Welcome to the NMC’s Gig Listings – a list of gigs and live shows happening in the North East of England, featuring original local acts as well as the best emerging talent from far beyond.
June
Thursday 1st June
Cadet A / Kristen Marie Holly
Where: Little Buildings – Newcastle
What: Cadet A – Axel Ray Steuerwald of the band United Ghosts. CADET A is my psychedelic acoustic-ish solo. Support – Kristen Marie Holly.
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Friday 2nd June
BETH MACARI
Where: Cluny – Newcastle
What: Following her 2022 releases ‘Circles’ and ‘Shoulda Known Better’, Beth Macari is back with her first single of 2023 ‘Feel The Same’ which promises to cure your late winter blues. With a reputation for penning empowering dancefloor hits, Macari’s music is a staple for anyone needing a feel-good fix. Never straying too far from her soul singer roots, Beth uses her powerful vocal delivery to reel you in and her lyrics to keep you hooked.
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Katie Grace with Skylark Song and Lee J Toby
Where: Engine Room – North Sheilds
What: Excited to announce a big night of artists from Shields (North!) coming together for a night of acoustic loveliness at The Engine Room in North Shields! On Friday 2nd June, Alan Hull song writing award winner Katie Grace will be joined by Skylark Song and Lee J Toby to bring songs laden with stories inspired by experience and environment.
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Steve Ireland & Ojay
Where: Central Bar – Gateshead
What: Afterlight Management brings you an intimate evening of soundscape bass music from two of the-most impressive bassists to grace the northeast music scene; Steve Ireland and bass busking legend, Ojay team up for not-to-be-missed double-headline performance. All this and more live, at The Central Bar, Gateshead.
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Red Remedy w/ Paper Boats & Lottie Willis
Where: Independent – SUNDERLAND
What: Red Remedy w/ Paper Boats & Lottie Willis
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Saturday 3rd June
Callum Pitt / Jodie Nicholson & Stef Mundi
Where: Star and Shadow Cinema – Newcastle
What: Debut album ‘In the Balance’ out 2/6/23. Inspired by the rawness & honesty of artists like Elliott Smith, Julien Baker, Adrianne Lenker & Sufjan Stevens, Callum Pitt imbues his indie-folk with a grand, orchestral, chamber pop sensibility plus an alt-rock edge. Despite using music often as a canvas to openly discuss depression & anxiety, as well as political unrest, Callum still manages to imprint feelings of optimism and unity – alongside genuine warmth & honesty – throughout his songs.
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Labyrinthine Oceans w/ Bosola & Burn The Valley
Where: Independent – SUNDERLAND
What: Labyrinthine Oceans are a North East based female fronted experimental alt rock band (try saying that three times), which fully formed in early 2022. They create dreamscapes of guitar based noise, featuring soaring guitar solos and sultry but slightly gritty vocals. Inspired by 90s alt, grunge, psychedelia, shoegaze and good old rock and roll, they create something that is not necessarily identifiable but very much exciting.
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Mastiff / Yersin / Stonecoldabyss
Where: Little Buildings – Newcastle
What: Mastiff – slow & fast. Yersin – fast & slow. Stonecoldabyss – mid paced
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Sunday 4th June
DEVIL’S ADVOCATE III
Where: Lubberfiend – Newcastle
What: Join us for a gathering at The Lubber Fiend to raise money for one of Newcastle’s most important and treasured venues. They have just celebrated their 1st birthday after a year of flooding their magic and love into our lovely city. This will be another day of celebration of that love and community so come join the mischief : ) Music: KANCHO CLUB / PINK POISON / COSYS EX / DEEPFAKE COUNTRY / SCOTT HEPPLE AND THE SUN BAND / BADGER / DAWN TERRY / FIONA LIQUID AND THE CLIQUE
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Monday 5th June
Panopticon (USA) / Afsky (DK)
Where: Trillians – Newcastle
What: Panopticon is an American black metal band founded by Austin Lunn in Louisville, Kentucky in 2007. Their most recent album …And Again Into the Light was released in 2021.The band’s music has been described as “wrenching in its intensity but also sweeping and spectacular” and “ideologically open-minded and musically progressive, tackling issues around self-identity, ecology, religion and politics.” Lunn’s lyrical style has also been noted as “natural, organic, and methodical, masterful in its writing, fiery and alive in its execution. AFSKY – Danish solo BM from Ole Luk, performing with full live band, expect a raging set of only the best current BM.
