This is Gateshead > Things to See & Do > Gateshead Beer Festival
The Gateshead Beer/Music Festival made it’s debut last year and is held in the picturesque grounds of Gateshead Rugby Club set in the heart of Lowfell.
Last year was the debut of the Gateshead Beer & Music Festival which was a resounding success with many visitors travelling up to the Northeast especially. This year the festival promises to be one of the biggest in the Northeast.
The Event runs from Friday 29th April – Sunday 1st May 2011, we are lucky as the Friday has now become an official bank holiday.
We plan to have over 100 different types of Ales & Ciders on over the festival which are sourced countrywide and in this list should be a few beers that aren’t regulary seen in the Northeast.
There are several beer festivals in the Northeast but we believe that ours offers something different as we put as much effort in sourcing the beers as we do sourcing local musicians.
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The music is all held outside in a large heated marque and runs for the full 3 days. We have carefully selected different genre’s of music to ensure that it will suit all tastes. The Sunday in particularly should be great for families as we have a band consisting of 20 performers playing a mix of instruments, Sword Dancers, an Irish band and Kelly & the sensations who have residency at “as you like it in Jesmond”.
We have also booked a number of rising stars on the Northeast Music Scene particulary Ambershift, The Soviets & Hattie Murdoch who have all courted national radio play within the last 12 months.
All entertainment info can be found on the official beer festival website.
Last year we had a real mixed audience ranging from real ale buffs, mixed groups & famililes. The public response was incredible last year to the point we had to turn people away, because of that we are selling all the tickets in advance this year.
Tickets for the Festival officially go on sale from 7th February via our online sales or from the club house. Tickets are limited so it is recommended to purchase them in advance.
Festival opening times:-
Friday 29th April
12.30pm – 10.30pm
Saturday 30th April
12.30pm – 10.30pm
Sunday 1st May
12.30pm – 9.00pm