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Barbara Hodgson

As Newcastle's LooseFest takes shape, here's a guide to more North East music festivals still to come

Preparations for LooseFest are gathering pace in Newcastle with work under way on a huge site for the music festival on the Town Moor.

The event, billed as the largest music festival ever in the North East, is set to draw around 60,000 fans over its July 30-31 run with more than 80 acts taking to the stage, including headliners Black Eyed Peas, playing their only England gig, and Mabel singing new single Good Luck. And its big ambitions have already attracted the attention of Ant and Dec who said on Twitter that the line-up “looks amazing”.

There will be several stages and the festival site will also include a food village and carnival fairground with a Ferris wheel and big top. And music fans will find plenty Instagrammable installations too, say organisers.

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