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Wednesday 7th June
Grivo w/ Outlander
Where: Lubberfiend – Newcastle
What: Grivo: Emerging like an ornate relic, Austin-based power trio Grivo combine slow, methodical hooks and warm tube amplifiers to artfully re-establish the link between heavy guitars and downtempo pop. Grivo’s tones and effects are utilized as active compositional elements, crafting and pacing their infectious riffs to allow the saturated guitars and bruising low-end to fully bloom. Within the tidal sound waves and bleak timbre, Grivo forges a distinctive personal connection that challenges the modern definitions of doom metal and shoegaze.with support from…Outlander
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Thursday 8th June
The Strangerz / Fashion Tips / Myxm
Where: Little Buildings – Newcastle
What: The Strangerz – Shouty Punk! Support: Fashion Tips / Myxm
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Friday 9th June
Sunnbrella
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: Sunnbrella is the solo project of Prague-born, London-based musician and producer David Zbirka. With a musical sensibility akin to bringing daydreams into focus, Sunnbrella creates sun-bleached, shoegazing, beat-driven melancholy, as diverse in its sonic palette as it is rich in emotive sentiment.
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SLIX
Where: Head of Steam – Newcastle
What: The Kids Are Solid Gold proudly present SLIX. SLIX, are an indie/alternative outfit hailing from Gourock, Inverclyde. The boys have gone through school and grown up together, going back as far as nursery and this is obvious from the captivating bond between them. With an unrivalled live show energy, being compared to the likes of Idles and early Blur (back when Damon Albarn was climbing the rafters), their gigs are not to be missed.
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Saturday 10th June
Humour / Thursday Club
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: Humour live together in Glasgow and formed across the 2021 lockdowns, writing and recording their material at home, with the music intended as a backdrop to Andreas’ lyrics. Sometimes they’re about letting people down, sometimes they’re about pets dying, sometimes they’re about trying to say something when you don’t have anything worth saying. Thursday Club is a DIY post-punk outfit based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Since 2022 they have been combining elements of shoegaze and hardcore punk with a heavy influence from the UK’s post-punk-revival.
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Spilt Milk
Where: Georgian Theathre – Stockton
What: Having previously played the Georgian Theatre and NE Volume, Spilt Milk are heading back to Stockton for their first appearance at the Green Room.The 4-piece Indie-Rock band from Gateshead, consisting of triplet brothers Oscar, Isaac and Theo and their bassist Zack, have played headline shows around Newcastle for the past three years.The band has six singles on Spotify and have more releases to come during 2023. Grey Street, Moving Target, The Thrill and Rocks against your window have gained radio play on BBC Introducing and can often be heard in Indie bars and clubs around Newcastle.
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Wednesday 14th June
Blvk Hippie, Waves of Dread
Where: Little Buildings – Newcastle
What: Blvck Hippie makes VHS-inspired music for anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider. By melding an emo sensibility with an indie rock aesthetic Blvck Hippie creates tunes for getting unstuck, existing weirdly, and finding togetherness. Raw vocals pair with sticky guitar riffs to create the Sad Boy Indie Rock songs of your dreams. With their firmly DIY attitude, refusal to accept the status quo, and knack for pushing musical boundaries, Blvck Hippie has turned being an outsider into their superpower.
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Thursday 15th June
Mood Bored
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: Mood Bored met on the Music course at Fonty’s School of the Arts in Tilburg, Netherlands. The band have been played extensively on Dutch radio stations such as 3FM, KinkRadio, and Radio Veronica. Mood Bored have already supported Wolf Alice, Sorry and Nation of Language across various cities in the Netherlands and participated in Popronde 2022, where they were tipped as one to watch in 2023.
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Spirit Adrift
Where: Zerox – Newcastle
What: The brainchild of Nate Garrett which was formed in 2015, Spirit Adrift marry classic heavy metal and doom in to one perfect combo and feature all the best elements of said genres. The band currently have 5 full length albums out which over the years has seen them on acclaimed labels such as Prosthetic Records, 20buckspin and most recently, Century Media Records which their latest album, ‘Ghost at the Gallows’ due to be released on August, 18th 2023, will be through.
