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29/05/2026

We are pleased to share that we have programmed some cracking bands to perform at this year's Darlington Community Carnival Hopetown Darlington on Saturday 27th June! 12pm-5pm FREE entry and we have definitely booked the sun to shine (fingers crossed!!) Hard Times, The Dead Seat , Los Capitanes , Beyond The Sun (ex Weekend Sun) and the blimmin brilliant The Belta Reivers to headline! Plus we will have our Big Little Gigs gang there all afternoon doing musical crafts for the little and BIG uns :-) Darlington Community Carnival Enjoy Darlington Darlington Borough Council

23/05/2026

FIRST WAVE 🚂 Welcome aboard this year's line-up so far for Last Train Home Festival! Have your tickets ready for Lucia & The Best Boys, Benefits, LEAZES, Labyrinthine Oceans, Risco, Polyvinyl, Callum Pitt, Katie Grace, W***H Viva la riot grrrl, Glad Town Ghost, Anna Karila, The Callows & Many More TBC

Plus a whole day of top craic from comedians Gavin Webster, Silky, The Halls Of Ridiculous, Devin Gray, Maxine Wade, Dawn Bailey, El Purnell, Anna Thomas & Ray Bradshaw, compered by Rob Mulholland, courtesy of Hilarity Bites Comedy Club

Coming to The Forum Music Centre, Darlington Hippodrome & The Hullabaloo on Sat Sept 5th.
Get tickets and get excited at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-train-home-festival-2026-tickets-1988210514169

16/05/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who came to Hark! The Sound of Stories: On Sycamore Gap last night.

Huge thanks to Staithe and Kate Fox: Stand-Up Poet for inviting us to bring On Sycamore Gap to Darlington, too, and for being their own support acts, along with Bridget Hamilton. (Congrats to the audience member who won a proof copy of her forthcoming book!) And of course thank you to our funders Community Rail Network Bishop Line Community Rail Partnership and also to Darlington Libraries as ever, for letting us turn the place into a candle-lit venue for the evening!

It was a truly special show, a proper laugh-and-cry cathartic and quite spiritual experience. It was never just a tree.

There are two more performances of On Sycamore Gap taking place this weekend (16 & 17 May) in Newcastle and Hexham. If you missed out last night, we really recommend trying to catch one of these. We'll drop a link in the comments.

14/05/2026

12/05/2026

This great programme Tees Music Alliance is open to applications now! If you’re a solo artist or band aged 18-25 get applying 😁

11/05/2026

Just five days til this beautiful event comes to Darlington! Get your tickets now!

07/05/2026

We can't wait for next Friday and Hark! The Sound of Stories: On Sycamore Gap.

Here's a snippet of what to expect...
Tickets still available - snap 'em up before we run out of seats! £10+bf

25/04/2026

LAST TRAIN HOME FESTIVAL 2026 🚂 Back on track for another year of bringing the best picks in independent music & comedy to town; an all-dayer across three venues, all on one ticket

Returning on Saturday Sept 5th to The Forum Music Centre, Darlington Hippodrome & The Hullabaloo, watch this space for artist announcements, and get your tickets in early: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-train-home-festival-2026-tickets-1988210514169