Festival No. 0000469 · Est. 2005
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- Venue
- Ferropolis - Stadt Aus Eisen Arena
- Address
- Ferropolisstrasse 1 06773
- City
- Gräfenhainichen, Germany
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For the record
About the artists
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!!! (Chk Chk Chk) formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, dance-punk, rock. -
Amazing Baby formed in 2008.
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Andioliphilipp formed in Bad Wimpfen, Germany, in 2008, and split up in 2013, after 5 years. Plays rock.
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Animal Collective formed in Baltimore, United States, in 2000. Plays avant-folk, avant-garde, avant-garde pop, electronic, experimental, freak folk, neo-psychedelia, noise.
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Anna formed in 2003.
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Anna Ternheim was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 31 May 1978. Plays indie pop, pop, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Aphex Twin was born on 18 August 1971. Plays acid breaks, acid techno, ambient, ambient techno, bleep techno, breakbeat, breakcore, drill and bass.
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Azzido Da Bass was born on 29 August 1971. Plays breakbeat, edm, electro house, electronic, house, nu skool breaks, tech house.
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Baddies formed in 2007.
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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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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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Bodi Bill formed in 2005. Plays electro, electronica.
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Bonaparte formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2006. Plays dance-punk, electronic rock, indie rock.
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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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Brodinski was born in Saint-Brice-Courcelles, France, on 13 June 1987. Plays hip hop, house, instrumental hip hop.
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Buraka Som Sistema formed in Amadora, Portugal, in 2006. Plays kuduro.
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Caribou was born in Dundas, Canada, on 29 March 1978. Plays dream pop, electronic, folktronica, house, indietronica, neo-psychedelia.
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Clickclickdecker was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1980.
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Cold War Kids formed in Fullerton, United States, in 2004. Plays blue-eyed soul, blues rock, indie rock, rock.
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Cosmin TRG plays ambient, future garage, minimal techno, tech house, techno, uk funky.
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Crystal Castles formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2006, and split up in October 2017, after 11 years. Plays alternative dance, bitpop, dance, edm, electroclash, electronic, electronica, electropop.
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Daniel Stefanik was born in Grossenhain, Germany.
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David Dorad was born in Berlin, Germany.
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deadmau5 was born in Niagara Falls, Canada, on 5 January 1981. Plays ambient, bass house, breakbeat, club, complextro, dance, deep house, dubstep.
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Delphic formed in 2009. Plays alternative dance, electronic.
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Digitalism formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 2004. Plays dance, electro, electro house, electroclash, electronic, french house, new rave, rock.
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Dinky was born in Santiago, United States, in 1975.
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Diplo was born in Tupelo, United States, on 10 November 1978. Plays afro house, bass house, club, country, dance, disco, edm, electronic.
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Dixon was born on 21 December 1975. Plays club, deep house, electronic, house, tech house, techno.
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DJ Hell was born in Altenmarkt an der Alz, Germany, on 6 September 1962. Plays techno.
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DJ Koze was born in Flensburg, Germany, in 1972. Plays deep house, electronica, house, melodic house, melodic techno, microhouse, minimal techno, peak time techno.
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Drop The Lime was born in New York, United States.
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Ellen Allien was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1969. Plays acid techno, electronic, minimal techno, techno.
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Erol Alkan was born in London, United Kingdom, on 30 May 1974.
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Fever Ray was born in Nacka, Sweden, on 7 April 1975. Plays art pop, avant-garde pop, bass house, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, deep house.
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Foals formed in Oxford, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, indie rock, math rock, new wave, rock.
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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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Gisbert zu Knyphausen was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, on 23 April 1979. Plays folk, folk rock, singer-songwriter.
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Glasvegas formed in 2005. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock, shoegaze.
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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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Gossip formed in Searcy, United States, in 1999. Plays garage punk, garage rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-punk.
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Hecker was born in Augsburg, Germany, on 28 November 1975.
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Hell formed in Nottingham, United Kingdom, in 1982. Plays doom metal, drone, heavy metal.
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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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Hudson Mohawke was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 11 February 1986. Plays electronic, hip hop.
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James Holden was born in Exeter, United Kingdom, on 7 June 1979. Plays electronic, idm, minimal techno, trance.
