Festival No. 0000065 · Est. 1999
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- Venue
- Empire Polo Club
- Address
- 81-800 51st Ave. 92201
- City
- Indio, US
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About the artists
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22-20s formed in Sleaford, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, indie rock. -
Aesop Rock was born in Syosset, United States, on 5 June 1976. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, experimental hip hop, hip hop, instrumental hip hop.
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Amon Tobin was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on 7 February 1972. Plays ambient, club, downtempo, drill and bass, drum and bass, dubstep, electro, electronic.
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Badly Drawn Boy was born on 2 October 1969. Plays alternative rock, chamber pop, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock.
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Beastie Boys formed in New York, United States, in 1979, and split up in 2014, after 35 years. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative rock, east coast hip hop, electro, experimental hip hop, funk, hardcore hip hop, hardcore punk.
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Ben Folds was born in Winston-Salem, United States, on 12 September 1966. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, piano rock, pop, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals formed in 1997. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, contemporary folk, folk rock, southern soul.
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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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Blue Man Group formed in New York, United States, in 1987. Plays experimental rock, post-rock.
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Blur formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays alternative rock, art rock, britpop, experimental rock, grunge, indie pop, indie rock, madchester.
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Café Tacvba formed in Ciudad Satélite, Mexico, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, latin, rock.
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Christopher Lawrence plays tech trance, trance.
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D:fuse was born in Houston, United States.
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Darren Emerson was born in Hornchurch, United Kingdom, on 30 April 1971.
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Deep Dish formed in Washington, D.C., United States, in 1992. Plays dance, electronic, electronica.
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Dirty Vegas formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays house.
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Division of Laura Lee formed in 1997. Plays punk.
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Eisley formed in Tyler, United States, in 1998, and split up in 2003, after 5 years.
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El-P was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 2 March 1975. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, boom bap, east coast hip hop, experimental hip hop, hip hop, industrial hip hop, underground hip hop.
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FC Kahuna formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in May 1997, and split up in 2003, after 5 years. Plays big beat, downtempo, electronica.
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Felix da Housecat was born in Chicago, United States, on 27 August 1971. Plays alternative dance, big beat, electroclash, electronica, house, synth-pop, techno.
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Fischerspooner formed in New York, United States, in 1998, and split up on 30 October 2019, after 21 years. Plays electroclash, electronica.
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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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Gomez formed in Southport, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, britpop, folk rock, indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, post-britpop.
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Groove Armada formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays alternative dance, ambient dub, ambient techno, big beat, downtempo, electronic, electronica, electropop.
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Hernán Cattáneo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 4 March 1965. Plays progressive house.
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Hot Hot Heat formed in 1999, and split up in 2016, after 17 years. Plays indie rock.
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Idlewild formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in December 1995. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, post-grunge, rock.
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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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Ima Robot formed in 1998.
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Interpol formed in New York, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, post-punk, post-punk revival.
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Jack Johnson was born on 18 May 1975. Plays blues rock, folk, folk rock, indie pop, pop, rock, singer-songwriter, soft rock.
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Johnny Marr & The Healers formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in April 2000.
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Joseph Arthur was born on 28 September 1971. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Kinky formed in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2000. Plays alternative rock, electronica.
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Ladytron formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays alternative dance, art pop, dream pop, electroclash, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, electropop.
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Masters At Work formed in New York, United States, in 1990.
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Michael Franti & Spearhead formed in San Francisco, United States, on 21 April 1994.
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Mouse on Mars formed in 1993. Plays ambient, electronic, experimental, glitch, idm, techno.
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Mr. Lif was born in Boston, United States, on 28 December 1977. Plays abstract hip hop, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop.
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Murs was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 16 March 1978. Plays hip hop, west coast hip hop.
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Nightmares on Wax formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 1988. Plays acid house, bleep techno, breakbeat, downtempo, electronic, electronica, hip hop, instrumental hip hop.
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Particle formed in 2000. Plays electronica, funktronica, jam band, livetronica, progressive rock, rock.
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Peanut Butter Wolf was born in San Jose, United States, in 1969.
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Perry Farrell was born on 29 March 1959.
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Primal Scream formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1982. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, blues rock, c86, electronic, indie rock, industrial rock, jangle pop.
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Queens of the Stone Age formed in Palm Desert, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, desert rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, rock, stoner metal.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, funk, funk metal, funk rock, hard rock, heavy metal, indie rock, pop rock.
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Richie Hawtin was born in Banbury, Canada, on 4 June 1970. Plays electronic, minimal techno, techno.
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Rjd2 was born in Eugene, United States, on 27 May 1976. Plays acid jazz, electronic, hip hop, indietronica, instrumental hip hop, leftfield, pop, trip hop.
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Roger Sanchez was born in Queens, United States, on 1 June 1967. Plays electronic, house.
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Rooney formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1999. Plays indie pop, indie rock, rock.
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Sonic Youth formed in New York, United States, in 1981, and split up on 14 November 2011, after 30 years. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock, grunge, indie rock, no wave, noise, noise rock.
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South (LON) formed in 1999.
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Stereo Total formed in 1993, and split up on 17 February 2021, after 28 years. Plays alternative dance, indietronica, synth-pop.
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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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Tha Alkaholiks formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1992, and split up in 2002, after 10 years. Plays hip hop, west coast hip hop.
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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 Hives formed in Fagersta, Sweden, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, indie rock, post-punk revival, punk.
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The Kinison formed in Oblong, United States, in 1999.
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The Libertines formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, post-punk revival, punk, rock.
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The Mars Volta formed in 2001. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental, hard rock, melodic metalcore, neo-progressive rock, neo-psychedelia, post-hardcore.
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The Mooney Suzuki formed in New York, United States, in 1996, and split up in 2008, after 12 years.
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The Polyphonic Spree formed in Dallas, United States, in 2000. Plays indie pop, indie rock, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, symphonic rock.
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The Rapture formed in 1998. Plays acid house, alternative dance, dance-punk, house, indie rock, post-punk, post-punk revival.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1995, and split up in December 2012, after 17 years. Plays indie rock, neo-psychedelia.
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The Stooges formed in Ann Arbor, United States, in 1967. Plays classic rock, garage punk, garage rock, hard rock, proto-punk, punk, punk rock, rock.
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The White Stripes formed in Detroit, United States, on 14 July 1997, and split up on 2 February 2011, after 13 years. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, blues rock, garage punk, garage rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, indie rock.
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Thievery Corporation formed in Washington, D.C., United States, in 1995. Plays acid jazz, bossa nova, chillout, downtempo, dub, electronic, electronica, idm.
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Timo Maas was born in Bückeburg, Germany, on 27 July 1969. Plays electronic, progressive house, tech house, techno.
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Tortoise formed in Chicago, United States, in 1990. Plays electronica, experimental rock, instrumental, jazz rock, post-rock.
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Underworld formed in Romford, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays alternative dance, ambient, downtempo, electronic, electronica, experimental, house, new wave.
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Whirlwind Heat formed in 1996.