Stockton Weekender 2012
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th August 2012Stockton Riverside Park, Stockton-on-Tees, North-east England, TS18 1LP, England MAP
£30 weekend adult, £50 with camping, under 14s free
Daily capacity: 10,000
Stockton Weekender is now in it's 22 year and once again the town centre festival had a mini revamp. Just as with last year, there were three nights of entertainment. With a charge for two of the nights (£20 per day or £30 for the weekend) and a free family day, only the free day changed from Sunday to the Friday this year. They also added the Vela stage, which was a small platform positioned right next to the main stage. This stage mainly showcased local talent and the two arenas alternated between acts so that there was always music on. The other main change was the disappearance of the comedy tent (which was separately priced, and was poorly attended last year resulting in the organisers refunding people). The organisers filled this void by adding the Tees Active Cabaret tent which mixed both music with comedy acts, including this venue with the price of your weekend or day ticket.
The popular tribute band Beatlemania did this with costume changes during the set starting with the black suits and bowl haircuts to the Sgt. Pepper colourful outfits. Lucky enough to have a huge back catalogue to go at, they played all the main hits and ended on a sing-along with the crowd of 'Hey Jude'.
review by: Andrew Hogg
photos by: Caitlin Hogg
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