Open Jar Tribute Festival returns to Hartlepool in 2025 for third year running

By Madeleine Raine
Published 3rd Oct 2024, 10:29 BST
Updated 3rd Oct 2024, 10:30 BST

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Hartlepool’s most popular outdoor music festival is returning after two consecutive years of sell-out events.

The Open Jar Tribute Festival will return to Seaton Reach, in Seaton Carew, on Friday, September 5, and Saturday, September 6, 2025.

Early bird tickets go on sale on Friday, October 4, at 10am, and general sale tickets on Monday, October 7, at 10am.

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Co-organiser Joe Franks said: “It is more than we ever thought it would be.

Madness tribute act Gladness perform alongside Laura as Amy Winehouse at this year's Open Jar Tribute Festival. Picture by BERNADETTE MALCOLMSONplaceholder image
Madness tribute act Gladness perform alongside Laura as Amy Winehouse at this year's Open Jar Tribute Festival. Picture by BERNADETTE MALCOLMSON

"It has taken our breath away, and how the people of Hartlepool have taken to it is just amazing.

"When we first started, we said we would be over the moon with just 1,500 tickets sold.”

He added: “It sounds cheesy but we did not think we would sell over 14,000 tickets in the first two years.”

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Festival organisers are grateful to the people of Hartlepool and their sponsors Steel Benders UK for their support over the years.

Acts will be revealed in due course.

Tickets are available online at https://www.openjartributefest.co.uk/.

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