FIRST RELEASE OF FESTIVAL LINE-UP INCLUDES PERFORMING DATE INFO!

Fri, July 25

Known for his collaborations with Skrillex, Anderson Park, Brian Eno, and other renowned artists, one of the most important artists in the current UK dance music scene, FRED AGAIN.. will make his first visit to Japan and first appearance at Fuji Rock!

Also scheduled to perform are Suchmos, which has had a tremendous impact on the current music scene and has finally restarted after a hiatus in 2021, and Vaundy, an artist who is a symbol of the 2021 era and whose concert at Saitama Super Arena in January this year drew 76,000 people over two days!

EZRA COLLECTIVE, the first jazz artist to win the Mercury Music Prize; HYUKOH & SUNSET ROLLERCOASTER, a collaboration of bands that have led the music scenes in Korea and Taiwan, respectively; OK GO, who pioneered the Youtube era of music videos with its creative music videos, and TYCHO, an artist representing electronica/post-rock, whose first concert in Japan in eight years in January this year was a great success.
In addition, BRAHMAN, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year and release its long-awaited full album “viraha,” and Shintaro Sakamoto, who continues to attract the attention of music lovers around the world with his live performances in Japan and abroad, will be among the 17 groups on the first day!

Sat July 26

VULFPECK, one of the best funk bands of our time, who have remained independent and have managed to fill Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2019 without major label support, will make their long-awaited first visit to Japan as the headliner of Fuji Rock!

FOUR TET, a one-of-a-kind presence in the electronic music scene that has captivated artists such as Aphex Twin and Radiohead, and Tatsuro Yamashita, a legend who has supported the Japanese music scene from the 1970s to the present, will make their first appearance at Fuji Rock!

The show features up-and-coming producer BARRY CAN’T SWIM, whose debut album earned him a Mercury Prize nomination; EGO-WRAPPIN‘, who has transcended the boundaries of various musical genres to captivate audiences; JAMES BLAKE, who has supported many influential albums in the 21st century, not to mention the recognition of his own works, and Sambo Master, men who have continued to love rock ‘n’ roll with all their hearts!

23 other groups have been confirmed as a strong lineup to enliven the second day, including the Kimishima Osora Ensemble, which performed at LINE CUBE HALL in January to a sold-out crowd with its combination of delicate expression and superb technique, and NEW DAD, a new Irish band that received a great response at its first Japan tour in October last year!

Sun July 27

Last year, VAMPIRE WEEKEND released their first album in five years, “Only God Was Above Us,” to worldwide acclaim, and after a three-year absence, VAMPIRE WEEKEND will return to Fuji Rock as the headliner for the final day of the event!

HAIM, a pop-rock band of three sisters from California with an energetic live performance and a Grammy nomination in 2021; and RADWIMPS who continues to enjoy great support from a wide range of people, especially those in their adolescent years, and will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its major label debut in November 2025, will appear at the Naeba!

The ending theme song for the TV anime “Jutsu Kaisen” has surpassed 100 million views in Japan, and Hitsujibungaku is aiming for further growth with a US tour starting in April; and THE HIVES, who have been called “the best live band on the planet” and whose presence is recognized around the world, will perform!

The lineup for the final day includes Creepy Nuts, a Hip Hop unit consisting of rapper R-Shitei and DJ Matsunaga, who drew 50,000 people to their Tokyo Dome concert this month; kanekoayano, who started as a band last August at the Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall and is active in Japan and abroad; and Motoharu Sano, who has been leading the rock scene for 40 years and is still at the forefront of the music scene.

Three days spent with music in the great outdoors is finally starting for Naeba in July!
Stay tuned for further announcements.

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