The wait is over: Fuji Rock Festival organisers have published the official timetable for 2025. The announcement comes after a big two weeks of final line-up drops for each of the four major stages: Green Stage, Red Marquee, White Stage, and Field of Heaven. Also announced today was the introduction of the brand-new Orange Echo stage and this year’s Rookie A Go Go showcasing artists.
With 12 stages and over 200 acts performing, including headliners like Fred Again, Tatsuro Yamashita, Haim and Vampire Weekend, there was bound to be a handful of clashes for eager festival-goers – but it looks like organisers have tried to mitigate some of the worst overlaps this year.
The Pyramid Garden Yoga workshop will be kicking off the festival at 8.30am on Friday, with Finnish five-piece US opening the Green Stage at 11am. Conversely, for anyone looking to start the day with a manic bang, Kyoto’s Otoboke Beaver will be opening the White Stage at 12.10pm, and Ecca Vandal will follow them up on the same stage shortly after.
Tokyo-based hardcore outfit Brahman will take to the Green Stage from 3pm, with Ichiko Aoba performing at the Red Marquee from 4pm. Headlining the Green Stage on Friday night are Vaundy at 7pm and Fred Again at 9.10pm.
Heading up the Red Marquee and White stages on Friday night are OK GO, Suchmos, Perfume Genius and Tycho. Hiroko Yamamura will be closing out Planet Groove (Red Marquee’s Friday late-night programming) from 3am until 5am.
Kicking off the second day of the festival at 11am will be Argentinian hip hop duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso on the Green Stage and Basque rock artist and cofounder of Kortatu, Fermin Muguruza, on the White Stage just after midday. As the temperature rises (or the rain falls, whichever way the weather decides to go), Irish indie quartet Newdad will head to the Red Marquee at 4pm, with the Ska Flames at Field of Heaven just after 5pm.
At night, Ginger Root will kick things into gear on the Red Marquee at 6pm, and James Blake, Tatsuro Yamashita and Vulfpeck will close the Green Stage. Into the wee hours, Fourtet finishes up at the White Stage just as Australia’s Confidence Man kick-starts the late-night programming at Tribal Circus from 11.30pm. Pasocon Music Club will wrap things up there from 4am.
For better or worse, bleary eyes will awake to the sounds of bagpipes with the Red Hot Chilli Pipers opening the Green Stage at 11am on Sunday. Shortly after, Tokyo indie artists will be setting the tone for the rest of the day with She Her Her Hers at Field of Heaven from 11.30am and Mono no Aware opening the White Stage from 12.30pm.
Later on, Grace Bowers will be heading to the Field of Heaven shortly after 3pm, and English quartet English Teacher will make their debut Fuji Rock appearance at the Red Marquee at 4pm. The Hives at Red Marquee clash directly with Tokyo’s Hitsuji Bungaku on the White Stage at 8.10pm.
Closing out the Green Stage on the final night will be Vampire Weekend at 9.10pm. Haim’s White Stage closing set was pushed back by 20 minutes this year to 10.20pm to avoid too much overlap. For those making the most of the final night, international festival newcomer Atsuo the Pineapple Donkey will feature in Red Marquee’s late-night Sunday Session from 2.35am, with Osaka DJ collective Fullhouse wrapping things up there from 3.30am.
Lastly, this year’s Rookie A Go Go announcement includes Tokyo-based indie five-piece Yubiori, hip-hop duo EMNW, and underground rock-n-rollers Self-Destruction. The new Orange Echo stage is set to feature up-and-coming artists from around Asia, including Okinawa indie trio Home, Thailand’s Yonlapa and South Korean artist Kim Oki.
For this year’s full Fuji Rock timetable, including stages like Crystal Palace, Naeba Shokudo and Blue Galaxy, head to the Fuji Rock festival website.
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