Feature: A Guide To North-East Bands At National Festivals
By Glen Keogh on May 11, 2012 in Music
This summer will see bands from the north east invade festivals across the length and breadth of our dear country and we thought it was only right that you knew who was on where and when. After much internet trawling we have the definitive list of bands from our region who have been announced to play UK festivals up to now. So if you’re in their area you can pop down, give them a wave and support your local scene. Here it is, in chronological order:
Thursday 10th – Saturday 12th May: Great Escape Festival, Brighton
Generator North East Invasion stage @ The Haunt: Vinyl Jacket, The Lake Poets, Lulu James, Hyde & Beast. Also featuring: Mammal Club, Beth Jeans Houghton and Maximo Park.
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Thursday 17th – Saturday 19th May: Liverpool Sound City
Generator North East Invasion stage @ The Shipping Forecast: Mammal Club, The Lake Poets, Lilliput, Shields. Also featuring: Lulu James.
Monday 4th June: Festifeel, Queen of Hoxton, London
The Castells
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Thursday 21st – Sunday 24th June: Willowman Festival, Northallerton
Featuring: B>E>A>K, Chased by Wolves; Hyde & Beast; Mike Gatto; Natasha Haws; The Lake Poets; The Woven Project and This Little Bird.
Friday 29th June – Saturday 30th June: LeeFest, South London
Let’s Buy Happiness
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Friday 29th June – Sunday 1st July: Hop Farm Festival, Kent
Maximo Park, The Futureheads and Field Music
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Thursday 19th – Sunday 22nd July: Secret Garden Party, Cambridgeshire
Beth Jeans Houghton and The Hooves of Destiny and Hyde & Beast
Friday 20th – Saturday 21st July: Truck Festival, Oxford
Little Comets
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Friday 20th- Sunday 22nd July: Tramlines, Sheffield
Field Music, Beth Jeans Houghton and The Hooves of Destiny, Frankie & The Heartstrings and Lulu James
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Friday 27th – Sunday 29th July: Magic Loungeabout, Broughton Hall, Yorkshire
Let’s Buy Happiness
Friday 27 – Sunday 29th July: Kendal Calling, Cumbria
Hyde & Beast, B>E>A>K
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Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th August: Standon Calling, Hertfordshire
Field Music
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Friday 3rd- Sunday 5th August: Stockton Weekender
Young Rebel Set, Cattle and Cane and Hyde & Beast
Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th August: Y-Not Festival, The Peak District
Little Comets and Frankie & The Heartstrings
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Wednesday 8th – Sunday 12th August: Relentless Boardmasters Festival, Newquay, Cornwall
Maximo Park
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Friday 17th – Sunday 19th August: Green Man Festival, Glanusk Park, Wales
Field Music and Beth Jeans Houghton
Friday 24- Sunday 26th August: Solfest, Cumbria
Bridie Jackson and the Arbour, Matt Stalker and Fables and Rob Heron and the Teapad Orchestra
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Friday 31st August – Sunday 2nd September: End of the Road Festival, North Dorset
Lanterns on the Lake
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Thursday 6th – Sunday 9th September: Bestival, Isle of Wight
Field Music
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The invasion is happening. Hopefully out of that lot you can get your fix of our wonderful music scene in unfamiliar surroundings. It seems the rest of the UK is in for a treat this summer. If you think we’ve missed off some bands or festivals that deserve to be featured in our definitive (but perhaps not completely definitive) rundown then get in touch.
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Going to a UK festival this summer? Then read our guide to sniffing out North-East bands while you're there | http://t.co/pRbUT6ak
Going to a UK festival this summer? Then read our guide to sniffing out North-East bands while you're there | http://t.co/pRbUT6ak
Going to a UK festival this summer? Then read our guide to sniffing out North-East bands while you're there | http://t.co/pRbUT6ak
Going to a UK festival this summer? Then read our guide to sniffing out North-East bands while you're there | http://t.co/pRbUT6ak
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Thanks for including us in your list for @kyeotv @glen_keogh http://t.co/VbP4ybTc Hopefully you can come along and enjoy the festivities too