History - 2004
Fact file
Dates
July 30, 31, August 1, 2004
Place
Naeba Skii Resort, Niigata
Figures
Audience
90,000
Campers
14,000
What happened?
Lou Reed, The Chemical Brothers, The White Stripes and the King of Fuji Rock – Kiyoshiro Imawano – all gave great shows this year.
There were a few reunion performances - The Roosters final live show with Shinya Oe (who returned after 16 year's absence), the first gig by Pixies after a 10-year break and the return of Ringo Shiina’s Tokyo Jihen.
New bands such Keane, The Killers and Franz Ferdinand, who made their Fuji debut on the Green stage, all performed this year.
After playing on the Rookie stage in 2003, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION and SAMBO MASTER moved up to Red Marquee and across the festival Ben Harper, Jack Johnson and Moe all put on great shows.
The cinema opened for the first time and the Boardwalk got extended. There were more art installations around the festival and the Palace of Wonder introduced dare devil high wire trapeze and it presented a laser show across the site.
Timetable 2004
| GREEN STAGE | ||
| 7/30 (fri) | 7/31 (sat) | 8/1 (sun) |
| BRITISH SEA POWER | JAMAICA ALL STARS | THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES |
| PE`Z | Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox of the Jimi Hendrix Experience | JAMIE CULLUM |
| THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA | Franz Ferdinand | COSMIC ROUGH RIDERS |
| HAVEN | BEN HARPER And The Innocent Criminals | THE LIBERTINES |
| The Roosters | COURTNEY LOVE | JET |
| PJ Harvey | Kiyoshiro Imawano & NICE MIDDLE with NEW BLUE DAY HORNS | THE WHITE STRIPES |
| PIXIES | THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS | These Charming Men |
| LOU REED | --- | Shibusa Shirazu Orchestra |
| WHITE STAGE | ||
| 7/30 (fri) | 7/31 (sat) | 8/1 (sun) |
| LITTLE TEMPO | THE MOONEY SUZUKI | ABURADAKO |
| THE BEES | THE BACK HORN | SOUTH |
| KEMURI | Steriogram | MUM |
| Char | HUSKING BEE | Praxis,featuring Bill Laswell |
| OZOMATLI | DROPKICK MURPHYS | ! ! ! |
| X-ECUTIONERS | JIMMY EAT WORLD | ZAZEN BOYS |
| Tokyo Jihen | YURA YURA TEIKOKU | GRAHAM COXON |
| BASEMENT JAXX | PRIMUS | BELLE & SEBASTIAN |
| RED MARQUEE | ||
| 7/30 (fri) | 7/31 (sat) | 8/1 (sun) |
| POCARI SWEAT FRIDAY REVIEW | POCARI SWEAT SATURDAY REVIEW | POCARI SWEAT SUNDAY REVIEW |
| COCORE | THE FIERY FURNACES | WAKUSEI |
| SikTh | ROCKET SCIENCE | STELLASTARR* |
| The Killers | ESKOBAR | THE BLACK KEYS |
| SNOW PATROL | 22-20s | SIMPLE KID |
| ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION | MO`SOME TONEBENDER | SAMBOMASTER |
| THE ZUTONS | BEN KWELLER | THE STILLS |
| LOSALIOS | YEAH YEAH YEAHS | KEANE |
| SUPERCAR | THE CHARLATANS | ASH |
| PLANET GROOVE | TRIBAL CIRCUS | SUNDAY SESSION |
