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The first festival, at a site in the grounds of Temple Newsam, including Red Hot Chili Peppers and Blur was in 1999. The event is 'twinned' with the Reading Festival so that the same line-up appearing at both venues over three days. The Reading festival dates back to 1971 as a National Jazz and Blues Festival.

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