- Bands and musicians from Yorkshire and North East England
The following is a list of towns and cities in
Yorkshire and theNorth East of England , each with the bands and musicians to have charted in them included. Those to have a number one single are shown in bold.Barnsley
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Kate Rusby
*SaxonBatley
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Robert Palmer Bradford
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Tasmin Archer
*Kiki Dee
*Gareth Gates
*Smokie (earlier name 'Smokey')Brighouse
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Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band (Attained #2 position in the charts, the highest ever for a brass band)
*EmbraceDewsbury
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Bob Hardy (Bassist from Franz Ferdinand)
* Bal SagothDoncaster
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Tiny Dancers (from South Elmsall)Gateshead
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Brian Johnson ofAC/DC Halifax
Hartlepool
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Janick Gers (Guitarist from Iron Maiden)
*Jeremy Spencer (guitarist with Fleetwood Mac)Helmsley
Keighley
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Terrorvision Kingston upon Hull
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The Beautiful South
*Biscuit Boy (a.k.a. Crackerman) (Paul Heaton's Solo act)
*Everything But The Girl
*Fila Brazillia
*Roland Gift (from Fine Young Cannibals)
*Ronnie Hilton (Following his demobilisation in1947 , he took work as a fitter inLeeds )
*The Housemartins
*J*S*T*A*R*S
*The Rats
*Red Guitars
*Mick Ronson (best known for work with David Bowie - see Tadcaster)
*Sade (formed in London but three of the five members were Hull natives)
*Scarlet
*The Cutler
*The Heights of Abraham
*The Paddingtons
*Lal Waterson Leeds
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Abrasive Wheels
*Age of Chance
*Corrine Bailey Rae
*Jason Rae (Aberdeen born but has lived in Leeds and recently died in Leeds' Hyde Park area).
*Black Wire
*Christie
*Chumbawumba
*Dead Disco
*The Expelled
*¡Forward, Russia!
*Gang of Four
*Girls at Our Best!
*Herman's Hermits
*Hobson's Choice
*Hood
*Kaiser Chiefs
*The Lodger
*Mel B
*The Music
*The Pigeon Detectives
*Printed Circuit
*Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
*Lou Rhodes
*Vic Reeves (as in Vic Reeves andBob Mortimer - see Middlesbrough)
*Send More Paramedics
*The Sisters of Mercy
*Soft Cell
*The Sunshine Underground
*Utah Saints
*The Wedding Present
*Whitesnake
*Your Vegas Middlesbrough
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Roy Chubby Brown (Comedian and one time vocalist, born Royston Vasey)
*Vin Garbutt
*Journey South
*Bob Mortimer (as inVic Reeves and Bob Mortimer- see Leeds)
*Chris Rea
*Paul Rodgers
*David Coverdale (from nearby Saltburn, lead singer with Whitesnake)Newcastle
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The Animals
*Cheryl Cole ofGirls Aloud
*Dire Straits
*Drill (UK Band)
*Dubstar
*Geordie (band)
*The Lighthouse Family
*Lindisfarne
*Maximo Park
*Danny McCormack from3 Colours Red
*Jimmy Nail
*Spike
*Sting
*Andy Taylor ofDuran Duran (from nearbyCullercoats )
*Neil Tennant of thePet Shop Boys (born at nearbyNorth Shields , schooled in Newcastle).
*Venom
*Bruce Welch andHank Marvin ofThe Shadows .
*the Wildhearts
*Kathryn Williams (originally fromLiverpool , she is based in Newcastle after attending university there).
*Zoviet France Ovingham
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China Drum Rotherham
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Nick Banks (from Sheffield band, Pulp)
*Jo Callis
*Deadline
*Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
*Muse (Although actually formed inTeignmouth ,Devon , two of the three members are from Rotherham.carborough
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Little Angels heffield
*ABC
*The Arctic Monkeys
*Bring Me The Horizon
*Bromheads Jacket
*Jarvis Cocker
*J*S*T*A*R*S
*Joe Cocker
*Def Leppard
*Heaven 17
*The Human League
*Little Man Tate
*Milburn
*Monkey Swallows the Universe
*Pulp
*Reverend and the Makers
*Stoney
*The Heights of Abraham
*Thompson Twins underland
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Alex Kapranos (raised in Sunderland andSouth Shields )
*Dave Stewart (of theEurythmics )
*Mark Brydon (ofMoloko )
*The Futureheads
*Kane Gang
*Kenickie
*Olive
*The Toy Dolls Tadcaster
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David Bowie (Although not from Tadcaster himself, his family originate from the North Yorkshire town)Tynemouth
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The Motorettes Wakefield
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Be Bop Deluxe
*The Cribs
*The Research Washington
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Bryan Ferry ofRoxy Music
*Witton Gilbert
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Prefab Sprout York
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Shed Seven
*The Seahorses Notable albums
"Live at Leeds"
Released in 1970, "
Live at Leeds " is the most famous live album performed byThe Who . The album was recorded from a concert held at theUniversity 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 theLeeds recording was used instead. It is thought by many to be the best live rock album of all time [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/06/22/bmwho22.xml "Hope I don't have a heart attack".] "Telegraph.co.uk" (June 22 ,2006 ). Retrieved onJanuary 3 ,2007 .
