Festival No. 0004370 · Est. 2006
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- City
- Brighton, UK
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About the artists
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67 formed in Tokyo, Japan, on 5 October 2010. Plays visual kei. -
Adam Naas was born in 1992.
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Aldous Harding was born in Lyttelton, New Zealand, in 1990. Plays alternative rock, folk, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Alice Jemima was born on 11 June 1993. Plays pop.
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Anteros formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2014.
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Avelino was born in Tottenham, United Kingdom, on 4 June 1993.
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Baloji was born in Lubumbashi, Belgium, on 12 September 1978. Plays afrobeat, funk, hip hop.
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Bare Traps formed in September 2014.
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Betty Who was born on 5 October 1991. Plays dance-pop, electro house, electronic, indie pop, nu disco, power pop, synth-pop.
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Blonde Diamond formed in 1988.
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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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Busty And The Bass plays electro, hip hop, ska, soul.
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CABBAGE plays alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, post-punk.
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Catherine McGrath was born on 9 June 1997.
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Cherry Glazerr formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2012. Plays dream pop, garage punk, indie rock, noise pop, pop, psychedelic rock, punk, rock.
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Childhood formed in 2010.
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Coco formed in Olympia, United States.
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Cocoa Futures formed in 2015. Plays pop.
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Dagny was born on 23 July 1990. Plays dance-pop, disco, electropop, indie pop, synth-pop, synthwave.
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Dan Caplen was born in London, United Kingdom, on 27 March 1992. Plays r&b.
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Dan Croll was born in Newcastle-under-lyme, United Kingdom, on 18 July 1990.
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Dat Brass formed on 19 February 2014. Plays jazz.
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Dead Pretties split up on 20 October 2017. Plays punk.
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Dean Lewis was born in Sydney, Australia, on 21 October 1987. Plays alternative pop, dance, edm, indie rock, pop, r&b, singer-songwriter.
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Debrah Scarlett was born in Akershus, Switzerland, on 20 July 1993.
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Diane Birch was born in Michigan, United States, on 24 January 1983. Plays indie pop, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Dream Wife formed in 2015. Plays indie rock, pop, post-punk, riot grrrl.
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Elizabete Balčus was born in Riga, Latvia, on 23 November 1990.
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Fazerdaze was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 19 January 1993. Plays bedroom pop, dream pop, indie pop.
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Fickle Friends formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2013. Plays electropop, indie pop.
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Fil Bo Riva formed in Rome, Italy.
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Flamingods formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays alternative rock, electronic, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock.
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Flawes formed on 1 September 2015. Plays alternative pop.
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Flyte formed in 2013. Plays indie rock.
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Froth formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2012.
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Fuck Art Lets Dance formed in 2009.
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Gabrielle Aplin was born in Bath, United Kingdom, on 10 October 1992. Plays folk, indie folk.
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Gordi was born on 28 December 1992. Plays folktronica, indie pop, singer-songwriter.
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GURR plays garage rock, rock.
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Hannah Georgas was born in Newmarket, Canada, on 30 August 1983.
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Harrison Brome was born in Vancouver, Canada, on 3 July 1996.
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Haux plays experimental, folk, indie folk, pop, psychedelic, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Hazel English was born in Sydney, United States, on 27 November 1990. Plays dream pop, indie pop.
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Her's formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2015, and split up on 27 March 2019, after 4 years. Plays bedroom pop, dream pop, indie pop.
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Homeshake formed in 2012. Plays dream pop, hypnagogic pop, lo-fi, r&b, synth-pop.
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Hyperculte formed in 2014. Plays krautrock, rock.
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J. Bernardt was born on 1 June 1987.
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JAGARA formed on 1 July 2014.
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Jane Weaver was born in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1972. Plays art pop, dream pop, hauntology, indie folk, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, pop, psychedelic.
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Jay Som was born in Walnut Creek, United States, on 25 March 1994. Plays dream pop, indie rock.
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Joe Hertz was born on 16 January 1990. Plays bassline, breakbeat, breaks, dance, deep house, disco, drum and bass, edm.
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John K. Samson was born in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1973. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock.
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Julie Bergan was born in Skien, Norway, on 12 April 1994. Plays club, dance-pop, edm, electronic, hip hop, pop, r&b.
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Kane Strang plays folk pop.
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Kano was born in East Ham, United Kingdom, on 21 May 1985. Plays battle rap, freestyle, grime, hip hop, r&b.
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Kojo Funds was born in Custom House, United Kingdom, on 30 March 1995.
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Kolars formed on 13 March 2017.
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Lisa Mitchell was born in City of Canterbury, Australia, on 22 March 1990. Plays folk, indie pop.
