NEWS: The Futureheads announced to play at Sunderland’s Lamplight Festival

Image: The Futureheads

Having had to abandon last year’s inaugural event due to you know what, Sunderland’s Lamplight Festival have today announced a further spectacular booking for the Mowbray Park-based event, which takes place from Friday 5th-Sunday 7^th August.

Sunderland’s favourite sons The Futureheads will join indie rockers Kaiser Chiefs on Saturday night, making for a must-see night of quirky indie rock.

The festival will also see headline performances from singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti (Friday), while criminally underrated Scottish melodic pop band Deacon Blue play on Sunday (show me a person who doesn’t enjoy a sing-along to Dignity or Real Gone Kid and I’ll show you a sad person indeed…). Further performances will come from the likes of Zuzu, Faye Fantarrow, Tide Lines and Roddy Woomble, with more to be announced. Mowbray Park’s bandstand will also be home to some of the region’s most promising artists.

The Futureheads’ Ross Millard said: “As a proud Sunderland band we’re excited to be performing at Lamplight Festival this summer. It’s great to see live music back in Mowbray Park – it’s a pretty special setting for an inner-city festival! We’re looking forward to seeing the other bands on the bill and we’re really keen to support this debut event in our hometown.”

Tickets for the festival are available now.