Music festival set for warm welcome as city theatre and gig venue team up once again

music festival is promising to put gig goers in a spin when it returns to a North East venue next month.

The Launderette Sessions start on Thursday, September 20, when keyboardist, songwriter and raconteur Rick Wakeman and folk legend Nancy Kerr will kick start four days of live music at Durham’s Gala Theatre.

Launched to great acclaim last year, the festival is delivered in partnership by the venue and the Old Cinema Launderette, with gigs taking place at both venues until Sunday, September 23.

Theatre manager Robin Byers said: “Last year, the Launderette Sessions Festival was a great success, with fantastic feedback from audiences.

“Together with our friends from the Old Cinema Launderette, we love curating this boutique festival of musical gems.

“It’s this carefully selected and eclectic mix of artists which make the event the success it is.”

Richard Turner, also known as Mr Wishy Washy, owns the Old Cinema Launderette with his wife, Kathy.

He said: “What makes the Launderette Sessions so special is that it offers the audience established and emerging artists.

“There really is something for everyone.

“The larger gigs at the Gala allow you to share the music with hundreds of fellow fans in a spacious auditorium, while the Old Theatre Launderette provides a more intimate and informal setting where you can get up close to the musicians.”

For more information call 03000 266 000 or visit www. galadurham.co.uk.