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Welcome to the 16th Mouth of the Tyne Festival. It’s fantastic to see this hugely popular event returning with live music playing at the picturesque Tynemouth Priory and Castle and surrounding areas once again. Alongside the brilliant live music concerts, there will also be free international street entertainment, jazz music, activities for underfives and a colourful pageant involving hundreds of our local schoolchildren and community groups.
6 Sunday Afternoon in the Priory featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor 9 Festival Food and Drink 10 Street Entertainment Performers 15 Street Performers schedule 17 Festival Fun at Tynemouth Station 21 Festival Parade
There is always a wonderful atmosphere along the coastline and the festival enhances that. While you’re here, why not visit some of the brilliant local businesses, shops and restaurants too.
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Wherever you’ve travelled from to be here today and whatever you choose to see and do, I hope you have an enjoyable time in North Tyneside.
25 Sunday Afternoon in the Priory line-up and times
Norma Redfearn, CBE Elected Mayor of North Tyneside
FURTHER INFORMATION For the latest festival information visit www.mouthofthetynefestival.com
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26 Travel Information 29 Map 30 Help us reduce waste 30 Priory shows FAQ
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE PRIORY FEATURING
SUNDAY 10 JULY 2022 LIVE AT TYNEMOUTH PRIORY AND CASTLE 6
PLUS VERY SPECIAL GUEST
WITH FAYE FANTARROW TOM SPEIGHT
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Jackie and Millie, from North Shields
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FOOD AND DRINK We’ve got some of the region’s best street food for you to try at this year’s festival. Anyone attending the music concerts at Tynemouth Priory and Castle can enjoy food from our independent street food traders serving great food, sourced and produced locally. There’s a fully stocked festival bar with top beers, wine and prosecco ready to go.
Concert attendees can bring their own food and drink in reasonable quantities but no glass is allowed.
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STREET ENTERTAINMENT Wild: Motionhouse WILD creates an urban forest in the everyday of the city. Performers use powerful physicality and incredible feats to move through a forest of tall poles. From the top, life in the canopy looks down onto the forest floor - a dangerous world of unknown meetings. In our modern lives, is the wild still shaping our behaviour?
Without Walls is a network of festivals that brings fantastic outdoor arts to people in towns and cities across the UK. www.withoutwalls.uk.com
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The Rascally Diner: LAS Theatre A riotous family performance for all ages. Cook up a stink as part of Rufus Skumskins O’Parsley’s kitchen crew or bring a pot to bang and ward off evil cakes in this fun-filled, messy performance about food!
Distant Drums: Whispered Tales Distant Drums tells the story of Reggae Sound System culture and its role in the fight for racial equality. As the speakers power up, digital screens appear within the stack. Two performers transport the audience from Africa to the Caribbean until they finally arrive, suitcase in hand, on the shores of the UK.
Leave The Light On For Me: Mind The Gap Mind the Gap is England’s leading learning disability performance company. Their new show Leave the Light on for Me is a joyous and rebellious outdoor performance that explores climate change and justice from a fresh perspective.
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Glam: Etta Ermini Dance Theatre & Van Huynh Company Glam is a dance and circus cabaret, a humorous outdoor street performance celebrating fabulousness! Audience members are encouraged to join in the fun and dance with the cast in this gloriously fast paced show of acrobatics, hand to hand, disco, feathers, glitter and glamorous make-up!
Routes: The B Collective + Theatre Temoin (Saturday Only) Routes is a big puppet promenade show built with a team of refugee, migrant, and British-born artists, that explores perspectives on ‘Homes’ and ‘Others’. Inspired by true stories from across the globe, Routes is a fantastical journey through danger, hope and humanity.
Out of the Deep Blue: Autin Dance Theatre (Sunday Only) Out of the Deep Blue tells the magical story of Eko, a 13-foot Sea Giant who rises from the deep ocean. On the shore, he encounters a little girl called Violet. Their tale is inspired by the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis.
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The Band at the End of the World: Ramshaklicious A miniature brass band like no other, these musical clowns think the end of the world might be just around the corner - if we all don’t take responsibility for it!
