Orange Evolution Music Festival 2005

The biggest music festival in the North East of England is back this year, with over 30 indoor gigs taking place over the festival period.

Bank Holiday Monday 30th May sees Evolution reach its climax when the Quaysides of Newcastle & Gateshead will be transformed into a free music festival spread over three sites.

Thursday 19 May : Tsunami Bomb/Hopesfall plus Name Taken
Newcastle University Union - Global // 7.30pm // £10adv+bf

Thursday 19 May : The Resentments (USA), Nels Andrews Band and The El Paso Eyepatch
Jumpin Hot Club @ Live Theatre Newcastle // 8pm // £10 adv+bf

Thursday 19 May : Abyssinia Infinite featuring Gigi
Hall 2 at The Sage Gateshead // 8pm // £11/£6 adv+bf

Friday 20 May : Alabama 3 plus support
Stage 2 University of Northumbria Students Union // 7.30pm // £10adv+bf

Friday 20 May : Steve Forbert (USA) & Mark Stuart (USA) plus Justin Rutledge (Canada)
Jumpin Hot Club at Live Theatre Newcastle // 8pm // £12.50 adv+bf

Saturday 21 May 2005 : Queen Adreena
Newcastle University Union - Global // 7.30pm // £8 adv+bf

Saturday 21 May : Better Days with Mark Rae & Veba (Grand Central Records), Aldo Vanucci (Catskills) Tony Morales, Tombee, Stanton Miles, Max Thief, Drae, Ms MQ
Newcastle University Union - Bassment // 7.30pm // £8 adv+bf

Saturday 21 May : Tav Falco’s Panther Burns
Jumpin Hot Club at The Cluny Newcastle // 8pm // £10 adv+bf

Sunday 22 May : Vic Chesnutt + Friends plus Damon & Nioami (Galaxie 500)
Jumpin Hot Club at Live Theatre Newcastle // Doors // 8pm // £12 adv+bf

Monday 23 May : Supergrass
Newcastle University Union - Bassment // 7.30pm // £16.50 adv+bf

Monday 23 May : The Dirtbombs
The Cluny Newcastle // 8pm // £7 adv+bf

Tuesday 24 May : British Sea Power
Newcastle University Union - Bassment // 7.30pm // £11 adv+bf

Tuesday 24 May : SJM Concerts present: KT Tunstall plus support
Stage 2, University of Northumbria Students Union // 7.30pm // £9.00 adv+bf

Tuesday 24 May : Death From Above 1979
Newcastle University Union - Global // 7.30pm // £7.50 adv+bf

Tuesday 24 May : Acoustic Country Blues Double Bill with Doug McLeod (USA) plus Brendon Croker
Jumpin Hot Club at Live Theatre // 8pm // £7 adv+bf

Wednesday 25 May : Teenage Fanclub
Newcastle University Union - Bassment // 7.30pm // £12 adv+bf

Wednesday 25 May : Penetration
The Cluny Newcastle // 8pm // £10 adv+bf

Wednesday 25 May : HAL
Newcastle University Union - Global // 7.30pm // £7.50 adv+bf

Thursday 26 May : Stonelove @ Foundation
Newcastle // 10pm – 2am // £4

Thursday 26 May : Mr Scruff
Newcastle University Union - Bassment // 9pm-2am: Last Entry 11.30pm // £10 adv+bf

Thursday 26 May : Daniel Johnston (USA) plus Lone Pigeon & Band (Scotland)
Jumpin Hot Club at The Cluny Newcastle // 8pm // £10 adv+bf

Friday 27 May : Don Letts Dub Cartel Soundsytem
Jumpin Hot Club at The Cluny Newcastle // 8pm // £8 adv+bf

Friday 27 May : Promise Trance Classics with Richard Tulip and live PA from Hemstock plus Jennings
Foundation Newcastle // 9pm – 4am // £10/£9

Friday 27 May 2005 : The Duke Spirit plus support
Stage 2, University of Northumbria Students Union // £7.00 adv. // Doors 7.30pm

Saturday 28 May : Spiritualised
Hall 2 The Sage Gateshead // 8pm // £16 adv+bf

Saturday 28 May 2005 : Brighton Beach
Newcastle University Union - Bassment // 10pm-2.30am Last Entry 11.30pm // £5 adv+bf

Saturday 28 May : Errol Linton Blues Vibe (UK) plus Lee Bates & Billy Newton (UK)
Jumpin Hot Club at Live Theatre Newcastle // 8pm // £8 adv+bf

Saturday 28 May : Shindig presents Seb Fontaine plus FC Kahuna, Scott Bradford, Scooby and Del
Foundation Newcastle // 10pm-3am // £12 on the door

Sunday 29 May : Flaming Stars plus Golden Virgins
Jumpin Hot Club at The Cluny // 8pm // £6 adv+bf

Monday 30 May : Wax On presents The Official Evolution Afterparty with DJ Touche + very special guests
Foundation Newcastle // 10pm – 3am // £8 on the door

OUTDOOR EVENT - SHINDIG
Sunday 29 May/ Shindig present
Masters at Work – Louie Vega plus Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez
Martin Solveig (Defected Records), Scott Bradford plus Scooby
Baltic Square, Gateshead // 6pm till midnight
This is an advance ticket only event // Tickets £25+bf

FREE OUTDOOR STAGES
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 30TH MAY/ 1.00pm – 10.30pm

Innovation Stage Spiller’s Wharf

Dizzee Rascal
Super Furry Animals
Mylo Live
The Ordinary Boys
Dogs Die in Hot Cars
The Rakes
El Presidente

Imagination Stage Baltic Square

The Futureheads
The Others
Carbon Silicon
Fightstar
Hard-Fi
Kubichek
Boy Kill Boy

Inspiration Stage Quayside East
Candi Staton
Misty in Roots
Mark Eitzel (American Music Club)
Kristen Hersh (50 Foot Wave)
Martin Stephenson & The Daintees
Vic Goddard (Subway Sect)
Charles Walker R& B Soul Venue

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