Festival No. 0000363 · Est. 2002
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- Claremont, Australia
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About the artists
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2manydjs (DJ Set) formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1998. Plays breakbeat. -
Airbourne formed in Warrnambool, Australia, in 2004. Plays classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, rock.
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Ajax was born on 28 February 1971, and died on 28 February 2013, aged 42.
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Beasts Of Bourbon formed in 1983.
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Cog formed in Bondi, Australia, in 1998. Plays alternative metal, progressive rock, rock.
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Common was born in Chicago, United States, on 13 March 1972. Plays alternative hip hop, boom bap, chipmunk soul, conscious hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap, neo soul.
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Cut Copy formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2001. Plays electropop, indietronica, synth-pop.
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Edan was born in Rockville, United States, in 1978. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop.
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End of Fashion formed in Perth, Australia, in 2003. Plays pop rock.
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Faker formed in Sydney, Australia, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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Franz Ferdinand formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, dance-rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica.
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Gerling formed in 1993, and split up in 2007, after 14 years. Plays alternative rock, electronica.
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Henry Rollins was born in Washington, D.C., United States, on 13 February 1961. Plays alternative metal, comedy, hardcore punk, spoken word.
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Hilltop Hoods formed in Adelaide, Australia, in 1991. Plays hip hop.
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Iggy & the Stooges formed in Ann Arbor, United States, in 1972. Plays classic rock, garage rock, hard rock, proto-punk, punk, punk rock, rock.
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James Murphy was born in Princeton Junction, United States, on 4 February 1970. Plays dance-punk, disco, electronica, post-punk revival.
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Kings of Leon formed in Nashville, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, pop rock, rock, southern rock.
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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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Magic Dirt formed in Geelong, Australia, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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Mudvayne formed in Peoria, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative metal, nu metal, progressive metal.
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Red Riders formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2003, and split up in 2011, after 8 years. Plays indie rock, rock.
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Sarah Blasko was born in Sydney, Australia, on 23 September 1976. Plays indie pop, pop, singer-songwriter.
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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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Sleater-Kinney formed in Olympia, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, punk rock, riot grrrl, rock.
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Sonic Animation formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1994.
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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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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 Grates formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 2002.
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The Greenhornes formed in Cincinnati, United States, in 1996. Plays blues rock, garage rock, indie rock, rock.
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The Living End formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1994. Plays punk, rock, rockabilly.
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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 Mars Volta formed in 2001. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental, hard rock, melodic metalcore, neo-progressive rock, neo-psychedelia, post-hardcore.
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The Mess Hall formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2001. Plays rock.
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The Presets formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2003. Plays electro, electroclash, electronic, rock.
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The Subways formed in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays indie rock.
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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.
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Vitalic was born in Dijon, France, on 18 May 1976. Plays electro house, electroclash, electronic, french electro, house, progressive house, synth-pop, techno.
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Wolf And Cub formed in Adelaide, Australia, in 2002.
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Wolfmother formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, hard rock, psychedelic rock, rock, stoner rock.
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Youth Group formed in Newtown, Australia, in 1996. Plays indie rock, rock.