Te’Kiah
Te’Kiah is an emerging North East artist developing through the Northern Roots programme, which brings together new regional talent across contemporary Black music and…
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October 19, 2026
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Ten Eighty Trees
Ten Eighty Trees are an alternative rock band from Newcastle upon Tyne, mixing heavy guitars, bright melodic hooks and a live energy that works…
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That Clare
That Clare is a Teesside singer-songwriter and producer whose music pulls together post-punk, synthwave, queercore and protest songwriting. Based in Middlesbrough, she writes with…
View profileThe Avelons
The Avelons are a Newcastle indie band built around melodic guitar lines, direct choruses and the restless energy of the city’s grassroots circuit. Their…
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The Bone Idols
The Bone Idols are a Darlington-area live band with a growing place on the town’s rhythm-and-blues circuit. Regular appearances across local festivals and venues,…
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The Cornastones
The Cornastones are a North East rock band whose recorded work leans on strong guitar hooks, direct melodies and an unfussy live-band feel. Their…
View profileThe Fever Kings
The Fever Kings are a North East alternative-rock four-piece whose sound mixes the melodic pull of 2000s rock with heavier dynamics and a modern…
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The Futureheads
The Futureheads are a Sunderland band known for angular guitar work, distinctive vocal harmonies and energetic live shows. Emerging from the city’s early-2000s alternative…
View profileThe Gift
The Gift are an emerging North East act developing through the Northern Roots programme, a regional platform designed to give new artists more space,…
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The Glamz
The Glamz are a North East live act connected to Newcastle’s grassroots rock circuit. Their appearances at Trillians have placed them in one of…
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The Heavy Jets
The Heavy Jets are closely connected to Newcastle’s local rock scene, with roots in Byker and a history built around writing, rehearsing and playing…
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The Inklings
The Inklings are a North East trio made up of Darren Thomas, Mick McGee and James Thomas, writing and recording their own material across…
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The Last Time
The Last Time are a Sunderland indie-pop band known for melodic songwriting, close harmonies and a growing live presence around the North East. Their…
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The Lindisfarne Story
The Lindisfarne Story is a live celebration of Tyneside folk-rock legends Lindisfarne, created and performed by Ray Laidlaw and Billy Mitchell. Laidlaw was a…
View profileThe Loft Boys
The Loft Boys are a five-piece Geordie Americana band from Felling, Gateshead, bringing North East character into music shaped by roots, blues and country…
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The Magnetic North Band
The Magnetic North Band are a North East indie-folk group whose music blends groove-led indie with earthy folk textures and reflective songwriting. Rob Hodge,…
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The Main Line
The Main Line are a Darlington rhythm and blues band built around a love of the raw British R&B sound associated with acts such…
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The Often Herd
The Often Herd are a Newcastle upon Tyne bluegrass band whose songs carry a strong North East sense of place. Their writing draws on…
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The Paul Austin Band
The Paul Austin Band are a hard-rock outfit fronted by singer-songwriter Paul Austin, blending classic British rock, blues and Americana-tinged storytelling into a sound…
View profileThe Quiet Fire
The Quiet Fire are an alternative folk and roots-leaning group whose live performances bring together close harmonies, acoustic textures and a warm, communal feel.…
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The Resurgence
The Resurgence are a Newcastle upon Tyne pop-punk band formed in 2024, drawing on the fast, melodic side of punk while keeping a clear…
View profileThe Revolutionaires
The Revolutionaires are a Newcastle-based rhythm and blues band rooted in the North East live circuit. Their set draws on 1940s and 1950s R&B,…
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The Smokin’ Spitfires
The Smokin’ Spitfires are a Newcastle-based, horn-driven soul and R&B band built around Neil Hunter’s songwriting and vocals. Their sound combines original material with…
View profileThe Welfare Collective
The Welfare Collective are a North East folk-rooted ensemble whose music draws on the brass tradition and industrial heritage of the Durham coalfield. Their…
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