| HIROSHI KAWANABE | THE STREETS | STEVIE SALAS |
| ZERO7 | SANTOS | SPACE COWBOY |
| DJ CAM | BUFFALO DAUGHTER | ! ! ! |
| DIZZEE RASCAL | " Armand Van Helden & (X-Mix Productions/NYC)" | MONEY MARK(DJ SET) |
| DJ KRUSH | KENJI TAKIMI | ATOM RHUMBA |
| O • N • O | --- | DJ QUIETSTORM |
| --- | --- | DUBSENSEMANIA |
| FIELD OF HEAVEN | ||
| 7/30 (fri) | 7/31 (sat) | 8/1 (sun) |
| BANBAN BAZZARE | TKY | MELTONE |
| The Miceteeth | THE SAVOY TRUFFLE | HANAREGUMI |
| BEGIN | BigFrog | YOSHIO HAYAKAWA / MASAHIDE SAKUMA |
| Polaris | KAZUYOSHI SAITO | KELLER WILLIAMS |
| Lay-Run | BELLE & SEBASTIAN | moe. |
| Chris Robinson & New Earth Mud | DONAVON FRANKENREITER | --- |
| --- | Jack Johnson | --- |
| ORANGE COURT | ||
| 7/30 (fri) | 7/31 (sat) | 8/1 (sun) |
| AKAINU | THE TRAVELLERS | ZANZO |
| HISAO TANOSHIRO | LOS AGUJETAS | K-106 |
| OMOIDE HATOBA 2020 featuring DJ OJIISAN | UA | HEISEI TRIO |
| Buckethead’s Giant Robot | FERMIN MUGURUZA KONTRABANDA | N.R.B.Q |
| --- | MITSUYORHI AZUMA & THE SWINGING BOPPERS | KAKI KING |
| --- | JAMAICA ALL STARS | LITTLE JOE WASHINGTON with THE EASTSIDE KINGS |
| --- | THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA | THINK OF ONE |
| --- | --- | Mitch Mitchel and Billy Cox of the Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| ALL NIGHT FUJI | ||
| SKAZI | ||
| G.M.S | ||
| SPACE TRIBE | ||
| TWILIGHT CIRCUS DUB SOUND SYSTEM WITH UCHIDA(from DRY AND HEAVY) | ||
| DJ TASAKA | ||
| HIFANA | ||
| NUTRON | ||
| DJ YODA | ||
| Gypsy Avalon | ||
| 7/30 (fri) | 7/31 (sat) | 8/1 (sun) |
| Tomohiro Kondo (PEALOUT) | HIKARU TANIMOTO | SALSA GUM TAPE |
| SOUL FIRE feat. Chica | KELLER WILLIAMS | POKASUKAJAN |
| SUIKA | LOU'S PALE HORSE | NIYANIYA |
| Sun Paulo | SANTARA | The Street Fighters |
| China Cats | KAKIKING | WATANABABY |
| ONO LOVE | IKUKO HARADA | SHIBUSA CHIBIS |
| --- | SHUTOKU MUKAI ACORSTIC&ELECTRIC | --- |
| THE PALACE OF WONDER | ||
| 7/30 (fri) | 7/31 (sat) | 8/1 (sun) |
| ROOKIE A GO-GO | ||
| DAMUDAMUDAN | SOUTHERN HURRYCANE | SOAPLAND MOMIYAMA |
| TOKYO RHYTHM | THE CIRCULATORS | HOLSTEIN |
| FLUID | The Sushi Cabaret Club | THE HOMESICKS |
| SAKE ROCK | POMERANIANS | Empty Black Box |
| ANALOGUE FISH | FUMIDO | HIGE |
| TENT | ||
| FREE YOUR MIND | GAZ'S ROCKIN' BLUES | Last Dance With You |
| Toshio Matsuura | Gaz Rockin' DJ's | Fused' party DJs |
| Fuyuki Yamakawa | Son of Dave | moments of truth |
| Arabic Dance by Almis Tarmis | Very Be Careful | DJ Tatsuyuki Hiyamuta |
| Bayaka | --- | Kid carpet |
| Cinema Dub Monks | --- | DJ Tatsuya Nakamura |
| Kaoru Inoue | --- | Bamboo Bleu, TOYO-P, CHILIDRIX |
| Calm | --- | Very Be Careful |
| Toshio Matsuura | --- | POW DJ TEAM |
| PALACE ARENA | ||
| Bibi and Bichu | Bibi and Bichu | Bibi and Bichu |
| Wheel of Death | Wheel of Death | Wheel of Death |