Radio 6 Music Festival on Tyneside 2015

BBC Radio 6 Music has today (Tuesday 27 January) announced that the 6 Music Festival 2015 will take place on Tyneside on Friday 20, Saturday 21and Sunday 22February with an incredible line-up of artists including: Sleater-Kinney, Mogwai, The War on Drugs, Interpol, The Fall, Hot Chip, Royal Blood, Kate Tempest, The Charlatans, Gaz Coombes, British Sea Power, Jon Hopkins, Maximo Park, Neneh Cherry, Young Fathers, Jungle, Jamie T, Gruff Rhys and many more set to perform by night at the three day event. In a special live broadcast from Newcastle University’s Student Union, Lauren Laverne announced today that the 6 Music Festival 2015 will take place on Tyneside, with gigs each night on Friday 20 February at The 02 Academy Newcastle (Friday) and at The Sage, Gateshead on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February. 6 Music presenters in their shows throughout today have revealed the full line-up of acts set to perform at The 02 Academy Newcastle and The Sage, Gateshead. With over 40 artists and DJs across six stages over three nights, the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival is bringing together an impressive line-up of established acts and emerging artists who represent the very best alternative music of the moment. Keep across all the latest updates at #6MusicFestival. Additionally, there will be a 6 Music Festival by Day (which will be ticketed separately to the night-time events) in venues in The Ouseburn and Stephenson Quarter areas of the city, on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February, 11am-6pm. The full line up of the 6 Music Festival by Day will be announced on 6 Music on Tuesday 3 February. Lauren Laverne said: “I'm so excited that this year’s 6 Music Festival is taking us back to my home in the North East.  It’s going to be an incredible weekend of music, not to be missed. The Festival is a celebration of the music and culture we and our listeners love so much." Paul Rodgers, Head of Programmes for 6 Music said: “Building on the success of last year’s inaugural 6 Music Festival in Salford, we are proud to announce its return in 2015 on Tyneside. The festival brings together the most exciting alternative music of the moment, as well as championing emerging and established artists who represent the range of diverse music played on the station every day.” Peter Salmon, Director, BBC England, says: Peter Salmon, Director, BBC England, says: "The 6 Music Festival is the latest event in a strong programme of BBC activity which has seen Children's, Sport, Drama and Radio 3 shows being made or broadcast in the North East over the last year alongside terrific local output. In February, Radio 4's new series of Homefront is set in Newcastle, while in the spring, Inspector George Gently, shot in Durham, broadcasts on BBC One. BBC Two comedy Boy Meets Girl starts filming in the region this week, so all this plus our many hit north east kids' dramas are showing what a vibrant and inspiring region it is for creative people." Bands performing at The 02 Academy Newcastle on Friday 20 February from 5pm are: -          Interpol -          Mogwai: who celebrate their 20^th anniversary this year -          Sleater-Kinney: This will be their first UK performance in almost ten years -          The War On Drugs: BRIT 2015 nominees, whose 2014 album, Lost In The Dream, was 6 Music’s Album Of The Year Artists and bands performing at The Sage Gateshead across four stages on Saturday 21 February from 6pm are: -          Hot Chip: performing exclusive brand new material for the first time -          Royal Blood: Mercury Prize 2014 and BRIT 2015 nominees -          The Fall -          Jungle: Mercury Prize 2014 nominees. -          Maximo Park: Local heroes -          Kate Tempest: Mercury Prize 2014 nominee -          Gruff Rhys -          Simian Mobile Disco -          Django Django: performing exclusive new material -          Father John Misty -          Ghostpoet: performing brand new material -          The Cribs: performing brand new material -          Villagers: performing exclusive brand new material for the first time -          Ibibio Sound Machine -          Kate Tempest and Eliza Carthy: performing together in an exclusive 6 Music collaboration -          Plus, a Northern Soul Night (from 5-10.30pm), hosted by 6 Music’s Funk and Soul show presenter Craig Charles, with Richard Searling and Stuart Maconie plus further DJs to be announced soon. Artists and bands performing at The Sage Gateshead across four stages on Sunday 22 February from 6pm are: -          The Charlatans: performing exclusive brand new material -          Jamie T -          Neneh Cherry -          Jon Hopkins -          British Sea Power -          Gaz Coombes -          Young Fathers: Mercury 2014 winners -          Wire -          The Maccabees: performing exclusive new material -          Glass Animals -          Lonelady: performing brand new material -          King Creosote -          Public Service Broadcasting: performing brand new material -          Unknown Mortal Orchestra: performing brand new material -          Plus, DJ sets (from 5-10.30pm), hosted by 6 Music presenter Nemone, with Richy Ahmed, Daniel Avery, 6 Mix residents Rob da Bank and DJ Yoda, and others to be announced soon. Tickets for each night of the festival will go on sale at 10 am across three consecutive days. To book tickets and for full details (including terms and conditions), visit bbc.co.uk/6music:

