Festival No. 0002131 · Est. 2009
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Somewhere in Penrith
Where it happens
Festival site
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The details
- Venue
- Lowther Deer Park
- Address
- CA10 2HN
- City
- Penrith, UK
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For the record
About the artists
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Alias Kid formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, on 10 October 2013. -
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Ash formed in Downpatrick, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, britpop, indie pop, indie rock, noise pop, pop punk, post-britpop, power pop.
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Auction for the Promise Club formed on 23 February 2009.
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Band of Skulls formed in Southampton, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, indie rock, rock.
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Blossoms formed in Stockport, United Kingdom, in 2013. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock.
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Broadway Sounds formed in 2011.
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CAMP STAG formed in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom, on 1 February 2011.
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Catfish and the Bottlemen plays alternative rock, garage punk, indie rock, post-punk revival.
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David Rodigan was born on 24 June 1951. Plays dancehall, dub, dubstep, reggae.
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Declan McKenna was born in Enfield, United Kingdom, on 24 December 1998. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Donovan was born in Maryhill, United Kingdom, on 10 May 1946. Plays contemporary folk, folk, folk pop, folk rock, pop, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, rock.
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Dorey the Wise formed in Hastings, United Kingdom, on 1 May 2011.
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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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Eagulls formed in 2010, and split up in 2016, after 6 years. Plays garage rock, hardcore punk, indie rock, post-punk, punk rock.
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Flava D plays bassline, uk garage.
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Hardwicke Circus formed in 2015.
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Her's formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2015, and split up on 27 March 2019, after 4 years. Plays bedroom pop, dream pop, indie pop.
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Hooton Tennis Club formed in 2013.
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Hot Vestry formed in Macclesfield, United Kingdom, in 2013.
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Ibibio Sound Machine plays disco, electro, electro-funk, highlife, psychedelic.
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James Walsh was born in Wigan, United Kingdom, on 9 June 1980.
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Kelis was born in Manhattan, United States, on 21 August 1979. Plays contemporary r&b, electro house, electropop, pop, pop rap, r&b, soul.
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Kid Kapichi plays punk rock, rock.
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Kloë was born on 3 November 1996.
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Liam McClair was born on 7 May 1991.
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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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Madness formed in Camden Town, United Kingdom, in 1976, and split up in 1988, after 12 years. Plays 2 tone, new age, new wave, pop, pop rock, psychedelic pop, punk, rock.
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Marsicans plays britpop, indie pop, indie rock, pop, rock.
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Maxïmo Park formed in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays indie rock, new wave, post-punk revival.
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Mind Enterprises formed in 2012. Plays electronic, italo-disco.
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Molotov Jukebox formed in 2008.
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New York Tourists formed in September 2009.
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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2011. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, baroque pop, britpop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, pop rock, post-britpop.
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Nu:Tone plays drum and bass, liquid funk.
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Plastic Mermaids plays dream pop, electronica, experimental, folk, pop, post-rock.
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Pretty Vicious formed in Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom, in 2014. Plays rock.
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Rag'n'Bone Man was born on 29 January 1985. Plays blues, hip hop, neo soul, pop, pop soul, r&b, soul.
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Rat Boy was born in Chelmsford, United Kingdom, on 21 February 1996.
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Redlight was born on 19 February 1980.
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Riding the Low formed in 2006.
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Riot Jazz Brass Band formed in 2008. Plays brass band, funk, jazz, soul.
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Robbie Cavanagh plays country, pop.
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Rosie Lowe was born in Devon, United Kingdom. Plays alternative r&b, electropop, indie pop.
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Rudimental formed in Hackney, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays deep house, drum and bass, electronic, electronica, jungle, liquid funk, pop, soul.
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Shy FX was born in London, United Kingdom, on 28 November 1977. Plays drum and bass, dubwise, jungle.
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Signals formed in 2004.
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Slow Readers Club formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, on 1 January 2009.
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Slydigs formed on 2 October 2015.
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Stamina MC plays drum and bass, jungle.
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Sundara Karma formed in 2011. Plays indie rock.
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Teleman formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 2012. Plays indie rock, post-punk, post-punk revival, synth-pop.
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The Amazons formed in Reading, United Kingdom, on 1 August 2014.
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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 Crookes formed in 2008, and split up on 12 July 2017, after 9 years. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock.
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The Darkness formed in Lowestoft, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal, pop rock, rock.
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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 Lottery Winners formed in October 2008.
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The Mexanines formed in Bradford, United Kingdom, in November 2007.
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The Sugarhill Gang formed in Englewood, United States, in 1979. Plays east coast hip hop, electro, funk, hip hop, old school hip hop, pop rap.
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The Wytches formed in Peterborough, United Kingdom, in 2011. Plays psychedelic.
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Toddla T was born in Sheffield, United Kingdom, on 22 February 1985. Plays uk garage.
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Trampolene formed in 2013.
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Turrentine Jones formed on 1 July 2010.
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YAK formed on 2 December 1982. Plays progressive rock.
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