History - 2006

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What happened?

The Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary with RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS headlining Green stage on Saturday. Other memorable acts to mention are Denki Groove who has been popular in the Festival since the 1st year, SCISSOR SISTERS that created a fantastic party on White Stage on Saturday - many audience commented it was one of the best performance in the whole Festival.

This year also witnessed a variety of performances such as KULA SHAKER who was re-united after a long break and 2MANYDJS who kept audience in Red Marquee dancing until sunrise.

In their 2nd appearance in the Festival, FRANZ FERDINAND headlined Friday night. Legendary Tokiko Kato fascinated young audience who may not have heard her sing before. THE CROMAGNONS, the new band by Hiroto and Marcy, and GNARLS BARKLEY attracted a huge number of audience. THE STROKES headlined Sunday night in their first Fuji Rock. Green Stage closed with HAPPY MONDAY after the clock hit midnight.

The board walk expanded to a new route. The paths are decorated every year and look quite different at night. In Palace of Wonder area by the entrance gate, there was a vintage tent called 'Crystal Palace'. Small satages such as Mokudo-Tei and Naeba Shokudo are loved by audience, a must in the Festival.

28th Friday was marked as 'Global Cool Day' in co-operation with an environmental organisation 'Global Cool' and it was appealed to the audience to promote reduction in CO2 emission.

Fuji Collection that started in 05 has welcomed a new partner and has been creating a wider range of Fuji Rock related clothing.

Timetable 2006

GREEN STAGE
7/28 (FRI) 7/29 (SAT) 7/30 (SUN)
THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT WOLFMOTHER KODO
FLOGGING MOLLY MO'SOME TONEBENDER THE REFUGEE ALL STARS OF SIERRA LEONE
THE COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE THE KINGTONES featuring JIMMY IRIEDA & NANCY KT TUNSTALL
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION THE HIVES SNOW PATROL
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS KEN YOKOYAMA JASON MRAZ
JET SONIC YOUTH THE RACONTEURS
FRANZ FERDINAND DENKI GROOVE THE STROKES
--- RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Very Special Guest:HAPPY MONDAYS
 
WHITE STAGE
7/28 (FRI) 7/29 (SAT) 7/30 (SUN)
SAKEROCK locofrank envy
THE CROMAGNONS eastern youth ISIS
A HUNDRED BIRDS ORCHESTRA VALENCIA rinocerose
TOMMY GUERRERO STRAIGHTENER BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
GNARLS BARKLEY STORY OF THE YEAR TRANSIT KINGS
FIRE BALL with JUNGLE ROOTS BACK DROP BOMB BUFFALO DAUGHTER
DONAVON FRANKENREITER YEAH YEAH YEAHS SUPER FURRY ANIMALS
MADNESS SCISSOR SISTERS MOGWAI
 
RED MARQUEE
7/28 (FRI) 7/29 (SAT) 7/30 (SUN)
carrozzeria FRIDAY REVIEW carrozzeria SATURDAY REVIEW carrozzeria SUNDAY REVIEW
10-FEET FRONTIER BACKYARD GUITAR WOLF
THE SPINTO BAND FIELDS MILBURN
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT THE RIFLES MUMM-RA
ATMOSPHERE MYSTERY JETS THE AUTOMATIC
THE CRIBS THE LIKE ORSON
ROGER JOSEPH MANNING JR. JUNIOR SENIOR BAXTER DURY
THE ZUTONS KULA SHAKER KILLING JOKE
--- --- SHINYA OE
 
PLANET GROOVE TRIBAL CIRCUS SUNDAY SESSION
AFRA & INCREDIBLE BEATBOX BAND RYUKYUDISKO JENNY LEWIS
TUCKER RADIOSOULWAX PRESENTS NITEVERSIONS LIVE DIGITALISM
BIRDY NAM NAM HYPER-DJ SET NIGHTMARES ON WAX SOUND SYSTEM
SCRATCH PERVERTS JUNKIE XL SHIRO THE GOODMAN
CONGO NATTY feat. REBEL MC 2MANYDJS METALCHICKS
DJ BAKU --- BEZ DJ SET
FORCE OF NATURE --- ---
 
FIELD OF HEAVEN
7/28 (FRI) 7/29 (SAT) 7/30 (SUN)
BLACK BOTTOM BRASS BAND cutman-booche RAZOKU
Sandii ROCK'N'ROLL GYPSIES Magnolia
TOKIKO KATO THE BENEVENTO/RUSSO DUO Likkle Mai
GANGA ZUMBA TRISTAN PRETTYMAN FISHMANS
BLACKALICIOUS THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT YURA YURA TEIKOKU
NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS --- UMPHREY'S McGEE
Shang Shang Typhoon --- ---
 
