Norah Jones at Budokan, October 18th 2022
Before this show the only time I went to Budokan was in December 2013. It was for a tribute concert that used to be held annually to commemorate the date of John Lennon’s death. My wife got free tickets and we sat at the very last row of this immense venue. I remember lots of Beatles and Lennon’s covers performed by J-Pop artists most of them unknown to me. At the end of the show I did see one of the most electrifying performances I’ve ever seen. Yoko Ono was already octogenarian, minute in size, barely over 150 centimeters; but her magnetism and electricity was palpable at that last row of seats. I haven’t seen many performers that could command a stage like she did that day. This time I got better seats, still balcony but not last row. There were also for another female performer that I think in time will acquire a similar legendary status. Norah Jones came to Japan after a five years absence, a pause presumedly expanded due to the current pandemic. She played three date...