Mouth of the Tyne Festival 2024

Once again, there’s so much to see and do at this year’s festival. There’s live music concerts in the wonderful Tynemouth Priory & Castle, free family street entertainment, live jazz music, activities for under fives and a pageant featuring hundreds of local schoolchildren and community groups.

While you’re in Tynemouth, why not enjoy what our stunning coastline has to offer. Visit some of our fantastic local businesses, restaurants, attractions and beaches.

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE PRIORY

The Voice of M People

SUNDAY 14 JULY

TYNEMOUTH PRIORY AND CASTLE

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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.

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.

STREET ENTERTAINMENT

NoFit State Circus: Bamboo

Cardiff based NoFit State Circus tour the world with their big top shows. Bamboo is their new outdoor performance. The artists arrive at an empty stage, bringing bundles of bamboo. They build towering sculptures which become a vertical playground that seems to defy the laws of physics. Inhabited by world-class circus artists and acrobats, the structures bend and flex to amazing feats of strength and agility.

Daryl & Co: Look Mum, No Hands!

Look Mum, No Hands! is a tender tale of friendship and growing up; a coming-of-age story about two friends testing their own boundaries. One of the friends is a wheelchair user. The two actors use this to explore exciting acrobatic shapes and unexpected choreography that is visually beautiful and physically surprising.

Pif-Paf: Seed

Seed journeys into the life of the young and ancient living beings that we walk under every day. Rockabilly Anarcho-Nomad Wilford is planting trees where he shouldn’t, living in his shed and on the run from his past and his arch-enemies, SLUGS!

Working Boys Club: Serving Sounds

Working Boys Club make and create work by mixing their experience in the arts with their past lives as tradesmen (electrician and mechanic). Serving Sounds is a multi-sensory sound installation that creates connections through music – a bar that serves bass and beats rather than beer.

Dizzy O’Dare: Falconry Dismay

Prepare to laugh your way through the raucous ride that is Falconry Dismay. Showcasing the extraordinary talents of 3 majestic birds of prey guided by their expert handler Kevin Tickle, this show is anarchic, wild and definitely not educational!

Pif-Paf: Toast

Toast is a beautiful big-hearted extravaganza of food, dance, live music, songs and tales from around the world. Join the Guild of Toasters, dance with them through the seasons and enjoy their treats in a love song to community.

Jack Wise

Hosting our Cabaret Stage this year is Irish Magician, Comedian and Ventriloquist Jack Wise. His show is a roller coaster ride of audience participation that includes Jedi like mind-reading, jaw dropping magic tricks and hilarious ventriloquism.

Bill and Fred Productions: Adventures

Bill and Fred struggle to embark on a journey. Just when they are ready to go, they realise they forgot their backpacks which hold everything they need to start their adventure. Confusion and misunderstandings arise, but they always manage to pull through.

Bill and Fred Productions: The Grannies

Two older women, Billie and Frieda, share experiences of their wild and profound lives. They are slow in presence yet young in heart, full of cheekiness and charm. Frieda is a naughty one and Billie likes to surprise people with a little craziness here and there.

The Chipolatas

Drawing on three decades of international touring, Tristan Glover, Alfredo Perez Muino and Xampito Otero are The Chipolatas. Their show is a mix of folk music, electronica, clowning and circus skills that has delighted audiences all over the world.

Dizzy O’ Dare:

The Giant Balloon Show

Take everything you know about balloons, twist it into a theatrical experience, add an awardwinning clown and an 80’s soundtrack and you have The Giant Balloon Show!

Pif-Paf: The Flycycle & The Submercycle

As it’s their 21st birthday, Pif -Paf’s unique blend of intimate and spectacular visual theatre is showcased with no fewer than 5 of their best loved creations. All aboard their famous travelling machines, The Flycycle and The Submercycle!

Choose a travelling companion, find the Departure Lounge and they’ll take care of the rest. Fly up, up and away, or dive deep under sea…enjoy the ride!

