During their performance on 30th July 2022, the hitmakers halted midway through their set whilst performing their recent release “Girl Like Me”. Upon seeing an audience member in need of medical assistance, singer Will.i.am stopped the set and asked fellow audience members to “Clear the way” to help medics get through the crowd. After urging those in attendance to put “Safety First” the group resumed their set, the band concluded the performance with a collection of hits including beloved classics such as “Where Is The Love?” and “I Gotta Feeling”.

We can’t believe it’s been a week since @blackeyedpeas performed at LooseFest22

Don’t worry… We’re busy working behind the scenes to make sure LooseFest23 is bigger & better than ever after listening your feedback!

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Along with founding and leading bandmember Will.i.am, the group includes rapper apl.de.ap and singer Taboo. As well as new material, The Black Eyed Peas also brought to the Newcastle stage their new line up. After the departure of bandmember Fergie, the singer was replaced by J. Rey Soul. Otherwise known as Jessica Reynoso, the singer was first introduced to the world as a finalist on The Voice of the Philippines season 1 and was part of band member Apl.de.ap’s team within the show. In 2018, the group confirmed that she would serve as the band’s female vocalist and was named an semi-official bandmate.

The Black Eyed Peas were joined by over 70 further acts who performed at this year’s LooseFest, other headlining acts included A J Tracey, Example, Clean Bandit and English singer-songwriter Mabel. The “Finders Keepers” singer was chosen to close out the festival and completed her headlining slot on the evening of Sunday 31^st July 2022.

One of LooseFest’s directors, Brian Austin has given a statement concerning the festival’s line up. Within the statement Austin focuses on the importance of booking female artists, “There are some very talented female artists on the music scene with emerging talent more prolific than ever. We love to champion talent, many who have emerged after finding their musical vocation (and decks) in lockdown. Securing international music artists like Mabel and Black Eyed Peas was a huge moment for the team, especially after the challenges for the music industry, It’s been intense, but we were determined to make it happen. We’re so proud of what we have achieved.”

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The festival’s organisers are already confirming plans for next year’s event, fellow director of LooseFest Dean Saunders provides the following statement hailing the festival, “This has been everything we have ever dreamed of, so much work has gone on behind the scenes, day and night to try and make it as amazing as possible for everyone. It was incredible to see loads of people enjoying themselves again“.

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Mabel is confirmed to perform on the Sunday of LooseFest. The talented singer and songwriter solidified her place in the music world ever since the release of her 2019 debut album, High Expectations, which was the highest selling debut record by a woman in the whole of 2019. A year after the album went platinum, she remained in the spotlight for winning the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist. The UK singer is known for her recent released tracks “I Wish” and “Good Luck”, as well as her string of smash hits which include “Let Them Know”, “Mad Love”, “Boyfriend” and “Tick Tock” (which features Clean Bandit who will also be performing at this year’s LooseFest). LooseFest has been billed as the largest music festival to have ever taken place in Newcastle. On the festival’s twitter account they announced that the festival will hold 60,000 people, have 5 all-weather stages and over 80 incredible musical acts performing. There will also be multiple food stalls and bars in their street food village, as well as a ferris wheel. They have promised a huge festival production, with an atmosphere to fit for all.

The announced lineup for the festival so far is shown below:

The event is strictly for 18+, with gates opening and music starting at 12:00pm. There are multiple ticket options available, giving people the option to buy just a single day ticket for either the Saturday or Sunday, or the full weekend ticket. They also offer group tickets, payment plans and VIP packages. Ticket options can be found and bought here.

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