History - 2010
Fact file
Dates
July 30(Fri), 31(Sat), August 1(Sun), 2010
Place
Naeba Skii Resort, Niigata
Figures
Audience
125,000 (cumulative)
Campers
18,500
What happened?
Thom Yorke appeared at Fuji Rock at last! The hopes of the audience were realised, as this long awaited band appeared on the final day of the festival. Atoms for Peace, a super group, whose members include Radiohead's front man Thom Yorke, and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers' bassist Flea, performed on the Green stage. Their breathtaking performance amazed the audience, who were glued to the stage until the end, wanting to witness a moment of this historical performance.
2010 was a year in which several members of major bands performed with their unique side projects. Amongst these was the band Them Crooked Vultures, who performed on the Green Stage on Friday, featuring Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age). Muse headlined Friday, in a year which saw them perform at festivals throughout the world. Their enthralling performance captivated the audience, who could not but be amazed by the band's presence. All Night Fuji took place again, after a cancellation in the previous year due to heavy rain.
Saturday added a different dimension to the festival, featuring some legendary rockers, including John Fogerty, who performed after a 38 year absence from Japan. He brought many audience members to tears with a rendition of "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?", a hit released in 1971 during his days with CCR. Saturday's headliner Roxy Music joined the list of such bands, with a mesmerising performance. Conversely, on the same day, many young bands appeared on the White Stage. Zack De La Rocha (Rage Against The Machine) debuted his new project, One Day As A Lion, a world first. MGMT headlined the stage, having just released their second album, and were welcomed by a huge audience.
On Sunday, the above mentioned Atoms For Peace were followed by Massive Attack, headlining the festival after a 7 year absence. All out party band, The Scissor Sisters, closed the festival, with their fantastic performance turning the Green Stage into a massive dance floor despite the heavy rain.
This year, the continuously evolving Fuji Rock gave birth to a new area, "Pyramid Garden", a campsite reserved for tour bus users. A relaxing area produced by the candle artist "Candle JUNE", it included a new stage and many chilled out performances.
Timetable 2010
| GREEN STAGE | ||
| 7/30 (FRI) | 7/31 (SAT) | 8/1 (SUN) |
| Superfly | HAWAIIAN6 | ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION |
| ASH | JOHN BUTLER TRIO | OCEAN COLOUR SCENE |
| THE CRIBS | KULA SHAKER | DONAVON FRANKENREITER |
| MUTEMATH | JAMIE CULLUM | VAMPIRE WEEKEND |
| KEN YOKOYAMA | JOHN FOGERTY | BOOM BOOM SATELLITES |
