Oxjam Stage

What a brilliant festival for original musicians who prefer the edginess of the fringe!

On 8th and 9th July, 2017 The Old Low Light Heritage Centre, North Shields Fish Quay, was the location of  Mouth Of The Tyne FRINGE FESTIVAL – Oxjam Stage. This, together with a Family Fun Event staged by Old Low Light, incorporated LIVE local music, Fight The Pirates, Crafts, Pirate School and much more.

The main idea of the Fringe Festival is to showcase all of the local talent, for free, and any money collected in the collection boxes will be donated via Oxjam, Nova Radio, to Oxfam. These events by Oxjam are happening all over the country to try and raise money for this worthy cause. There was a £2 entry charge to get into Old Low Light.

Nova Radio plays a very big part in this excellent effort to ease the suffering of the under-privileged by combining Oxjam Music Events with supporting Oxfam.

While the great local artists were playing, there was plenty of food and drink to be enjoyed including excellent sausages from Geordie Bangers and drinks from Tynemouth Coffee; the Old Low Light was also serving refreshments from its cafe.

The Line Up:

On Saturday 8th July – III Punctuality, Mink, The Phosphenes, Paul Allan Band, River Beat, Brook Miller and Aaron James Potter.

On Sunday 9th July – Jake Houlsby, Eve Simpson, Afnan Prince, Jenny Lascelles, Connor Thomas, Misti and Abbey Burns.

The Fringe Festival is in its second year and hopes to become a permanent local festival.

The 3rd ‘Crossing The Tyne’ Festival will be held on the 26th August which also showcases local talent. There will be performances on the ferries crossing the river and in many other locations in and around the Tyne area. Donations collected will go to a worthy local charity.

These are great family friendly events and highly recommended for great day out.

Photos by Darren Turner and Lesley Tan.