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.
- Alterverse
- Alex Kapranos (partly raised in South Shields)
- Andy Taylor of Duran Duran (from Cullercoats)
- Angelic Upstarts
- The Animals
- Ant & Dec
- Aphrodive
- Atomkraft, Thrash metal
- 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 Sunderland but attended school in Newcastle and is a fan of Newcastle United
- Bruce Welch of The Shadows
- Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud
- Chris McCormack from 3 Colours Red
- Digits
- Dire Straits
- Drill
- Dubstar
- FEARhouse
- The Ferals
- FOGG - mysterious 1970s Emi/Warner Brothers band (Chris McPherson, Robert Porteous, Derek Rootham, David Robson)
- The Forcefield Kids
- Hank Marvin of The Shadows
- Head Sandwich
- Hellbastard
- Hellkrusher
- 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
- Jimi Hendrix [1] (although not from Newcastle, he was discovered and managed by Animals musician Chas Chandler)
- Jimmy Nail
- Kathryn Williams (originally from Liverpool, she is now based in Newcastle after studying at the University of Newcastle.
- Kubichek!
- Laboyer
- The Lighthouse Family
- Lindisfarne
- Little Comets are a "four-piece multi-pronged quadrilateral" from Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Maxïmo Park
- The Motorettes
- Nadine Shah
- Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys (born in North Shields, schooled in Newcastle)
- Peace Burial at Sea
- 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
- Shades - Post-Hardcore band
- Shields
- Sirens
- Skyclad
- Static Blue (UK band)
- The Smokin' Coconuts
- The SoundEx
- Spike
- Sting
- Toy Dolls
- Two Limbed Doll
- Tygers of Pan Tang
- Outfated - Up and coming metal band
- Venom emerged during the new wave of British heavy metal
- WADE
- White Heat
- Wots Up Boy band with Michael Ross
- The Whodlums - a Who tribute band
- The Wildhearts
- Yellow Creatures
- Yoghurt Weavers
- Zoviet France, Ambient, Industrial
- 40oz, Hardcore Punk
- The Shinobi Fantobi The kind of music you'd like to listen to.
References
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