The Zepp music halls are a group of Japanese music venues covering every area of the country. They play host to many international tours and are a popular stop among Japanese musicians. Each venue takes the Zepp name, along with the city in which it is located. The Zepp company is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Starting from 2017, Zepp locations also opened in other countries like Singapore (formerly), Taiwan, and Malaysia. [1] In 2022, it opened its very first location in Malaysia at Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC), Kuala Lumpur. [1]
The Zepp venues in Japan are sponsored by the Asahi Breweries.[ citation needed ]
Name | Location | Opened | Capacity [2] | |
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General Admission | Reserved | |||
Zepp Sapporo [3] | Sapporo | 12 April 1998 | 2,009 | 723 |
Zepp Nagoya [4] | Nagoya | 11 March 2005 | 1,864 | 741 |
Zepp Namba [5] | Osaka | 27 April 2012 | 2,513 | 1,206 |
Zepp DiverCity [6] | Tokyo | 29 April 2012 | 2,473 | 1,102 |
Zepp Osaka Bayside [7] | Osaka | 17 February 2017 | 2,801 | 1,198 |
Zepp Fukuoka [8] | Fukuoka | 7 December 2018 | 1,526 | 669 |
KT Zepp Yokohama [9] | Yokohama | 7 March 2020 | 2,146 | 1,251 |
Zepp Haneda [10] | Tokyo | 18 July 2020 | 2,925 | 1,207 |
Zepp New Taipei [11] | New Taipei City | 31 July 2020 | 2,245 | — |
Zepp Kuala Lumpur [12] | Kuala Lumpur | 26 May 2022 | 2,414 | — |
Zepp Shinjuku [13] | Tokyo | 17 April 2023 | 1,500 | — |
Name | Location | Opened | Closed | Capacity |
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Zepp Osaka | Osaka | 24 November 1998 | 8 April 2012 | 2,200 |
Zepp Fukuoka | Fukuoka | 5 June 1999 | 9 May 2016 [14] | 2,001 |
Zepp Sendai | Sendai | 1 August 2000 | 1 July 2012 | 1,500 |
Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi | Tokyo | January 2015 | November 2017 | 901 |
Zepp@BigBox | Singapore | 5 June 2017 | 4 October 2019 [15] | 2,333–4,032 |
Zepp Tokyo | Tokyo | 20 March 1999 | 1 January 2022 [16] | 3,009 |
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