Festival No. 0000069 · Est. 1980
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- Venue
- Seattle Center
- Address
- 305 Harrison St. 98109
- City
- Seattle, US
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For the record
About the artists
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Akimbo formed in Seattle, United States, in 1998, and split up on 11 August 2012, after 14 years. Plays punk. -
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Ani DiFranco was born in Buffalo, United States, on 23 September 1970. Plays folk.
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Aqueduct formed in Tulsa, United States, in 2003.
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Aziz Ansari was born in Columbia, United States, on 23 February 1983.
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Billy Joe Shaver was born in Corsicana, United States, on 16 August 1939, and died on 28 October 2020, aged 81. Plays country, outlaw country.
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Billy Preston was born in Houston, United States, on 2 September 1946, and died on 6 June 2006, aged 59. Plays funk, gospel, r&b, soul.
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Blue Scholars formed in Seattle, United States, in 2002. Plays hip hop.
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Bo Diddley was born in Mccomb, United States, on 30 December 1928, and died on 2 June 2008, aged 79. Plays blues, blues rock, electric blues, funk, r&b, rock, rock and roll.
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Boom Bap Project formed in Seattle, United States, in 2001. Plays hip hop.
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Brazilian Girls formed in 2003. Plays alternative dance, dance-punk, downtempo, electronic.
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Brothers Of The Baladi formed in 1975.
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Buckwheat Zydeco was born in Lafayette, United States, on 14 November 1947, and died on 24 September 2016, aged 68. Plays country, zydeco.
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Carolyn Mark was born in Sicamous, Canada.
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Charlie Hunter Trio plays jazz.
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Chris Stamey was born in Chapel Hill, United States, on 6 December 1954. Plays jangle pop, power pop, rock.
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Citizen Cope was born in Memphis, United States, on 20 May 1968. Plays folk 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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Craig Robinson was born in Chicago, United States, on 25 October 1971.
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Damien Jurado was born in Seattle, United States, on 12 November 1972. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, singer-songwriter.
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Dashboard Confessional formed in Boca Raton, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, emo.
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Demetri Martin was born in New York, United States, on 25 May 1973.
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DeVotchKa formed in 1997.
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Digable Planets formed in 1992, and split up in 2011, after 19 years. Plays acid jazz, alternative hip hop, boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap.
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Dolorean formed in Silverton, United States, in 1999.
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Earlimart formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1999. Plays indie rock.
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Elvis Costello was born in Paddington, United Kingdom, on 25 August 1954. Plays art rock, country, folk, new wave, pop, pop rock, power pop, pub rock.
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Eugene Mirman was born in Moscow, United States, on 24 July 1974.
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Flight of the Conchords formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1998. Plays comedy.
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Flogging Molly formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1997. Plays celtic punk, folk, folk punk, folk rock, punk, punk rock.
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Garbage formed in Madison, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-rock, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, indie rock, industrial rock.
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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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Headphones formed in Seattle, United States, in 2004, and split up in 2006, after 2 years.
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Hidden in Plain View formed in Morristown, United States, in 2001.
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Hive formed in 2000.
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Hothouse Flowers formed in Monkstown, Ireland, in 1985. Plays folk rock, rock.
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Ian McFeron Band formed in Seattle, United States.
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Idiot Pilot formed in Bellingham, United States, in 2003.
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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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Iqu formed in 1997. Plays electronic.
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Israel Vibration formed in 1977. Plays reggae.
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J Boogie's Dubtronic Science formed in 1973.
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Jesse Sykes and The Sweet Hereafter formed in Seattle, United States, in 1998.
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JJ Grey & Mofro formed in Jacksonville, United States, in February 1998. Plays blues rock, funk rock, jam band, soul, southern rock, swamp pop.
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Joe Bataan was born in East Harlem, United States, on 15 November 1942. Plays latin, latin soul, salsa.
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Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen formed in New Orleans, United States. Plays blues.
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Juana Molina was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 1 October 1962. Plays ambient pop, experimental rock, folktronica, freak folk, indie pop, latin.
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Junkie Xl was born in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands, on 8 December 1967. Plays big beat, breakbeat, electroclash, electronic.
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Keren Ann was born in Caesarea, Israel, on 10 March 1974. Plays folk, pop rock, rock.
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Kinski formed in Seattle, United States, in 1998. Plays indie rock, post-rock, space rock, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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KJ Sawka was born on 10 October 1977. Plays drum and bass.
