Gabrielle to play Mouth of the Tyne Festival 2023
Gabrielle, one of the most successful soul singers of her generation, is the first artist to be announced for this year’s Mouth of the Tyne Festival, organised by North Tyneside Council.
The chart-topping singer songwriter will perform on Sunday 9 July at the spectacular Tynemouth Priory and Castle.
Gabrielle made an immediate impact when her debut single ‘Dreams’ spent three weeks at number one in the summer of 1993. Her second single ‘Rise’, also a number one, followed in 2000 and was embraced by fans as an anthem that helped them inspire them to keep the faith that better days would follow in the future.
Her catalogue of hits includes a further eight Top 10s, notably ‘Out Of Reach’ (which featured in ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’), ‘If You Ever’ (with East 17) and ‘Give Me A Little More Time’.
North Tyneside’s Elected Mayor, Dame Norma Redfearn DBE, said: “We’re really excited to be able to bring such an iconic pop music artist to the festival and I know this one will be quite a singalong!
“The festival is now in its 17th year with some really great artists performing this July and we can’t wait to get going.”
Gabrielle said: “I can’t wait to party with everyone at Tynemouth and celebrate the record that launched my career three decades ago! Time sure does fly when you are having fun.”
The award-winning artist scooped two BRITs (Best British Female and Best British Breakthrough) as well MOBO Awards for Best Single (‘Give Me A Little More Time’) and Best Album (‘Rise’). After being nominated on five separate occasions, she won her first Ivor Novello Award in 2008 when she was honoured with the prestigious accolade for Outstanding Song Collection.
After earning a new generation of fans during her show-stealing performances on the 2021 edition of ‘The Masked Singer’, Gabrielle’s resurgence continued when her album ‘Do It Again’ flew into the Top Ten.
More artists will be added to the Sunday afternoon line-up soon with announcements on the Priory’s evening concerts coming in the next few weeks.
Tickets for Gabrielle go on sale 9am on Friday at www.ticketmaster.co.uk and www.seetickets.com.
Mouth of the Tyne Festival, supported by Capita, returns this July with special outdoor concerts at Tynemouth Priory and Castle, a programme of free street entertainment, huge community parade and special intimate shows at Playhouse Whitley Bay. Follow the event on Facebook for all the latest developments.