Festival No. 0000023 · Est. 2003
Weekend of the year
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About the artists
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AFI formed in Ukiah, United States, in November 1991. Plays alternative rock, cowboy poetry, emo, hardcore punk, pigfuck, punk, punk rock, rock. -
Alkaline Trio formed in Mchenry, United States, in December 1996. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, emo, pop punk, punk, punk rock, skate punk.
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Army of Freshmen formed in 1997.
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Blink-182 formed in Poway, United States, on 1 August 1992. Plays alternative rock, emo pop, pop punk, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rock, skate punk.
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Blondie formed in New York, United States, in 1974. Plays disco, new wave, pop, pop rock, power pop, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Blur formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays alternative rock, art rock, britpop, experimental rock, grunge, indie pop, indie rock, madchester.
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Buck-Tick formed in Fujioka, Japan, in 1984. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art rock, beat rock, gothic, industrial, industrial rock, j-rock.
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Cheap Trick formed in Rockford, United States, in 1973. Plays aor, arena rock, classic rock, glam, glam rock, hard rock, new wave, pop rock.
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Devo formed in Akron, United States, in 1972. Plays art punk, electronic, electronic rock, electropunk, experimental rock, geek rock, new wave, post-punk.
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Good Charlotte formed in Waldorf, United States, in 1996. Plays pop punk, post-grunge, punk, punk rock.
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Hot Hot Heat formed in 1999, and split up in 2016, after 17 years. Plays indie rock.
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InMe formed in Brentwood, United Kingdom, in 2001.
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Interpol formed in New York, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, post-punk, post-punk revival.
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Kings of Leon formed in Nashville, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, pop rock, rock, southern rock.
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Mando Diao formed in Borlange, Sweden, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, garage punk, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, pop, pop rock.
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Mew formed in Hellerup, Denmark, in 1995. Plays alternative rock, crossover prog, dream pop, indie rock, shoegaze.
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My Morning Jacket formed in Louisville, United States, in 1998. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, indie rock, psychedelic rock.
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New Found Glory formed in Coral Springs, United States, in 1997. Plays easycore, emo pop, pop punk, punk, rock.
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Polysics formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 1997. Plays electronic, electronic rock, j-rock, noise rock, post-punk.
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Puddle of Mudd formed in Kansas City, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative rock.
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Radiohead formed in Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom, in 1991. Plays alternative rock, ambient pop, art pop, art rock, britpop, chamber pop, crossover prog, electronic.
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Razorlight formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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Rooney formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1999. Plays indie pop, indie rock, rock.
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Starsailor formed in Wigan, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, piano rock.
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Stereophonics formed in Cwmaman, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, britpop, indie rock, pop rock, post-britpop, power pop, rock.
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Sugarcult formed in Santa Barbara, United States, in 1998. Plays pop 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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The Datsuns formed in Cambridge, New Zealand, in 2000. Plays hard rock.
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The Doors formed in Venice, United States, in July 1965, and split up in January 1973, after 7 years. Plays acid rock, art rock, blues rock, classic rock, gothic, gothic rock, hard rock, poetry.
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The Greenhornes formed in Cincinnati, United States, in 1996. Plays blues rock, garage rock, indie rock, rock.
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The Kills formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays garage punk, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, rock.
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The Living End formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1994. Plays punk, rock, rockabilly.
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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 Polyphonic Spree formed in Dallas, United States, in 2000. Plays indie pop, indie rock, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, symphonic rock.
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The Rapture formed in 1998. Plays acid house, alternative dance, dance-punk, house, indie rock, post-punk, post-punk revival.
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The Star Spangles formed in 2001.
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The Strokes formed in New York, United States, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, new wave, post-punk revival, rock, synth-pop.
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Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra formed in 1985. Plays big band, jazz, ska.
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Travis formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, britpop, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop, pop rock, post-britpop.
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Zebrahead formed in 1996. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, easycore, funk metal, funk rock, pop punk, punk rock, rap rock.