Festival No. 0000163 · Est. 1970
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About the artists
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Adam F was born in Liverpool, United Kingdom, on 8 February 1972. Plays drum and bass, electronic, hip hop. -
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Alabama 3 formed in Brixton, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays acid house.
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Asian Dub Foundation formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1993. Plays drum and bass, electronic.
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Audioweb formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1991, and split up in 1999, after 8 years.
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Autechre formed in Rochdale, United Kingdom, in 1991. Plays ambient techno, avant-garde, drill and bass, electronic, electronica, experimental, experimental electronic, glitch.
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Babybird formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays britpop, indie rock, post-britpop.
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Banco de Gaia was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1964. Plays ambient.
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Bates Motel formed in 1996.
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Ben Folds Five formed in Chapel Hill, United States, in 1993, and split up on 23 August 2023, after 30 years. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, piano rock, pop, pop rock, rock.
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Ben Harper was born in Pomona, United States, on 28 October 1969. Plays alternative pop, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals formed in 1997. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, contemporary folk, folk rock, southern soul.
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Bentley Rhythm Ace formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1997. Plays big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica.
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Bernard Butler was born in Stamford Hill, United Kingdom, on 1 May 1970. Plays rock.
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Billy Nasty was born on 28 March 1969.
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Bim Sherman was born in Westmoreland, Jamaica, on 2 February 1950, and died on 17 November 2000, aged 50.
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Blur formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays alternative rock, art rock, britpop, experimental rock, grunge, indie pop, indie rock, madchester.
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Bob Dylan was born in Duluth, United States, on 24 May 1941. Plays blues, blues rock, classic rock, contemporary folk, country, country rock, folk, folk rock.
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Boom Boom Satellites formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 1990, and split up on 22 June 2016, after 26 years. Plays big beat, electronic, electronic rock.
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Catatonia formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 1992, and split up on 21 September 2001, after 9 years. Plays alternative rock, britpop, indie rock, jangle pop, pop, power pop, rock, trip hop.
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Catherine Wheel formed in Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom, in April 1990, and split up in 2000, after 9 years. Plays alternative rock, shoegaze.
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Chemical Brothers formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays alternative dance, big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica, neo-psychedelia, progressive house, techno.
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Clinic formed in 1997. Plays art punk, art rock, experimental rock, garage psych, garage rock revival, indie rock, indietronica, krautrock.
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Coldcut formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1986. Plays breakbeat, downtempo, electro, electronic, house, turntablism.
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Common was born in Chicago, United States, on 13 March 1972. Plays alternative hip hop, boom bap, chipmunk soul, conscious hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap, neo soul.
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Cornershop formed in 1991. Plays dance.
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Cut La Roc was born in Brighton, United Kingdom, in January 1972. Plays big beat, funky breaks.
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D'influence formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1991.
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Darren Emerson was born in Hornchurch, United Kingdom, on 30 April 1971.
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Dawn Of The Replicants formed in Galashiels, United Kingdom, in 1996.
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Deftones formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, experimental rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, rock, shoegaze.
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Dissident plays drum and bass.
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Dissidenten formed in Berlin, Germany, in 1981. Plays world fusion.
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DJ Rap was born on 7 December 1969. Plays drum and bass, jungle.
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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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Dr. John was born in New Orleans, United States, on 21 November 1941, and died on 6 June 2019, aged 77. Plays blues, blues rock, folk, funk, jazz, new orleans r&b, psychedelic rock, soul.
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Drugstore formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1993.
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Dub Pistols formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays dub, electronic.
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Dust Junkys formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1995, and split up in 1998, after 3 years.
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Dynamite MC was born on 7 October 1973. Plays drum and bass, jungle.
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Earl Brutus formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1993, and split up in 2004, after 11 years. Plays alternative dance, glam punk, glam rock, indie rock, post-punk revival.
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Eddi Reader was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 29 August 1959. Plays folk.
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Eliza Carthy was born in Scarborough, United Kingdom, on 23 August 1975. Plays folk.
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Embrace formed in Bailiff Bridge, United Kingdom, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, britpop, indie pop, indie rock, piano rock, pop rock, post-britpop, post-grunge.
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Faithless formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays dance, dance-pop, downtempo, electronic, house, progressive house, progressive trance, techno.
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Fatboy Slim was born in Bromley, United Kingdom, on 31 July 1963. Plays big beat, electronic.
