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Gorillaz

Gorillaz is a British pop band created in 1998 in London, England, as the creative brainchild of musician Damon Albarn and graphic artist Jamie Hewlett. The band consists entirely of fictional members, with Albarn and various guests creating the band’s music.

Halsey

Halsey (born September 29, 1994) is the stage name of American indie-pop singer-songwriter and musician Ashley Frangipane, hailing from Washington, New Jersey, U.S.

Pixies

Alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Matt Berninger

A singer recognized for his deep baritone, brooding delivery, and contemplative, literate lyrics, Matt Berninger rose to fame during the 2000s as front man of Brooklyn indie rockers The National. Emerging early in the decade amidst a garage rock revival that included bands like The Strokes and The Walkmen, The National drew from a wider set of influences, including alternative country-rock, Americana, and chamber pop as well as post-punk. Their earliest albums won a dedicated fan base and critical praise before they made an impact on the charts with their fourth LP, 2007's Boxer. The National catapulted into the Top Three of the album charts with 2010's High Violet, and have remained a Top Three act throughout the decade as band members pursued other projects, including Berninger's new wave-influenced duo, EL VY. In 2016, Berninger co-founded “7-inches for Planned Parenthood”, a curated series of records featuring music, comedy, spoken word, and visual art released in support of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. 2017's Sleep Well Beast made Berninger and his National bandmates Grammy winners and 2019 saw the release of their most recent album, I Am Easy to Find. The singer's many collaborations have included songs with Andrew Bird, Booker T. Jones, Jon Brion, and Julien Baker. Berninger’s first solo record, Serpentine Prison, will be released in 2020.

Kneecap

Hip-Hop Threesome as

Palaye Royale

Equal parts brit-pop, glam rock and art-punk, Palaye Royale has amassed over half a billion streams throughout their career and earned a legion of cult-like fans with their adrenaline-fueled, Rock n’ Roll circus. First landing in Los Angeles as teenagers, Las Vegas-bred brothers Remington Leith (vocals), Sebastian Danzig (guitar), and Emerson Barrett (drums) , worked their way up through the ruthless L.A.rock scene going from playing basement shows while living out of their car to headlining arenas around the world and touring with the likes of Yungblud. The band is readying their fourth full-lengthFeverDream, which emerged from a much-needed break in the chaos, returning to their roots and composing most of the album on piano. Equal parts ecstatic head rush and in-depth meditation on the state of the human psyche, the result is Palaye Royale’s boldest and most visionary body of work to date. With their fast-paced dirty rock n’ roll and unparalleled swagger, Palaye Royale have endlessly delivered an electrifying live show, one that frequently finds Remington hanging from the rafters. And whether they’re taking the stage at major festivals like Reading and Leeds, Download and Pinkpop or playing to sold-out crowds in such far-flung locales as Amsterdam, Prague and Mexico City, the band’s most crucial ambition is to deepen their rarefied connection with their beloved fanbase, lovingly dubbed the Soldiers of the Royal Council

CMAT

International pop star. Writer of songs. Fearer of bugs. Girlboss of the Very Sexy CMAT Band. Once, twice, three times a loser at 2024’s BRITs, Mercury Music Prize and Ivors. Soon to release a new album, EURO-COUNTRY, which will rectify these errors.

Beirut

http://beirutband.com

https://beirut.lnk.to/Hadsel

Kokoroko

KOKOROKO

BIT24

The Haunted Youth

The grainy look of a long-forgotten Polaroid, washed-out VHS recordings in sepia tones, and a shiver of bittersweet nostalgia: Belgium’s The Haunted Youth show us that we are more ruthlessly separated from yesterday than by any distance. Nevertheless – or perhaps precisely because of this – the echoing dream pop of the Limburg quintet evokes a certain longing for better times, no matter how romanticised they may be. It’s a recipe for emotional resonance that is not new, but this project transcribes it into the present with an extraordinary sense of melody and effect. Songs with the perceived ambiguity of ‘Teen Rebel’ and ‘Coming Home’ carry the dopamine swirls of unfulfilled love but also the anticipation of everything that may yet come. In this, they stand in a rich tradition that stretches from MGMT and DIIV to Slowdive and The Cure. On their debut album, ‘Dawn Of The Freak’ (2022), they shine in the light of these sources of inspiration while at the same time establishing their own signature sound. Anyone who warms to such sound spectrums will find The Haunted Youth to be an all-round package.

Renee Rapp

Dogstar

Welcome to the only official verified Facebook page for the band Dogstar. Please report and block all others.

Guitar/Vocals: Bret Domrose

Drums: Rob Mailhouse

Bass: Keanu Reeves (no social media)

Rock Werchter 2026 | Samedi

Rock Werchter 2026 | Samedi

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