Bands and musicians from Yorkshire and North East England

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The following is a list of bands and musicians from the North East and Yorkshire of England, by town or city. Those to have a number one single are shown in bold.

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Bands and musicians

A–B

Ashton-under-Lyne
Barnsley
Batley
Benton
Bingley
Bolton upon Dearne

Bradford

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Bradford's Kimberley Walsh performs with Girls Aloud.

B–D

Bridlington
Brighouse
Consett
Darlington
Dewsbury
Doncaster
Durham

H–K

Halifax
Harrogate
Helmsley
Huddersfield
Keighley

Kingston upon Hull

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The Beautiful South in concert

Leeds

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The Kaiser Chiefs

Middlesbrough

Newcastle

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Dire Straits

O–S

Ossett
Ovingham
Ripon
Rotherham
Rothwell
Ryton
Scarborough
Settle

Sheffield

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The Human League, July 2007: from left, Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall, Susan Ann Sulley

S–T

Stakeford
Sunderland
Todmorden
Tynemouth

W–Z

Wakefield
Washington
Whitby
Whitley Bay

York

Notable albums

Live at Leeds

Released in 1970, Live at Leeds is the most famous live album performed by The Who. The album was recorded from a concert held at the University 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 the Leeds recording was used instead. It is thought by many to be the best live rock album of all time [69] and is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [70] The album made it to No. 3 in the UK charts and No. 4 in the US charts.

Live at Leeds

Live at Leeds is a John Martyn album. He independently released this album himself in an initial run of 10,000. Recorded 13 February 1975 (the sleeve incorrectly states October), at Leeds University, this is an essential snapshot of Martyn at what is possibly his peak.

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 known Marxists, this wouldn't have been out of context. The album made it to No. 3 in the UK charts.

Fog on the Tyne

Lindisfarne's 1971 album Fog on the Tyne was named after Newcastle's river, the Tyne and the morning fog cover which it is widely associated. The highly acclaimed album made No. 1 in the UK album charts.

Five Bridges

The Nice's 1970 album Five Bridges was named for the classical-jazz-rock piece "The Five Bridges Suite" which occupied the first side of the LP. It was written about the UK city of Newcastle and its then five bridges on the River Tyne.

Festivals

B, D and K

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Bingley Music Live
Beverley
Bradford
Dalby, North Yorkshire
Kingston upon Hull

Leeds

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Leeds Festival main stage on 25 August 2007, between sets by Kings of Leon and Razorlight

N–Z

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The Beached Festival, Scarborough 2007
Newcastle/Gateshead
Reeth, North Yorkshire
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Sheffield
Wakefield
Whitby

Venues

Since the completion of the Leeds Arena (capacity 13,500) in May 2013 there are now three large, purpose-built arenas in the region, the other two being Newcastle (11,000) and Sheffield (13,500). The KC Stadium in Hull is used as a concert venue having hosted REM and The Who. Elland Road in Leeds is also used as one having hosted U2, Queen, Happy Mondays and the Kaiser Chiefs.

B, G and H

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The Sage Gateshead
Bradford
Bridlington
Gateshead
Halifax
Harrogate

K–N

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O2 Academy Leeds
Kingston upon Hull
Leeds
Middlesbrough
Newcastle

S

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Scarborough Open Air Theatre
Scarborough
Sheffield
Stockton-on-Tees
Sunderland

See also

References

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