Festival No. 0002639 · Est. 2011
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Somewhere in Macclesfield
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- Venue
- Capesthorne Hall
- Address
- Congleton Rd, Siddington SK11 9JY
- City
- Macclesfield, UK
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About the artists
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A Certain Ratio formed in Wythenshawe, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays alternative dance, dance-punk, dance-rock, funk, funk rock, new wave, post-punk, sophisti-pop. -
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Amy Studt was born on 22 March 1986.
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Aziz Ibrahim was born in Longsight, United Kingdom, in March 1964.
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Badly Drawn Boy was born on 2 October 1969. Plays alternative rock, chamber pop, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock.
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Beats & Pieces Big Band formed in 2008. Plays big band, experimental, jazz.
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Black Lips formed in Atlanta, United States, in 1999. Plays garage punk, garage rock.
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Black Sun formed in 1994, and split up in 2007, after 13 years.
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Boxed In split up in 2005. Plays punk.
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Buzzcocks formed in Bolton, United Kingdom, in 1976. Plays indie rock, new wave, pop punk, pop rock, post-punk, power pop, punk, punk rock.
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Cherry Ghost formed in Bolton, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays folk.
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Chris Helme was born on 22 July 1971.
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Daddy G was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, on 18 December 1959.
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Driver Drive Faster formed in 2009.
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Dutch Uncles formed in Marple, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays art rock, indie pop, math rock, progressive rock.
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Emmy the Great was born in 1984. Plays anti-folk, folk rock, indie folk.
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Factory Floor formed in Hackney, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electronic rock, post-industrial.
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Findlay was born on 7 June 1991.
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Gary Nock was born on 18 July 1978.
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Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly was born in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom, on 30 January 1986. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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GNOD formed in December 2006. Plays drone, experimental, industrial, krautrock, noise, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, space rock.
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Goldblade formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays punk.
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Grace Petrie was born in 1987. Plays folk, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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Hatcham Social formed in New Cross, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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Hidden Orchestra formed in 2010. Plays jazz, nu jazz.
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Horace Andy was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 19 February 1951. Plays dub, electronica, reggae, roots reggae, trip hop.
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Illum Sphere was born in London, United Kingdom. Plays outsider house, post-dubstep, techno.
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Jim Noir was born in Davyhulme, United Kingdom, in 1982. Plays downtempo, electronic, folktronica, hauntology, indie pop, indietronica, psychedelic pop, rock.
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Jude (US) formed in 1993.
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Karima Francis was born in Blackpool, United Kingdom, on 28 April 1987.
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Kid British formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2008, and split up in December 2012, after 4 years.
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Kristyna Myles was born in Leicester, United Kingdom, on 10 May 1984. Plays soul.
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Liam Frost was born in Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Lightning Seeds formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, britpop, electronic, indie pop, new wave, pop rock, rock, trip hop.
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Loose Fit formed in 2018.
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Lowline formed in 2007.
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Masters In France formed in 2009.
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Meadow formed in 2009.
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Milk Maid formed in Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Mount Fabric formed in 2007. Plays alternative rock, rock.
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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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My Tiger My Timing formed in New Cross, United Kingdom, on 7 January 2009, and split up in 2014, after 4 years.
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Optimo formed in 2003, and split up in 2010, after 7 years.
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Puressence formed in Failsworth, United Kingdom, in January 1991.
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Rittz was born in Waynesburg, United States, on 16 August 1980.
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Run Toto Run formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2008, and split up in March 2011, after 3 years. Plays electropop.
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Slow Readers Club formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, on 1 January 2009.
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Sparrow and the Workshop formed in January 2008.
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The Answering Machine formed in 2005.
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The Charlatans formed in West Midlands, United Kingdom, in 1988. Plays alternative rock, britpop, indie pop, indie rock, madchester, neo-psychedelia, rock, roots rock.
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The Correspondents formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up on 20 October 2020, after 13 years. Plays electro, electronic, jazz, pop, swing.
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The Cribs formed in Wakefield, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays garage rock, indie rock.
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The Daydream Club formed in 2010. Plays ambient, classical, classical crossover, folk, indie folk, pop.
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The Heartbreaks formed in 2009. Plays rock.
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The History of Apple Pie formed in 2010, and split up in 2015, after 5 years. Plays dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, noise pop, shoegaze.
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The Longcut formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2002.
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The Phantom Band formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays indie rock.
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The Rainband formed in 2010.
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The Rubys formed on 1 January 2010.
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The Watchers formed in Chicago, United States, in 2000, and split up on 30 November 2007, after 7 years.
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The Whip formed in 2006.
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Toro Y Moi was born in Columbia, United States, on 7 November 1986. Plays alternative dance, alternative r&b, breakbeat, breaks, chillwave, dance, deep house, disco.
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Twisted Wheel formed in Saddleworth, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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Two Wounded Birds formed in Margate, United Kingdom, in 2010, and split up on 6 November 2012, after 2 years.
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Wild Palms formed in 2009. Plays alternative rock, rock.
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Working for a Nuclear Free City formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1999.
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Young Knives formed in Ashby-de-la-zouch, United Kingdom, in 1998. Plays art punk, art rock, electronic, experimental rock, indie rock, industrial rock, neo-psychedelia, noise rock.
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Yuck formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009, and split up on 15 February 2021, after 12 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, noise pop.
cjaxxon was there 60% for Young Knives at Friends Of Mine Festival 2011, Macclesfield on Sat, 21 May 2011
They also played at the 02 Academy in Sheffield the same day which is where I saw them.
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