Pif-Paf: Bee Cart

Bee Guides Bombus and Borage have left the Hive with the Bee Cart –their mobile world of interaction and surreal but true information exploring all things Bees and Pollination. The Bee Cart is exciting, accessible walkabout theatre for audiences of all ages. Commissioned by The British Science Association.

The Show Globe: Sea Sphere

Beauty and enchantment surround Anahita the mermaid as she glides gracefully through crowds, sheltered safely in her giant magical globe. This mystical mermaid mesmerises young and old alike with her undersea performance, complete with dancing seaweed, creatures of the deep, and showers of bubbles rising to the surface.

Bell And Bullock: All At Sea

The debonair Captain Monty Montague pilots his luxury cabin cruiser whilst towing his gorgeous water-skiing wife Minty. Join them for a spot of tiddler fishing from their offshore tax haven and take care not to end up as catch of the day yourself!

STREET PERFORMERS SCHEDULE

Saturday 13 July

Walkabouts

12pm All At Sea

12.30pm Flycycle/Submercycle

1.15pm Sea Sphere

1.45pm All At Sea

2.15pm Flycycle/Submercycle

3pm Sea Sphere

3.30pm All At Sea

4pm Flycycle/Submercycle

4.45pm Sea Sphere

Cabaret Stage

12pm Welcome from Jack Wise

12.10pm Giant Balloon Show

12.45pm The Chipolatas

1.30pm Jack Wise

2.05pm Adventures

2.50pm Giant Balloon Show

3.25pm The Chipolatas

4.10pm Jack Wise

4.45pm Adventures

Street Entertainment (Front Street West)

12pm, 1.30pm, 3pm, 4.30pm Serving Sounds (Front Street East)

12pm Look Mum, No Hands!

12.45pm Bamboo

1.35pm Falconry Dismay

2.10pm Seed

2.50pm Look Mum, No Hands!

3.35pm Bamboo

4.20pm Falconry Dismay

4.55pm Seed

Everyday Language Solutions are providing an NRCPD registered British Sign Language Interpreter to support this event.

STREET PERFORMERS SCHEDULE

Sunday 14 July

Walkabouts

12pm Sea Sphere 12.30pm Bee Cart 1.15pm All At Sea 1.45pm Sea Sphere 2.15pm Bee Cart 3pm All At Sea 3.30pm Sea Sphere 4pm Bee Cart 4.45pm All At Sea

Cabaret Stage

12pm Welcome from Jack Wise

12.10pm Giant Balloon Show 12.45pm The Chipolatas

1.30pm The Grannies

2.05pm Jack Wise

2.40pm Giant Balloon Show 3.15pm The Chipolatas

3.50pm The Grannies 4.25pm Jack Wise

Street Entertainment (Front Street West)

11.30am, 1pm, 3pm, 4.30pm Serving Sounds (Front Street East)

12pm Toast 12.50pm Look Mum, No Hands

1.35pm Falconry Dismay 2.10pm Bamboo 2.50pm Toast 3.45pm Look Mum, No Hands! 4.25pm Bamboo 5pm Falconry Dismay

Everyday Language Solutions are providing an NRCPD registered British Sign Language Interpreter to support this event.

TYNEMOUTH STATION

There is a continuous programme of activities for children and families at Tynemouth Station between 11am and 4pm each day.

Tom Mortlock-Jackson:

Tynemouth Trees

Tynemouth Trees is an interactive art installation specially commissioned for this year’s festival. Look out for the Wishing Tree, the Tree of Memory and the Tree of Hope at locations in Tynemouth Station and along to Front Street. The trees will be made from upcycled and reclaimed wood and other materials. During the Festival volunteers can assist in assembling them on site, and visitors can respond with words or artwork to the theme of each tree.

