Festival No. 0000235 · Est. 1972
Weekend of the year
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Bram Tchaikovsky was a group, founded 48 years ago in 1978.
They dissolved after 3 years in 1981. They are most often considered to be rock. -
Cheap Trick is a group, founded 53 years ago in 1973 in Rockford, US. They are most often considered to be aor, arena rock, classic rock, glam, glam rock, hard rock, new wave, pop rock.
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Climax Blues Band is a group, founded 58 years ago in 1968. They are most often considered to be blue-eyed soul, blues, blues rock, british blues, funk rock, hard rock, pop, pop rock.
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Doll By Doll was a group, founded 51 years ago in 1975 in London, UK.
They dissolved after 8 years in 1983. -
Gillan was a group, founded 47 years ago on Saturday, 1 July 1978.
They dissolved after 4 years on Wednesday, 1 December 1982. They are most often considered to be classic rock, hard rock, rock. -
Inner Circle is a group, founded 58 years ago in 1968. They are most often considered to be reggae.
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Molly Hatchet is a group, founded 55 years ago in 1971 in Jacksonville, US. They are most often considered to be boogie rock, classic rock, hard rock, rock, southern rock.
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Motörhead was a group, founded 50 years ago on Sunday, 1 June 1975 in London, UK.
They dissolved after 40 years on Monday, 28 December 2015. They are most often considered to be hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, rock, rock and roll, speed metal. -
Peter Gabriel is a singer. Peter Gabriel was born 75 years ago, on Monday, 13 February 1950 in Cobham, UK. Peter Gabriel is most often considered to be art pop, art rock, chamber pop, crossover prog, experimental, folk, new wave, pop.
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Punishment of Luxury is a group, founded 49 years ago on Wednesday, 1 December 1976 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. They are most often considered to be new wave, post-punk, punk.
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Scorpions is a group, founded 61 years ago in 1965 in Hannover, Germany. They are most often considered to be acoustic rock, aor, classic rock, glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, krautrock, metal.
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Steve Hackett is a singer. Steve Hackett was born 75 years ago, on Sunday, 12 February 1950 in London, UK. Steve Hackett is most often considered to be classical, hard rock, pop rock, progressive rock, rock.
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The Cure is a group, founded 49 years ago in 1977 in Crawley, UK. They are most often considered to be alternative rock, dance-rock, gothic, gothic rock, indie rock, jangle pop, new wave, pop.
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The Jags was a group, founded 48 years ago in 1978.
They dissolved after 4 years in 1982. -
The Members is a group, founded 49 years ago in 1977 in Camberley, UK. They are most often considered to be punk.
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The Movies is a group, founded 27 years ago in 1999 in Boston, US.
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The Police was a group, founded 49 years ago in 1977 in London, UK.
They dissolved after 31 years in 2008. They are most often considered to be alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, power pop, punk, punk rock. -
The Ramones was a group, founded 52 years ago on Tuesday, 1 January 1974 in New York, US.
They dissolved after 22 years on Tuesday, 6 August 1996. They are most often considered to be alternative rock, new wave, pop punk, power pop, punk, punk rock, rock. -
The Tourists was a group, founded 49 years ago in 1977.
They dissolved after 3 years in 1980. -
Thin Lizzy is a group, founded 57 years ago in 1969 in Dublin, Ireland. They are most often considered to be blues rock, celtic rock, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop rock, rock.
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Whitesnake was a group, founded 48 years ago in 1978 in Middlesbrough, UK.
They dissolved after 44 years in 2022. They are most often considered to be acoustic rock, blues, blues rock, classic rock, glam, glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal. -
Wild Horses is a group. They are most often considered to be hard rock.
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Wilko Johnson was a singer. Wilko Johnson was born 78 years ago, on Saturday, 12 July 1947 in Canvey Island, UK.
Wilko Johnson passed away at age 75 on Monday, 21 November 2022. Wilko Johnson is most often considered to be pub rock, singer-songwriter. -
Yachts was a group, founded 48 years ago on Friday, 1 April 1977 in Liverpool, UK.
They dissolved after 3 years in 1981. They are most often considered to be punk.