Festival No. 0000670 · Est. 2007
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About the artists
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Andrew Weatherall was born in Windsor, United Kingdom, on 6 April 1963, and died on 17 February 2020, aged 56. Plays acid house, alternative dance, edm, electronic. -
Attic Lights formed in 2005. Plays indie pop, indie rock.
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Beardyman was born in London, United Kingdom, on 14 May 1982. Plays beatboxing, hip hop.
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Black Lips formed in Atlanta, United States, in 1999. Plays garage punk, garage rock.
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Bloc Party formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in August 1999. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, post-punk revival.
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Broken Records formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in December 2006.
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Camera Obscura formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays indie pop, pop, rock, twee pop.
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Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band formed in 2007.
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Crystal Castles formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2006, and split up in October 2017, after 11 years. Plays alternative dance, bitpop, dance, edm, electroclash, electronic, electronica, electropop.
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Dave Clarke was born in Brighton, United Kingdom, on 19 September 1968. Plays club, dance, electro, electronic, electronica, hardcore techno, techno.
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Duffy was born in Bangor, United Kingdom, on 23 June 1984. Plays blues, pop, soft rock, soul.
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Elbow formed in Ramsbottom, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays alternative rock, britpop, chamber pop, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, post-britpop, post-rock.
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Errors formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays electronic, indie pop.
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Findo Gask formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2005, and split up in 2010, after 5 years.
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Foy Vance was born in Bangor, United Kingdom, in 1974.
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Franz Ferdinand formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, dance-rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica.
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Friendly Fires formed in City of St Albans, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays indie rock, indietronica.
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Frightened Rabbit formed in Selkirk, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays acoustic rock, chamber pop, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock.
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Gdansk formed in Groningen, Netherlands, in 1980, and split up in 1983, after 3 years. Plays minimal wave.
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Glasvegas formed in 2005. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock, shoegaze.
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Goldfrapp formed in Bath, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, ambient pop, art pop, chamber pop, dance, downtempo, dream 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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Gossip formed in Searcy, United States, in 1999. Plays garage punk, garage rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-punk.
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Grinderman formed in 2006, and split up on 11 December 2011, after 5 years. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, punk rock, rock.
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Guillemots formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in November 2004. Plays alternative rock, art pop, avant-garde pop, chamber pop, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock.
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Howling Bells formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2004. Plays indie rock.
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Hudson Mohawke was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 11 February 1986. Plays electronic, hip hop.
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Iglu & Hartly formed in 2008.
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Ivan Smagghe was born in Paris, France, in 1971.
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James Holden was born in Exeter, United Kingdom, on 7 June 1979. Plays electronic, idm, minimal techno, trance.
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Joan As Police Woman was born in Biddeford, United States, on 26 July 1970. Plays singer-songwriter.
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Karl Bartos was born on 31 May 1952. Plays electronic, synth-pop.
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Kasabian formed in Leicester, United Kingdom, in 1997. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new rave, rock.
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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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Late of the Pier formed in Castle Donington, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays dance-punk, electropunk, glam rock, indietronica, new rave.
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Levellers formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 1988. Plays alternative rock, celtic rock, folk, folk punk, folk rock, indie rock, punk, rock.
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Manic Street Preachers formed in Blackwood, United Kingdom, in 1986. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, art rock, britpop, christian rock, glam metal, glam punk, glam rock.
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Mercury Rev formed in Buffalo, United States, in 1989. Plays chamber pop, dream pop, experimental rock, indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, noise rock.
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Michael Franti & Spearhead formed in San Francisco, United States, on 21 April 1994.
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Neil Landstrumm was born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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Paolo Nutini was born in Paisley, United Kingdom, on 9 January 1987. Plays alternative rock, blues, folk rock, indie rock, pop, rock.
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Passenger was born in Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom, on 17 May 1984. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk pop, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Santigold was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 25 September 1976. Plays electronic, hip hop, indie rock, new wave, pop.
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Sigur Rós formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 4 January 1994. Plays ambient, ambient pop, art pop, art rock, dance, dream pop, electronic, electronica.
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Sparks formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1970. Plays art pop, art rock, baroque pop, chamber pop, club, dance, disco, electro-disco.
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Sparrow and the Workshop formed in January 2008.
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Spiritualized formed in Rugby, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays art rock, chamber pop, dream pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, psychedelic rock, shoegaze.
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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks formed in Portland, United States, in 2000.
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The Breeders formed in Boston, United States, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, noise pop.
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The Coral formed in Hoylake, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays folk rock, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock, rock.
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The Faint formed in Omaha, United States, in 1994. Plays dance, electronic, indie rock.
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The Gutter Twins formed in 2003, and split up in 2011, after 8 years.
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The Phantom Band formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays indie rock.
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The Roots formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 1987. Plays alternative hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz, jazz rap, progressive soul, rock, soul.
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The Whip formed in 2006.
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Turin Brakes formed in Balham, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays folk, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, pop.
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We Were Promised Jetpacks formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays indie rock, post-punk revival.
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Young Knives formed in Ashby-de-la-zouch, United Kingdom, in 1998. Plays art punk, art rock, electronic, experimental rock, indie rock, industrial rock, neo-psychedelia, noise rock.
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Zoey Van Goey formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2006.