Festival No. 0000469 · Est. 2005
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Somewhere in Gräfenhainichen
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- Venue
- Ferropolis - Stadt Aus Eisen Arena
- Address
- Ferropolisstrasse 1 06773
- City
- Gräfenhainichen, Germany
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About the artists
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Adam Green was born in Mount Kisco, United States, on 28 May 1981. Plays anti-folk, folk, rock, singer-songwriter. -
Alexander Marcus was born in Berlin, Germany, on 26 June 1972. Plays electro.
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Alter Ego formed in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1993. Plays ambient house, ambient techno, downtempo, electro house, electroclash, techno.
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Björk was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 21 November 1965. Plays alternative dance, alternative pop, alternative rock, ambient, ambient pop, art pop, avant-garde, avant-garde pop.
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Blackmail formed in 1994. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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Bonde do Rolê formed in Curitiba, Brazil, in 2005. Plays funk carioca, indietronica.
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Booka Shade plays dance, electronic, house, techno.
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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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Caspa was born on 30 May 1982. Plays bassline, club, drum and bass, dub, dubstep, electronic, electronica, future bass.
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Cobblestone Jazz plays deep house, minimal techno, nu jazz, tech house.
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Commix formed in 2002. Plays drum and bass, liquid funk.
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Crookers formed in 2003. Plays electro hop, electro house, fidget house.
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David Dorad was born in Berlin, Germany.
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dEUS formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, art rock, indie rock, rock.
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Die Türen formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2002. Plays rock.
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Dirty Doering was born in Leipzig, Germany, in 1978. Plays afro house, dance, deep house, deep tech, disco, downtempo, edm, electronic.
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Doc Scott was born in Coventry, United Kingdom, in 1969. Plays drum and bass.
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Does It Offend You, Yeah? formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up on 25 April 2012, after 6 years. Plays dance-punk.
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Dune formed in Skive, Denmark, in 2001, and split up in August 2018, after 17 years. Plays indie rock, rock.
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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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Edu K was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on 8 November 1969.
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Efdemin was born in Kassel, Germany, in 1974. Plays electronic, techno.
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Egotronic formed in 2001, and split up in 2022, after 21 years. Plays dance-punk, electronic, electropunk, techno.
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Ellen Allien was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1969. Plays acid techno, electronic, minimal techno, techno.
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Erlend Øye was born in Bergen, Norway, on 21 November 1975. Plays electropop, indie pop, indietronica.
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Feadz was born in Paris, France. Plays alternative dance, electronic, french house, hip hop, instrumental hip hop, techno.
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Fotos formed in 2006. 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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Friendly Fires formed in City of St Albans, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays indie rock, indietronica.
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Frittenbude formed in Geisenhausen, Germany, in June 2006. Plays breakbeat, electro, electronic, electronica, electropop, electropunk, hip hop, indie pop.
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Fujiya & Miyagi formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays electronic, indietronica, krautrock.
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Goldie was born in Walsall, United Kingdom, on 19 September 1965. Plays downtempo, drum and bass, electronic, electronica.
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Gui Boratto was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 3 January 1974. Plays house, tech house.
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GusGus formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1995. Plays deep house, electronic, electronica, house, melodic house, melodic techno, peak time techno, tech house.
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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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Jape formed in 2003.
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Jens Bond was born in 1975.
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Kakkmaddafakka formed in Bergen, Norway, in 2004. Plays indie rock.
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Kate Nash was born in Harrow, United Kingdom, on 6 July 1987. Plays alternative rock, garage punk, indie pop, indie rock, pop, singer-songwriter.
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Kissy Sell Out was born in Huntingdon, United Kingdom, on 18 June 1984.
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Klee formed in 2002. Plays pop.
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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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Len Faki was born on 22 June 1975.
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Lightspeed Champion was born on 23 December 1985.
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Los Campesinos! formed in 2006. Plays indie pop, indie rock, twee pop.
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M.A.N.D.Y formed in Berlin, Germany.
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Marcus Meinhardt was born in Bad Belzig, Germany, in 1975.
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Markus Kavka was born in Ingolstadt, Germany, on 27 June 1967.
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Mathias Kaden was born in 1981. Plays afro house, deep house, deep tech, house, minimal techno, peak time techno, tech house, techno.
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Miss Kittin & The Hacker formed in Grenoble, France, in 1997. Plays electroclash.
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Miss Platnum was born on 27 September 1980. Plays hip hop, pop.
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Modeselektor formed in 1996. Plays electro, electronic, idm, techno.
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Mr. Oizo was born in Paris, France, on 14 April 1974. Plays electro, electro house, electronic, electronica, experimental electronic, fidget house, french electro, french house.
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Navel formed in Erschwil, Switzerland, in 2003, and split up on 2 December 2015, after 12 years.
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Neon Neon formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in March 2008. Plays electronic, indie folk, indie pop.
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Oliver Koletzki was born in Brunswick, Germany, on 5 October 1974. Plays house, tech house.
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Operator Please formed in Gold Coast, Australia, in 2005, and split up in 2011, after 6 years. Plays indie rock.
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PeterLicht was born in Cologne, Germany. Plays electropop.
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Plemo was born in Arnsberg, Germany, on 1 July 1973.
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RENATO RATIER was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Robot Koch was born in Kassel, Germany, on 7 October 1977.
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Robyn was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 12 June 1979. Plays alternative dance, club, contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, disco, edm, electronica.
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Ruede Hagelstein was born in Rüdersdorf, Germany, on 8 August 1979. Plays techno.
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Rummelsnuff was born in Grossenhain, Germany, on 14 July 1966. Plays electropunk.
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Róisín Murphy was born in Arklow, Ireland, on 5 July 1973. Plays dance-pop, electronic, electropop, pop.
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Saalschutz formed in 2001. Plays electropop, electropunk.
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Sascha Funke was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1977.
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Sick Girls formed in Berlin, Germany, in August 2004.
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Sinden plays club, funk, jump up.
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Skream was born in West Wickham, United Kingdom, on 1 June 1986. Plays 2-step, disco, drum and bass, dub, dubstep, electronic, electronica, grime.
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Stereo MCs formed in Clapham, United Kingdom, in 1985. Plays acid jazz, hip hop.
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Steve Bug was born in Berlin, Germany. Plays dub techno, techno.
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Superpunk formed in 1996, and split up in 2012, after 16 years. Plays garage rock, punk rock.
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Technotronic formed in Aalst, Belgium, in 1988, and split up in 2000, after 12 years. Plays electronic, euro house, eurodance, hip house, house, new beat.
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The (International) Noise Conspiracy formed in Umea, Sweden, in 1998, and split up in 2009, after 11 years. Plays garage rock, punk rock, rock.
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The Men formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008. Plays noise rock, post-punk.
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The Mitchell Brothers formed in Stockwell, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays hip hop.
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The Notwist formed in Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany, in 1989. Plays electronic, electronica, folktronica, hardcore punk, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, pop.
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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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Tobias Thomas was born in Cologne, Germany, in April 1970.
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Turbostaat formed in Flensburg, Germany, on 7 January 1999. Plays punk, punk rock.
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Twisted Wheel formed in Saddleworth, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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Uffie was born in Miami, United States, on 9 December 1987. Plays hip hop.
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Zoot Woman formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays electronica, electropop, indie pop, indietronica, synth-pop.