A North East music festival has announced its first wave of performers - including big names such as Circa Waves and The Sherlocks. 

Stockton Calling, a day-long music festival, is to take place on April 8 next year over multiple venues in Stockton town centre.

Earlier this week the festival announced that The Sherlocks would join headliners Circa Waves & Sleeper at next year’s festival.

Today, organisers announced an additional wave of artists with The Pale White, Straight Girl and Tom A Smith leading the charge. Local big hitters also join the line-up in Cortney Dixon, Luke Royalty and The Lulas with plenty more yet to be announced.

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The festival has built up a reputation for showcasing some of the best up-and-coming artists from across the nation, as well as securing big names like We Are Scientists, Blossoms, Self Esteem, Reytons, and Sea Power.

A full list of the artists announced today: 

  • Blondes
  • Common Courtesy
  • Cortney Dixon
  • Cosial
  • Divorce
  • Docksuns
  • Frankie Jobling
  • Gone Tomorrow
  • Haunted Hair
  • Indie Arkin
  • Kate Bond
  • Kkett
  • Luke Royalty
  • Rame Kari
  • Moon Wax
  • Opus Kink
  • Sarah Johnsone
  • Snayx
  • Stanleys
  • Straight Girl
  • The Lulas
  • The Queen’s Head
  • The Pale White
  • Tom A Smith
  • We Tibetans
  • White Noise

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Paul Burns, the festival's organiser, said: "It's wonderful to be able to add names of this calibre to our line-up - and we take great pride in the number of homegrown artists enjoying the kind of success that makes their inclusion in Stockton Calling a no-brainer.

"The great bookings continue to flow and 2023 is shaping up to be one of the best days that music fans will have seen for quite a while."

Tickets for Stockton Calling, which takes place on Easter Saturday, are now on sale for £35 from www.stocktoncalling.co.uk. The 2022 event enjoyed a record attendance following its successful return after two-year gap hiatus caused by the pandemic.

In 2022, the festival saw over 80 bands perform, and takes pride in its lineup of the best emerging original musicians.

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