Festival No. 0000021 · Est. 1995
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About the artists
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Alexisonfire formed in St. Catharines, Canada, in September 2001. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, emo, emocore, experimental rock, noise rock, pop screamo, post-grunge.
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Alvin Youngblood Hart was born on 2 March 1963. Plays blues, folk.
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Amos the Transparent formed in Ottawa, Canada, in 2007.
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Anders Osborne was born on 4 May 1966. Plays blues, rock.
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Andrew Bird was born in Lake Forest, United States, on 11 July 1973. Plays baroque pop, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock.
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Arcade Fire formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2001. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art rock, baroque pop, chamber pop, indie pop, indie rock, new wave.
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Aterciopelados formed in Bogota, Colombia, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, latin, rock.
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Babe Ruth formed in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, in 1971. Plays rock.
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Basia Bulat was born in Toronto, Canada, on 13 April 1984. Plays folk, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba formed in Bamako, Mali.
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Bear In Heaven formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2003, and split up in 2015, after 12 years.
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Big Jeezus Truck formed in 1998.
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Bjorn Berge was born on 23 September 1968.
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Blonde Redhead formed in New York, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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Budos Band formed in Staten Island, United States, in 2005. Plays afrobeat, funk, jazz, psychedelic rock, soul.
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Campbell Brothers formed in Rush, United States.
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Caravan Palace formed in Paris, France, in 2005. Plays electro house, electro swing, fidget house.
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Carolyn Wonderland was born in Houston, United States, on 9 November 1972. Plays blues.
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Charlie Winston was born in Cornwall, United Kingdom, on 14 September 1978. Plays folk, indie folk, indie pop, liedermacher.
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Coolooloosh formed in Jerusalem, Israel, in 2003.
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Crowded House formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, jangle pop, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock.
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Curtis Salgado was born on 4 February 1954. Plays blues, soul.
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Dana Fuchs was born in New Jersey, United States, on 10 January 1976. Plays blues rock, classic rock, rock and roll, soul.
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Del Rey formed in 1997.
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Down With Webster formed in The Beaches, Canada, in 1998.
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Drake was born in Toronto, Canada, on 24 October 1986. Plays alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, pop, pop rap, r&b, southern hip hop.
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Dream Theater formed in Boston, United States, in 1985. Plays art rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, neo-progressive rock, progressive, progressive metal, progressive rock.
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Elvis Perkins was born in Manhattan, United States, on 9 February 1976. Plays country, rock.
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Faber Drive formed in Mission, Canada, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, pop rock.
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Foghat formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1971. Plays blues rock, boogie rock, christmas music, classic rock, hard rock, pop rock, rock.
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Further formed in Sydney, Australia, in 1998. Plays rock.
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Furthur formed in San Francisco, United States, in September 2009, and split up in 2014, after 4 years. Plays rock.
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Gipsy Kings formed in Arles, France, in 1978. Plays dance, flamenco, flamenco pop, folk, latin, rumba, rumba catalana, rumba flamenca.
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Gordon Downie was born in Amherstview, Canada, on 6 February 1964, and died on 17 October 2017, aged 53. Plays contemporary folk, roots rock.
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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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Great Lake Swimmers formed in 2003. Plays acoustic rock, chamber folk, contemporary folk, country, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, slowcore.
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Group 1 Crew formed in 2006. Plays christian hip hop.
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Grupo Fantasma formed in 2000. Plays cumbia, funk, latin.
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Hole formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1989, and split up in 2012, after 23 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, grunge, jangle pop, no wave, noise rock, pop rock, post-grunge.
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Iron Maiden formed in Leyton, United Kingdom, on 25 December 1975. Plays heavy metal, metal, nwobhm.
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James Hunter was born in Colchester, United Kingdom, on 2 October 1962.
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Jimmy Cliff was born in Adelphi, Jamaica, on 30 July 1944, and died on 24 November 2025, aged 81. Plays jamaican ska, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska, soul.
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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1980. Plays arena rock, classic rock, glam punk, glam rock, hard rock, power pop, punk, rock.
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John Hiatt was born in Indianapolis, United States, on 20 August 1952. Plays blues, blues rock, folk.
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Keith Urban was born in Whangārei, Australia, on 26 October 1967. Plays bro-country, contemporary country, country, country pop, dance-pop, electropop, pop rock.
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Kevin Costner and Modern West formed in October 2007. Plays country rock.
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Kings Go Forth formed in Milwaukee, United States, in 2007, and split up in 2011, after 4 years. Plays soul.
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Levon Helm was born in Elaine, United States, on 26 May 1940, and died on 19 April 2012, aged 71. Plays folk, rock.
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LIGHTS was born in Timmins, Canada, on 11 April 1987. Plays alternative rock, dance, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electronica, electropop, future bass.
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Lukas Nelson plays alternative country, americana, country.
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Marc Cohn was born in Cleveland, United States, on 5 July 1959. Plays folk, singer-songwriter, soft rock.
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Marcia Ball was born in Orange, United States, on 20 March 1949. Plays blues, new orleans blues, swamp blues.
