World Memorial Hall
Multi-purpose arena in Kobe, Japan
World Memorial Hall (ワールド記念ホール Wārudo Kinen Hōru or World Hall is a multi-purpose arena located in the Chūō-ku Ward of Kobe , Japan. It has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people and is optimized for large-scale meetings, sport events, trade shows and concerts. It is located on the artificial island of Port Island , along with numerous convention centers , hotels and universities.
Notable events
Cosmopolis Show 1985 opening arena used for Olympics training*
Host of the official 1991 Asian Basketball Championship
Since 2003, Dragon Gate has held their largest show of the year, Kobe Puroresu Festival , at the venue in July.
12 March 2005, Avril Lavigne performed as part of her Bonez Tour
6 December 2007, Daft Punk performed Alive 2006/2007
22 September 2019: The Black Eyed Peas performed as part of their The E.N.D. World Tour .
31 December 2010: Luna Sea performed their first New Year's Eve "countdown concert", as part of their 20th Anniversary World Tour Reboot -to the New Moon- [ 1]
24, 25 September 2011: 2NE1 NOLZA Tour (2011)
2 June 2012: 2012 Shinhwa Grand Tour in Japan: The Return South Korean boy band Shinhwa , after a four-year hiatus due to mandatory military service .[ 2]
Since 2012, New Japan Pro-Wrestling has held their annual September Destruction pay-per-view at the venue.
9, 10 February 2013: Girls' Generation , Girls & Peace: 2nd Japan Tour
17,18 August 2013: SHINee , Shinee World 2013
7, 8 September 2013: T-ara Japan Tour 2013: Treasure Box
15, 16 October 2013 : Backstreet Boys performed during their In A World Like This Tour
19, 20 November 2013: B.A.P 1st Japan Tour: Warrior Begins
23, 24 November 2013: Kara's 2nd Japan Tour 2013
29 March 2014: Lionel Richie All Night Long Tour
23, 24, 25 May 2014: Girls' Generation , Girls' Generation Japan 3rd Tour 2014
12, 13 July 2014: 2NE1 AON: All Or Nothing World Tour 2014
4, 5 August 2015: Junho from 2PM, 3rd Solo Tour 2015: LAST NIGHT
18, 19, 20 December 2015: Girls' Generation , Girls' Generation's Phantasia
26, 27 & 28 December 2015: BTS , 2015 BTS LIVE <花樣年華 on stage> Japan Edition
20, 21 February 2016: iKON , iKONCERT 2016: Showtime Tour
22 January 2017: Guns N' Roses , Not in This Lifetime... Tour
15, 16, 18 February 2017: Seventeen , 'LIKE SEVENTEEN – Shining Diamond' in Japan CONCERT
19, 20 August 2017: Aqours , "Aqours 2nd Love Live! HAPPY PARTY TRAIN TOUR"
20, June 2018: Bullet Train , "Sweetest Battlefield Arena Tour 2018"
12, 13, 14 October 2018: Twice , Twice 1st Arena Tour 2018 "BDZ"
12, 13 January 2019: Red Velvet , Red Velvet 2nd Concert "REDMARE"
2, 3 February 2019: GOT7 , GOT7 ARENA SPECIAL 2018–2019 "Road 2 U"
5 May 2019: FTISLAND , FTISLAND FIVE TREASURES LIVE TOUR 2019
2 June 2019: Rizin 16 – Kobe
1 September 2019: Iz*One – IZ*ONE 1st Concert "Eyes On Me"
11, 12 June 2022: Stray Kids – Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "Maniac" in Japan
4, 5 October 2022: NiziU - NiziU Live with U 2022 "Light It Up"
15, 16 October 2022: The Boyz - "THE BOYZ JAPAN TOUR : THE B-ZONE"
21, 22, 24, 25 December 2022: Treasure – Treasure Japan Arena Tour 2022–2023
23, 24 February 2023: Ive - Ive The 1st Fan Concert <The Prom Queens> in Japan
3, 4 June 2023: The Boyz - "THE BOYZ 2ND WORLD TOUR : ZENERATION"
10 and 11 June 2023: Kep1er JAPAN CONCERT TOUR 2023 'FLY-BY'
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34°39′51″N 135°12′37″E / 34.66417°N 135.21028°E / 34.66417; 135.21028
