Festival No. 0000405 · Est. 2008
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- Venue
- Golden Gate Park
- Address
- 1000 John F. Kennedy Dr. 94118
- City
- San Francisco, US
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About the artists
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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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Back Door Slam formed in Douglas, Isle of Man, in 2003, and split up in 2009, after 6 years. Plays blues, blues rock.
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BECK was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 8 July 1970. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, anti-folk, chamber folk, electronic, electronica, experimental hip hop, experimental rock.
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Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals formed in 1997. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, contemporary folk, folk rock, southern soul.
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Black Mountain formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2004. Plays indie rock, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Bon Iver formed in Eau Claire, United States, in 2006. Plays ambient pop, art pop, chamber folk, contemporary folk, electronic, experimental, folk, folktronica.
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Broken Social Scene formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1999. Plays art rock, baroque pop, experimental, indie rock, post-rock, rock.
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Café Tacvba formed in Ciudad Satélite, Mexico, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, latin, rock.
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Cake formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, funk rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
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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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Devendra Banhart was born in Houston, United States, on 30 May 1981. Plays folk, folk rock, freak folk, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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Donavon Frankenreiter was born in Downey, United States, on 10 December 1972. Plays soft rock, surf.
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Dredg formed in 1993. Plays crossover prog, experimental rock, post-rock, progressive rock.
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Drive-By Truckers formed in Athens, United States, in 1996. Plays southern rock.
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Dumpstaphunk formed in New Orleans, United States, on 24 April 2003. Plays blues, funk, gospel, jazz, rock and roll, soul.
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Dynamites formed in Nishitōkyō, Japan, in 1965, and split up in 1969, after 4 years.
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Everest formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2007.
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Galactic formed in New Orleans, United States, in 1994. Plays acid jazz, funk, jam band, jazz-funk, rock.
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Goapele was born in Oakland, United States, on 11 July 1977. Plays contemporary r&b, neo soul, soul.
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Grace Potter was born in Vermont, United States, on 20 June 1983. Plays blues, rock.
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Howlin Rain formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2004.
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Jack Johnson was born on 18 May 1975. Plays blues rock, folk, folk rock, indie pop, pop, rock, singer-songwriter, soft rock.
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Jackie Greene was born on 27 November 1980. Plays blues, rock, roots rock.
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K'naan was born in Mogadishu, Canada, on 1 February 1978. Plays hip hop, pop rap, reggae-pop.
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Kaki King was born in Atlanta, United States, on 24 August 1979. Plays experimental rock, instrumental rock, jazz, post-rock, rock.
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Liars formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2000. Plays alternative rock, art punk, art rock, dance-punk, electronic, experimental rock, indie rock, noise rock.
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Little Brother formed in Durham, United States, in 2003, and split up in 2010, after 7 years. Plays hip hop.
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Los Amigos Invisibles formed in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1991. Plays acid jazz, latin, latin rock.
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Lupe Fiasco was born on 16 February 1982. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop, pop rap.
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Lyrics Born was born in Tokyo, United States, on 2 September 1972. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop.
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M. Ward was born in Thousand Oaks, United States, on 4 October 1973. Plays alternative country, american primitive guitar, americana, contemporary folk, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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Manu Chao was born in Paris, France, on 21 June 1961. Plays country, electronic, folk, latin, pop, punk, reggae, rock.
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Matt Nathanson was born on 28 March 1973. Plays alternative rock.
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Mike Gordon was born in Sudbury, United States, on 3 June 1965. Plays rock.
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Nellie McKay was born in London, United States, on 13 April 1982. Plays disco, funk, jazz, pop, reggae, rock.
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Nicole Atkins was born in Neptune Township, United States, on 1 October 1978. Plays country.
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Primus formed in El Sobrante, United States, in 1984. Plays alternative rock, funk metal, funk rock, rock.
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Radiohead formed in Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom, in 1991. Plays alternative rock, ambient pop, art pop, art rock, britpop, chamber pop, crossover prog, electronic.
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Regina Spektor was born in Moscow, United States, on 18 February 1980. Plays alternative rock, anti-folk, art pop, chamber pop, folk, indie pop, indie rock, piano rock.
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Rodrigo y Gabriela formed in Mexico City, Mexico, in 2000. Plays acoustic rock, flamenco, folk rock, jazz fusion, latin, nuevo flamenco.
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Rogue Wave formed in Oakland, United States, in 2002. Plays folk, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica.
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Sean Hayes was born on 27 August 1969.
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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 1996, and split up in 2018, after 22 years. Plays funk, soul.
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Sidestepper formed in 1996. Plays club, downtempo, electronic, latin, ragga, reggae.
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Stars formed in 2000. Plays dream pop, indie pop, indie rock.
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Steel Pulse formed in Handsworth, United Kingdom, in 1975. Plays reggae, roots reggae.
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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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The Black Keys formed in Akron, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, blues, blues rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, rock.
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The Cool Kids formed in Chicago, United States, in 2007. Plays hip hop.
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The Coup formed in Oakland, United States, in 1992. Plays conscious hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop.
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The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker formed in 2007.
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The Felice Brothers formed in Palenville, United States, in 2006. Plays folk, rock.
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The Mighty Underdogs formed in 2007.
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The Mother Hips formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1991. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie rock.
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The Walkmen formed in New York, United States, in 2000. Plays indie rock, post-punk revival, rock.
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Thriving Ivory formed in Santa Barbara, United States, in 2001, and split up in 2010, after 9 years. Plays hard rock.
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers formed in Gainesville, United States, in 1976, and split up on 2 October 2017, after 41 years. Plays classic rock, heartland rock, pop rock, power pop, rock, southern rock.
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Toots & The Maytals formed in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1963. Plays jamaican ska, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska, soul.
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Two Gallants formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2002.
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Vienna Teng was born in Saratoga, United States, on 3 October 1978. Plays chamber pop, folk, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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Widespread Panic formed in Athens, United States, in 1985. Plays blues, jam band, rock, southern rock.
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Wilco formed in Chicago, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, americana, folk rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock.