Since its inception in 2003 Newcastle’s Evolution Festival has gone through huge changes, beginning as a free festival it has mutated into an event that’s now respected worldwide. Although the line-up may not compete with the likes of Reading/leads or Bestival, this year’s set of artists more than warrants the price of admission. Highlights include the north east’s very own The Futureheads as well as The Horrors. Spanning two sites the festival undoubtedly offers something for even the most hardened music snob; us included. In the coming days Crack in the Road will be offering its top tips for the festival as this bank holiday weekend draws ever closer. Below is the festival’s full line-up to get you all excited, as well as a link to the festival’s lesser known event ‘Evolution Emerging’. We’ll see you there!
Sunday 30 May
Paolo Nutini
Calvin Harris
Tinchy Stryder
The Futureheads
Field Music
Frankie & the Heartstrings
Twenty Twenty
Findlay
Let’s Buy Happiness
Fake Blood
Benga
Rusko
Scratch Perverts
Beardyman
And more….
Monday 31 May
Enter Shikari
The Horrors
De La Soul
Ellie Goulding
Dananananaykroyd
Everything Everything
Egyptian Hip Hop
Delphic
Hadouken!
Example
Frankmusik
I Blame Coco
Ou est le Swimming Pool
Lonelady
Mirrors
Retriever
And more….