Festival No. 0000069 · Est. 1980
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- Venue
- Seattle Center
- Address
- 305 Harrison St. 98109
- City
- Seattle, US
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About the artists
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3 Leg Torso formed in Portland, United States, in 1996. -
Against Me! formed in Gainesville, United States, in 1997. Plays acoustic rock, alternative punk, country rock, cowpunk, folk punk, pop punk, punk, punk rock.
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American Music Club formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1982. Plays americana, folk rock, indie rock, slowcore.
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Artis the Spoonman was born on 3 October 1948.
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Aveo formed in Seattle, United States, in 2000.
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Bebel Gilberto was born on 12 May 1966. Plays bossa nova, jazz, latin pop, pop, samba.
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Ben Kweller was born in San Francisco, United States, on 16 June 1981. Plays indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Black Eyed Peas formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1995. Plays dance-pop, electronic, hip hop, pop, pop rap, west coast hip hop.
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Bobby Rush was born in Homer, United States, on 10 November 1933. Plays blues, electric blues.
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Br5-49 formed in Nashville, United States, in 1993, and split up in 2013, after 20 years. Plays rockabilly.
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Brother Ali was born on 30 July 1977. Plays conscious hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop.
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Buddy Wakefield was born in Shreveport, United States, on 4 June 1974.
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Built to Spill formed in Boise, United States, in 1992. Plays indie rock, rock.
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Burning Spear was born in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica, on 1 March 1945. Plays reggae, roots reggae.
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Control Machete formed in Nuevo León, Mexico, in 1996. Plays hip hop.
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Crooked Fingers formed in Seattle, United States, in 1998. Plays indie rock.
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David Jacobs-Strain was born in New Haven, United States, in 1983.
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De La Soul formed in Amityville, United States, in 1987. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap, pop rap.
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Death Cab for Cutie formed in Bellingham, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, emo, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, midwest emo, rock.
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Demetri Martin was born in New York, United States, on 25 May 1973.
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DJ Cheb I Sabbah was born in Constantine, Algeria, on 7 August 1947, and died on 6 November 2013, aged 66. Plays dub, indian classical.
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Donald Glaude was born in Tacoma, United States. Plays house.
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Downpilot plays indie rock.
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Drive-By Truckers formed in Athens, United States, in 1996. Plays southern rock.
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Evanescence formed in Little Rock, United States, in 1995. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, gothic metal, hard rock, heavy metal, industrial rock, metal, piano rock.
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Face To Face formed in Victorville, United States, in 1991. Plays alternative rock, pop punk, punk, punk rock, rock, skate punk.
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Five for Fighting was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 7 January 1965.
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Fred Armisen was born in Hattiesburg, United States, on 4 December 1966.
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Galactic formed in New Orleans, United States, in 1994. Plays acid jazz, funk, jam band, jazz-funk, rock.
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Grayskul formed in Seattle, United States, in 2003. Plays hip hop.
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Greg Behrendt was born in San Francisco, United States, on 21 July 1963.
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Halou formed in 1997. Plays dream pop, electronic, trip hop.
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Harvey Danger formed in Seattle, United States, in 1992, and split up in 2009, after 17 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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Himsa formed in Seattle, United States, in October 1998, and split up on 16 August 2008, after 9 years. Plays metalcore.
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Jessi Klein was born in New York, United States, on 17 August 1975.
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Josh Ritter was born in Moscow, United States, on 21 October 1976. Plays contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, singer-songwriter.
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Justin Roberts was born on 18 November 1979. Plays alternative rock, children's music, pop punk.
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Kaki King was born in Atlanta, United States, on 24 August 1979. Plays experimental rock, instrumental rock, jazz, post-rock, rock.
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Kane Hodder formed in Bremerton, United States, in 2002, and split up in 2009, after 7 years.
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Kaskade was born in Chicago, United States, on 25 February 1971. Plays deep house, electronic, house.
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Kid Hops plays drum and bass.
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Kiki & Herb formed in San Francisco, United States.
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Koko Taylor was born in Bartlett, United States, on 28 September 1928, and died on 3 June 2009, aged 80. Plays blues, chicago blues, soul, soul blues.
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Kultur Shock formed in Seattle, United States, in 1996.