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VIP Suite NE + Pretty Velvet + Maeve & The Trains
Where: NE Volume Music Bar – Stockton
What: VIP Suite NE: A new punk outfit from Teesside. Pretty Velvet: An up and coming alt-rock outfit from the North East. Maeve & The Trains: A new alt-rock outfit from Teesside.
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HOTEL LUX
Where: Cluny – Newcastle
What: Once contenders for the mantle of Britain’s most self-conscious band — guilty, by their own admission, of pandering to audiences’ tastes following their move from Pompey to London — Hotel Lux have crafted a bold and bright identity that is truly their own on their brilliant debut album ‘Hands Across The Creek’. All it took was for their wildest dreams to be dashed.
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Friday 16th June
SUN KING
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: Sun King have gained themselves a fierce reputation as ones to watch this year. Having just come off tour with Wunderhorse, Sun King are back with a run of headline shows. Taking influence from the past and present, their sound has a 60/70s acid washed feel with a gritty, funky, bluesy twist.
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The Peevie Wonders + Sweets
Where: Star and Shadow Cinema – Newcastle
What: The Peevie Wonders are a high energy colourful four piece who have recently risen from the depths of the river tyne (with a pint in hand). The wild and riffy quartet take pride in their loud delivery of observational and judgemental lyrics. Mixing shouty and spoken vocals with the occasional squeal to help blow off some steam.
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Pretty Velvet w/ Uncanny Valley & Daniel Maple
Where: Independent – SUNDERLAND
What: Joining Sunderland’s bluesy-rock outfit Pretty Velvet for their debut headline show in a few weeks are Newcastle’s Uncanny Valley and local lad Daniel Maple.
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Saturday 17th June
ANTI-PLEASURE // Alternative queer all day event
Where: Zerox – Newcastle
What: ANTI-PLEASURE, an alternative queer all day festival
The North-East’s first alternative queer oriented all day event in the heart of Newcastle Upon Tyne, with a purpose of celebrating queer joy in all its glory and beauty. Performing: GENN, Grandmas House, Irked, Fiona Liquid & The Clique Eve Kearton Kiik Amor + Tali
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Swindled w/ Wash House & Lily Mac
Where: Independent – SUNDERLAND
What: We are Swindled, a rock ‘n’ roll band that consists of 4 lads from Sunderland. All 4 members are influenced by a large range of different music which ,when put together, gives a unique new sound to rock n roll. With support from the Wash House band and Lily Mac it is sure to be a great night full of great live acts.
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Rushbonds
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: Rushbonds are a Leeds-based female fronted indie, experimental soul band with post-punk lyrical influence. After meeting in their first year of university, the band, consisting of Robyn McLeod (vocals), Isaac Llewellyn (guitar) James Bromley (bass), Teruki Chan (drums) and Callum Greenaway (Keys), started to incorporate their vast styles and influences into one cohesive sound. Combining influences from Hiatus Kaiyote, Plastic Mermaids and Viagra Boys, their sound is one that is hard to pinpoint and define.
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Tabernacle / Sloth Metropolis
Where: Little Buildings – Newcastle
What: Byker Grave Bookings Present: Tabernacle (USA) +Support from Sloth Metropolis (Scotland) +SHAN (Newcastle)
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NO TEETH / NEV CLAY / YAKKA DOON / THE LAST PATH / ZUDZ
Where: Star and Shadow Cinema – Newcastle
What: No Teeth are a Noise-Wave outfit bringing the new post-punk nuisance and have had many triumphant gigs supporting acts at large venues such as Warmduscher, but before that it’s Richard Dawson favourites, Nev Clay and Yakka Doon plus the majestic The Last Path (formerly known as Bad Amputee) and heavy garage psych power trio ZUDZ.
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Swindled w/ Wash House & Lily Mac
Where: Independent – SUNDERLAND
What: We are Swindled, a rock ‘n’ roll band that consists of 4 lads from Sunderland. All 4 members are influenced by a large range of different music which ,when put together, gives a unique new sound to rock n roll. With support from the Wash House band and Lily Mac it is sure to be a great night full of great live acts.
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Tuesday 20th June
KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS + King Hannah
Where: Boiler Shop – Newcastle
What: Since his earliest selfproduced CD-Rs, Philadelphia psych-pop master Kurt Vile has referred to himself as “Philly’s Constant Hitmaker”—and while he gave himself that name with a sly wink, he was also nodding toward the songwriting prowess that would result in him becoming one of his home city’s most celebrated rock artists. On his latest album, (watch my moves), Vile pulls his talents as a singer, songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, and producer in unexpected directions—and the result is a vibrant, yet meditative album propelled by Vile’s laidback charm and curious spirit.
