Festival No. 0000021 · Est. 1995
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About the artists
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Adrian Belew was born on 23 December 1949. Plays acoustic rock, art pop, art rock, experimental rock, pop rock, progressive rock, rock. -
Akon was born in St. Louis, Senegal, on 16 April 1973. Plays contemporary r&b, hip hop, r&b, reggae-pop.
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Amanda Rheaume plays folk.
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Angélique Kidjo was born in Cotonou, Benin, on 14 July 1960. Plays afrobeats, jazz, world fusion.
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Brian Wilson was born in Inglewood, United States, on 20 June 1942, and died on 11 June 2025, aged 82. Plays pop, rock.
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Calexico formed in Tucson, United States, in 1996. Plays americana, country, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock.
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Corb Lund was born in Taber, Canada, on 29 January 1969. Plays country.
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Crooked Still formed in 2001. Plays americana, bluegrass, folk.
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Donna Summer was born in Boston, United States, on 31 December 1948, and died on 17 May 2012, aged 63. Plays dance, dance-pop, disco, electronic, hi-nrg, pop, pop soul, rock.
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Dweezil Zappa was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 5 September 1969. Plays hard rock, instrumental rock, rock.
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Feist was born in Amherst, Canada, on 13 February 1976. Plays art pop, chamber pop, electronic, folk, indie pop.
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Fergie was born in Hacienda Heights, United States, on 27 March 1975. Plays contemporary r&b, dance-pop, electro house, hip hop, pop, pop rap, r&b, trap.
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Great Big Sea formed in St. John's, Canada, in 1993, and split up in 2013, after 20 years. Plays celtic, celtic punk, celtic rock, folk, folk rock, irish folk, pop.
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Hilotrons formed in Ottawa, Canada, in 2001.
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Infected Mushroom formed in Haifa, Israel, in 1996. Plays brostep, complextro, electronic, electronica, goa trance, psytrance.
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James Taylor was born in Boston, United States, on 12 March 1948. Plays country, folk, folk pop, folk rock, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter, soft rock.
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Jason Collett was born in Bramalea, Canada. Plays indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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José González was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 31 July 1978. Plays folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Ladytron formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays alternative dance, art pop, dream pop, electroclash, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, electropop.
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Les Breastfeeders formed in 1999.
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Lucinda Williams was born in Lake Charles, United States, on 26 January 1953. Plays americana, country, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Luke Doucet was born in Halifax, Canada, on 9 June 1973.
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Matthew Good was born on 29 June 1971. Plays alternative rock, rock.
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Metric formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1998. Plays electronic, indie rock, new wave, pop, soft rock.
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NQ Arbuckle formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2002.
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Royal Wood was born in Lakefield, Canada, on 31 March 1979. Plays pop.
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Secret Machines formed in Dallas, United States, in July 2000.
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Steely Dan formed in 1972. Plays jazz pop, jazz rock, pop rock, rock, soft rock, sophisti-pop, yacht rock.
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The Black Crowes formed in Atlanta, United States, in 1989. Plays blues rock, boogie rock, hard rock, jam band, rock, roots rock, southern rock.
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The Most Serene Republic formed in Milton, Canada, in 2003. Plays baroque pop, indie rock, post-rock.
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The Tragically Hip formed in Kingston, Canada, in 1983, and split up on 20 August 2016, after 33 years. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, blues rock, folk rock, hard rock, indie rock, pop, pop rock.
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Theory of a Deadman formed in Delta, Canada, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge, rock.
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Three Days Grace formed in Norwood, Canada, in 1997. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge, rock.
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TV on the Radio formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2001. Plays art rock, electronic, experimental rock, indie rock, noise pop, psychedelic soul, shoegaze.
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Widespread Panic formed in Athens, United States, in 1985. Plays blues, jam band, rock, southern rock.
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Wintersleep formed in Halifax, Canada, in 2001.
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Wyclef Jean was born in Croix-des-Bouquets, United States, on 17 October 1969. Plays hip hop, r&b, reggae.