Pupils can get cut- price tickets to Split Festival

SUNDERLAND’S Split Festival has announced a special discount scheme for schoolchildren.

Tickets for the event are normally priced at £ 30 per day and £ 50 per weekend, but school children ( including sixth formers) will now get £ 10 off all tickets, so will only pay £ 20 per day and £ 40 for weekend entry.

On top of that, under 11s go free, as long as they are accompanied by a paying ticket holder.

Split Festival organiser, Martyn McFadden explained the initiative: “School’s almost out for summer and the kids need something to look forward to that’s happening locally, so we feel it’s the right time to launch this concession scheme.

“Before Split youngsters had to convince their parents to let them travel to Leeds Festival to get their first taste of a ‘ fessie’, but now they can see internationally renowned bands in their own back yard and this year we have our strongest line up yet.

“Split 2014 will be the biggest contemporary music festival ever to be held in Sunderland and we don’t want the under 18s to be priced out of it.”

Split takes place on August 9 and 10 and the line up boasts more than forty acts, including Dizzee Rascal, Maximo Park, Ocean Colour Scene, The Cribs, Gruff Rhys from Super Furry Animals, Tom Vek, Smoove & Turrell, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Hyde & Beast and The Lake Poets. Schools discount tickets are only available on line via www. split- music. co. uk and also in person from Pop Recs in Fawcett Street, Sunderland.