Festival No. 0000316 · Est. 1986
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Somewhere in Hultsfred
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Festival site
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- Venue
- Hultsfreds Hembygdspark
- City
- Hultsfred, Sweden
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For the record
About the artists
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A.A. Bondy was born in Louisiana, United States. Plays folk, indie folk. -
Adam Tensta was born in Tensta, Sweden, on 1 August 1983. Plays electronic, hip hop.
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All Ends formed in 2005.
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Alter Bridge formed in Orlando, United States, in 2004. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge, progressive metal, rock.
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Ane Brun was born in Molde, Norway, on 10 March 1976. Plays alternative rock, art pop, rock.
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Anti‐Flag formed in Pittsburgh, United States, in 1988, and split up on 19 July 2023, after 35 years. Plays anarcho-punk, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, political hip hop, pop punk, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Arch Enemy formed in Halmstad, Sweden, in 1996. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal, symphonic metal.
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Atmosphere formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 1994. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, hip hop.
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Babyshambles formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays garage rock revival, indie rock, post-punk revival, rock.
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Biffy Clyro formed in Kilmarnock, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, emo, indie rock, pop rock, post-hardcore, progressive rock, rock.
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Billie The Vision And The Dancers formed in Malmö, Sweden, in 2004. Plays power pop.
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Black Lips formed in Atlanta, United States, in 1999. Plays garage punk, garage rock.
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Blood Red Shoes formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in September 2004. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, grunge, indie rock, post-punk, punk, punk rock.
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Blue Foundation formed in 2000. Plays electronic, trip hop.
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Brother Ali was born on 30 July 1977. Plays conscious hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop.
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Danko Jones formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1996. Plays hard rock, rock.
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Dead By April formed in February 2007. Plays alternative metal, electronicore, melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metalcore.
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Die Mannequin formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2005, and split up in 2023, after 18 years. Plays alternative rock, hard rock.
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Disco Ensemble formed in Ulvila, Finland, in 1996, and split up in 2018, after 22 years. Plays alternative rock, dance-punk, electronic rock, post-hardcore.
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Evergrey formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1993. Plays metal, progressive metal.
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Familjen was born in Hassleholm, Sweden, on 10 April 1976. Plays dance, electropop, techno.
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Firefox AK was born in Nyköping Municipality, Sweden, on 25 October 1979.
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First Aid Kit formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Fujiya & Miyagi formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays electronic, indietronica, krautrock.
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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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HIM formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1991, and split up on 31 December 2017, after 26 years. Plays alternative rock, gothic metal, gothic rock, pop rock.
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Hästpojken formed in 2007.
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Håkan Hellström was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 2 April 1974. Plays alternative pop, folk pop, folk rock, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop, pop, power pop.
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I LIKE TRAINS formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays alternative rock.
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Jaguar Love formed in Portland, United States, in 2007.
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Jimmy Eat World formed in Mesa, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, emo, emo pop, indie rock, pop punk, pop rock, power pop, rock.
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Jive formed in 1992.
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Joel Alme was born in 1980. Plays indie pop.
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Johnossi formed in Saltsjöbaden, Sweden, in 2004.
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Kathleen Edwards was born in Ottawa, Canada, on 11 July 1978. Plays folk.
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Ken Ring was born on 29 January 1979.
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Kid Down formed in Åmål Municipality, Sweden, in 2002.
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Lykke Li was born in Ystad, Sweden, on 18 March 1986. Plays alternative rock, art pop, dance-pop, dream pop, electropop, indie pop, pop, synth-pop.
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Markus Krunegård was born in Norrköping, Sweden, on 6 April 1979.
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Miss Li was born in Borlange, Sweden, on 21 July 1982. Plays pop.
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Mustasch formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1998. Plays heavy metal, metal, rock, speed metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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My Brightest Diamond was born in El Dorado, United States, on 22 April 1974. Plays folk, indie rock.
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Neverstore formed in 2000.
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Palpitation formed in 2007.
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Paramore formed in Franklin, United States, in 2004. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, emo, emo pop, new wave, pop, pop punk, pop rock.
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Prop Dylan was born in Borlange, Sweden.
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Rage Against the Machine formed in Los Angeles, United States, in August 1991, and split up in January 2024, after 32 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, funk metal, metal, nu metal, rap metal, rap rock, rapcore.
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Raised Fist formed in Lulea, Sweden, in 1993. Plays crust punk, hardcore punk.
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Robyn was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 12 June 1979. Plays alternative dance, club, contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, disco, edm, electronica.
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Rooney formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1999. Plays indie pop, indie rock, rock.
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Rufus Wainwright was born on 22 July 1973. Plays alternative rock, chamber pop, folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Saigon was born in Spring Valley, United States, on 1 June 1977. Plays hip hop.
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Serj Tankian was born on 21 August 1967. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock, folk, hard rock, industrial rock, metal.
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Shiloh formed in 1969, and split up in 1971, after 2 years.
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Simple Plan formed in Montreal, Canada, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, pop punk.
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Sonny J was born in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
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Sugarplum Fairy formed in 1998. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, indie pop, indie rock.
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Säkert! was born in Östersund, Sweden, on 22 November 1977.
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Takida formed in 1999. Plays alternative rock.
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The Cool Kids formed in Chicago, United States, in 2007. Plays hip hop.
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The Courteeners formed in Middleton, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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The Deer Tracks formed in Gävle, Sweden, in 2006. Plays alternative rock, ambient pop, indie rock, indietronica.
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The Donnas formed in Palo Alto, United States, in 1992, and split up in 2012, after 20 years. Plays rock.
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The Futureheads formed in Sunderland, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, post-punk, post-punk revival.
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The Haunted formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1996. Plays groove metal.
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The Hives formed in Fagersta, Sweden, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, indie rock, post-punk revival, punk.
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The Only Ones formed in London, United Kingdom, in August 1976, and split up in 1982, after 5 years. Plays indie rock, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, power pop, punk, punk rock, rock.
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The Shortwave Set formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2003.
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Those Dancing Days formed in Nacka, Sweden, in 2006, and split up on 31 August 2011, after 5 years.
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Timo Räisänen was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 25 July 1979.
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Tingsek was born in Lund, Sweden, on 19 December 1978.
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Witchcraft formed in 2000. Plays doom metal, psychedelic rock.
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Working for a Nuclear Free City formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1999.