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Festival No. 0000878 · Est. 1990

HFStival 1996

HFStival 1996

RFK Stadium - Washington, US
18+ Artists 14 Editions
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Venue
RFK Stadium
Address
2400 East Capitol St SE 20003
City
Washington, US
Capacity
46,000

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About the artists

  • Cracker
    Cracker formed in Redlands, United States, in 1991. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, country rock, desert rock, grunge, indie rock, roots rock.
  • Dishwalla
    Dishwalla formed in Santa Barbara, United States, in 1994.
  • Everclear
    Everclear formed in Portland, United States, in 1992. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, cowpunk, grunge, hard rock, pop punk, pop rock, post-grunge.
  • Foo Fighters
    Foo Fighters formed in Seattle, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-grunge, rock.
  • Fred Schneider
    Fred Schneider was born on 1 July 1951. Plays rock.
  • Garbage
    Garbage formed in Madison, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-rock, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, indie rock, industrial rock.
  • Gin Blossoms
    Gin Blossoms formed in Tempe, United States, in 1987. Plays alternative rock, jangle pop, power pop, rock.
  • Girls Against Boys
    Girls Against Boys formed in 1988. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, industrial rock, noise rock, post-hardcore.
  • Goldfinger
    Goldfinger formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1994. Plays punk, ska, ska punk.
  • Gravity Kills
    Gravity Kills formed in St. Louis, United States, in 1994, and split up in 2012, after 18 years. Plays industrial, rock.
  • Guided by Voices
    Guided by Voices formed in Dayton, United States, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, indie pop, indie rock, lo-fi, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic pop, rock.
  • Jawbox
    Jawbox formed in Washington, D.C., United States, in July 1989. Plays post-hardcore.
  • Jewel
    Jewel was born in Payson, United States, on 23 May 1974. Plays country, dance-pop, folk pop, pop, pop rock.
  • Jimmie's Chicken Shack
    Jimmie's Chicken Shack formed in 1992. Plays alternative rock, post-grunge.
  • Lush
    Lush formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1987, and split up on 25 November 2016, after 29 years. Plays dream pop, indie rock, rock, shoegaze.
  • No Doubt
    No Doubt formed in Anaheim, United States, in December 1986. Plays alternative rock, pop, pop rock, power pop, rock, ska, ska punk, third wave ska.
  • The Afghan Whigs
    The Afghan Whigs formed in 1986. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
  • The Presidents of The United States of America
    The Presidents of The United States of America formed in Seattle, United States, in 1993, and split up in 2015, after 22 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop punk, post-grunge, power pop.