“soulful, jazzy and gloriously gorgeous” Just A Hint Of Mayhem

“a soul-searching odyssey through heartbreak, disability, identity, and resilience.” American Blues Scene

Ruth Lyon’s 2025 album ‘Poems and Non Fiction’ is produced alongside John Parish ( PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding ) and is forged by her experiences as a disabled woman and a life-long sense of otherness.

She explores the beautiful mess of existence, challenges social norms and ignites a journey towards self-acceptance, empowerment and perhaps most importantly, hope.

A mesmerising blend of analogue and angular indie-folk.

FFO: Adrienne Lenker, Fiona Apple, Moondog, Aldous Harding

‘A band who really sound like they want to make things happen; to affect change’
Steve Lamacq (BBC 6 Music)

‘...just strumming their wicked punk riffs side by side, they ooze occult cool, only elevated by Grace’s goosebump-raising vocals - at one point, her growl of ‘I'll see you in Hell,’ is magnificent’ Kerrang!

From their recent high profile slot at Download Festival to recent single working with You Me At Six guitarist Max Helyer, there’s no denying that Venus Grrrls are on a long overdue upward trajectory.

FFO: Bikini Kill, Hole, Garbage, PJ Harvey

"One of the most uniquely brilliant bands in Britain today" Louder Than War

" She Drew the Gun explode in a triumph of anthems dedicated to the theme of empowerment" The Skinny *****

"A blast from start to finish, the Liverpool rebel raises the bar yet again." Clash 8/10

"A compelling frontwoman for troubled times" Independent 4/5

“You’re drawn into its spirit of rebellion, songs that rally against injustice and food banks and celebrate outsiders.”  -  ★★★★ Q Magazine

“Junkyard Scouse soul, built ingeniously on a Wirral council budget” - ★★★★ Uncut

She Drew The Gun headlines The Grove stage.

She Drew The Gun’s ambitious, melodic, psych pop with a political edge has captured the ear of many and saw the band being crowned the winner of Glastonbury’s coveted emerging talent competition in 2016.

Being compared to contemporary poets such as Kate Tempest, her new music sees her take the vocal range of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O, to the punk angst of Jehnny Beth.

Her latest album produced by Ross Orton, (Arctic Monkeys, The Kills, The Fall, M.I.A, Working Men’s Club) is yet another triumph in the canon of one our eras most illustrious artists.

“fabulous songs that audiences will stand and watch wide-mouthed and lovingly at”
Louder Than War

“Reminiscent of Death From Above 1979 at their finest, with a fabulously brutal deep bassline and alarmed vocals”
God Is In The TV Zine

Two-man Midlands rockers Gans reach Newcastle fresh from support slots with the likes of The Libertines and Hamish Hawk. Their combination of gigantic grooves and riffs has seen the band make a meteoric rise around Europe, with their most recent single seeing the band working with Ross Morton of Arctic Monkeys on the gigantic ‘In Time.’

FFO: Idles, Motorhead, Marilyn Manson, Warmduscher

The team of lifelong friends Louis “Lou” Adams (Them Things, Chintzy Stetson) and Johnny Bond (Catfish and the Bottlemen, Symphonic Pictures), newly formed under the name The Safest Place are creating some of the most amazing music to come out of our region in a decade. A glorious mash of 80’s pop, synth rock, cinematic ambient sounds and indie rock.

FFO: Tears For Fears, The Kills, Massive Attack,

A David Lynch-directed version of The Unthanks… overwhelmingly powerful ★★★★ MOJO

“Her most accomplished and inventive yet… It’s an album you feel more than follow” The Quietus

“An immersive exploration of the link between creativity and spirituality…a soundscape of baroque Victoriana and dangerous electrical throbs… enchantment abounds throughout”Electronic Sound

This Material Moment is an album akin to rummaging through a box of long-forgotten trinkets. With each song, Me Lost Me extracts something from the box and asks listeners to consider it from every angle. With the release of This Material Moment, Me Lost Me puts into practice the automatic writing techniques she developed during a workshop with Julia Holter, and in the process has spun her music in different directions that draws on poetry, psalms and using mesostic poems and phonetic translations to generate words.

FFO: Julia Holter, Broadcast, Imogen Heap