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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Alela Diane was born in Nevada City, United States, on 20 April 1983. Plays americana, indie folk, psychedelic folk, singer-songwriter. -
AM was born in Tulsa, United States.
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AM & Shawn Lee formed in 2011.
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Ana Tijoux was born in Lille, Chile, on 12 June 1977. Plays hip hop.
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AWOLNATION formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative 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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Best Coast formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2009. Plays dream pop, garage rock, indie pop, indie rock, lo-fi, surf.
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Black Breath formed in Bellingham, United States, in 2006. Plays death metal, hardcore punk, thrash metal.
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Blitzen Trapper formed in Portland, United States, in 2000. Plays alternative country, country rock.
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Bombino was born in Agadez, Niger, on 1 January 1980. Plays blues, desert blues, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Brian Posehn was born on 6 July 1966.
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Christian Finnegan was born on 1 April 1973.
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City and Colour was born in St. Catharines, Canada, on 29 September 1980. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk.
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Civil Twilight formed in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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Dan Soder was born in Hartford, United States, on 24 June 1983.
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Debo Band formed in Boston, United States, in 2006.
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Deep Sea Diver formed in 2007. Plays dream pop, pop, pop rock, rock.
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DJ Scene was born in Seattle, United States.
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Eight and a Half formed in 2011.
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El Vez was born in Chula Vista, United States, in 1960. Plays punk rock, rock and roll.
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Eyehategod formed in New Orleans, United States, in 1988. Plays metal, sludge metal.
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Fishbone formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1979. Plays funk, funk rock, rock, ska.
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Foxy Shazam formed in Cincinnati, United States, in 2004. Plays alternative rock.
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Fred Armisen was born in Hattiesburg, United States, on 4 December 1966.
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Fruit Bats formed in Chicago, United States, in 1997.
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Fujiya & Miyagi formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays electronic, indietronica, krautrock.
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Gotye was born in Brugge, Australia, on 21 May 1980. Plays alternative pop, art pop, chamber pop, downtempo, electronic, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica.
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Guy formed in Harlem, United States, in 1987. Plays contemporary r&b, hip hop, new jack swing, r&b, swing.
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Heartless Bastards formed in 2003.
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Helio Sequence formed in Beaverton, United States, in 1999. Plays electronic, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, pop, rock.
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Hey Marseilles formed in Seattle, United States, in 2006. Plays baroque pop, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop.
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James Adomian was born in Omaha, United States, on 30 January 1981.
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Jane's Addiction formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1986, and split up in December 2025, after 39 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, funk metal, hard rock, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Janeane Garofalo was born in Newton, United States, on 28 September 1964.
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Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit formed in Muscle Shoals, United States, in 2009. Plays country.
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JC Brooks Band formed in Chicago, United States, in 2007.
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John Waters was born in Baltimore, United States, on 22 April 1946.
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Karen Lovely was born on 23 November 1959.
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Katie Herzig was born in California, United States, on 6 March 1980. Plays indie pop, pop.
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Keane formed in Battle, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, downtempo, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, piano rock, pop rock.
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Kina Grannis was born in Mission Viejo, United States, on 4 August 1985.
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King Khan & The Shrines formed in Berlin, Germany, in 1999.
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KnowMads formed in 2006.
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L.P. was born on 18 March 1981. Plays pop rock, singer-songwriter.
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Lee Fields & The Expressions formed in 2004.
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Lee Oskar was born in Copenhagen, United States, on 24 March 1948. Plays rock.
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LIGHTS was born in Timmins, Canada, on 11 April 1987. Plays alternative rock, dance, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electronica, electropop, future bass.
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Lights From Space formed on 15 June 2010.
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Low formed in Duluth, United States, in 1993, and split up in June 2023, after 30 years. Plays alternative rock, ambient pop, experimental, glitch, indie rock, post-industrial, post-rock, slowcore.
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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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M83 formed in Antibes, France, in 2001. Plays ambient, ambient pop, dance, dream pop, electro, electronic, electronic rock, electronica.
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Mac Miller was born in Pittsburgh, United States, on 19 January 1992, and died on 7 September 2018, aged 26. Plays abstract hip hop, hip hop.
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Magic Dick was born in New London, United States, on 13 May 1945. Plays blues.
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Missy Higgins was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 19 August 1983. Plays pop, pop rock, rock.
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Mudhoney formed in Seattle, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, grunge, rock.
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Niki & The Dove formed in Stockholms län, Sweden, in February 2010.
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Noah Gundersen was born in Olympia, United States, on 31 May 1989.
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Oberhofer formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008. Plays indie pop.
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Omar Souleyman was born in 1966. Plays dabke.
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Paul F. Tompkins was born in Mount Airy, United States, on 12 September 1968.
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Pezzner was born in Tarzana, United States, in 1975.
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Prong formed in New York, United States, in 1986. Plays crossover thrash, groove metal, heavy metal, industrial metal, thrash metal.
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Rebirth Brass Band formed in 1983. Plays brass band, jazz.
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Ron Funches was born in California, United States, on 12 March 1983.
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Seapony formed in Seattle, United States, in 2010, and split up on 7 September 2015, after 5 years.
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Sera Cahoone was born in Denver, United States, on 4 August 1975.
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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 1996, and split up in 2018, after 22 years. Plays funk, soul.
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Tacocat formed in Seattle, United States, in 2008. Plays garage rock, indie rock, pop punk, surf.
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The Barr Brothers formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2006. Plays folk rock, indie folk.
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The Greenhornes formed in Cincinnati, United States, in 1996. Plays blues rock, garage rock, indie rock, rock.
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The Heavy formed in Bath, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays blues, funk, rock, soul.
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The Jayhawks formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 1985. Plays americana.
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The Jezabels formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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The Miracles Club formed in 2010.
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The Pains of Being Pure At Heart formed in New York, United States, in 2007. Plays c86, indie pop.
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The Pharmacy formed in 2002.
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The Promise Ring formed in Milwaukee, United States, in 1995, and split up in 2002, after 7 years. Plays emo, indie rock, power pop.
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The Soul Rebels formed in New Orleans, United States, in 1991. Plays jazz.
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The Vaselines formed in 1986.
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The Wombats formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays indie pop.
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The Young Evils formed in Seattle, United States, in 2010.
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THEESatisfaction formed in Seattle, United States, in 2008.
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Thenewno2 formed in 2006.
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Theoretics plays hip hop.
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Tony Bennett was born in Long Island City, United States, on 3 August 1926, and died on 21 July 2023, aged 96. Plays ballad, big band, christmas music, easy listening, jazz, pop, swing, traditional pop.
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Ty Segall was born in Palo Alto, United States, on 8 June 1987. Plays garage punk, garage rock, glam rock, lo-fi, noise rock, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Tyrone Wells was born in Seattle, United States. Plays folk.
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Wanda Jackson was born on 20 October 1937. Plays country, gospel, rockabilly, singer-songwriter.
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Why? formed in Cincinnati, United States, in 1997. Plays hip hop, indie pop.
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YelaWolf was born on 30 December 1979. Plays hip hop.