is a

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

located in

Shibuya Shibuya ( 渋谷区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station. As of April 1 ...

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. It was completed in 1964 to host the

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events in the

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. The theatre was sponsored by

Dentsu Dentsu Inc. ( ja, 株式会社電通 ''Kabushiki-gaisha Dentsū'' or 電通 ''Dentsū'' for short) is a Japanese international advertising and public relations joint stock company headquartered in Tokyo. Dentsu is currently the largest adverti ...

and

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, which paid 80 million to rename it C.C. Lemon Hall (after their beverage of the same name) from 2006 to 2011. The hall closed on October 4, 2015, for reconstruction work. It was reopened on October 13, 2019, when it was again renamed; this time as Line Cube Shibuya. The new management team is formed by

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(representative company),

Line Corporation Line Corporation is a Tokyo-based subsidiary of Z Holdings, which is jointly owned by Softbank Group and Naver Corporation. The company's business is mainly associated with the development of mobile applications and Internet services, particular ...

and Pacific Art center until March 31, 2029.

Notable events

* The Tamla-Motown Festival was held February 13, 1968 at the Hall featuring

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and

Martha & the Vandellas Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves & The Vandellas) were an American vocal girl group formed in Detroit in 1957. The group achieved fame in the 1960s with Motown. An act founded by friends Annette Beard, Rosalind ...

. *

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played here on January 26 and 27, 1975. *

Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. While fluid in the early years of the band, the lineup for most of the band's history has consisted of Harri ...

played here two times in 1982. *

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played here 30 November - 01 December in 1983. * U2 played at the hall for the first time with two concerts on the 26th and 27 November 1983 during their

War Tour War is an intense armed conflict between State (polity), states, governments, Society, societies, or paramilitary groups such as Mercenary, mercenaries, Insurgency, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violenc ...

. *

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held two concerts here 3 and 5 July 1986 *

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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

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during the same tour. *

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

performed here in support of their album ''

Master of Puppets ''Master of Puppets'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on March 3, 1986, by Elektra Records. Recorded in Denmark at Sweet Silence Studios with producer Flemming Rasmussen, it was the band's last album ...

'' on November 15, 1986. It was the band's first ever show in Asia and one of their earliest with then bassist

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, who had replaced

Cliff Burton Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American musician who was the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica from 1982 until his death in 1986. He performed on ''Kill 'Em All'' (1983), '' Ride the Lightning'' (1984 ...

following the latter's death. *

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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''. *

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recorded their live video ''

Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig ''Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig'' is a live VHS/ LD released by X Japan was a Japanese rock band from Chiba, formed in 1982 by drummer and pianist Yoshiki and lead vocalist Toshi. Starting as a predominantly power/speed metal band ...

'' here on March 16, 1989. The tickets for the show sold out in two hours, months in advance. * 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. *

Malice Mizer Malice Mizer (stylized as MALICE MIZER) was a Japanese visual kei rock band active from August 1992 to December 2001. Formed by guitarists Mana and Közi, their earlier music and themes were characterized by their strong French and classical ...

recorded their first concert video ''Sans Retour Voyage "Derniere" ~Encoure Une Fois~'' here on April 1, 1997. *

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held his first solo concert here in 2003. * Daikoku Danji held their first Japanese concert here on March 20, 2012, which was released on DVD as ''

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''. *

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recorded their live video ''Reliving the Ironhearted Flag'' here on October 14, 2013. *

Band-Maid Band-Maid (stylized as BAND-MAID® until 2016) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2013, consisting of singer Saiki Atsumi, guitarist/singer Miku Kobato, lead guitarist Kanami Tōno, bassist Misa, and drummer Akane Hirose. The band combines a rock ...

recorded their first live video ''Band-Maid World Domination Tour

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at Line Cube Shibuya'' here on February 14, 2020.

References

External links

* {{Coord, 35, 39, 51.55, N, 139, 41, 51.91, E, type:landmark_scale:2000, display=title Music venues in Tokyo Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifting venues Theatres in Tokyo Theatres completed in 1964 1964 establishments in Japan Buildings and structures in Shibuya