Festival No. 0002115 · Est. 2010
Weekend of the year
No. 0005461
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About the artists
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808ink formed in London, United Kingdom. -
AJ Tracey was born on 4 March 1994. Plays cloud rap, dancehall, grime, hip hop, uk drill.
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Aled Jones was born in Bangor, United Kingdom, on 29 December 1970. Plays classical crossover, operatic pop, traditional pop.
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Alice Jemima was born on 11 June 1993. Plays pop.
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Animal Collective formed in Baltimore, United States, in 2000. Plays avant-folk, avant-garde, avant-garde pop, electronic, experimental, freak folk, neo-psychedelia, noise.
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Annie Nightingale was born in Osterley, United Kingdom, on 1 April 1940, and died on 11 January 2024, aged 83.
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Applescal was born on 19 November 1987.
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Artwork plays italo-disco.
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Asylums formed in 2014. Plays art rock.
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AURORA formed in 2001.
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Avalon Emerson was born in San Francisco, United States, on 10 November 1988. Plays downtempo, electronic, indietronica, melodic techno, tech house, techno.
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Bad Sounds plays indie pop.
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Bastille formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays electropop, indie pop, pop rock, rock, synth-pop.
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Benjamin Damage plays techno.
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Benji B was born in London, United Kingdom.
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Bicep formed in 2009. Plays club, edm, electronic, house, leftfield, stutter house, techno.
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Big Narstie was born in Lambeth, United Kingdom, on 16 November 1985. Plays bassline, drill, grime, hip hop.
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Billie Marten was born in Ripon, United Kingdom, on 27 May 1999. Plays folk, indie folk.
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Black Honey formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2014.
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Black Madonna plays alternative dance, electro-disco, house, techno.
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Brookes Brothers formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays drum and bass, liquid funk.
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Camo & Krooked formed in Vienna, Austria, in 2007. Plays drum and bass, electronic, liquid funk.
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Candi Staton was born in Hanceville, United States, on 13 March 1940. Plays disco, electronic, funk, r&b, soul.
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Caravan Palace formed in Paris, France, in 2005. Plays electro house, electro swing, fidget house.
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Carl Cox was born on 29 July 1962. Plays techno.
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CC Smugglers formed in Bedford, United Kingdom, in 2009.
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Clean Cut Kid formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2014.
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Coco formed in Olympia, United States.
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Crystal Fighters formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays dubstep, electronic, folk, punk, techno.
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Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 21 July 1978. Plays dancehall, hip hop, reggae.
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Danny Byrd was born on 4 May 1979. Plays drum and bass, liquid funk.
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Danny L Harle plays electropop, hyperpop.
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David Rodigan was born on 24 June 1951. Plays dancehall, dub, dubstep, reggae.
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Destructo was born in Washington, D.C., United States, on 31 December 1970.
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Diplo was born in Tupelo, United States, on 10 November 1978. Plays afro house, bass house, club, country, dance, disco, edm, electronic.
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DJ Yoda was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays hip hop, turntablism.
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Dynamite MC was born on 7 October 1973. Plays drum and bass, jungle.
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Eats Everything was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, on 12 May 1980. Plays house, techno.
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Ed Solo plays drum and bass, jungle.
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Evian Christ was born in Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom, on 11 June 1989.
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Fatboy Slim was born in Bromley, United Kingdom, on 31 July 1963. Plays big beat, electronic.
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Fatherson formed in Kilmarnock, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays rock.
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Fickle Friends formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2013. Plays electropop, indie pop.
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Fono formed in Milton Keynes, United States, in 1998.
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Ghostpoet was born on 18 January 1983. Plays alternative rock, electronic, hip hop, pop.
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GIRLI was born in London, United Kingdom, on 6 December 1997. Plays pop punk.
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Glass Animals formed in Oxford, United Kingdom, on 1 January 2010. Plays electronic, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, pop, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock.
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Goldie was born in Walsall, United Kingdom, on 19 September 1965. Plays downtempo, drum and bass, electronic, electronica.
