Ochisia
Ochisia are an emerging North East act building through grassroots live shows and showcase events. Their appearance on the New Horizons Festival line-up in…
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October 19, 2026
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Odyssey
Odyssey are a Newcastle alternative-indie band whose identity has been shaped as much by the stage as by the studio. Their music is guitar-led…
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Old Corpse Road
Old Corpse Road are a Darlington black metal band formed in 2007, with music rooted heavily in British folklore, myth and landscape. Their sound…
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Parissa Zarifi
Parissa Zarifi is a Middlesbrough-born singer-songwriter and violinist making alternative folk with an atmospheric, often ethereal edge. Her music combines acoustic songwriting, poetic lyrics…
View profilePearly Gates
Pearly Gates is the electronic project led by Darlington-born Tom Hunt, blending club music with indie songwriting and the energy of a live band.…
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Phantom Bagman
Phantom Bagman are a North East indie-jazz group who bring jazz musicianship together with the immediacy of indie rock, funk and soul. Formed by…
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Pit Pony
Pit Pony are a Newcastle upon Tyne five-piece whose guitar-heavy sound moves between indie rock, post-punk, garage rock and noisier alternative edges. The band…
View profilePollyfromthedirt
Pollyfromthedirt is a North East artist whose songs turn everyday northern life into something playful, strange and sharply observed. The project mixes lo-fi indie,…
View profilePolyvinyl
Polyvinyl are a Newcastle six-piece whose indie-alternative sound brings together bright pop hooks, heavier guitar textures and a strong sense of atmosphere. The band…
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PØRTERS
PØRTERS are a six-piece alt-rock band from Newcastle upon Tyne, combining heavy riffs with melodic vocals, atmosphere and four-part harmonies. Fronted by Maria Winter,…
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Pretentious
Pretentious are a three-piece alternative rock band from Hartlepool, with a sound that leans into melody as much as guitar weight. Influences including Pixies,…
View profileRare Breed
Rare Breed are an emerging North East act developing through grassroots gigs and showcase events around the region. Their appearance on the New Horizons…
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Red Remedy
Red Remedy are a five-piece nu-gaze band from Sunderland, blending grunge grit, shoegaze atmosphere and nu-metal weight into a sound that feels heavy without…
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Ria Robinson
Ria Robinson is a Darlington-based musician, drummer and singer with a long connection to The Forum Music Centre and the wider North East live…
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Risco
Risco are a Stockton-on-Tees trio whose music blends cinematic surf-rock, indie and sharp guitar-led songwriting. Their sound has a restless, widescreen quality, moving between…
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Rivkala
Rivkala is a Newcastle-based vocalist, writer and bandleader whose music mixes jazz, soul, funk and klezmer with a strong theatrical streak. Born in Manchester…
View profileRobyn Banks
Robyn Banks is a Newcastle-based alternative and indie artist whose songs mix guitar-led hooks with sharp humour, politics and personal storytelling. Her influences range…
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Rose Malus
Rose Malus are a North East alternative rock band whose sound brings indie energy together with blues-influenced guitar work. Their songs favour strong riffs…
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Royal Northern Sinfonia
Royal Northern Sinfonia is one of the North East’s most important musical institutions, with a history stretching back to 1958. Founded in Newcastle upon…
View profileRuled By Raptors
Ruled By Raptors are a North East post-hardcore band combining progressive riffs, heavy energy and melodic vocals. The group developed out of the earlier…
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Ruth-Ann Boyle
Ruth-Ann Boyle is a Sunderland-born singer best known as the lead vocalist of 1990s dance act Olive. Her career connects the city to one…
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Sam Leyden
Sam Leyden is a Liverpool singer-songwriter whose music centres on direct storytelling, acoustic-led arrangements and a polished pop-folk edge. His songs often focus on…
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Sam Shields
Sam Shields is an Ovingham singer-songwriter whose music takes Americana and folk and brings it firmly back to the North East. Rather than leaning…
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Shady Quid
Shady Quid are a Newcastle rock band built around Geordie blues and straight-ahead rock ’n’ roll. Their music is direct and guitar-led, with the…
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