Festival No. 0013289 · Est. 2012
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- Hackney Marshes
- Address
- Homerton Road E9 5PF
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- London, UK
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About the artists
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Andy C was born on 7 April 1976. Plays afro house, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, deep house, drum and bass, edm. -
Azealia Banks was born in Harlem, United States, on 31 May 1991. Plays dance, hip hop, hip house, trap.
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B.o.B was born in Winston-Salem, United States, on 15 November 1988. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative rock, conscious hip hop, contemporary r&b, dirty south, future bass, hip hop, pop.
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Ben Howard was born in London, United Kingdom, on 24 April 1987. Plays alternative rock, folk, indie folk, indie rock, rock.
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Bombay Bicycle Club formed in Crouch End, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, rock.
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Calvin Harris was born in Dumfries, United Kingdom, on 17 January 1984. Plays club, complextro, contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, disco, edm, electro house.
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D'Banj was born on 9 June 1980.
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Dappy was born on 11 June 1987. Plays pop.
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David Guetta was born in Paris, France, on 7 November 1967. Plays club, dance, dance-pop, edm, electro house, electroclash, electronic, electropop.
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Delilah was born in Paris, United Kingdom, on 23 September 1990. Plays dubstep, pop, soul.
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Devlin was born in Dagenham, United Kingdom, on 7 May 1989. Plays grime.
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DJ Fresh was born in Worthing, United Kingdom, on 11 April 1977. Plays drum and bass, dubstep, uk garage.
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Ed Sheeran was born in Halifax, United Kingdom, on 17 February 1991. Plays dance-pop, folk, folk pop, persian pop, pop, singer-songwriter, soft rock.
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Emeli Sandé was born in Sunderland, United Kingdom, on 10 March 1987. Plays contemporary r&b, pop, r&b, soul.
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Enter Shikari formed in City of St Albans, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, electronicore, nintendocore, post-hardcore, rave, screamo.
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Eric Prydz was born in Täby municipality, Sweden, on 19 July 1976. Plays edm, electronic, house, progressive, progressive house, trance.
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Example was born on 20 June 1982. Plays electronic.
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Flo Rida was born in Carol City, United States, on 16 September 1979. Plays dance-pop, electronic, electropop, hip hop, hip house, pop rap, southern hip hop.
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Florence + The Machine formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, art pop, baroque pop, indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, pop soul.
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Gyptian was born on 25 October 1983. Plays dancehall, reggae, roots reggae.
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Jack White was born in Detroit, United States, on 9 July 1975. Plays alternative rock, art rock, blues rock, country, experimental rock, folk, garage rock, garage rock revival.
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Jay-Z was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 4 December 1969. Plays boom bap, chipmunk soul, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, pop, pop rap.
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Jessie Ware was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 15 October 1984. Plays contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, disco, electronic, electronica, neo soul, pop.
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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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Kasabian formed in Leicester, United Kingdom, in 1997. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new rave, rock.
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Labrinth was born in Hackney, United Kingdom, on 4 January 1989.
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Lana Del Rey was born in Manhattan, United States, on 21 June 1985. Plays alternative pop, americana, art pop, ballad, chamber pop, dream pop, electronic, indie pop.
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Leona Lewis was born in Islington, United Kingdom, on 3 April 1985. Plays contemporary r&b, dance-pop, electropop, pop, pop soul.
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Lostprophets formed in 1997, and split up on 1 October 2013, after 16 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, emo pop, hard rock, nu metal, pop rock, rock.
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M.I.A was born in Hounslow, United Kingdom, on 18 July 1975. Plays alternative dance, alternative hip hop, christian hip hop, contemporary christian, dance, dancehall, edm, electronic.
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Madeon was born in Nantes, France, on 30 May 1994. Plays electro house, electronic, electropop, french house, house, nu disco.
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Magnetic Man formed in Croydon, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays dubstep, electronic, uk garage.
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Michael Kiwanuka was born in Muswell Hill, United Kingdom, on 3 May 1987. Plays soul.
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Mindless Behavior formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2008, and split up in February 2017, after 9 years.
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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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NERO formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays drum and bass, dubstep, electro, electronic, liquid funk.
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Nicki Minaj was born in Saint James, United States, on 8 December 1982. Plays contemporary r&b, east coast hip hop, electronic, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, pop, pop rap, r&b.
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Plan B was born in Forest Gate, United Kingdom, on 22 October 1983. Plays dubstep, hip hop, pop soul, r&b, soul.
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Random Impulse plays grime.
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Rihanna was born in Saint Michael, United States, on 20 February 1988. Plays contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, dancehall, edm, electro house, electropop, hip hop.
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Rita Ora was born in Pristina, United Kingdom, on 26 November 1990. Plays contemporary r&b, dance-pop, electropop, pop, pop rock.
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Rizzle Kicks formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays hip hop.
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Santigold was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 25 September 1976. Plays electronic, hip hop, indie rock, new wave, pop.
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Sean Paul was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 9 January 1973. Plays dance-pop, dancehall, electropop, hip hop, pop, ragga, reggae.
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Sub Focus was born in Guildford, United Kingdom, on 13 April 1982. Plays drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, edm, electro house, electronic.
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Sway formed in 1989.
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Swedish House Mafia formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2008. Plays complextro, dance, dance-pop, edm, electro house, electronic, electropop, festival progressive house.
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Taio Cruz was born in Brent, United Kingdom, on 23 April 1980. Plays contemporary r&b, dance-pop, electropop, pop, r&b.
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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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Tinchy Stryder was born on 14 September 1986. Plays grime.
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Trevor Nelson was born on 7 January 1964.
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Trey Songz was born in Petersburg, United States, on 28 November 1984. Plays contemporary r&b, electropop, hip hop, pop rap, r&b, soul.
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will.i.am was born in Boyle Heights, United States, on 15 March 1975. Plays hip hop, pop rap.
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Wretch 32 was born on 9 March 1985.