The outdoor stage is set for action as the big weekend approaches which will bring live music blasting back to Exhibition Park.
This Is Tomorrow finally gets off the ground on Friday after last year's cancellation then its further postponement due to the pandemic.
While a long time coming for live music-starved fans, the festival is now out to fill that gap with a whopping 52-act line-up over its three-day run to ensure that there's something for everybody.
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In the run-up, there's to be a special concert in Exhibition Park on Thursday to say thank-you to key workers for their efforts during the Covid crisis.
This is for The NHS, which still has some tickets available with proceeds going to North East NHS charities, will be headlined by indie icons James and The Three Lions stars Lightning Seeds, with Newcastle indie rock band Jango Flash and Geordie soul singer Beth Macari also among those joining its bill.
Then This Is Tomorrow will open on Friday for a three-day run which will showcase a whopping 52 acts. Here's a day-by-day breakdown of who is on that festival programme.
This Is Tomorrow line-up
Friday
Dermot Kennedy - the Irish pop star behind Outnumbered and Giants, whose debut album Without Fear was number one in Ireland, will be the first day's headline act, replacing the original headliner Royal Blood.
Blossoms
Bugzy Malone
Mahalia
Holly Humberstone
The Lathums
Bloxx
Mosa Wild
The Illicits
Zela
Bang Bang Romeo
Michael Gallagher
Badmind
Sweets
Luke Royalty
Kay Greyson
Saturday
Gerry Cinnamon - the Scottish singer-songwriter is on a roll, after following up his debut album Erratic Cinematic with The Bonny which shot to number one last year.
The Kooks
Circawaves
Sea Girls
The Snuts
The Pale White
The Dunts
Airways
Calva Louise
The Byker Grove Fan Club
Hector Gannet
Spilt Milk
Tom A Smith
Sola
Sam Mandele and Purle
Georgia May
Baltic
Sunday
Sam Fender - the festival will go out in style with the North Shields star headlining. Expect a taster of second album Seventeen Going Under which is due for release in October.
Fontaines D.C.
Beabadoobee - the TikTok star Filipino-British singer-songwriter will perform at Sam Fender's This is Tomorrow date.
Nadine Shah
Goat Girl
Billy Nomates
Rachel Chinouriri
Andrew Cushin
Sophie and the Giants
Heidi Curtis
Dylan John Thomas
Laurel
The Daniel Wakeford Experience
Chintzy Stetson
Midnight Chic
Lizzie Easu
Bare Roots
Connor Fyfe
Fever
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