Siouxsie will play this year’s Mouth of the Tyne Festival, organised by North Tyneside Council.
The show at Tynemouth Priory and Castle on Friday 7 July will be one of her first UK shows for a decade.
The Ivor Novello award-winning musician brings over 40 years of hits from her ground-breaking career with Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Creatures, and as a solo artist.
Siouxsie, always a star, became an antidote to everything that was wrong with the music industry and for the most part the world, in the seventies with its attitude towards strong women.
North Tyneside’s Elected Mayor, Dame Norma Redfearn DBE, said “We’re thrilled to bring such an influential artist to the festival, especially one who has inspired generations of fellow musicians and fans.”
“Performances from Siouxsie are rare so to see her on stage at Tynemouth Priory and Castle will be very special indeed.”
Special guests on the night are LYR, an ambient rock band comprised of author and current British poet laureate Simon Armitage, singer-songwriter Richard Walters and multi-instrumentalist & producer Patrick Pearson.
Tickets go on sale at 9am this Friday at www.ticketmaster.co.uk and www.seetickets.com.
Mouth of the Tyne Festival, supported by Capita and Port of Tyne, returns this July with special outdoor concerts at Tynemouth Priory and Castle, a programme of free street entertainment, huge community parade and special intimate shows at Playhouse Whitley Bay. Follow the event on Facebook for all the latest developments.
