Festival No. 0000478 · Est. 2006
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- Venue
- Rockness 2008
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- Inverness, UK
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About the artists
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2manydjs (DJ Set) formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1998. Plays breakbeat. -
Broken Records formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in December 2006.
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Calvin Harris was born in Dumfries, United Kingdom, on 17 January 1984. Plays club, complextro, contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, disco, edm, electro house.
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CSS formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in September 2003. Plays indie rock.
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Das Pop formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1994, and split up in 2013, after 19 years. Plays rock.
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Digitalism formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 2004. Plays dance, electro, electro house, electroclash, electronic, french house, new rave, rock.
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Does It Offend You, Yeah? formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up on 25 April 2012, after 6 years. Plays dance-punk.
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Editors formed in 2002. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-punk, post-punk revival, synth-pop.
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Fatboy Slim was born in Bromley, United Kingdom, on 31 July 1963. Plays big beat, electronic.
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Felix da Housecat was born in Chicago, United States, on 27 August 1971. Plays alternative dance, big beat, electroclash, electronica, house, synth-pop, techno.
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Graeme Park was born in Aberdeen, United Kingdom, on 4 August 1963.
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Hercules & Love Affair formed in New York, United States, in 2004.
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Kid Harpoon was born on 20 April 1982.
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Mexicolas plays hard rock, indie rock.
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Mylo was born in Broadford, United Kingdom, on 10 May 1978. Plays downtempo, electronic.
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Mystery Jets formed in Twickenham, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays indie rock, pop, post-punk revival, rock.
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Noah & The Whale formed in Twickenham, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up on 1 April 2015, after 9 years. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Pete and The Pirates formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up in 2012, after 6 years.
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Razorlight formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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Red Light Company formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up in 2009, after 2 years.
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Rob da Bank was born in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, on 24 June 1973.
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Róisín Murphy was born in Arklow, Ireland, on 5 July 1973. Plays dance-pop, electronic, electropop, pop.
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Simian Mobile Disco formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electro, electro house, electronic, tech house, techno.
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Soulwax formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, dance, dance-punk, electro house, electroclash, electronic, indie rock, new rave.
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The Black Ghosts formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays indie pop.
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The Cribs formed in Wakefield, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays garage rock, indie rock.
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The Dykeenies formed in 2005.
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The Orb formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1988. Plays ambient, ambient dub, ambient house, ambient techno, chillout, dub techno, electronic, electronica.
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The Twang formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 2004.
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The View formed in Dundee, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays indie 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.