Mahotella Queens have been confirmed as the Saturday Night headliner at Musicport. Also added to the line-up is poet playwright, author, foster child and recently elected Chancellor of Manchester University Lemn Sissay MBE. 

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Now in its 17th year Musicport Festival, Indoor Festival Of The Year 2013 - FATEA AWARDS, is launching its 2016 programme which includes some of the finest major international world class acts playing alongside some of the best local and regional acts. It is an inclusive and wide-ranging event that has all the feel of an outdoor summer festival but all indoors under one roof – there’s even an indoor camping option to complete the festival experience.

“The festival has really changed my perspective on World Music; opening my eyes to the vast spectrum of musical acts the genre encompasses, and also how contemporary it has become. For a music festival that offers captivating music, exciting new cultural experiences… it looks like Musicport is the place to be”. Yorkshire Coast Gigs

Being held in the beautiful Pavilion and at one of the UK’s most beautiful and charming seaside resorts of Whitby, North Yorkshire, with an abundance of quality places to eat, drink and stay, makes for a truly unique festival.

The line-up for Musicport 2016 so far 

The Mahotella Queens (South Africa) / The Magic Numbers / Lynched (Eire) / Soupsongs Live (The Songs of Robert Wyatt) / Lemn Sissay / Kathryn Tickell & The Side / Sarah Jane Morris & Bloody Rain Band / Black Umfolosi (Zimbabwe) / Jamie Smith's Mabon (Wales) / Martin Taylor MBE / Don Letts / Maz O’Connor / Geoff Berner (Canada) / Adam Ben Ezra (Israel) / Michael Messer's Mitra (UK/India) / Rory McLeod and the Familiar Strangers / Quraishi (Afghanistan) / Himmerland (Denmark) / Martin Alvrado / Maia Barrouh (Japan/France) / Arstidir (Iceland) / Project 12 (UK/India) Australian Art Orchestra- Crossing Roper Bar (TBC) With many more TBC

Full Weekend £99/ £95 concessions

Junior full weekend (11-17) £50.00 - Children under 11 Free