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6 Music Festival 2027 heads to Newcastle after 12 years

The five-day festival runs fifteenth to nineteenth March twenty twenty-seven and will focus on independent and grassroots venues, after three years in Greater Manchester; bring earplugs.

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At a glance

  • First reported by BBC: “6 Music Festival 2027 heads to Newcastle”, with reporting from On the Radio and Culture North East.
  • Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 4:08 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.

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What BBN said about it

  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe BBC's 6 Music Festival is heading to Newcastle in March twenty twenty-seven, and the station says it will be the first time on Tyneside in twelve years.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt runs Monday the fifteenth to Friday the nineteenth of March, and it will focus on independent and grassroots venues across the city.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt spent the past three years in Greater Manchester, so that's a long way to move all those amps.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAbout sixty miles by road, Chip, and I have crossed worse borders with less luggage.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'll take that as a compliment. Small venues, five days, one very loud Tuesday.

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