History - 2013
Fact file
Dates
July 26th, 27th, 28th, 2013
Place
Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata Prefecture
Figures
Audience
Total: 111,000 people (Pre-party: 10,000)
Campers
17,000
What happened?
A year after the miraculous 4 days of sunshine, it was back to normal for Fuji Rock in 2013. The usual mountain weather was back with sunshine in the morning and rain in the afternoon and the moon showing itself in the evenings. Also back were the tough Fuji Rockers enjoying music and food in spite of the weather in high spirits.
Nine Inch Nails, Bjork, The Cure. Many festival goers probably have strong memories of the artists that headlined the festival this year. The festival was honored to be chosen as the first place Nine Inch Nails chose to perform since suddenly reforming and were amazed by the awesome performance which turned even the most adverse weather conditions into part of the show. After a ten year wait, the elvin voice of Bjork filled the forests of the festival with happiness. Nobody thought it would happen again but The Cure made their second appearance at Fuji this year, with Robert Smith proving his voice was in good health with a 3 hour set.
In addition to the impressive headliners, many newsworthy artists from both inside and outside of Japan such as the king of EDM, Skrillex: who's gigantic stage set made an impact with its pillars of fire, Brahman: with their amazing performance that owned the Green Stage, Fun. proved why they got the Grammy, My Bloody Valentine intoxicated us all with their noise, the fans wild enthusiasm for the revival of Jurassic Five, Tamio Okuda was back after 13 years, Garth Hudson from the legendary The Band, and the much awaited performance in Japan by Mumford & Sons, and a rare performance by Sotaiseiriron. Even while struggling with illness, Wilco Johnson lived up to his name as Mr. Machine Gun Guitar with sounds that spoke directly to the souls of all in attendance.
Each of the 14 stages large and small have personality and color all their own with its newest addition, BUSKER STOP, offering up compact popular performances by artists of any and all genres.
Fuji Rock Festival aims for harmony between nature and music and has worked towards protecting the environment since its start in 1997. With the "Fuji Rock Forest Project", the festival works to protecting the forests surrounding the festival venue through the support of festival goers at the Board Walk Camp event and the Kids Land area at the festival. At the festival, festival goers can learn about anti-nuclear weapon and power movements at The Atomic Cafe, or reusable energy.
As part of the Great East Japan Disaster Releif Project, "Benefit for Nippon" , the festival gathers donations at the festival which are donated to areas effected by the disaster. In addition to the donation boxes located in and outside of the festival, chairs signed by artists at the 5 main stages of the festival were auctioned off. The Fuji Rock Festival Organizing Committee has donated the below amount gathered at the festival and from the auction.
‹Amount Donated› ¥4,045,027
‹Recipient› Fukushima Prefecture Disaster Response Headquarters
‹Date Sent› August 8th and October 1st, 2013
Timetable 2013
| GREEN STAGE | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | 7/27 (SAT) | 7/28 (SUN) |
| ROUTE 17 Rock'n'Roll ORCHESTRA (feat. NAKAIDO "CHABO" REICHI, OEI SHINYA, KOMOTO HIROTO, TORTOISE MATSUMOTO) |
THE BAWDIES | THE GOLDEN WET FINGERS |
| CJ RAMONE | AIMEE MANN | YO LA TENGO |
| KEMURI | TAMIO OKUDA | WILKO JOHNSON |
| FUN. | FOALS | TOKIKO KATO & THEATRE BROOK HANSEIKI ROCK |
| MY BLOODY VALENTINE | KARL HYDE | MUMFORD & SONS |
| BRAHMAN | BJORK | VAMPIRE WEEKEND |
