40 artists to play the North East's biggest event for emerging music
News: 14th March 2014 by Louise Dodgson under Live
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Generator have announced this year’s Evolution Emerging line-up. With over 500 artist submissions this year, they are squeezing as much talent into one night as possible. Evolution Emerging 2014 features the very best emerging artists from the North East, special guest headliners and our favourite new artists from across the UK unearthed through the agency’s Tipping Point blog and a new partnership with independent music publisher Sentric Music.
On Saturday 24th May 40 artists will take over 9 venues in the Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle including special guest headliners The Lake Poets, Boy Jumps Ship and Bridie Jackson & the Arbour – graduates of previous years who have had an amazing 12 months.
As the event enters its sixth and biggest year Generator is introducing a low ticket fee to reflect the ambitions of the event and to ensure growth in future years. All this new music can be seen for just £3 for a standard ticket and £5 for our Evolution Emerging plus Aftershow ticket.
Generator’s Artist Development Manager, Joe Frankland says: “With so many artists from previous years going on to huge things, we’re really proud of our track-record for discovering amazing bands and solo artists. 2014’s Evolution Emerging is going to be even bigger, with more artists from across the UK and a ridiculous number of great bands and solo artists coming through from the North East.
Our plans for the event know no bounds and in charging a very low ticket price this year, we can continue to put on the best event in the North East live music calendar for the price of a pint.”
Take a look at the website below for full details of the line-up, plus tickets. Evolution Emerging will also be taking over 3 great intimate venues again, with Secret Special Guests (to be announced on the night), Immy Williams, Ryan Bird, Absorb, Euan Lynn, Mat Hunsley, Humanism and more playing Blast Recording Studios, Blank Studios and Coffee & Cigarettes at the top of Stepney Bank.
And if that wasn’t enough, the official Evolution Emerging Aftershow will once again be taking place at Star & Shadow Cinema from 10.30pm-3am, with a mix of live sets and DJ sets from the likes of Sam Laxton and Whip Your Hair.
About Evolution Emerging
Now in its sixth year, Evolution Emerging has unearthed countless artists from the North East and beyond, with notable performances from Lanterns on the Lake, Mausi, Beth Jeans Houghton & the Hooves of Destiny, We Are Knuckle Dragger and Lulu James. Generator’s ability to showcase the next big thing was on display for all to see in 2013, with highlights of last year including Nadine Shah, Shields, Big Beat Bronson and current festival faves Lisbon. The event’s reputation for offering a truly varied lineup of amazing talent has been firmly established, with over 1,000 punters filling all venues and an increasingly national approach to bookings – with last year’s successful set from Eliza and the Bear being followed with more and more emerging artist bookings from across the UK.
Evolution Emerging 2013 is nominated for Journal Culture Award’s Best Event Tyneside. The event is also proud to be a featured event as part of PRS for Music’s Centenary Year.
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