Shibuya O-East (しぶや・オーイースト) is a music venue in Dogenzaka Chome, Shibuya, Tokyo, where every week, mostly Japanese bands and musicians perform. The venue was renamed Spotify O-East in December 2021, after a deal with the music-streaming service. It had previously been named Tsutaya O-East, under the terms of an eight-year deal with Culture Convenience Club. It opened as On Air in February 1991, a single venue with capacity for 1,000 people; It changed its name to Shibuya On Air East in 1994, coinciding with the opening of Shibuya On Air West. It was closed in 2002 to be completely renovated and it was re-opened in December 2003 as the Shibuya O-East complex. Since then the Shibuya O-East complex has become home to three separate music venues; the Duo Music Exchange, the O-East and the Shibuya O-Crest. The Duo Music Exchange, a music venue and cafe bar, with a capacity of 700 people (standing) is located on the first floor of the building. The O-East, the main venue, with capacity for 1,300 people, is located between the second and fourth floor of the complex, which includes the main stage, a small bar, and a balcony. The fifth floor is home to another venue, the Shibuya O-Crest a small venue which can accommodate 200 people. Shibuya O-East and its sister venues are owned by the Shibuya-O Group, a subsidiary of Shibuya Television Co., Ltd. Shibuya Television acquired the venues in 2008.
Recorded Here
Recorded or filmed here, from this catalogue:
- Galneryus - Live for All-Live for One - Galneryus, released March 5, 2008 (
VPBQ-19047). Recorded At. - Maximum the Hormone - Deco Vs Deco - Maximum the Hormone, released March 19, 2008 (
VPBQ-19050). Recorded At.
History
Translated from the ja.wikipedia article Shibuya O-EAST (CC BY-SA 4.0), revision 108835656.
Overview
It is located on the second through fourth floors of the O-EAST Building (2-14-8 Dogenzaka, Shibuya). Spotify O-Crest is located on the fifth floor of the same building, while duo MUSIC EXCHANGE occupies the first floor as a tenant.
Spotify O-EAST
The venue has a capacity of approximately 1,300 people. It has a three-story atrium with a first floor and balcony level; the first floor contains the stage and standing area, while the balcony level has a small number of seats and a bar. The front row can accommodate 26 people.
There is a paid locker area at the back of the first-floor stairs, which may be used before entry. After entry, lockers are also available in front of the second-floor toilets and on the first-floor main floor. Smoking is prohibited except in designated areas. There are three drink counters.
Spotify O-Crest
A small live music venue with a capacity of approximately 250 people. Lockers are available inside the O-Crest venue.
Duo MUSIC EXCHANGE
A concert venue produced by Jay Kay of Jamiroquai, where audiences can enjoy music while dining. It is operated by Duo Music Exchange Co., Ltd. It has seating for 300 people in a seated configuration and a capacity of approximately 700 people standing.
History
In February 1991, it opened as ON AIR, with a capacity of approximately 1,000 people.
In December 1993, ON AIR WEST (now Spotify O-WEST), with a capacity of approximately 600 people, opened in the building opposite ON AIR.
In July 1994, ON AIR underwent renovation work and was simultaneously renamed ON AIR EAST.
In March 1996, nest opened.
In July 2002, ON AIR EAST closed for rebuilding.
On December 21, 2003, the O-EAST building was completed, and O-EAST and O-Crest opened.
In February 2008, O-Crest became a directly operated venue of Shibuya Television.
On December 1, 2013, the naming rights to Shibuya O-EAST, Shibuya O-Crest, and the adjacent Shibuya O-WEST and Shibuya O-nest were sold to Culture Convenience Club, and their names were changed to TSUTAYA O-EAST, TSUTAYA O-Crest, TSUTAYA O-WEST, and TSUTAYA O-nest.
On December 1, 2021, the naming rights to Shibuya O-EAST, Shibuya O-Crest, and the adjacent Shibuya O-WEST and Shibuya O-nest were sold to Spotify Japan, and their names were changed to Spotify O-EAST, Spotify O-Crest, Spotify O-WEST, and Spotify O-nest.
Sources
- Wikidata entity Q11245985.
- en.wikipedia, Shibuya O-East (revision 1328574263), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- ja.wikipedia, Shibuya O-EAST (revision 108835656), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photograph: Shibuya O-East.jpg on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, by Goki at Japanese Wikipedia.
- Capacity: shibuya-o.com.