* [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article656433.ece Live at Leeds: Who's best... ] "The Independent" (June 7 ,2006 ). Retrieved onJanuary 3 ,2007 .
* Hyden, Steven. [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/w/who-liveatleeds2.shtml THE WHO: Live at Leeds.] PopMatters.com (January 29 ,2003 )
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2005/09/02/music_the_who_live_in_leeds_feature.shtml The Who: Live at Leeds.] BBC - Leeds - Entertainment (August 18 ,2006 ). Retrieved onJanuary 3 ,2007
* [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6599133/170_live_at_leeds/ 170) Live at Leeds.] "Rolling Stone Magazine" (November 1 ,2003 ). Retrieved onJanuary 3 ,2007 [http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_livealb.html] ] and is included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die ". [ [http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/1001albums.htm Outline Page ] ] The Album made it to #3 in the UK charts and #4 in the US charts."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 knownMarxists , 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, theTyne and the morning fog cover which it is widely associated. Despite being a folk album of somewhat limited interest the album made #1 in the UK album charts.Festivals
Alnwick
*Alnwick International Music Festival,
Alnwick Bridlington
*Musicport
Bradford
*Infest,
University of Bradford , (Electronic and dance festival)Dalby, North Yorkshire (near Scarborough)
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Forest Tour Kingston upon Hull
*Hull Jazz Festival
*Hull Sea Shanty Festival
*Hull Metalfest
*Winterlude FestivalLeeds
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Leeds Festival ,Bramham Park ,Wetherby
*O2 Wireless Festival,Harewood House ,Harewood , nearWetherby
*Party in the Park ,Temple Newsham ,Colton
*Damnation Festival (Metal music)
*V Festival ,Temple Newsham ,Leeds
*Ghostfest ,The Cockpit , Leeds (hardcore metal)
*Leeds MelaMarsden (Huddersfield)
*Marsden Jazz Festival
Middlesbrough
* [http://www.middlesbroughmusiclive.co.uk/|Middlesbrough Music Live] ,
Middlesbrough Newcastle/Gateshead
*Gateshead International Jazz Festival,
Sage Gateshead ,Gateshead
*Orange Evolution Festival , Various including the Quayside.
* [http://www.melafestival.com/whatson/NewcastleMela_details.php|Newcastle Mela] , Exhibition park, Newcastle
* [http://www.newcastlegreenfestival.org.uk/|Newcastle Community Green Festival] , the UK's largest free community festival, Leazes Park, Newcastle.
*Newcastle Early Music Festival ,University of Newcastle , Folk and traditional.Reeth (Swaledale, North Yorkshire)
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Swaledale Festival (choral, folk, brass music etc)carborough, North Yorkshire
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Beached Festival heffield
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Give It A Name Wetherby
*Life Goes On
Whitby
* [http://www.whitbyfolk.co.uk/|Whitby Folk Week]
Venues
Within this area there are only two indoor arenas in Newcastle and
Sheffield . One inLeeds has been debated for many years. TheKC stadium in Hull is used as a concert venue having hostedREM andThe Who in the past.Elland Road inLeeds is also used as one having hostedU2 , Queen,The Happy Mondays and theKaiser Chiefs .Batley
*Batley Variety Club
Bradford
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St George's Hall
*University of Bradford Bridlington
Darlington
*Darlington Arena
Gateshead
Halifax
*Victoria Halls
Harrogate
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Harrogate International Centre Hartlepool
*Escobar
*The StudioHuddersfield
*Bates Mill Warehouse
Kingston Upon Hull
*The Adelphi
*Hull Arena
*Hull City Hall
*KC Stadium
*The Lamp
*University of Hull
*The Welly ClubLeeds
*The Black Canvas
*Bramham Park (Hoasts Leeds Festival)
*Brudenell Social Club
*The Cockpit
*Elland Road
*The Faversham
*The Hi-Fi Club
*Josephs Well
*Leeds Metropolitan University
*Leeds Town Hall
*The Library
*Rios
*The New Roscoe
*Roundhay Park (formerly held Party in the Park, also hosted Madonna andRobbie Williams )
*Temple Newsham (formerly hoasted Leeds Festival, has since hosted Party in the Park)
*University of Leeds (Venue where The Who's Live at Leeds was recorded)Newcastle
*The Carling Academy
*Digital
*Metro Radio Arena
*Northumbria University
*Tyne Theatre
*University of Newcastle carborough
*Futurist Theatre
heffield
*The Boardwalk
*Corporation
*Crucible Theatre
*The Grapes
*Hallam FM Arena
*Octagon
*The Leadmill
*The Plug
*Carling Academy Sheffield [Roxy Disco]tockton Upon Tees
*The Arc
*Georgian Theatre
*Ku Barunderland
*Sunderland Empire
*The White RoomYork
*York Opera House
See also
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New Yorkshire References
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