Apr 02 (Japan Times) - Fuji Rock, Japan’s premier annual summer music festival for showcasing overseas artists, is returning to form after postponing the event in 2020 and pivoting to an all-Japanese lineup in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Organizer Smash announced the three-day festival’s preliminary lineup Friday night, with American artists Jack White and Halsey set to appear as headliners. The third headlining act is yet to be announced. Other acts scheduled to perform include electronic artists Bonobo and Mura Masa, rock groups Foals and Dinosaur Jr., as well as a selection of domestic acts.
The event will take place at Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture from July 29 to 31. Tickets are now on sale.
First held in 1997, Fuji Rock is one of the longest-running and most anticipated annual music events in the country, and the lineup for its 2022 edition signals that Japan’s live music industry is attempting to return to normal after many events were canceled, scaled down or dramatically altered due to the pandemic. The Summer Sonic festival in Chiba and Osaka will return in August, while Rock In Japan festival is set to take place at a new location in Chiba after being canceled the past two years.
