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Stockton Riverside Fringe Festival is back again for 2009, this year the bands, comedy, and circus that is the Fringe will descend on Stockton Riverside from Friday 31st July until Sunday 2nd August, with pre Riverside events starting on Thursday 30th July at The Georgian Theatre.

The crowd at The Fringe 2008 - Photo by Jacqui B

So who's playing?

This year James Grant gets the Fringe started on Thursday 30th July, Brit-poppers The Charlatans headline the main stage on Friday 31st, Supergrass do the deed on Saturday 1st, and Auchtermuchty鈥檚 finest folk-rockers and foot-tappers, The Proclaimers finish the Fringe off on Sunday 2nd August.

Arguably already the biggest music festival in the North, this firmly places it amongst the biggest free festivals in the country this summer.

The Fringe鈥檚 main stage which will once again be on Stockton鈥檚 Riverside, will have a capacity of 10,000.听 With the hugely popular Comedy Tent plus events in and around The Georgian Theatre and Stockton Cultural Quarter, there will be something for everyone.

The Fringe kicks off on Thursday 30th July in The Georgian Theatre, with the welcome return of ex-Love & Money front man James Grant, with the main stage opening for business at noon the next day.

All Fringe events are free of charge, including the main music stage and comedy tent.听

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Check out some of the highlights of Fringe's past here: