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Festival No. 0006536 · Est. 2007

Evolution Festival Weekender 2008

Evolution Festival Weekender 2008

Quayside - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
15+ Artists 7 Editions
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Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

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  • Crystal Castles
    Crystal Castles formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2006, and split up in October 2017, after 11 years. Plays alternative dance, bitpop, dance, edm, electroclash, electronic, electronica, electropop.
  • CSS
    CSS formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in September 2003. Plays indie rock.
  • Does It Offend You, Yeah?
    Does It Offend You, Yeah? formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up on 25 April 2012, after 6 years. Plays dance-punk.
  • Duffy
    Duffy was born in Bangor, United Kingdom, on 23 June 1984. Plays blues, pop, soft rock, soul.
  • Glasvegas
    Glasvegas formed in 2005. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock, shoegaze.
  • Hercules & Love Affair
    Hercules & Love Affair formed in New York, United States, in 2004.
  • Kate Nash
    Kate Nash was born in Harrow, United Kingdom, on 6 July 1987. Plays alternative rock, garage punk, indie pop, indie rock, pop, singer-songwriter.
  • Lightspeed Champion
    Lightspeed Champion was born on 23 December 1985.
  • New Young Pony Club
    New Young Pony Club formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays electropop, indie pop, synth-pop.
  • Reverend and The Makers
    Reverend and The Makers formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays indie rock.
  • The Ghost Frequency
    The Ghost Frequency formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005, and split up in 2009, after 4 years.
  • The Streets
    The Streets was born in Barnet, United Kingdom, on 27 November 1978. Plays hip hop, uk garage.
  • The Whip
    The Whip formed in 2006.
  • This Aint Vegas
    This Aint Vegas
  • WhoMadeWho
    WhoMadeWho formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2003.