Venue: World Memorial Hall
Town: Minatojima Nakamachi, JP
Capacity: 8,000

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. Cosmopolis Show 1985 opening arena used for Olympics training* 6 September 1990, Depeche Mode performed as part of the World Violation Tour 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 2009: 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- reunion tour. 2 June 2012: 2012 Shinhwa Grand Tour in Japan: The Return - the comeback concert of South Korean boy band Shinhwa, after a four-year hiatus due to mandatory military service. 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 15, 16 October 2013: Backstreet Boys performed during their In A World Like This Tour. 29 March 2014: Lionel Richie All Night Long Tour 2014. 23, 24, 25 May 2014: Girls' Generation, Girls' Generation Japan 3rd 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 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! HAP