City Guide
Concert Venues in Tokyo
Crowd etiquette changes what a show feels like here, and the octagonal seating confuses everyone.
2 venue guides
Nippon Budokan
ArenaTokyo, Japan · 14,471 capacity
Built for 1964 Olympic judo, this octagonal hall became rock pilgrimage ground after the Beatles faced 30,000 police guards in 1966, then transformative mythology after Cheap Trick's 1978 live album. The 360-degree seating creates as many bad seats as great ones, choose your octant carefully.
Spotify O-EAST
ClubTokyo, Japan · 1,300 capacity
The floor is a single flat room with no rake, so whether you spend the night watching the band or the 618-inch LED screen behind them comes down to how low your entry number is.