The Grove Punk All-Dayer Packs Five Acts into Newcastle

The Grove Punk All-Dayer Newcastle takes over St Michael’s Road on Saturday 7 November 2026 with five acts spread across an afternoon and evening of punk. Doors open at 3pm, the event is 14+, and under-18s must be accompanied by an adult.

The bill combines three tribute acts with two original bands. Sex Pistols Expose leads the tribute side, alongside The Clashed and Rigid Digits, covering material associated with the Sex Pistols, The Clash and Stiff Little Fingers. ResetRepeat and Uncle Fungus then give the day a different angle, stopping the event from becoming a straight nostalgia package.

The Grove Punk All-Dayer Newcastle stretches the bill beyond one headline set

The early doors are important because this is built as a proper all-dayer rather than an evening gig with extra support. Starting at 3pm gives each act room to establish its own identity, while the mix of familiar punk songs and original material should keep the pacing varied across the day.

The Grove’s standing room makes sense for the format. Punk tribute shows work best when the crowd is close enough to join in with songs they already know, while the original bands gain the benefit of playing to an audience that has arrived for the wider style rather than one specific name.

There is also a useful spread across different corners of classic UK punk. The Sex Pistols, The Clash and Stiff Little Fingers did not make interchangeable music, so the three tribute sets should move through different tempos and moods even before ResetRepeat and Uncle Fungus bring their own material into the mix.

Gigantic’s event page confirms the full five-act lineup, 3pm doors and the 14+ restriction. It also lists both earlybird and general admission standing tickets, with accessible space available through the venue.

For anyone who prefers a longer day of live music to a short three-band evening bill, this is one of The Grove’s more substantial November bookings. Check the participating acts and The Grove channels before travelling for any late changes to set times or running order.

More Newcastle shows are listed in SoundBite North East’s Upcoming Gigs, while the rest of the venue programme is on our The Grove Newcastle page.