Festival No. 0001349 · Est. 2001
Weekend of the year
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- Guildford, UK
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About the artists
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Athlete formed in Deptford, United Kingdom, in March 2002, and split up in 2013, after 10 years. Plays alternative rock, glitch pop, indie rock, indietronica, post-britpop, rock. -
Brian Wilson was born in Inglewood, United States, on 20 June 1942, and died on 11 June 2025, aged 82. Plays pop, rock.
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Brotherhood of the Lake formed in 2006, and split up in 2013, after 7 years.
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Darcy formed in Skelleftea, Sweden, in 1998.
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Devil Sold His Soul formed in 2004.
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DJ Yoda was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays hip hop, turntablism.
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Eat Static formed in Frome, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays trance.
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Eddi Reader was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 29 August 1959. Plays folk.
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Eureka Machines formed in December 2007. Plays pop rock.
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Fugative was born on 11 March 1994.
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Happy Mondays formed in Little Hulton, United Kingdom, in 1985, and split up in 1992, after 7 years. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, electronic, indie rock, jangle pop, madchester, post-punk, rock.
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Hundred Reasons formed in 1999, and split up on 24 November 2012, after 13 years.
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Imelda May was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 10 July 1974. Plays blues, jazz, rock, rockabilly.
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Ironik was born on 18 January 1988.
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Jersey Budd was born in Leicester, United Kingdom, in 1985.
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Joe Bonamassa was born in Utica, United States, on 8 May 1977. Plays blues, blues rock, electric blues, rock.
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Keith Donnelly plays folk.
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Kenelis formed on 5 June 2003. Plays alternative rock, grunge, punk.
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Laika Dog formed in 2005.
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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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Linda Lewis was born in Newham, United Kingdom, on 27 September 1950, and died on 3 May 2023, aged 72. Plays pop soul, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Lisa Hannigan was born in Kilcloon, Ireland, on 12 February 1981. Plays folk, indie folk, pop, singer-songwriter.
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Motörhead formed in London, United Kingdom, in June 1975, and split up on 28 December 2015, after 40 years. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, rock, rock and roll, speed metal.
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Neck formed in Holloway, United Kingdom, in 1994.
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Nouvelle Vague formed in Paris, France, in 2003. Plays bossa nova, indie folk, lounge, new wave.
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Redwood formed in Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom, in 1989, and split up in May 2004, after 15 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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Rusko was born in North Yorkshire, United States, on 26 January 1985. Plays bassline, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, drum and bass, dub, dubstep.
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Sharks formed in Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up in July 2013, after 6 years. Plays alternative rock, pop punk, punk, punk rock.
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Sorry and The Sinatras formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2007. Plays hard rock.
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Subgiant formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2004.
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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 English Beat formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in March 1979. Plays 2 tone, new wave, post-punk, rock, ska.
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The Ghost of a Thousand formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2012, after 8 years. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore.
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The Hamsters formed in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom, on 1 April 1987, and split up on 1 April 2012, after 25 years.
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The JB Conspiracy formed in Guildford, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays punk, ska, ska punk.
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The Stranglers formed in Guildford, United Kingdom, in 1974. Plays alternative rock, art punk, baroque pop, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, pub rock, punk.
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The Wailers Band formed in Kingston, Jamaica, on 11 May 1981.
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Tom Middleton was born in London, United Kingdom, on 18 August 1971.
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Toploader formed in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, in 1997. Plays pop rock, post-britpop, rock.
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Transglobal Underground formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1992. Plays downtempo, dub, dub techno, electronic, techno, tribal house, world fusion.
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Two Fingers Of Firewater formed in 2005.
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Voodoo Johnson formed on 21 August 2006.
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We Are The Ocean formed in Loughton, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up on 30 May 2017, after 10 years.
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Will Young was born in Wokingham, United Kingdom, on 20 January 1979. Plays pop.
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You Me At Six formed in Weybridge, United Kingdom, in August 2005, and split up on 4 April 2025, after 19 years. Plays alternative rock, emo pop, hard rock, pop punk, pop rock, rock.