| Nine Inch Nails | Special Guest: FEED ME | CURE |
| WHITE STAGE | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | 7/27 (SAT) | 7/28 (SUN) |
| ARUKARA | THE CHERRY COKE$ | NANAO TAVITO |
| DOHATSUTEN | COHEED AND CAMBRIA | PORTUGAL. THE MAN |
| YELLOWCARD | NAMBA69 (ex AKIHIRO NAMBA) | the telephones |
| KENICHI ASAI & BAD TEACHER KILL CLUB | ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT | SAVAGES |
| OF MONSTERS AND MEN | KILLSWITCH ENGAGE | TORO Y MOI |
| FLYING LOTUS | MANNISH BOYS | SOTAISEI RIRON |
| SKRILLEX | KENDRICK LAMAR | CAT POWER |
| --- | JURASSIC 5 | The xx |
| RED MARQUEE | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | 7/27 (SAT) | 7/28 (SUN) |
| QUATTRO | STERUSS (selected by ROOKIE A GO-GO) | BO NINGEN |
| PEPPERTONES | PRISCILLA AHN | LITE |
| RON SEXSMITH | LAMA | DIIV |
| RHYE | KYTE | DAUGHTER |
| LOCAL NATIVES | TOM ODELL | HAIM |
| Chara x Yusuke Kobayashi(THE NOVEMBERS) x KenKen(RIZE) & [Shinji Asakura x Rio x Masaki Narita] | DARKSTAR | MUDDY APES |
| TAME IMPALA | HURTS | TAHITI 80 |
| --- | BOYS NOIZE(LIVE) | EGO-WRAPPIN' AND THE GOSSIP OF JAXX |
| PLANET GROOVE | TRIBAL CIRCUS | SUNDAY SESSION |
| PORTER ROBINSON | JACK BEATS(DJ SET) | SHEENA & THE ROKKETS |
| DEATH GRIPS | MODESELEKTOR | GOMA & THE JUNGLE RHYTHM SECTION |
| DJ SHADOW | MAYA JANE COLES | BAAUER |
| THE GASLAMP KILLER | JULIO BASHMORE | JAMIE XX |
| Fragment x Keikouto band | RYUKYUDISKO | SUGIURUMN |
| --- | --- | TAKKYU ISHINO |
| FIELD OF HEAVEN | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | 7/27 (SAT) | 7/28 (SUN) |
| SOIL&”PIMP”SESSIONS | MAENO KENTA TO SOAPLANDERS (JIM O'ROURKE, EIKO ISHIBASHI, SUDOH TOSHIAKI, TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO) | MITSUKAZE & GREEN MASSIVE |
| cro-magnon | SHUGO TOKUMARU | THE HOT 8 BRASS BAND |
| GENTLEMANS PISTOLS | SKINNY LISTER | BRINSLEY FORDE |
| EDDIE ROBERTS' WEST COAST SOUNDS | SUZANNE VEGA | LOTUS |
| GARY CLARK JR. | DANIEL LANOIS | LETTUCE |
| Char 〜Jam Night〜 | GARTH HUDSON (The Band/The Last Waltz) featuring Sister Maud Hudson | --- |
| ORANGE COURT | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | 7/27 (SAT) | 7/28 (SUN) |
| TURTLE ISLAND | MARI NATSUKI | KONDO FUSANOSUKE & THE1968 BAND |
| AGATA MORIO | DOBERMAN | A HUNDRED BIRDS feat. TeN & GEBO |
| THE SEA AND CAKE | VERY BE CAREFUL | JAZZANOVA Live featuring PAUL RANDOLPH |
| SPARKS | MARK ERNESTUS PRESENTS JERI-JERI | MULATU ASTATKE |
| TOWER OF POWER | BAIANASYSTEM | BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA |
| --- | FERMIN MUGURUZA KONTRAKANTXA | DAVID MURRAY BIG BAND Featuring MACY GRAY |
| ALL NIGHT FUJI | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | ||
| BRYAN BURTON-LEWIS & TADANOBU ASANO | ||
| GLITTER | ||
| DJ NOBU (ANF exclusive LASER show) | ||
| PHUNK INVESTIGATION | ||
| KAORU INOUE (ANF / exclusive morning progressive set) | ||
| Gypsy Avalon | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | 7/27 (SAT) | 7/28 (SUN) |
| NGO VILLAGE TALK : SUPPORT FOR DISASTER-STRICKEN AREAS | NGO VILLAGE TALK : INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION | NGO VILLAGE TALK : ENERGY |
| UPENDRA AND FRIENDS PLUS MR. SUNIL AND BABU | BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA | KEROPONS FOR KIDS |
| ATOMIC CAFE TALK : TSUDA DAISUKE/MONJU-KUN/ZETTAI!!GENSHIRYOKUSENTAI SUISHINJYA | ATOMIC CAFE TALK : TSUDA DAISUKE/KATO TOKIKO/SATO TAIJI | ATOMIC CAFE TALK : TSUDA DAISUKE/AZUMA HIRONORI |
| ATOMIC CAFE : CHANGE ENERGY'S (VO: KATO HISASHI/G: KITA SHINICHI/B: JEFF/DS: cozi) | ATOMIC CAFE : Likkle Mai Band | ATOMIC CAFE AKIHIRO NAMBA（Hi-STANDARD,NAMBA69) |
| LOS GUANCHES | band HANADA | KOIKE RYUHEI & NAGAKUBO HIROYUKI |
| STUMBLE BUM | THE SOLAR BUDOKAN meets ATOMIC CAFE / INDIES DENKI X THEATRE BROOK | TJIROS |
