Freedom Festival 2012

'Freedom' is a FREE music and live arts festival, taking place in Hull city centre from the evening of Friday 7th September, midday to late night of Saturday 8th and late morning to mid-afternoon of Sunday 9th September. The Festival will begin with a special preview evening on Thursday 6th September.

Line-up

2012 will offer visual and auditory delights that will entertain all ages with a broad range of programmes including street theatre, cabaret, dance, comedy, and live music.

Pier Stage

Friday: Spiritualized will be headlining joined by special guests Little Barrie and Windum Earl.
Saturday: Northern Soul night with Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, with support from The Milk, Smoove & Turrell, and Swiss Lips.

The E20 Yellow Bus Stage

Friday: Gypsy Hill, Liberty Skank, Hillbilly Troupe, OrGaNiKaRmOnIc.
Saturday: DJ The Reverend, Kid British, New Orleans Mardi Grass Jazz Band, Threads Orchestra, New York Brass Band, Street Theatre Procession, Dutch Gypsy Jazz Legends, A Dread Supreme, Tim Kliphuis Gypsy Jazz Quartet, Bossa Revista.

Fruit at Freedom

Friday: Endoflevelbaddie, The Neat, Last Dinosaurs, Goodnight Ohio, Towns, Sulk, La Bete Blooms.
Sunday: Mark Morris.

Pave Café Bar

Sunday: Richard Ormrod and Paul Hession E20 finale.

New for Freedom 2012

New for 2012 is the Teatro Spiegeltent, a 1900's mirrored dancehall from Belgium which will be situated in the Fruit Market (Humber Place/Wellington Street) showcasing children's theatre, spoken word and comedy, music and cabaret shows direct from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Teatro Spiegeltent

Friday: A Taste Of Freedom, Doug Segal, Abandoman, Comic Strip.
Saturday: Monski Mouse's, The Velveteen Rabbit, Patrick Monahan, Lili La Scala, Doug Segal, Chris Difford & Norman Lovett, The Showstoppers, Snake Davis & Band.

Tickets

To buy Teatro Spiegeltent tickets, click here. Other events listed are free.

Accommodation

This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area.

More information will be here when available.

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