Festival No. 0003223 · Est. 2005
Weekend of the year
No. 0009065
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Somewhere in Halton
Where it happens
Festival site
Festival grounds
The details
- Venue
- Daresbury Estate
- Address
- Chester Road WA4 4AR
- City
- Halton, UK
- Capacity
- 80,000
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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2manydjs (DJ Set) formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1998. Plays breakbeat. -
Amber D was born on 5 July 1982.
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Annie Mac was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 18 July 1978. Plays electronica, house, uk garage.
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Axwell was born in Lund, Sweden, on 18 December 1977. Plays house.
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Benga was born in Croydon, United Kingdom, on 28 November 1986. Plays dubstep, future house, uk garage.
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Cut Copy formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2001. Plays electropop, indietronica, synth-pop.
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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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David Guetta was born in Paris, France, on 7 November 1967. Plays club, dance, dance-pop, edm, electro house, electroclash, electronic, electropop.
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deadmau5 was born in Niagara Falls, Canada, on 5 January 1981. Plays ambient, bass house, breakbeat, club, complextro, dance, deep house, dubstep.
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Dirty South was born in Beograd, Australia, on 15 November 1978. Plays electro house, house, progressive house, vocal house.
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DJ Marky was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 14 June 1975. Plays drum and bass, liquid funk.
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Drop The Lime was born in New York, United States.
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Dubfire was born in Mashhad, United States, on 19 April 1971.
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Erick Morillo was born in New York, United States, on 26 March 1971, and died on 1 September 2020, aged 49.
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Fatboy Slim was born in Bromley, United Kingdom, on 31 July 1963. Plays big beat, electronic.
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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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Ferry Corsten was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 4 December 1973. Plays edm, electronic, progressive trance, trance.
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Futurebound was born in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
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Henrik B was born on 28 December 1977.
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Hernán Cattáneo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 4 March 1965. Plays progressive house.
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High Contrast was born in Penarth, United Kingdom, on 18 September 1979. Plays drum and bass, electronic, liquid funk.
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Ian Brown was born in Warrington, United Kingdom, on 20 February 1963. Plays alternative rock, britpop, downtempo, experimental rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, rock.
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John Digweed was born in Hastings, United Kingdom, on 1 January 1967. Plays electronic, house, progressive house, techno.
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Judge Jules was born on 26 October 1966. Plays club, dance, electronic, house, progressive, progressive trance, tech house, trance.
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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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Laidback Luke was born in Manila, Netherlands, on 22 October 1976. Plays dance, electro house, electronic, house, progressive house.
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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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Luciano was born in Manchester, Jamaica, on 20 October 1964.
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Magnetic Man formed in Croydon, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays dubstep, electronic, uk garage.
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Matt Hardwick plays trance.
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Noisia formed in Groningen, Netherlands, in 2000, and split up in 2022, after 22 years. Plays drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electro house, electronic, halftime, neurofunk.
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Paul Oakenfold was born in London, United Kingdom, on 30 August 1963. Plays electronic, progressive trance, trance.
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Paul van Dyk was born in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany, on 16 December 1971. Plays edm, electro house, electronic, house, progressive house, progressive trance, techno, trance.
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Pendulum formed in Perth, Australia, in 2002. Plays alternative metal, dancefloor drum and bass, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electro house, electronic, electronic rock.
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Pete Tong was born in Dartford, United Kingdom, on 31 July 1960. Plays electronic, electronica, house.
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Rob Tissera plays house.
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Roots Manuva was born in Stockwell, United Kingdom, on 9 September 1972. Plays dancehall, dub, hip hop.
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Sander van Doorn was born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on 28 February 1979. Plays dutch house, edm, electro house, house, tech trance, trance.
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Sasha was born in Bangor, United Kingdom, on 4 September 1969. Plays breakbeat, breaks, electro house, electronic, progressive house.
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Sebastian Ingrosso was born in Nacka, Sweden, on 20 April 1983. Plays electro house, house, progressive house.
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Simian Mobile Disco formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electro, electro house, electronic, tech house, techno.
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Skream was born in West Wickham, United Kingdom, on 1 June 1986. Plays 2-step, disco, drum and bass, dub, dubstep, electronic, electronica, grime.
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Steve Angello was born in Athens, Sweden, on 22 November 1982. Plays electro house, house, progressive house, tech house.
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Sub Focus was born in Guildford, United Kingdom, on 13 April 1982. Plays drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, edm, electro house, electronic.
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The Tidy Boys formed in 1999. Plays hard house.
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The Whip formed in 2006.
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Tiësto was born in Breda, Netherlands, on 17 January 1969. Plays big room house, big room trance, dance, dance-pop, dutch house, edm, electro house, electronic.
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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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Wally Lopez was born on 6 April 1976. Plays downtempo, electronica, house, progressive house, tech house.
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