List of Famous Bands from Newcastle Upon Tyne
List of Newcastle upon Tyne bands, listed by their level of fame. This Newcastle upon Tyne musicians list includes both bands and solo artists. All famous Newcastle upon Tyne bands are included, as well as many Newcastle upon Tyne musicians of underground status. This list of Newcastle upon Tyne musical artists includes information like what genre the artist falls under, what albums they've put out and more. If you want to know more about these famous Newcastle upon Tyne bands you can click on their names to learn more about them. Bands from every genre are listed here, including rock, pop, hip-hop/rap, jazz, and more.
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If you're wondering, "What bands are from Newcastle upon Tyne?" or "What is a list of Newcastle upon Tyne bands?" then this list will answer your questions. {#nodes}- Celtic rock, Blues-rock, Rock music
- Albums: Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits, Making Movies, Love Over Gold, Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing ...more - Blues-rock, Rock music, British blues
- Albums: The Greatest Hits of Eric Burdon and The Animals, House of the Rising Sun, The Best of The Animals, The Best of the Animals, The Singles Plus
The Animals are an English rhythm and blues and rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their ...more - Celtic rock, Blues-rock, Rock music
- Albums: Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler, Shangri-La, Sailing to Philadelphia, Golden Heart, The Ragpicker's Dream
Mark Freuder Knopfler ( NOP-flər; born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and film score composer. He was the lead guitarist, lead singer, and songwriter for ...more - Pop music, Dance-pop, Contemporary R&B
- Albums: 3 Words, A Million Lights, Messy Little Raindrops, Promise This, Fight for This Love
Cheryl Ann Tweedy (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and television personality. Born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, she rose to fame in late 2002 upon winning a place in Girls Aloud, a ...more - New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Thrash metal, Black metal
- Albums: Black Metal, At War With Satan, Welcome to Hell, Hell, Resurrection
Venom are an English extreme metal band formed in 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, Venom's first two albums—Welcome to Hell ...more - New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Heavy metal, Speed metal
- Albums: Wiped Out, Rock Until You Drop, Walk Through Fire, All for One, Stay Hard
Raven are an English heavy metal band associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. They had a hit with the single "On and On", and refer to their music as "athletic rock".