Nakano, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Nakano City.Meyer Sound website this concert hall seats 2,222 people. The building is to be demolished and replaced by a new complex including a hotel and a concert hall capable of seating 10,000 people around 2024.
Notable events
Sarah Vaughan
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Nicknamed "Sassy" and " The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine Grammy Award ...
's 1973 album ''
Live in Japan ''Live in Japan'' can refer to one of the following albums or videos:
Albums
* ''Live in Japan'' (21st Century Schizoid Band album)
* ''Live in Japan'' (22-20s album)
* ''Live in Japan'' (B.B. King album)
* ''Live in Japan'' (Beck, Bogert & Appice ...
'' was recorded at the hall.Scorpions recorded their live album, '' Tokyo Tapes'', at this venue on April 24 & 27, 1978.
Kraftwerk
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John Lydon
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Martin Atkins
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and session musicians played live at the Sunplaza on the 1 and 2 July 1983. 10 tracks from these live performances were first released on Columbia Records Japan as '' Live in Tokyo''.
Iron Maiden
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performed here (1981, 1982, 1985, 1996 and 1998). U2 ended their
War Tour
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on November 30, 1983, at the plaza hall.
Todd Rundgren
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recorded his live video ''Live in Japan'' at the hall during his ''Nearly Human'' tour in 1990. The Japanese metal band Dead End held their last concert here on January 21, 1990.
Nirvana
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held their final Japanese concert here on February 19, 1992. The concert portions of
Dream Theater
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's '' Images and Words: Live in Tokyo'' video were filmed at the hall. DJ Ozma filmed his 2008 concert "Viva la Scandal Party" at the Nakano Sunplaza stop of the tour.http://dj-ozma.com/news/ Highlights were released as part of the exclusive box set of his final album, "I ♡ Party People 3".