Summer's Hottest Music Festivals to Book Now
Festival season has begun!
Towerfest Country Music Festival
19TH–22ND JUNE
Festival Fields, Drax
towerfest.co.uk
One for country music fans, Towerfest returns to its open-air stage this year with a line-up including L A Country, The Dusty Roads Duo and Phil Johnston. Bring your own chairs (and you can even bring your own food) to enjoy good music outdoors at this festival.
Goodlife Festival
28TH JUNE
Harewood House, Leeds
harewood.org
Goodlife Festival is making its debut at Harewood this summer with a fantastic line-up including Happy Mondays and Soul II Soul. A brand new boutique music festival, it’s promising gourmet street food and world-class music (with a mix of house, disco, funk and soul).
Mouth of the Tyne Festival
10TH–13TH JULY
Tynemouth Priory & Castle
mouthofthetynefestival.com
The Friday and Saturday are already sold out for this popular festival, so you’ll want to act fast to book tickets for Thursday and Sunday to see UB40 and Soul II Soul or Kenny Thomas and Sonique. This is a special 20th anniversary celebration where North Tyneside rising star Katie Grace will also take to the stage.
Kubix Festival
12TH JULY
Herrington Country Park, Sunderland
kubixfestival.com
If you love pop and dance music, this one’s for you. Shaggy, Blue, Basshunter, Gareth Gates, Liberty X and Blazin’ Squad are just some of the huge names heading to Sunderland for Kubix Festival this year. More than 30 artists will perform across three huge stages and there’ll be street food, bars and funfair rides to enjoy throughout the day.
Staxtonbury Family Music Festival
18TH–20TH JULY
Staxton, Scarborough
staxtonbury.co.uk
Can’t make it to Glastonbury? Staxtonbury could be the next best thing. Live music across two stages over three days, endless entertainment and the opportunity to camp across the weekend – it has everything you’d expect from a summer festival whilst making sure it remains family-friendly. There’s a dedicated marquee for children who can look forward to face painting, inflatables and bouncy castles too.
Monument Festival
19TH JULY
Herrington Country Park, Sunderland
monumentfestival.co.uk
Returning for its second year, you’ll love Monument Festival if you’re into rock, indie and alternative music. Live music will entertain across two stages under big tops. Mercury Prize-nominated Yard Act join Brit Award winners The Fratellis and indie rockers The Sherlocks for this lineup.
Tramlines
25TH–27TH JULY
Hillsborough Park, Sheffield
tramlines.org.uk
Tramlines’ exciting line-up for this year’s festival includes The Last Dinner Party, Jake Bugg and Scouting For Girls and it’s no surprise that tickets for Sunday are almost sold out, with Kasabian headlining. Attending with your family? Head to Into The Trees for circus workshops, arts and crafts and even a kids’ rave.
Deer Shed Festival
25TH–28TH JULY
Baldersby Park, Topcliffe
deershedfestival.com
With music from Wunderhorse, comedy from Lucy Beaumont and a roller disco, there’s plenty to keep every member of the family entertained at Deer Shed Festival. We’re talking science, sports and literary events as well as activities, creative workshops and a cinema. Don’t forget to secure your space for sauna and ice bath experiences or wild swimming!
This is South Tyneside Festival
THROUGHOUT JULY
South Shields seafront
southtynesidefestival.co.uk
With concerts taking place across four weekends this summer, this is certainly the longest festival on our list. On 13th July you can celebrate local talent at the NEXT! Big Thing Showcase. Sonny Tennet will headline, supported by more local stars including Cortney Dixon. On 20th July, South Tyneside will celebrate Pride with an impressive lineup including Shayne Ward. British musician Nik Kershaw will be heading to South Tyneside on 27th July, and ABBA lovers won’t want to miss internationally-acclaimed Björn Again on 3rd August. Plus, don’t miss the biggest carnival of its kind in the North East.
Northern Kin
1ST–3RD AUGUST
Thornley Hall Farm, Durham
northernkinfestival.co.uk
Northern Kin is back for a seventh year in a new home at Thornley Hall Farm. Fusing together a variety of genres including folk, blues, punk, pop, indie and soul, more than 40 bands and artists will perform across three stages, including Midge Ure, Lindisfarne and Newton Faulkner. Don’t miss the acoustic stage too!
