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 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]
- [The Baghdaddies]
- 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
- [Chronic Bubonic]
- Demob Happy
- Digits, Post Hardcore band from Newcastle upon Tyne & Northumberland
- Dire Straits
- Drill
- Dubstar (from Jesmond)
- Eric Burdon
- The Forcefield Kids
- Friends Of Harry
- Geordie
- Greame Bell of Skip Bifferty Bell and Arc Brian Davidson's every which way
- Hank Marvin of The Shadows
- Hellbastard
- [The Hipflasks]
- Hurrah!
- 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)
- [Nice people from Straightesville] trio 90's techno/Rock combo
- [Octafish]
- [Pauline Murray and the Invisible gGirls]
- [[Peace Burial at Sea]
- [Penetration]
- Perrie Edwards of Little Mix
- Pet Shop Boys
- Phase, switched their base to Newcastle in 2013.
- Pit Pony
- [Pop dick and Harry]
- Prefab Sprout
- The Pre-Amps
- Punishment of Luxury
- [Psy division]
- Raven emerged during the new wave of British heavy metal
- Richard Dawson
- [Rhombus of Doom]
- Sam Fender (of North Shields)
- [Said Liquidator]
- Sandhill Newcastle based band
- Satan emerged during the new wave of British heavy metal
- [Seize the Infidels] Post punk renegades
- Sharks Took the Rest
- Sirens
- Skyclad
- Slurs[4][5]
- The SoundEx
- [Soznak]Busking Street band
- The Tyne Band
- Spike
- Sting
- Toy Dolls
- Tygers of Pan Tang
- Venom emerged during the new wave of British heavy metal
- [Uberloon] formerly Loon
- White Heat
- The Whodlums - a Who tribute band
- The Wildhearts
- YFriday
- yourcodenameis:milo
- Zoviet France, Ambient, Industrial
References
- "ako". SoundCloud. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "Badger". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- "Mausoleums". SoundCloud. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "Slurs". SoundCloud. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- "Slurs". Narc. Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
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