Festival No. 0000069 · Est. 1980
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About the artists
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!!! (Chk Chk Chk) formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, dance-punk, rock. -
Adele was born in Tottenham, United Kingdom, on 5 May 1988. Plays blue-eyed soul, neo soul, pop, pop soul, r&b, soul.
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Aiden formed in Seattle, United States, in 2003, and split up on 31 January 2016, after 13 years. Plays alternative rock, post-hardcore, rock.
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Anti‐Flag formed in Pittsburgh, United States, in 1988, and split up on 19 July 2023, after 35 years. Plays anarcho-punk, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, political hip hop, pop punk, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Asylum Street Spankers formed in Austin, United States, in 1994, and split up on 23 April 2011, after 17 years. Plays blues, folk, jazz.
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Aziz Ansari was born in Columbia, United States, on 23 February 1983.
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Band of Horses formed in Seattle, United States, in 2004. Plays americana, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, pop rock.
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Barcelona formed in Seattle, United States, in 2005. Plays indie rock, piano rock, 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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BECK was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 8 July 1970. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, anti-folk, chamber folk, electronic, electronica, experimental hip hop, experimental rock.
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Bedouin Soundclash formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2001.
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Beehive formed in 2004.
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Blitzen Trapper formed in Portland, United States, in 2000. Plays alternative country, country rock.
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Brad Upton was born in Richland, United States.
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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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Chester French formed in 2003.
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Dale Watson was born in Birmingham, United States, on 7 October 1962. Plays country.
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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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Dan Deacon was born in West Babylon, United States, on 28 August 1981. Plays electronic, experimental electronic, glitch, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, post-minimalism, progressive electronic.
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David Cope was born in San Francisco, United States, on 17 May 1941, and died on 4 May 2025, aged 83.
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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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Del the Funky Homosapien was born in Oakland, United States, on 12 August 1972. Plays abstract hip hop, boom bap, conscious hip hop, experimental hip hop, hip hop, nerdcore, west coast hip hop.
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Doug Benson was born in San Diego, United States, on 2 July 1964.
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Estelle was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 18 January 1980. Plays contemporary r&b, dance-pop, funktronica, pop soul.
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Flobots formed in Denver, United States, in 2000. Plays conscious hip hop, hip hop, hopepunk, rap rock.
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Forro In the Dark formed in New York, United States, on 16 October 2002. Plays forró, rock.
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Greg Behrendt was born in San Francisco, United States, on 21 July 1963.
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Grieves was born in Chicago, United States, on 23 February 1984. Plays hip hop.
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Grynch was born in Seattle, United States, in 1986.
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Hands formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2012.
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Hannibal Buress was born on 4 February 1983. Plays comedy.
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Head Like A Kite formed in Baltimore, United States.
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Howlin Rain formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2004.
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Ian Moore was born in Berkeley, United States, on 8 August 1968. Plays blues, blues rock, rock.
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Ingrid Michaelson was born in Staten Island, United States, on 8 December 1979. Plays alternative pop, indie pop, pop.
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J Boogie's Dubtronic Science formed in 1973.
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Jakob Dylan was born in New York, United States, on 9 December 1969. Plays americana, folk.
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Janeane Garofalo was born in Newton, United States, on 28 September 1964.
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Jeff Parker was born in Hampton, United States, on 4 April 1967. Plays jazz.
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Jen Wood was born in Seattle, United States, on 7 October 1976. Plays alternative rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Jessi Klein was born in New York, United States, on 17 August 1975.
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Joe Bonamassa was born in Utica, United States, on 8 May 1977. Plays blues, blues rock, electric blues, rock.
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John Vanderslice was born in Gainesville, United States, on 22 May 1967.
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Jon Rauhouse was born in Phoenix, United States, in 1958.
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Kathleen Edwards was born in Ottawa, Canada, on 11 July 1978. Plays folk.
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Keyshia Cole was born in Oakland, United States, on 15 October 1981. Plays contemporary r&b, hip hop, hip hop soul, pop soul, r&b.
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Kid Sister was born in Markham, United States, on 3 July 1980. Plays hip hop, neo soul.
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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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Langhorne Slim was born in Langhorne, United States, on 20 August 1980. Plays alternative country.
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Lee "Scratch" Perry was born in Kendal, Jamaica, on 20 March 1936, and died on 29 August 2021, aged 85. Plays dub, reggae, rock, rocksteady, ska.
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Little Roy was born in Witfield Town, Jamaica, in 1953. Plays ska.
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Lucinda Williams was born in Lake Charles, United States, on 26 January 1953. Plays americana, country, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Ludacris was born in Champaign, United States, on 11 September 1977. Plays dirty south, hip hop, pop rap, southern hip hop.
