The Venue
Santana Dates:
July 2/3/4, 1973 -
December 7, 1974 -
December 12, 1974 -
February 25, 1976 -
March 1, 1976 -
December 7/8/9, 1977 -
October 19, 1979
The Orix Theater (オリックス劇場, Orikkusu Gekijō) formerly Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan, is a 2,400-seat concert hall in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan. Artists that performed in the main hall include Black Sabbath, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Robin Trower, Rainbow, Queen, Santana, The Jackson 5, James Brown, UFO, Iron Maiden, Red Velvet and NCT 127. It officially opened on 14 April 1968 and was the largest concert hall in Osaka at the time. The complex included a smaller hall, lodging facilities and two restaurants. The building was sold in October 2009 to Orix Real Estate, who currently run it under the name the Orix Theater.
Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is in the west of central Osaka ("Nishi" means "west"), and is generally flat. 80% of the area was destroyed by bombing in World War II, and was not regenerated until the mid-1960s. Today, this trendy area is known for cool fashion, furniture, and home goods boutiques around Horie Park.
The recordings of Tuesday July 3 and Wednesday July 4 are released as "Lotus" in May 1974. However, the 3LP inner sleeves show a photo that is NOT from this venue, but from Nippon Budōkan, Tokyo, Japan July 6, 1973.
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