Festival No. 0025106 · Est. 2012
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Somewhere in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Quayside
- City
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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Band of Skulls formed in Southampton, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, indie rock, rock. -
Benjamin Francis Leftwich was born in York, United Kingdom, on 4 September 1989.
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Citizen formed in Michigan, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative rock, emo, grunge, indie rock, pop rock, post-hardcore, rock, slowcore.
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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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Devlin was born in Dagenham, United Kingdom, on 7 May 1989. Plays grime.
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Dizzee Rascal was born in Bow, United Kingdom, on 18 September 1984. Plays bassline, fidget house, grime, hip hop, hip house, pop rap, r&b, trance.
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DJ Fresh was born in Worthing, United Kingdom, on 11 April 1977. Plays drum and bass, dubstep, uk garage.
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Dot Rotten was born in London, United Kingdom, on 19 October 1988, and died on 8 March 2026, aged 37. Plays grime, hip hop.
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Friction was born in May 1977. Plays drum and bass, electronic.
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Here We Go Magic formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008. Plays indie rock.
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Jack Beats formed in 2007. Plays deep house, dubstep, electro, electro house, electronic, fidget house, house, trap.
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Jackmaster was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 1 November 1986, and died on 12 October 2024, aged 37. Plays house.
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Jessie Ware was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 15 October 1984. Plays contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, disco, electronic, electronica, neo soul, pop.
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Mausi formed on 1 January 2011.
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Maxïmo Park formed in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays indie rock, new wave, post-punk revival.
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Maya Jane Coles was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1988. Plays bass house, bassline, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, deep house, downtempo.
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Mike Jones was born in Houston, United States, on 6 January 1981. Plays dirty south, hip hop, southern hip hop.
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Miles Kane was born in Birkenhead, United Kingdom, on 17 March 1986. Plays britpop, indie rock, mod revival, pop rock.
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Noah & The Whale formed in Twickenham, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up on 1 April 2015, after 9 years. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Rizzle Kicks formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays hip hop.
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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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The Lake Poets plays folk.
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Toddla T was born in Sheffield, United Kingdom, on 22 February 1985. Plays uk garage.