Darlington’s urban festival Last Train Home returns for the fifth time on Saturday 3rd September. The music and comedy festival supported by Arts Council England, Creative Darlington and Darlington Borough Council takes place in venues located near to Darlington’s main railway station and is programmed to finish in time for audiences to catch the last train home.
This year the festival boasts five stages over three venues, The Forum Music Centre will host the main stage and Hilarity Bites Comedy stage and The Hullabaloo will host NARC magazine stage and the Noisy Daughters stage. Returning to Last Train Home this year is the iconic St Johns Church stage where various mellow acoustic and urban folk artists will be performing.
“We are so excited to be bringing Last Train Home back to Darlington for the fifth year. It’s been a bit of a wild ride with Covid and all of the challenges of setting up, curating and building a new festival from scratch. This year is going to be bigger and better than ever and we really hope to be able to continue the growth of the festival over the next five years!”
Sarah Wilson, Tracks.
Returning to Last Train Home as headliners of the main stage are psychedelic punk rockers The Lovely Eggs.
“The Lovely Eggs performed at the first ever Last Train Home playing upstairs at the now boarded up and awaiting demolition Hogans pub. It’s been great to see how much the band has grown over the last five years with their recent album “I Am Moron” reaching number 1 in the UK Independent Album Charts and getting loads of amazing press reviews and radio play. It’s exciting to bring them back to Darlington and have them headline at The Forum stage”
Rob Irish, Tracks.
Headlining the St John’s Church stage will be Leeds ones to watch, Sunflower Thieves with their beautiful dream-folk. The duo made Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent longlist in 2020 and have played numerous BBC Introducing Sessions. Local micro brewery Caps Off will be hosting a pop up bar in the church.
Other artists confirmed in the first wave of announcements are Darlington rising star Luke Royalty, Newcastle folk duo Northering, indie rockers The Rills, electro folk queen Me Lost Me. Plus Komparrison, Wyldest, Sarah Johnsone, Joe Ramsay, Yabba, Callum Pitt, Common Courtesy and Nel Unlit.
More announcements coming very soon, tickets are available now from www.tracksdarlington.co.uk and from Skiddle open to 14+yrs, under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
