Festival No. 0000031 · Est. 2009
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- Knebworth, UK
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About the artists
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Airbourne formed in Warrnambool, Australia, in 2004. Plays classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, rock.
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Alestorm formed in Perth, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays folk metal, metal, power metal.
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All Time Low formed in Towson, United States, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, emo, emo pop, pop, pop punk, pop rock, power pop, punk.
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Amplifier formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, progressive rock, rock, space rock.
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Anberlin formed in Winter Haven, United States, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, emo, rock.
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Anterior formed in Wales, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal, metalcore.
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Anthrax formed in New York, United States, in 1981. Plays alternative metal, crossover thrash, groove metal, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal.
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Arcane Roots formed in 2006, and split up in 2018, after 12 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, post-hardcore, progressive, progressive rock, rock.
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Arch Enemy formed in Halmstad, Sweden, in 1996. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal, symphonic metal.
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Architects formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays alternative metal, djent, mathcore, metal, metalcore, post-hardcore, progressive metal, progressive metalcore.
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Bad Religion formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1980. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, punk, punk rock, skate punk.
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Bill Bailey was born in Bath, United Kingdom, on 13 January 1965. Plays comedy.
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Black Breath formed in Bellingham, United States, in 2006. Plays death metal, hardcore punk, thrash metal.
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Black Spiders formed in 2008. Plays hard rock, rock, stoner rock.
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Black Tide formed in Kendall, United States, in 2004, and split up on 22 July 2016, after 12 years. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, metalcore.
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Blood Red Shoes formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in September 2004. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, grunge, indie rock, post-punk, punk, punk rock.
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Cancer Bats formed in Toronto, Canada, in May 2004. Plays hardcore punk, southern rock.
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Cavalera Conspiracy formed in Phoenix, United States, in August 2006. Plays death metal.
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Cerebral Ballzy formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008, and split up in 2015, after 7 years.
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Cherri Bomb formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2008, and split up in 2015, after 7 years.
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Decade formed in 2009.
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Demonic Resurrection formed in Mumbai, India, in 2000. Plays black metal, death metal, metal, symphonic metal.
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Diamond Head formed in Stourbridge, United Kingdom, in 1976. Plays heavy metal, metal, nwobhm.
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Don Broco formed in Bedford, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, metalcore, pop rock, post-hardcore, rock.
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Exit Ten formed on 30 November 2003. Plays alternative metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore.
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Firewind formed in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1998. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Four Year Strong formed in Worcester, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, easycore, melodic hardcore, pop punk.
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Fozzy formed in Atlanta, United States, in 1999. Plays hard rock, heavy metal.
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Gallows formed in Watford, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays hardcore punk, post-hardcore, punk.
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Ginger Wildheart was born on 17 December 1964. Plays rock.
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Glamour Of The Kill formed in York, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up in 2015, after 8 years. Plays emo, emocore, heavy metal, metal, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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Gojira formed in Ondres, France, in 1996. Plays alternative metal, avant-garde metal, death metal, groove metal, melodic death metal, metal, post-metal, progressive metal.
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Grinspoon formed in Lismore, Australia, in 1995.
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Hammer Of The Gods formed in 2003, and split up in 2003.
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Hayseed Dixie formed in Nashville, United States, in 2000. Plays bluegrass, country.
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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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In Flames formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1990. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, melodic death metal, metal, metalcore.
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InMe formed in Brentwood, United Kingdom, in 2001.
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Japanese Voyeurs formed on 1 January 2007.
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Killing Joke formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays alternative metal, gothic rock, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, metal, new wave, post-punk.
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Kylesa formed in 2001, and split up on 28 April 2016, after 15 years. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, desert rock, heavy psych, metal, psychedelic rock, sludge metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Limp Bizkit formed in Jacksonville, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hip hop, metal, nu metal, pop rock, rap metal, rap rock.
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Lower Than Atlantis formed in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, on 19 August 2007, and split up on 11 May 2019, after 11 years. Plays punk rock.
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Mastodon formed in Atlanta, United States, on 13 January 2000. Plays alternative metal, groove metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, progressive metal, sludge metal, stoner metal.
