Paul Weller has been announced as the headline act of next summer’s In the Park Newcastle festival for which tickets go on general sale on Friday.
The festival made its Newcastle debut in 2024 in Leazes Park but is returning to Exhibition Park in 2026 where an enthusiastic crowd turned up in July to see Irish band Fontaines D.C. headlining.
For next year’s third Newcastle edition of the festival on Friday, July 10, the promoters are promising the “biggest and most memorable event yet”.
Of their first confirmed headliner, they say: “Over the course of a career that stretches back five decades, Paul Weller’s songs are woven into the very fabric of British music.
“His body of work stands shoulder to shoulder with formative heroes such as John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ray Davies, a canon that takes in an astonishing 28 studio albums and has earned him multiple Brit Awards, Ivor Novellos and eight Number One records.
“From his era-defining beginnings with The Jam, whose explosive 1977 debut In The City became a cornerstone of the punk era, to the soulful sophistication of The Style Council and his acclaimed solo masterpieces Wild Wood and Stanley Road, Weller’s music has continually evolved while retaining its unmistakable modernist spirit.
“Recent records like On Sunset and 66 (2024) reaffirm his relentless creative energy and refusal to stand still.”
His presence in Exhibition Park next summer, they add, promises “an unforgettable night of music, energy and spirit”.
Other acts will be announced in due course.
The In the Park festivals are operated by Cream Global Ltd, a subsidiary of Live Nation, and there’s a Liverpool namesake due to return next year to Sefton Park.
For tickets to In the Park Newcastle you can sign up for pre-sale access from 10am on Thursday, October 30, while tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday, October 31. Find details here.