ORGANISERS have hailed a new weekend music festival a success – and have already pledged to repeat it again next year.
More acts will take to the stage today to wrap up the Lymelight Festival, which has seen dozens of performers from the region gather in Newcastle.
HIGH NOTES: Samantha Archer playing the handpan.Pictures: Steve Bould
Tom Conibere of the Jubilee Brass Band.
The festival, which will have seen more than 30 hours of entertainment from 42 acts, was organised by the Newcastle Town Centre Partnership.
Town centre manager Matt Taylor said: "We have been really lucky, the sun has been shining and the turnout was fantastic.
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"The weekend was really successful, busy and vibrant, I was glad to see that people came into the town.
"I think it is good to see something going on in Newcastle. I've been there all weekend."
Fellow organiser Richard Buxton, who runs the Hippy Hippy Shake Company, in Newcastle and Hanley, said: "The reaction has been brilliant. So many people who were just walking past have gone to the stage to listen to the musicians.
"On Saturday night the music could obviously be heard in the bars and people came out to see what was going on."
Alongside the main stage in the Queen's Gardens, the festival has hosted a range of stalls selling vintage and handmade products, a real ale bar and a funfair.
Richard, aged 47, of Trentham, who has previously organised music festivals the Hippy Haze and the Hippy Horror, added: "We want to make it an annual event as it has proved very popular.
"It has provided something for younger people to come along to."
Ceramic designer Denise O'Sullivan, aged 32, of Sneyd Green, who organised Newcastle's pop-up emporium Buy Local, said: "The good thing about having so many different types of music and art is it brings people to the high street, which is what we want."
Solo musician Ben Owen, of Stone, who will perform a set this morning, said: "Something like this is really good as there are a lot of local artists and it gives them a chance to get involved in a festival."
The 22-year-old, who runs the monthly Young Musicians Showcase at Stone's Crown Hotel, added: "This festival has put on a lot of different genres of music and it shows how much talent there is in the area."
Mike Sheldon, aged 26, of Werrington, bass player with The Ruby Dukes, who played last night, said: "These sorts of festivals are really good for the area as it brings the community together.
"It gives people the chance to come and see some live music without having to pay for it.
"There is a really good music scene across the region at the moment and events like this can only help it."
Drummer Joe Walsh, aged 22, of Penkhull, whose band Psyence played on Saturday night, added: "It was a good set and we got a good reaction too. The music scene is just growing and growing at the moment."
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