Festival No. 0000255 · Est. 1997
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Somewhere in The Hague
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Crossing Border 2008
- City
- The Hague, Netherlands
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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Aidan Moffat was born in Falkirk, United Kingdom, on 10 April 1973. Plays electronica, folk. -
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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Brett Anderson was born in Haywards Heath, United Kingdom, on 29 September 1967. Plays alternative rock, britpop, indie rock, rock.
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Death Cab for Cutie formed in Bellingham, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, emo, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, midwest emo, rock.
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First Aid Kit formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Fleet Foxes formed in Seattle, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative rock, chamber folk, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock.
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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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Glen Hansard was born in Ballymun, Ireland, on 21 April 1970, and died on 29 July 2026, aged 56. Plays folk, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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J. Tillman was born in Rockville, United States, on 3 May 1981.
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Jan Rot was born in Makassar, Netherlands, on 25 December 1957, and died on 22 April 2022, aged 64. Plays pop rock, singer-songwriter.
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Jellyfish formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1989, and split up in 1994, after 5 years. Plays alternative rock, art rock, baroque pop, orchestral, paisley underground, pop, pop rock, power pop.
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Julian Cope was born in Deri, Caerphilly, United Kingdom, on 21 October 1957. Plays alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, new wave, post-punk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Kathleen Edwards was born in Ottawa, Canada, on 11 July 1978. Plays folk.
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Ra Ra Riot formed in Syracuse, United States, in 2006. Plays baroque pop, indie rock.
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Seasick Steve was born in Oakland, United States, in 1941. Plays acoustic blues, blues, blues rock, country blues, modern blues.