Festival No. 0000360 · Est. 1992
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About the artists
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Arcade Fire formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2001. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art rock, baroque pop, chamber pop, indie pop, indie rock, new wave. -
Augie March formed in Shepparton, Australia, in 1996. Plays folk, folk rock, indie pop, indie rock.
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Battles formed in New York, United States, in 2002. Plays art rock, electronic, experimental, experimental rock, math rock, post-rock, progressive rock.
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Billy Bragg was born in Barking, United Kingdom, on 20 December 1957. Plays alternative rock, anti-folk, folk, rock.
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Dizzee Rascal was born in Bow, United Kingdom, on 18 September 1984. Plays bassline, fidget house, grime, hip hop, hip house, pop rap, r&b, trance.
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Faker formed in Sydney, Australia, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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Hilltop Hoods formed in Adelaide, Australia, in 1991. Plays hip hop.
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LCD Soundsystem formed in New York, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative dance, dance-punk, electronic, indietronica, new wave, post-punk revival, synth-pop.
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Midnight Juggernauts formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2004. Plays electronica, electropop.
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Paul Kelly was born in Adelaide, Australia, on 13 January 1955. Plays acoustic rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Rage Against the Machine formed in Los Angeles, United States, in August 1991, and split up in January 2024, after 32 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, funk metal, metal, nu metal, rap metal, rap rock, rapcore.
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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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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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Spoon formed in Austin, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, dance-punk, indie pop, indie rock, post-punk, rock.