Latest News

10th February
tickets on sale today for The Wanted's forest tour show
see them at Westonbirt Arboretum
9th February
Natty for GoldCoast Oceanfest
supporting Ben Howard at Devon surf & music festival
9th February
punks remember the ‘77 jubilee with The Last Jubilee Festival
with Buzzcocks, The Damned, Eddie and the Hot Rods, and more
9th February
Tim Minchin for Larmer Tree
plus Edward II, Vintage Trouble, Akala,Hip hop Shakespeare, Shlomo
9th February
Villagers, & Cherry Ghost to headline The Deer Shed Festival
Dutch Uncles, Tupelo, Rachel Sermanni, Beth Jeans Houghton, & more
  rss | more news arrow
home » festivals » Evolution Music Festival » Evolution Music Festival 2010

Paolo Nutini, Enter Shikari, Fake Blood, and Delphics for Evolution

plus Calvin Harris, The Horrors, De la Soul, Ellie Goulding, and many more

Thursday 18th February 2010


Paolo Nutini, Enter Shikari, Fake Blood, and Delphic lead the acts announced for Newcastle's Evolution Music Festival. Tickets are on sale now.

Paolo Nutini
Headlining the Spillers Stage on Sunday 30th May will be Paolo Nutini, topping a line-up that includes Calvin Harris, Tinchy Stryder, The Futureheads, Frankie And The Heartstrings, Twenty Twenty, Natalie Findlay, and Let's Buy Happiness.

Enter Shikari will head-up Evolution's bank holiday Monday line up with support from The Horrors, De la Soul, Ellie Goulding, Dananananaykroyd, Everything Everything, Egyptian Hip Hop, Minnaars, Cosmo Jarvis, and Polarsets.

Set in the shadow of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art on the south side of the Tyne, The Baltic Stage is all about heads down no nonsense dancing on Sunday with Fake Blood, Benga, Rusko, Scratch Perverts, Beardyman, Filthy Dukes, Doorly, Jaymo & Andy George, Eskimo Twins, and People Get Real.

The bank holiday Monday will see the Baltic stage's flavour change for some altogether edgier indie dance crossover action including performances from Delphic, Hadouken!, Example, Frankmusik, I Blame Coco, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Lonelady, Mirrors, and Retriever.

Evolution's two existing main stages will be joined in 2010 by a new folk and roots stage; the Ballast Hill Stage with Sunday showcasing turns from The Unthanks, King Creosote, Po' Girl, James Hunter & The Jokers, Dawn Landes, John Smith, and JT Nero.

Monday’s sounds meanwhile come courtesy of venerable folk colossus Donovan on his farewell tour and Baskery, Lissie, Smoove & Turrell, Slow Club, Danny and The Champions of The World, and Ben Howard.

For the line-up details as available please click here.

To read an interview with Jim Mawdsley, Evolution Music Festival director who spoke exclusively to eFestivals at the unveiling of today's line-up - click here.

For the fifth year running Water Aid will be the official charity of Evolution Festival. Alistair Baker, Northumbrian Water's Communications and PR Manager, said, "Evolution's support for WaterAid from previous years has already saved the lives of thousand of people in Africa and Asia. We are delighted that WaterAid will once again be the event's official good cause and Northumbrian Water is proud to be part of this vibrant and important music festival which supports our adopted international charity.

"We turn on the tap and take top quality drinking water for granted - sadly 884 million people in the developing world can't - and it is a matter of life and death. We flush the toilet without a worry for health or the environment - shockingly more than 2.5 billion people in the developing world aren't so fortunate. While the Evolution festival crowds move to the rhythm of the music they will also be beating the drum and contributing to the cause to bring those basic human rights to others."

Evolution Music Festival returns over two days again, with a crowd of 60,000 expected over the weekend and culminating in the outdoor shows at Spiller's Wharf and Baltic Square on the Gateshead quayside on the Bank Holiday Weekend, Sunday 30th and Monday 31st May 2010.

Kicking off the Evolution Weekender on Saturday 29th May will be a host of free gigs taking place across Ouseburn Valley, in Newcastle at this year's Evolution Emerging event where upcoming Northside musicians get a chance to perform.

Tickets are priced at £25 for both dats or £17.50 for either day. To buy tickets click here.

Around TheSite 1

published: 12:00 (GMT)


Bookmark and Share

the eFestivals Camping Store
Festival search Ticket search

search future festivals only   advanced search

Evolution Music Festival,
related articles:

2010 Line-ups & rumours

Forum

more on Evolution Music Festival 10

Evolution Music Festival home
News:
6th October 11
Evolution 2012 dates and ticket price freeze announced
Evolution Music Festival 12

17th February 11
full line-up announced for Evolution
Evolution Music Festival 11

20th December 10
Evolution add Tinie Tempah and five more
Evolution Music Festival 11

30th November 10
Iggy & the Stooges, and Plan B, to headline Evolution 2011
Evolution Music Festival 11

18th February 10
Paolo Nutini, Enter Shikari, Fake Blood, and Delphics for Evolution
Evolution Music Festival 10

Reviews:
Django Django, and Two Door Cinema Club are the highlights of day one of Evolution
Evolution Music Festival 11

Tinie Tempah, & Caribou close Evolution Music Festival in style
Evolution Music Festival 11

Sunderland acts shine above the headliners on Evolution's opening day
Evolution Music Festival 10

local heroes Retriever steal the day from bigger acts on 2nd day of Evolution
Evolution Music Festival 10

The Wombats offer offering fans a bland, disappointing set
Evolution Music Festival 09

Photos:
Detroit Social Club
Evolution Music Festival 11

Hercules And Love Affair
Evolution Music Festival 11

The Kills
Evolution Music Festival 11

Tinie Tempah
Evolution Music Festival 11

Two Door Cinema Club
Evolution Music Festival 11

Interviews:
Evolution Music Festival director talks exclusively to eFestivals
Evolution Music Festival 10
Listed Events:
Evolution Music Festival 12

Evolution Music Festival 11

Evolution Music Festival 10

Evolution Music Festival 09

Evolution Music Festival 08


eFestivals
t-shirts, vests, hoodies, fleeces, mugs, tickets
As well as being the UK's most popular festivals website, eFestivals sells its own range of clothing and other goodies. There's a range of t-shirts and vest-tops, and hoodies and fleeces, all featuring the eFestivals 'dancing man'.
carbon neutral logoeFestivals is
carbon neutral
more »
WaterAid
eFestivals supports WaterAid, more »
sign up for the
festivals newsletter
more »
© Copyright 1998 - 2012 eFestivals.co.uk | disclaimer | site map