STONE’S THROW returns to North Shields for it’s fourth edition on Saturday 23rd May 2026. Expect a full-day multi-venue celebration of new music across one of the North East’s most exciting coastal towns.
AST brings together some of the best emerging and established artists from around the UK and beyond, championing North Shields’ thriving grassroots scene while welcoming audiences into a walkable route of independent venues, community spaces, and intimate stages.
Co-headlined by dark-pop sensation Luvcat and Manchester indie-electronic juggernautsWorking Men’s Club, the summer lineup also includes Belfast risers Chalk, Welsh upstarts (and special guests) Panic Shack, thrilling singer-songwriter Gia Ford, alt-newcomer Imogen and the Knife, and North Shields’ very own Hector Gannet, alongside a selection of the region’s finest emerging talent.Debuting in 2022.
A Stone’s Throw’s first three memorable events have featured 150+artists, swarming Newcastle’s coastline and forming the first North East coastal music trail between Tynemouth and North Shields, with the likes of Shame, The Horrors,White Lies, Lanterns On The Lake, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets,Pip Blom, Katy
2026 lineup includes: LUVCAT, WORKING MEN’S CLUB, CHALK, PANIC SHACK + many more exciting artists.