Sophie Ellis-Bextor will be providing the grand finale to the Mouth of the Tyne on Sunday when the festival wrap ups up its three days of entertainment.
First Brit Award-winning rock band Keane will headline Friday's opening session in Tynemouth as the event makes its return after two years of Covid cancellations. And the Saturday leg at the coast will focus on street entertainment, walkabouts, live jazz and children's entertainment following the shock cancellation of a performance by local favourites Lighthouse Family when they announced they were splitting up after almost 30 years.
And then Murder on the Dancefloor star Ellis-Bextor is set to take her turn in the festival spotlight when she headlines Sunday Afternoon at the Priory during the final day's programme this Sunday as the North Tyneside Council event comes to a close, having attracted crowds of more than 100,000 people.
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In support will be singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner who shot to prominence following the release of his debut album Hand Built by Robots - a double platinum success - in 2007. Since her own solo debut album Read My Lips in 2001, which sold more than two million copies worldwide, Ellis-Bextor has built up an army of fans and the local ones among them will be in for a treat this weekend.
There are currently still tickets available to see her so check out the information in the guide to Sunday's Mouth of the Tyne Festival programme below.
Mouth of the Tyne - Sunday's timings
Performances will take place against the backdrop of Tynemouth Priory and Castle. There also will be support from local 19-year-old talent Faye Fantarrow and singer-songwriter Tom Speight who has supported the likes of Ed Sheeran and Travis.
11.45am - gates open
2.15pm - Faye Fantarrow
3.30pm - Newton Faulkner
5pm - Sophie Ellis-Bextor
7pm -The concert will finish by this time.
For tickets see Ticketmaster here or SeeTickets here.
Travel
Parking will be very limited in Tynemouth over the festival, which is run by North Tyneside Council, so people are being encouraged to use public transport. Tynemouth’s Metro station is right in the middle of the action.
Drivers can use the park and ride service that will be operation on Sunday from Beaconsfield, next to Tynemouth Aquarium, to Tynemouth village every 20 minutes from 10am until 7.20pm and from the village to Beaconsfield at the same intervals between 10.15am and 7.35pm. Cost is £3 per car.
There will be a limited number of blue badge parking places nearby - so it is recommended that public transport is used wherever possible. Front Street will be closed to cars as it is hosting outdoor entertainment: see below.
Festival extras
Expect street entertainment, more music and varied attractions - such as the creation of an urban forest by Wild - as Tynemouth Front Street becomes home to acts from around the world, a jazz stage and pop-up silent disco. There also will be family gardening activities inspired by CBeebies' Mr Bloom.
At Tynemouth Station, the weekend market will run alongside a community stage, arts activitiesand a special area for under-fives. A community stage at the station will feature a line-up including the Can't Sing Choir and North Tyneside Steel Band. For the full festival programme see here.
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