Festival No. 0000023 · Est. 2003
Weekend of the year
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About the artists
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10-FEET formed in 1997. Plays alternative rock, bossa nova, heavy metal, hip hop, indie rock, j-rock, melodic hardcore, reggae. -
Amen formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1995, and split up in December 2024, after 29 years. Plays alternative metal, hardcore punk, nu metal, punk rock.
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Avril Lavigne was born in Belleville, Canada, on 27 September 1984. Plays acoustic rock, alternative pop, alternative rock, electropop, indie rock, pop, pop punk, pop rock.
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Beastie Boys formed in New York, United States, in 1979, and split up in 2014, after 35 years. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative rock, east coast hip hop, electro, experimental hip hop, funk, hardcore hip hop, hardcore punk.
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Blackmail formed in 1994. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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Bloc Party formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in August 1999. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, post-punk revival.
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Boom Boom Satellites formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 1990, and split up on 22 June 2016, after 26 years. Plays big beat, electronic, electronic rock.
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Borialis formed in Neptune City, United States, in 1996.
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Dirty Americans formed in Detroit, United States, in 2001. Plays rock.
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Fountains of Wayne formed in New York, United States, in 1996, and split up on 19 October 2013, after 17 years. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, power pop.
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Green Day formed in Berkeley, United States, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, emo pop, pop, pop punk, pop rock, power pop, punk, punk rock.
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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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Hope of the States formed in Chichester, United Kingdom, in 2000, and split up on 30 August 2006, after 6 years.
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Ima Robot formed in 1998.
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Junior Senior formed in Thisted, Denmark, in 1998, and split up on 26 September 2008, after 10 years.
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Jurassic 5 formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, hip hop.
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Kasabian formed in Leicester, United Kingdom, in 1997. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new rave, rock.
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Living Things formed in St. Louis, United States, in 2002. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock revival, hard rock, pop, post-grunge, rock.
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Lostprophets formed in 1997, and split up on 1 October 2013, after 16 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, emo pop, hard rock, nu metal, pop rock, 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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MC5 formed in Detroit, United States, in 1964, and split up in 1972, after 8 years. Plays classic rock, garage punk, garage rock, hard rock, proto-punk, rock.
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Midtown formed in November 1998, and split up in 2004, after 5 years. Plays pop punk.
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My Chemical Romance formed in Newark, United States, on 12 September 2001. Plays alternative rock, emo, emo pop, hard rock, indie rock, pop punk, pop screamo, post-hardcore.
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Nas was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 14 September 1973. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, deep soul, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, hip hop soul, jazz rap.
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Peaches was born on 11 November 1966. Plays dance-punk, electroclash.
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Pennywise formed in Hermosa Beach, United States, in 1988. Plays melodic hardcore, punk, punk rock, rock, skate punk.
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Phantom Planet formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop, rock.
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Razorlight formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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Secret Machines formed in Dallas, United States, in July 2000.
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Silvertide formed in Philadelphia, United States, in January 2001.
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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 All-American Rejects formed in Stillwater, United States, in 2000. Plays alternative rock, emo pop, pop punk, power pop.
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The Bronx formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 1 June 2002. Plays hard rock, hardcore punk, mariachi, metalcore, post-hardcore, punk rock.
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The Cribs formed in Wakefield, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays garage rock, indie rock.
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The Damned formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1976. Plays dance-rock, deathrock, gothic rock, horror punk, new wave, pop, post-punk, proto-punk.
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The Dead 60s formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2003, and split up on 8 February 2008, after 5 years. Plays dub, punk rock, ska, ska punk.
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The Faint formed in Omaha, United States, in 1994. Plays dance, electronic, indie rock.
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The Hives formed in Fagersta, Sweden, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, indie rock, post-punk revival, punk.
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The Mad Capsule Markets formed in Kanagawa, Japan, in 1985, and split up in 2006, after 21 years. Plays alternative rock, cyber metal, digital hardcore, hardcore punk, industrial, metal, nu metal, punk.
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The Ordinary Boys formed in Worthing, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays britpop.
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The Veils formed in 2001. Plays art rock, rock.
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The Wildhearts formed in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, in August 1989. Plays hard rock, power pop, punk rock, rock.
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Zebrahead formed in 1996. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, easycore, funk metal, funk rock, pop punk, punk rock, rap rock.