Festival No. 0000943 · Est. 2015
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- Venue
- Douglas Park Cultural & Community Center
- Address
- 1401 S. Sacramento Dr. 60623
- City
- Chicago, US
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For the record
About the artists
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3TEETH formed in 2013. Plays alternative metal, ebm, electro-industrial, heavy metal, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, pop. -
A Will Away formed in February 2011.
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All Dogs formed in 2012.
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All Time Low formed in Towson, United States, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, emo, emo pop, pop, pop punk, pop rock, power pop, punk.
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Andrew W.K. was born on 9 May 1979. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, piano rock, pop rock, punk rock, rock.
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Bad Cop/Bad Cop formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2011. Plays punk, punk rock.
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Bad Religion formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1980. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, punk, punk rock, skate punk.
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Balance and Composure formed in Doylestown, United States, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, emo, indie rock, post-hardcore.
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Basement formed in Ipswich, United Kingdom, on 9 September 2009. Plays alternative rock, emo, melodic hardcore, pop punk, post-grunge.
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Big D and the Kids Table formed in Boston, United States, in October 1995. Plays ska punk.
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Billy Talent formed in Mississauga, Canada, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, pop punk, pop rock, punk rock.
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Black Foxxes formed in Devon, United Kingdom. Plays indie rock.
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Bleached formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2011. Plays indie rock, lo-fi, punk, punk rock.
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Bob Mould was born in Malone, United States, on 16 October 1960. Plays alternative rock, rock.
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Brand New formed in Merrick, United States, in 2000. Plays alternative punk, alternative rock, art rock, emo, indie rock, midwest emo, noise rock, pop punk.
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Can't Swim formed in 2015.
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Citizen formed in Michigan, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative rock, emo, grunge, indie rock, pop rock, post-hardcore, rock, slowcore.
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Dan Deacon was born in West Babylon, United States, on 28 August 1981. Plays electronic, experimental electronic, glitch, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, post-minimalism, progressive electronic.
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Deal's Gone Bad formed in Chicago, United States, in 1994. Plays reggae, ska, soul.
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Death Grips formed in Sacramento, United States, on 21 December 2010. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, digital hardcore, electronic, electropunk, experimental, experimental hip hop, glitch.
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Dee Snider was born in Astoria, United States, on 15 March 1955.
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Dee-1 was born in New Orleans, United States, on 10 April 1989. Plays christian hip hop, hip hop.
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Deftones formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, experimental rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, rock, shoegaze.
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Denzel Curry was born in Carol City, United States, on 16 February 1995. Plays alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, drill, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, pop rap, southern hip hop, trap.
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Descendents formed in Manhattan Beach, United States, in 1978. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, pop punk, punk, punk rock, skate punk.
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Diarrhea Planet formed in 2009.
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Donna Missal was born on 26 December 1990.
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Fitz & The Tantrums formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2008. Plays blue-eyed soul, electronic, indie pop, pop, pop rock, pop soul, soul, synth-pop.
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Fu Manchu formed in San Clemente, United States, in 1990. Plays desert rock, hard rock, rock, stoner rock.
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Fucked Up formed in 2001. Plays hardcore punk, indie rock, post-hardcore, punk.
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Girls Against Boys formed in 1988. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, industrial rock, noise rock, post-hardcore.
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Glassjaw formed in Hempstead, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative metal, nu metal, post-hardcore, rock, screamo.
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Gwar formed in Richmond, United States, in 1985. Plays comedy rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal.
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GZA/Genius was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 22 August 1966. Plays conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop.
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Highly Suspect formed in Massachusetts, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, rock.
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Hippo Campus formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 2013. Plays dream pop, indie pop, indie rock.
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I the Mighty formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2007.
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Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas formed in Detroit, United States, in 2008.
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Joey Bada$$ was born in Flatbush, United States, on 20 January 1995. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap.
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Jule Vera formed in 2013.
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Julian Marley was born in London, Jamaica, on 4 June 1975. Plays reggae, singer-songwriter.
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Kitten Forever formed in Minneapolis, United States, in June 2006.
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Leftöver Crack formed in 2000. Plays crack rock steady, punk, punk rock.
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Marina City formed in 2012. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, pop.
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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1995. Plays punk, punk rock.
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Meat Puppets formed in 1980. Plays alternative rock, country rock, cowpunk, hardcore punk, noise rock, punk, rock.
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Method Man & Redman formed in 1995. Plays east coast hip hop, hip hop.
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Microwave formed in 2012. Plays alternative rock, emo, indie rock, pop punk, post-hardcore, psychedelic rock, punk, rock.
