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100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

by holliy
Want to see The Editors, Black Wire, Nine Black Alps, the Paddingtons and The Thrills for free? Best get yerself over to Middlesbrough on Sunday 19th June…

Yep, that’s right: The Middlesbrough Music Live Festival is back, and bigger than ever. Starting at 12 noon and continuing 'til late, 2005 is the free festival’s sixth year and will boast its largest and most eclectic line-up yet with over 100 bands playing ten different stages. It’s organised by Middlesbrough Music Council, who’re expecting over 30,000 people to turn up. The aim is to book bands just before they become massive, which this year means the likes of Towers of London, The Rifles and The Departure are putting in an appearance. Should be quite an event, then…

For further details and a full line-up, get yerself over to middlesbroughmusiclive.co.uk.



  • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

    I'm there!
  • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

    Komakino have just joined the bill :)
    • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Mid

      so have the Suffrajets
    • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

      that's a shame
  • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

    do you just turn up then or do I need a ticket?
  • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

    Just turn up. And bring your friends. It's gonna be an ace day...
    • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

      The fucking proclaimers!!!!!!!!! :)

      AWESOME!!!

      "When you gooooooooooooooo will you send baaaack, a letter ffffromamericaaaaaa, take a loooooooooooooook up the railtrack, from miami to canada"
    • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Mid

      no tickets needed

      no glass bottles on site

      obviously the indoor venues have capcities, so certainly for the bigger bands you'll probably need to be inside in good time,

      Town Hall holds 1400
      Empire holds 1000
      Jumpin Jaks holds 900
      Main Outdoor stage 10,000
      Town Centre Outdoor stage 5000
      Studio 64 Outdoor stage 1500-2000
      • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middles

        So like, is there going to be any good bands playing?
        • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middles

          hasn't this already happened? if it was on the 6th june and todays the 8th?
          • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Mid

            Some more Venue info, this isn't 100% concrete though:

            Central Gardens

            The Thrills
            Estelle
            Wildcats Of Kilkenny
            Akira The Don
            Rollin Stoned
            Infadels
            Kubb
            The Rifles
            Mercedes

            Town Centre Stage

            The Proclaimers
            Mostly Autumn
            Ed Alleyne Johnson
            Whiskey Cats
            The Big Orange Band
            Gideon Conn

            The Town Hall Stage

            Nine Black Alps
            Queen Adreena
            *tbc*
            Towers Of London
            Hurricane Party
            Johnny Panic
            *tbc*
            Fastlane
            Weapons Of Mass Belief
            Louie
            Exit By Name
            Robochrist

            The Empire Stage

            Queens Of Noize (aftershow/play club night from 10pm)
            Editors
            The Departure
            Yeti
            We Are Scientists
            Vincent Vincent & The Villains
            White Rose Movement
            Story One
            Hayley Hutchinson
            Envelopes
            DARTZ!

            Jumpin Jacks

            The Cribs
            The Paddingtons
            Blackwire
            Apartment
            Duels
            The Research
            *TBC*
            Dive Dive
            Black Night Crash
            Dustins Bar Mitzvah
            The Bulbs
            SHRUG

            Studio 64 Stage:

            The Hitchers 10.15pm - 11.00pm
            High Plane Drifters 9.15pm - 9.45pm
            The Romance 8.15pm - 8.45pm
            We Start Fires 7.15pm - 7.45pm
            Idiot Savant 6.15pm - 6.45pm
            Demon Summer 5.20pm - 5.50pm
            Das Wanderlust 4.20pm - 4.50pm
            The Cutters 3.20pm - 3.50pm
            The Danny Kebabs 2.30pm - 3.00pm
            The Oxfam Glamour Models 1.40pm - 2.10pm
            Sugarstone 12.50pm - 1.20pm
            Station Road 12 noon - 12.30pm
            • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middles

              It says its on Sunday 19th..
            • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

              Well the Queens Of Noize are playing.

              Oh wait, you said good bands, not people who play records on a record player.
            • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

              DELvE are playing!!!!

              well we've been asked...only they havent given us any information yet...
            • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Mid

              Bloody Wildcats of Kilkenny and their damned 'Irish' japes. They must have some serious dirt on someone important in Ten Feet Tall to get on the bill every frigging year.
            • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middles

              The 6th is just the date the article was posted. The festival itself takes place on June 19th. Fact.
            • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

              Check out Gideon Conn on the Town Centre Stage. He's an incredible jazz/folk musician (www.gideonconn.com for sounds)!
            • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

              mon the 'boro!
              • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                Rock on, and all this in my Hometown.

                I feel Privileged.

                I dont really like any of the bands though.
                • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                  I'm planning on going by train. A friend of mine bought a car in Boro and was offered special anti-corrosion paint especially formulated to combat the toxic atmosphere.
                  • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                    theyre all shit

                    'cept DELvE, go see DELvE!
                  • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                    arf arf...
                    • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                      oi!

                      we're proud of our industry we are.
                    • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                      See, the toxic atmosphere has turned us all into seals.
                  • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Mid

                    Is robochrist the guy who dresses like a scary robot clown from the future?
                    • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Mid

                      Yeah hes silver and everything.
                  • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                    resisting the urge to produce an eloquent and intelligible response, i have but one thing to say.....

                    SMOG MONSTAAAAZZZZZZZZZ

                    ahem.
                    • Re: 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                      And your point is?

                      PS: MONSTAAAAZZZZZZZZZ is spelt monsters
                  • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                    Its Editors and not The Editors. Surely its not that hard.
                  • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                    chicks on speed are playing the MIMA stage as part of its launch along with aload of visual artist types that use music as part of their work including Martin Creed one time turner prize winner.
                  • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                    Only bad point is Towers of London.
                  • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middles

                    looking forward to this now....
                  • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middles

                    so who went and what did you see?
                  • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                    Hey, Stubbsy, great Festival, didn't leave the Empire for some reason, except to see Black Night Crash, who were excellent @ JJ. Highlights, We are Scientist, The Editors and The Departure. Good Work!!!!!!!!!!!!
                  • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                    The Paddingtons!!! Wow! You guys who can go are so lucky, they're such an awesome band. Bought 50 to a £ today. top stuff
                    • 100 bands to play massive free festival in Middlesbrough! What's not to like?

                      What's not to like?!
                      That it's in boro?