First wave of acts for city centre festival
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Having first found fame as a guest vocalist on Chase & Status’ track When It All Goes Wrong, it’s evident that it’s now his own music that has caught the public’s attention.
Speakingabouttoday’sannouncement, HittheNorthfestivalorganiser,SteveDavis, said: “The last Hit the North was a huge success from our point of view, all artists, venuesandmostimportantly,thecustomers loved it.
“It was great to see music fans running around the city centre heading freely in and out of venues and we’re delighted it will make a return in 2018.
“We’ve got big hopes for this year’s gathering and we’re confident there’ll be something for all new music fans to get their teeth into.
“It’s going to be some festival and is not tobemissed.Staytunedmoreupdatesand announcements.”
The Blinders, famed for their riotous live sets, will also head to the North East as part of this year’s festival, bringing with themtheirownuniqueblendofinfectious punk rock and sharp social commentary. Hailed as one of the UK’s brightest indie talents right now, their first album release Columbia has been lauded by the critics and has received constant airtime and coverage from the likes of Clash Magazine and BBC Radio 1.
Representing the UK’s best female talent, Catherine McGrath and Lauren Aquilina will also perform high up on this year’s billing, bridging the gap between pop and compelling storytelling. Early Bird tickets for Hit the North 2019 have sold out and general admission tickets are on sale now for the main event priced at £37.50 (£41.25 with booking fee) from TicketLine.