Festival No. 0000472 · Est. 2005
Weekend of the year
No. 0012172
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Somewhere in Newport
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- Newport, UK
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About the artists
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Annie Mac was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 18 July 1978. Plays electronica, house, uk garage. -
Annie Nightingale was born in Osterley, United Kingdom, on 1 April 1940, and died on 11 January 2024, aged 83.
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Bearsuit formed in Norfolk, United Kingdom, in 2001.
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Bent formed in Nottingham, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays electronic.
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British Sea Power formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock, indie rock, post-punk.
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Bugz In the Attic formed in London, United Kingdom.
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Clor split up in May 2006. Plays indie rock, indietronica.
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Dreadzone formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1993. Plays ambient dub, dub techno, electronica.
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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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Emiliana Torrini was born on 16 May 1977. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, downtempo, dream pop, electronic, folk pop, indie pop, indie rock.
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Erol Alkan was born in London, United Kingdom, on 30 May 1974.
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Fat Freddy's Drop formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1999. Plays acid jazz, downtempo, dub, electronic, reggae, soul.
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Grand National formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2003.
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Grooverider was born in Streatham, United Kingdom, on 16 April 1967. Plays drum and bass.
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Hot Chip formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays alternative dance, alternative r&b, deep house, electronic, electronica, electropop, house, indie pop.
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Justice formed in Paris, France, in 2003. Plays dance, electro, electro house, electro-disco, electronic, french electro, french house, house.
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Justin Robertson was born in Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom, on 11 June 1968.
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Kid Carpet was born in Bristol, United Kingdom.
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Krafty Kuts was born in Brighton, United Kingdom. Plays breakbeat, electronica, grime, hip hop, house, nu skool breaks, trip hop.
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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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Misty's Big Adventure formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1996.
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Mugison was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 4 September 1976. Plays rock.
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Piney Gir was born in Kansas City, United Kingdom. Plays rock.
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Rob da Bank was born in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, on 24 June 1973.
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Röyksopp formed in Tromsø, Norway, in 1998. Plays ambient, ambient house, club, dance, dance-pop, downtempo, edm, electro house.
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Simian Mobile Disco formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electro, electro house, electronic, tech house, techno.
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Soulwax formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, dance, dance-punk, electro house, electroclash, electronic, indie rock, new rave.
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Subgiant formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2004.
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Super Furry Animals formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, britpop, disco, electronic, experimental rock, indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia.
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Sébastien Tellier was born in Le Plessis-Bouchard, France, on 22 February 1975. Plays ambient pop, downtempo, electronic, french house, pop.
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The Broken Family Band formed in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 2002, and split up in 2009, after 7 years.
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The Cuban Brothers formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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The Earlies plays chamber pop, electronic, neo-psychedelia, progressive pop, progressive rock.
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The Egg formed in Oxford, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays electronic.
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The Glimmers formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1987.
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The Go! Team formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays dance, electronic, hip hop, indie pop, indie rock, sampledelia.
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The Longcut formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2002.
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The Magic Numbers formed in Ealing, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock.
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The Nextmen formed in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays hip hop.
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The Pipettes formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2003, and split up in 2011, after 8 years. Plays indie pop.
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Tom Vek was born in Hounslow, United Kingdom, on 10 May 1981. Plays dance-punk, electronic, indie rock.
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Two Lone Swordsmen formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays downtempo, electronica.
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Ulrich Schnauss was born in Kiel, Germany, in 1977. Plays ambient, berlin school, downtempo, dream pop, electronic, electronica, idm, progressive electronic.
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VHS or Beta formed in 1997. Plays rock.
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White Rose Movement formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2002, and split up on 16 April 2010, after 8 years.