Festival No. 0000972 · Est. 2008
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- Venue
- La Citadelle
- Address
- Bd Du Gal De Gaulle Quartier De Turenne 62000
- City
- Arras, France
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About the artists
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Beat Assailant was born in 1977. -
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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Birdy Nam Nam formed in Paris, France, in 2001. Plays electro, electronic, electronica, jazz, r&b, turntablism.
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Blink-182 formed in Poway, United States, on 1 August 1992. Plays alternative rock, emo pop, pop punk, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rock, skate punk.
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Chase & Status formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, disco, drum and bass, dubstep, electronic.
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Editors formed in 2002. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-punk, post-punk revival, synth-pop.
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Electric Guest formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2011.
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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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Garbage formed in Madison, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-rock, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, indie rock, industrial rock.
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Gaz Coombes was born in Oxford, United Kingdom, on 8 March 1976. Plays alternative rock, art rock, britpop, indie rock.
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Greenshape was born in Valenciennes, France.
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Incubus formed in Calabasas, United States, in 1991. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, avant-garde metal, funk metal, funk rock, indie rock, metal.
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Izia formed in 2006. Plays pop, pop rock, rock.
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Justice formed in Paris, France, in 2003. Plays dance, electro, electro house, electro-disco, electronic, french electro, french house, house.
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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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Kreayshawn was born in San Francisco, United States, on 24 September 1989. Plays hip hop.
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M83 formed in Antibes, France, in 2001. Plays ambient, ambient pop, dance, dream pop, electro, electronic, electronic rock, electronica.
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Metronomy formed in Totnes, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays art pop, electronic, electropop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, pop.
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Michael Kiwanuka was born in Muswell Hill, United Kingdom, on 3 May 1987. Plays soul.
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Miles Kane was born in Birkenhead, United Kingdom, on 17 March 1986. Plays britpop, indie rock, mod revival, pop rock.
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Miyavi was born in Konohana-ku, Japan, on 14 September 1981. Plays j-rock, pop, rock, visual kei.
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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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Pearl Jam formed in Seattle, United States, in 1990. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, art rock, classic rock, experimental rock, funk rock, grunge, hard rock.
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Revolver formed in Dublin, United Kingdom.
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Shaka Ponk formed in Paris, France, in September 2004, and split up on 30 November 2024, after 20 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, electronic, electronic rock, new rave, rap rock.
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Simple Minds formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays art rock, electronic, glam rock, new wave, pop, pop rock, post-punk, rock.
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Skip the Use formed in Ronchin, France, in 2008. Plays dance-punk, indie rock, new rave.
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The All-American Rejects formed in Stillwater, United States, in 2000. Plays alternative rock, emo pop, pop punk, power pop.
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The Kooks formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock.
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The Maccabees formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2017, after 13 years. Plays indie rock.
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The Mars Volta formed in 2001. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental, hard rock, melodic metalcore, neo-progressive rock, neo-psychedelia, post-hardcore.
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The Subways formed in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays indie rock.
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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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the young professionals formed in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2009. Plays pop.
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Wiz Khalifa was born in Minot, United States, on 8 September 1987. Plays east coast hip hop, hip hop, pop rap.
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X formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1977. Plays christian hardcore, pigfuck, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Étienne de Crécy was born in Lyon, France, on 25 February 1969. Plays electro house, electronic, french house, house.