Rocking Out Under Clear Blue Skies ... This Isn't the Fuji Rock I'm Used To!
A clear blue sky is not something many Fujirockers are used to seeing. While Dave and I were walking to the site this morning to start work, he said, “I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a blue sky here before.” I couldn’t remember if I had either. We’ve seen lots of cloudy skies and plenty of dark, rainy ones too. But this is something unexpected. What are the odds it stays like this all weekend?
Bon odori begins
The rain came as predicted by the usually unreliable Japan Metereorological Agency. For once you wished they were wrong, but the front that moved in from Asia was supposed to hit Niigata and the Tohoku region pretty hard today, so let’s hope the second part of the JMA’s prediction also comes true: it will pass on to the Kanto region tomorrow and while we can’t expect any sunshine until Saturday at the earliest, it won’t be relentlessly pouring tomorrow the way it is right now. At the moment, punters are just dribbling in and the evening’s pre-fest entertainment has been announced: DJ Mame, Bellakiss, Mop of Head, Zigzag, and the mighty Brahman. Let’s how the rain will let up enough to allow for the opening ceremony. Some things should never change…like the JMA’s bad percentage.
Sun and rain on the path from Gypsy Avalon to the White Stage on Friday (7/24) at around 4:45pm.
Friday got off to a muddy, rainy start. By mid-afternoon, the Orange Court was almost fit for pigs to wallow in. According to some weather forecasts, today should be the rainiest day of the weekend. Here are some photos of FRF’s annual battle: Rockers v. the Elements. Continue Reading…
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