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.

• Artisam Experimental / Rock / Acoustic Funk
• Suzi:Won , Experimental / Rock / Electro band
• Alex Kapranos (partly raised in South Shields)
• Andy Taylor of Duran Duran (from Cullercoats)
• Angelic Upstarts from South Shields, legendary punk band still gigging
• The Animals
• Ant & Dec
• Antennas to Heaven, 2-piece post-rock band.
• Atomkraft, Thrash metal
• Beth Jeans Houghton
• Black Cab Casino
• Brian Johnson of AC/DC and Geordie (band) (from Dunston, Gateshead)
• Bruce Welch of the The Shadows
• Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud
• Chris McCormack from 3 Colours Red
• Cliche (one of the first new wave bands in the North East. ( Jeff Jinx, Peter Balmer ( Fad Gadget), John R Waters, Mark Simm (Hurrah)
• Craig Bryant (Bryanttie), a classical tenor
• Dire Straits
• Drill
• Dubstar
• Finding Atlantis
• The Forcefield Kids
• Gallery Circus
• Geordie
• Hank Marvin of The Shadows
• IT Hz Experimental electronic pop/theatre duo. Steve Daggett/Bren Laidler
• Jeff Jinx and the Gems (various line ups - including David Scott (Kathryn Williams band)
• Jimi Hendrix (although not from Newcastle, he did spend prolonged periods of time in the city during the 1960s. Often busking in the Heaton area of the city, he was also 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 were a 4 piece progressive rock band best known for their live shows and original album THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE. Various line-ups on bass and drums but the two constant members and writers were GRAHAM WOOD and PAUL LOSEBY.
• Liam Fender
• The Lighthouse Family
• Lindisfarne
• Little Comets are a "four-piece multi-pronged quadrilateral" from Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Matadors
• Maxïmo Park
• The Motorettes
• My Exit Music, Experimental, Post Rock, Alternative
• Mythra - New Wave of British Heavy Metal band, from South Shields, cited as an influence on Metallica by drummer Lars Ulrich
• Nadine Shah
• Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys (born in North Shields, schooled in Newcastle)
• Penetration, Punk band from Co Durham fronted by Pauline Murrey, still gigging
• Punishment of luxury Known as Punilux, late punk era still giging
• Raven emerged during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal
• Retriever
• Rossi Noise , Experimental / Rock / Dubstep band
• Satan emerged during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal

• Scott Ellwood, progressive-industrial soul-funk singer
• Sharks Took the Rest
• Sirens
• theNORTH
• The SoundEx
• Stiletto pop new-wave band featuring Steve Daggett and Bren Laidler
• Spike
• Sting
• Stranded - formed from the band Cliche - Jeff Jinx, Peter Balmer ( Fad Gadget), John R Waters
• The Agency... gothicana
• The Stunt
• Toy Dolls
• Venom emerged during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal
• The Wildhearts
• Zoviet France, Ambient, Industrial
• Zadok, Progressive Grunge-Folk