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Wednesday 21st June
MystifieR
Where: Trillians – Newcastle
What: MYSTIFIER is a Brazilian Black Metal band formed by the lead guitarist and bassist Beelzeebubth, in July 1989, in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The band created an aggressive and satanic music within the Brazilian extreme classic underground metal style, which makes them veterans of their scene, following the steps of Sepultura, Sarcofago and Vulcano.
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Friday 23rd June
Rituals & Rosen Bridge
Where: The Bunker – Sunderland
What: Emerging primarily in 2020, Rituals grew their dedicated fanbase with the release of 3 successful singles, P.O.V, Snakes Head and False Royal. Each track highlighted the foursome’s constant growth and ongoing development which blossomed with the release of their second EP, Awake, in 2021 which consisted of 4 brand new singles from the band. Rosen Bridge is a 5-piece metal band, born from a group of friends on the west coast of Wales in 2015. Since returning from a 2-year hiatus, marked by comeback single “Cassandra’s Prophecy”, the band have gone from strength to strength supporting bands such as Defects, Hacktivist etc
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LOWES
Where: Zerox – Newcastle
What: Electronic-Pop trio, LOWES, consists of vocalist Evie and producer/multi-instrumentalists Luke and Jamie. The bands music is euphoric and emotional, imbued with an authenticity that makes it both powerful and vulnerable.LOWES’ musical footprint harks back to Awake At Night, a song put on soundcloud that set the music industry on fire in 2018. Fast forward a few years and the band are now one of the most sought-after vocalists in the UK.
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The Howl & The Hum / Ben Brown (Dingus Khan)
Where: Cluny2 – Newcastle
What: The Howl & The Hum preview brand new tracks at this exclusive intimate NE date. We’re stoked to bringing them back to the region. Do not miss this.
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Saturday 24th June
Pretty Addicted / Dimension Breakers / Holy Braille
Where: Little Buildings – Newcastle
What: Pretty Addicted: A dark rave at an evil funfair. Support
Dimension Breakers / Holy Braille
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Monday 26th June
Buggin + Spaced
Where: Head of Steam – Newcastle
What: Formed in 2018, Chicago’s BUGGIN are keeping hardcore fun. The young quartet have quickly made a name for themselves with inescapable grooves and sneering energy. Originally known as Buggin Out, taken from the 1989 film Do The Right Thing, the now named BUGGIN took it upon themselves to play the type of straight up hardcore they found lacking in their scene, vibrant and unpretentious. Founded on a shared love of Rzl Dzl, Bad Brains, Mental and Beastie Boys, and not taking themselves too seriously.
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Phoxjaw
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: There are few bands that sound as unique, infectious, or as powerful as PHOXJAW. Although hard to pigeonhole, the band are at times reminiscent of early Biffy Clyro, At The Drive-In and Cave In. The four-piece owe much to their melodic tenacity and driving, off-kilter riffs and mixed with their ferocious energy onstage and compelling personalities, PHOXJAW are firmly establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with.
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Adult Leisure / Polyvinyl / Gefahrgeist
Where: Little Buildings – Newcastle
What: Adult Leisure with support Polyvinyl and Gefahrgeist
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A Place To Bury Strangers / Camilla Sparksss / Meryl Streek
Where: Star and Shadow Cinema – Newcastle
What: Fans all over the globe know: Oliver Ackermann always brings surprises. The singer and guitarist of New York City’s A Place To Bury Strangers has been delighting and astonishing his audience for close to two decades, combining post-punk, noise-rock, shoegaze, psychedelia, and avant-garde music in startling and unexpected ways. As the founder of Death By Audio, creator of signal-scrambling stomp boxes and visionary instrument effects, he’s exported that excitement and invention to other artists who plug into his gear and blow minds. In concert, A Place To Bury Strangers is nothing short of astounding — a shamanistic experience that bathes listeners in glorious sound, crazed left turns, transcendent vibrations, real-time experiments, brilliant breakthroughs.
