Festival No. 0002102 · Est. 2009
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Somewhere in Philadelphia
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
- Address
- Columbus Blvd & Spring Garden St 19123
- City
- Philadelphia, US
- Capacity
- 6,500
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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Danny Brown was born in Detroit, United States, on 16 March 1981. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, experimental hip hop, gangsta rap, glitch hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, trap.
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De La Soul formed in Amityville, United States, in 1987. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap, pop rap.
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Diplo was born in Tupelo, United States, on 10 November 1978. Plays afro house, bass house, club, country, dance, disco, edm, electronic.
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Flosstradamus formed in Chicago, United States, in 2006. Plays festival trap, hip hop, trap, trap edm.
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Kid Cudi was born in Cleveland, United States, on 30 January 1984. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop, pop rap, trap.
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Kids These Days formed in Chicago, United States, in 2009, and split up in May 2013, after 4 years.
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Major Lazer formed in Los Angeles, Jamaica, in 2008. Plays art pop, dance-pop, dancehall, downtempo, dub, edm, electro, electronic.
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Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire was born in Brooklyn, United States, in 1986.
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Shabazz Palaces formed in Seattle, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative hip hop, experimental hip hop, hip hop.
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St. Vincent was born in Tulsa, United States, on 28 September 1982. Plays art pop, electronic, indie pop, indie rock, rock.
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Star Slinger was born in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, in 1986.
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Stretch Armstrong was born in East Harlem, United States, on 29 September 1969. Plays hip hop.
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The Hood Internet formed in Chicago, United States, in 2007. Plays hip hop.
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tUnE-yArDs was born in 1979. Plays art pop, lo-fi.
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Wale was born in Washington, D.C., United States, on 21 September 1984. Plays east coast hip hop, hip hop, r&b.