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This is a list of noteworthy bands and musicians from the North East of England.

[edit] Groups

• Plan 9 (punk band formed in Newcastle)
• The Amateur Dramatics (formed in Sunderland)
• The Animals (formed in Newcastle, all members born and grew up in the Newcastle area)
• Ant and Dec television entertainers, had a comic song at one point (born and grew up in Newcastle)
• The Baghdaddies, gypsy/klezmer/balkan brass-heavy party band, big on the festival circuit.
• Catweasels (formed in Chester-le-Street)
• Clearway Guitarist and songwriter John Cardill was born and grew up in North Shields
• China Drum (formed in Ovingham)
• DARTZ! (formed in Guisborough)
• The Denvers (Les Denvers on French Polydor Records - formed in 1960 in Billingham)
• Dire Straits The Knopfler brothers grew up in Newcastle. Alan Clarke is from Durham.
• Dubstar (formed in Newcastle)
• Field Music (formed in Sunderland)
• The Futureheads (formed in Sunderland)
• The Golden Virgins (formed in Sunderland)
• Journey South (runners up in ITV's The X Factor competition, from Middlesbrough)
• Kenickie (formed in Sunderland)
• Leatherface (formed in Sunderland)
• Kubichek! (formed in Newcastle)
• Lighthouse Family (formed in Newcastle)
• Lachrymose One (formed in Newcastle)
• Lindisfarne (formed in Newcastle)
• Maxïmo Park (formed in Newcastle)
• The Motorettes (formed in Tynemouth)
• New Vinyls (formed in Whitley Bay)
• Peace Burial At Sea (formed in Hexham, all band members were born and grew up in the Hexham area)
• Prefab Sprout (formed in the Durham area)
• Red Alert (formed in 1979 in Sunderland)
• Secret Signal (formed in Middlesbrough)
• Skip Bifferty
• Skyclad (Formed in Newcastle)
• Sleepy People (formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, members later went on to form Ultrasound
• The Sound Explosion (formed in Newcastle)
• Spraydog (formed in Newcastle)
• Station Road (formed in Middlesbrough)
• The Toy Dolls (formed in Sunderland)
• The Tygers of Pan Tang (formed in Whitley Bay)
• Ultrasound formed by several members of the early 90s Newcastle upon Tyne based band Sleepy People
• Venom (formed in Newcastle)
• The Wildhearts (formed in Newcastle)
• yourcodenameis:milo (formed in Newcastle)

[edit] Individuals

• Millzy (pro dummer from Newcastle)
• Alan White for 34 years drummer with Yes born in Pelton nr Chester le Street.
• Donna Air one-time pop singer (born and raised in Newcastle).
• Don Airey keyboard player with Rainbow, Deep Purple, Cozy Powell and others (born and grew up in Sunderland).
• Keith Airey session player and guitarist for Tom Jones (born and grew up in Sunderland).
• Mark Atkinson drummer with Middlesbrough punk band The Filth-also a failed football hooligan
• Owen Brannigan opera singer, born in Annitsford, near Newcastle.
• Bill Coley of King Dink & The Pussyherd Born in Winlaton known in Brittany, NW France for the song Shove it! I'm off to Provence!
• David Coverdale (born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea; educated in Middlesbrough).
• Pete Doherty of Babyshambles and formerly of The Libertines (born in Hexham).
• Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music (born and grew up in Washington, Tyne and Wear)
• Paul Gascoigne, football player and one-time pop singer (born and raised in Gateshead).
• Janick Gers, the Iron Maiden guitarist, was born and grew up in Hartlepool.
• Spike Gray of The Quireboys (born and raised in the Newcastle area).
• Robson Green (of Robson & Jerome fame) (born in Hexham).
• Richard Anthony Hewson sole member of The RAH-Band (born in Stockton-on-Tees)
• Brian Johnson of Geordie and AC/DC (born and grew up in Dunston, Gateshead)
• Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand (Born in Sunderland, raised in South Shields)
• Stephen Lawrie of The Telescopes (Born in Ashington, grew up in East Hartford)
• Jez Lowe (born and raised in County Durham)
• Anthony Mills (professional drummer from Newcastle)
• Hank Marvin (born in Newcastle)
• Chris McCormack and Paul Grant from 3 Colours Red
• Jimmy Nail (born and grew up in Newcastle)
• Chris Rea (born and grew up in Middlesbrough)
• Paul Rodgers of Free, The Firm and Bad Company (born and grew up in Middlesbrough)
• Martin Stephenson (born and grew up in Sunderland)
• Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and The Tourists (Sunderland)
• Sting (born and grew up in Wallsend)
• Andy Taylor of Duran Duran (born and grew up in Newcastle)
• Neil Tennant of The Pet Shop Boys (born and grew up in North Shields)
• Paul Thompson, Roxy Music's drummer (from Jarrow)
• Kathryn Tickell (born and grew up in Wark)
• Pete Trewavas of Marillion (born in Middlesbrough)
• Bruce Welch (grew up in Chester le Street)
• Gem Archer of Oasis was brought up in County Durham