| Takuji | FUJIWARA HIROSHI | "Dustin Wong (with Special Guest: Takako Minekawa)" |
| UEMA AYANO | KIWAWA | Indus & Rocks |
| FUKUHARA MIHO | Senkawos | RABI RABI |
| THE PALACE OF WONDER | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | 7/27 (SAT) | 7/28 (SUN) |
| CRYSTAL PALACE TENT | ||
| YABE TADASHI | ADAM DEITCH DJ SET | YOSUKE TOMINAGA (CHAMP) |
| BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA | THE HOT 8 BRASS BAND | DAISUKE KURODA (kickin) |
| DJ IZPON | DR.IHARA (CLUB SKA) | MULATU ASTATKE |
| FERMIN MUGURUZA KONTRAKANTXA | WILKO JOHNSON | SHACHOU（SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS） |
| CARIBBEAN DANDY | DJ SCRATCHY | Big Willie's Burlesque presents Mambo Loco |
| VERY BE CAREFUL | YOUR SONG IS GOOD | MURASAKI BABY DOLL with JVC FORCE TYO |
| RADICAL MUSIC NETWORK [Mestizo Fiesta Party] | RAPHAEL SEBBAG | DJ JIM |
| PALACE ARENA | ||
| Infernal Varanne's "Invisible Wall of Death" | Infernal Varanne's "Invisible Wall of Death"L | Infernal Varanne's "Invisible Wall of Death" |
| ROOKIE A GO-GO | ||
| SHIZUKANI HISOMU HIBI | Homecomings | BAKUDAN JOHNNY |
| ircle | MITSUME | MONSTER TAIRIKU |
| ENTHRALLS | MORI WA IKITEIRU | ONI NO MIGIUDE |
| My Hair is Bad | SUICHU ZUKAN | THE OTOGIBANASHI'S |
| bacho | OBORETA EBI NO KENSHI HOUKOKUSHO | OTO NO TABI CREW |
| NAEBA SHOKUDO | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | 7/27 (SAT) | 7/28 (SUN) |
| NAEBA ONGAKU TOTSUGEKITAI | NAEBA ONGAKU TOTSUGEKITAI | NAEBA ONGAKU TOTSUGEKITAI |
| AFRO PSYCHEDELIA | MARI NATSUKI | UHNELLYS |
| GAKARYO・KOSHIRANO COOL JAPON | KENSINGTON HILLBILLYS | LOS GUANCHES |
| BAIANASYSTEM | TATSUMI AKIRA | THE TAKOSAN |
| GENTLEMANS PISTOLS | VERY BE CAREFUL | THE HOT 8 BRASS BAND |
| DAY DREAMING AND SILENT BEEZE | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | 7/27 (SAT) | 7/28 (SUN) |
| Extreme Chill Out by Off-Tone | Laid-Back-Beats Session | are we dancer? By Balearic Sunrise Live painting : Yu-Tai |
| Nao&Qmico | fishu | SEINOIZE |
| POLAR CHALORS featuring SAORI KANDA | KENKOU | ASANO TADANOBU |
| KOBA (form.) | KILLY&7e | MATSUSAKA DAISUKE |
| HARUKA (FUTURE TERROR)/td> | MIYAUCHI YURI | KAITO live |
| "COSMIC BLESSING ENSEMBLE (CALM X KAORU INOUE X CITIZEN OF PEACE X KAKUEI)" | AYASHIGE | YODA |
| --- | DJ MISOSHIRU TO MC GOHAN | --- |
| --- | INNER SCIENCE (DJ set) | --- |
| MOKUDO TEI | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | 7/27 (SAT) | 7/28 (SUN) |
| Kensington Hillbillys | AOBA ICHIKO | ARISA SAFU |
| HATAKEYAMA MIYUKI | Kim Wooyong | UPENDRA & FRIENDS |
| GAKU-MC | KARAMUSHI & FRIENDS | BENJAMIN TEHOVAL |
| PYRAMID GARDEN | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | 7/27 (SAT) | 7/28 (SUN) |
| SANDII | SANDII | SANDII |
| DJ FURUKAWAMIKI | OVERGROUND ACOUSTIC UNDERGROUND"5" | YUKAWA SHIONE |
| Permanents (TANAKA KAZUMASA & TAKANO ISAO from GRAPEVINE) | DJ-ACKKY | DJ AYASHIGE |
| KATSUI YUJI and The Magic Caravan (U-zhaan,ICHIKO AOBA,SoRA) | KENJI JAMMER & YAO | KENSINGTON HILLBILLYS |
| --- | BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA | SUNIL & BABU |
| --- | LOS GUANCHES | --- |
| Café de Paris | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | 7/27 (SAT) | 7/28 (SUN) |
| LOS GUANCHES | ROJO REGALO | BLACK BOTTOM BRASS BAND |
| Big Willie's Burlesque presents Mambo Loco | Big Willie's Burlesque presents Mambo Loco | KENSINGTON HILLBILLYS |
| VERY BE CAREFUL | ASAKUSA JINTA | LOS GUANCHES |
| SKINNY LISTER | LOS GUANCHES | Big Willie's Burlesque presents Mambo Loco |
| BUSKER STOP | ||
| 7/26 (FRI) | 7/27 (SAT) | 7/28 (SUN) |
| GAKU-MC | KENJI JAMMER | EPPAI |
| EMI ELEONOLA feat. MIKUNI GIRLS | BENJAMIN TEHOVAL | MITSUKAZE |
| SoRA X KATSUI YUJI | KIM WOOYONG | Mamadou Doumbia |