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Wednesday 28th June
LADYHAWKE
Where: Cluny – Newcastle
What: Having cut her teeth playing in Wellington band Two Lane Blacktop, and Sydney act Teenager, Pip Brown’s incredible knack for a catchy pop hook coupled with an 80s rock chic ambiance was quickly noticed when she began releasing tracks online as Ladyhawke in 2008. She was signed to a major label, moved to the UK, and her eponymous solo debut album made her hot property across the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. She toured relentlessly, and picked up multiple NZ Music Awards, ARIAs, and nominations for Brit Awards, MTV Awards, and NME Awards.
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Thursday 29th June
Black Orchid Empire
Where: Anarchy Brew Co – Newcastle
What: BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE create huge, memorable rock music that combines heavy-hitting savagery with intense melodic beauty. Their technical, fearlessly complex grooves and gigantic sing-along choruses have already earned them a widespread fanbase. A ferociously tight live band, BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE have toured Europe and the UK extensively, supporting Skunk Anansie, HED p.e, INME, Cellar Darling and Black Map as well as festival slots at Download, Standon Calling, Tech Fest and Planet Rockstock. Black Orchid Empire have sealed the bands reputation as a force to be reckoned with.
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Fresh Thursday // Tashi Dorji + Lucy Adlington
Where: Cobalt Studios CIC – Newcastle
What: Fresh Thursday is a unique regular event that showcases new music alongside a home-cooked meal. Tashi Dorji is a celebrated free-form/improvisational guitarist. Born and raised in Bhutan, but transplanted to Ashville, NC in the early 2000’s. He is a musical force that is in a caliber of his own. The amount of originality in his playing could have only been summoned when one is forced to confront limitations and raise a big middle finger to the ‘status quo’.Lucy Adlington, experimental guitarist and songwriter works with drone laden polyrhythms, field recordings and a unique playing style to create otherworldly sound collages and soundscapes.
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Suffocation + Supports
Where: Northumbria Students’ Union – Newcastle
What: Suffocation are globally recognized innovators of death metal. Since the 1990s, their massive influence on the genre came from pioneering the balance between brutal and technical sounds now commonly heard in 21st century death metal. Further, Frank Mullen, the group’s vocalist, is considered one of the genre’s most emblematic frontmen; he was one of the first singers to employ the very deep “death growl” style.
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Friday 30th June – Sunday 2nd July
COASTELLA
Where: Percy Park RFC – North Shields
What: COASTELLA new music festival comes to North Shields in summer 2023. Championing new original music, Coastella will showcase the best live acts the region has to offer, alongside national touring artists in a never been seen before outdoor festival experience in the very heart of our beautiful coast, North Shields Announced so far (DAY SPLITS)..
FRIDAY 30TH JUNE* – JUDGE JULES // DYNAMITE DISCO CLUB // MARTY EVANS
SATURDAY 1ST JULY – FUTUREHEADS // LIAM FENDER // MICHAEL GALLAGHER // LAZY RAVE // JANGO FLASH // CLUB PARADISE & LOADS MORE.
SUNDAY 2ND JULY – MYSTERY JETS // HECTOR GANNET // RUTH LYON // FINN FORSTER // CHINTZY STETSON & LOADS MORE.
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CRUX + Fossway & The Masses
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: Crux mixes prog-rock with grunge to create a unique sound which keeps the listener on their toes. In their songs they explore real life global and local issues which as Scope Magazine stated, ‘makes them all the more appealing in an industry where songs can often be very superficial.’ Fossway are a four piece alternative rock band from Newcastle Upon Tyne who create mind twisting riffs, soaring solos, intricate vocal harmonies and a dash of prog. Hailing from Birmingham, 3 piece rockers, The Masses bring their banging rock tunes to Bobiks!
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July
Saturday 1st July
MUNRO 2023
Where: Georgian Theathre – Stockton
What: MUNRO is back for 2023 and it’s the biggest one yet, along with The Georgian Theatre and The Green Room, we have added KU Stockton and The Social Room to this years festival! Confirmed Artists so far…Avalanche Party, The Covasettes, Pit Pony, Crystal Tides, Mollie Coddled, Rianne Downey, Spyres and more
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Monday 3rd July
Microwave + Can’t Swim + Jetski
Where: Cluny – Newcastle
What: Microwave are a adult mid tempo contemporary psych passive rock band from Atlanta, GA.
