List of bands from Newcastle, United Kingdom

This article features a list of bands and musicians from Newcastle upon Tyne, and may also include some bands and musicians who hail from the wider Tyneside conurbation.

• ako^[1]
• Alex Kapranos (partly raised in South Shields)
• Andy Taylor of Duran Duran (from Cullercoats)
• Angelic Upstarts
• The Animals
• Ant & Dec
• Atomkraft, Thrash metal
• Badger^[2]
• Brian Johnson of AC/DC and Geordie (from Dunston, Gateshead)
• Bridie Jackson and the Arbour, winner of the Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent Competition 2013
• Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music was born in Washington, County Durham but attended school in Newcastle and is a fan of Newcastle United
• Bruce Welch of The Shadows
• Cheryl of Girls Aloud
• Chris McCormack from 3 Colours Red
• Digits, Post Hardcore band from Newcastle-upon-Tyne & Northumberland
• Dire Straits
• Drill
• Dubstar (from Jesmond)
• Eric Burdon
• The Forcefield Kids
• Friends Of Harry
• Geordie
• Hank Marvin of The Shadows
• Hellbastard
• Jade Thirlwall of Little Mix
• James Ray James Ray & The Performance, James Rays Gangwar, 25men. Known for his work with Sisters Of Mercy offshoot band The Sisterhood.
• Joe McElderry, winner of The X Factor UK series 6
• Jimmy Nail
• Kathryn Williams (originally from Liverpool), she is now based in Newcastle after studying at the University of Newcastle.
• Lanterns on the Lake
• The Lighthouse Family
• Lindisfarne
• Little Comets are a "four-piece multi-pronged quadrilateral" from Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Mark Knopfler guitarist, singer, and founder member of "Dire Straits". Although born in Glasgow, Mark & his family moved back to Northumberland when he was young and he attended school in Newcastle.
• Martin Stephenson and the Daintees
• Mausoleums^[3]
• Matthew Healy of the alternative rock band The 1975. Although born in London, was brought up in Prudhoe
• Maxïmo Park
• The Motorettes
• Nadine Shah
• Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys (born in North Shields, schooled in Newcastle)
• Peace Burial at Sea
• Perrie Edwards of Little Mix
• Pet Shop Boys
• Phase, switched their base to Newcastle in 2013.
• Prefab Sprout
• Punishment of Luxury
• Raven emerged during the new wave of British heavy metal
• Sandhill Newcastle based band
• Satan emerged during the new wave of British heavy metal
• Sharks Took the Rest
• Sirens
• Skyclad
• Slurs^[4][5]
• The SoundEx
• Spike
• Sting
• Toy Dolls
• Tygers of Pan Tang
• Venom emerged during the new wave of British heavy metal
• White Heat
• The Whodlums - a Who tribute band
• The Wildhearts
• YFriday
• yourcodenameis:milo
• Zoviet France, Ambient, Industrial

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