Sam Fender and Gerry Cinnamon to headline This Is Tomorrow 2020
1 December 2019, 09:00 | Updated: 1 December 2019, 09:01
The North Shields singer-songwriter and The Bonny singer have both been confirmed to top the bill at the Newcastle festival.
This Is Tomorrow have confirmed two headline acts for 2020.
The North East's largest outdoor music festival, which takes place at Newcastle's Exhibition Park from 22-24 May, has announced Gerry Cinnamon and Sam Fender as its first two headliners.
The Scottish singer-songwriter will headline the Saturday night of the festival, while the Hypersonic Missiles rocker will close the three-day event with a homecoming show.
The third and final headliner, who will play the Friday night of the Festival, is yet to be announced.
Tickets for the festival go on sale from Friday 6 December at 10am.
It’s our absolute pleasure to announce @GerryCinnamon & @samfendermusic will be joining us in Exhibition Park as our 2020 Saturday & Sunday headliners! Tickets go on sale next Friday at 10AM 🎟 > https://t.co/ZhNfFkqpdS pic.twitter.com/uP2NoV8Mxe
— This Is Tomorrow (@ThisIsNCL) November 29, 2019
Reacting to today's announcement, Festival Organiser Steve Davis, said: "With Friday's headliners and the full line-up for all days still to be added, we're confident this will be one of the stand-out live music events in the country for 2020."
Meanwhile, both breakout acts are set for headline shows next year, with Sam Fender playing the likes of London's Alexandra Palace, and Gerry Cinnamon following suit.
See Sam Fender’s 2020 spring UK dates:
20 March - Victroria Warehouse, Manchester
21 March - Victoria Warehouse, ManchesterÂ
23 March - Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
24 March - Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
26 March - Alexandra Palace, London - NEW DATE ADDED
27 March - Alexandra Palace, London
30 March - De Monfort Hall, Leicester
31 March - Cardiff Arena
2 April - Leeds Arena
3 April - Newcastle ArenaÂ
See Gerry Cinnamon's new 2020 UK & Ireland tour dates
29 May - Birmingham, Resorts World Arena
30 May - Cardiff, Castle
31 May - Brighton, Centre
2 June - Sheffield, FlyDSA Arena
4 June - London, Alexandra Palace
6 June - Manchester, Arena
19 June - Cork, Irish Independent Park
20 June - Belfast, Belsonic
21 June - Dublin, Malahide Castle
See Gerry Cinnamon's previously announced dates:
20 December 2019 – Glasgow, SSE Hydro - SOLD OUT
21 December 2019 – Glasgow, SSE Hydro - SOLD OUT
18 July 2020 – Glasgow, Hampden Park Stadium - SOLD OUT
