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Pet Shop Boys, and The Libertines for new north-east Festival On The Wall

with Mark Ronson, Maximo Park, Twin Atlantic, & more

By Neil Greenway | Published:

<s>Festival on the Wall</s>.. 2017 - Pet Shop Boys
Photo credit: Karen Williams


A new festival has been announced for the North East, a part of the country which is a little bare of outdoor festivals. Festival On The Wall will take place near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, on a site 12 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne, over the weekend of Friday 4th to Sunday 6th August 2017. A portion of every ticket sale will go to support UNICEF.

Already confirmed are some local lads. Friday will be headlined by North Shields-born lead vocalist Neil Tennant's Pet Shop Boys, while Saturday has Hexham's Pete Doherty with The Libertines. Also confirmed as playing over the weekend are Maximo Park, Twin Atlantic, Mark Ronson, JP Cooper, Mnek, The Sherlocks, and Calum Scott, with more acts to be announced.

The festival will include a number of themed and decorated music & DJ stages, and a roller-disco.

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Early-bird tickets are on sale, priced at £170 for the weekend for an adult including camping, £145 for students, and £125 for teens (13-17). Children 12 and under are £10. Campervan tickets will be available in the future.