Festival No. 0004370 · Est. 2006
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Festival site
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The details
- Venue
- Great Escape Festival
- Address
- Spiegel Tent BN1 1AD
- City
- Brighton, UK
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Where to stay
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About the artists
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22 formed in Trondheim, Norway, in 2006, and split up on 22 February 2020, after 14 years. -
A Winged Victory for the Sullen formed in 2011. Plays ambient, instrumental, modern classical.
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Admiral Fallow formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays folk.
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Alabama Shakes formed in Athens, United States, in 2009. Plays blues rock, rock, soul, southern rock.
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alt-J formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, art pop, art rock, blues rock, electronic rock, experimental rock, folktronica, indie pop.
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AlunaGeorge formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays electronic, uk garage.
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Among Brothers formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom.
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Avalanche City formed in Auckland, New Zealand. Plays folk, indie folk.
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Bad Pop formed in 2006.
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Bass Drum of Death formed in Oxford, United States, in 2007. Plays garage punk, garage rock revival.
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Bastille formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays electropop, indie pop, pop rock, rock, synth-pop.
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Ben Caplan & the Casual Smokers formed in Halifax, Canada, in 2009.
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Ben Salter was born in Townsville, Australia, on 23 March 1977.
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Binary formed in 2010.
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Black Moth formed in 2010. Plays doom metal, rock, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Body Language formed in Hartford, United States, in 2008.
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Booka Shade plays dance, electronic, house, techno.
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Cheveu formed in Paris, France, in 2003.
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Chew Lips formed in London, United Kingdom, in May 2008, and split up in 2014, after 5 years. Plays dance-pop, electronic.
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Clock Opera formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009.
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College was born in Nantes, France, on 2 July 1979. Plays synthwave.
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Com Truise was born in Oneida, United States, in 1985. Plays chillwave, electronic, synthwave.
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Cut Ribbons formed in August 2009.
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Cymbals formed in June 1997, and split up on 20 January 2004, after 6 years. Plays rock.
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Dauwd plays dubstep, electronic, future garage, lo-fi house.
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Disclosure formed in Reigate, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays afro house, bass house, bassline, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, dance-pop.
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Django Django formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays alternative dance, art rock, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, indie pop, indie rock, indie surf.
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Doldrums plays electronic.
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Don Broco formed in Bedford, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, metalcore, pop rock, post-hardcore, rock.
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Dry the River formed in Stratford, United Kingdom, in 2009, and split up in 2015, after 6 years.
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DZ Deathrays formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 2008. Plays dance-punk.
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Eagulls formed in 2010, and split up in 2016, after 6 years. Plays garage rock, hardcore punk, indie rock, post-punk, punk rock.
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Eight and a Half formed in 2011.
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Electric Wire Hustle plays electronic, soul.
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EMA was born in Sioux Falls, United States, on 2 April 1982.
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Emma Louise was born in Cairns, Australia, on 16 July 1991.
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Errors formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays electronic, indie pop.
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Evergreen Official formed in 2008.
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Exitmusic formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2003.
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Fanzine formed in 2011.
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Fear of Men formed in Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays dream pop, indie pop.
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Films Of Colour formed in Guildford, United Kingdom, in 2008.
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Flip Grater was born on 22 September 1981.
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Forest Swords plays ambient, deconstructed club, electronic, experimental, instrumental, post-industrial.
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Foxes was born in Southampton, United Kingdom, on 29 April 1989. Plays dance, electronic, pop.
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Foy Vance was born in Bangor, United Kingdom, in 1974.
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François and the Atlas Mountains formed in 2005.
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French Films formed in 2010.
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Furguson formed in Gurb, Spain, in 2004.
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Gaz Coombes was born in Oxford, United Kingdom, on 8 March 1976. Plays alternative rock, art rock, britpop, indie rock.
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Gold & Youth formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2011. Plays rock.
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Grass House plays indie rock.
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Grimes was born in Vancouver, Canada, on 17 March 1988. Plays alternative rock, ambient, art pop, avant-garde, avant-garde pop, chillwave, contemporary r&b, dance.
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Haim formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, leftfield, pop, rock.
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Half Moon Run formed in Montreal, Canada, in April 2010. Plays indie folk, indie pop, indie rock.
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Hannah Cohen was born in San Francisco, United States, on 25 October 1986. Plays indie pop.
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Hans Chew was born in Chattanooga, United States, on 4 November 1975.
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Hawk Eyes formed in 2004.
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Hooded Fang formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2007. Plays indie rock, punk, punk rock, surf.
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Husky formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2008. Plays indie folk, indie rock.
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I Am Oak formed in Utrecht, Netherlands, in 2008. Plays ambient, folk, indie folk.
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Inland Sea formed in 2010.
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Jack Savoretti was born in Westminster, United Kingdom, on 10 October 1983. Plays alternative rock, folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Jam City was born in London, United Kingdom. Plays alternative r&b, dance-pop, deconstructed club, electronic, house, pop, uk funky.
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Jamie N Commons was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, on 22 October 1988. Plays alternative rock, americana, blues, blues rock, country, pop, roots rock.
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JD McPherson was born in Broken Arrow, United States, on 14 April 1977. Plays rock and roll, rockabilly.
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Jinja Safari formed in 2010, and split up on 16 January 2016, after 6 years.
