Festival No. 0000280 · Est. 1999
Weekend of the year
No. 0005058
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Somewhere in Niigata
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The details
- Venue
- Fuji Rock Festival
- Address
- Naeba Ski Resort
- City
- Niigata, Japan
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About the artists
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Acidman formed in Saitama, Japan, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, j-rock.
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Agoria was born in Valencin, France, on 16 January 1976. Plays deep house, electro house, electronic, house, tech house.
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alt-J formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, art pop, art rock, blues rock, electronic rock, experimental rock, folktronica, indie pop.
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Anthony Joseph & the Spasm Band formed in 2005.
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AraabMuzik was born in Providence, United States, on 16 June 1989. Plays edm, hip hop, trap edm.
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Asparagus formed in February 2002.
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Boom Boom Satellites formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 1990, and split up on 22 June 2016, after 26 years. Plays big beat, electronic, electronic rock.
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Buddy Guy was born in Lettsworth, United States, on 30 July 1936. Plays blues, blues rock, chicago blues, electric blues, hill country blues.
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Busy P was born in Paris, France, on 21 April 1975. Plays electro house, electronic, french electro, hip hop, hip house.
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Caravan formed in Canterbury, United Kingdom, in January 1968. Plays canterbury scene, progressive rock.
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Caribou was born in Dundas, Canada, on 29 March 1978. Plays dream pop, electronic, folktronica, house, indietronica, neo-psychedelia.
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Cero formed in 2004. Plays j-rock.
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Chatmonchy formed in Tokushima, Japan, in 2000, and split up in November 2017, after 17 years. Plays indie rock, j-rock, power pop.
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Che Sudaka formed in Barcelona, Spain, on 15 March 2002. Plays cumbia, latin, punk, reggae, rock, ska.
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Chthonic formed in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1995. Plays black metal, death metal, folk metal, melodic black metal, melodic death metal, symphonic black metal.
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Cloud Nothings formed in Cleveland, United States, in 2009. Plays indie rock, noise rock, post-hardcore, punk rock.
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Denki Groove formed in Shizuoka, Japan, in 1989.
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DJ BAKU was born in 1978.
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DJ Kentaro was born on 13 January 1982. Plays turntablism.
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Django Django formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays alternative dance, art rock, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, indie pop, indie rock, indie surf.
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Dumpstaphunk formed in New Orleans, United States, on 24 April 2003. Plays blues, funk, gospel, jazz, rock and roll, soul.
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Ed Sheeran was born in Halifax, United Kingdom, on 17 February 1991. Plays dance-pop, folk, folk pop, persian pop, pop, singer-songwriter, soft rock.
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Elvin Bishop was born in Glendale, United States, on 21 October 1942. Plays blue-eyed soul, blues, blues rock, country rock, rock, southern rock.
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Ernest Ranglin was born in Robins Hall, Jamaica, on 19 June 1932. Plays reggae, rocksteady.
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Explosions in the Sky formed in Austin, United States, on 4 July 1999. Plays ambient, instrumental, post-rock.
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Factory Floor formed in Hackney, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electronic rock, post-industrial.
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FRONTIER BACKYARD formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 2001.
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Fucked Up formed in 2001. Plays hardcore punk, indie rock, post-hardcore, punk.
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Galactic formed in New Orleans, United States, in 1994. Plays acid jazz, funk, jam band, jazz-funk, rock.
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Gossip formed in Searcy, United States, in 1999. Plays garage punk, garage rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-punk.
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Goth-Trad plays dubstep.
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Hiromi Trio Project plays contemporary jazz.
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Idjut Boys formed in London, United Kingdom.
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Justice formed in Paris, France, in 2003. Plays dance, electro, electro house, electro-disco, electronic, french electro, french house, house.
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Lindigo formed in Reunion, Reunion, in 1999. Plays maloya.
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Locofrank formed in 1998.
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Los Lonely Boys formed in San Angelo, United States, in 2001. Plays rock, tex-mex.
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lostage formed in 2001. Plays pop rock, rock.
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Michael Kiwanuka was born in Muswell Hill, United Kingdom, on 3 May 1987. Plays soul.
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Mimi Maura formed in 1996.
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Mono formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 1999. Plays experimental rock, instrumental, instrumental rock, post-rock.
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mouse on the keys formed in 2006. Plays jazz fusion, math rock, post-rock.
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New Cool Collective formed in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1993. Plays big band, jazz, jazz-funk.
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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2011. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, baroque pop, britpop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, pop rock, post-britpop.
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Ocean Colour Scene formed in Moseley, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays britpop, indie rock, mod revival, neo-psychedelia, pop rock, rock.
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Onda Vaga formed in January 2007. Plays folk rock.
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Purity Ring formed in Edmonton, Canada, in 2010. Plays dream pop, futurepop, witch house.
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Refused formed in Umea, Sweden, in 1992, and split up on 21 December 2025, after 33 years. Plays hardcore punk, post-hardcore, punk, punk rock.
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Rovo formed in 1995.
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Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 formed in Lagos, Nigeria. Plays afrobeat, jùjú.
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Special Others formed in Yokohama, Japan, in November 1995. Plays jazz, post-rock.
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Spiritualized formed in Rugby, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays art rock, chamber pop, dream pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, psychedelic rock, shoegaze.
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Steve Kimock was born in Bethlehem, United States, on 5 October 1955. Plays rock.
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The Back Horn formed in April 1998. Plays alternative rock, j-rock, pop punk, post-grunge.
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The Birthday formed in September 2005, and split up on 26 November 2023, after 18 years. Plays rock.
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The Field plays ambient techno, electronic, minimal techno.
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The Heartbreaks formed in 2009. Plays rock.
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The Specials formed in Coventry, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays 2 tone, new wave, reggae, rocksteady, ska.
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The Trojans formed in 1986. Plays blues, celtic, folk, r&b, reggae, rock and roll, ska.
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The Very Best formed in 2008.
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Third Coast Kings formed in 2007.
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Toe formed in 2000. Plays math rock, post-rock.
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Toots & The Maytals formed in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1963. Plays jamaican ska, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska, soul.
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Twenty One Pilots formed in Columbus, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative pop, alternative rock, electropop, emo, hip hop, indie pop, indie rock.
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Yael Naïm was born on 6 February 1978. Plays indie folk, singer-songwriter.