Festival No. 0000021 · Est. 1995
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"Weird Al" Yankovic was born in Downey, United States, on 23 October 1959. Plays comedy, comedy rock, polka, pop, rock. -
Antibalas formed in Brooklyn, United States, in January 1998. Plays afrobeat, funk, jazz, psychedelic.
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Arkells formed in Hamilton, Canada, in 2006. Plays alternative rock.
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Bahamas was born in Toronto, Canada, on 28 April 1981. Plays folk.
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Bill Burr was born on 10 January 1968.
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Black Lips formed in Atlanta, United States, in 1999. Plays garage punk, garage rock.
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Black Mountain formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2004. Plays indie rock, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Blue Rodeo formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1984. Plays country rock, folk, rock.
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Bobby Bazini was born in Mont-Laurier, Canada, on 6 May 1989. Plays folk, soul.
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Brantley Gilbert was born in Jefferson, United States, on 20 January 1985. Plays contemporary country, country rock, rock.
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Canned Heat formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1965. Plays blues, blues rock, boogie rock, christmas music, electric blues, folk rock, rock.
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Chance the Rapper was born in Chicago, United States, on 16 April 1993. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, experimental, hip hop, jazz rap, pop rap, r&b.
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Charles Bradley was born in Gainesville, United States, on 5 November 1948, and died on 23 September 2017, aged 68. Plays funk, soul.
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CHVRCHES formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2011. Plays dance, electronica, indie pop, indietronica, pop, rock, synth-pop.
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Dallas Smith was born in Langley, Canada, on 4 December 1977.
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Dear Rouge formed in April 2012.
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Deep Purple formed in Hertford, United Kingdom, in 1968. Plays blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock, rock.
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Donovan Woods was born in Sarnia, Canada, in 1980.
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Dropkick Murphys formed in Quincy, United States, in 1996. Plays americana, celtic punk, folk punk, folk rock, hardcore punk, pigfuck, punk, punk rock.
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, rock, stomp and holler.
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Failure formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1990. Plays alternative rock, post-hardcore, space rock.
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Francesco Yates was born on 11 September 1995.
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G-Eazy was born in Oakland, United States, on 24 May 1989. Plays hip hop, trap.
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Glorious Sons formed in Kingston, Canada, in 2011.
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Hamish Anderson plays blues, blues rock, rock.
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Hat Fitz and Cara formed in Brisbane, Australia. Plays blues, delta blues, folk.
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Hawksley Workman was born in Huntsville, Canada, on 4 March 1975.
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Hedley formed in 2003, and split up in 2018, after 15 years. Plays pop, rock.
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Hilotrons formed in Ottawa, Canada, in 2001.
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Hoodie Allen was born on 19 August 1988. Plays hip hop, pop rap.
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Iggy Azalea was born in Sydney, United States, on 7 June 1990. Plays hip hop, pop rap, trap.
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Ilan Bluestone plays trance.
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Interpol formed in New York, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, post-punk, post-punk revival.
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Jason Aldean was born in Macon, United States, on 28 February 1977. Plays bro-country, contemporary country, country, country pop, country rock.
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Johnny Reid was born in Lanark, Canada, on 21 August 1974. Plays blues, country, folk.
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Kanye West was born in Atlanta, United States, on 8 June 1977. Plays art pop, chipmunk soul, christian hip hop, conscious hip hop, contemporary r&b, deep house, electropop, experimental hip hop.
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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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Kid was born in Helsinki, Finland, on 15 April 1942, and died on 19 May 2016, aged 74.
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Kira Isabella was born in Ottawa, Canada, on 19 October 1992. Plays country.
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Langhorne Slim was born in Langhorne, United States, on 20 August 1980. Plays alternative country.
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Little Big Town formed in Homewood, United States, in 1998. Plays country.
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Logic was born in Gaithersburg, United States, on 22 January 1990. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap, pop rap.
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Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real formed in Venice, United States, in 2008. Plays country rock, rock and roll.
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Lurrie Bell was born in Chicago, United States, on 13 December 1958. Plays blues, chicago blues.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd formed in Jacksonville, United States, in 1964. Plays acoustic rock, americana, blues rock, boogie rock, christmas music, classic rock, hard rock, 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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Metz formed in 2008, and split up on 29 November 2024, after 16 years. Plays alternative rock, grunge, noise, noise rock, post-hardcore, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Milky Chance formed in Kassel, Germany, in 2012. Plays folktronica, indie folk, indie pop.
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MonkeyJunk formed in Ottawa, Canada, in March 2008.
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Mother Mother formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2005. Plays indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, rock.
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Musk Ox formed in 2007. Plays dark folk, neofolk.
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Nas was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 14 September 1973. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, deep soul, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, hip hop soul, jazz rap.
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New Swears formed in 2012. Plays garage punk, power pop.
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Paul Oakenfold was born in London, United Kingdom, on 30 August 1963. Plays electronic, progressive trance, trance.
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Philip Sayce was born on 3 June 1976. Plays blues rock.
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Porter Robinson was born in Chapel Hill, United States, on 15 July 1992. Plays complextro, edm, electronic, electropop, funk, pop, progressive house, synth-pop.
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Purity Ring formed in Edmonton, Canada, in 2010. Plays dream pop, futurepop, witch house.
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Richard Thompson was born in Notting Hill, United Kingdom, on 3 April 1949. Plays british folk rock, contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Robyn Hitchcock was born in London, United Kingdom, on 3 March 1953. Plays country, folk, jangle pop, neo-psychedelia, rock, singer-songwriter.
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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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Run The Jewels formed in 2013. Plays conscious hip hop, experimental hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop.
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Scott Helman was born on 1 October 1995.
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Scott Weiland was born in San Jose, United States, on 27 October 1967, and died on 3 December 2015, aged 48. Plays alternative metal, neo-psychedelia, rock.
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Shakey Graves was born on 6 June 1987. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, americana, indie rock.
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Simple Plan formed in Montreal, Canada, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, pop punk.
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Skylar Spence was born in Long Island, United States, on 2 February 1993. Plays alternative dance, electronic, future funk, nu disco, pop, vaporwave.
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Sticky Fingers formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2008. Plays indie rock, reggae.
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The 24th Street Wailers formed in Etobicoke, Canada, in 2010.
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The Beaches formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2010. Plays garage rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-punk.
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The Bros. Landreth plays alternative country, pop.
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The Gaslight Anthem formed in New Brunswick, United States, in 2006. Plays folk punk, heartland rock, punk, punk blues, punk rock, rock.
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The Growlers formed in 2006. Plays garage rock, psychedelic rock, surf rock.
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The Haig formed in 2011.
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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 Kinsey Report formed in 1984. Plays blues, blues rock, electric blues.
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The Tea Party formed in Windsor, Canada, in 1990. Plays crossover prog.
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The Yips formed in Columbus, United States, in 1995.
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Walter Trout was born in Ocean City, United States, on 6 March 1951. Plays blues, blues rock, electric blues, rock.
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Willie Nile was born in Buffalo, United States, on 7 June 1948. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, rock.