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Feeder formed in Newport, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-britpop, post-grunge, power pop, rock.
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Finitribe formed in 1984, and split up in 1998, after 14 years.
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Finley Quaye was born on 25 March 1974.
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Fluke formed in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, in 1986. Plays big beat, electronic, electronica, house, progressive house, techno.
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Foo Fighters formed in Seattle, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-grunge, rock.
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Gomez formed in Southport, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, britpop, folk rock, indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, post-britpop.
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Gorky's Zygotic Mynci formed in Carmarthen, United Kingdom, in 1991, and split up on 26 May 2006, after 15 years. Plays folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, neo-psychedelia, progressive folk, progressive pop, psychedelic folk.
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Headswim formed in Essex, United Kingdom, in 1992, and split up in 2001, after 9 years. Plays alternative rock, art rock, grunge, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock.
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Hothouse Flowers formed in Monkstown, Ireland, in 1985. Plays folk rock, rock.
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Ian Brown was born in Warrington, United Kingdom, on 20 February 1963. Plays alternative rock, britpop, downtempo, experimental rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, rock.
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Idlewild formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in December 1995. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, post-grunge, rock.
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James formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1982. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, britpop, dance-rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, jangle pop.
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Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros formed in 1999, and split up in 2003, after 4 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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John Otway was born in Aylesbury, United Kingdom, on 2 October 1952. Plays punk, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Jools Holland was born in Blackheath, United Kingdom, on 24 January 1958. Plays blues, boogie, boogie-woogie, british rhythm & blues, jazz, r&b.
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Julian Cope was born in Deri, Caerphilly, United Kingdom, on 21 October 1957. Plays alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, new wave, post-punk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Juno Reactor formed in 1990. Plays electronic, electronica, goa trance, psytrance, trance.
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Kenickie formed in Sunderland, United Kingdom, in August 1994, and split up on 15 October 1998, after 4 years. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, punk, rock.
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Kenny Ken plays jungle.
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Kristin Hersh was born in Atlanta, United States, on 7 August 1966.
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Laika formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1993. Plays electronic, experimental, post-rock.
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Les Rythmes Digitales was born in Bedale, United Kingdom, on 9 September 1977. Plays electronic.
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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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Llama Farmers formed in Greenwich, United Kingdom, in 1996, and split up in 2000, after 4 years.
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Lo Fidelity Allstars formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1996.
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Luke Slater was born on 12 June 1968.
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Mad Professor was born in Georgetown, United Kingdom, on 27 March 1955. Plays ambient dub, dub, reggae, roots reggae.
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Magoo formed in Norwich, United Kingdom, in 1992.
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Mansun formed in Chester, United Kingdom, in 1995, and split up in May 2003, after 8 years. Plays alternative rock, art rock, britpop, indie rock, neo-progressive rock, progressive rock, rock.
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Matchbox Twenty formed in Orlando, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, pop rock, post-grunge, rock.
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Medal formed in Oxford, United Kingdom, in 1998, and split up in 2001, after 3 years.
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Mediaeval Baebes formed in 1996. Plays folk, medieval.
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Midfield General was born in Whitstable, United Kingdom, in 1969.
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Moby was born in Harlem, United States, on 11 September 1965. Plays ambient, ambient techno, downtempo, electronic, electronica, house, pop, pop rock.
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Monaco formed in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1995, and split up in 2000, after 5 years.
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Monkey Mafia formed in Essex, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays big beat, dancehall.
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Morcheeba formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays downtempo, electronic, hip hop, soul, trip hop.
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My Life Story formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1993, and split up on 15 December 2000, after 7 years.
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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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Nick Lowe was born in Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom, on 24 March 1949. Plays new wave, pop rock, power pop, pub rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Ooberman formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1997, and split up in 2010, after 13 years.
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Ozric Tentacles formed in Somerset, United Kingdom, in 1983. Plays electronic, instrumental, jam band, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, space rock, space rock revival.
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Placebo formed in 1994. Plays alternative rock, glam rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
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Portishead formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1991. Plays acid jazz, alternative rock, dark jazz, downtempo, electro-industrial, electronic, electronica, experimental rock.
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Primal Scream formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1982. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, blues rock, c86, electronic, indie rock, industrial rock, jangle pop.
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Pulp formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays alternative dance, alternative pop, alternative rock, art rock, britpop, chamber pop, glam rock, indie pop.
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Red Snapper formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1993. Plays acid jazz, drum and bass, nu jazz.