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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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Man Man formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2003. Plays indie rock.
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Manooghi Hi formed in 2007.
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Marc Maron was born on 27 September 1963. Plays comedy.
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Mariee Sioux was born in Humboldt County, United States, on 4 February 1985.
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Midival Punditz formed in New Delhi, India, in 1997. Plays electronica.
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Mike Doughty was born in Fort Knox, United States, on 10 June 1970. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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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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Monotonix formed in Tel Aviv, Israel, in November 2005, and split up in 2011, after 5 years.
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Nada Surf formed in New York, United States, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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Neko Case was born in Alexandria, United States, on 8 September 1970. Plays alternative country, americana, folk, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Nick Thune was born in Seattle, United States, on 8 December 1979.
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Old 97's formed in Dallas, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative country, country rock, power pop.
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Orgone formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1999. Plays afrobeat, dance, disco, funk, rock, soul.
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Pacifika formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2003.
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Paramore formed in Franklin, United States, in 2004. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, emo, emo pop, new wave, pop, pop punk, pop rock.
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Paul Collins Beat formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1979. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, folk rock, garage punk, indie pop, indie rock, post-punk, power pop.
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Physics was born in Helsinki, Finland. Plays drum and bass.
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Ravens & Chimes formed in New York, United States, in 2005.
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Ron Funches was born in California, United States, on 12 March 1983.
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Rory Scovel was born on 6 August 1980.
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Ryan Bingham was born in Hobbs, United States, on 31 March 1981. Plays americana, roots rock.
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Saul Williams was born in Newburgh, United States, on 29 February 1972. Plays alternative hip hop, poetry, spoken word.
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Scary Kids Scaring Kids formed in Gilbert, United States, in 2002. Plays post-hardcore.
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Sherman Alexie was born in Spokane, United States, on 7 October 1966.
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Sondre Lerche was born in Bergen, Norway, on 5 September 1982. Plays indie rock, pop.
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Sons and Daughters formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2001, and split up on 2 November 2012, after 11 years. Plays indie rock.
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Star Anna was born in 1985.
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Stone Temple Pilots formed in San Diego, United States, in 1990. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, neo-psychedelia, post-grunge, power pop.
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Superchunk formed in Chapel Hill, United States, in 1989. Plays indie rock, rock.
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T.I. was born in Atlanta, United States, on 25 September 1980. Plays dirty south, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, pop rap, southern hip hop, trap.
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T.J. Miller was born in Denver, United States, on 4 June 1981.
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Tapes 'n Tapes formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 2003. Plays indie rock.
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Thao & The Get Down Stay Down formed in Falls Church, United States, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, folk rock.
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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 Blakes formed in Seattle, United States, in 2001.
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The Fall of Troy formed in Mukilteo, United States, in 2002. Plays emo, emo pop, experimental, mathcore, post-hardcore, progressive, progressive rock, screamo.
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The Lonely H formed in Port Angeles, United States, in 2003.
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The Maldives formed in Seattle, United States, in 2002.
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The Offspring formed in Huntington Beach, United States, in 1984. Plays alternative rock, comedy rock, grunge, melodic hardcore, pop punk, post-punk, punk, punk rock.
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The Shackeltons formed in Chambersburg, United States, in June 2004.
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The Valley formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2005, and split up in 2007, after 2 years.
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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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The Weakerthans formed in Winnipeg, Canada, in October 1996, and split up on 15 July 2015, after 18 years. Plays indie rock, punk.
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The Whigs formed in Athens, United States, in 2002.
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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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Throw Me the Statue formed in 2005. Plays indie pop.
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Tig Notaro was born in Jackson, United States, on 24 March 1971.
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Tim Finn was born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand, on 25 June 1952.
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Today formed in Englewood, United States, in 1988, and split up in 1991, after 3 years. Plays contemporary r&b, new jack swing.
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Tom Rhodes was born on 14 January 1967.
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Tripwires formed in 2005.
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Two Gallants formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2002.
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Tyrone Wells was born in Seattle, United States. Plays folk.
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Unearth formed in Winthrop, United States, in 1998. Plays melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore.
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Velella Velella formed in Seattle, United States, in 2003.
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Vicci Martinez was born in Tacoma, United States, on 21 September 1984.
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Vince Mira was born on 18 March 1992.
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West Indian Girl formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2004.
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Xavier Rudd was born in Victoria, Australia, on 29 May 1978. Plays blues, folk, folk rock, indie folk, reggae, singer-songwriter.
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Zach Galifianakis was born in Wilkesboro, United States, on 1 October 1969.