Festival No. 0000231 · Est. 1995
Weekend of the year
No. 0010587
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About the artists
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Abra Moore was born in San Diego, United States, on 8 June 1969. Plays rock. -
Aimee Mann was born in Richmond, United States, on 8 September 1960. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Aqualung was born in Southampton, United Kingdom, on 17 January 1972. Plays indie pop.
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Asobi Seksu formed in New York, United States, in 2001, and split up in 2013, after 12 years. Plays dream pop, shoegaze.
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Ben Lee was born on 11 September 1978. Plays indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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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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Blowfly was born in Cochran, United States, on 14 February 1939, and died on 17 January 2016, aged 76. Plays comedy, funk, soul.
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Buck 65 was born in Mount Uniacke, Canada, on 4 March 1972. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop.
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Cary Brothers was born in Nashville, United States, on 2 April 1974. Plays indie rock, pop rock.
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Centro-Matic formed in Denton, United States, in 1995, and split up in 2014, after 19 years. Plays alternative country, indie rock, rock.
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Crooked Fingers formed in Seattle, United States, in 1998. Plays indie rock.
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Dios Malos formed in Hawthorne, United States, in 2002. Plays indie rock.
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DJ Z-Trip was born in Phoenix, United States, on 22 July 1972. Plays turntablism.
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Duncan Sheik was born in Montclair, United States, on 18 November 1969. Plays pop, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Earlimart formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1999. Plays indie rock.
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Electrocute formed in Berlin, United States, in 2002.
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Har Mar Superstar was born in Marshall, United States, on 6 February 1978. Plays indie rock, leftfield.
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Jason Mraz was born in Mechanicsville, United States, on 23 June 1977. Plays acoustic rock, pop, pop rock.
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Jim Bianco was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 25 March 1976.
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Joe Purdy was born in Arkansas, United States. Plays contemporary folk, singer-songwriter.
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Joshua Radin was born in Shaker Heights, United States, on 14 June 1974. Plays folk rock.
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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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Kings of Convenience formed in 1999. Plays folk pop, indie folk, indie pop.
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KT Tunstall was born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on 23 June 1975. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk pop, folk rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Kyle Riabko was born on 29 September 1987.
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Mike Doughty was born in Fort Knox, United States, on 10 June 1970. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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Missy Higgins was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 19 August 1983. Plays pop, pop rock, rock.
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New York Dolls formed in New York, United States, in 1971, and split up in 2011, after 40 years. Plays glam punk, glam rock, proto-punk, punk rock, rock.
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Pedro the Lion formed in Seattle, United States, in 1995. Plays indie rock.
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Peelander-Z formed in New York, Japan, in 1998. Plays punk rock.
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Pony Up formed in Montreal, Canada, on 31 December 2002. Plays indie pop, indie rock.
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Rachael Yamagata was born in Arlington County, United States, on 23 September 1977. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, piano rock, pop, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Raul Midón was born in Embudo, United States, on 14 March 1966. Plays jazz pop, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Shout Out Louds formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2001. Plays indie pop, indie rock, rock.
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Sonya Kitchell was born in Ashfield, United States, on 1 March 1989. Plays chamber pop, folk, indie folk, jazz pop, singer-songwriter.
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Spoon formed in Austin, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, dance-punk, indie pop, indie rock, post-punk, rock.
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The Frames (IE) formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1990. Plays indie rock.
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The Honorary Title formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2002, and split up in 2009, after 7 years.
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The John Butler Trio formed in Fremantle, Australia, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, folk, folk rock, jam band, pop rock, rock, roots rock.
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The Raveonettes formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2000. Plays garage rock, indie rock, noise pop, post-punk revival, shoegaze.
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The Wallflowers formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, americana, country rock, folk rock, pop rock, rock, roots rock.
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The Wrens formed in Secaucus, United States, in 1989, and split up in 2021, after 32 years. Plays indie rock.
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Tom McRae was born in Chelmsford, United Kingdom, on 19 March 1969. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Ulrich Schnauss was born in Kiel, Germany, in 1977. Plays ambient, berlin school, downtempo, dream pop, electronic, electronica, idm, progressive electronic.
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We Are Scientists formed in Berkeley, United States, in 2000. Plays indie rock.
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West Indian Girl formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2004.