(also known as Line Cube Shibuya for sponsorship reasons) is a

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...

located in

Shibuya is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in Tokyo, Japan. A major commercial center, Shibuya houses one of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shibuya Station. As of January 1, 2024, Shibuya Ward has an estimated population of 230,60 ...

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

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. It was completed in 1964 to host the

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events in the

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. The theatre was sponsored by

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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),

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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 1973 as Martha Reeves & the Vandellas) were an American girl group formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1957. The group achieved fame in the 1960s as a major act for Motown Records. Formed by friends Annett ...

. *

Rory Gallagher William Rory Gallagher ( ; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995) was an Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as "Ireland's first rock star", he is known for his virtuosic style of guitar playing and live performances. He has sometim ...

played here on January 26 and 27, 1975. *

Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris (musician), Steve Harris. Although fluid in the early years of the band, the line-up for most ...

played here two times in 1982. *

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played here November 30 – December 1 in 1983. * U2 played at the hall for the first time with two concerts on November 26 and 27, 1983, during their

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. *

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held two concerts here July 3 and 5, 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. *

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recorded a concert in support of their album there on April 28, 1985. It was to be released on VHS and Laserdisc in Japan later on. Furthermore, parts of this live performance were shown in the video clip of their single The Hardest Part Is the Night. *

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and 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 ''

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'' 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

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following the latter's death. * Dead End 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'' here on March 16, 1989. The tickets for the show sold out in two hours, months in advance. *

Susumu Hirasawa is a Japanese musician and composer. He is well known for his work for the films of director Satoshi Kon and the animated adaptations of the Berserk (manga), ''Berserk'' manga series, alongside his work as a solo artist and as a member of P-Mode ...

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 music, rock band active from 1992 to 2001. The band was notable for their music and their live shows, featuring lavish historical costumes and stage sets, with short silent ...

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

P!nk Alecia Beth Moore-Hart (née Moore; born September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (stylized as ), is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her acrobatic stage presence and activism. At the age of 15, Pink formed the shor ...

Played here on November 22, 2002. *

Miyavi , better known by his stage name MIYAVI (雅, ''Miyabi'', stylized in all caps), is a Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor known for his finger- slapping style of playing a guitar. He has been active since 1999, f ...

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 '' Daikoku Danji Japan First Live 2012''. *

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

Band-Maid Band-Maid is a Japanese Rock music, rock band formed in 2013, comprising singer Saiki Atsumi, guitarist/singer Miku Kobato, lead guitarist Kanami Tōno, bassist Misa, and drummer Akane Hirose. The band combines hard rock music with costumes mode ...

recorded their first live video ''Band-Maid World Domination Tour hinkaat Line Cube Shibuya'' here on February 14, 2020.

References

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