Festival No. 0003223 · Est. 2005
Weekend of the year
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Somewhere in Halton
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The details
- Venue
- Daresbury Estate
- Address
- Chester Road WA4 4AR
- City
- Halton, UK
- Capacity
- 80,000
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About the artists
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A-Trak was born in Montreal, Canada, on 30 March 1982. Plays electro house, hip hop, house, turntablism. -
Afrojack was born in Spijkenisse, Netherlands, on 9 September 1987. Plays big room house, dance-pop, dutch house, edm, electro house, electronic, house, progressive house.
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Alesso was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 7 July 1991. Plays big room house, dance-pop, edm, electro house, future bass, progressive house.
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Alex Metric was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1984.
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Andy C was born on 7 April 1976. Plays afro house, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, deep house, drum and bass, edm.
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Annie Mac was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 18 July 1978. Plays electronica, house, uk garage.
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Avicii was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8 September 1989, and died on 20 April 2018, aged 28. Plays dance-pop, edm, electro house, electronic, electropop, festival progressive house, funky house, house.
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Axwell was born in Lund, Sweden, on 18 December 1977. Plays house.
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Brodinski was born in Saint-Brice-Courcelles, France, on 13 June 1987. Plays hip hop, house, instrumental hip hop.
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Brookes Brothers formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays drum and bass, liquid funk.
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Calvin Harris was born in Dumfries, United Kingdom, on 17 January 1984. Plays club, complextro, contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, disco, edm, electro house.
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Caspa was born on 30 May 1982. Plays bassline, club, drum and bass, dub, dubstep, electronic, electronica, future bass.
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Cazzette formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2011. Plays club, dance, deep house, edm, electronic, electronica, funky house, future house.
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Chemical Brothers formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays alternative dance, big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica, neo-psychedelia, progressive house, techno.
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Crookers formed in 2003. Plays electro hop, electro house, fidget house.
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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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Dimitri Vegas was born in Willebroek, Belgium, on 16 May 1982. Plays house.
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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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Engine-EarZ Experiment formed in 2009.
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Euphonique was born on 28 September 1989. Plays drum and bass, dubwise, jungle, reggae.
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Eva Simons was born on 27 April 1984. Plays afro house, dance, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electronica, future bass, house.
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Fake Blood was born in London, United Kingdom, in December 1972.
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Feed Me was born in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, on 22 August 1984. Plays complextro, dubstep, edm, electro house, house, midtempo bass, progressive house.
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Flux Pavilion was born in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, on 19 January 1989. Plays club, dance, dub, dubstep, edm, electronic, uk garage.
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Gareth Emery was born in Southampton, United Kingdom, on 18 July 1980. Plays edm, electronic, trance.
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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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Hardwell was born in Breda, Netherlands, on 7 January 1988. Plays big room house, deep house, dutch house, edm, electro house, electronic, house, progressive house.
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Kissy Sell Out was born in Huntingdon, United Kingdom, on 18 June 1984.
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Knife Party formed in July 2011. Plays complextro, drumstep, dubstep, electro house, electronic, house.
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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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Madeon was born in Nantes, France, on 30 May 1994. Plays electro house, electronic, electropop, french house, house, nu disco.
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Major Lazer formed in Los Angeles, Jamaica, in 2008. Plays art pop, dance-pop, dancehall, downtempo, dub, edm, electro, electronic.
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MC Youngman was born in Derby, United Kingdom.
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Melè was born in 1993.
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Mistajam was born in Nottingham, United Kingdom, on 19 January 1983.
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NERVO formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2005. Plays edm, electro house, electronic, progressive house.
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Nicky Romero was born in Amerongen, Netherlands, on 6 January 1989. Plays dutch house, edm, electro house, house, progressive house.
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Norman Doray was born in 1983.
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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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Pete Tong was born in Dartford, United Kingdom, on 31 July 1960. Plays electronic, electronica, house.
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Porter Robinson was born in Chapel Hill, United States, on 15 July 1992. Plays complextro, edm, electronic, electropop, funk, pop, progressive house, synth-pop.
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Prototypes formed in Paris, France, in 2003.
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Redlight was born on 19 February 1980.
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Riva Starr was born in Napoli, United Kingdom, on 18 February 1960. Plays avant-garde, club, dance, edm, electro, electronic, funky house, house.
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Rudimental formed in Hackney, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays deep house, drum and bass, electronic, electronica, jungle, liquid funk, pop, soul.
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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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Shy FX was born in London, United Kingdom, on 28 November 1977. Plays drum and bass, dubwise, jungle.
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Skrillex was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 15 January 1988. Plays afro house, bass house, breakbeat, breaks, brostep, club, complextro, dance.
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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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Swanky Tunes formed in 1998.
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Syn Cole was born in Pärnu, Estonia, on 25 March 1988.
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The Japanese Popstars formed in 2006.
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The Union formed in Sydney, Australia.
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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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True Tiger split up in 2014. Plays dubstep, grime.
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Zane Lowe was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 7 August 1973.
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Zedd was born in Saratov, Germany, on 2 September 1989. Plays bass house, club, complextro, dance, dance-pop, deep house, dubstep, edm.