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SOAK, Shame, CHILDCARE, and more confirmed for Hit The North 2019
Other performers announced in the second wave include Para Alta, Pip Blom, Pizzagirl, Swimming Tapes, The Ninth Wave, Spielbergs, Seafret, Tigress, The Academic, She Drew The Gun, The Lake Poets, Body Type, Broken Hands, Hollow Hand, Hotel Lux, and many more.
Hit The North has already announced Tom Grennan, Blaenavon, Ten Tonnes, BeaBadoobee, Better Days, Ed The Dog, Emily Burns, LICE, Sports Team, Thyla, Walt Disco, Zuzu, and more.
The Futureheads, Sundara Karma, and Metronomy have been confirmed to play opening parties for the festival on 3 May, spread across Newcastle's O2 Academy, Boiler Shop, and Riverside.
Last year's Hit The North saw Jungle, The Horrors, Circa Waves, The Horrors, Peace, Drenge, Pale Waves, and more perform.
- Mahalia shares self-love anthem, “Life Size”
- Jake Isaac announces new album, BENJAMIN
- BABii announces third album, DareDeviil2000
- Poppy Ajudha sings of queer love on "Girl Next Door"
- Jack White announced as new headliner for Øya Festival 2024
- Watch the official trailer for blur: Live at Wembley Stadium
- Gwen Stefani and Anderson .Paak link up for official song of the Olympics, "Hello World"
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