Bloc Party and Frank Turner to play festival
the Friday leg of the event in full alongside other classics.
Meanwhile, the award-winning folk songsmith Frank Turner and his band The Sleeping Souls will be flying into Newcastle to perform another rousing set of his back catalogue as part of the Saturday billing.
Steve added: “This is only the beginning of a wave of amazing announcements for Wasteland.
“People are going to love the Sunday headliner once announced and we’ll be hosting a full programme of live music on each of the three days. Stay tuned for updates.”
Bloc Party will continue to celebrate their 2005 debut record this summer at Wasteland on the back of a string of sellout shows throughout the UK.
The four-piece’s debut LP came out back in February 2005, and the band played special UK shows in London and Leeds back in October in honour of the record.
Now they will be taking Silent Alarm around the UK this summer including the outdoor gathering on Tyneside.
Frank Turner, who grew up in Winchester, is now one of the biggest names on the rock circuit having played at the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics as well as selling out some of the biggest arenas in the country.
One of the hardestworking artists around with more than 2,300 gigs to his name, he has just concluded a sell-out nationwide tour including the 6,000-capacity Bournemouth International Centre and his appearance at Wasteland is sure to send ticket sales soaring.
Tickets for Bloc Party are priced at £37.50, Frank Turner £39.50 and ticket prices for the Sunday show are TBC. Tickets for Bloc Party and Frank Turner are available from https://www.gigsnortheast.co.uk/