Fuji Rock Festival
In October Naeba played host to the 12th Fujii Rock Festival and once again ESS Japan was a major part of the event. For this year's installment of Japan’s largest rock festival ESS was given the task of providing three stages.
Two weeks before the crowds arrived, ESS and associates traveled from Tokyo and further afield to the Naeba mountain range and began construction. ESS brought out all three of its systems available in Japan: the Regular system for the Green Stage, the Lite system for the White Stage and the Orbit system for the Field of Heaven.
The three-day show featured international acts such as My Bloody Valentine, Kasabian, Underworld and Primal Scream and the 100,000-plus attendees reveled in the festival atmosphere, many choosing to camp out in the lush surroundings and summer heat.
As the last note was played, dismantling of the stages began and three days later ESS pulled out of Naeba, proud again to be a part of one of the world’s most important rock festivals.