Shibuya-AX

SHIBUYA-AX

The venue in 2012
Location	2-1-1 Jinnan Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35.666199°N 139.700001°E / 35.666199; 139.700001
Owner	Dentsu and Nippon Television[1]
Type	Music venue
Seating type	standing
Capacity	1,500
Opened	December 2000
Closed	May 2014
Website
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 could 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, the artist with the most performances at the concert hall, perform one last time at the venue. The concerts entitled -Thank You AX!! Good Bye AX!!- were 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 on 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 on 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 on March 1, 2014)

References

1. "Nippon Television's Corporate History". NTV.co.jp. Nippon Television Network Corp. Archived from the original on 2011-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
2. "Announcement about the end of activities for SHIBUYA-AX!". shibuya-ax.com. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
3. "Oricon reports about closing announcement for SHIBUYA-AX". Oricon Style. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
4. "Natalie.mu reports about closing announcement for SHIBUYA-AX". natalie.mu. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
5. "J to Give His Final SHIBUYA-AX Performances". barks.jp. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
6. "J Celebrating 14th Anniversary with 5 Days at SHIBUYA-AX!". musicjapanplus.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-22.

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