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Misfits formed in Lodi, United States, in February 1977. Plays hardcore punk, horror punk, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Morrissey was born in Davyhulme, United Kingdom, on 22 May 1959. Plays alternative rock, art pop, britpop, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop, post-britpop, post-punk.
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Motion City Soundtrack formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 1997. Plays pop punk, punk.
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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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Neck Deep formed in 2012. Plays alternative rock, pop punk, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Night Riots formed in San Luis Obispo, United States, in 2011.
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NOFX formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1983, and split up in 2024, after 41 years. Plays alternative rock, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, pop punk, punk, punk rock, rock, ska punk.
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NOTS formed in 2013.
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Off With Their Heads formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 2002. Plays punk.
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People Under the Stairs formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1997, and split up in 2019, after 22 years. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop.
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Pepper formed in Kailua, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, dub, reggae, ska.
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Pierce the Veil formed in San Diego, United States, in 2006. Plays easycore, emo, melodic hardcore, pop screamo, post-hardcore, rock.
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Plague Vendor formed in 2009.
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Pouya was born in Miami, United States, on 20 December 1994. Plays hip hop, southern hip hop, trap.
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Refused formed in Umea, Sweden, in 1992, and split up on 21 December 2025, after 33 years. Plays hardcore punk, post-hardcore, punk, punk rock.
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Rob Zombie was born in Haverhill, United States, on 12 January 1965. Plays industrial, industrial metal, metal, rock.
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Set Your Goals formed in Orinda, United States, in 2004. Plays easycore, pop punk, post-hardcore.
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Sleepy Kitty formed in 2008.
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Smoking Popes formed in Chicago, United States, in 1991. Plays indie rock, pop punk, power pop, punk rock.
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Social Distortion formed in Fullerton, United States, in 1978. Plays cowpunk, punk, punk rock.
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SOMOS formed in Boston, United States, in 2012. Plays emo, indie rock, rock.
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Swingin' Utters formed in 1987. Plays punk, punk rock, skate punk, street punk.
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Syd Arthur formed in Canterbury, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays canterbury scene.
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Tancred plays rock.
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The Anniversary formed in Lawrence, United States, in 1997, and split up in 2004, after 7 years. Plays emo, indie rock.
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The Bronx formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 1 June 2002. Plays hard rock, hardcore punk, mariachi, metalcore, post-hardcore, punk rock.
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The Dillinger Escape Plan formed in Morris Plains, United States, in March 1997, and split up on 29 December 2017, after 20 years. Plays experimental, mathcore, metal, metalcore.
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The Dirty Nil formed in Dundas, Canada, in 2006. Plays metal, punk, rock.
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The Julie Ruin formed in 2010.
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The So So Glos formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2007. Plays punk.
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The Specials formed in Coventry, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays 2 tone, new wave, reggae, rocksteady, ska.
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The Toasters formed in New York, United States, in 1981. Plays 2 tone, ska, ska punk.
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The Vandals formed in Huntington Beach, United States, in 1980. Plays punk, punk rock, skate punk.
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The Walters formed in 2013. Plays indie pop, indie rock.
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The Wans formed in April 2011.
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The Wonder Years formed in Lansdale, United States, on 5 July 2005. Plays easycore, emo, emo pop, melodic hardcore, pop punk.
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Thursday formed in New Brunswick, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, emo, post-hardcore.
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Tiger Army formed in Berkeley, United States, in 1995. Plays psychobilly, punk, rockabilly.
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Tigers Jaw formed in Scranton, United States, in 2005. Plays acoustic rock, emo, emo pop, indie folk, indie rock, midwest emo, pop punk, rock.
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Touché Amoré formed in Burbank, United States, in 2007. Plays emo, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore, screamo.
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Turnover formed in Virginia Beach, United States, in 2009. Plays dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop punk, shoegaze.
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Underoath formed in Ocala, United States, on 30 November 1997. Plays christian hardcore, christian metal, deathcore, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore.
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Violent Soho formed in Mansfield, Australia, in 2002. Plays alternative rock.
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War on Women formed in Baltimore, United States, in 2010. Plays hardcore punk, metal, punk, riot grrrl.
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Ween formed in New Hope, United States, in 1984, and split up on 29 August 2024, after 40 years. Plays alternative rock, art rock, comedy, comedy rock, experimental, experimental rock, funk rock, hardcore punk.
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White Lung formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2006, and split up on 1 December 2022, after 16 years. Plays noise rock, post-punk, punk.