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Greasy Slicks formed on 1 January 2012.
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Heatwave formed in 1975, and split up in 1984, after 9 years. Plays disco, funk, soul.
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Heidi formed in Tokyo, Japan, in February 2006. Plays rock, visual kei.
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Hinds formed in Madrid, Spain, in 2011. Plays indie rock, pop rock.
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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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Hælos formed in 2014. Plays trip hop.
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Icarus formed in 1985.
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Iglooghost was born in Dorset, United Kingdom, on 13 June 1996. Plays deconstructed club, dubstep, electronic, experimental, experimental hip hop, glitch hop, glitch pop, grime.
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Izzy Bizu was born in London, United Kingdom, on 28 April 1994. Plays contemporary r&b, pop soul, r&b, soul.
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Jagwar Ma formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2011. Plays psychedelic pop.
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James Zabiela was born in Southampton, United Kingdom, on 7 August 1979.
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Jammz was born on 21 May 1991.
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Jamz Supernova plays club, dance.
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Jeremy Loops was born in Kommetjie, South Africa, on 4 March 1984. Plays funk, hip hop, jazz, pop, soul.
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Joe Goddard was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1973. Plays electronic.
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Joe Hertz was born on 16 January 1990. Plays bassline, breakbeat, breaks, dance, deep house, disco, drum and bass, edm.
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JP Cooper was born in Middleton, United Kingdom, on 1 November 1981. Plays blue-eyed soul, funk, neo soul, pop, r&b, soul.
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Juicebox formed in Hannover, Germany, in 2008, and split up in 2015, after 7 years.
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K.Flay was born in Wilmette, United States, on 30 June 1985. Plays alternative dance, alternative hip hop, alternative pop, alternative rock, art pop, electropop, hip hop, indie rock.
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Kano was born in East Ham, United Kingdom, on 21 May 1985. Plays battle rap, freestyle, grime, hip hop, r&b.
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Karma Kid was born in Matlock, United Kingdom, on 1 August 1994.
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Katy B was born in Peckham, United Kingdom, on 23 July 1989. Plays dubstep, electronic, uk funky, uk garage.
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Kenton Slash Demon formed in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Kitty, Daisy & Lewis formed in 2000. Plays r&b, rockabilly.
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Krept & Konan formed in 2009.
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Lady Leshurr was born in Kingshurst, United Kingdom, on 15 December 1988. Plays house.
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Leftfield formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays downtempo, dub, dub techno, electronic, electronica, house, leftfield, progressive house.
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Livin' Joy plays euro house, eurodance.
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Logan Sama plays grime.
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London Elektricity formed in 1996. Plays drum and bass, electronica, funk, liquid funk.
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Loyle Carner was born in Lambeth, United Kingdom, on 6 October 1994. Plays hip hop, jazz rap.
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Maduk was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 4 October 1990. Plays drum and bass, electronic.
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Major Lazer formed in Los Angeles, Jamaica, in 2008. Plays art pop, dance-pop, dancehall, downtempo, dub, edm, electro, electronic.
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Maribou State formed in 2011. Plays downtempo, electronic, house, leftfield.
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Mella Dee was born in Doncaster, United Kingdom.
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Milk Teeth formed in 2013, and split up on 4 September 2020, after 7 years.
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MJ Cole was born in London, United Kingdom, on 9 August 1973. Plays 2-step, classical, classical crossover, club, disco, electronic, house, uk funky.
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Moose Blood formed in Canterbury, United Kingdom, in August 2012, and split up on 24 September 2018, after 6 years. Plays emo, indie rock, post-hardcore.
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Mount Kimbie formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays dubstep, electronic, minimal techno, post-dubstep.
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Moxie was born on 6 November 1981.
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Mumbai Science formed in Leuven, Belgium, in 2010.
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Mura Masa was born in Guernsey, United Kingdom, on 5 April 1996. Plays alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, dance, downtempo, electronic, future bass, hip hop, hyperpop.