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Jonquil formed in Oxford, United Kingdom.
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Julia Biel was born in London, United Kingdom, on 22 February 1981. Plays jazz pop, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Koreless was born in Bangor, United Kingdom, on 21 June 1991. Plays electronic, electronica, idm.
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Kwes. was born in Lewisham, United Kingdom, in 1987.
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Lapalux plays electronic.
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Last Dinosaurs formed in 2008. Plays indie rock.
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Lianne La Havas was born in London, United Kingdom, on 23 August 1989. Plays alternative pop, folk, r&b, soul.
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Loney, Dear was born in Jönköping, Sweden, on 29 March 1979. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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Lower Than Atlantis formed in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, on 19 August 2007, and split up on 11 May 2019, after 11 years. Plays punk rock.
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Lulu James was born in Kilimanjaro, United Kingdom, in 1992. Plays soul.
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Madeon was born in Nantes, France, on 30 May 1994. Plays electro house, electronic, electropop, french house, house, nu disco.
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Mallory Knox formed in 2009. Plays alternative rock, post-hardcore.
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MassMatiks formed on 1 January 2014.
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Max Cooper was born in Belfast, United Kingdom, on 19 May 1980. Plays ambient, electronic, electronica, techno.
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Micachu & The Shapes formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2008, and split up in 2020, after 12 years.
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Mikill Pane plays hip hop.
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Milagres formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2010.
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Mojo Fury formed on 1 March 2004.
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Mujeres formed in Barcelona, Spain, in 2007.
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Mystery Jets formed in Twickenham, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays indie rock, pop, post-punk revival, rock.
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Natty was born in 1983.
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Negative Pegasus formed in 2010.
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New Look formed in Hamilton, Canada, in November 2005. Plays electropop, indie pop, synth-pop.
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Nils Frahm was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 20 September 1982. Plays ambient, classical, electronic, instrumental, minimalism, modern classical.
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Novella formed in February 2010.
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Novika was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 22 March 1974.
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NZCA LINES plays synth-pop.
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O. Children plays new wave, post-punk.
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Odonis Odonis formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2010.
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Owlle was born in Cannes, France, on 23 September 1986.
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Pale Seas formed on 1 January 2011.
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PAWS formed in 2010.
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Peace formed in Worcester, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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Perfume Genius was born in Des Moines, United States, on 25 September 1981. Plays ambient pop, art pop, baroque pop, chamber pop, electronic, experimental, indie pop, indie rock.
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Pets With Pets formed in Melbourne, Australia.
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Porcelain Raft was born in Rome, Italy, in 1972. Plays dream pop.
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Princess Chelsea was born on 4 September 1985. Plays electropop, indie pop, pop.
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Reignwolf plays blues, blues rock, garage rock, rock.
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Retro Stefson formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 2006.
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Revere formed in 2005, and split up in 2016, after 11 years.
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Reverend and The Makers formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays indie rock.
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Rich Aucoin was born in Halifax, Canada.
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Rolo Tomassi formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays experimental, experimental rock, grindcore, mathcore, metal, noisecore, post-hardcore, progressive rock.
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Shabazz Palaces formed in Seattle, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative hip hop, experimental hip hop, hip hop.
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Slow Down, Molasses formed in 2007.
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Soft formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2004.
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Solar Bears plays electronic.
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St. Lucia was born in Johannesburg, Germany, in 1983. Plays alternative dance.
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Stay+ formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2011.
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Step-Panther formed in 2009.
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Swim Deep formed in 2011. Plays dream pop, indie pop.
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Tall Ships formed in Falmouth, United Kingdom, in 2009, and split up in 2017, after 8 years. Plays dance-punk, experimental, experimental rock, math rock, melodic hardcore, rock.
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Tanlines formed in Brooklyn, United States, on 9 April 2008.
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The Barr Brothers formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2006. Plays folk rock, indie folk.
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The Black Belles formed in Nashville, United States, in 2009. Plays garage rock revival.
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The Computers formed in Exeter, United Kingdom. Plays punk, rock, rock and roll.
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The Darcys formed in 2007.
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The Skints formed in 2005. Plays dub, punk rock, reggae, ska.
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The Temper Trap formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2005. Plays alternative dance, indie pop, indie rock, new wave, pop.
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Tiny Ruins formed in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Toy formed in 1992. Plays electro-industrial, electropop, futurepop, synth-pop.
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Treetop Flyers formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays folk rock, indie folk, indie rock.
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Trust formed in 1977. Plays classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock.
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Vondelpark formed in 2010.
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We Are The Ocean formed in Loughton, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up on 30 May 2017, after 10 years.
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We Were Promised Jetpacks formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays indie rock, post-punk revival.
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Wet Nuns formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2009, and split up in 2013, after 4 years. Plays blues, hard rock, punk, stoner rock.
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When Saints Go Machine formed in 2007. Plays electropop.
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White Arrows formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2011. Plays indie rock, psychedelic, psychedelic rock.
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Willy Mason was born in White Plains, United States, on 21 November 1984.
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Young Dreams formed in 2009. Plays synth-pop.
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Young Magic formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2010.
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Yukon Blonde formed in Kelowna, Canada, in 2008. Plays indie rock.
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Zebra and Snake formed in 2007.
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Zulu Winter formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2011.