Nakano Sunplaza
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| Nakano Sunplaza | |
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中野サンプラザ | |
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| Former names | Nakano Sun Plaza |
| General information | |
| Location | 4-1-1 Nakano, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Opening | June 1, 1973 |
| Closed | July 2, 2023 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 92 meters (302 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 above ground 3 below ground |
| Floor area | 51.075081 m2 (549.76760 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Structural engineer | Nikken Sekkei Ltd. |
| Main contractor | Obayashi Corporation |
Nakano Sunplaza (中野サンプラザ, Nakano Sanpuraza), formerly Nakano Sun Plaza, was a Japanese concert hall and hotel complex located in the Nakano, Tokyo. It opened in 1973 and closed in 2023. A 262-meter-tall skyscraper is scheduled to be completed on the site in 2028.[1]
Notable events
[edit]Numerous musical events and performances were held in the 2,222 seat concert hall. Sarah Vaughan's 1973 album Live in Japan was recorded at the hall.[2] Scorpions recorded their legendary live album, Tokyo Tapes, at this venue on April 24 & 27, 1978. Kraftwerk performed two dates here in 1981 on their Computer World tour. After the departure of Keith Levene and Jah Wobble, Public Image Ltd consisting of John Lydon, Martin Atkins 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.[3] Iron Maiden performed here (1981, 1982, 1985, 1996 and 1998). U2 ended their War Tour on November 30, 1983, at the plaza hall. On May 11th 1986 Sade performed as part of their Promise Tour. Todd Rundgren 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.[4] Nirvana held their final Japanese concert here on February 19, 1992.[5] The concert portions of Dream Theater'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.[6] Highlights were released as part of the exclusive box set of his final album, "I ♡ Party People 3".
Closure and Response
[edit]Leading up to the building's closure and demolition after 50 years, a series of commemorative concerts celebrating the hall's existence and marking its closure, entitled Sayonara Nakano Sun Plaza Ongakusai and featuring artists such as Flumpool, Ziyoou-Vachi, Reol and Tatsurou Yamashita, was held between May 1st and July 2nd of 2023. [7] Richard Koyama-Daniels, writing for Tokyo Weekender contextualized the loss of a, "much-loved municipal landmark" by labeling the replacing of culturally significant buildings in the city such as the Sunplaza to be, "A Casualty of Capitalism".[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Fukuzawa, Koichi (2018-04-06). "中野サンプラザ：解体へ 区長表明「２０２４年度前後に」 - 毎日新聞". The Mainichi (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-07-10.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (13 October 1973). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 40–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Pil Official: Records/Live Albums". Pil Official.com. 2018-01-07. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
- ^ "Dead End Jame Profile". jame-world.com. 2011-08-19.
- ^ www
.nirvanaguide .com /1992 .php .html - ^ http://dj-ozma.com/news/
- ^ "「さよなら中野サンプラザ音楽祭」特集".
- ^ https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/arts/demolishing-nakano-sun-plaza/
External links
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- Tokyo Architecture Info
- Meyer Sound press release Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
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