Festival No. 0000255 · Est. 1997
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Somewhere in The Hague
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Crossing Border 2009
- 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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Akron/Family formed in Williamsburg, United States, in 2002. Plays folk rock, freak folk, psychedelic folk. -
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Cymbals Eat Guitars formed in Staten Island, United States, in 2007, and split up in 2017, after 10 years. Plays indie rock, punk rock.
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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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Grizzly Bear formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2002. Plays art rock, chamber folk, chamber pop, freak folk, indie folk, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic folk.
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James Yorkston was born on 21 December 1971. Plays folk.
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Jim White was born in California, United States, on 10 March 1957. Plays alternative country, americana.
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Kathleen Edwards was born in Ottawa, Canada, on 11 July 1978. Plays folk.
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Laura Marling was born in Eversley, United Kingdom, on 1 February 1990. Plays folk, folk rock, indie folk, rock.
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LPG formed in Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Netherlands, in 2002. Plays indie pop.
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Madensuyu formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1992, and split up in 2018, after 26 years.
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Monsters of Folk formed in 2004. Plays folk, folk rock, indie folk, rock.
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Mumford & Sons formed in London, United Kingdom, in December 2007. Plays alternative rock, americana, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, pop rock, rock, stomp and holler.
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Natalie Merchant was born in Jamestown, United States, on 26 October 1963. Plays americana, chamber pop, contemporary folk, folk, folk pop, pop, pop rock, rock.
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Newton Faulkner was born in Reigate, United Kingdom, on 11 January 1985. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Patrick Watson was born in Lancaster, Canada, on 8 October 1979. Plays chamber pop, indie rock, rock.
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Scott Matthews was born in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, on 15 January 1976.
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Sleepy Sun formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Speck Mountain formed in 2005.
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St. Vincent was born in Tulsa, United States, on 28 September 1982. Plays art pop, electronic, indie pop, indie rock, rock.
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Stephen Malkmus was born in Santa Monica, United States, on 30 May 1966. Plays folk rock, indie pop, indie rock, psychedelic folk, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Steve Earle was born in Hampton, United States, on 17 January 1955. Plays americana, bluegrass, country rock, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Sukilove formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in 2000, and split up in October 2013, after 13 years.
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Tegan and Sara formed in Calgary, Canada, in 1998. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, electropop, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock, rock, synth-pop.
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The Airborne Toxic Event formed in 2006. Plays rock.
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The Antlers formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2006. Plays chamber pop, dream pop, indie rock, rock, slowcore.
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The Decemberists formed in Portland, United States, in 2000. Plays baroque pop, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, progressive folk, rock.
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The Low Anthem formed in Providence, United States, in 2006.
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Yo La Tengo formed in 1984. Plays dream pop, indie rock, noise pop, rock.
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