TYNEMOUTH STATION STAGE

Saturday 13 July

10.30am North Tyneside Youth Choir

11am North Tyneside Music Education Hub Senior Strings Ensemble

11.30am Solo performers from the North Tyneside emerging artists programme

1pm East Coast Swing Band

2.30pm Mouths of the Tyne Choir

3pm Band performances from the Rock School at Traxx Studios

10am – 4pm Sista Soul hosts the main stage

TYNEMOUTH STATION STAGE

Sunday 14 July

10am Dance Distraction

10.30am Decote Dance

11am Northern Notes

12pm North Tyneside Pipe Band

1pm MSK (new jazz fusion trio)

2.15pm North Tyneside Pipe Band

3pm True Colours Theatre

10am – 4pm Sista Soul hosts the main stage

Around and About the Area

Pop-up Silent Disco Tune requests welcome Green Plot

Inspiring ways to grow

Bee Observatory

Honey bees join us for a short time in their glass observatory

EARLY YEARS AREA AT TYNEMOUTH STATION

Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July

THE SHED

10am – 4pm Fabric crafts and den building

THE TREEHOUSE

10am – 11am: Bare Toed Boogie – creative play space, music and lazy hammock swings

11am – 12pm: Family Dance – movement play session for little ones and their grown ups

12pm – 1pm: Drum Up – percussive play and drum jam fun 1pm – 2pm: Family Yoga – stretches and balances on the mats, for all the family

2pm – 3pm: Mini Circus – hula hoops, circus toys and balances and shapes the whole family can do 3pm – 4pm: Hang Aerial – watch performers fly and then have a go at dancing in the air

THE NEST

10am – 4pm Birth and Baby – cosy space to feed, change and chat all things birth and baby

Accessibility - our activities are inclusive. Areas are accessible for wheelchairs except on mats, chairs available, mat flooring in part of the Treehouse and The Nest. Expect it to be busy and noisy at times. Accessible toilets nearby.

Festival Parade ‘LEAP’

Saturday 13 July from 11am

Expect colourful costumes fashioned in artist-led school workshops and dance moves led by LP Dance in Education. Hundreds of promenaders will take over Front Street for the annual parade as we celebrate the leap year.

With music by Drumdin and the North Tyneside Music Education Hub samba bloco, the parade will feature leaping lizards, frogs and giant fleas, leaps of imagination with an ideas machine fed by robots, a huge circus sea horse and a very rare carnival hare.

Produced by SALTo Arts Productions CIO in partnership with North Tyneside Music Education Hub.

Special thanks to Decote Dance, Whitehouse Primary, St Cuthberts Catholic Primary, Battle Hill Primary, Spring Gardens Primary, John Spence Community High, New York Primary, Rockcliffe First, St Joseph’s Primary and Percy Main Primary.

The parade starts and ends at Kings Priory School at Huntingdon Place

Pop-up Silent Disco

Saturday 13 July: 11.30am – 5pm

Sunday 14 July: 11am - 5pm

Up to 100 people at a time can bust a move on the Front Street dance floor. Don’t be shy – get involved.

JAZZ STAGE

Saturday 13 July

12pm: 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.

1.35pm: Trilogy of Four

Four piece featuring a wide repertoire of jazz.

3.10pm: Classic Swing

Six piece band and vocalist playing an entertaining selection of jazz, specialising in 1930s swing.

4.40pm: Archipelago

With influences stretching from Joni Mitchell to Don Cherry to Esperanza Spalding, Archipelago draw on a deep pool of sonic references and the diversity of their individual musical histories.

Sunday 14 July

12pm: Rendezvous Jazz

This popular six piece has a wide repertoire including traditional, New Orleans and Dixieland Jazz, as well as blues and ballads.

1.35pm: The Delta Prophets Trio

Blues and swing trio featuring harmonica, guitar and vocals.

3.10pm: Abbie Finn Trio

North East based jazz ensemble led by the energetic drummer. In the trio she works with fellow Leeds College of Music Alumnus, saxophonist Harry Keeble, and bass player Paul Grainger.

