Festival No. 0000061 · Est. 1993
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Somewhere in Biddinghuizen
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- Venue
- Evenemententerrein Walibi World
- Address
- Spijkweg 30 8256 RJ
- City
- Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
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For the record
About the artists
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Alborosie was born in Marsala, Italy, on 4 April 1977. Plays dancehall, dub, reggae.
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alt-J formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, art pop, art rock, blues rock, electronic rock, experimental rock, folktronica, indie pop.
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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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Bart Skils was born in Goirle, Netherlands, in 1974.
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BASSNECTAR was born in San Francisco, United States, on 16 February 1978. Plays breakbeat, brostep, downtempo, drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, electronic, electronica.
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Ben Howard was born in London, United Kingdom, on 24 April 1987. Plays alternative rock, folk, indie folk, indie rock, rock.
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Ben Klock was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1972. Plays minimal techno, techno.
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Benga was born in Croydon, United Kingdom, on 28 November 1986. Plays dubstep, future house, uk garage.
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Benji B was born in London, United Kingdom.
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Billy Talent formed in Mississauga, Canada, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, pop punk, pop rock, punk rock.
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Blaudzun was born in Arnhem, Netherlands, on 26 October 1974.
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Bloc Party formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in August 1999. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, post-punk revival.
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Boy & Bear formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2009. Plays folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock.
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C2C formed in Nantes, France, in 1998. Plays breakbeat, electronic, turntablism.
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Camo & Krooked formed in Vienna, Austria, in 2007. Plays drum and bass, electronic, liquid funk.
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Charles Bradley was born in Gainesville, United States, on 5 November 1948, and died on 23 September 2017, aged 68. Plays funk, soul.
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Clark was born in City of St Albans, United Kingdom, on 29 August 1979. Plays electronic, experimental, idm, techno.
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Dixon was born on 21 December 1975. Plays club, deep house, electronic, house, tech house, techno.
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Django Django formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays alternative dance, art rock, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, indie pop, indie rock, indie surf.
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Dope D.O.D. formed in 2006. Plays big beat, hip hop.
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Ed Sheeran was born in Halifax, United Kingdom, on 17 February 1991. Plays dance-pop, folk, folk pop, persian pop, pop, singer-songwriter, soft rock.
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Enter Shikari formed in City of St Albans, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, electronicore, nintendocore, post-hardcore, rave, screamo.
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Ewert and the Two Dragons formed in Tallinn, Estonia, in 2009, and split up on 18 July 2025, after 16 years. Plays indie folk, indie rock.
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Feist was born in Amherst, Canada, on 13 February 1976. Plays art pop, chamber pop, electronic, folk, indie pop.
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FIDLAR formed in Los Angeles, United States, in April 2009. Plays garage punk, garage rock, skate punk, surf.
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Flux Pavilion was born in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, on 19 January 1989. Plays club, dance, dub, dubstep, edm, electronic, uk garage.
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Foo Fighters formed in Seattle, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-grunge, rock.
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Four Tet was born in Putney, United Kingdom, in September 1977. Plays club, dance, downtempo, dubstep, electronic, electronica, folktronica, future garage.
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Fresku was born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on 26 October 1986. Plays conscious hip hop, hip hop.
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Funtcase was born in Bournemouth, United Kingdom, on 29 July 1986. Plays drum and bass, dubstep, electronic, grime.
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Ghost formed in Linkoping, Sweden, in 2008. Plays doom metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, occult rock, pop rock, progressive rock, psychedelic.
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Go Back to the Zoo formed in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in April 2008, and split up on 4 January 2016, after 7 years. Plays pop.
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Heideroosjes formed in Limburg, Netherlands, in 1989, and split up in 2012, after 23 years. Plays punk rock.
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Henrik Schwarz was born in Bergatreute, Germany, on 31 May 1972. Plays classical crossover, deep house, house.
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Hot Chip formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays alternative dance, alternative r&b, deep house, electronic, electronica, electropop, house, indie pop.
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Imam Baildi formed in 2007. Plays rebetiko.
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James Vincent McMorrow was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 14 January 1983. Plays indie pop.
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Jamie N Commons was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, on 22 October 1988. Plays alternative rock, americana, blues, blues rock, country, pop, roots rock.
