Beached Festival

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Beached Festival is a free festival held annually in Scarborough. After 6 years it has grown to become the biggest free festival in on the East coast of England.

The festival started in 2001 as a small gig which gained interest from local bands and DJs. During the second year The Libertines played and things grew from there. In 2005 there were two more days added to the weekend, one of which was a movie night and the other an orchestral night. In 2006 a Big Band played instead of the Orchestra.

To fund the festival a grant is obtained from Scarborough city council and the rest is gained by corporate sponsership.^[1]

An acclaimed and diverse collection of performers have appeared over the years including The Libertines, The Fratellis, Electric Eel Shock (Who appeared in 2003 and then returned in 2005 to play with The West Yorkshire Symthony Orchestra), Rick Witter, Devvo (Who caused a riot in 2006), Thunder, Kaiser Chiefs, The Bluetones and The Quireboys.