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This Is Tomorrow Festival
Exhibition Park , Newcastle
24th, 25th, 26th May 2019
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
With an all-star lineup, This is Tomorrow festival was always going to be a crowd pleaser.
Huge names gathered in Exhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne for the bank holiday weekend festival, when the normally quiet city centre park turned into a buzzing venue for rock and roll royalty.
As well as the headline acts, the festival also gave a platform for local bands such as Baltic, Echolines, Swine Tax and more, courtesy of the BBC Music Introducing North East stage.
The weekend started on Friday with headliners The Foals topping off a great afternoon of music.
Huge names gathered in Exhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne for the bank holiday weekend festival, when the normally quiet city centre park turned into a buzzing venue for rock and roll royalty.
As well as the headline acts, the festival also gave a platform for local bands such as Baltic, Echolines, Swine Tax and more, courtesy of the BBC Music Introducing North East stage.
The weekend started on Friday with headliners The Foals topping off a great afternoon of music.
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Sadly, the organisers ended the set early to the obvious disappointment of the fans, due to safety concerns surrounding a failed safety barrier.
After remedying the opening night safety issues, Saturday saw the crowds descend on the park for day two of the musical bonanza. The Richard Hamilton stage saw the likes of Bad Sounds and Anteros making an impression with fans loving the sets. They set the scene for Saturday and Sunday's line up featuring big-hitters like Detroit Social Club, Whenyoung, Vanderbilt and Marsicans to name just a few. Throughout the afternoon the crowds continued to build at the Graham Wylie Foundation stage with the headline acts still to come. |
Editors on stage at This is Tomorrow festival
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Feva, Redfaces, Glasvegas and Ride got the crowd well and truly warmed up. Editors put on a great show playing their hit after hit to an ever growing number of the fans in front of the main stage.
The Vaccines
Next up, The Vaccines kicked off their set to huge cheers from the crowd.
Playing hits such as 'If You Wanna.' they put on a mesmerising performance which really got the audience going.
With the atmosphere building and you could feel the excitement in the air as it got closer and closer to Saturday's headline act taking to the stage.
From the press tent we could hear the crowd singing Oasis hit ' Don't Look Back In Anger' as they waited for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
Noel's ability to please a crowd never fails and today was no exception, as he obliged with a medley of classic Oasis hits including, 'Don't Look Back In Anger', and 'Wonderwall' plus a selection of High Flying Birds songs.
Finishing with The Beatles' 'All You Need Is Love', Noel called the Newcastle crowd "amazing" and vowed to be back again. A fitting tribute to a festival that's certain to go from strength to strength.
Playing hits such as 'If You Wanna.' they put on a mesmerising performance which really got the audience going.
With the atmosphere building and you could feel the excitement in the air as it got closer and closer to Saturday's headline act taking to the stage.
From the press tent we could hear the crowd singing Oasis hit ' Don't Look Back In Anger' as they waited for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
Noel's ability to please a crowd never fails and today was no exception, as he obliged with a medley of classic Oasis hits including, 'Don't Look Back In Anger', and 'Wonderwall' plus a selection of High Flying Birds songs.
Finishing with The Beatles' 'All You Need Is Love', Noel called the Newcastle crowd "amazing" and vowed to be back again. A fitting tribute to a festival that's certain to go from strength to strength.
Lewis Capaldi
Sunday's brought us an equally star studded lineup.
Johnny Marr then Lewis Capaldi following on from Embrace on the main stage, while Yonaka and Cattle & Cane entertained from the Graham Wylie Foundation stage.
Headliners Stereophonics didn't disappoint the excited fans, opening with 'C'est La Vie' leading to a plethora of hits old and new.
The Welsh superstars even managed to cram in plenty of acoustic numbers into the programme.
Bringing their two hour set to a close with 'Mr And Mrs Smith' and the anthemic 'Dakota' leaving festival on a real high note.
This Is Tomorrow has highlighted a real thirst for more festivals and events of a similar ilk in the North East. With the weekend proving a huge success, drawing in music and art lovers from across the country.
Sunday's brought us an equally star studded lineup.
Johnny Marr then Lewis Capaldi following on from Embrace on the main stage, while Yonaka and Cattle & Cane entertained from the Graham Wylie Foundation stage.
Headliners Stereophonics didn't disappoint the excited fans, opening with 'C'est La Vie' leading to a plethora of hits old and new.
The Welsh superstars even managed to cram in plenty of acoustic numbers into the programme.
Bringing their two hour set to a close with 'Mr And Mrs Smith' and the anthemic 'Dakota' leaving festival on a real high note.
This Is Tomorrow has highlighted a real thirst for more festivals and events of a similar ilk in the North East. With the weekend proving a huge success, drawing in music and art lovers from across the country.
Photography by D.Weddle 2019
Article: D.Weddle
Edits: M.Gibb
Article: D.Weddle
Edits: M.Gibb