Festival No. 0000069 · Est. 1980
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The details
- Venue
- Seattle Center
- Address
- 305 Harrison St. 98109
- City
- Seattle, US
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About the artists
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Alejandro Escovedo was born in San Antonio, United States, on 10 January 1951. Plays folk. -
Angélique Kidjo was born in Cotonou, Benin, on 14 July 1960. Plays afrobeats, jazz, world fusion.
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Ani DiFranco was born in Buffalo, United States, on 23 September 1970. Plays folk.
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Average White Band formed in Dundee, United Kingdom, in 1971. Plays funk, r&b.
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Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys formed in Anaheim, United States, in 1991.
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Blue Rodeo formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1984. Plays country rock, folk, rock.
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Brave Combo formed in Denton, United States, in 1979. Plays folk.
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Catie Curtis was born in Saco, United States, on 22 May 1965. Plays contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, indie folk.
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Crash Test Dummies formed in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie rock, pop, rock.
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David Grisman Quintet plays folk.
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G. Love & Special Sauce formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 1992. Plays alternative hip hop, indie pop.
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Gas Huffer formed in Seattle, United States, in 1989, and split up in 2006, after 17 years. Plays punk.
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Goodness formed in 1994, and split up in 2005, after 11 years.
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House of Pain formed in New York, United States, in 1990, and split up in 1996, after 6 years. Plays hip hop.
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Indigo Girls formed in Atlanta, United States, in 1985. Plays contemporary folk, folk, folk pop, folk rock.
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Isaac Hayes was born in Covington, United States, on 20 August 1942, and died on 10 August 2008, aged 65. Plays disco, funk, r&b, smooth soul, soul.
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James Armstrong was born on 22 April 1957.
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John Lee Hooker was born in Coahoma County, United States, on 22 August 1917, and died on 21 June 2001, aged 83. Plays blues, blues rock, chicago blues, country blues, delta blues, electric blues, singer-songwriter.
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Kevin Welch was born in Long Beach, United States, on 17 August 1955. Plays folk.
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Los Straitjackets formed in Nashville, United States, in 1988. Plays garage rock, instrumental rock, rock and roll, surf.
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Luther Allison was born in Widener, United States, on 17 August 1939, and died on 12 August 1997, aged 57. Plays blues, blues rock, chicago blues, electric blues.
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Marva Wright was born in New Orleans, United States, on 20 March 1948, and died on 23 March 2010, aged 62.
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Mudhoney formed in Seattle, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, grunge, rock.
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Nanci Griffith was born in Seguin, United States, on 6 July 1953, and died on 13 August 2021, aged 68. Plays americana, contemporary folk, country, country folk, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Phoebe Snow was born in New York, United States, on 15 July 1950, and died on 26 April 2011, aged 60. Plays folk, folk pop, singer-songwriter.
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Poi Dog Pondering formed in Honolulu, United States, in 1985.
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Robert Earl Keen was born in Houston, United States, on 11 January 1956. Plays americana, country, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Rosie Flores was born on 10 September 1950. Plays alternative country, country, rockabilly.
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Seattle Men's Chorus was born in 1979.
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Sex Pistols formed in London, United Kingdom, in October 1975, and split up on 14 January 1978, after 2 years. Plays punk, punk rock, rock.
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Sir Mix-a-lot was born in Seattle, United States, on 12 August 1963. Plays electro, hip hop, west coast hip hop.
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Southern Culture On the Skids formed in Chapel Hill, United States, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, experimental rock, neo-psychedelia, psychobilly, rockabilly, surf.
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Spin Doctors formed in New York, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, funk rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock.
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Super Deluxe formed in Seattle, United States, in 1995.
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Supersuckers formed in Tucson, United States, in November 1988. Plays cowpunk, garage punk, garage rock, post-grunge, punk rock, rock and roll, southern rock.
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Tad formed in Seattle, United States, in 1988, and split up in 1999, after 11 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, grunge, noise rock.
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The Carpetbaggers formed in Edina, United States, in 1991.
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The Dandy Warhols formed in Portland, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, pop rock, rock.
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The Iguanas formed in New Orleans, United States, in 1989. Plays rock.
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The Presidents of The United States of America formed in Seattle, United States, in 1993, and split up in 2015, after 22 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop punk, post-grunge, power pop.
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The Rankin Family formed in Mabou, Canada, in 1989. Plays folk.
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The Reverend Horton Heat formed in Dallas, United States, in 1985. Plays country, psychobilly, rockabilly.
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Tiny Tim was born in Manhattan, United States, on 12 April 1932, and died on 30 November 1996, aged 64. Plays christmas music, pop, spoken word, traditional pop.
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Tito And Tarantula formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, blues, blues rock, garage rock, hard rock, latin rock, rock, southern rock.
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Tower of Power formed in Oakland, United States.
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Vic Chesnutt was born in Jacksonville, United States, on 12 November 1964, and died on 25 December 2009, aged 45.
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Victoria Williams was born on 23 December 1958. Plays folk, rock.
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Wailing Souls formed in 1968. Plays reggae, rocksteady, roots reggae.