The Rifles Bring No Love Lost Back to The Grove

The Rifles The Grove Newcastle arrives on Friday 6 November 2026 as the London band marks 20 years of its debut album No Love Lost. Doors open at 7pm, with Joe Carnall and Nico Cann also on the bill, and the anniversary gives this Newcastle date a clear purpose beyond a standard headline set.

No Love Lost helped establish The Rifles in 2006 through sharp guitar songs, direct choruses and a sound that drew on mod, indie and British rock without simply copying an older generation. Two decades later, the band has built a catalogue far beyond that debut, but the anniversary tour brings those early songs back to the centre of the live show.

The Rifles The Grove Newcastle revisits the debut in a grassroots room

The Grove is an interesting place to hear that material again because it brings the band back into the kind of close environment where songs from the first record originally made sense. A smaller standing floor should give tracks from No Love Lost a more immediate feel than a large theatre or festival stage, especially when the choruses are carried by the room as much as the band.

The Rifles’ official site is also marking the anniversary with new editions of the album, showing that this is a wider celebration rather than a tour title added to a normal set. That should allow the Newcastle show to look backwards without feeling nostalgic for its own sake. The band has continued releasing and touring since the debut, so there is plenty of later material available to stop the evening becoming a straight museum piece.

Joe Carnall and Nico Cann add further variety to the bill, while the Friday-night slot should help the anniversary atmosphere. For listeners who first caught The Rifles in the mid-2000s, this is a chance to hear the record in a room much closer to the scale of the band’s early years.

The Rifles’ official site confirms the 20th anniversary campaign around No Love Lost, while Gigantic lists The Grove on 6 November with 7pm doors. Check the artist and venue channels before travelling for any late changes.

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