Akasaka Blitz
| Akasaka BLITZ | |
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 Akasaka BLITZ |
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| Address | akasaka-Sacas, Akasaka 5-3-2, |
| City | Minato, Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
| Owned by | Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. |
| Capacity | 1,298 (all standing) 604 (all seated) |
| Opened | April 1996 |
| Rebuilt | March 20, 2008 |
| www.tbs.co.jp/blitz/ | |
Opened in April, 1996, Akasaka BLITZ is a so-called music "live-house" in Minato, Tokyo, owned and operated by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. Until the opening of Shibuya-AX in 2000, it was the only concert space that in the metropolitan area that could accommodate 1500 people. As part of a redevelopment plan that involved the demolition of several TBS buildings in the area,[1] it was closed down from 2003 until its reopening on March 20, 2008.
Many local acts — including Aucifer, Kiichi Yokoyama, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, Dir en grey, Bump of Chicken, Dragon Ash, and X JAPAN, to name a few — have used the venue as the final destination of their concert tours.
[edit] References
- ^ "TBS会館などを来夏から取り壊し、港区赤坂の再開発" (in Japanese). NikkeiBP.net. 2003-08-03. http://www.nikkeibp.co.jp/archives/201/201223.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
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