Bringing the streets to Seaburn’s Rec
ANNUAL FESTIVAL HEADS TO THE COAST FOR TALL SHIPS RACES
Don’t forget that this year’s Summer Streets festival has moved from Southwick to Seaburn to coincide with the Tall Ships Races.
The annual festival was founded five years ago by The Futureheads guitarist and vocalist Ross Millard, and this year’s event looks set to be the biggest yet.
On Saturday,stars such as Little Comets and the world famous Royal Northern Sinfonia will be among a packed line up performing across three stages.
The Sinfonia’s chamber orchestra – which was a highlight of the 2015 Summer Streets festival – will be followed by Jarrow-based indie band Little Comets, currently touring fourth album Worhead.
Also taking to the main stage will be up and coming North East band The Pale White, along with festival favourites Smoove & Turrell.
The band, who describe their music as northern funk, have spent most of the year touring and will be showcasing new album Mount Pleasant.
There will also be sets from punk rock band Martha, from Durham, and folk band The Cornshed Sisters, alongside shows from bands as far afield as Norway and New Orleans.
The all-female Shake Em Up jazz band will bring traditional Louisiana style jazz to the main stage, while Norwegian indie band Beezewax – who first formed 20 years ago – will perform tracks from recent EP, Out of the Window.
Swedish YouTube sensation Gunhild Carling – famous for playing three trumpets at the same time – will also be making an appearance with her band.
For younger festival goers there will be a vast range of craft and activity sessions along with singing, songwriting, glockenspiel and recorder workshops, while, for older visitors, Wylam Brewery will be running a bar.
Ross said: “The whole aim of Summer Streets was to create a family-orientated, safe, rootsy, colourful, cool music festival celebrating North East talent. This is our fifth year and what better way to really amp it up than to bring the festival to the heart of the Tall Ships Races Sunderland.”