Festival No. 0000972 · Est. 2008
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Somewhere in Arras
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Grand' Place
- Address
- Grand Place 62000
- City
- Arras, France
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For the record
About the artists
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Amy Macdonald was born in Bishopbriggs, United Kingdom, on 25 August 1987. Plays folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, pop, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter. -
Birdy Nam Nam formed in Paris, France, in 2001. Plays electro, electronic, electronica, jazz, r&b, turntablism.
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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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Boys Noize was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 22 August 1982. Plays acid techno, ebm, electro, electro house, electronic, electronica, french electro, midtempo bass.
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Coldplay formed in London, United Kingdom, in September 1996. Plays alternative rock, ambient pop, art pop, britpop, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, piano rock.
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Crookers formed in 2003. Plays electro hop, electro house, fidget house.
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Expatriate formed in 2005. Plays indie rock.
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Franz Ferdinand formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, dance-rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica.
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Ghinzu formed in Brussels, Belgium, in 1999. Plays indie rock.
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Justin Nozuka was born in New York, United States, on 29 September 1988.
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Kanye West was born in Atlanta, United States, on 8 June 1977. Plays art pop, chipmunk soul, christian hip hop, conscious hip hop, contemporary r&b, deep house, electropop, experimental hip hop.
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Katy Perry was born in Santa Barbara, United States, on 25 October 1984. Plays bubblegum pop, dance-pop, disco, electropop, pop, pop rock, synth-pop, teen pop.
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Lenny Kravitz was born in Manhattan, United States, on 26 May 1964. Plays alternative rock, funk, funk rock, hard rock, neo-psychedelia, pop, pop rock, pop soul.
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M. Ward was born in Thousand Oaks, United States, on 4 October 1973. Plays alternative country, american primitive guitar, americana, contemporary folk, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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Michael Franti was born in Oakland, United States, on 21 April 1966. Plays dancehall, folk, funk, hip hop, jam band, jazz, reggae.
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Phoenix formed in Versailles, France, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
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Sébastien Tellier was born in Le Plessis-Bouchard, France, on 22 February 1975. Plays ambient pop, downtempo, electronic, french house, pop.