Festival No. 0000705 · Est. 1990
Weekend of the year
No. 0008612
Who's playing, and when
Festival lineup
Saturday
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Somewhere in London
Where it happens
Festival site
Festival grounds
The details
- Venue
- Finsbury Park
- Address
- Haringey N4 2LX
- City
- London, UK
- Capacity
- 49,000
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
Apartments and hotels near Finsbury Park, London for the nights of the festival. The map comes from Stay22. If you book through it, we earn a commission, which helps keep the site running.
For the record
About the artists
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Altan formed in Gweedore, Ireland, in 1987. Plays celtic, folk, irish folk. -
Barenaked Ladies formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1988. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, comedy rock, folk pop, folk rock, geek rock, jangle pop, jazz pop.
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Brian Kennedy was born in Belfast, United Kingdom, on 12 October 1966. Plays country, pop, rock.
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Eddi Reader was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 29 August 1959. Plays folk.
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John Martyn was born in New Malden, United Kingdom, on 11 September 1948, and died on 29 January 2009, aged 60. Plays british folk rock, contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, pop rock, progressive folk, singer-songwriter.
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John Prine was born in Maywood, United States, on 10 October 1946, and died on 7 April 2020, aged 73. Plays country, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Lonnie Donegan was born in Bridgeton, United Kingdom, on 29 April 1931, and died on 3 November 2002, aged 71. Plays skiffle.
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Pretenders formed in Hereford, United Kingdom, in March 1978. Plays hard rock, jangle pop, new wave, pop, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Ron Sexsmith was born in St. Catharines, Canada, on 8 January 1964. Plays folk pop, singer-songwriter.
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Shane MacGowan & The Popes formed in 1992, and split up in 1998, after 6 years. Plays irish folk.
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The Saw Doctors formed in Tuam, Ireland, in 1986. Plays rock.
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Van Morrison was born in Belfast, United Kingdom, on 31 August 1945. Plays blue-eyed soul, blues, chamber folk, classic rock, contemporary folk, folk, folk pop, folk rock.