• Tickets for Friday 20 February go on sale on Friday 30 January priced £25 (plus booking fee, P&P)
• Tickets for Saturday 21 February go on sale on Saturday 31 January (priced £35 (plus booking fee, P&P)
• Tickets for Sunday 22 February go on sale on Sunday 1 February (priced £35 (plus booking fee, P&P)

And in her show on Saturday 31 January, Mary Anne Hobbs will announce a line-up of DJs performing at 6 Music Festival Late, an after-hours night on Saturday 21February, from 10pm-2am, at The Boiler Shop in Newcastle. This will be ticketed separately to rest of the night-time line-up. This Saturday, visit bbc.co.uk/6music for full details and ticketing information. Whilst the events will be attended by thousands of people, those at home won’t miss out. BBC Radio 6 Music will be broadcasting from the festival across the weekend from Friday 21 February with the network’s presenters coming live from all the venues, day and night. The station will air many of the performances live from The 02 Academy Newcastle and The Sage Gateshead, with others recorded and aired in shows later in the week and on future dates. Viewers can keep across all the news from the festival at #6musicfestival. There will also be highlights to watch across the weekend via BBC Red Button, from 10.30pm on Friday 20 February and from 10pm from Saturday 21 to Saturday 28 February. Visitors to bbc.co.uk/6music will be able to catch up on all the weekend’s events with backstage reports, audio and video clips plus all the latest news and pictures from the far-flung reaches of the festival. There will also be videos of many of the performances available on the website and on iPlayer for 30 days afterwards. 6 Music Festival by Day The 6 Music Festival is in two parts: the 6 Music Festival by Night - at The 02 Academy Newcastle at The Sage - and the 6 Music Festival by Day. The 6 Music Festival by Day is a separately ticketed free event from 11am to 6pm on Saturday 21 February in The Ouseburn area of Newcastle – at the Cluny 1, Cluny 2, The Cumberland Arms, and The Star and Shadow. And on Sunday 22 February at The Boiler Shop in the Stephenson Quarter area of Newcastle. The 6 Music Festival by Day will feature a truly impressive daytime line-up for alternative music lovers, who can come along and experience the alternative spirit of 6 Music. The bill brings more live music, 6 Music presenters in conversation with names from the night-time line-up and other established plus newer artists, discussions, spoken word performances, an independent record shop fair, and comedy. And at The Star and Shadow 6 Music presenter Don Letts will curate a schedule of music films and documentaries. Plus there will be sessions from BBC Introducing acts which will include bands from the North East. And festival goers will see 6 Music presenters in action as they host and participate in many of the events. The full line up of the 6 Music Festival by Day will be announced on Tuesday 3 February from 10am starting in Lauren Laverne’s show and continuing on shows throughout the day. Tickets for the 6 Music Festival by Day are free and will be allocated via an audience ballot from 10am on Tuesday 3 February (closing 8pm on Sunday 8February). Listeners can find out how to register for the ballot at bbc.co.uk/6music. Please note - tickets to the events at The 02 Academy Newcastle and The Sage Gateshead do not give access to the 6 Music Festival by Day and vice versa. The events are ticketed separately.