FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL 2005

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Simple Plan Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Moby
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Los Lobos

The Pogues Dinosaur Jr. The Mars Volta
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THE SKA-FLAMES Feeder Doves
SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS Sambomaster Athlete
Your Song Is Good HAWAIIAN6 SOUL FLOWER UNION
Coheed and Cambria The Go!Team
Juliette & the Licks
featuring Juliette Lewis afrirampo

ROSSO Mercury Rev The Coral
Cake Clammbon Royksopp
Charlotte Hatherley PEALOUT The Futureheads
Kaiser Chiefs The Bravery Aqualung
ACIDMAN Bill Laswell The Magic Numbers
The Longcut The Black Velvets OCEANLANE
Analog Fish The Dresden Dolls Juliette & the Licks
featuring Juliette Lewis

Planet Groove Tribal Circus Sunday Session

Crown City Rockers VITALIC Mylo
DJ MADLIB Cagedbaby
DJ Peanut Butter Wolf Laurent Garnier
DJ KENTARO

ROVO Ryan Adams & The Cardinals Soulive
PE'Z My Morning Jacket Yonder Mountain String Band
the beautiful girls Amp Fiddler The John Butler Trio
bobin and the mantra copa salvo MAMALAID RAG
bonobos
SPECIAL OTHERS

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The Kingtones Adrian Belew Strange Love Psychedelico
Lisa Loeb Lightning Blues Guitar Sessions GONTITI
Eddi Reader The California Guitar Trio Hiromi Uehara
SKA CUBANO 100s (Hyaku-shiki)
Leyona
and more...

― Charles in Charge, Saturday, 14 May 2005 23:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Hilarious line-up.

― RS_LaRue (RSLaRue), Saturday, 14 May 2005 23:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I mean, I'm sure it could be good and everything, but there are a few names there of bands I am surprised are touring these days.

― RS_LaRue (RSLaRue), Saturday, 14 May 2005 23:46 (twenty-one years ago)

plus a few more obscure acts like Queens of the Stone Age, Beck, Coldplay, New Order, Sigur Ros, Foo Fighters...

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Sunday, 15 May 2005 01:23 (twenty-one years ago)

That's weird: I thought I saw Black Uhuru! Give me some of what I'm smoking.

― RS_LaRue (RSLaRue), Sunday, 15 May 2005 01:26 (twenty-one years ago)

"featuring Juliette Lewis afrirampo"!!

or is that lack of a hard return?

― Beta (abeta), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Afrirampo are great!

― Ian John50n (orion), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 16:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Didn't Gygax! go to this or something? (not a japanophile.)

― Ian John50n (orion), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 16:22 (twenty-one years ago)

This festival is one of my annual highlights. I've been the past 4 years and it's always been amazing. The location is unbelievably pretty, the people are always great and a lot of the things that used to annoy me about festivals just don't happen. For example, it rained for most of the weekend in 2003 and not a single person decided to throw mud at the stage. The Japanese kids carry bags for their garbage and portable ashtrays for their cigarette butts. You can also leave your laptop computer in your tent for 3 days and not have to worry about someone taking off with it. It's also a chance to see some pretty great bands and discover new ones, particularily smaller Japanese artists. The artists also feel free to just walk around the site because people tend not to bother them. I've run into members of Jane's Addiction, Ben Harper, the Chemical Brothers, Joe Strummer, Talib Kweli, Mani from Primal Scream and Michael Franti just strolling about of hanging out before or after their show. Since the original post, New Order and a few other bands have also been confirmed.

http://www.fujirockfestival.com/

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 00:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I've never been to Fuji-Rock but I'd like to go (or just at least get to Niigata). Afrirampo can be great when they want to be.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 00:22 (twenty-one years ago)

two months pass...

Anybody go to this? I was there for the entire 3 days, and it was great. I finally got to see both New Order and Dinosaur Jr, both of whom put on excellent shows. Dinosaur Jr. really do play as loudly as everyone says, and although J Mascis and Murph are showing their age a little, Lou Barlow looks exactly the same as when he first left the band. I'd also heard that New Order live shows were pretty staid affairs. However, Barney was talking a lot between songs, cracking jokes, and even sang "Krafty" in Japanese, which the audience loved. Gang of Four were very impressive as were the Asian Dub Foundation, Boom Boom Satellites, Mylo and Prefuse 73. I'm tired and broke, but it was worth it. It's not cheap, and Japan's not really convenient for most people on this board, but if you ever get a chance I highly recommend that you check this festival out.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 01:18 (twenty years ago)

eleven months pass...

It's that time of year again. The Happy Mondays were recently announced as special guests on the Sunday night.

http://www.fujirockfestival.com/artist/index.html

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Sunday, 16 July 2006 08:03 (nineteen years ago)

Say, have you ever been to Summer Sonic? It looks so much like a terrible time, but I sure would like to see Scritti Politti this year...

― Dr Benway (dr benway), Sunday, 16 July 2006 09:36 (nineteen years ago)

it is so a terrible time. unless your idea of good fun is being herded between pens. that's the first concert I've been to where the front stage was divided into five pens each having a different colour tag. If you don't have the right tag, you're not allowed in the middle. Summer Sonic can go fuck themselves.

― Good Dog (Good Dog), Sunday, 16 July 2006 15:02 (nineteen years ago)

sorry for the language there, but Summer Sonic was the worst event i've ever been to. it makes me mad even thinking about it now.

Fuji Rock OTOH is ace.

― Good Dog (Good Dog), Sunday, 16 July 2006 16:23 (nineteen years ago)

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