Fuji Rock Virgin Talks Expectations and Memories of Festivals Past

April 20, 2016 ● Experiences

Back during the days when I was living in a climate that required much less stoicism and bug spray, I used to spend much of my summer vacations looking forward to hitting the Reading Festival, or whatever else I could afford to go to on a student booksellers’ wage. Sadly, those days are gone, and although this is not my first festival experience in Japan – I once spent a weekend at a campsite halfway up a mountain in Wakayama getting bombarded by Gabba and Chip music til 3am every night– it will be my first Fuji Rock. Nor will it be my first festival as a reporter. I had great fun last year covering the Boomtown Fair festival in the UK; the experience was much more pleasant than I had been expecting, and has hopefully set me up nicely for the Fuji Rock preparation.

Father and Son Festival Fun

April 20, 2016 ● Experiences, Interviews

When I was a kid heading off to festivals, my parents would drop me off at the train station, tell me to be careful and drive off home relieved to have a weekend free from my own personal teenage tornado. The thought of them accompanying me to a festival never crossed my mind, and certainly never would have even flickered across theirs – festival toilets are something they have never had the misfortune to experience and I feel it should ever remain that way. So when I was introduced to Jonny Woodward by a mutual friend, I was pretty impressed to find that he manages to survive Fuji Rock with his dad, and has done on several occasions.

Babymetal to play Fuji Rock

March 25, 2016 ● Bands

All powerful kawaii-kowaii (scary-cute) Babymetal, who are a bit like Marmite or natto amongst some metallers, have been announced as new additions to the Fuji Rock line-up. READ MORE

Man With A Mission at Makuhari Messe, 2014.

Putting the rock into Fuji Rock – more bands announced!

March 14, 2016 ● Bands

Japanese bands Man With A Mission, Wanima, and Ken Yokohama have been announced today, along with London-based Bo Ningen, adding to what is looking to be a weekend that puts the “rock” in Fuji Rock.