10:58am Thursday 18th March 2010
Twelve hours of the best music around is going to hit Teesside next month with Stockton Calling staged at The Georgian, Ku and Arc on April 3.
TWELVE hours of non-stop music lie ahead for fans on Saturday, April 3, when Ku, Arc and The Georgian, showcase Stockton Calling, featuring the best of local and touring bands around, from noon to midnight.
Indie, electro, rock and punk performances are headlined by Teesside’s rising stars, The Chapman Family. The NME supported outfit returns to the Arc stage for the first time since their debut gig. Since then, the boys have headlined an NME tour, supported La Roux on her national tour, played Leeds and the main stage at Evolution and this year are heading out to SXSW.
Other headliners so far are Tynesiders Detroit Social Club, who are fresh from supporting Oasis on their last ever tour and White Belt Yellow Tag, which is formed by former members of Newcastle band Yourcodenameis:milo.
Also on the bill are: Little Comets, Bicycle Thieves, Morning Parade and Sharks who have all appeared on NME’s Award Show tour this year.
The event is also a chance for people to see the talent right here in Teesside. Some of the local bands involved are Russell and the Wolves, Be Quiet. Shout Loud!, Lifeless, Jimmy and the Sounds, The Ryots, Pretty Hickeys, and Dirty Weekend.
The three venues can also boast having staged top touring acts over the years such as Arctic Monkeys, Mystery Jets, The Kooks, The Cribs, Jack Penate, Lost Prophets, Ash, Turin Brakes, Reverend and The Makers and Friendly Fires to name a few.
Stockton Calling starts at 12.30pm.
Tickets are £10 and can be purchased from Arc’s Box Office: 01642-525199 or arconline.co.uk.
Full Line Up so far, The Georgian Theatre Stage: 12.15pm, brought to you by Bob Fischer, BBC Introducing on BBC Tees, The Vaudeville Class; 1.15pm Jimmy Bullet and the Babyshakers 2.15pm Lifeless, 3.15pm Russell and the Wolves, 4.15pm Jimmy and the Sounds, 5.15pm The Kiara Elles, 6.15pm The Neat (signed to the Kaiser Chiefs’ label), 7.15pm The Heartbreaks, 8.30pm Sharks, 9.45pm White Belt Yellow Tag.
KU Stage: 12.30pm Cold Pistols, 1.30pm The Heavy Dense, 2.30pm Temujin, 3.30pm Soviet Disco, 4.30pm Piskie Sits, 5.30pm Pretty Hickeys, 6.30pm Our Secret Sins, 7.30pm Morning Parade, 8.45pm Sound of Guns, 10pm Detroit Social Club.
ARC Stage: 12.45pm Dean and the Monster, 1.45pm Cattle & Cane, 2.45pm The Ryots, 3.45pm Be Quiet.
Shout Loud!, 4.45pm Sister Rose, 5.45pm Fly with Vampires, 6.45pm Dirty Weekend, 7.45pm Bicycle Thieves, 9pm Little Comets, 10.15pm - The Chapman Family.
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