Yamashita Tatsuro to Perform at the Opening of Kumamoto Castle Hall on Dec. 1!
12月1日に全面開業する大型集客施設「熊本城ホール」のこけら落としとして、「クリスマス・イブ」などの楽曲で知られるシンガー・ソングライター山下達郎さんの公演が決定!
It has been announced that Yamashita Tatsuro, famous for his #1 hit “Ride on Time” (1980) and “Christmas Eve”, is to perform at Kumamoto Castle Hall when it opens on December 1. The concert will start at 6 PM.
His “Christmas Eve” became a phenomenal hit when it was used in a JR commercial in 1983.
Tatsuro is also successful as a musical collaborator with Takeuchi Mariya, whom he married in 1982. (Takeuchi is now writing a running autobiography in the Asahi Shimbun.)
Here is a YouTube link to his “Ride on Time”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdBEwe1KKmg
“Christmas Eve”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYP_1MZyWBM
Tickets are ¥9,000 and will go on sale on Oct. 5.
A Japanese rock band “A Man with a Mission” is also to perform at the venue as a part of its pre-opening events on October 13, when Kumamoto hosts the RWC Wales vs Uruguay match.