The stage is set for three days of music and street entertainment in Tynemouth as a much-loved festival prepares to make its return.
Mouth of the Tyne will get under way in the coastal village on Friday, with Keane headlining, and will wrap up on Sunday with Sophie Ellis-Bextor topping the bill. In between will be a day of free street performances, walkabouts and children's activities making up for a musical gap in the programme left by the Lighthouse Family.
The Newcastle favourites pulled out of the festival following shock news that they are splitting up after almost 30 years. But North Tyneside Council, which organises the festival, is out to ensure that there still will be plenty to maintain the festival momentum throughout Saturday.