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Little Brother formed in Durham, United States, in 2003, and split up in 2010, after 7 years. Plays hip hop.
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Los Amigos Invisibles formed in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1991. Plays acid jazz, latin, latin rock.
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Luke Temple was born in Salem, United States. Plays indie folk.
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M. Ward was born in Thousand Oaks, United States, on 4 October 1973. Plays alternative country, american primitive guitar, americana, contemporary folk, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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Maktub formed in Seattle, United States, in 1996.
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Marc Broussard was born in Carencro, United States, on 14 January 1982. Plays blue-eyed soul, pop, rock, singer-songwriter, soul, swamp rock.
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Marlena Shaw was born in New Rochelle, United States, on 22 September 1939, and died on 19 January 2024, aged 84. Plays soul, vocal jazz.
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Mary Gauthier was born in New Orleans, United States, on 11 March 1962. Plays country, folk.
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Math And Physics Club formed in 2004, and split up in December 2019, after 15 years. Plays indie pop.
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Mavis Staples was born in Chicago, United States, on 10 July 1939. Plays gospel, soul.
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Michael Franti & Spearhead formed in San Francisco, United States, on 21 April 1994.
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Midival Punditz formed in New Delhi, India, in 1997. Plays electronica.
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Mike Birbiglia was born on 20 June 1978.
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Minus the Bear formed in Seattle, United States, in 2001, and split up on 16 December 2018, after 17 years. Plays alternative rock, experimental, indie rock, math rock.
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Mudhoney formed in Seattle, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, grunge, rock.
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New York Dolls formed in New York, United States, in 1971, and split up in 2011, after 40 years. Plays glam punk, glam rock, proto-punk, punk rock, rock.
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Nick Swardson was born on 9 October 1976.
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Okkervil River formed in Austin, United States, in 1998. Plays folk rock, indie rock.
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Pepper formed in Kailua, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, dub, reggae, ska.
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Pretty Girls Make Graves formed in Seattle, United States, in 2001, and split up on 9 June 2007, after 6 years.
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Samite plays folk.
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Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion plays folk.
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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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Smoosh formed in Seattle, United States, in 2000, and split up on 12 June 2012, after 12 years.
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Son Volt formed in St. Louis, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative country, americana, country, country rock, folk, southern rock.
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Sonny Landreth was born in Canton, United States, on 1 February 1951. Plays blues, electric blues.
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Stan Ridgway was born in Barstow, United States, on 5 April 1954. Plays electronic, industrial rock, new wave, rock, western.
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Talib Kweli was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 3 October 1975. Plays conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop.
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Ted Leo and the Pharmacists formed in Washington, D.C., United States, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, art punk, indie rock, punk, punk rock.
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Tegan and Sara formed in Calgary, Canada, in 1998. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, electropop, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock, rock, synth-pop.
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The Academy Is... formed in Chicago, United States, in 2003, and split up on 8 October 2011, after 8 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop punk, post-punk revival, power pop.
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The Be Good Tanyas formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 1999. Plays folk.
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The Cops formed in Seattle, United States, in July 2004.
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The Decemberists formed in Portland, United States, in 2000. Plays baroque pop, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, progressive folk, rock.
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The Donnas formed in Palo Alto, United States, in 1992, and split up in 2012, after 20 years. Plays rock.
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The Duhks formed in Winnipeg, Canada, in 2002, and split up in 2016, after 14 years. Plays folk.
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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 Locust formed in 1994, and split up in 2022, after 28 years. Plays electronic, experimental, grindcore, math rock, noise, noisecore, sasscore.
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The Pharcyde formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1989. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop, west coast hip hop.
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The Posies formed in 1986, and split up in 2021, after 35 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, power pop, rock.
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The Waybacks formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1999. Plays folk.
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Tift Merritt was born in Houston, United States, on 8 January 1975. Plays alternative country, americana, country, country folk.
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Todd Barry was born in The Bronx, United States, on 26 March 1964.
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Trey Anastasio was born in Fort Worth, United States, on 30 September 1964. Plays experimental rock, jazz fusion, progressive rock.
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Visqueen formed in Seattle, United States, in 2001, and split up on 26 November 2011, after 10 years.
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Viva Voce formed in Muscle Shoals, United States, in 1998, and split up in 2013, after 15 years. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, indie rock.
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Zion I formed in Oakland, United States, in 1996, and split up on 13 August 2021, after 25 years. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop, west coast hip hop.