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Little Simz was born in Islington, United Kingdom, on 23 February 1994. Plays hip hop, pop rap.
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Liv Dawson plays pop.
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Madonnatron formed on 25 October 2014.
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Mammút formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 2004.
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Marika Hackman was born in Hampshire, United Kingdom, on 17 February 1992. Plays folk, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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Matt Maltese was born in Reading, United Kingdom, on 6 October 1995. Plays alternative rock, chamber pop, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Mauno plays pop.
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Mellow Gang formed in February 2017.
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Molly formed in 1989. Plays celtic, folk, punk, ska.
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Mosa Wild formed on 6 December 2016. Plays indie pop.
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Mullally was born on 25 June 1996.
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Mystic Braves formed in January 2011.
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Nilüfer Yanya was born in London, United Kingdom, on 11 May 1995. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Noga Erez was born on 26 December 1989. Plays electronic, pop.
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Nova Twins formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2014. Plays alternative rock, hip hop, metal, nu metal, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rapcore.
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October Drift formed on 1 January 2014, and split up in December 2025, after 11 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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Odd Beholder formed in Dietikon, Switzerland, in 2013. Plays art pop, indie pop, pop.
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Off Bloom formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 11 October 2016.
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Oscar Jerome plays contemporary jazz.
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Our Girl plays indie rock, shoegaze.
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Parcels formed in Byron Bay, Australia, in 2014. Plays boogie, dance-pop, disco, indietronica, nu disco.
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Pauli The PSM was born on 8 November 1988.
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Petter Eldh was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 19 September 1983. Plays avant-garde jazz, free jazz, jazz.
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Picture This formed in Athy, Ireland.
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Pierre Kwenders was born on 31 October 1985.
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Pixx was born in Surrey, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays alternative r&b, electropop.
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Plaitum plays witch house.
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Pumarosa formed in 2014. Plays electronic rock, indie rock.
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Rag'n'Bone Man was born on 29 January 1985. Plays blues, hip hop, neo soul, pop, pop soul, r&b, soul.
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Rat Boy was born in Chelmsford, United Kingdom, on 21 February 1996.
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Rejjie Snow was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 27 June 1993.
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Richard Spaven was born in London, United Kingdom.
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Rory Wynne was born in London, United Kingdom, on 24 July 1999.
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salute formed in 2004. Plays thrash metal.
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Sampa The Great was born on 9 August 1993. Plays hip hop, r&b, soul.
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Shogun was born in 1983. Plays hip hop.
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Shout Out Louds formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2001. Plays indie pop, indie rock, rock.
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Skott was born in Rättvik Municipality, Sweden, on 4 October 1991. Plays dance, electro, mainstream rock, pop.
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Slang formed in 1988.
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Slaves formed on 5 January 2012. Plays punk.
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SLØTFACE plays indie pop, indie rock.
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Sonia Stein was born in London, United Kingdom.
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Sophie Hunger was born in Bern, Switzerland, on 31 March 1983. Plays pop.
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Stefflon Don was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 14 December 1991. Plays hip hop, r&b, reggae.
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Ten Fé formed on 1 January 2012.
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Ten Tonnes was born on 23 August 1996.
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Tender formed in 2015. Plays alternative pop, electronic.
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The Big Moon formed in 2014. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, shoegaze.
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The Goon Sax formed in 2013.
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The Japanese House was born in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, on 14 July 1995. Plays dream pop, electropop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, pop, synth-pop, yacht rock.
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The Magic Gang plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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The Parrots formed in 2008.
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The Wooden Sky formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2003. Plays alternative country, folk rock, indie rock.
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This Is the Kit formed in Winchester, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, indie rock.
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Tigercub formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in December 2011.
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Tired Lion formed in Perth, Australia, in 2010. Plays indie rock.
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Tom Grennan was born in Bedford, United Kingdom, on 8 June 1995. Plays alternative rock, dance, future bass, house, indie folk, indie pop, pop, pop rock.
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Tom Hickox was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1981. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
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Tsar B was born on 18 January 1994.
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TVAM was born in Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Weirds formed in 2013.
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Will Joseph Cook was born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom. Plays alternative pop, indie pop, pop rock.
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Yellow Days was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, on 23 February 1999. Plays bedroom pop.
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Yonaka plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
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Youngr was born on 27 February 1989.
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Zeal and Ardor formed in 2013. Plays avant-garde metal, black metal, blues, experimental, melodic death metal, metal, progressive metal.
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Áine was born in County Cavan, Ireland, on 16 August 1994.
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Ásgeir was born on 1 July 1992. Plays art pop, folk, folk pop, folktronica, indie folk, rock, singer-songwriter.