Fuji Rock Festival
When & Where Fuji Rock Festival is an outdoor music festival which usually occurs on the Naeba Ski resort in the Niigata Prefecture in Japan on the last weekend of July. The Fuji Rock Festival 2010 is from 30th July until August 1st.
What to expect hyped as the cleanest festival in the world it certainly lives up to it. Set in the mountains in the most picturesque surroundings for a music festival in Japan and indeed the world. You can enjoy the view from the longest gondola (The Dragondola) lift in the world. There's seven main stages lots of minor gigs scattered throughout the site. The main stage is the Green stage with a capacity for almost 50,000 spectators. altogether this rock festival draws crowds of more then 100,000 with over 200 music acts. Other stages include the White Stage, the Red Marquee, Orange Court, and Field of Heaven. Fuji Music Festival Line-up 201022-20sAIR ALBERTA CROSS ASH THE BAWDIES BEARDYMAN BELLE AND SEBASTIAN BOOM BOOM SATELLITES BOYS NOIZE BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE !!! CODEINE VELVET CLUB CORINNE BAILEY RAE THE CRIBS DEREK TRUCKS & SUSAN TEDESCHI BAND DETROIT SOCIAL CLUB DIANE BIRCH DONAVON FRANKENREITER EGO-WRAPPIN' AND THE GOSSIP OF JAXX FLOGGING MOLLY FOALS GRAPEVINE HOT CHIP IAN BROWN JAMAICA – Live JOHN BUTLER TRIO JOHN FOGERTY KEN YOKOYAMA kicell KITTY DAISY&LEWIS KULA SHAKER LA RUDA LCD SOUNDSYSTEM MAD PROFESSOR MAGMA MAGNETIC MAN MALLACAN MASSIVE ATTACK MGMT MIIKE SNOW moe. MORIARTY MUSE MUTEMATH OCEAN COLOUR SCENE OGRE YOU ASSHOLE OZOMATLI PARACHUTE quasimode RIDDIM SAUNTER RIVA STARR RUSKO SUPER JUNKY MONKEY THEM CROOKED VULTURES toe toyoda yuzo TRICERATOPS TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE VAMPIRE WEEKEND YEASAYER Z-TRIP ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA Getting to Naeba, Japan Book a flight into Tokyo Airport here or take a train from Tokyo to Naeba here Accommodation in Naeba, Niigata-JapanWhere to stay There’s limited accommodation available in Naema-considering this music festival draws crowds of 100,000. You can find a quality hotel or cheap accommodation in advance here. Fuji Music Festival -HistoryHistory Originally located closer to Mt. Fuji the inaugural festival was marred with disaster as people nearly died from hypothermia. The concert is now situated far away in a much lower lying land area and has enjoyed gorgeous sunshine every year since that nasty weekend in 1997. Previous performers include: The Chemical Brothers - Ian Brown - Pet Shop Boys - The Prodigy - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Sonic Youth - The Killers, Dizzie Rascal, PJ Harvey, Primus and The White Stripes to name but a few.Did you like this article ? OK here's some more Asian Festivals :Honen Matsuri & Naked Festival Japanor show me even more
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