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Liz Phair was born on 17 April 1967. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Lou Barlow was born on 17 July 1966. Plays alternative rock, hardcore punk, indie rock, lo-fi.
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Marc Maron was born on 27 September 1963. Plays comedy.
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Master formed in 1983. Plays death metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Mindy Smith was born in New York, United States, on 1 June 1972. Plays folk, folk pop.
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Monster Squad formed in Vacaville, United States.
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Nancy Sinatra was born in Jersey City, United States, on 8 June 1940. Plays classic rock, pop, pop rock, rock.
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Nas was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 14 September 1973. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, deep soul, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, hip hop soul, jazz rap.
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Nick Lowe was born in Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom, on 24 March 1949. Plays new wave, pop rock, power pop, pub rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Nickelback formed in Hanna, Canada, in 1995. Plays alternative rock, death metal, electropop, funk rock, hard rock, pop rock, post-grunge, rock.
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Pedro the Lion formed in Seattle, United States, in 1995. Plays indie rock.
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Photek was born in City of St Albans, United Kingdom, on 13 May 1972. Plays downtempo, drum and bass, jungle.
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Pixies formed in Boston, United States, in 1986. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, indie rock, noise pop, noise rock, post-hardcore, punk rock, rock.
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Plan B was born in Forest Gate, United Kingdom, on 22 October 1983. Plays dubstep, hip hop, pop soul, r&b, soul.
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Plastilina Mosh formed in Monterrey, Mexico, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, dance, rock.
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Public Enemy formed in Nassau County, United States, in 1985. Plays conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop.
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Puddle of Mudd formed in Kansas City, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative rock.
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Richmond Fontaine formed in 1994, and split up in 2016, after 22 years. Plays country.
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Rise Against formed in Chicago, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, pop punk, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Robyn Hitchcock was born in London, United Kingdom, on 3 March 1953. Plays country, folk, jangle pop, neo-psychedelia, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Roomful of Blues formed in Providence, United States, in 1967. Plays blues, boogie-woogie, jazz fusion, jump blues, swing revival.
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Schoolyard Heroes formed in Seattle, United States, in 1999, and split up in 2009, after 10 years. Plays horror punk.
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Scott McCaughey was born in 1954.
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Seal was born in Paddington, United Kingdom, on 19 February 1963. Plays baroque pop, dance-pop, downtempo, pop, pop rock, pop soul, r&b, soul.
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Sean Nelson was born on 12 June 1973.
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Sun City Girls formed in Phoenix, United States, in 1981, and split up in 2007, after 26 years. Plays avant-folk, avant-garde, experimental, experimental rock, noise rock, rock.
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Taarka formed in 2001. Plays folk, jam band.
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The Bad Plus formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 2000. Plays jazz, post-bop.
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The Black Keys formed in Akron, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, blues, blues rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, rock.
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The Briefs formed in 2000. Plays punk.
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The Clumsy Lovers formed in Coquitlam, Canada.
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The Divorce formed in Seattle, United States, in 2002, and split up on 30 June 2007, after 5 years.
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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 Lashes formed in Seattle, United States, in 2000, and split up in 2008, after 8 years.
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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 Walkmen formed in New York, United States, in 2000. Plays indie rock, post-punk revival, rock.
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These Arms Are Snakes formed in Seattle, United States, in 2002, and split up in January 2010, after 8 years. Plays post-hardcore, sasscore.
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Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited formed in 1977.
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Throw Rag formed in 1993.
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Toots & The Maytals formed in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1963. Plays jamaican ska, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska, soul.
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United State of Electronica formed in Seattle, United States, in 2002.
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Unwritten Law formed in Poway, United States, in 1991. Plays punk.
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Ursula Rucker was born in Philadelphia, United States.
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Van Hunt was born in Dayton, United States, on 8 March 1970. Plays contemporary r&b, neo soul, r&b.
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Vaux formed in Denver, United States, in 1997, and split up on 28 July 2007, after 10 years.
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Vienna Teng was born in Saratoga, United States, on 3 October 1978. Plays chamber pop, folk, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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Will Bernard was born on 31 December 1949. Plays experimental, funk, jazz.
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Zach Galifianakis was born in Wilkesboro, United States, on 1 October 1969.