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The Eastern Rock Pilgrimage: Fuji Rock In Japan

July 16, 2015

From 1997, until today - The Fuji Rock Festival has never failed to amaze it's attendees. It is a spectacle, and an experience to be reckoned with! This year, with the Foo Fighters, Muse, Deadmau5, The Vaccines...

Electric Daisy Carnival’s Debut Asian Edition Is Promising News For Indian Faithful

Prem Gupta

July 16, 2015

FS News

The inaugural edition of Insomniac's flagship festival is heading to the land of the rising sun. Has India ever been closer to having a major international festival in their own backyard? https://www.youtub...

5 Japanese Festivals That Are Weird, Awesome And Batshit Crazy

Anupama Khedkar

June 23, 2015

FS Features

From penis festivals to sumo wrestlers making babies cry, we've covered some pretty strange ground here, folks. The Japanese are known for their eccentricities (and their sumo wrestling). We bring you a som...

The Southeast Asian Cultural Summer Spectacle

Meher Manda

March 20, 2015

FS Features

Asia, especially Southeast Asia has always enabled a seamless synthesis between culture and everything else. On a few days though, they go all out, celebrating culture like never before! The festival experie...

Summer Festivals That Will Take You To Southeast Asia

Meher Manda

March 18, 2015

FS Features

Think Southeast Asia, and exotic landscape, intrinsic culture and colourful traditions come to mind first, right? Well, think again. Because if music festivals are not one of the regions’ growing industries, we...

Japan Has A ‘Naked’ Festival

Dhriti Menon

February 25, 2015

FS Features

Trust the Japanese to come up with something like this. As far as cultural and religious celebrations goes, Japan definitely ranks as one of the weirdest. Take for instance, Hadaka Matsuri or The N...

Ultra Japan Sets New Attendance Record In The Country

Prem Gupta

October 13, 2014

FS News, International

The inaugural edition of Ultra Japan sold out more than eight weeks in advance and became the country's largest ever electronic music gathering Two weeks ago, Japan became the fourth Asian nation to witnes...

Here’s How Japan Welcomed The Debut Of Ultra Music Festival

Nirmika Singh

September 29, 2014

FS Features

The fans turned up in large numbers and ensured that the first edition of the rave was a roaring success. The Sherp takes you on a pictorial tour The attendees came looking for a piece of dream that the Miami-...

The Best Burning Man Festivals From Around The World

Dhriti Menon

September 2, 2014

FS Features

As far as festivals go, we're all aware of Burning Man's immense contribution to the world of art and radical self-expression. What's more? The Burning Man community and festival have inspired similar events ...

Ultra Music Festival Expands To Japan, Reveals Blockbuster Line – Up!

Prem Gupta

August 5, 2014

FS News, International

Once a humble party, the three-day Miami based rave has now announced its takeover of the Land Of The Rising Sun The Ultra domination seeps deeper into Asia as Japan has been announced as the next destin...

Sony’s new glowsticks will surely kick up your festival experience a notch!

Prem Gupta

July 22, 2014

FS News, International

Imagine being at a festival where everyone’s pen flashed and changed color in synchronization with the music or performance? Remember Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto tour a few years back? Turning a festival into th...

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