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BBC News
02-08-2025
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- BBC News
Pictures from the Humber Street Sesh 2025 festival in Hull
Thousands of music-lovers have flocked to Hull for the city's largest one-day Humber Street Sesh is showcasing more than 100 acts across 10 stages, with headliners including The Howl & The Hum, Fiona Lee and Jodie opened on at 11:15 BST, with the last entry at 21:00 one-day event takes place in the Fruit Market area of Hull, with stages spread around surrounding streets. The grassroots festival has taken place every year since 2012, but was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. A smaller spin-off event was staged in has grown from humble beginnings – born out of a weekly gig night called The Sesh – into an event that once drew 10,000 roadworks on the A63 and the redevelopment of Queen's Gardens has meant a scaled-down event for the past two years. It is hoped the festival will expand into the city centre once works have been the years, the festival has provided a springboard for performers such as rapper Chiedu Oraka, who will soon support Coldplay at their shows in Hull later this can be purchased at the festival entrance. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devices
Yahoo
18-03-2025
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- Yahoo
Humber Street Sesh 2025 headliners revealed
The headline act for Hull's biggest music festival has been announced. The Howl & The Hum, from York, is to perform on 2 August at the Humber Street Sesh, which showcases grassroots and local musicians. Other artists to perform at the one-day event, in the Marina and Fruit Market area of the city, are Liverpool-based rockers Casino, Nottingham alternative country group Divorce and Hull's electro punk musician Jodie Langford. Mark Page, the festival's artistic director, said: "We're delighted to have The Howl & The Hum confirmed as this year's festival headliners." He said: "They're an act that grabs the soul of an audience with sublime vocals and arrangements, and one that will undoubtedly stun the crowds at this year's event. "Alongside our other headliners, we're hugely excited for our 13th edition of Humber Street Sesh." The festival was developed from a weekly live music night held at a pub in west Hull. Since the inaugural event in 2012, it is estimated more than 2,000 bands and artists have taken part, according to organisers. Humber Street Sesh is to run from 12:00 to 23:00 BST on 2 August and ticket details can be found on the festival website. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. City to submit Unesco City of Music bid City gears up for annual grassroots music bash Festival celebrates 10 years of grassroots music Humber Street Sesh BBC Music Introducing: York and Humbeside
