Festival No. 0000409 · Est. 1985
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About the artists
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3 Colours Red formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995, and split up on 28 September 2005, after 10 years. Plays alternative rock. -
Aerosmith formed in Boston, United States, in 1970. Plays aor, arena rock, blues rock, classic rock, glam metal, hard rock, rock, rock and roll.
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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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Bush formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, noise rock, post-grunge, post-hardcore, rock.
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Cast formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1993. Plays britpop, indie rock, jangle pop, post-britpop, power pop, rock.
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Chris Rea was born in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, on 4 March 1951, and died on 22 December 2025, aged 74. Plays blues, blues rock, british blues, electric blues, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock.
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Corrosion of Conformity formed in Raleigh, United States, in 1982. Plays alternative metal, crossover thrash, metal, punk, stoner metal, stoner rock, thrash metal, thrashcore.
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dEUS formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, art rock, indie rock, rock.
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Die Ärzte formed in Berlin, Germany, in 1982. Plays neue deutsche welle, pop punk, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Dodgy formed in Hounslow, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays alternative rock, britpop.
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Fugees formed in South Orange, United States, in 1992. Plays alternative hip hop, boom bap, conscious hip hop, contemporary r&b, east coast hip hop, hip hop, neo soul, pop soul.
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Fun Lovin' Criminals formed in New York, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative rock, funk rock, hip hop, indie rock, jazz rap, rap rock, rock.
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Goldfinger formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1994. Plays punk, ska, ska punk.
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Jocasta formed in 1994, and split up in 1997, after 3 years.
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Kenickie formed in Sunderland, United Kingdom, in August 1994, and split up on 15 October 1998, after 4 years. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, punk, rock.
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Kiss formed in Queens, United States, in January 1973, and split up on 2 December 2023, after 50 years. Plays alternative metal, aor, arena rock, classic rock, disco, glam, glam metal, glam rock.
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Kula Shaker formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays britpop, folk rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock, raga rock, rock.
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Mansun formed in Chester, United Kingdom, in 1995, and split up in May 2003, after 8 years. Plays alternative rock, art rock, britpop, indie rock, neo-progressive rock, progressive rock, rock.
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Morphine formed in 1990, and split up in 1999, after 9 years. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, indie rock, jazz rock, rock.
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Motorpsycho formed in Trondheim, Norway, in October 1989. Plays alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, indie rock, jam band, progressive folk, progressive rock, psychedelic rock.
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Nada Surf formed in New York, United States, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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Neneh Cherry was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 March 1964. Plays contemporary r&b, dance, electronic, hip hop, pop, pop rap, singer-songwriter.
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Ocean Colour Scene formed in Moseley, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays britpop, indie rock, mod revival, neo-psychedelia, pop rock, rock.
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Placebo formed in 1994. Plays alternative rock, glam rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
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Readymade formed in 1992, and split up in 2004, after 12 years. Plays indie rock.
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Red Snapper formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1993. Plays acid jazz, drum and bass, nu jazz.
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Reef formed in Somerset, United Kingdom, in 1993, and split up in 2013, after 20 years. Plays hard rock.
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Republica formed in 1994. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-punk, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, pop rock, rock.
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Samba formed in Münster, Germany, in 1994. Plays rock.
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Selig formed in 1992. Plays rock.
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Silverchair formed in Newcastle, Australia, in 1992, and split up on 25 May 2011, after 19 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, baroque pop, experimental, grunge, hard rock, post-grunge.
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Soraya was born in Point Pleasant, United States, on 11 March 1969, and died on 10 May 2006, aged 37. Plays latin, latin pop, pop.
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Stereophonics formed in Cwmaman, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, britpop, indie rock, pop rock, post-britpop, power pop, rock.
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Subcircus formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1994, and split up in 2000, after 6 years. Plays britpop.
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Supergrass formed in Oxford, United Kingdom, in 1993, and split up in 2010, after 17 years. Plays alternative rock, britpop, glam rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, pop punk, post-britpop, power pop.
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Supertramp formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1969. Plays art pop, art rock, classic rock, crossover prog, pop rock, progressive pop, progressive rock, rock.
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Texas formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1986. Plays alternative rock, blue-eyed soul, indie rock, pop rock, rock, soft rock.
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The Tragically Hip formed in Kingston, Canada, in 1983, and split up on 20 August 2016, after 33 years. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, blues rock, folk rock, hard rock, indie rock, pop, pop rock.
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Thumb formed in November 1993. Plays nu metal.
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Tracy Bonham was born in Boston, United States, on 16 March 1967. Plays alternative rock, singer-songwriter.
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Voodoo Glow Skulls formed in Riverside, United States, in 1988. Plays hardcore punk, latin rock, punk, punk rock, ska, ska punk, skacore.
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Zucchero was born in Roncocesi, Italy, on 25 September 1955. Plays blues, blues rock, pop, pop rock, pop soul, rock, soul.