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Reprazent formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays drum and bass, hip hop, jazzstep, jungle.
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Rialto formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1997, and split up in 2002, after 5 years.
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Richie Hawtin was born in Banbury, Canada, on 4 June 1970. Plays electronic, minimal techno, techno.
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Robbie Williams was born in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom, on 13 February 1974. Plays alternative rock, britpop, dance-pop, pop, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter, soft rock.
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Rocket from the Crypt formed in San Diego, United States, in 1989, and split up on 31 October 2005, after 16 years. Plays garage rock, punk, punk rock.
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Rolf Harris was born in Bassendean, Australia, on 30 March 1930, and died on 10 May 2023, aged 93. Plays singer-songwriter.
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Salsa Celtica formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays folk, latin, salsa.
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Scott 4 formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995.
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Scratch Perverts formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1996.
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Senser formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays rock.
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Shack formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1987.
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Sharon Shannon was born in Ruan, Ireland, on 8 June 1968. Plays folk, irish folk.
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Six by Seven formed in Nottingham, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, space rock.
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Sonic Youth formed in New York, United States, in 1981, and split up on 14 November 2011, after 30 years. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock, grunge, indie rock, no wave, noise, noise rock.
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Space formed in 1977. Plays disco, electronic, space disco.
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Spiritualized formed in Rugby, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays art rock, chamber pop, dream pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, psychedelic rock, shoegaze.
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Spring Heel Jack formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays drum and bass.
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Squeeze formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1974. Plays new wave, pop, rock.
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Stereophonics formed in Cwmaman, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, britpop, indie rock, pop rock, post-britpop, power pop, rock.
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Steve Earle was born in Hampton, United States, on 17 January 1955. Plays americana, bluegrass, country rock, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Taj Mahal was born in Harlem, United States, on 17 May 1942. Plays acoustic blues, blues, blues rock, contemporary folk, country blues, electric blues, folk.
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Terry Callier was born in Chicago, United States, on 24 May 1945, and died on 27 October 2012, aged 67. Plays chicago soul, jazz, progressive folk, r&b, rock, singer-songwriter, soul.
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The Aloof formed in 1990, and split up in 2000, after 10 years.
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The Divine Comedy formed in Enniskillen, United Kingdom, in 1991. Plays alternative rock, art pop, baroque pop, chamber pop, cocktail nation, indie pop, indie rock, pop.
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The Freestylers formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays breakbeat, drum and bass, electronic, electronica.
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The James Taylor Quartet formed in Rochester, United Kingdom, in 1985. Plays acid jazz, jazz.
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The Jesus and Mary Chain formed in East Kilbride, United Kingdom, in 1984. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, noise pop, post-punk, rock, shoegaze.
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones formed in Boston, United States, in 1983, and split up on 27 January 2022, after 39 years. Plays ska, ska punk.
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The Montrose Avenue formed in Wokingham, United Kingdom, in 1996, and split up in 1999, after 3 years.
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The Roots formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 1987. Plays alternative hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz, jazz rap, progressive soul, rock, soul.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1995, and split up in December 2012, after 17 years. Plays indie rock, neo-psychedelia.
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The Supernaturals formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1993.
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Theaudience formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1996, and split up in 1999, after 3 years. Plays indie pop, rock.
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Tony Bennett was born in Long Island City, United States, on 3 August 1926, and died on 21 July 2023, aged 96. Plays ballad, big band, christmas music, easy listening, jazz, pop, swing, traditional pop.
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Tori Amos was born in Newton, United States, on 22 August 1963. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, art pop, art rock, baroque pop, chamber pop, crossover prog, electronic.
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Tortoise formed in Chicago, United States, in 1990. Plays electronica, experimental rock, instrumental, jazz rock, post-rock.
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Tricky was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, on 27 January 1968. Plays electronic, hip hop, trip hop.
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Trilok Gurtu was born in Mumbai, India, on 30 October 1951. Plays jazz, jazz fusion, world fusion.
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Ultrasound formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays art rock, britpop, indie rock, progressive rock.
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Unbelievable Truth formed in 1993, and split up on 16 September 2000, after 7 years.
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Underworld formed in Romford, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays alternative dance, ambient, downtempo, electronic, electronica, experimental, house, new wave.
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Warm Jets formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995, and split up in 1999, after 4 years.
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Way Out West formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1994.
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Wireless formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1996, and split up in 1999, after 3 years.
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