Festival No. 0000360 · Est. 1992
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Festival grounds
The details
- Venue
- Sydney Showground
- Address
- 1 Showground Road 2127
- City
- Sydney, Australia
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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Angus & Julia Stone formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2006. Plays folk, indie pop. -
Bob Evans was born in Perth, Australia, on 1 October 1976.
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Bonde do Rolê formed in Curitiba, Brazil, in 2005. Plays funk carioca, indietronica.
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CSS formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in September 2003. Plays indie rock.
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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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Eskimo Joe formed in Perth, Australia, in 1997.
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Evermore formed in Feilding, Australia, in 1999. Plays alternative 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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Jet formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, rock.
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John Cooper Clarke was born on 25 January 1949. Plays new wave, poetry, post-punk, punk, spoken word.
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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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Kasabian formed in Leicester, United Kingdom, in 1997. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new rave, rock.
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Lily Allen was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 2 May 1985. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, electropop, indie pop, indie rock, pop.
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Little Birdy formed in Perth, Australia, in 2002. Plays indie rock, rock.
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Luciano was born in Manchester, Jamaica, on 20 October 1964.
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Lupe Fiasco was born on 16 February 1982. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop, pop rap.
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Muse formed in Teignmouth, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays alternative dance, alternative metal, alternative pop, alternative rock, art rock, dance, dubstep, electronic.
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My Chemical Romance formed in Newark, United States, on 12 September 2001. Plays alternative rock, emo, emo pop, hard rock, indie rock, pop punk, pop screamo, post-hardcore.
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Roulette was born in Hannover, Germany, on 28 December 1975. Plays hip hop.
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Scribe was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 29 May 1979. Plays hip hop.
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Shapeshifter formed in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1999. Plays drum and bass, electronic, liquid funk.
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Sick Puppies formed in 1997. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge, rock.
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Snowman formed in Perth, Australia, in 2003, and split up in 2011, after 8 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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Something for Kate formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, rock.
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Something With Numbers formed in 2001.
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Spank Rock formed in Baltimore, United States, and split up in 2007.
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The Butterfly Effect formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 1999. Plays hard rock, metal, rock.
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The Crystal Method formed in 1993. Plays big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica.
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The Drones formed in Perth, Australia, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock, noise rock, punk blues.
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The Herd formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1965, and split up in 1969, after 4 years. Plays freakbeat, pop rock, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock.
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The John Butler Trio formed in Fremantle, Australia, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, folk, folk rock, jam band, pop rock, rock, roots rock.
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The Killers formed in Las Vegas, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, christmas music, heartland rock, indie rock, new wave, pop, pop rock, post-punk revival.
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The Presets formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2003. Plays electro, electroclash, electronic, rock.
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The Sleepy Jackson formed in Perth, Australia, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, baroque pop, folk, power pop.
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The Spazzys formed in 2000.
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The Streets was born in Barnet, United Kingdom, on 27 November 1978. Plays hip hop, uk garage.
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The Vines formed in Sydney, Australia, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, post-grunge, rock.
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Tool formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1990. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, electronic, hard rock, heavy metal, math rock, metal.
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Trivium formed in Orlando, United States, in 2000. Plays heavy metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore, progressive metal, thrash metal.
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Violent Femmes formed in Milwaukee, United States, in 1980. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, cowpunk, folk, folk punk, folk rock, geek rock, post-punk.
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You Am I formed in Sydney, Australia, in December 1989. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, power pop.