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Time is an illusion. Don't let the band schedule suck you in
For all of you who like planning out your trek through Fujirock way, way ahead of time, this one’s for you. The schedule is up, and so let the band prioritization begin.
Upon first look, I can see several potential conflicts for myself and others:
-On Friday, The XX, Dirty Projectors and Special Others share similar time slots, and Muse, !!! and Beardyman all overlap. As do Ken Yokoyama and Toe. The Entrance Band and Zappa Plays Zappa do too, but I’m guessing that these two might actually be fun (and given their proximity, highly possible) to float between.
Saturday and Sunday potential conflicts and advice on how to cope, from the Generalissimo of Fujirock himself, after the jump. On Saturday, Jamie Cullum and Kitty, Daisy and Lewis will be onstage at the same time, but perhaps this is only a problem for me. Another potential conflict could be Roxy Music and One Day as a Lion, but I’m guessing that fans of each will make this decision intuitively.
- On Sunday I see perhaps the biggest conflicts: Foals and Buffalo Daughter, Air and Ian Brown and the biggie (at least for me): LCD Sound System and Hot Chip: the exact same time, and far enough apart to make catching a bit of each futile.
Don’t consider this post a complaint. Making choices is a part of every Fujirock. Consider it an opportunity to choose one and discover some other band later. When I interviewed the “Taisho” of FRF years ago, he addressed this point directly:
So two of your favorite bands are playing at the same time. Maybe you love them both, but you have to make a choice. I want our audience to forget their schedule and look for new experiences. Japanese people love to make schedules. For example, when Japanese people travel, say, to Paris, everything is scheduled beforehand: “When I arrive there, first I’ll go shopping, then I’ll eat lunch at this restaurant, then go to this museum, blah, blah.” That’s not good for them. But this is a music festival. Anything is possible. So I say forget about your schedule, enjoy the day and you’ll find an amazing band you’ve never heard of before. That kind of discovery will make your weekend.
Indeed. So sure, the schedule is here for your perusal, but don’t take it too seriously. As any Fujirock veteran will tell you, it’s those discoveries that make the best memories.
[photo courtesy of ĐāżŦ via Creative Commons and Flickr]
