Split Festival 2012

The fourth annual Split Festival expands to three days and takes place from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September 2012 at Ashbrooke Sports Club, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The event will be a true "Festival of Music" rather than a collection of gigs.

The event will start with Free Film Friday showing a classic movie on a massive outdoor cinema screen for all ages to enjoy. This event will take place on the Friday evening, entry is free, cinema snacks will be available and the bars will be open.

Line-up

The latest acts announced are Dave Newey, Tom McConville, Billy Mitchell, Tom Mitchell, George Welch & Stewart Hardy, Hokum Hotshots and Prelude, and The Walker Family Clog Dancers.

Saturday's headliners is Public Image Ltd. (PiL, and on Sunday it's The Futureheads plus Pulled Apart by Horses, St Etienne, King Creosote, Future Of The Left, The Unthanks, Field Music, Kathryn Williams, Kyla La Grange, This Ain’t Vegas, The Lake Poets, The Cornshed Sisters, Let's Buy Happiness, Warm Digits, Young Liar, Natasha Haws, The Chapman Family, The Greeting Committee, That Fucking Tank, John J Presley, Richard Dawson, Lilliput, The Unit Ama, The Real Davina, Algiers, Hawk Eyes, Athletes In Paris, Folks, Lulu James, Liars Lie, Pure Graft, and Citizens!.

On top of the Main Stage, there will be music and comedy in the Fringe Tent, and a third music marquee this year which will see Split welcome folk acts. For the line-up details as available please click here.

As well as the food marquee which will be doubling in size of the food and a bar added.

The free Film Friday schedule is Shrek at 6.15pm and School of Rock at 8pm.

Tickets

Early bird tickets are on sale priced at £40 for a weekend ticket, and £25 for a day ticket. To buy tickets, click here.

The fourth Split Festival is expected to be held under cover in a massive marquee at Ashbrooke Sports Club. It's main aim is to give a platform for North East musical talent and this year's main acts so far booked are all from this area.

Split 2012 will also be part of Sunderland University Fresher's Programme with the new intake students who purchase a full freshers' fortnight wristband also gaining entry to Split.

Getting there

Organisers are encouraging all festival goers to use public transport to the Park Lane interchange in Sunderland and are providing courtesy bus travel for the short ride from there to the venue. A team of volunteers will be conducting entry interviews on methods of travel and will be offering spot prizes throughout the weekend for festival goers who can show public transport tickets for their trip to the event.

Play Zone

Another area that the Festival is very keen to encourage is the younger music element and this year offers all primary school children free entry on both days as long as they are accompanied by an adult. Once inside, there will be a dedicated "play zone" for all youngsters where they can be entertained by a variety of rides, games, circus performers and tasty treats to suit everyone.

More information will be here when available.

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