Shed Seven join the line up at Stockton Weekender

Britpop innovators Shed Seven are heading a string of new names added to the bill at this year’s Stockton Weekender

Britpop innovators Shed Seven are heading a string of new names added to the bill at this year’s Stockton Weekender.

The North east’s biggest outdoor music festival, which starts on July 26, has just announced additions to its stellar line up which include the indie band alongside Hyde&Beast, Laurel, New Electric Ride, Weird Shapes and Red Kites.

They’ll join headliners Public Enemy, Happy Mondays and Martha Reeves and The Vandellas at the event which also features comedian Lee Nelson.

Hailing from York, quintet Shed Seven celebrated an impressive 15 Top 40 Singles and four Top 20 albums in a career that has spanned across two decades.

Mammoth, genre-defining hits such as Going For Gold, Chasing Rainbows, Disco Down and On Standby have given the band longevity that has seen them continue to sell out tours and headline festivals across the UK and Europe since reforming in 2007.

Stockton Weekender is well known for pulling in acts on the rise.

This welcomes haunting pop sensation Laurel, who after uploading just one demo online was signed to Ellie Goulding and Rita Ora’s management and flown out to LA to record further tracks.

Aussie post-punk trio Dark Bells also head to the Riverside on a tidal wave of music industry excitement.

Teesside’s talent is well represented too with acts such as melodic Hartlepool rockers Palace, Saltburn baroque racketeers By Toutatis, and recent 6Music Festival performers Weird Shapes.

Stockton Weekender festival director Paul Burns said: “It’s great to add more artists of this calibre to our already fantastic line up. We have a history of programming some real surprises who go on to become huge names, and this year’s no exception.

“We think the 2014 Stockton Weekender will prove to be a festival that Teesside can be proud to call its own.”

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