Chiba Marine Stadium
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| Location | Chiba City, Chiba, Japan |
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| Owner | Chiba City |
| Operator | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| Capacity | 30,000[1] |
| Field size |
Left Field – 99.5 m (326.4 ft) Center Field – 122 m (400.3 ft) Right Field – 99.5 m (326.4 ft) Height of Outfield Fence – 4 m (13.1 ft) |
| Surface | Astro Nexturf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | February 2, 1990 |
| Construction cost | 13,300,000,000 yen |
| Tenants | |
| Chiba Lotte Marines (Pacific League) (1992–present) | |
The QVC Marine Field (QVCマリンフィールド QVC Marin Fiirudo) is a stadium in Chiba City, Japan. It opened in 1990 and holds approximately 30,000 people.
The official opening of the stadium was held on April 13, 14, 15 1990, when popstar Madonna opened her Blond Ambition Tour at the venue. The show was blighted by heavy rain and high winds, which led to the concert being dramatically scaled-back, as documented in her documentary Truth or Dare.
Lady Gaga performed 2 sold out shows at the venue on August 13, & 14 2014 for her ArtRave: The Artpop Ball [2] in front of 50,453 people.[3]
The Summer Sonic Festival is held in the stadium and the neighbouring Makuhari Messe every summer.
It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Chiba Lotte Marines, secondarily used for Rugby union.
Gallery
Front of Chiba Marine Stadium.JPG)
Memorial of Marines, at Chiba Marine Stadium (QVC Marine Field)
Trivia
- The stadium was modelled as a stage in the 1994 video game Tekken, although it was only known as "Stadium".
References
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| Preceded by Kawasaki Stadium |
Home of the Chiba Lotte Marines 1992 – |
Succeeded by N/A |
Coordinates: 35°38′42.86″N 140°1′51.32″E / 35.6452389°N 140.0309222°E