Humber Street Sesh
2ND AUGUST
Hull Marina
humberstreetsesh.co.uk
The award-winning Humber Street Sesh returns to Hull Marina this summer with The Howl & The Hum headlining a festival of more than 100 acts, including Yorkshire’s alt-pop star Fiona-Lee. Face painting, a fun fair, and live graffiti painting will take place too, and kids can get creative in the ScrapStore Creative Arts Marquee.
Saltburn Folk Festival
8TH–10TH AUGUST
Saltburn
saltburnfolkfestival.com
Last year Saltburn Folk Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary. For this coastal festival, music, dance and storytelling combine to celebrate all things folk. This year will see a mix of concerts, performances, traditional dance and workshops including a folk choir with Janice Burns.
Hardwick Festival
15TH–17TH AUGUST
Hardwick Hall, Sedgefield
hardwickfestival.co.uk
This year’s headliners for Hardwick Festival are Scissors Sisters, Pet Shop Boys and Olly Murs and across three days, festival-goers can see Eurovision favourite Sam Ryder, local legend Andrew Cushin and Tom Walker and Scouting For Girls perform. Plus, there’ll be gourmet street food, boutique bars, a dedicated family zone and immersive activities across the weekend to keep everyone entertained.
Tribfest
15TH–17TH AUGUST
Sledmere House
tribfest.co.uk
This award-winning tribute band music festival at Sledmere House promises heaps of fun this summer. If you weren’t lucky enough to bag Oasis tickets, Oaces will cheer you up. There’ll also be tributes to Madness, Tina Turner, Amy Winehouse, Abba and Robbie Williams.
Leeds Festival
21ST–24TH AUGUST
Bramham Park, Leeds
leedsfestival.com
As always, you’ll want to act fast to secure tickets for Leeds Festival, especially considering this year’s line-up. Travis Scott will headline Friday when Sea Girls and Nieve Ella will also perform. Chappell Roan fans should grab tickets for Saturday and she’ll be joined by Hozier, The Kooks, Rudimental and Lola Young (who’ll no doubt be singing her hit song Messy, meaning you’ll have it stuck in your head for weeks). Things just keep getting better with Sunday’s line-up featuring Bring Me The Horizon and Becky Hill.
Come Together Festival
20th–22nd AUGUST
Town Moor, Newcastle
cometogetherfestival.co.uk
Promising to be the North East’s biggest ever music festival, Come Together Festival will take over Newcastle’s Town Moor in August with headliners Robbie Williams and Kings of Leon. Local rising stars Andrew Cushin and Sonny Tennet will support Robbie while Cortney Dixon, Liam Fender and Tom A. Smith will join Courteeners to support Kings of Leon. Find out what to expect from this highly anticipated festival and hear from Andrew Cushin.
Rock N Roll Circus
27TH–31ST AUGUST
Don Valley Bowl, Sheffield
rocknrollcircus.co.uk
The Rock N Roll Circus is coming to Sheffield with an exciting line-up featuring The Wombats and Reverend and the Makers. As well as live music across multiple stages, festival-goers will be entertained by circus performers throughout the weekend.
Lindisfarne Festival
28TH–30TH AUGUST
Beal Farm, Berwick
lindisfarnefestival.com
Once again a huge crowd will head to the spectacular Northumberland coastline for the return of Lindisfarne Festival. This year Scouting For Girls, Lucy Spraggan, Hayley McKay and The Fratellis are just a few of the 200 acts entertaining festival-goers across eight stages, where there’ll also be street food, bars, workshops, stalls, meditation and comedy.
This Feeling By The Sea
29TH & 30TH AUGUST
Bridlington
thisfeeling.co.uk
This Feeling are bringing their third By The Sea festival to Bridlington Spa this summer, featuring Northern artists Finn Forster and Tom A. Smith (both of whom you can find out more about at livingnorth.com). There’s also a dedicated acoustic stage offering you the chance to discover your new favourite star.
