Festival No. 0000942 · Est. 2005
Weekend of the year
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About the artists
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Au Revoir Simone formed in Williamsburg, United States, in 2003. Plays dream pop, synth-pop. -
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Bombay Bicycle Club formed in Crouch End, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, rock.
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Casino Royale formed in 1987.
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Chairlift formed in Boulder, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2017, after 12 years. Plays electronic, indie pop.
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Chew Lips formed in London, United Kingdom, in May 2008, and split up in 2014, after 5 years. Plays dance-pop, electronic.
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Dan Black was born in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, on 16 November 1976. Plays electropop.
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Dananananaykroyd formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up on 30 September 2011, after 5 years. Plays rock.
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DJ Sneak was born in puerto rico, United States, in 1969. Plays house, jackin house.
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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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Duran Duran formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays alternative rock, dance, electro, electronic, new romantic, new wave, pop, pop rock.
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Emperor Machine plays electro, italo-disco, tech house.
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Fat Freddy's Drop formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1999. Plays acid jazz, downtempo, dub, electronic, reggae, soul.
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Faze Action formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995.
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Fenech-Soler formed in Kings Cliffe, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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Florence + The Machine formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, art pop, baroque pop, indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, pop soul.
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Fontän plays balearic beat, krautrock, neo-psychedelia.
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Friendly Fires formed in City of St Albans, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays indie rock, indietronica.
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Gang of Four formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays alternative dance, art punk, dance-punk, disco, funk, new wave, post-punk.
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Gary Numan was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 8 March 1958. Plays ambient pop, art pop, dance-pop, dark ambient, dark wave, electro-industrial, electronic, electronic rock.
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Groove Armada formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays alternative dance, ambient dub, ambient techno, big beat, downtempo, electronic, electronica, electropop.
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Horse Meat Disco formed in 2003.
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Hudson Mohawke was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 11 February 1986. Plays electronic, hip hop.
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Ladyhawke was born in Masterton, New Zealand, on 13 July 1979. Plays alternative pop, electropop, pop rock, synth-pop.
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Magistrates formed in 2006, and split up in 2009, after 3 years.
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Max Tundra was born on 7 June 1974. Plays art pop, avant-garde pop, avant-prog, bitpop, chiptune, electropop, experimental electronic, glitch.
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Monarch formed in 2002. Plays doom metal, drone, metal, rock.
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Mr Hudson was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 26 June 1979.
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New York Dolls formed in New York, United States, in 1971, and split up in 2011, after 40 years. Plays glam punk, glam rock, proto-punk, punk rock, rock.
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Noah & The Whale formed in Twickenham, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up on 1 April 2015, after 9 years. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Ou Est Le Swimming Pool formed in Camden, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up on 20 August 2010, after 3 years. Plays synth-pop.
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Plu formed in 2012.
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Prefuse 73 was born in Miami, United States, in 1976. Plays alternative hip hop, ambient, electroacoustic, electronic, experimental hip hop, glitch hop, hip hop, instrumental.
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Rodrigo y Gabriela formed in Mexico City, Mexico, in 2000. Plays acoustic rock, flamenco, folk rock, jazz fusion, latin, nuevo flamenco.
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Rokia Traoré was born in Kolokani, Mali, on 24 January 1974. Plays folk.
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Run Toto Run formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2008, and split up in March 2011, after 3 years. Plays electropop.
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Simian Mobile Disco formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electro, electro house, electronic, tech house, techno.
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The Boxer Rebellion formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock.
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The Death Set formed in Gold Coast, Australia, in 2005. Plays art punk, electropunk.
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The Jive Aces formed in 1989. Plays swing.
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The Penny Black Remedy plays country, punk, rock, ska.
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The Rumble Strips formed in Tavistock, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2009, after 5 years. Plays blue-eyed soul, indie pop, northern soul.
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They Came From The Stars I Saw Them formed in 1999.
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Tommy Reilly was born in Torrance, United Kingdom, on 7 March 1989.
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V.V. Brown was born in Northampton, United Kingdom, on 24 October 1983. Plays alternative dance, dance-punk, dark wave, drone, glitch, indie pop.
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Young Fathers formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays alternative hip hop, breakbeat, breaks, dance, electronica, experimental hip hop, future bass, hip hop.