Let’s Grow Walkabout The Let’s Grow Nannies are two eccentric gardeners out for a day trip with their family of little ones. So, if you see an old pram brimming with some beautiful bouncing baby fruits and vegetables, come over and say hello!
Urban Oasis Insect Walkabout Look out for giant bees and other human-sized insects foraging along Front Street!
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Bert: Boom Circus Bert is the story of a socially inept outsider whose world is turned upside down when his sister comes home to visit with her best friend. Try as he might to continue with his lonesome life, she is just too bright and bubbly for Bert to ignore!
Annabelle Holland Annabelle will be doing a double shift as compere Goldie Fiasco and knife thrower extraordinaire Bunny. Warm-hearted and wonderfully bonkers, Goldie is hostess with the mostest at festivals and cabarets all over Australia. Bunny’s unique knife throwing act is a story of love and loss – for at least one young man in the audience!
Lance Moi En L’Air: Joli Vyann Lance Moi fuses dance and acrobatics in a breathtakingly beautiful performance about sensitivity and connection in human relationships.
Do What Ya Mama Told Ya: Just More Productions Performed by a real-life mother and daughter, this immersive and vibrant comedy cooking show is a feast of food fusion and storytelling across geography and generations.
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STREET PERFORMERS SCHEDULE
SATURDAY 9 JULY WALKABOUTS 12pm 12.30pm 1pm 2.15pm 3pm 3.30pm 4pm
Urban Oasis Insect Walkabout Let’s Grow Nannies Band at the End of the World Let’s Grow Vegetable Nannies Urban Oasis Insect Walkabout Band at the End of the World Let’s Grow Nannies
CABARET STAGE 12pm 12.10pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 1.30pm 2pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 3.30pm 4pm 5pm
Compere Goldie Fiasco Lance Moi En L’Air Do What Ya Mama Told Ya! Distant Drums Bunny’s Knife Act Bert (Boom Circus) Lance Moi En L’Air Distant Drums Do What Ya Mama Told Ya! Bunny’s Knife Act Distant Drums
STREET ENTERTAINMENT 12pm 1pm 1.30pm 1.30pm 2.15pm 3.15pm 4.15pm 4.25pm 4.45pm
The Rascally Diner Glam Wild Leave The Light On For Me Routes The Rascally Diner Glam Leave The Light on For Me Wild
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STREET PERFORMERS SCHEDULE
SUNDAY 10 JULY WALKABOUTS 12pm 12.30pm 1pm 1.25pm 2.15pm 3pm 3.30pm 4pm 4.25pm
Urban Oasis Insect Walkabout Let’s Grow Nannies Band at the End of the World Out of the Deep Blue Walkabout Let’s Grow Vegetable Nannies Urban Oasis Insect Walkabout Band at the End of the World Let’s Grow Nannies Out of the Deep Blue Walkabout
CABARET STAGE 12pm 12.10pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 1.30pm 2pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 3.30pm 4pm 5pm
Compere Goldie Fiasco Lance Moi En L’Air Do What Ya Mama Told Ya! Distant Drums Bunny’s Knife Act Bert (Boom Circus) Lance Moi En L’Air Distant Drums Do What Ya Mama Told Ya! Bunny’s Knife Act Distant Drums
STREET ENTERTAINMENT 11.30am 12.30pm 1pm 1.30pm 1.45pm 2.30pm 3.30pm 4pm 4.25pm 4.45pm
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The Rascally Diner Glam Wild Leave The Light On For Me Out of the Deep Blue The Rascally Diner Glam Wild Leave The Light on For Me Out of the Deep Blue
AT TYNEMOUTH STATION COMMUNITY STAGE
SATURDAY 9 JULY 10am 10.30am 11am 12pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2pm 2.45pm 3.15pm
Whitley Women Lily Dures Taylor Linskill Community Choir Abby’s Dance Academy Sing It Louder Choir Chloe Hill Zumba demonstration Luna Blu Chris James
10am – 4pm
Ian Colthart – Compere
SUNDAY 10 JULY 10.15am 11am 11.45am 12.30pm 1.15pm 2.15pm 3pm
Can’t Sing Choir Larry Page Decote Dance Alex Kirtley North Tyneside Steel Band Steve McVay Band Lou Ross Band
10am – 4pm
Ian Colthart – Compere
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AT TYNEMOUTH STATION There is a continuous programme of activities for children and families at Tynemouth Station between 11am and 4pm each day. Let’s Grow: Ben Faulks & Plunge Boom Let’s Grow is brought to you by Ben Faulks, co-creator and presenter of the award winning CBeebies brand Mr. Bloom’s Nursery and theatre company Plunge Boom.
