Evolution Festival
Evolution Festival was a music festival held annually across Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, England, from 2002 until 2013. The festival attracted tens of thousands of attendees every year and usually took place on the Quayside. Evolution Festival was briefly titled Orange Evolution due to a sponsorship deal with the mobile phone company Orange. It has been described as "the biggest festival Tyneside has ever staged".
| Evolution Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock, indie, electronic |
| Dates | May Bank Holiday 2002–2011 and 2013; Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday 2012 |
| Location(s) | Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, England |
| Years active | 2002–2013 |
| Website | www.evolutionfestival.co.uk |
Headline performers at Evolution Festival included Dizzee Rascal, The Wombats, Paolo Nutini and Maxïmo Park. Florence + The Machine, Amy Winehouse and Ellie Goulding all appeared at Evolution before the height of their fame.
In 2014 Evolution Festival did not take place, and although the organisers claimed it was only a "pause" the event has not been held since. A smaller event featuring local bands, Evolution Emerging, was held up until 2019, when it rebranded into Tipping Point live.