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May 7, 2021
Unprecedented times lead to unexpected sights. In the throes of a pandemic, that means a Fuji Rock Festival lineup featuring … zero international acts.
A year after “postponing” (PR talk for “canceling”) one of Japan’s marquee summer music festivals due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizer Smash Japan is moving ahead with Fuji Rock 2021 from Aug. 20 to 22 at the Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture. It won’t be like any previous edition of the event: Attendance will be limited and those who show up must use a special app to register personal information. Various other anti-infection measures are set to be implemented so bring lots of masks and prepare to have booze sales stopped early in the day.