The Let’s Grow Shed & Treasure Hunt The Let’s Grow Fruit & Vegetable Babies are playing hide and seek. Can you find where everyone is hiding? Collect a map, clues and stickers from The Let’s Grow Shed and return when you’ve completed the Treasure Hunt to collect a special award.
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The Let’s Grow Allotment The Let’s Grow Nannies invite you to join them in their pop-up allotment for a bit of gardening and childcare. Get stuck into the daily duties of feeding, bathing and caring for all the adorable baby fruits and vegetables.
Urban Oasis: Neighbourhood Watch Stilts International Urban Oasis brings friendly human-sized bees, butterflies and ants to the station to get children and grown-ups buzzing about biodiversity. Our declining insect population needs all the help it can get from humans like us.
The Bewonderment Machine: A Bird In The Hand Theatre The Bewonderment Machine is an artist-built, cycle-powered carousel, a kinetic public sculpture and a magical journey for small children. With riding space for up to 10, it empowers the very young to care, to be curious and to re-wild their imaginations.
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Hosted by the Bare Toed Dance Company. Interactive fun and games for under 5s and their families.
EARLY YEARS AREA
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SUNDAY 10 JULY
THE SHED
THE SHED
10am – 4pm
Diggin it Forest school style crafts, creativity and nature play.
10am – 4pm
Diggin it Forest school style crafts, creativity and nature play.
THE TREEHOUSE
THE TREEHOUSE
10am – 11am
10am – 11am
11am – 12pm
12pm – 1pm 1pm – 2pm
2pm – 3pm 3pm – 4pm
Piccolo music The ever-popular sing-along. Bare Toed Boogie Free play with movement toys, funky music and lazy hammock swings. Drum Up Percussive play and drum jam fun. Bare Toed Family Dance Movement play session for little ones and their grown ups. Hang Aerial Watch performers fly and have a go. Mini Circus Hula hooping and circus toy fun.
11am – 12pm
12pm – 1pm 1pm – 2pm
2pm – 3pm 3pm – 4pm
THE NEST 10am – 4pm
Birth and Baby Cosy space to feed, change and chat all things birth and baby.
Bare Toed Boogie Free movement play, funky music and lazy hammock swings. Silent Disco Headset boogie with tunes of your choice. Drum Up Percussive play and drum jam fun. Family Yoga A stretch out on the mats for the whole family. Hang Aerial Watch performers fly and have a go. Family Acrobatics Balances and shapes that all the family can do.
THE NEST 10am – 4pm
Birth and Baby Cosy space to feed, change and chat all things birth and baby.
AROUND AND ABOUT THE AREA Pop-up Silent Disco Disco booth for some serious headset boogie, requests welcome.
The Bubble Whisperer Monster sized bubbles to pop, chase and gaze at.
Wildlife Stalls Information and activities about some of our local creatures and wildlife.
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Festival Parade ‘Together we are Giant’ Saturday 9th July from 11.15am Kings Priory First School Hundreds of local schoolchildren and community groups from North Tyneside will take centre stage as they parade down Front Street. Look out for colourful giants led by rats and fat cats, along with local musicians and artists to help celebrate the power of community to make good things happen. Visitors can expect to see some beautiful ‘Giant’ parade pieces, costumes made in school workshops and dance moves led by the LP Dance in Education team. Produced by SALTo Arts Productions in partnership with North Tyneside Music Education Hub, the pageant includes young samba drummers from the NTMEH and local community bands The Spanish City Rollers, Drumdin and Drumatic Samba.
