Events
July
Durham International Brass Festival
5 - 20 July
This year's festival, July 5-20, brings together the best of current and emerging brass-inspired music from around the world, including acts from Colombia, India, Macedonia, Australia and the United States, playing jazz, funk, folk, ska, traditional and classic brass styles.
Summertyne Festival
18 - 27 July
Festival at the Sage, Gateshead. Includes big name concerts, the popular Americana weekend, a free outdoor programme, film screenings, workshops, family activities, exhibitions and much more.
Truck Festival
19 - 20 July
Discover your new favourite band at this great festival in Oxfordshire. The Line up is kept secret just to keep everyone on their toes.
Stockton International Festival
30 July - 3 August
Stockton International Riverside Festival is Europe's largest free open air festival now in its 21st year. A spectacular 5-day programme of outdoor theatre, street entertainment, circus, music and dance by some of the world's best artists. From 30 July to 3 August.
August
Hayward Gallery
July - September
On the last Friday of the month throughout the summer you can enjoy free music at London’s Hayward Concrete bar.
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/music
Big Chill Festival
1 - 3 August
The festival is at Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire, with Nitin Sawhney, Roisin Murphy, and The Bays amongst the artists playing this year.
The Green Man Festival
15 - 17 August
Music festival in Glanusk Park in Wales, featuring Spiritualized, Super Furry Animals, Black Mountain, Lightspeed Champion and Iron and Wine.
Mouth of the Tyne Festival
16 - 25 August
The Mouth of the Tyne Festival is a joint celebratory event combining the spectacular riversides of North and South Tyneside.
www.newcastlegateshead.com/events/36987/Mouth_of_the_Tyne_Festival.html
September
The End Of The Road Festival
12 September - 14 September
Top music festival now in it’s third year, in the beautiful surrounds of Llama Tree Gardens in Dorset. With Dirty Three, Calexico, Bon Iver among the superb line up.
Hexham Abbey Festival
25 September - 4 October
Hexham Abbey Festival was founded in the Queen's Coronation Year of 1953. Its Mission is to provide a high quality festival programme of music and the arts centred on the historic Hexham Abbey, appealing to and involving a broad range of audiences and developing new creative ideas.
