(official name: ) is an outdoor

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, Chiba,

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. It opened in 1990, with a capacity of about 30,000 spectators. It is primarily used for

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games, and is the home field of the

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. It is also used for

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as well as large-scale music concerts. The stadium was built with a multi-purpose circular shape, similar in shape to some (now-defunct) American stadiums, such as

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. The inaugural event at the Chiba Marine Stadium was on April 13, 1990, with a sold-out performance of the '' Blond Ambition Tour'' by American singer

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; the concert was the first of three sold-out dates (April 13, 14 & 15, 1990) by Madonna at the stadium. In addition to the April 13th concert being the big opening event for the stadium, it was also the first date of Madonna’s tour itself. The April 13th show was marred by heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and high winds, which led to the production being drastically scaled back; this was documented on the tour documentary film, '' Madonna: Truth or Dare'', where it appears that the weather did not prevent her audience’s enjoyment that evening. The remaining two shows went-on successfully as scheduled.

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performed two sold-out shows at the venue in August 13 and 14, 2014, for her '' ArtRave: The Artpop Ball'' tour. The stadium hosts the main stage of the ''

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'' music festival every August, with the other stages of the festival located in nearby

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. The main stage of ''

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'' (EDC) Japan has also been held at the stadium, with its first event beginning in 2017. One of the stadium's most notable baseball events was on April 10, 2022, when Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher

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threw a perfect game, the 16th perfect game in NPB history. Four more no-hitters, aside from the perfect game, would be thrown that season.

Gallery

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(right)

Trivia

*The stadium was modelled as a stage in the 1994 video game ''

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'', although it was only known as simply "Stadium".

References

Nippon Professional Baseball venues Softball venues in Japan Rugby union stadiums in Japan Chiba Lotte Marines Sports venues in Chiba (city) Sports venues completed in 1990 1990 establishments in Japan {{Japan-baseball-venue-stub

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