Festival No. 0000080 · Est. 1977
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About the artists
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2manydjs (DJ Set) formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1998. Plays breakbeat. -
Arid formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1995, and split up in 2012, after 17 years.
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Arno was born in Oostende, Belgium, on 21 May 1949, and died on 23 April 2022, aged 72. Plays rock.
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, gothic country, indie rock, noise rock, post-punk revival.
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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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Calibre plays ambient, drum and bass, dub, dubstep, electronic, jungle, liquid funk, techno.
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Carl Cox was born on 29 July 1962. Plays techno.
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Coldplay formed in London, United Kingdom, in September 1996. Plays alternative rock, ambient pop, art pop, britpop, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, piano rock.
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Cornelius was born in Setagaya, Japan, on 27 January 1969. Plays alternative dance, folktronica, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, shibuya-kei.
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dEUS formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, art rock, indie rock, rock.
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Dropkick Murphys formed in Quincy, United States, in 1996. Plays americana, celtic punk, folk punk, folk rock, hardcore punk, pigfuck, punk, punk rock.
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Ed Harcourt was born in Wimbledon, United Kingdom, on 14 August 1977. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Erykah Badu was born in Dallas, United States, on 26 February 1971. Plays acid jazz, contemporary r&b, funk, hip hop, jazz, neo soul, soul.
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Faithless formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays dance, dance-pop, downtempo, electronic, house, progressive house, progressive trance, techno.
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Green Velvet was born on 26 April 1967. Plays edm, electro, electronic, house, minimal techno, tech house.
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Heather Nova was born on 6 July 1967. Plays folk rock, indie rock, pop rock, singer-songwriter.
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Hoobastank formed in Agoura Hills, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, nu metal, pop rock, post-grunge.
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Kane formed in The Hague, Netherlands, in 1998. Plays pop rock.
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Lamb formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays art pop, atmospheric drum and bass, downtempo, drum and bass, electronic, electronica, folktronica, indietronica.
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Lambchop formed in Nashville, United States, in 1986. Plays alternative country, chamber pop, country, country rock.
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Luke Slater was born on 12 June 1968.
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Mercury Rev formed in Buffalo, United States, in 1989. Plays chamber pop, dream pop, experimental rock, indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, noise rock.
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Michael Franti & Spearhead formed in San Francisco, United States, on 21 April 1994.
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Millionaire formed in Hasselt, Belgium, in 1999.
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Nelly Furtado was born in Victoria, Canada, on 2 December 1978. Plays alternative rock, eurodance, folk, indie rock, pop, singer-songwriter, soft rock.
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Ozark Henry was born in Kortrijk, Belgium, on 29 April 1970. Plays singer-songwriter.
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Ozomatli formed in 1996. Plays latin pop.
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Praga Khan was born in Herselt, Belgium. Plays belgian techno, edm, hardcore techno, rave, techno.
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Queens of the Stone Age formed in Palm Desert, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, desert rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, rock, stoner metal.
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Rammstein formed in Berlin, Germany, in January 1994. Plays alternative metal, gothic metal, industrial, industrial metal, metal, neue deutsche härte, rock.
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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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Roger Sanchez was born in Queens, United States, on 1 June 1967. Plays electronic, house.
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Röyksopp formed in Tromsø, Norway, in 1998. Plays ambient, ambient house, club, dance, dance-pop, downtempo, edm, electro house.
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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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Starsailor formed in Wigan, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, piano rock.
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The Notwist formed in Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany, in 1989. Plays electronic, electronica, folktronica, hardcore punk, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, pop.
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The White Stripes formed in Detroit, United States, on 14 July 1997, and split up on 2 February 2011, after 13 years. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, blues rock, garage punk, garage rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, indie rock.
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Within Temptation formed in Waddinxveen, Netherlands, in April 1995. Plays gothic metal, metal, symphonic metal, symphonic rock.
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Yann Tiersen was born in Brest, France, on 23 June 1970. Plays amapiano, avant-garde, classical crossover, instrumental, minimalism, modern classical, neoclassicism, new age.
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Zornik formed in Zonhoven, Belgium, in 1999. Plays rock.