Femme-Punk Trio IDestroy join The Men… tour

We’re pleased to announce and amazing addition to the forthcoming tour with The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing.

IDestroy have built up a local following in their own right – and now embarking on a major tour with The Men…

Locally, that visits Trillians on March 13th

Some nice things people have said about them include :

“The band are fronted by singer/guitarist Bec Jevons, who manages to combine her hard mod-punk look style with a presence that seems to channel equal parts Shirley Manson and Joan Jett.” – Fred Perry Subculture read more

The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing are returning to Newcastle

We’re pleased to announce that The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing are returning to Newcastle.

Hurray.

The show takes place in Trillians on March 13th

Tickets are just £10 and available over the bar in Trillians or online from seetickets (link)

The Men… are currently in the studio recording album number 4, we’re very excited to hear what they come up with.

Having played here many times in the past few years, the band bring an energetic punk show – with one foot firmly in Victorian Britain. We know tickets will fly out for this one! read more

Show announcement : Tragedy : The All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees & Beyond

It’s time for a gig announcement and, yes, we’re pleased to announce : Tragedy : The All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees & Beyond will be making their regular pilgrimage to Newcastle
Hurray.

This time, coming to a bar they were meant to play many years ago, but circumstances denied… boo… but, this time the venue, like the band, are back better than ever

Yes folks

May 22nd – live at Trillians Rock Bar

There are two types of people this show is for
Those who know and love Tragedy we’re sure will be pleased to see their heroes and idols in the flesh
and
Those who don’t – becasuse there are many people who are missing out on the sweet sweet loving Tragedy can offer. read more

Newcastle M2TM Returns for 2018!

Here we go again… Bloodstock M2TM 2018.

Yet again we are grateful to have Newcastle representation and a certainty that one local band will go to play Bloodstock in 2018.

It may seem a cliche but, Judas Priest, Nightwish, Gojira, Your Band, etc. it could be true.

In recent years we’ve managed to send The Souls of Jack Ketch, Decrepid Monolith, Trendkill and Dirty King – who will we send next year?!

At this point things couldn’t be simpler. Read on to check you meet criteria and drop us a mail, kev@rftkpromotions.co.uk – we’ll get packs out later this week or early next which basically repeats the info here and any fine tuning. read more

Electric Liberation Tour – Line-Up Change

Some news! It’s been a pretty crazy few weeks in the run up to the Electronic Liberation Tour 2017, and we’ve been fraught with problems behind the scenes, so here’s an update.

Unfortunately, Syd.31 won’t be able to join us on this tour for personal reasons. We’re gutted too, and hope they can play for you soon.

The good news though, is that the rest of the team have rallied round, and we’ve roped in some friends as very special guests for the remaining dates on the tour. Twist Helix will be joining us in Newcastle. Check ’em out below read more

KMFDM – new video – show next week!

We’re just a week away from history being made as KMFDM come to Newcastle for the first time ever. Hitting up Think Tank on September 5th, this will certainly be a night to remember.

They’ve just recently unleashed stunning new album ‘Hell Yeah’ and you can check out a lyric video to the title track here and the new video for ‘Murder My Heart’ below

Don’t forget, very special guest Lord of the Lost are coming along for this tour – and you can check out the video for their new track ‘Waiting for you to die’ here read more

Cold in Berlin make October return

Doom-Gothic ensemble Cold in Berlin are set to make a pilgrimage to Newcastle this October to lay waste with their haunting tones.

The band will be playing Trillians on October 22nd – and as a special treat, this time around the show will be FREE entry.

They’ve created a rather nifty video here for the song ‘She Walks’ from their 2015 album ‘The Comfort of Loss and Dust’

In a really quick turnaround, we even have some supports lined up already.

Gothzilla will be one such support, they’re erm, quite Goth. Check out a video here for ‘Today is a Good Day To Die’ – reminds me very much of The Merry Thoughts… read more

The Electronic Liberation Tour

Manchester DIY alternative label AnalogueTrash will be taking four of its hottest acts on tour this November under the banner of the Electronic Liberation Tour 2017.

Syd.31, ded.pixel, DEF NEON and St Lucifer will be playing at the Head of Steam (Think Tank Underground) on Saturday 25th November

Here’s a little bit information about each band…

Syd.31 – Genre-mashing, political electro-punk. Imagine the furious love child of Grace Jones and Sid Vicious fronting Atari Teenage Riot.

ded.pixel – Progressive electronics and Northern bleakness; pushing the boundaries of electro, post rock, ambient and classical minimal composition. read more

M2TM Newcastle – 2017 Winners and Write Up

“You’re not making this any easier for me,” jokes Simon Hall of Bloodstock, after a string of strong performances in the 2017 M2TM Final.

“Isn’t that the point?” I joke back.

Seriously though, some of the performances were out of the park.

Some things I’ve kept close to my chest. When anyone asks my opinion on who will go through I’ve said stuff like “we’ve 4, 5, 6 great bands tonight” (depending on how many playing) although the truth is, in some of the rounds I did have an opinion… and in most cases I was wrong! read more

M2TM Semi Final 2 – This Sunday

Last weekend we had six of the best and it was Decrepit Monolith and Vigil who secured places in the final, with play offs secured for Erebor and Blood Moon Bandits

Semi Final 2 is this Sunday at Trillians, with 6 competing bands. Remember, entry to this and every heat is FREE entry. Kicking off from 6pm (first band 6.30pm)

Two bands will go straight to the final in June, while two bands will be given entry into a wild-card play off…

So, who have we got for you this time – in no particular order (as running order decided on the night) we will be welcoming… read more