History - 2004

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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