Festival No. 0000686 · Est. 2012
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- Venue
- Beat-Herder Festival
- Address
- Sawley BB7 4LH
- City
- Clitheroe, UK
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About the artists
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Adrian Sherwood was born in London, United Kingdom, on 20 January 1958. Plays dub, trip hop. -
Altern 8 formed in Stafford, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays breakbeat, breakbeat hardcore, electronic, rave.
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CABBAGE plays alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, post-punk.
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China Shop Bull formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, on 11 May 2006. Plays punk.
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Coldcut formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1986. Plays breakbeat, downtempo, electro, electronic, house, turntablism.
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Crystal Fighters formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays dubstep, electronic, folk, punk, techno.
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Cut Capers plays funk, nu jazz, soul.
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Darren Emerson was born in Hornchurch, United Kingdom, on 30 April 1971.
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DJ Hype was born in London, United Kingdom. Plays drum and bass, jungle.
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Dream Frequency formed in Preston, United Kingdom. Plays electronic, house, rave.
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Dub Pistols formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays dub, electronic.
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Eddy Temple Morris was born in Cardiff, United Kingdom, on 26 April 1965. Plays rock.
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Eli & Fur formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2012. Plays afro house, dance, deep house, edm, electronic, electronica, house, melodic house.
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Factory Floor formed in Hackney, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electronic rock, post-industrial.
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Graeme Park was born in Aberdeen, United Kingdom, on 4 August 1963.
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Haiku Salut formed in 2010. Plays folktronica, instrumental.
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Herve was born in 1980.
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High Contrast was born in Penarth, United Kingdom, on 18 September 1979. Plays drum and bass, electronic, liquid funk.
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Jackmaster was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 1 November 1986, and died on 12 October 2024, aged 37. Plays house.
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Jalen N'Gonda plays alternative r&b, r&b, soul.
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Joe Goddard was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1973. Plays electronic.
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Jon Hopkins was born in Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom, on 15 August 1979. Plays ambient, contemporary classical, downtempo, electronic, electronica, idm, instrumental, microhouse.
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Justin Robertson was born in Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom, on 11 June 1968.
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Kelis was born in Manhattan, United States, on 21 August 1979. Plays contemporary r&b, electro house, electropop, pop, pop rap, r&b, soul.
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Lee "Scratch" Perry was born in Kendal, Jamaica, on 20 March 1936, and died on 29 August 2021, aged 85. Plays dub, reggae, rock, rocksteady, ska.
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Let’s Eat Grandma formed in Norwich, United Kingdom, in 2013. Plays alternative pop, art pop, dream pop, indietronica, pop.
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Max Cooper was born in Belfast, United Kingdom, on 19 May 1980. Plays ambient, electronic, electronica, techno.
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Mr. Scruff was born in Macclesfield, United Kingdom, on 10 February 1972. Plays acid jazz, ambient, dance, electronic, electronica, house, trip hop.
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Optimo formed in 2003, and split up in 2010, after 7 years.
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Patawawa formed on 15 August 2013.
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Plump DJs formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays big beat, breakbeat, breaks.
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Richy Ahmed plays acid house, bassline, dance, deep house, deep tech, electronica, house, pop.
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Romare plays downtempo, house.
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Shadow Child was born in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, on 20 January 1977. Plays bass house, bassline, breakbeat, breaks, dance, deep house, drum and bass, edm.
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Sink Ya Teeth formed in 2015.
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Skream was born in West Wickham, United Kingdom, on 1 June 1986. Plays 2-step, disco, drum and bass, dub, dubstep, electronic, electronica, grime.
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Slam formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays electronic.
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Sleaford Mods formed in Nottingham, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays art punk, electronic, grime, hip hop, minimal wave, political hip hop, post-punk.
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Sonny Fodera plays dance, edm, electronica, house.
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Stereo MCs formed in Clapham, United Kingdom, in 1985. Plays acid jazz, hip hop.
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The Lancashire Hotpots formed in December 2006. Plays comedy, folk.
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The Reflex was born in Avignon, United Kingdom.
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The Sugarhill Gang formed in Englewood, United States, in 1979. Plays east coast hip hop, electro, funk, hip hop, old school hip hop, pop rap.
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Theo Kottis was born in July 1991.
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Toots & The Maytals formed in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1963. Plays jamaican ska, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska, soul.
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Transglobal Underground formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1992. Plays downtempo, dub, dub techno, electronic, techno, tribal house, world fusion.
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Trentemøller was born on 16 October 1972. Plays downtempo, electronic, electronica, house, minimal techno.
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Utah Saints formed in 1991. Plays dance-pop, electronic, house.
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Werkha plays electronic, house, jazz.