Festival No. 0000080 · Est. 1977
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The details
- Venue
- Rock Werchter 1998
- City
- Werchter, Belgium
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About the artists
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Beastie Boys formed in New York, United States, in 1979, and split up in 2014, after 35 years. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative rock, east coast hip hop, electro, experimental hip hop, funk, hardcore hip hop, hardcore punk. -
Ben Folds Five formed in Chapel Hill, United States, in 1993, and split up on 23 August 2023, after 30 years. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, piano rock, pop, pop rock, rock.
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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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Eagle-Eye Cherry was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 7 May 1968. Plays alternative rock, pop rock.
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Evil Superstars formed in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, in 1992, and split up in 1998, after 6 years.
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Garbage formed in Madison, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-rock, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, indie rock, industrial rock.
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Hooverphonic formed in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, in October 1995. Plays alternative pop, ambient pop, art rock, chillout, downtempo, dream pop, electronic, indie pop.
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Junkie Xl was born in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands, on 8 December 1967. Plays big beat, breakbeat, electroclash, electronic.
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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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Money Mark was born in 1960. Plays electronica.
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Morcheeba formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays downtempo, electronic, hip hop, soul, trip hop.
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, art rock, gothic rock, indie rock, post-punk, punk blues, rock, singer-songwriter.
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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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Reprazent formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays drum and bass, hip hop, jazzstep, jungle.
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Sonic Youth formed in New York, United States, in 1981, and split up on 14 November 2011, after 30 years. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock, grunge, indie rock, no wave, noise, noise rock.
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Tindersticks formed in Nottingham, United Kingdom, in 1991. Plays alternative rock, ambient, art rock, blue-eyed soul, chamber pop, indie rock, jazz pop, orchestral.
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Tori Amos was born in Newton, United States, on 22 August 1963. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, art pop, art rock, baroque pop, chamber pop, crossover prog, electronic.
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Underworld formed in Romford, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays alternative dance, ambient, downtempo, electronic, electronica, experimental, house, new wave.