Bands and musicians from Yorkshire and North East England

The following is a list of bands and musicians from Yorkshire and the north east of England, sorted by town or city. Those to have a number one single are shown in bold.

Bands and musicians

Barnsley

Batley

Benton

Bradford

Bradford's Kimberley Walsh performs with Girls Aloud.

Bridlington

Brighouse

Consett

Darlington

Dewsbury

Doncaster

Durham

Halifax

Harrogate

Helmsley

Huddersfield

Keighley

Kingston upon Hull

The Beautiful South in concert

Leeds

The Kaiser Chiefs
Armley band Chumbawumba playing an early gig at the University of Leeds in 1986
Mark Almond of Soft Cell.

Middlesbrough

Newcastle

Dire Straits
Sting live in Budapest, 2000

Ossett

Ovingham

Rotherham

Rothwell

Ryton

Scarborough

Settle

Sheffield

The Human League July 2007 from left Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall, Susan Ann Sulley.

Dick Charlesworth, he of the City Gents trad jazz band.

Sunderland

Stakeford

Todmorden

Tynemouth

Wakefield

Washington

Whitby

Whitley Bay

York

Notable albums

Live at Leeds

Released in 1970, Live at Leeds is the most famous live album performed by The Who. The album was recorded from a concert held at the University of Leeds as part of a two leg gig. The preferred recording was from the second night at Hull, however the bass line failed to record so the Leeds recording was used instead. It is thought by many to be the best live rock album of all time[2] and is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[3] The Album made it to #3 in the UK charts and #4 in the US charts.

Live at Leeds

'Live at Leeds' is a John Martyn album. He independently released this album himself in an initial run of 10,000. Recorded February 13, 1975 (the sleeve incorrectly states October), at Leeds University, this is an essential snapshot of John Martyn at what is possibly his peak.

London 0, Hull 4

The Housemartins debut album, London 0 Hull 4, released in 1986 refers to the band's home town in the form of a sports result. The title may have been a jibe at London centrism, and Whitehall itself, given that the band were known Marxists, this wouldn't have been out of context. The album made it to #3 in the UK charts.

Fog on the Tyne

Lindisfarne's 1971 album Fog on the Tyne was named after Newcastle's river, the Tyne and the morning fog cover which it is widely associated. The highly acclaimed album made #1 in the UK album charts.

Five Bridges

The Nice's 1970 album Five Bridges was named for the classical-jazz-rock piece "The Five Bridges Suite" which occupied the first side of the LP and was written about the UK city of Newcastle and its then five bridges on the River Tyne.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not is the debut studio album by Arctic Monkeys, released on 23 January 2006 by Domino. The album surpassed Elastica's self-titled album to become the fastest selling debut album in British music history, shifting over 360,000 copies in its first week, and remains the fastest selling debut album by a band. It has since gone quintuple platinum in the UK.

Festivals

Alnwick

Beverley

Billingham

Bridlington

Bradford

Bingley Music Live Festival [www.bingleymusiclive.co.uk] Bradford Mela

Dalby, North Yorkshire (near Scarborough)

Kingston upon Hull

Leeds

Leeds Festival main stage on 25 August 2007, between sets by Kings of Leon and Razorlight

Marsden (Huddersfield)

Middlesbrough

Newcastle/Gateshead

Reeth (Swaledale, North Yorkshire)

Scarborough, North Yorkshire

The Beached Festival, Scarborough 2007

Sheffield

Stockton-on-Tees

Sunderland

Wetherby

Whitby

Venues

Since the completion of the Leeds Arena (capacity 13,500) in May 2013 there are now 3 large, purpose-built arenas in the region, the other 2 being Newcastle (11,000) and Sheffield (13,500). The KC Stadium in Hull is used as a concert venue having hosted REM and The Who in the past. Elland Road in Leeds is also used as one having hosted U2, Queen, Happy Mondays and the Kaiser Chiefs.

Batley

Billingham

Bradford

Bridlington

Darlington

Gateshead

The Sage Gateshead viewed from central Newcastle

Halifax

Harrogate

Hartlepool

Huddersfield

Kingston Upon Hull

The Kingston Communications Stadium

Fruit

KC Stadium

Leeds

University of Leeds
Leeds Town Hall
The Kaiser Chiefs in concert at Elland Road.

Middlesbrough

Newcastle

Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Scarborough

Selby

Sheffield

Stockton-on-Tees

Sunderland

Wakefield

York

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Harrogate Advertiser - Harrogate bands".
  2. ↑ "Hope I don't have a heart attack". Telegraph.co.uk (22 June 2006). Retrieved on 3 January 2007.
    * Live at Leeds: Who's best... The Independent (7 June 2006). Retrieved on 3 January 2007.
    * Hyden, Steven. THE WHO: Live at Leeds. PopMatters.com (29 January 2003)
    * The Who: Live at Leeds. BBC - Leeds - Entertainment (18 August 2006). Retrieved on 3 January 2007
    * 170) Live at Leeds. Rolling Stone Magazine (1 November 2003). Retrieved on 3 January 2007
  3. ↑ Outline Page
  4. ↑ http://www.lifegoeson.org.uk/events.htm
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