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Me vs. Hero formed in 2007, and split up on 18 February 2015, after 8 years. Plays easycore.
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Megadeth formed in Los Angeles, United States, in June 1983. Plays alternative metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Metallica formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 28 October 1981. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, blues rock, groove metal, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, metal.
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Mojo Fury formed on 1 March 2004.
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Motörhead formed in London, United Kingdom, in June 1975, and split up on 28 December 2015, after 40 years. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, rock, rock and roll, speed metal.
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My Passion formed in Hitchin, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays rock.
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Opeth formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1990. Plays acoustic rock, art rock, death metal, melodic black metal, melodic death metal, metal, progressive metal, progressive rock.
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Orange Goblin formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995, and split up on 17 December 2025, after 30 years. Plays doom metal, heavy metal, metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Panic Cell formed in 2003, and split up on 9 July 2011, after 8 years.
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Paradise Lost formed in Halifax, United Kingdom, on 26 March 1988. Plays death metal, death-doom metal, doom metal, gothic metal, gothic rock, metal, rock.
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Parkway Drive formed in Byron Bay, Australia, in 2003. Plays melodic metalcore, metalcore.
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Periphery formed in Washington, D.C., United States, in 2005. Plays alternative metal, djent, metalcore, progressive metal, progressive metalcore.
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Protest the Hero formed in Whitby, Canada, in 1999. Plays mathcore, metalcore, progressive metal, progressive metalcore.
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Revoker formed in 2006.
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Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine was born in Los Angeles, United States, in October 2000. Plays cocktail nation, comedy, jazz, lounge, swing revival.
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Rise To Remain formed in 2006, and split up in 2015, after 9 years. Plays heavy metal, metalcore.
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Rival Sons formed in Long Beach, United States, in 2008. Plays blues rock, hard rock, rock.
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Rolo Tomassi formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays experimental, experimental rock, grindcore, mathcore, metal, noisecore, post-hardcore, progressive rock.
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Saint Jude formed in 2006.
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Slayer formed in Huntington Park, United States, in 1981. Plays black metal, crossover thrash, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Slipknot formed in Des Moines, United States, in 1995. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, groove metal, heavy metal, metal, nu metal.
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Sonic Boom Six formed in 2002. Plays electronic, hip hop, punk, punk rock, ragga, ska, ska punk.
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Sum 41 formed in Ajax, Canada, in 1996, and split up in 2025, after 29 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, melodic hardcore, pop punk, punk, punk rock, rock, skate punk.
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Sylosis formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays death metal, metalcore, progressive metal, thrash metal.
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TesseracT formed in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, in May 2003. Plays djent, hard rock, mathcore, metal, progressive metal, progressive rock, rock.
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The Answer formed in Downpatrick, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays hard rock, rock.
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The Black Dahlia Murder formed in Waterford Township, United States, in January 2001. Plays death metal, deathcore, melodic death metal, metal, metalcore.
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The Defiled formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays groove metal, industrial metal, metalcore, thrash metal.
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The Mars Volta formed in 2001. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental, hard rock, melodic metalcore, neo-progressive rock, neo-psychedelia, post-hardcore.
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The Safety Fire formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up in 2015, after 9 years. Plays djent, mathcore, progressive, progressive metal.
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The Sisters of Mercy formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 1980. Plays gothic, gothic rock, hard rock, post-punk, rock.
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The Treatment formed in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 2008.
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Title Fight formed in Kingston, United States, in 2003, and split up in 2018, after 15 years. Plays emo, post-hardcore, shoegaze.
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Turbogeist formed in London, United Kingdom.
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Turbowolf formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays alternative metal, hard rock.
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Volbeat formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2001. Plays groove metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock and roll.
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Watain formed in Uppsala, Sweden, in 1998. Plays black metal.
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Weezer formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 14 February 1992. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, emo, emo pop, garage rock, geek rock, mainstream rock, pop.
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While She Sleeps formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays melodic metalcore, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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You Me At Six formed in Weybridge, United Kingdom, in August 2005, and split up on 4 April 2025, after 19 years. Plays alternative rock, emo pop, hard rock, pop punk, pop rock, rock.
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Young Legionnaire formed in November 2009, and split up in 2016, after 6 years.