Yet more prophetic artist selection by the booking staff at Fuji Rock with putting Goma & the Jungle Rhythm Section as one of the closing acts at the Red Marquee. How could the people in charge of band selection possibly known that this year’s Fuji Rock would have more people from Australia and New Zealand than ever before, making the perfect audience for the best Japanese didgeridoo player in the world. This judgment on the high number of Australians is purely objective although I do think I am in somewhat of a position to make this judgement as I happen to be from that country and have been to Fuji Rock for the last 8 years running. Although I didn’t take a survey, it seemed to be everywhere I walked I could hear Australian accents, the number of which far outnumbered accents from other English speaking countries that I heard. 40 year old Goma is from Osaka and back in 1998 proved his prowess using this traditional Australian Aboriginal wind instrument by taking second place in a competition in Arnhem Land (in the Northern part of the country), one of the most spiritual place in for the Aborigines. Together with his three piece drumming section he launched the audience in the Red Marquee into a frenetic tribal-trance frenzy that didn’t stop for the entire time they were on stage.