Festival No. 0000358 · Est. 1997
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Somewhere in Penrose
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- Venue
- Mt Smart Stadium
- Address
- Beasley Avenue 1061
- City
- Penrose, New Zealand
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About the artists
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Alien Ant Farm formed in Moreno Valley, United States, in 1995. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, funk metal, nu metal, pop punk, pop rock, post-grunge, rap metal. -
Amen formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1995, and split up in December 2024, after 29 years. Plays alternative metal, hardcore punk, nu metal, punk rock.
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Basement Jaxx formed in Brixton, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays big beat, dance, dance-pop, electro house, electronic, funky house, house, latin house.
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Betchadupa formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1997, and split up in 2006, after 9 years. Plays indie rock, rock.
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Dave Clarke was born in Brighton, United Kingdom, on 19 September 1968. Plays club, dance, electro, electronic, electronica, hardcore techno, techno.
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Drowning Pool formed in Dallas, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative metal, hard rock, metal, nu metal, post-grunge, rock.
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Garbage formed in Madison, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-rock, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, indie rock, industrial rock.
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Gerling formed in 1993, and split up in 2007, after 14 years. Plays alternative rock, electronica.
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Jurassic 5 formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, hip hop.
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Kosheen formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1998. Plays club, dance, downtempo, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electronic, electronica.
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New Order formed in Salford, United Kingdom, in 1980. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance, dance-rock, electronic, electropop, house, new wave.
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NOFX formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1983, and split up in 2024, after 41 years. Plays alternative rock, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, pop punk, punk, punk rock, rock, ska punk.
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Peaches was born on 11 November 1966. Plays dance-punk, electroclash.
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Regurgitator formed in Brisbane, Australia, in March 1994. Plays alternative rock, rock.
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Shihad formed in 1988, and split up on 16 March 2025, after 37 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, industrial metal, industrial rock, metal.
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Silverchair formed in Newcastle, Australia, in 1992, and split up on 25 May 2011, after 19 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, baroque pop, experimental, grunge, hard rock, post-grunge.
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System of a Down formed in Glendale, United States, on 1 February 1995. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal.
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The Crystal Method formed in 1993. Plays big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica.
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The Prodigy formed in Braintree, United Kingdom, on 5 October 1990. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, big beat, breakbeat, breakbeat hardcore, dance, drum and bass, electronic.
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The White Stripes formed in Detroit, United States, on 14 July 1997, and split up on 2 February 2011, after 13 years. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, blues rock, garage punk, garage rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, indie rock.