Festival No. 0000023 · Est. 2003
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About the artists
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10 Years formed in Knoxville, United States, in 1999. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, metal, nu metal, post-grunge, rock. -
65daysofstatic formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays electronic, electronic rock, electronica, experimental, experimental rock, idm, instrumental, instrumental rock.
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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.
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Amusement Parks On Fire formed in Nottingham, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays shoegaze.
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Andrew W.K. was born on 9 May 1979. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, piano rock, pop rock, punk rock, rock.
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Arctic Monkeys formed in High Green, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, art rock, baroque pop, dance, electronica, garage rock, garage rock revival, house.
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Avenged Sevenfold formed in Huntington Beach, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative metal, avant-garde metal, hard rock, heavy metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore, pop metal.
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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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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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Daft Punk formed in Paris, France, in 1993, and split up on 22 February 2021, after 28 years. Plays club, dance, disco, edm, electro, electro house, electroclash, electronic.
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Daniel Ho was born on 31 December 1949.
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Daniel Powter was born in Vernon, Canada, on 25 February 1971. Plays piano rock, pop, pop rock, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Deftones formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, experimental rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, rock, shoegaze.
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DEPAPEPE formed in 2002.
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Devendra Banhart was born in Houston, United States, on 30 May 1981. Plays folk, folk rock, freak folk, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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DJ Shadow was born in San Jose, United States, on 29 June 1972. Plays downtempo, electronic, electronica, experimental, experimental hip hop, hip hop, instrumental hip hop, trip hop.
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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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El Presidente formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2002, and split up in 2007, after 5 years.
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Fall Out Boy formed in Wilmette, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, electropop, emo, emo pop, hardcore punk, indie rock, pop, pop punk.
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Fort Minor formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2004, and split up in 2017, after 13 years. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop.
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Hawthorne Heights formed in Dayton, United States, in June 2001. Plays emo, emo pop, pop screamo, post-hardcore, screamo.
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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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Linkin Park formed in Agoura Hills, United States, in 1996. Plays aak, alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, electronic rock, electropop, hip hop, metal.
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Little Barrie formed in 2000.
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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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Massive Attack formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1987. Plays alternative dance, ambient, club, downtempo, dub, electronic, electronica, trip hop.
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Matisyahu was born in West Chester, United States, on 30 June 1979. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative rock, dub, electronic, hip hop, pop, pop rap, reggae.
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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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Muse formed in Teignmouth, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays alternative dance, alternative metal, alternative pop, alternative rock, art rock, dance, dubstep, electronic.
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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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Nelly Furtado was born in Victoria, Canada, on 2 December 1978. Plays alternative rock, eurodance, folk, indie rock, pop, singer-songwriter, soft rock.
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Phoenix formed in Versailles, France, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
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Plan B was born in Forest Gate, United Kingdom, on 22 October 1983. Plays dubstep, hip hop, pop soul, r&b, soul.
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Scritti Politti formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays art pop, art punk, blue-eyed soul, dub, hip hop, new wave, post-punk, r&b.
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Secret Machines formed in Dallas, United States, in July 2000.
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She Wants Revenge formed in 2005, and split up on 4 August 2020, after 15 years. Plays indie rock, rock.
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SOUL'd OUT formed in 1999, and split up on 9 April 2014, after 15 years. Plays hip hop.
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Spank Rock formed in Baltimore, United States, and split up in 2007.
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Stone Sour formed in Des Moines, United States, in 1992, and split up in 2020, after 28 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, hard rock, heavy metal, nu metal, post-grunge.
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Taking Back Sunday formed in Rockville Centre, United States, on 1 November 1999. Plays emo, rock.
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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 Cardigans formed in Jönköping, Sweden, on 31 October 1992. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, rock, sunshine pop, twee pop.
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The Cat Empire formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1999. Plays acid jazz, folk, jazz, latin, reggae, rock, ska.
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The Charlatans formed in West Midlands, United Kingdom, in 1988. Plays alternative rock, britpop, indie pop, indie rock, madchester, neo-psychedelia, rock, roots rock.
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The Feeling formed in Horsham, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays rock.
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The Flaming Lips formed in Oklahoma City, United States, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, experimental rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, noise rock, progressive pop, psychedelic pop.
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The Kooks formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop 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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Tool formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1990. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, electronic, hard rock, heavy metal, math rock, metal.
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Two Gallants formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2002.
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Ugly Duckling formed in Long Beach, United States, in 1993. Plays hip hop.
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We Are Scientists formed in Berkeley, United States, in 2000. Plays indie rock.
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Whirlwind Heat formed in 1996.
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YOUR SONG IS GOOD formed in Tokyo, Japan, in January 1998.
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Zebrahead formed in 1996. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, easycore, funk metal, funk rock, pop punk, punk rock, rap rock.
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Émilie Simon was born in Montpellier, France, on 17 July 1978. Plays electronica, pop, trip hop.