Glasvegas, Kate Nash For Evolution Festival

The line-up for this year’s Evolution Festival in Newcastle and Gateshead has been confirmed today.

The likes of Duffy, CSS, Kate Nash, Reverend & The Makers, Glasvegas, Crystal Castles, The Whip and New Young Pony Club will all be playing at the event, held on the May Bank Holiday.

Split over two stages – The Baltic and Spillers stage – Evolution 2008 is expected to attract in excess of 60,000 revellers.

For the first time, punters will have to pay for a ticket to attend. However, these will be a mere £3 each, with the proceeds going directly to Water Aid – a charity which helps give African people access to clean water.

Festival Director Jim Mawdsley said, “We are again extremely proud to put together such a diverse and exciting programme for Evolution this year.

This event is without doubt the biggest music festival in the North and is a massive celebration of both our musical heritage and prominence on the world stage. It is only left for everyone to enjoy the whole weekend of gigs and events.”

Taking place from May 23-26, the line-up looks like this:

Spillers Stage:

The Streets
Kate Nash
Reverend And The Makers
Duffy
Glasvegas
Lightspeed Champion
The Whip
This Aint Vegas

BALTIC Stage:

CSS
New Young Pony Club
Crystal Castles
Does It Offend You Yeah
Hercules and Love Affair
WhoMadeWho
The Ghost Frequency
Kinevil