEART " release
Mar 25 - 9th single "Dive to Blue" release
Apr 22 - video " A piece of reincarnation" release
May - Tour "L'Arc~en~Ciel Tour '98 Light My Fire" 
May - NTT Personal Kansai CM Campaign
 

dial  #7124 "Nana Iro no Niji " 
"tsutaetai koto ga...aru" 
"kimi ni aitai ..."
May 13 - Street vision in 7 cities, notice of 3 singles release and also "Godzilla" tie up "shinshoku lose control"
July 8 - 3 singles release (first in history? ^^;) of HONEY, kasou, shinshoku lose control
July 27 - Oricon 1st HONEY, 2nd Shinshoku (first in history (again) for artist to have first 2 top ranks in ORICON)
Aug - Trip to New York ( 5 nights 7 days )
Aug 9 - snow drop finished
Sept - 2nd half of Light My Fire tour continues
Oct 5 - Radio regular "Oh! Daiba to blue" start
Oct 7 - 13th single "snow drop" release
Oct 14 - 14th single "forbidden lover" release
Oct 15 - 1999 Official Calendar on sale
Oct 21 - end of tour Light My Fire (47 locations 56 shows, 230,000 audiences) All tickets sold out
Nov 21 - 31st Gold request award grand prix 
Nov 26 - 30 - Trip to Switzerland, photo shooting for LIFE 
Nov 30 - Dec 1 - Switzerland to Germany
 

Dec 4 - Trading Card on sale, 
117 different cards

Dec 9 - Photo shooting for New Year's Card.
Dec 23 - Live video " Light My Fire " release, Oricon video chart topping for 4 weeks.
Dec 31 - 40th Nippon Record award (HONEY), 49th Kohaku utagasen first appearance performing "HONEY"
1999
Events:

Jan 1 - 7 - Hawaiian trip (break)
Jan 20 - Live document photobook " LIVE " on sale
Feb 20 - Photobook of pictures in New York, Hawaii, Switzerland, New York "LIFE" on sale
Mar 1 - 36th Golden Arrow award Grand Prix
Mar 3 - 13th nippon golden disk award (singles "Kasou", "HONEY", "snowdrop" song of the year award")
(album " HEART" Rock album of the year award) 
Apr 10 - Suntory coffee "Boss 7" CM

Apr 18 - London Hearts live regular
Apr 21 - 15th single "Heaven's Drive" release
June - yukihiro breaks his arm
June 2 - 16th single " Pieces " release
July 1 - 6th album "ark" and 7th album " ray" release. 26 day special website start www.arkray.com,Grandia PS game tie-up with "Its the end"
July-Aug - 1999 Grand Cross Tour
Aug 11 - 17th singles " Driver's High" release (theme for anime GTO) Video & DVD "Chronicle" release 
Sept - Asia Trip 99 Schedule:


Thailand: Sept Sept 9-12
Hong Kong: Sept 13-15
Taiwan: Sept 15-18

Oct 4 - new radio regular "Flying L'Arc Attack" Start! http://www.tfm.co.jp/unlimit/fla/index.html 
Oct 27 - 18th single "Love Flies" release, 
www.LArcom.net starts
Canon Wonder BJ CM tie-up

Nov 30 - Dec 5 - new york trip for mastering of new single
Dec 1 - Live Video "Grand Cross Conclusion" release
Dec 7 - Best Dresser Award
Dec 13 - Neo Universe PV filming
Dec 31 - first count-down live, "Reset >> LIVE*000" Kohaku utagasen 2nd apperance performing "Heaven's Drive"
2000
Events:

Jan 1 - 10 - Hawaiian trip, filming of finale PV
Jan 19 - 19th single "Neo Universe /finale " release, www.larc-en-ciel.com start, Shiseido PN CM Tie-up 
Feb - tetsu produce "tetsu toys GUNDAM" on sale

Gundam tetsu page
Mar 15 - Golden Disc award "Heaven's Drive" "Neo/finale" song of the year award, album "ark" "ray" Rock album of the year award.
Apr 21 - official fanclub "Ciel" changes to "Le-Ciel"
May 13 - Car race "CART" L'Arc~en~Ciel sponsors Mauricio Gugelmin
http://www.cart.com/index.html
Jun - tetsu produce buffalo boots on sale
Jun 28 - remix album " ectomorphed works" release
Jun 30 - Light my fire 50 poster cards on sale
Jul 19 - 20th single " Stay away " release PS game Gekitotsu Tomararuku release 
Aug 26 - tetsu & HERE THERE "cranky club" series on sale

Aug 30 - 8th album "REAL" release
Oct 8 - Club Circuit 2000 REALIVE start
Nov 4 - Tour 2000 REAL start
Nov 8 - http://larc.yahoo.co.jp start! 
Nov 18/19 - Secret Tomararuku contest with hyde

Dec 25 - hyde and megumi married
Dec 5 - online broadcast of REAL LIVE
Dec 6 - REAL LIVE finale, broadcasted on Sky Perfect TV with 5 channels.
Dec 31 - 3rd appearance on Kohaku Utagasen performing "Stay away"