Shibuya Public Hall
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| Location | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Owner | City of Shibuya |
| Type | Indoor theatre |
| Seating type | Reserved |
| Capacity | 2,084 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Renovated | 2006 |
| Closed | 2015 |
| Website | |
| shibuko.com | |
Shibuya Public Hall (渋谷公会堂 Shibuya Kōkaidō) was a theatre located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. It was completed in 1964. In the 1964 Summer Olympics, the weightlifting events took place at Shibuya Public Hall.[1][2]
The theatre was sponsored by Dentsu and Suntory, which paid ¥80 million to have its name associated with the building from 2006 to 2011.
Notable events
- Loudness recorded their live VHS/Beta Live-Loud-Alive: Loudness in Tokyo here on November 2, 1983. However, the double LP of the same name was not, that was recorded at Nakano Sun Plaza during the same tour.
- Dead End recorded their live video Psychoscape here on September 24, 1988. They held a 25th anniversary concert here on September 16, 2012, which was later released as the live DVD Kaosmoscape.[3]
- X Japan recorded their live video Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig here on March 16, 1989. The tickets for the show sold out in two hours, months in advance.[4]
- Susumu Hirasawa recorded his first solo live video/album Error, with a 5 piece live band and a 32 piece orchestra, here on July 11, 1990. He also recorded the live videos Sim City Tour, with vocalist Miss N., on September 6, 1995; and Nomonos and Imium, with vocalist Masami Orimo, on January 24–26, 2013.[5]
- Daikoku Danji held their first Japanese concert here on March 20, 2012, which was released on DVD as Daikoku Danji Japan First Live 2012.
- Galneryus held there the final concert of Major Debut 10th Anniversary Tour "Arising The Ironhearted Flag".
References
- ↑ 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 124.
- ↑ 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2, Part 2. pp. 401-12.
- ↑ "DEAD END Major Debut 25th Anniversary Live Kaosmoscape". jame-world.com. Japanese Music Entertainment. 2012-10-06. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Indies eXplosion: The Early History of X JAPAN". JRock Revolution. 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ↑ "平沢進 Live Data". MODEROOM. Fascination, inc. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
External links
| Preceded by Hibiya Public Hall |
Host of the Japan Record Awards 1967-1968 |
Succeeded by Imperial Garden Theater |
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Coordinates: 35°39′51.55″N 139°41′51.91″E / 35.6643194°N 139.6977528°E
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