Festival No. 0000105 · Est. 2004
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About the artists
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2manydjs (DJ Set) formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1998. Plays breakbeat. -
Arcade Fire formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2001. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art rock, baroque pop, chamber pop, indie pop, indie rock, new wave.
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Audio Bullys formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica, house.
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Be your own PET formed in 2003, and split up on 26 August 2008, after 5 years.
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Ben Watt was born in Marylebone, United Kingdom, on 6 December 1962. Plays dance, electronic.
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Bob Mould was born in Malone, United States, on 16 October 1960. Plays alternative rock, rock.
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Channel One plays electronic rock.
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Clor split up in May 2006. Plays indie rock, indietronica.
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Damien Dempsey was born in Donaghmede, Ireland, in 1975. Plays folk.
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De La Soul formed in Amityville, United States, in 1987. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap, pop rap.
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DJ Format plays hip hop.
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Doves formed in Handforth, United Kingdom, in 1998. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, britpop, downtempo, dream pop, experimental rock, indie pop, indie rock.
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Dublin Gospel Choir was born in Dublin, Ireland.
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Fatboy Slim was born in Bromley, United Kingdom, on 31 July 1963. Plays big beat, electronic.
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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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Hot Chip formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays alternative dance, alternative r&b, deep house, electronic, electronica, electropop, house, indie pop.
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James Blunt was born in Tidworth, United Kingdom, on 22 February 1974. Plays acoustic rock, folk rock, piano rock, pop, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter, soft rock.
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JJ72 formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1996, and split up on 22 June 2006, after 10 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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Kraftwerk formed in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1970. Plays electro, electronic, industrial, krautrock, neue deutsche welle, progressive electronic, synth-pop, techno.
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Laurent Garnier was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, on 1 February 1966. Plays electronic, techno.
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LCD Soundsystem formed in New York, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative dance, dance-punk, electronic, indietronica, new wave, post-punk revival, synth-pop.
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Lemon Jelly formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1998, and split up in 2008, after 10 years. Plays downtempo, electronic, folktronica, neo-psychedelia, plunderphonics, psychedelic, trip hop.
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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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Mix Master Mike was born in San Francisco, United States, on 4 April 1970. Plays hip hop, instrumental hip hop, turntablism.
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Mr. Scruff was born in Macclesfield, United Kingdom, on 10 February 1972. Plays acid jazz, ambient, dance, electronic, electronica, house, trip hop.
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, art rock, gothic rock, indie rock, post-punk, punk blues, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Róisín Murphy was born in Arklow, Ireland, on 5 July 1973. Plays dance-pop, electronic, electropop, pop.
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Röyksopp formed in Tromsø, Norway, in 1998. Plays ambient, ambient house, club, dance, dance-pop, downtempo, edm, electro house.
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Soulwax formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, dance, dance-punk, electro house, electroclash, electronic, indie rock, new rave.
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Stereo MCs formed in Clapham, United Kingdom, in 1985. Plays acid jazz, hip hop.
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The Chalets formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 2001, and split up in 2008, after 7 years.
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The Flaming Lips formed in Oklahoma City, United States, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, experimental rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, noise rock, progressive pop, psychedelic pop.
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The Herbaliser formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1993. Plays electronic, electronica, hip hop, instrumental, instrumental hip hop, jazz, trip hop.
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The Human League formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays electronic, minimal synth, new romantic, new wave, pop, synth-pop.
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The Kills formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays garage punk, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, rock.
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The Rakes formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2002, and split up on 22 October 2009, after 7 years.
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The Subways formed in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays indie rock.
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Toots & The Maytals formed in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1963. Plays jamaican ska, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska, soul.
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Vitalic was born in Dijon, France, on 18 May 1976. Plays electro house, electroclash, electronic, french electro, house, progressive house, synth-pop, techno.