Bernicia Festival Gets New Home
A
live music festival has a new home. Bernicia Festival 2014 will now take place
in Gypsies Green in South
Shields next
weekend due to increased demand.
The South Shields leg of the event was due to take place at
The Customs House on Saturday, August 30. Organisers were keen to give the
event a festival feel and the capacity has double from the 500-strong crowd at
the Mill Dam venue last year. The
line-up includes headliners Hyde & Beast alongside The Lake Poets, Vinyl Jackets,
Ajimal, Grandfather Birds, Little Bird, Tissue Culture, Playlounge, Ryan Bird,
Cohesion, Rising Opener, Mouses.
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| Hyde and Beast Photo: Ian West |
Festival
co-ordinator Emma Howe said: “We’re thrilled to announce the move to Gypsies Green
Stadium for next Saturday’s event. It's such an iconic location in South Shields and allows us
to host a bigger capacity on our first day, after an overwhelming demand for
tickets. Last year we had 500 people and the event was indoors and now we’re
outside in this iconic stadium giving the event a real festival feel. We
couldn't be more grateful to South Tyneside Council and The Customs House for
making this happen. It just shows how enthusiastic the people involved in
events in South Tyneside are about local music and that we can rely on their
support in the future as we look to make Bernicia Festival a regular part of
Tyneside’s summer events calendar.”
Customs House
Executive Director Ray Spencer, MBE, said: “The Bernicia Festival was such a
hit last year we were keen to bring it back and it’s fantastic that this year’s
event will be outdoors giving it a real festival feel. Gypsies Green will be a
great venue for Bernicia and with the support of our friends at
South Tyneside Council, we’re looking forward to another fantastic festival.”
Last year acts
like The Little Comets and Lulu James both performed and have since enjoyed
huge success with The Little Comets touring the US and Lulu receiving government funding to
help her crack the international market.
Bernicia will also take place as scheduled at Spanish City Plaza in Whitley Bay on Sunday, August 31.
On The Web:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/BerniciaFest
Website: www.berniciafestival.co.uk
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