Stockton Calling, the North East’s longest-running multi-venue music festival, has revealed its full line-up, including three additional headliners for the Easter 2025 event.
The festival had already announced headline acts Maximo Park, Big Special, Finn Forster, The Paddingtons, Lizzie Esau, and Melanie Baker. These are now joined by EV at ARC2, Rolla at The Storytellers, and Picture Parlour at The Link.
Jimmy Beck, co-programmer of Stockton Calling, is pleased with the line-up: “It’s always great to see the full Stockton Calling line-up released – it marks the end of a marathon booking journey for another year. We say it every year, but it’s always true – this really is one of our strongest-ever line-ups.”
The newly announced headliners will be joined by a final wave of supporting artists including Alright (Okay), Anna Stevo, Brielle, Bromheads Jacket, Caitlin Morrow, Chat, Cherry Seraph, Dead Wet Things, Eyeconic, Frankie Dobson, Frazer Lambert, Harriet Rose, Honey Motel, Hungry, Isabela Maria, Lottie Willis, Marseille, Mr Bigfoot, Nature Kids, North Riding, Patrick Gosling, Sunbeam, The Avelons, The North, The Ransoms, The Velvet Hands, The Wednesday Flowers, Waldo’s Gift, and Wull.
Already announced are Marina Josephina, Imogen and The Knife, Casino, Freddie Halkon, Adult DVD, Alien Chicks, Arkayla, Currls, Home Counties, Avalanche Party, Baby Said, Blackout the Arcade, Dressed Like Wolves, George Bailey, Look Terrified, Loren Heat, Marketplace, The Cheap Thrills, The Joshua Hotel, Weathership, and Zela – completing a line-up of 60 artists across 9 stages.
The event also features a range of talent-promoting stages, including those presented by NARC Magazine (The Green Room), Tracks (The Link), The Kids Are Solid Gold (ARC2), and This Feeling (The Storytellers).
The Stockton Calling festival will return for its 14th edition this year, having started in 2010, making it the longest-running event of its kind in the North East. The festival attracts a crowd of around 2000 music fans into Stockton town centre for the day, boosting trade across local pubs, restaurants, and food outlets as people flock to the town.
Stockton Calling is co-promoted by Tees Music Alliance, ARC, and KU Promotions. The festival features nine stages across various venues in the town centre (including our own NE Volume Music Bar), with 60 artists performing from early afternoon onwards.
Tickets for 2025 are now available at stocktoncalling.co.uk – priced the same as last year, at £40 for the full day, including all booking fees.