Pop-up Silent Disco, 11am-5pm both days Up to 100 people at a time can bust a move on the Front Street dance floor. Don’t be shy - get involved! 21
We’re working with some great local venues to bring you very special one-off shows this summer. There are shows over a range of genres including dance, metal, jazz, dance and alt-rock. Legendary Glasgow party institution Optimo join Me Me Me club secretary Man Power to throw a once in a lifetime dance music party at a PROPER social club deep in the heart of North Shields. Kings Street CIU is the venue – tickets for the 6 August show are at www.store.ticketing.cm.com/ MeMeMeAffiliated. A dream line-up at Cullercoats Crescent Club features the hugely popular Sea Power, Lanterns on the Lake and Hector Gannett. Get your tickets for the 6 August show at www.ticketweb.uk. Metal band Pigsx7 play The Engine Room in North Shields onSunday 3 July. Tickets at www.terns.co.uk. The Exchange has a Jazz, Swing and Blues Festival 1-3 July. Tickets are pay what you feel and available now www.attheexchange.info.
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SATURDAY 9 JULY 12pm 1.35pm 3.10pm 4.40pm
Zoe Gilby Duo Vieux Carré Jazzmen Harmony Brass Ruth Lambert Quartet
SUNDAY 10 JULY 12pm 1.35pm 3.10pm 4.40pm
Rendezvous Jazz River City Band House of the Black Gardenia Classic Swing Jazz Band
ZOE GILBY DUO A powerful collection of songs delivered with a commanding mix of musical sophistication and dramatic edge. An engaging repertoire of storytelling and atmosphere, the music also includes an adventurous blend of contemporary composers from Kate Bush to Pink Floyd. THE VIEUX CARRÉ JAZZMEN The Vieux Carré play and sing a mixed programme of popular music from the 1920s and 1930s including rags, marches, blues and spirituals.
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HARMONY BRASS A five piece band playing a wide range of jazz from 1920s to 2000s with a strong influence of Dixieland and the American song books as well as the Chicago blues.
RUTH LAMBERT QUARTET Classic jazz featuring vocalist Ruth Lambert, guitarist and bassist. A great repertoire of popular songs. RENDEZVOUS JAZZ This popular 6-piece has a wide repertoire including traditional, New Orleans and Dixieland Jazz, as well as blues and ballads. RIVER CITY A six piece comprising trumpet, trombone, clarinet/sax, banjo, brass bass and drums. The band play traditional style jazz from the ‘30s and ‘40s in the style of Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and Kid Ory. HOUSE OF THE BLACK GARDENIA Born of the desire to get their city's dancefloors swinging to the lesserknown roots music of the 1920s and '30s, Tyneside nine-piece House of the Black Gardenia brings together the new generation of Newcastle's jazz and swing scene for a raucous revival of old-fashioned good times. CLASSIC SWING JAZZ BAND Six piece band and vocalist playing an entertaining selection of jazz, specialising in 1930s swing.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE PRIORY Gates open: 11.45am
5pm - SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR Sophie shot to fame as a vocalist on Spiller's huge number one single, ‘Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)’ and her worldwide smash hit ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’. Her debut solo album, ‘Read My Lips’ sold more than 2 million copies worldwide! During lockdown in 2020, she performed her ‘Kitchen Discos’ at home with her five sons. The videos recorded by her husband were watched and enjoyed by 40 million people around the world. She followed that by raising an incredible £1m for Children in Need from her 24 hour dance challenge.
2.15pm - FAYE FANTARROW Nineteen year old North East singersongwriter Faye Fantarrow’s music is best described as indie/pop with a hint of folk. She’s quickly becoming a mustsee artist with a style of her own. 1.10pm - TOM SPEIGHT Singer-songwriter Tom Speight is a driven talent with a string of EPs and a full-length album under his belt. He’s had seven playlisted BBC Radio 2 records in a row, his music has been streamed over 200 million times and he’s supported artists from Ed Sheeran and Snow Patrol to Ben Howard and Travis.
3.30pm - NEWTON FAULKNER Singer-songwriter Newton, best known for his rhythmic guitar playing, came to prominence in 2007 with the release of his debut studio album, ‘Hand Built by Robots’. The double platinum album featured the top ten hit ‘Dream Catch Me’.
