Shibuya-AX
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Shibuya-AX is a concert hall in Shibuya, Tokyo
, Japan
, near the Yoyogi National Gymnasium
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It is the only purpose-built concert hall or "live house" in the Tokyo metropolitan area that can accommodate 1,500 people. It is a popular venue for concerts by both Japanese and western artists.
Shibuya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, near the Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...
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It is the only purpose-built concert hall or "live house" in the Tokyo metropolitan area that can accommodate 1,500 people. It is a popular venue for concerts by both Japanese and western artists.
Notable events
- Buck-TickBuck-TickBuck-Tick is a rock band formed in 1983 in Fujioka, Japan. The band has consisted of Atsushi Sakurai , Hisashi Imai , Hidehiko Hoshino , Yutaka Higuchi and Toll Yagami for the majority of its existence...
's 2004 live album At the Night SideAt the Night SideAt the Night Side is the third live album by Buck-Tick, released on April 7, 2004. Its content was recorded at four different concerts in three different places; Hibiya Yagai Ongakudo on June 28 & 29 2003, NHK Hall on April 10, 2003 and Shibuya-AX on April 30, 2003...
contains songs that were recorded at their April 30, 2003 performance here. - From May 5 to 9, 2011, J held five consecutive concerts here titled "J 14th Anniversary Special Live Set Fire Get Higher -Fire Higher 2011-", each day with different bands such as Mass of the Fermenting DregsMass of the Fermenting DregsMass of the Fermenting Dregs （マス オブ ザ ファーメンティング ドレッグス, Masu Obu Za Faamentingu Doreggusu） is a post-rock/shoegaze trio formed in Kobe, Japan in 2002. They are also popularly known by a shortened form of their name, Masu Dore...
, Nothing's Carved in StoneNothing's Carved in StoneNothing's Carved in Stone is a Japanese rock group formed in January 2009. After Ellegarden decided to go into Hiatus in 2008, the group's Guitarist Shinichi Ubukata created Nothing's Carved in Stone as his solo project. Their debut album Parallel Lives was released on May 6, 2009, debuting at No...
, Avengers in Sci-FiAvengers in Sci-Fiis a Japanese rock band, signed to Victor Entertainment. Their multi-genre sound has been described as such things as "a spaceship of rock" and "spacey dance rock."- Biography :The band members were all classmates at a high school in Kanagawa...
, Pay Money to My PainPay Money to My PainPay Money to My Pain is a Japanese alternative rock/metal band. All of the band's lyrics are in English.-History:...
and The HiatusThe HiatusThe Hiatus is a Japanese rock band formed by Takeshi Hosomi; the former lead vocalist of Ellegarden. Their official site defines The Hiatus as "a project of music and art, depicters."...
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