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Jazzanova formed in Berlin, Germany, in 1995. Plays acid jazz, chillout, downtempo, jazz, nu jazz.
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Jesse Rose plays house.
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Jochen Distelmeyer was born in Bielefeld, Germany, on 24 July 1967.
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Kakkmaddafakka formed in Bergen, Norway, in 2004. Plays indie rock.
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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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Kasper Bjørke was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Kevin Devine was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 19 December 1979. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie rock.
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Klaxons formed in New Cross, United Kingdom, on 5 November 2005, and split up on 31 January 2015, after 9 years. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-punk, electropop, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new rave.
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Klute was born in London, United Kingdom. Plays drum and bass, liquid funk.
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Kode9 was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1973. Plays dubstep, uk garage.
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La Roux formed in Brixton, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays electronic, synth-pop.
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LCMDF formed in 2007.
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Luke Slater was born on 12 June 1968.
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Magnetic Man formed in Croydon, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays dubstep, electronic, uk garage.
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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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Matias Aguayo was born in Santiago, Germany, on 22 September 1973.
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Matthew Herbert was born in Kent, United Kingdom, in 1972. Plays deep house, electroacoustic, idm, microhouse.
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Mediengruppe Telekommander formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2001, and split up in 2012, after 11 years.
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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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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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Mikroboy formed in 2003. Plays emo pop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica.
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Moderat formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2002. Plays electronic, electronica, glitch, house, idm.
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MSTRKRFT formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2005. Plays dance-pop, electro house, electroclash, industrial techno, minimal techno.
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Muff Potter formed on 9 May 1993. Plays punk, punk rock.
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ND_Baumecker plays ambient techno, post-dubstep, techno.
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Oasis formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1991. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, britpop, hard rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, pop rock.
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Passion Pit formed in Cambridge, United States, in 2007. Plays indietronica.
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Patrick Wolf was born on 30 June 1983. Plays folk, singer-songwriter.
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Paul Kalkbrenner was born in Leipzig, Germany, on 12 June 1977. Plays electronica, minimal techno, techno.
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Paul Randolph was born in Philadelphia, United States. Plays jazz.
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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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Planetary Assault Systems was born in Reading, United Kingdom, on 12 June 1968.
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Polarkreis 18 formed in 2004, and split up in 2012, after 8 years. Plays electronic, synth-pop.
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Rex the Dog was born in 1974. Plays electronic.
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Ruede Hagelstein was born in Rüdersdorf, Germany, on 8 August 1979. Plays techno.
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Röyksopp formed in Tromsø, Norway, in 1998. Plays ambient, ambient house, club, dance, dance-pop, downtempo, edm, electro house.
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Samavayo formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2000. Plays hard rock, indie rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock, stoner rock.
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Sascha Funke was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1977.
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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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Skinnerbox formed in New York, United States, in 1989. Plays ska, third wave ska.
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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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The Dodos formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2006. Plays indie rock, rock.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1995, and split up in December 2012, after 17 years. Plays indie rock, neo-psychedelia.
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The Twelves formed in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, in 2005.
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The Virgins formed in New York, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2013, after 8 years.
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The Wedding Present formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 1985. Plays alternative rock, c86, indie rock, post-punk.
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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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Thunderheist formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2005, and split up in 2010, after 5 years.
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Tiga was born in Montreal, Canada, on 18 September 1974. Plays edm, electro, electroclash, electronic, house, techno, uk garage.
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Tim Exile plays drum and bass.
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Tobias Thomas was born in Cologne, Germany, in April 1970.
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Tos formed in 2005, and split up in 2015, after 10 years.
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Travis formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, britpop, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop, pop rock, post-britpop.
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Trentemøller was born on 16 October 1972. Plays downtempo, electronic, electronica, house, minimal techno.
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Virginia Jetzt! formed in Elsterwerda, Germany, in April 1999, and split up on 20 October 2010, after 11 years. Plays indie pop, pop.
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WhoMadeWho formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2003.
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Yuksek was born in Reims, France, on 3 June 1977. Plays electronic.
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Âme formed in 2001. Plays afro house, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, deep house, disco, drum and bass.