History - 1999
Fact file
Dates
July 30, 31, August 1, 1999
Place
Naeba Skii Resort, Niigata
Figures
Audience
72,000
What happened?
The first year in Naeba, Niigata was also the year FRF became a 3-day event.
Green stage, White stage, Field of Heaven, Dance Tent and Rookie
Stage were all born, reflecting the landscape of the site.
70,000 people and over 100 artists enjoyed the different atmospheres created by each stage, with multiple live performances happening simultaneously across the festival site.
A special note for this year was the rubbish clearing campaign organised by 300 volunteers. This helped the Festival in '99 be known by the international media as the 'Clean Festival' and created a Festival spirit shared among music loving audience, artists and crew.
Timetable 1999
| GREEN STAGE | ||
| 7/30 (fri) | 7/31 (sat) | 8/1 (sun) |
| ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT | Rory Mcleod | FEMI KUTI |
| PHISH | Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra | CATATONIA |
| Tamio Okuda | BOREDOMS | ASH |
| STEVIE SALAS | UA | Ruffy Tuffy - Kiyoshiro Imawano |
| NAWANG KECHOG | RAY DAVIES | OCEAN COLOUR SCENE |
| Hi-STANDARD | SKUNK ANANSIE | BERNARD BUTLER |
| THE BLACK CROWES | LIMP BIZKIT | NAWANG KECHOG |
| RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE | THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS | JOE STRUMMER and The Mescaleros |
| TODOS TUS MUERTOS | BLUR | ZZ TOP |
| TODOS TUS MUERTOS | ||
| WHITE STAGE | ||
| 7/30 (fri) | 7/31 (sat) | 8/1 (sun) |
| Dengeki Network | DMBQ | POLYSICS |
| NEVE | BRAHMAN | MISHKA |
| REGULAR FRIES | FEEDER | FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE |
| DEATH IN VEGAS | BACK DROP BOMB | FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS |
| audio active | eastern youth | LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY |
| PROPELLERHEADS | ATARI TEENAGE RIOT | TRICKY |
| UNDERWORLD | THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION | HAPPY MONDAYS |
| FIELD OF HEAVEN | ||
| 7/30 (fri) | 7/31 (sat) | 8/1 (sun) |
| Osamu Koganei | Hiroki Okano with Tenkoo Orchestra | RORY McLEOD |
| RORY McLEOD | Rory McLeod | BREAKBEAT ERA |
| BIG FROG | NAWANG KHECHOG with THE 3PEACE | TODOS TUS MUERTOS |
| Ruby | TODOS TUS MUERTOS | FEMI KUTI |
| PHISH | PHISH | PHISH |
| Virgin TENT “PLANET GROOVE” | ||
| 7/30 (fri) | 7/31 (sat) | 8/1 (sun) |
| MAMEZUKA | DJ ALEX | DRY AND HEAVY (Live) |
| PSYCHEOUTS (Live) | SUSUMU YOKOTA | MANI (from Primal Scream) |
| RHYTHM FREAKS | DJ YAMA | GAZ'S ROCKIN' BLUES featuring SKA FLAMES (Live) |
| DUB SQUAD(Live) | HYBRID (Live) | KURANAKA+1945 |
| DEEJAY PUNK-ROC | KIHIRA NAOKI | RYU-(DJ KRUSH, DJ HIDE, DJ SAK) with TUNDE AYANYEMI |
| DJ KENSEI | Q'HEY | RONI SIZE & DYNAMITE MC |
| DJ YAS | DJ SHUFFLE MASTER | BREAKBEAT ERA (Live) |
| TWIGY featuring RINO DJ AMEKEN and DJ YUZE (Live) | TSUYOSHI - JouJouka (Live) | DJ DIE |
| MIX MASTER MIKE | SUSUMU YOKOTA | Jungle Brothers (Live) |
| Prince Paul & Automator | dj wada | MAD PROFESSOR |
| DJ TOUCHE from WISEGUYS | The Orb (Live) | TATSUYUKI HIYAMUTA PRESENTS “JINGI NAKI TATAKAI ” In TABOO |
| LES RYTHMES DIGITALES (Live) | CAPTAIN FUNK | |
| Jon Carter(from Monkey mafia) | co-fusion | |
| BOOM BOOM SATELLITES (Live) | UNDERWATER NIGHT featuring DARREN EMERSON, DARREN PRICE | |
| SHINICHIRO HIRATA | KEN ISHII | |
| DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid | ||
| Levi's NEW STAGE | ||
| 7/30 (fri) | 7/31 (sat) | 8/1 (sun) |
| Missile Girl Scoot | Nekoguruma | THE BACK HORN |
| MUSCLE DOGGY GROOVES | In the Soup | STROBO |
| Dr.Core (from Korea) | PEALOUT | the cimons |
| MAD 3 | Quruli | WINO |