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Marianas Trench formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, emo pop, pop punk, pop rock.
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Martin Sexton was born in Syracuse, United States, on 2 March 1966. Plays folk.
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Matt Andersen was born in Perth-Andover, Canada. Plays acoustic blues, blues.
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Matt Schofield was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, on 21 August 1977. Plays blues, blues rock, british blues, electric blues, jam band.
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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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Moneen formed in 1999. Plays emo, indie rock, post-hardcore, punk, rock.
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Monster Mike Welch was born in Austin, United States, in 1979. Plays blues, electric blues.
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NewWorldSon formed in St. Catharines, Canada, in 2005.
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Octoberman formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2005.
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Old Crow Medicine Show formed in Harrisonburg, United States, in 1998. Plays bluegrass, country, folk, old-time.
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Ozomatli formed in 1996. Plays latin pop.
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Passion Pit formed in Cambridge, United States, in 2007. Plays indietronica.
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Phil Lesh was born in Berkeley, United States, on 15 March 1940, and died on 25 October 2024, aged 84. Plays rock.
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Plants and Animals formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2003. Plays indie rock.
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Polaris formed in November 2000.
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Renaissance formed in Surrey, United Kingdom, in 1969, and split up in 2002, after 33 years. Plays new wave, piano rock, progressive folk, progressive pop, progressive rock, symphonic prog.
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Robert Randolph & The Family Band formed in Orange, United States, on 8 August 2001. Plays blues rock, funk, gospel, jam band, sacred steel, soul.
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Ronnie Baker Brooks was born in Chicago, United States, on 23 January 1967. Plays blues, chicago blues, electric blues.
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Rosanne Cash was born in Memphis, United States, on 24 May 1955. Plays country, folk.
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Rush formed in Toronto, Canada, in August 1968. Plays aor, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, pop rock, progressive, progressive pop, progressive rock.
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Ryan Montbleau was born in Peabody, United States, on 18 June 1977.
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Santana formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1966. Plays blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, jazz, jazz fusion, jazz rock, latin, latin rock.
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Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes formed in New Jersey, United States, in 1975. Plays r&b, rock.
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Steel Pulse formed in Handsworth, United Kingdom, in 1975. Plays reggae, roots reggae.
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Steve Hackett was born in London, United Kingdom, on 12 February 1950. Plays classical, hard rock, pop rock, progressive rock, rock.
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Steve Winwood was born in Handsworth, United Kingdom, on 12 May 1948. Plays blue-eyed soul, blues, blues rock, jazz, pop, pop rock, r&b, rock.
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Susan Tedeschi was born in Boston, United States, on 9 November 1970. Plays blues.
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Tab Benoit was born in Houma, United States, on 17 November 1967. Plays blues, chicago blues, soul blues, swamp blues.
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Taj Mahal was born in Harlem, United States, on 17 May 1942. Plays acoustic blues, blues, blues rock, contemporary folk, country blues, electric blues, folk.
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That 1 Guy plays experimental rock, funk, jazz.
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The Aggrolites formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2002. Plays reggae, ska, skinhead reggae.
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The B-52's formed in Athens, United States, in October 1976. Plays dance-pop, dance-punk, dance-rock, new wave, pop, pop rock, post-punk, punk.
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The Cat Empire formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1999. Plays acid jazz, folk, jazz, latin, reggae, rock, ska.
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The Derek Trucks Band formed in 1994. Plays blues, blues rock, jam band, jazz fusion, soul.
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The Gories formed in Detroit, United States, in 1986. Plays blues rock, garage punk, garage rock, punk blues.
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The Hold Steady formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, heartland rock, indie rock, rock.
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The John Butler Trio formed in Fremantle, Australia, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, folk, folk rock, jam band, pop rock, rock, roots rock.
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The Lost Fingers formed in Quebec, Canada, in 2008. Plays jazz.
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The Mohawk Lodge formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2003, and split up in 2013, after 10 years.
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The Moody Blues formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1964, and split up in 2018, after 54 years. Plays art rock, baroque pop, british rhythm & blues, classic rock, crossover prog, pop rock, progressive, progressive pop.
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The Planet Smashers formed in Montreal, Canada, in 1994. Plays ska, ska punk, third wave ska.
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The Rural Alberta Advantage formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2005.
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The Swell Season formed in 2005.
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The White Wires formed in 2007.
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Timber Timbre formed in 2005.
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Too Slim And The Taildraggers formed in 1986. Plays blues rock.
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Trevor Hall was born in Hilton Head Island, United States, on 28 November 1986.
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Tye Tribbett was born in Camden, United States, on 26 January 1976. Plays contemporary christian, contemporary gospel, gospel, urban contemporary gospel.
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We Are Wolves formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2000.
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Weezer formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 14 February 1992. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, emo, emo pop, garage rock, geek rock, mainstream rock, pop.
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Wintersleep formed in Halifax, Canada, in 2001.
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Woodhands formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2005. Plays dance-punk, dance-punk revival, electroclash, electronica, indie rock, indietronica, new rave.
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Yat-Kha formed in 1991. Plays central asian throat singing.