| THEM CROOKED VULTURES | ROXY MUSIC | ATOMS FOR PEACE |
| MUSE | SPECIAL GUEST:CHRIS CUNNINGHAM | MASSIVE ATTACK |
| --- | --- | SPECIAL GUEST:SCISSOR SISTERS |
| WHITE STAGE | ||
| 7/30 (FRI) | 7/31 (SAT) | 8/1 (SUN) |
| THE BAWDIES | DOHATSUTEN | MATT&KIM |
| GRAPEVINE | bloodthirsty butchers | NAMBA AKIHIRO |
| LOCAL NATIVES | VATO NEGRO | RIDDIM SAUNTER |
| toe | THIRD EYE BLIND | FOALS |
| JAGA JAZZIST | STRAIGHTENER | LCD SOUNDSYSTEM |
| SPECIAL OTHERS | THE CRO-MAGNONS | IAN BROWN |
| CORINNE BAILEY RAE | ONE DAY AS A LION | BELLE AND SEBASTIAN |
| !!! | MGMT | --- |
| RED MARQUEE | ||
| 7/30 (FRI) | 7/31 (SAT) | 8/1 (SUN) |
| SUPER JUNKY MONKEY | LITE | GOOD 4 NOTHING |
| JAMAICA-Live | TRICERATOPS | Stevie Salas and Bernard Fowler Present the I.M.F's |
| OGRE YOU ASSHOLE | DIRTY PROJECTORS | YEASAYER |
| MIIKE SNOW | DETROIT SOCIAL CLUB | ALBERTA CROSS |
| BROKEN BELLS | PONTIACS | CODEINE VELVET CLUB |
| THE XX | 22-20s | BUFFALO DAUGHTER |
| BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE | FISHBONE | HOT CHIP |
| --- | FLOGGING MOLLY | AIR |
| PLANET GROOVE | TRIBAL CIRCUS | SUNDAY SESSION |
| BEARDYMAN | RIVA STARR | DJ ALEXIS TAYLOR (from HOT CHIP) |
| MAD PROFESSOR | DEXPISTOLS&ROC TRAX CREW featuring Zeebra and more | DJ JAMES MURPHY(LCD SOUNDSYSTEM) |
| RUSKO | BOYS NOIZE | HORSE MEAT DISCO |
| MAGNETIC MAN | MYLO(DJ SET) | Y.Sunahara |
| Z-TRIP | IVAN SMAGGHE | RASMUS FABER |
| FIELD OF HEAVEN | ||
| 7/30 (FRI) | 7/31 (SAT) | 8/1 (SUN) |
| kicell | razoku | SUNDAY MORNING JAM |
| iLL | OVERGROUND ACOUSTIC UNDERGROUND | MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO |
| MUSTANG | THEATRE BROOK | OZOMATLI |
| THE ENTRANCE BAND | KITTY DAISY&LEWIS | JJ GREY&MOFRO |
| TAYLOR HAWKINS&THE COATTAIL RIDERS | TROMBONE SHORTY&ORLEANS AVENUE | DIANE BIRCH |
| SONHOUSE | DEREK TRUCKS & SUSAN TEDESCHI BAND | moe. |
| Char | --- | --- |
| ORANGE COURT | ||
| 7/30 (FRI) | 7/31 (SAT) | 8/1 (SUN) |
| hikashu | MARINES BIG BAND | →Pia-no-jaC← |
| OVALL+45TRIO+CONGUERO TRES HOOFERS | NARASIRATO PAN PIPERS | ito fumio |
| DWEEZIL ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA | MORIARTY | MALLACAN |
| DIRTY PROJECTORS | toyoda yuzo&YUZOBAND | moriya junko Special Big Band For Fuji Rock |
| MAGMA | LA RUDA | quasimode |
| --- | EMELINE MICHEL | Sandii featuring SandiiBunbun and Earth Conscious |
| --- | EGO-WRAPPIN' AND THE GOSSIP OF JAXX | NARUYOSHI KIKUCHI DUB SEXTET |
| 7/30 (FRI) ALL NIGHT FUJI | ||
| MYSS(ROC TRAX) | ||
| FISCHERSPOONER | ||
| KEN ISHII | ||
| GREEN VELVET | ||
| TAKKYU ISHINO | ||
| DINO PSARAS | ||
| Gypsy Avalon | ||
| 7/30 (FRI) | 7/31 (SAT) | 8/1 (SUN) |
| WULANG | NGO Village Talk: 'Feel the energy' | NGO Village Talk: 'biodiversity' |
| aoba ichiko | Arisa Safu and the Rovers | abe fuyumi |