ORANGE COURT
7/28 (FRI) 7/29 (SAT) 7/30 (SUN)
OVERGROUND ACOUSTIC UNDERGROUND MARINES BIG BAND Double Famous
NATSUMEN BIG WILLIE'S BURLESQUE LISA ONO
THE TERRY ADAMS & STEVE FERGUSON QUARTET MITSUKI KIMURA with SHINJI MIYAKE FRF ALL STARS THE REFUGEE ALL STARS OF SIERRA LEONE
OOIOO TRASHCAN SINATRAS TOBY FOYEH AND ORCHESTRA AFRICA
AKIKO YANO UA × NARUYOSHI KIKUCHI THE THRILL
HARRY HOSONO QUINTETTE JOHNNY A ---
 
All Night Fuji
SUGIURUMN
TIGA
DISCOTWINS
COBURN
DAMIAN LAZARUS
DJ TA-KA
 
Gypsy Avalon
7/28 (FRI) 7/29 (SAT) 7/30 (SUN)
AlayaVijana KOICHI FUJII from WSHADAKO YOEKO KURAHASHI
DAIKI Sandaime Uotake Hamada Shigeo SHUNTARO TAKABATAKE
TRASHCAN SINATRAS Saigenji KAZUMI NIKAIDO
URI NAKAYAMA Yoshie.Ebihara Anais
HIROSHI YAMAGUCHI (HEATWAVE) AKOGINA SS (SHIGERU NAKANO + JUN SHIMOYAMA) CLOVERS
Marcos Suzano + TAKASHI NUMAZAWA + NAOYUKI UCHIDA with YUJI KATSUI SHIONE YUKAWA The SUZUKI
--- Double Famous Sun Paulo
 
THE PALACE OF WONDER
7/28 (FRI) 7/29 (SAT) 7/30 (SUN)
ROOKIE A GO-GO
THE 50KAITEN'S ZUKUNASHI ORESKA BAND
sister jet YAPANI! SAMURAI HIGH
VENI VIDI VICIOUS THE BAND OF GREMERS swan
TEX&the Sun Flower Seed ROKUJO HITOMA OHIO101
Moody?Rudy TEGWON CLARABELL
 
TENT
Tequila Savoy Gaz Rockin Blues 25th Anniversary Special Lets Crazy
POW DJ TEAM Gaz Mayall DJ MC The Hump DJs
DJ PAPA-Q Baby Soul Don Coglione
The Fire Tusk Painproof Circus Lucifire fire show BIG WILLIE'S BURLESQUE
SHUYA OKINO (KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE) Noboru Yamana (Blue Beat Bop!) BRYAN BURTON-LEWIS(thirdculture)
KATTENI SHIYAGARE BARRENCE WHITFIELD & THE RIZLAZ Lucifire - suspension show
RAPHAEL SEBBAG TOMMY (DRUM&BASS RECORD/ROCK A SHACKA) Tokyo Panorama Mambo Boys
BIG WILLIE'S BURLESQUE THE RUDE PRESSURES featuring Rico Rodriguez MURASAKI BABYDOLL with JVC FORCE TYO
Amore Hirosuke Gaz & the Rockin Blues DJ Showdown POW DJ TEAM Sim Cass & Jason Mayall & friends
 
ARENA
AD Treepirate Eddie Egals Fire Shower Eddie Egals Fire Shower
Eddie Egals Fire Shower The Fire Tusk Painproof Circus AD Treepirate
The Fire Tusk Painproof Circus AD Treepirate Grand Fire Finale
 
NAEBA SHOKUDO
7/28 (FRI) 7/29 (SAT) 7/30 (SUN)
101A outside yoshino SAFI & CHANNEL SPHYNX
JOHNNY A Anaïs UMEKICHI
cutman-booche MADAM GUITAR NAGAMI JUN KICELL
GEN HOSHINIO BIG WILLIE'S BURLESQUE THE TAKO-SAN
IKKYU --- ---
 
DAY DREAMING AND SILENT BEEZE
7/28 (FRI) 7/29 (SAT) 7/30 (SUN)
YODA TOSH FUNKY GONG
barbi newdeal ayashige
Cinnabom Dr.Shingo Elektroscillobleeper
Palm Echo Daisuke Matsusaka MAYURI
TIMEK ILL with YUJI KATSUI SEINO
YODA --- ---