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Barbara Hodgson

Scouting for Girls to headline first live show at Newcastle's Central Park

Pop-rock favourites Scouting for Girls are to be a headline draw at Central Park this summer, it has been announced.

Securing the Brit Award nominees for its entertainment programme is a coup for the pop-up beer garden which is currently taking shape in Times Square. Organisers revealed their first live music act this Wednesday and say tickets will be released for sale on Friday.

Scouting for Girls, whose debut album was a number one hit in 2008, have built up an army of fans over the years and earned four Brit Award nominations alongside nods for other awards. Last year they released their sixth album, Easy Cover, delighting fans with a combination of covers and new work.

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Brought north by concert promoter 456 Live, they will take to the stage at Central Park on August 18.

The stage is already in place at the venue which is currently being built, with plans for the event to be both bigger and better than previous years.

How Central Park will look in Times Square, Newcastle this summer (Jon Corbett PR)

With far greater capacity, the beer garden will incorporate a mezzanine level and rooftop bar this time, alongside ground floor attractions including themed seating areas, VIP spaces and summery scenery.

It is set to open on April 16 and it will run until August 21 with an entertainment programme including DJ nights, big screen sports, a Eurovision party and Kroud Karaoke

For more information keep an eye out here. Tickets to see Scouting for Girls will go on sale online here on Friday, April 8 at 10am.

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