4.40pm: River City Band

A six piece playing traditional jazz from the 1930s and 1940s in the style of Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and Kid Ory.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE PRIORY

Gates open: 11.45am

12.15pm

Local under 18 battle of the bands winner

At Wallsend Festival, just a week earlier, local young musicians took part in a competition to open today’s show.

12.45pm

Errant Moose

Blending fiddle, guitar and harmony singing, this North-East based female duo play a mixture of bluegrass, old time and americana music.

1.45pm

Finn Forster

A pioneer of songs that come from places of real truth, delivering anthemic melodies and shining light on the trials and tribulations of his youth.

2.45pm

Geoff Mull

Former X Factor contestant and multi award-winning singer songwriter with a growing fanbase and great voice.

3.45pm

Hunni

Hunni are Jen and Liv, the Newcastle busking sensations that won ITV’s The Voice in 2023.

5pm

Heather Small

Achieving worldwide success both as a solo artist and the voice of M People, Heather is best known for hits including Moving On Up, One Night in Heaven, How Can I Love You More?, Sight for Sore Eyes and Proud. She has sold millions of records, enjoyed 18 Top 40 singles, 3 Top 10 albums and comes to the festival for the first time.

Times are approximate and subject to change at short notice.

This is an all-weather event.

No dogs allowed except Guide Dogs. No glass allowed. No tents, windbreaks or BBQs. Smoking is not permitted. No re-admittance.

Travel information

Saturday 13 July

Beaconsfield* to Tynemouth Village** every 20 minutes between 10am and 6.20pm. Tynemouth Village to Beaconsfield every 20 minutes between 10.15am and 6.35pm.

Sunday 14 July

Beaconsfield* to Tynemouth Village** every 20 minutes between 10am and 7.20pm. Tynemouth Village to Beaconsfield every 20 minutes between 10.15am and 7.35pm.

Park and ride users can park in Beaconsfield Car Park (subject to availability) and must use pay and display. Payment machines are located in the car park. Payment can also be made via the parking app RingGo.

*Beaconsfield Car Park is located on the seafront at Tynemouth adjacent to Tynemouth Aquarium

**Outside Boots on Percy Park Road (south bound)

Metro

Parking will be extremely limited in and around Tynemouth. We recommend that you use public transport or the Park and Ride service wherever possible.

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 (via Whitley Bay) 11.12pm (ends service at Pelaw).

From Heworth to Sunderland 11.25pm (ends service at Sunderland station), last train from Heworth to South Hylton 11.11pm.

Please check latest times before making your journey: www.nexus.org.uk/metro.

As You Go

Using Pop Pay As You Go will save you up to £1.35 a day*

Visit nexus.org.uk/save or speak to our customer services teams to start saving on your Metro travel.

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

*Compared to Metro Day Tickets. Terms and Conditions apply.

Tynemouth Priory & Castle

Tynemouth Metro Station

First Aid Point (concerts)

Front Street Entertainment

Jazz Stage

Priory & Castle Main Stage

Festival Catering

Festival Bar

Toilets and Accessible Toilets

Festival Information

Children’s Pageant Start/Finish Road Closure

Children’s Pageant Start/Finish

Road Closure

Car Parking and Disabled Parking

Car Parking and Disabled Parking

Park and Ride (Beaconsfield)

Park and Ride (Beaconsfield)

Ferry Landing Ferry Landing

Help us reduce waste

Look out for recycling stations inside the Priory and on Front Street, 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 Tynemouth 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.

Priory Shows FAQs

Where can I buy tickets?

Remaining tickets are available from See Tickets and Ticketmaster. Re-sale tickets may be available from See Tickets, Ticketmaster and Twickets.

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 11) 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 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. Street food traders and the bar all 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.

Where can I park?

Parking will be extremely limited in and around Tynemouth Village. 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 on Saturday and Sunday.