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thursday 6th July
James Leonard Hewitson + Kevin Heartbreak
Where: Engine Room – North Sheilds
What: James Leonard Hewitson is back in North Shields with songs that evoke comparison to Jonathan Richman, The Fall, Pavement and Sparks.
‘Thought-provoking songs with a wry, unexpected beauty’ – End of The Road Festival. Kevin Heartbreak – Kev Curran, chief songwriter of Newcastle dream-pop band Seeing Hands returns with a new alias, and some new songs. Hot damn.
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Becca James + Melanie Baker + Eliza Faye
Where: Mosaic Tap – Newcastle
What: We are delighted to bring soul pop singer songwriter Becca James back to the north east together with very special guests Melanie Baker and Eliza Faye! It’ll be a special evening fueled by mesmerising sounds and songs.
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Friday 7th July
Keiran Bowe
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: Influenced by experiences he’s encountered and the town he lives in, the Gateshead born has started to flaunt himself as one the next best things to come out of the North East. His releases are only getting stronger and stronger, with ‘Hinny’ climbing to 17th in the official iTunes Charts and his most recent single ‘The One That Got Away’ coming in at 7th in the iTunes Singer Songwriter charts.
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BULLDOZE/CRUELTY + MORE
Where: Anarchy Brew Co – Newcastle
What: Conviction Records, Neversleep & Byker Grave Bookings present; BULLDOZE (Hardcore/Beatdown, USA), CRUELTY (Hardcore/Metal, UK), WISE UP (NE Hardcore), NOTHIN’ BUT ENEMIES (Glasgow Hardcore), BLOODFURY (NE Death Metal/Hardcore)
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Post Rome
Where: Independent – SUNDERLAND
What: Hailing from the North East of England, Ben Goodfellow and Jamie Martin have been boasting arena anthems with catchy hooks and progressive writing from 16 years old into their (now) early 20’s. New additions Elliot Scott and Steven Goodfellow make the band a perfect 4 in their new venture of a bigger sound with even bigger live shows.
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Saturday 8th July
Wandering Oak: Warm Digits
Where: The Old Coal Yard – Newcastle
What: The thunderous motorik space-disco duo with a pounding post-punk pulse play a special summer night show at The Old Coal Yard! Their first Newcastle show since their sold-out appearance at The Common Room in February.
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Club Paradise
Where: Cluny – Newcastle
What: Following on from their run of shows earlier in the year, Club Paradise’s latest EP, The Night Carnival, is setting the stage for indie sob rock in 2023. As their list of tour support slots continues to grow, 2023 saw Club Paradise join King No-one, Corella and more having already landed slots alongside The Magic Gang, Katy J Pearson, Casey Lowry and more in 2022.
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LO EGIN // LOVELY WIFE
Where: Little Buildings – Newcastle
What: LO EGIN – Leedshire’s loveliest funeral jesters, bringing a heady cocktail of weighty riffs, forlorn sax and trombone and desperate howls. LOVELY WIFE – Newcastle’s most normal and innocent men, bringing an absurd mix of sludgy riffs, braying horn and horrible noises.
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sunday 9th July
SunLun Calling
Where: Independent – SUNDERLAND
What: A 2 day live music festival in West Sunniside this July! From the team behind Sunniside Live. The confirmed line up so far for Sunday 9th is as follows: The Futureheads /Tom A Smith / Smoove and Turrell
The Lake Poets /This Little Bird / Vandebilt / The Voyd / Docksuns more to be confirmed!
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Coffin Mulch / Iron Tomb / Eyeteeth
Where: Little Buildings – Newcastle
What: Byker Grave Bookings Presents: Coffin Mulch – The return of COFFIN MULCH to Newcastle, prepare to be pounded into dust. Iron Tomb – First time in the toon for these notts based death metal lads, gonna smash ya head in. Eyeteeth – Powerviolence boys with members of a billion other bands.
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Shake Chain / Roxy Girls / Dancer
Where: Zerox – Newcastle
What: We’re cracking the case! We’re very happy to finally have a rescheduled for art-punk delights Shake Chain in the bag, as we’l be bringing them to ZEROX on Sunday 9th April alongside Roxy Girls and Glasgow newcomers Dancer (featuring members of Current Affairs, Nightshift and Robert Sotelo). Tickets available now, look out for more information coming very soon!
