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.
Scorpions recorded their legendary live album,
Tokyo Tapes, at this venue on April 24 & 27, 1978.
Dolly Parton held a concert in Japan, with her visit taking place in July 1979, where she completed four sold-out shows, including a performance at Tokyo's Nakano Sun Plaza Hall. Her performances in Japan were part of a multi-country tour that also included stops in England, Australia, Brazil, and South Africa.
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.
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 11, 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.
Nirvana held their final Japanese concert here on February 19, 1992. 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. Highlights were released as part of the exclusive box set of his final album, "I ♡ Party People 3". == Closure and Response ==