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My Nu Leng formed in 2010, and split up on 8 August 2025, after 15 years. Plays bass house, bassline, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, disco, drum and bass.
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MØ was born in Odense, Denmark, on 13 August 1988. Plays dance-pop, electropop, indie pop, synth-pop.
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Newham Generals plays grime.
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Norman Jay MBE was born in Notting Hill, United Kingdom, on 6 November 1957.
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Nu:Tone plays drum and bass, liquid funk.
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ODESZA formed in Seattle, United States, on 11 June 2012. Plays chillwave, electronic, electropop, future bass, indietronica, progressive house.
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Oneman was born in Streatham, United Kingdom. Plays dubstep, grime, uk garage.
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P Money was born on 8 April 1989. Plays grime.
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Pinegrove formed in Montclair, United States, in 2010. Plays alternative folk, alternative rock, experimental rock, indie rock, roots rock.
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Pretty Vicious formed in Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom, in 2014. Plays rock.
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Pup formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2010. Plays emo, hardcore punk, indie rock, pop punk, punk, punk rock.
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Ram Jam formed in New York, United States, in 1976, and split up in 1994, after 18 years. Plays boogie rock, classic rock, hard rock, rock, southern rock.
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Rationale was born in Harare, United Kingdom, on 4 April 1984.
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Richie Hawtin was born in Banbury, Canada, on 4 June 1970. Plays electronic, minimal techno, techno.
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Ride formed in Oxford, United Kingdom, in 1988. Plays britpop, dream pop, indie rock, jangle pop, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, rock, shoegaze.
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Riton was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, in September 1978. Plays dance, edm, electroclash, house.
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Romare plays downtempo, house.
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Run Logan Run formed on 1 February 2015.
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S.P.Y was born on 30 December 1976. Plays bass house, bassline, breakbeat, breaks, dance, drum and bass, electronic, house.
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Sean Paul was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 9 January 1973. Plays dance-pop, dancehall, electropop, hip hop, pop, ragga, reggae.
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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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Skepta was born in Tottenham, United Kingdom, on 19 September 1982. Plays grime, hip hop, house.
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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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Snakehips formed on 27 September 2010.
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Spring King formed on 23 March 2012, and split up on 20 November 2018, after 6 years.
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Subgiant formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2004.
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Sunflower Bean formed in Manhattan, United States, in August 2013. Plays glam rock, indie pop, indie rock, psychedelic rock, rock.
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The Beaubowbelles formed on 1 February 2010.
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The Cuban Brothers formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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The Cure formed in Crawley, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays alternative rock, dance-rock, gothic, gothic rock, indie rock, jangle pop, new wave, pop.
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The Human League formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays electronic, minimal synth, new romantic, new wave, pop, synth-pop.
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The Japanese House was born in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, on 14 July 1995. Plays dream pop, electropop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, pop, synth-pop, yacht rock.
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The Sherlocks formed in August 2010. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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The Wytches formed in Peterborough, United Kingdom, in 2011. Plays psychedelic.
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This Is the Kit formed in Winchester, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, indie rock.
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Tourist was born in London, United Kingdom, on 12 February 1987. Plays chillwave, deep house, downtempo, electronic, future garage, indietronica, melodic house, progressive breaks.
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VANT formed in 2014.
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Vula Viel formed on 19 January 2013. Plays dance, jazz.
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Wiley was born in Bow, United Kingdom, on 19 January 1979. Plays grime, hip hop.
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Will Varley was born in London, United Kingdom, on 7 March 1987. Plays anti-folk, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Wiz Khalifa was born in Minot, United States, on 8 September 1987. Plays east coast hip hop, hip hop, pop rap.
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Wolf Alice formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, noise pop.
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WSTRN formed in 2014. Plays afroswing.
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Years & Years formed in London, United Kingdom, on 20 July 2010, and split up on 16 December 2023, after 13 years. Plays alternative r&b, dance-pop, electropop, house, nu disco, synth-pop, uk funky.
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