Festival No. 0000080 · Est. 1977
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- Rock Werchter 1996
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- Werchter, Belgium
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About the artists
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Alanis Morissette was born in Ottawa, Canada, on 1 June 1974. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, dance-pop, folk rock, indie rock, new jack swing, pop, pop rock. -
Björk was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 21 November 1965. Plays alternative dance, alternative pop, alternative rock, ambient, ambient pop, art pop, avant-garde, avant-garde pop.
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Chemical Brothers formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays alternative dance, big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica, neo-psychedelia, progressive house, techno.
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David Bowie was born in Brixton, United Kingdom, on 8 January 1947, and died on 10 January 2016, aged 69. Plays alternative rock, art pop, art rock, avant-garde pop, blue-eyed soul, classic rock, electronic, experimental.
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Dog Eat Dog formed in Bergen County, United States, in 1990. Plays hardcore punk, rap metal, rapcore.
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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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Grant Lee Buffalo formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1991, and split up in 1998, after 7 years. Plays pop rock.
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House of Pain formed in New York, United States, in 1990, and split up in 1996, after 6 years. Plays hip hop.
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Massive Attack formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1987. Plays alternative dance, ambient, club, downtempo, dub, electronic, electronica, trip hop.
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Meshell Ndegeocello was born on 29 August 1968. Plays contemporary r&b, funk, jazz, neo soul, r&b, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Metal Molly formed in Tremelo, Belgium, in 1994, and split up in 2006, after 12 years.
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Moby was born in Harlem, United States, on 11 September 1965. Plays ambient, ambient techno, downtempo, electronic, electronica, house, pop, pop rock.
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Moloko formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 1993, and split up in 2006, after 13 years. Plays acid jazz, alternative dance, art pop, dance-pop, electronic, funky house, house, trip hop.
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Moondog Jr. formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1994, and split up on 16 March 1997, after 3 years.
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Pulp formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays alternative dance, alternative pop, alternative rock, art rock, britpop, chamber pop, glam rock, indie pop.
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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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Rage Against the Machine formed in Los Angeles, United States, in August 1991, and split up in January 2024, after 32 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, funk metal, metal, nu metal, rap metal, rap rock, rapcore.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, funk, funk metal, funk rock, hard rock, heavy metal, indie rock, pop rock.
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The Afghan Whigs formed in 1986. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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The Presidents of The United States of America formed in Seattle, United States, in 1993, and split up in 2015, after 22 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop punk, post-grunge, power pop.
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The Prodigy formed in Braintree, United Kingdom, on 5 October 1990. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, big beat, breakbeat, breakbeat hardcore, dance, drum and bass, electronic.
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Therapy? formed in Belfast, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, grunge, noise rock, post-hardcore, power pop, punk rock, rock.
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Underworld formed in Romford, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays alternative dance, ambient, downtempo, electronic, electronica, experimental, house, new wave.