Tanaka Reina graduated from MM & H!P, 5/21 @ Nippon Budokan

[erilaz]

^ Saitama's bigger than Yokoari, Budōkan, and Yoyogi. I can't recall any other large graduation venues.

[Celedam]

They've played Saitama Super Arena, but I don't think they've had a graduation there. The largest graduation I can think of right now is Yokohama Arena.

EDIT: Scratch that. Yossie graduated at Saitama. It was a hometown concert for her.

Tokyo Dome -> up to 42,000
Saitama Super Arena -> up to 37,000
Yokohama Arena -> up to 17,000
Nippon Budokan -> up to 14,000
Yoyogi National Gymnasium -> up to 13,000
Yomiuri Land East -> up to 6,000
Nakano Sun Plaza -> up to 2,200

[randompasserby]

Yasuda and Yossie graduated at Saitama Super Arena iirc

[Sohee]

Dome takes up to 55,000. (:

KinKi Kids has even managed to bring in 67,000 fans to Tokyo Dome for their 10th anniversary concert in 2007. o_o

[otaku_blue]

Kinda dissapointed its Budokan, but didn't know it was the best and most logical location.
It'd be cool to see them at different concert venues.
Yokohama Arena -> up to 17,000
Nippon Budokan -> up to 14,000
Yoyogi National Gymnasium -> up to 13,000

Would be cool.

I totally wanna see a concert at Yoyogi National Gymnasium though by MM.

[Sohee]

Makuhari Messe (Goto Maki had her last concert there, Music Station Super Live is usually there) has a capacity of 9000.
That's not impossible to put in on a normal tour. MM GO.

[Celedam]

I wonder sometimes at Up-Front's strategy. I know they make more money from more shows at smaller venues: smaller venues are cheaper to rent and quicker to turn over, so three small shows in one day can actually make more money than one large show. (Of course it's also more tiring for the members, but that's not part of the calculation.) And now with the nationwide simulcasts, they're raking it in.

But they would get so much press if they tried to fill Saitama again, even if it was only once a year and even if they didn't quite make it.

[Sohee]

Yeah, especially for the H!P concerts though. I don't get why they stick to Nakano Sun Plaza for that one. They could easily fill something bigger with all of the groups. @.@;

[randompasserby]

Yeah I'd like to see them try that too one of these days ... scratch out a couple of dates in smaller venues and add one show in a bigger, more prestigious one to attract attention.

For what's it worth, they don't always have to sell the tickets for full capacity either. Momoclo sold out only 10.000 tickets for their Saitama concert for example and it did get them some media attention and it was treated as a great achievement ...which it kinda was, but I think MM could do that too any day, easily.
Prove us right UF

[Mizu_D3]

EDIT: Scratch that. Yossie graduated at Saitama. It was a hometown concert for her.

Tokyo Dome -> up to 42,000
Saitama Super Arena -> up to 37,000
Yokohama Arena -> up to 17,000
Nippon Budokan -> up to 14,000
Yoyogi National Gymnasium -> up to 13,000
Yomiuri Land East -> up to 6,000
Nakano Sun Plaza -> up to 2,200

i think Dome can hold 55,000. because Arashi still use Dome until next few years and apprx. 55,000 people.
if grad concert for Sayu want at Dome, it must rent Dome after Arashi