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Travel Information Park and Ride Saturday Beaconsfield* to Tynemouth Village** every 20 mins between 10am and 6.20pm. Tynemouth Village to Beaconsfield every 20 mins between 10.15am and 6.35pm.
Sunday Beaconsfield* to Tynemouth Village** every 20 mins between 10am and 7.20pm Tynemouth Village to Beaconsfield every 20 mins between 10.15am and 7.35pm
£3 per car *on seafront at Tynemouth adjacent to Tynemouth Aquarium **outside Boots on Percy Park Road (south bound)
Parking will be extremely limited in and around Tynemouth. We recommend that you use public transport or the Park and Ride service wherever possible.
Metro Normal service will run with trains every 12 minutes on Saturday daytime and every 15 minutes in the evening and on Sunday. Last trains: • From Tynemouth to Gateshead and Newcastle 11.09pm • From Heworth to Sunderland 11.11pm Please check latest times before making your journey.
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Say goodbye to paper tickets Don’t forget that using Pop Pay As You Go will save you 85p a day* Visit nexus.org.uk/saygoodbye or speak to our customer services teams to start saving on your Metro travel.
*Compared to Metro Day Tickets.
For a fast and convenient way to attend the festival, take the Tyne and Wear Metro to Tynemouth, the nearest station. Or park and ride, at nearby Northumberland Park just one of several Metro car parks offering parking for £1.20 per day (free parking after 5.00pm and on Sundays). Take the kids for free, up to three children aged eleven and under can travel for free with a fare paying adult. For more information about Metro travel, including timetables, prices, and how to order a Pop Pay As You Go card, visit nexus.org.uk/metro
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PRIORY SHOWS FAQ Where can I buy tickets? Tickets for Sophie Ellis-Bextor are available from See Tickets and Ticketmaster. Keane’s show is now sold out. Re-sale tickets may be available from See Tickets Fan to Fan Marketplace and Twickets. Can children attend the concerts? Yes, when accompanied by an adult. We recommend ear defenders for small children.
Help us reduce waste Look out for new recycling stations inside the Priory, where you can recycle empty plastic bottles and drinks cans, clean cardboard and foil in the purple wheelie bins. All other items should go in the general waste bins on the site. Recycling bins can also be found around Tynemouth village and outside the station. If you have a reusable water bottle with you, you can re-fill it from the fountain to the side of the Gibraltar Rock located just outside of the public toilets.
What if my tickets don’t turn up? We are unable to deal with ticket issues unless we have been notified of changes by the ticket provider. If you have lost tickets or your tickets do not arrive in time, you must contact the ticket company ahead of the event. What time are the concerts? Gates open at 6pm. Support acts start at around 7pm. Concerts finish by 10pm. For Sunday afternoon, gates open at 11.45am and the concert finishes by 7pm. Can I bring my own food and drink? Food and drink is available on site (see page 9), but people can also bring their own. Alcohol is allowed in moderate quantities. Glass and BBQs are NOT permitted. Bag searches will be conducted. Is there any seating inside the Priory? No, they are standing concerts. We have an accessible viewing area for those with disabilities and additional needs, with spaces are on a first come first served basis. People can bring camping chairs but should be mindful that views may be restricted. Tents are not permitted. Is the site accessible? Yes it is. There is a path all the way into the Priory which leads to a raised viewing area, if required. There are accessible toilets on site. If I need to leave the concert can I get back in? There is no re-admittance once you have entered the Priory. Is there a cash machine? There is no ATM on site. Most of the street food traders/bar accept card payments. Are dogs allowed? No dogs are allowed on site, except guide dogs. Is smoking allowed? No smoking is permitted. Can I take photos? Yes. Capturing photos for personal use is fine. Photography or filming for commercial use is not allowed without prior authorisation.
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Where can I park? Parking will be extremely limited. We recommend that you use public transport where possible (www.nexus.org.uk). There are limited blue badge parking spaces nearby. If travelling by car, please note Front Street will be closed.
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