Shibuya-AX
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| Location | 2-1-1 Jinnan Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Owner | Dentsu and Nippon Television[1] |
| Type | Music venue |
| Seating type | standing |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Opened | December 2000 |
| Closed | May 2014 |
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| http://www.shibuya-ax.com | |
Shibuya-AX (stylized as SHIBUYA-AX) was a concert hall in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, near the Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
It was the only purpose-built concert hall or "live house" in the Tokyo metropolitan area that can accommodate 1,500 people. It was a popular venue for concerts by both Japanese and western artists.
On September 27, 2013 was announced through official site the end of activities for next May 31, 2014.[2][3][4] The staff of Shibuya-AX requested J, who is the artist with the most performances at the concert hall, to perform one last time at the venue. The concerts titled -Thank You AX!! Good Bye AX!!- was held on May 3-4, 2014.[5]
Notable events
- Buck-Tick's 2004 live album At the Night Side contains songs that were recorded at their April 30, 2003 performance here.
- Sonata Arctica's performance in this venue in February 5, 2005 (during the Reckoning Night world tour) was recorded and later released as a live DVD For The Sake of Revenge (released in 2006).
- Lady Gaga performed here on June 8, 2009 during The Fame Ball Tour.
- 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 Dregs, Nothing's Carved in Stone, Avengers in Sci-Fi, Pay Money to My Pain and The Hiatus.[6]
- South Korean Girl Group, T-ara held First Showcase in this venue in July 5, 2011 before release their debut Japanese single Bo Peep Bo Peep .
- Shibuya-AX served as one of the venues for A-Nation 2012 Music Week.
- For consecutive 3 years, Shibuya-AX was the official "home" of Shibuya-based pop idol group Passpo☆ (last show was in March 1, 2014)
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