| ukulyric | kosaka chu with Suzuki Shigeru, Nakao Tokuo | Upendra and friend plus Mr. Sunil and Babu |
| hashimoto・F・takahashi | MATT & KIM | Anyango |
| sasagawa miwa | shima sankyo-dai | MARTINA TOPLEY-BIRD |
| Nabowa feat. ACO | kodama nao | SPENCER（a.k.a.Otomo Yusuke） |
| MORIARTY | NARASIRATO PAN PIPERS | EMELINE MICHEL |
| NGOVillage Movie Documentary Movie ’Beautiful Islands’ | Christian Vander | DEEP COVER |
| THE PALACE OF WONDER | ||
| 7/30 (FRI) | 7/31 (SAT) | 8/1 (SUN) |
| CRYSTAL PALACE TENT | ||
| DJ. Jim | Gaz Mayall (Gaz's Rockin' Blues) | RYUHEI THE MAN (universounds / The Man's World Productions) |
| Narasirato Panpipers | TROMBONE SHORTY&ORLEANS AVENUE | Ozomatli |
| OKAWA TAKESHI (SUNSHOT / TheSkaFlames) | Makoto Ayukawa (Sheena & The Rokkets) | Cumbias Cumbias Cumbias |
| Kitty Daisy & Lewis | Mustang | Willie Martinez Y Mambo Loco |
| Baby Soul (Gaz's Rockin' Blues) | hiyamuta tatsuyuki (DAD MOM GOD) | DJ Otsuka Hiroko（CHAMP, Key Of Life+) |
| The Entrance band | Beardyman with Tucker | JVC Cheers Neo with Chata & Miwa, presented by JVC Force TYO |
| !!! DJ set | TA-1 (Riddim Saunter) | Sim Cass |
| PALACE ARENA | ||
| Human Cannonball | Human Cannonball | Human Cannonball |
| Human Cannonball / Wheel of Death | Human Cannonball / Wheel of Death | Human Cannonball / Wheel of Death |
| ROOKIE A GO-GO | ||
| jooubachi | go chic | THE RICH |
| HEY-SMITH | The SALOVERS | 99RadioService |
| carib jams | HIGURASHI RECORDS INC. | core of bells |
| ALT | uchujin | odottebakarinokuni |
| aragehonzi | kaisokutokyo | kantasumurata to sanbamachines |
| NAEBA SHOKUDO | ||
| 7/30 (FRI) | 7/31 (SAT) | 8/1 (SUN) |
| gandhiishihara&charuka | Rory McLeod | Gellers |
| toyoda yuzo & YUZOBAND | THE 9 MILES | ishibashi eiko |
| MATT & KIM | ONE SHOT | kaji hideki |
| MUSTANG | MORIARTY | RIDDIM SAUNTER |
| DAY DREAMING AND SILENT BEEZE | ||
| 7/30 (FRI) | 7/31 (SAT) | 8/1 (SUN) |
| CAFE HIMALAYAWADA （SHIGEFUMI / WRENCH / AYASHIGE） (LIVE) | DJ YOGURT&KOYAS feat.Cinnabom (Live&DJ) | SEI-NO-IZE with RUN D BARS (Live&DJ) |
| Fran-Key,Crystal&Roger(Crue-L) (LIVE) | PSG (LIVE) | MATSUSAKA DAISUKE (DJ) |
| DJ NOBU (FUTURETERROR/DAZZ Y DJ NOBU) DJ | DJ QUIETSTORM (Nakameguro Yakkyoku Recordings) | DAMAGE (3AM SET) (LIVE) |
| --- | --- | Secret Guest (DJ) |
| --- | --- | YODA (HORIZON) (DJ) |
| MOKUDO TEI | ||
| 7/30 (FRI) | 7/31 (SAT) | 8/1 (SUN) |
| Upendra and friend | youmoutoohana | sebu hiroko |
| NARASIRATO PAN PIPERS | Predawn | Rory McLeod |
| MORIARTY | aoyagi takuji | a-fank syndicate acoustic set |
| CABARET FIESTA "HAVANA NIGHT" | ||
| 7/30 (FRI) | 7/31 (SAT) | 8/1 (SUN) |
| SiNGO | FLAMENCO Y SOLERA | EMELINE MICHEL |
| Rustic pans | tokyo panorama mambo boys | tokyo panorama mambo boys |
| Willie Martinez Y Mambo Loco | Willie Martinez Y Mambo Loco | Willie Martinez Y Mambo Loco |