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Copy of South Tyneside Summer Festival Survey 2025

Have Your Say

We would love to hear your feedback on the South Tyneside Festival 2025. It will take around 5-10 minutes to complete.

This year through North East Combined Authority funding, South Tyneside Council launched the NEXT! Big Thing. This provided an opportunity for all music performers from across the North East to apply to perform at the Amphitheatre gigs with an opportunity to perform on stage at the Sunday concerts.
1.How would you rate the Live Music at the Amphitheatre event programme this year?
2.How important is it to you that South Tyneside Festival events like the 'NEXT! Big Thing' showcase local North East talent?
3.To what extent do you agree with the following statement
'Live music performances help bring people together and strengthen community spirit'
4.If you'd like to share more, tell us how you think music performances help bring people together in your community
5.Do you feel the concert helped connect people from different backgrounds?
6.In what ways (if any) did you feel the event helped connect people from different backgrounds?
7.Was the event the main reason why you visited the seafront that day?
8.What other activity did you do when you visited?
9.How much do you estimate you spent per person in the area for the Next! Big Thing Amphitheatre gigs? (if you didn't spend anything please put 0; please include the likes of transport, parking etc - anything that would constitute spend for your whole trip)
10.Were there any barriers (eg transport, timing, that might have prevented your from attending?
11.Which bands or performers were your favourite this year?
12.Did you attend the Next! Big Thing at the Bents Park this year
13.Was this the main reason you visited the seafront that day?
14.How would you rate the Summer Parade this year?
15.How much do you estimate you spent per person in the area at the Summer Parade?
(if you didn't spend anything please put a 0; please include the likes of transport, parking etc- anything that would constitute spend for your whole trip)
16.Was the event the main reason you visited South Shields seafront that day?
17.What other activities did you do when you visited the area for the Summer Parade?
18.How would you rate the Entertainment by the Sea on Sunday 6 July?
19.How would you rate Proms in the Park this year?
20.How much do you estimate you spent per person in the area when you attended Proms in the Park? 
(if you didn't spend anything please put a 0; please include the likes of transport, parking etc - anything that would constitute spend for your whole trip)
21.Was the event the main reason you visited South Shields seafront that day?
22.What other activities did you do when you visited the area for Proms in the Park?
23.How good would you rate the Sunday concerts this year?
24.How much do you estimate you spent per person in the area for the Sunday concert?
(If you didn’t spend anything please put a 0; please include the likes of transport, parking etc – anything that would constitute spend for your whole trip)
25.Was the event the main reason you visited South Shields Seafront that day?
26.What other activities did you do when you visited the area?
27.If you purchased a priority plus ticket what was the MAIN reason you purchased it?
28.How would you rate kid's Fun Fest this year?
29.How much do you estimate you spent per person in the area at the last Kid's Fun Fest you attended this year?
(if you didn't spend anything please put a 0; please include the likes of transport, parking etc- anything that would constitute spend for your whole trip)
30.Was the event the main reason you visited South Shields Seafront that day?
31.What other activities did you do when you visited the area for the event?
32.How would you rate the Amphitheatre Brass Band this year?
33.How much do you estimate you spent per person in the area at the Brass Band concert you attended this year?

 (If you didn’t spend anything please put a 0; please include the likes of transport, parking etc – anything that would constitute spend for your whole trip)
34.Was the event the main reason you visited South Shields seafront that day 
35.What other activities did you do when you visited the area?
36.How did you hear about these events
37.Do you have any other feedback
38.What is your age?
39.What is your gender
40.What is your ethnic group?
41.Do you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term condition?
42.Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation?
43.What is your current employment status?
44.What is your total household income
45.Where do you currently live?
46.If you would like to be entered into our £50 Love2Shop voucher please tell us your full name as well as a telephone number, email or address.
Thank you for completing this survey!
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