To the main content To the footer

Waves Festival 2024

Sat 16 Nov 12:00
Sat 16 Nov
12:00
  • Sat 16 Nov
    12:00
    Unreserved seating/standing
    Tickets

Sunderland’s Waves Festival is set to make a triumphant return on Saturday 16th November, with the first line-up now announced including headliners Miles Kane, Red Rum Club & Tom A. Smith.  
 
The all day multi-venue festival takes place over eight venues in the heart of the city bringing international, national and regional artists together for a day of music in Sunderland. Returning for a fourth year, Waves will once again utilise the city’s flagship venue The Fire Station as the main stage alongside organisers Independent, and Pop Recs, The Ship Isis, The Bunker & Diego’s who were involved last year plus the addition of renowned live music venues and pubs The Museum Vaults & The Ivy House. 
 
Headliner Miles Kane (one half of The Last Shadow Puppets) brings his excellent back-catalogue of indie hits to the festival and is joined by an extended list of emerging and established talents from across the UK, fronted up by Sunderland’s very own rising star Tom A. Smith, fresh off the back of a jam-packed festival summer and a brilliant new single release. He joins Miles Kane in The Fire Station alongside festival favourites & racket-makers Dead Wet Things. 
 
Liverpool's brass-fused indie outfit Red Rum Club are set to play a fairly intimate show for the band headlining the Independent stage, their latest album ‘Western Approaches’  released earlier this year and charted at #8 in the UK charts and the band then went on to sell out their hometown arena show to 9000 fans. Other exciting emerging acts such as Dirty Blonde, Oslo Twins & Work In TV are heading to the city to complete the line-up alongside a plethora of the finest North East talent.  
 
Waves is set to partner with more local promoters and organisations to programme artists across varying stages at the festival. For a second year running Sunderland’s Serial Bowl Records will bring their punk and hardcore edge, with esteemed regional promoter Portions For Foxes. Alongside this, a longstanding partnership with BBC Music Introducing returns curating a line up of their hottest regional tips.  
 
In a first for this year, a Sunderland-Stockton swap programme launches with the team behind Stockton Calling festival sending three Teesside artists to a Sunderland venue for Waves, with Waves returning the favour next year.  

Start: 12:00 (timings are subject to change)
Location: Venues across the city including The Fire Station
First release tickets: £38.50
Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult
To find out more about accessibility at The Fire Station visit our Access page.

Please note, by purchasing a ticket you consent to being contacted either by The Fire Station or Independent Live.

  • Tickets are exchanged for a wristband from The Fire Station box office from 12 noon on the day. You must collect your wristband first before you will be permitted entry into any of the stages. If attending the pre-party at Independent on Friday 15th November, you can exchange your ticket for a wristband here.

  • Please note when purchasing a ticket you are buying a ticket for the festival and not one specific artist, each venue will have their own capacity on the day and when capacity is hit, a one-in-one-out policy will be in place. If you want ensure you don't miss your favourite band we recommend getting to the venue early to get a good spot.