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Proclaimers’ North East
LEGENDARY Scottish duo The Proclaimers will headline Sunday’s family day at this year’s Mouth of the Tyne festival.
Charlie and Craig Reid boast worldwide hits spanning three decades and are best known for their huge singles ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),’ ‘Letter from America’ and ‘Sunshine on Leith.’
The former of those was first released in 1993 but reached number one in 2007 when it was re-recorded with Peter Kay and Matt Lucas for Comic Relief.
The Edinburgh brothers will perform at the Tynemouth Priory and Castle on Sunday, July 14.
They will be joined by multi-platinum-selling Irish singer-songwriter Jack Lukeman, with many more acts still to be announced.
North Tyneside mayor Norma Redfearn said: “We’ve wanted to bring The Proclaimers to the festival for many years and finally we’ve got them!
“This year’s event is shaping up to be the best yet with so much local, national and international talent coming to North Tyneside to perform along our fantastic coastline.”
This year’s Mouth of the Tyne festival will also see BRITs Critic Choice award winner Sam Fender perform a homecoming gig, with tickets selling out in just minutes last week.
Elsewhere at the festival, North East singer-songwriter Nadine Shah returns to perform on Monday, July 8. The Mercury Prize nominee will perform a special show at Playhouse Whitley Bay.
The Wandering Hearts have been confirmed as special guests for Jack Savoretti’s show on Friday, July 12.
The folk-Americana four-piece are part of the new wave of country bands making waves in the UK and US and have a huge following already, with their debut album Wild Silence attracting a lot of attention.
Tickets for The Proclaimers at Mouth of the Tyne go on sale this Friday priced £20 adult and £10 child plus booking fees.
They are available from Ticketmaster and SeeTickets and from the Playhouse Whitley Bay box office.
Tickets for Nadine Shah cost £18 and also go on sale this Friday.