Festival No. 0000023 · Est. 2003
Weekend of the year
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About the artists
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3OH!3 formed in Boulder, United States, in 2004. Plays alternative dance, crunkcore, electronic, electronic rock, electropop, pop, pop rock, synth-pop. -
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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Band of Skulls formed in Southampton, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, indie rock, rock.
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Biffy Clyro formed in Kilmarnock, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, emo, indie rock, pop rock, post-hardcore, progressive rock, rock.
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Bigelf formed in Los Angeles, United States. Plays hard rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock, stoner rock.
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, gothic country, indie rock, noise rock, post-punk revival.
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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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Brodinski was born in Saint-Brice-Courcelles, France, on 13 June 1987. Plays hip hop, house, instrumental hip hop.
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Calvin Harris was born in Dumfries, United Kingdom, on 17 January 1984. Plays club, complextro, contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, disco, edm, electro house.
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Coheed and Cambria formed in Nyack, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, progressive metal, progressive rock.
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Darwin Deez plays indie pop, indie rock.
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Delphic formed in 2009. Plays alternative dance, electronic.
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Elliot Minor formed in York, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays rock.
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Everlast was born in Valley Stream, United States, on 18 August 1969. Plays blues, country, hip hop, rock.
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Everything Everything formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative dance, art pop, art rock, dance-pop, dance-punk, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica.
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Fact formed in Hitachi, Japan, in 1999, and split up on 20 November 2015, after 16 years. Plays easycore, electronicore.
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Fanfarlo formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays indie pop.
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Free Energy formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2007. Plays rock.
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General Fiasco formed in Bellaghy, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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Hiatus plays ambient, downtempo, electronic, electronica, instrumental.
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Hudson Mohawke was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 11 February 1986. Plays electronic, hip hop.
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Hurts formed in 2009. Plays dance-pop, electronic, new wave, pop, synth-pop.
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Jason Derülo was born in Miami, United States, on 21 September 1989. Plays afro house, amapiano, contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, hip hop, latin, pop.
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Jónsi was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 23 April 1975. Plays ambient, dream pop, post-rock.
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Keri Hilson was born in Decatur, United States, on 5 December 1982. Plays contemporary r&b, electro, electropop, pop, pop rap.
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Kreva was born in Edogawa, Japan, on 18 June 1976. Plays hip hop, pop rap.
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Michael Monroe was born in Helsinki, Finland, on 17 June 1962. Plays glam metal, glam punk, glam rock, hard rock, punk rock, rock.
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My Passion formed in Hitchin, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays rock.
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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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ONE OK ROCK formed in Tokyo, Japan, in April 2005. Plays alternative rock, j-rock, post-hardcore, rock.
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Orianthi was born in Adelaide, Australia, on 22 January 1985. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, blues rock, hard rock, pop punk, pop rock, rock.
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Passion Pit formed in Cambridge, United States, in 2007. Plays indietronica.
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Pendulum formed in Perth, Australia, in 2002. Plays alternative metal, dancefloor drum and bass, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electro house, electronic, electronic rock.
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Rake formed in 1990.
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Slash was born in Hampstead, United States, on 23 July 1965. Plays blues, hard rock, heavy metal, rock.
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Steve Aoki was born in Miami, United States, on 30 November 1977. Plays edm, electronic, house.
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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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Surfer Blood formed in West Palm Beach, United States, in 2009. Plays indie pop, indie rock, surf, surf rock.
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Surkin was born in 1985.
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Tahiti 80 formed in Rouen, France, in 1993. Plays downtempo, electronic.
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The Devil Wears Prada formed in Dayton, United States, in 2005. Plays hard rock, metalcore, post-hardcore, rock.
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The Drums formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, new wave, pop, post-punk revival, surf rock.
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The Maccabees formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2017, after 13 years. Plays indie rock.
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The Young Punx formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays electronic.
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Thirty Seconds to Mars formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1998. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, art pop, electronic, electropop, experimental, pop rock, progressive rock.
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TOTALFAT formed in 1999.
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Two Door Cinema Club formed in Bangor, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, new wave, post-punk revival, rock.
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Uffie was born in Miami, United States, on 9 December 1987. Plays hip hop.
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Yes Giantess formed in Boston, United States.