Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott & The Specials have been announced as headliners for Mouth of the Tyne Festival 2015. Tickets for these events go on sale at 9am, Friday 12th December, priced £29.50 for Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott. Tickets for The Specials are priced at £40. Booking fees apply.

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A five-day cultural celebration of music and performing arts, Mouth of the Tyne Festival takes place each summer in Tynemouth, North East England, with its main outdoor stage situated in a stunning coastal location by the Tynemouth Priory and Castle.

Now in its eleventh year, 2015’s event will take place from 8th-12-July celebrating music and the performing arts across four main locations: Tynemouth Priory and Castle, Whitley Bay Playhouse Theatre, Tynemouth Front Street and Tynemouth Station. Tynemouth Priory provides a beautiful coastal location for live bands and can accommodate up to 4,000 people each day. It is adjacent to the ruins of the Priory and Castle overlooking the picturesque King Edward’s Bay and the North Sea.

Sunday is a dedicated ‘family’ day. Besides nationally-known bands there is a very popular free jazz stage at the end of Front Street, which will be a blaze of colour and activity throughout, and includes a programme of street performers, parades and the hugely popular children’s pageant.

The Whitley Bay Playhouse will play host to a weekend of live bands and musicians (Midlake/ John Cooper-Clarke performed 2014) and Tynemouth Metro Station hosting a takeover for the duration, with dance troupes and a wide variety of musicians and performers. There will also be a designated ‘Early Years’ area for children featuring a storytelling, music and craft activities. Local food and craft stalls will line the station’s platform offering a delicious array of artisan produce and decorative work.

Many more artists and events will be announced in the New Year.

Friday 10th July PAUL HEATON AND JACQUI ABBOTT + special guests.

Saturday 11th July THE SPECIALS + special guests.

Approximately 90,000 people attended across all the events at Mouth of the Tyne Festival in 2014. The event is organised by North Tyneside Council and supported by Port of Tyne.