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Exist Immortal & Anima Tempo
Where: Independent – SUNDERLAND
What: Strike Promotions Presents Exist Immortal & Anima Tempo w/ Collapse of Colour and Anima Tempo
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Monday 10th July
The Darts (US) + TV Death
Where: Engine Room – North Sheilds
What: THE DARTS (US) formed in 2016 with the goal of making great all-girl garage-rock noise, see the world, and have a fab slumber party every night. We threw on some vintage black slips, threw off our shoes, and set out on the ad-venture. In the first six months, we put out two self-produced EPs and signed with Dirty Water Records (UK). In the first year, the label put out our first full-length vinyl release, Me. Ow (2017 Dirty Water Records). We headed to Europe a bunch of times and never wanted to come home. But when we did, Dirty Water re-released the first two EPs as a second full-length vinyl, The Darts (2017 Dirty Water Records) and we toured all over the U.S. a bunch of times. Snake Oil will be released on Alternative Tentacles in early 2023.
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tuesday 11th July
Breanna Barbara / Pink Poison
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: Wandering Oak brings you: Breanna Barbara plus Pink Poison. A southern occultist juxtaposed in the middle of the city, Breanna Barbara writes songs that make your soul dance, songs that make you question how many lives you’ve led, and if you ever lived at all. Through her rambling of the earth, she traced a map constellated with pins, strings, and patterns. Here’s one that traces St. Augustine to New Orleans, to New York City, knotting the places where she once lived. Another loops around the kingdoms of Scandinavia then, lower, ties the mountains of Switzerland, through the beaches of Italy, to the monuments of Paris where she sung her songs to foreign followers
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Saturday 15th July
Callum Pitt + Elizabeth Liddle
Where: Ship Isis – Sunderland
What: Inspired by the rawness & honesty of artists like Elliott Smith, Julien Baker, Adrianne Lenker & Sufjan Stevens, Callum Pitt imbues his indie-folk with a grand, orchestral, chamber pop sensibility plus an alt-rock edge. Despite using music often as a canvas to openly discuss depression & anxiety, as well as political unrest, Callum still manages to imprint feelings of optimism and unity – alongside genuine warmth & honesty – throughout his songs.
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Chat
Where: Independent – SUNDERLAND
What: CHAT are Sunderland based synthpop duo Jordan Miller and Beccy Young. Joining forces after discovering a mutual appreciation of pop music, Jordan & Beccy have been quietly crafting infectious bangers since 2018, ready to unleash them and get people dancing this year. The duo are inspired by current pop queens (Lady Gaga, Kylie, Roisin Murphy) and the many electro duos of the 80s (Eurhythmics, Pet Shop Boys, Yazoo) using synthesisers and drum machines to create a sound reminiscent of Stock, Aitken and Waterman and Trevor Horn produced hits.
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Sunday 16th July
LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: Lewis McLaughlin (Glastonbury Emerging Talent Winner 2022, SAMA ‘Best Acoustic’ Nominee 2022, Scots Trad Awards ‘Up and Coming Artist Of the Year’ Nominee 2022) was inspired by the likes of John Martyn and Villagers to begin writing and recording his own songs. He has performed across Europe in various outfits, accompanying his father at folk shows and playing with his brother in a folk duo before going solo.
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Thursday 20th July
Iron Void / Orodruin
Where: Little Buildings – Newcastle
What: Byker Grave Bookings / Little Buildings Presents:
IRON VOID was originally formed by Jonathan ‘Sealey’ Seale in November 1998 in order to create an old-school Doom Metal band worshipping at the altar of doom legends such as Black Sabbath, Saint Vitus, Pentagram, Trouble, The Obsessed & Cathedral with a strong NWOBHM influence. ORODRUIN (USA): In J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth universe, Orodruin, or Mount Doom, is a volcano located in the heart of the black land of Mordor. In our universe it is a traditional Doom Metal band from Rochester, NY.
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Saturday 22nd July
Camel Island
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: Camel Island are a fresh four piece indie/alt rock outfit from South Shields. Their sound fuses foo fighters-esque walls of guitars, with dissonant intertwining melodies reminiscent of radiohead – they are not to be missed!
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Crystalline / Slowmove
Where: Little Buildings – Newcastle
What: Founded in 2017 by singer-songwriter Eva Marie, Welsh rock quintet Crystalline have an undeniable knack for finding balance between intensity and softness, and have created a brand of alternative rock that floats somewhere between the pace and vibrancy of pop-punk, the anthemic enormity of pop, and the poetic delicacy of singer-songwriters. Scotland’s Slowmove make alternative rock/emo influenced music that brings to mind bands like Basement, Tigers Jaw, Citizen and Thursday.
