Английская Википедия:Evolution Festival
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Evolution Festival was a music festival held annually across Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, England, from 2002 until 2013.[1][2] The festival attracted tens of thousands of attendees every year and usually took place on the Quayside.[3] Evolution Festival was briefly titled Orange Evolution due to a sponsorship deal with the mobile phone company Orange.[4] It has been described as "the biggest festival Tyneside has ever staged".[5]
Headline performers at Evolution Festival included Dizzee Rascal, The Wombats, Paolo Nutini and Maxïmo Park.[6][7][8] Florence + The Machine, Amy Winehouse and Ellie Goulding all appeared at Evolution before the height of their fame.[9][10][11]
In 2014 Evolution Festival did not take place, and although the organisers claimed it was only a "pause" the event has not been held since.[2] A smaller event featuring local bands, Evolution Emerging, was held up until 2019, when it rebranded into Tipping Point live.[12]
History
Evolution Festival started in 2002.[1] In 2003 the event took place on the Quayside for the first time, with performances from Moloko, Biffy Clyro and Inspiral Carpets.[13] In 2004, due to funding restrictions, Evolution returned to its multi-venue format including a Shindig event headlined by Eric Morillo and Deep Dish.[14] Evolution returned to the Quayside in 2005, sponsored by the mobile phone network Orange and featuring a three-stage event headlined by Dizzee Rascal and The Futureheads.[15] Major Tyneside export Maxïmo Park headlined the 2007 event.[8] In 2008, the festival ended its sponsorship with Orange and became known as Evolution Festival, and introduced an entry charge - of £3 - for the first time.[16]
In 2009 the festival became a two-day event with performances from The Wombats, White Lies and Florence + The Machine.[6] A folk stage was added in 2010.[7] In 2012 the organisers of Evolution held a one-off edition of the festival at Avenham Park, Preston as part of the Preston Guild celebrations.[17] The one-day event, titled GFest, featured performances from Maverick Sabre, Labrinth and Stooshe and attracted thousands of festival-goers.[18] The 2013 edition of the main Newcastle event featured The Vaccines, Ellie Goulding, Paloma Faith and Jake Bugg.[19]
In 2014 Evolution Festival did not take place, although promoters Jim Mawdsley and Dave Stone said that it was not the end of Evolution Festival.[2] The festival has, however, not been held since 2013 and no news of a relaunch has been announced. The Evolution brand continues through Evolution Emerging, a multiple venue event that showcases new bands from the local region.[12]
Line-ups
Orange Evolution 05
| Spiller's Wharf | Baltic Square | Quayside East |
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Orange Evolution 06
| Spiller's Wharf | Baltic Square | Quayside East |
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Orange Evolution 07
| Spiller's Wharf | Baltic Square |
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Evolution Festival 08
| Spiller's Wharf | Baltic Square |
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Evolution Festival 09
| Spiller's Wharf Sunday | Spiller's Wharf Monday |
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| Baltic Square Sunday | Baltic Square Monday |
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Evolution Festival 2010
| Spiller's Wharf Sunday | Spiller's Wharf Monday |
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| Baltic Square Sunday | Baltic Square Monday |
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| Ballast Hills Sunday | Ballast Hills Sunday |
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Evolution Festival 2011
| Spiller's Wharf Saturday | Spiller's Wharf Sunday |
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| Baltic Square Saturday | Baltic Square Sunday |
| Ballast Hills Saturday | Ballast Hills Sunday |
- Note: Clare Maguire replaced Fenech Soler who were playing the Baltic Stage due to illness within the band.
- Note: Toyger replaced Clare Maguire who was playing the Baltic Stage due to a last minute cancellation.
Evolution Festival 2012
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| Ballast Hills Sunday | Ballast Hills Monday |
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Evolution Festival 2013
| Spiller's Wharf Sunday | Spiller's Wharf Monday |
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| Ballast Hills Sunday | Ballast Hills Monday |
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References
External links
Шаблон:Music venues and festivals of Tyne and Wear
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