Festival No. 0003812 · Est. 2017
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Somewhere in East Lulworth
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The details
- Venue
- Lulworth Estate
- Address
- BH20 5QS
- City
- East Lulworth, UK
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For the record
About the artists
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Adrian Sherwood was born in London, United Kingdom, on 20 January 1958. Plays dub, trip hop. -
Agoria was born in Valencin, France, on 16 January 1976. Plays deep house, electro house, electronic, house, tech house.
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Alex Niggemann was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1984.
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Amelie Lens was born in Vilvoorde, Belgium, on 31 May 1990. Plays dance, electronic, techno.
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Andy Blake plays dance.
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Artwork plays italo-disco.
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Beans on Toast was born in Braintree, United Kingdom, on 1 December 1980. Plays folk.
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Benjamin Damage plays techno.
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Big Freedia was born in New Orleans, United States, on 28 January 1978. Plays alternative hip hop, bounce, electro, hip hop.
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BIIG PIIG was born on 22 January 1998. Plays indie pop, r&b.
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Buffo's Wake formed in Brighton, United Kingdom.
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CamelPhat formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays deep house, house.
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Caravãna Sun formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2009.
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Chaka Demus & Pliers formed in 1992. Plays dancehall, ragga, reggae.
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Chaka Khan was born in Chicago, United States, on 23 March 1953. Plays contemporary r&b, disco, funk, pop soul, r&b, soul, synth funk.
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Chali 2na was born in Chicago, United States, on 26 June 1971. Plays hip hop.
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Charlotte de Witte was born in Ghent, Belgium, on 21 July 1992. Plays edm, electronic, peak time techno, techno.
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Chris Coco plays ambient, chillout, downtempo, electronica.
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CONDUCTA plays uk garage.
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Craig Charles was born on 11 July 1964.
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Dat Brass formed on 19 February 2014. Plays jazz.
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David Rodigan was born on 24 June 1951. Plays dancehall, dub, dubstep, reggae.
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DC Breaks formed in 2005. Plays drum and bass, electronic, liquid funk.
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Django Django formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays alternative dance, art rock, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, indie pop, indie rock, indie surf.
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Dubioza kolektiv formed in 2003.
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Ebenezer plays hip hop.
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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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Ezra Collective formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2012. Plays afrobeat, calypso, grime, hip hop, jazz, reggae, soul, world fusion.
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First Aid Kit formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Flava D plays bassline, uk garage.
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Gentleman's Dub Club formed in 2006. Plays 2 tone, dub, dubstep, reggae, ska.
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Ghetts was born in Plaistow, United Kingdom, on 9 October 1984. Plays grime, hip hop.
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Gilles Peterson was born on 28 September 1964. Plays acid jazz, electronic, nu jazz.
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Grace Carter was born in London, United Kingdom, on 26 May 1997. Plays r&b.
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Grace Jones was born in Saint Catherine, United States, on 19 May 1948. Plays disco, funk, new wave, pop, soul.
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HAAi plays electronic, experimental electronic.
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Hak Baker plays alternative rock, folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Happy Meals split up in 2004.
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Honey Dijon plays house.
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IAMDDB was born in Lisboa, United Kingdom, on 5 March 1996. Plays alternative r&b, pop rap, soul.
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Jamz Supernova plays club, dance.
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Jimmy Cliff was born in Adelphi, Jamaica, on 30 July 1944, and died on 24 November 2025, aged 81. Plays jamaican ska, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska, soul.
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Jodie Harsh was born in 1984. Plays electronic, pop.
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John Fairhurst plays blues, blues rock, rock.
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Jorja Smith was born in London, United Kingdom, on 11 June 1997. Plays alternative r&b, neo soul, sophisti-pop.
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Justin Robertson was born in Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom, on 11 June 1968.
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Kelela was born in Washington, D.C., United States, on 6 June 1983. Plays alternative r&b, grime.
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Kiddy Smile was born on 10 April 1983. Plays electronic, house.
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Kitty, Daisy & Lewis formed in 2000. Plays r&b, rockabilly.
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Kojey Radical was born in 1993. Plays electronic, grime, leftfield, spoken word.
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Kojo Funds was born in Custom House, United Kingdom, on 30 March 1995.
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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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Loadstar formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays drum and bass, electronic.
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London Grammar formed in Nottingham, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays alternative rock, art pop, dream pop, electronic, electronica, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica.
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M.I.A was born in Hounslow, United Kingdom, on 18 July 1975. Plays alternative dance, alternative hip hop, christian hip hop, contemporary christian, dance, dancehall, edm, electronic.
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Mabel was born in Alhaurín el Grande, United Kingdom, on 20 February 1996. Plays contemporary r&b, electropop, pop, r&b.
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Mall Grab was born in Newcastle, Australia, in 1994. Plays bass house, bassline, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, deep house, drum and bass.
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Mark Ronson was born in St John's Wood, United Kingdom, on 4 September 1975. Plays alternative rock, club, dance, dance-pop, electropop, funk, hip hop, jazz pop.
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Matt Jam Lamont plays uk garage.
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Mella Dee was born in Doncaster, United Kingdom.
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Mind Vortex plays drum and bass.
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Mixmaster Morris was born in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 1965. Plays experimental electronic.
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Moxie was born on 6 November 1981.
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Mt Wolf formed in London, United Kingdom.
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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 Baby formed in 2012. Plays blues, delta blues, folk, soul.
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NATHAN DAWE was born in Burton Upon Trent, United Kingdom, on 25 May 1994. Plays edm.
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New York Brass Band formed in November 2010.
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Nilüfer Yanya was born in London, United Kingdom, on 11 May 1995. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Norman Jay MBE was born in Notting Hill, United Kingdom, on 6 November 1957.
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NOT3S was born in Hackney, United Kingdom, on 17 April 1998.
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Objekt plays electronic.
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Plan B was born in Forest Gate, United Kingdom, on 22 October 1983. Plays dubstep, hip hop, pop soul, r&b, soul.
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Reggae Roast formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays reggae.
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Rob da Bank was born in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, on 24 June 1973.
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Rudimental formed in Hackney, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays deep house, drum and bass, electronic, electronica, jungle, liquid funk, pop, soul.
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So Solid Crew formed in Wandsworth, United Kingdom, in 1998. Plays uk garage.
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Son of Dave was born in Winnipeg, Canada, on 4 January 1967.
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Songhoy Blues formed in 2012. Plays blues, desert blues.
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Stanton Warriors formed in Bristol, United Kingdom. Plays breakbeat, breaks.
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Stefflon Don was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 14 December 1991. Plays hip hop, r&b, reggae.
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Sundara Karma formed in 2011. Plays indie rock.
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Tankus the Henge formed in 2009.
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The 2 Bears formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2010.
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The Big Moon formed in 2014. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, shoegaze.
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The Correspondents formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up on 20 October 2020, after 13 years. Plays electro, electronic, jazz, pop, swing.
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The Cuban Brothers formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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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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Thrill Collins formed on 31 May 2009.
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Thundercat was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 19 October 1984. Plays acid jazz, alternative r&b, contemporary jazz, crossover thrash, dance, disco, electronic, electronica.
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Vic Reeves was born in Leeds, United Kingdom, on 24 January 1959. Plays comedy.
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Wara formed in La Paz, Bolivia. Plays hard rock, progressive folk, progressive rock, rock andino.
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We Are Scientists formed in Berkeley, United States, in 2000. Plays indie rock.
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