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Wednesday 26th July
Wandering Oak: Moonwalks
Where: Cumberland Arms – Newcastle
What: Moonwalks are a psychedelic space rock outfit based between Detroit, MI & Brooklyn, NY. The band consists of Kerrigan Pearce (drums), Jacob Dean (guitar), and Kate Gutwald (bass). Originated in Detroit’s DIY scene, the band played in warehouses and makeshift venues across the city. Since then, Moonwalks have toured extensively throughout North America and Europe supporting acts like The Murlocs, Metric, Julian Casablancas & The Voidz, Thee Oh Sees, The Liminanas, and The Mystery Lights to name a few.
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saturday 29th July
Vice Killer / Citrus and Circus
Where: Zerox – Newcastle
What: Vice Killer is a four-piece alternative indie band from County-Durham, formed in July 2020. Consisting of Thomas Gilling lead vocals/guitar, James Langan lead guitarist, Jack Langan on bass and Lewis Muir on drums. Vice Killer released their Debut single in December 2020 with ‘Commonplace’ and then their Debut EP in 2021 with ‘Alone, in This World’
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Tired of Fighting plus Post Rome & Labyrinthine Oceans
Where: The Bunker – Sunderland
What: In 2019, Tired of Fighting ventured out into the world with their explosive brand of emotive punk and started beating the living daylights out of their instruments in front of audiences across the North East.
The trio from Newcastle transition from hurtling walls of noise to heartfelt whispers with ease. It is this dynamism along with the intensity, passion, and sincerity of their live shows that have attracted their fans to date and led them to securing such support slots as opening for emo powerhouses Mallory Knox!
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Nadedja
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: Inspired by the music and songwriting of Maggie Rogers, Rosalía and MUNA, Nadedja’s upcoming music captures a devotion to raw emotions and gut feelings, whilst exploring ways to free those passions through sensational pop textures, catchy hooks and compelling melodies.
Since the release of her independent debut EP ‘Transient’, Nadedja has been championed by national radio airplay on BBC 6 Music, and is one of BBC Introducing North-East’s ‘Tips for 2022’.
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August
Monday 3rd July
Tired of Fighting, Abnorm & Little Bones
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: Tired of Fighting has progressive value, bridging the influence of Dashboard Confessional with the explosive appeal of Paramore. The writing also has the intellect of Gaslight Anthem. Like those groups it retains it’s mainstream rock radio potential. It’s catchy, undeniable, and smart.
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Monday 21st Aug
Liturgy
Where: Trillians – Newcastle
What: Panopticon is an American black metal band founded by Austin Lunn in Louisville, Kentucky in 2007. Their most recent album …And Again Into the Light was released in 2021.The band’s music has been described as “wrenching in its intensity but also sweeping and spectacular” and “ideologically open-minded and musically progressive, tackling issues around self-identity, ecology, religion and politics.” Lunn’s lyrical style has also been noted as “natural, organic, and methodical, masterful in its writing, fiery and alive in its execution. AFSKY – Danish solo BM from Ole Luk, performing with full live band, expect a raging set of only the best current BM.
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Monday 28th Aug
FUTURE ISLANDS
Where: Town Hall – Middlesbrough
What: Future Islands live ay Town Hall Middlesbrough
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September
Monday 11th SepT
Dead Pony
Where: Bobiks – Newcastle
What: Following the release of their debut EP “War Boys”, Scotland’s Dead Pony certainly don’t do things by halves. Self-produced, recorded and mixed, they soak up the very essence of grunge punk-rock.. The Scottish rock trio are now saddling up for a big year!
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Friday 29th Sept
Shannon Pearl w/ Jenny Lascelles & Eve Cole (duo)
Where: Independent – SUNDERLAND
What: With a new sound like nothing you’ve heard before, Shannon Pearl is back with a jam packed album full of energetic hits and mellow vibes. Plus a full six piece live band to tour with! Coining a new genre for herself , ‘witch pop’ is officially a thing, taking the music scene by storm. Celestial (her latest single) is just a taster of what you can expect from her this summer! Inspired by folklore, local history and natural landscapes, Pearl likes to weave threads of these themes through the tapestry of her original music.
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