After a gallon of coffee and a serious amount of bacon rolls the Evolution Festival line up was announced today at the Town Wall hostelry in Newcastle. So if you can't face the Diamond Jubilee celebrations then you're in luck as the Evolution Festival returns to the Quayside in Newcastle on 3rd-4th June. The line up this year is possibly one of the best yet!
Headlining the main stage on Sunday is every festival goers fave and Hip-hop mystro Dizzee Rascal not only does he send your spell checker into a frenzy but with his baggy jeans full of hits including Dance Wiv Me, Bonkers, and Dirtee Disco it's going to be one to remember.
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If you are looking for cheese the this is not the place for you as Deadmau5 knocks your eyes out with a with audio visual spectacular which could possibly be seen (and maybe heard) from outer space. What a finale to the Evo weekend!
Keeping it local and sporting globe trotting tans Maximo Park will be playing on home turf as Dizzee's special guests. Ear plugs will be a definite when they appear on stage as the Evo crowd let rip and give them a massive well deserved home town welcome.
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With a hugely successful album and tour behind them Noah and the Wale will be demonstrating why their UK gigs have been massive sellouts. As master musicians they seem to have toes in a multitude of musical pigeon holes that have huge appeal to their fans.
Coming out of the blue this year Rizzle Kicks will be sure to feature large in 2012. Its good to see an act having so much fun on stage. But watch out! its infectious however no antibiotics will be required for this outbreak.
With an impeccable musical career Miles Cane musician and Songwriter is linked to bands such as the Little flames, The Rascals and the Last Shadow Puppets. Miles is still going strong as a solo artist with his 2011 album Colour of the Trap receiving rave reviews. It will be great to see him at the Evo.
With artist such as Devlin, Benjamin Francis Letfwich, Band Of Skulls, Spector and Jessie Ware amongst other confirmations on the main stage, Evolution 2012’s line up takes on monstrous proportions.
The Ballast Hills this year will be home of some of the most pioneering electronic music and all tastes are catered for with a truly amazing and eclectic bill across both days. DJ sets from DJ Fresh, SBTRKT, Jack Beats, Toddla T, Maya Jane Coles and a live set from Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs are certain to have the Evolution crowd partying into the night.
Alongside hosting some of the biggest acts on the planet Evolution will once again introduce the crowd to a wealth of emerging local talent on the third stage - partnered with Generator the UK’s leading Music Development Agency this stage gives local talent a chance to get their foot on the ladder and play to the biggest crowd of their careers to date.
In Support of WaterAid
FULL LINE UP
Sunday 3 June
Spillers Wharf
Dizzee Rascal
Plus very special guests
Maximo Park
Miles Kane
Devlin
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Dog Is Dead
Lulu James
Theme Park
The Lake Poets
Ballast Hills
Turbulence & Metropolis present
DJ sets from...
DJ Fresh
Jack Beats
Shy FX
Friction
Toddla T
Dot Rotten
Citizen
Codename:Tyrone
Monday 4 June
Spillers Wharf
Deadmau5
Noah & The Whale
Rizzle Kicks
Band Of Skulls
Here We Go Magic
Spector
Jessie Ware
The Milk
Mausi
Ballast Hills
Wax:On presents
DJ sets from...
SBTRKT
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (live)
Maya Jane Coles
Eats Everything
Jackmaster
People Get Real
Mike Jones 