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Jamie xx was born in London, United Kingdom, on 28 October 1988. Plays deep house, electronic, future garage, house, indie pop, pop rap, post-dubstep, uk funky.
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John Talabot was born on 8 January 1982. Plays tech house.
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Joris Voorn was born on 25 February 1977. Plays detroit techno, house, tech house.
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Joy Orbison was born in Croydon, United Kingdom. Plays dubstep, house, trip hop, uk funky, uk garage.
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Kasabian formed in Leicester, United Kingdom, in 1997. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new rave, rock.
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La Pegatina formed in Montcada i Reixac, Spain, in 2003. Plays rumba catalana.
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Les Ramoneurs de menhirs formed in July 2006. Plays celtic, celtic punk, folk, punk, punk rock.
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letlive formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2002, and split up on 28 April 2017, after 15 years. Plays alternative rock, emo, experimental, hardcore punk, indie rock, post-hardcore, rock, soul.
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Lianne La Havas was born in London, United Kingdom, on 23 August 1989. Plays alternative pop, folk, r&b, soul.
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Light Asylum formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008.
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Marcel Dettmann was born on 28 October 1977. Plays minimal techno.
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Meindert Talma was born in Surhuisterveen, Netherlands, on 2 November 1968.
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Miike Snow formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2007. Plays alternative dance, festival progressive house, indie pop, indietronica, progressive house, synth-pop.
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Modeselektor formed in 1996. Plays electro, electronic, idm, techno.
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Moss formed in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in October 2003.
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Movits! formed in 2007. Plays alternative hip hop, swing.
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Netsky was born on 22 March 1989. Plays drum and bass, electronic, liquid funk.
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Nobody Beats the Drum formed in 2003.
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Objekt plays electronic.
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Of Monsters and Men formed in Keflavik, Iceland, in 2010. Plays folk, folk pop, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, pop, rock.
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Orgel Vreten formed in 2011.
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Otava Yo formed in Sankt-Peterburg, Russian Federation, in 2003. Plays folk.
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Patrick Watson was born in Lancaster, Canada, on 8 October 1979. Plays chamber pop, indie rock, rock.
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Phantom Limb formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 2005, and split up in 2013, after 8 years. Plays country, soul.
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Posij was born in Groningen, Netherlands. Plays breakbeat, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electronic, footwork, halftime.
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Pulled Apart By Horses formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2007.
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Rizzle Kicks formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays hip hop.
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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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Santigold was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 25 September 1976. Plays electronic, hip hop, indie rock, new wave, pop.
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Scuba plays dubstep, electro, minimal techno, post-dubstep, tech house, techno.
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shazalakazoo plays electronic.
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Skism plays dubstep, electronic.
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Sleigh Bells formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008. Plays noise pop.
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SMOD formed in 2000.
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Spinvis was born in Spijkenisse, Netherlands, on 2 February 1961. Plays indietronica, nederpop.
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Splendid formed in The Hague, Netherlands, in 2001.
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The Antlers formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2006. Plays chamber pop, dream pop, indie rock, rock, slowcore.
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The Black Seeds formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1998. Plays dub, funk, reggae, soul.
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The Cribs formed in Wakefield, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays garage rock, indie rock.
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The Dirty Denims plays hard rock.
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The Kik formed in 2011. Plays beat music.
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The Kyteman Orchestra formed in 2011. Plays classical, hip hop, jazz, pop.
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The Walkmen formed in New York, United States, in 2000. Plays indie rock, post-punk revival, rock.
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The Whitest Boy Alive formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2003, and split up in June 2014, after 11 years. Plays indie pop, indietronica.
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The xx formed in Wandsworth, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative dance, alternative pop, alternative r&b, alternative rock, dream pop, electronic, indie pop, indietronica.
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Triggerfinger formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, stoner rock.
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Trixie Whitley was born in Ghent, Belgium, on 24 June 1987. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, rock, soul.
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tUnE-yArDs was born in 1979. Plays art pop, lo-fi.
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Two Door Cinema Club formed in Bangor, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, new wave, post-punk revival, rock.
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Veronica Falls formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009, and split up in 2014, after 5 years. Plays indie pop.
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WhoMadeWho formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2003.
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Wilco formed in Chicago, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, americana, folk rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
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Willy Moon was born in Wellington, United Kingdom, on 2 June 1989.
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Zulu Winter formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2011.