Festival No. 0002807 · Est. 2008
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- Venue
- Hainault Forest Country Park
- Address
- Fox Burrow Rd IG7 4QN
- City
- Chigwell, UK
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For the record
About the artists
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6 Day Riot formed in 2004. Plays alternative pop.
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All Systems Go! formed in Montreal, Canada, in 1996, and split up in 2004, after 8 years.
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Baddies formed in 2007.
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Black Devil Disco Club plays disco, electronic.
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Blood Red Shoes formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in September 2004. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, grunge, indie rock, post-punk, punk, punk rock.
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Brigade formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2003.
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Chrome Hoof formed in 2000.
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Die! Die! Die! formed in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 2003. Plays noise pop, post-punk revival, punk rock.
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Dive Dive formed in 2001. Plays rock.
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Enjoy Destroy plays indie rock.
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Exit Calm formed in 2006, and split up in 2015, after 9 years.
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Exit Ten formed on 30 November 2003. Plays alternative metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore.
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Factory Floor formed in Hackney, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electronic rock, post-industrial.
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Fangs formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2008.
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Fight Like Apes formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 2006, and split up in 2016, after 10 years.
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Fightstar formed in 2003. Plays post-hardcore, rock.
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First Signs Of Frost formed in July 2004. Plays math rock, melodic metalcore, post-hardcore, progressive metal.
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Future of the Left formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, noise rock, post-hardcore.
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Gang of Four formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays alternative dance, art punk, dance-punk, disco, funk, new wave, post-punk.
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Hannah Holland was born on 11 January 1981.
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Harry James was born in Albany, United States, on 15 March 1916, and died on 5 July 1983, aged 67. Plays jazz, swing.
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Hatcham Social formed in New Cross, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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Hot Club de Paris formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2012, after 8 years. Plays indie rock.
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Ice, Sea, Dead People formed in Bedford, United Kingdom, on 13 April 2005.
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Ipso Facto formed in Minneapolis, United States.
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Johnny Foreigner formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in December 2005. Plays indie rock.
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Kasms formed in Dalston, United Kingdom, in 2007.
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Kids Love Lies formed in 2007, and split up in July 2010, after 3 years.
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Lack split up in 2008. Plays post-hardcore.
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Le Reno Amps formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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Little Boots was born in Blackpool, United Kingdom, on 4 May 1984. Plays dance-pop, disco, electropop, house, pop, synth-pop.
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Lost And Found formed in 1973. Plays bluegrass.
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Maria & The Mirrors formed in 2010. Plays experimental, noise, power noise.
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Merz was born in Dorset, United Kingdom. Plays baroque pop, dream pop, electronic, folk, indie pop.
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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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Midget formed in Stamford, United Kingdom, in 1996.
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My Passion formed in Hitchin, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays rock.
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My Vitriol formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, shoegaze.
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No Bra formed in 2003.
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O. Children plays new wave, post-punk.
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Official Secrets Act formed in 2006.
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Operahouse formed in 2006, and split up in July 2009, after 3 years.
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Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man formed in 2006.
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Pocketbooks formed in 2006.
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Prinzhorn Dance School formed in 2004.
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Pulled Apart By Horses formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2007.
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Radioclit split up in 2010.
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Saving Aimee formed in 2005.
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Selfish Cunt formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2003, and split up in 2012, after 9 years.
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Shame formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2014. Plays art punk, indie rock, post-punk.
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Silje Nes was born in Leikanger, Germany, on 25 November 1980.
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Slaves to Gravity formed in 2006, and split up on 28 October 2011, after 5 years.
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Slow Club formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up in 2017, after 11 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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So So Modern formed in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Strange plays hard rock, psychedelic rock.
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Terry Farley was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 13 June 1959.
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TesseracT formed in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, in May 2003. Plays djent, hard rock, mathcore, metal, progressive metal, progressive rock, rock.
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The Chapman Family formed in Stockton-On-Tees, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up in 2013, after 7 years.
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The Ghost Frequency formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005, and split up in 2009, after 4 years.
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The Ghost of a Thousand formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2012, after 8 years. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore.
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The Horrors formed in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electronic, garage punk, garage rock revival, gothic rock, horror punk, indie rock, indietronica, industrial rock.
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The Loves formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 2000, and split up in 2010, after 10 years.
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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 Oscillation formed in Walthamstow, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays ambient, drone, electronic, jam band, krautrock, progressive electronic, psychedelic rock, rock.
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The Ruling Class plays pop, rock.
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The Situationists formed in 2005.
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The Strange Death of Liberal England formed in July 2005, and split up in January 2011, after 5 years.
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The Victorian English Gentlemens Club formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 2004.
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The Xcerts formed in 2001.
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Thee Vicars formed in Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom.
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Thomas Tantrum formed in 2005.
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Tom McRae was born in Chelmsford, United Kingdom, on 19 March 1969. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Trademark formed in 1995. Plays electropop.
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Ulterior plays gothic rock.
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Underground Railroad formed in 2003.
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Untitled Musical Project split up on 6 July 2009.
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VIØLETS formed in 2005.
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We Are The Ocean formed in Loughton, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up on 30 May 2017, after 10 years.
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Wire formed in London, United Kingdom, in October 1976. Plays alternative rock, art punk, art rock, electronic, experimental rock, indie rock, industrial rock, new wave.
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XX Teens formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2008, after 4 years. Plays art punk, dance-punk, post-punk.
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You Love Her Coz She's Dead formed in Bath, United Kingdom, in 2007.
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Young Knives formed in Ashby-de-la-zouch, United Kingdom, in 1998. Plays art punk, art rock, electronic, experimental rock, indie rock, industrial rock, neo-psychedelia, noise rock.
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Zombie Disco Squad formed in London, United Kingdom.