With just weeks to go, organisers of Stockton Calling 2026 have revealed Manchester’s The Guest List will join the festival line-up as well as the full stage times and final plans for the North East’s biggest Easter weekend music event.
Now in its 15th year, the much-loved festival returns with its trademark mix of national names, breakthrough acts and the very best of North East talent, transforming Stockton-on-Tees into a one-day, multi-venue celebration of live music.
Across seven stages and venues, more than 60 artists will perform from early afternoon until late evening, with crowds expected to move between ARC, ARC-2, KU Stockton, The Social Room, The Georgian Theatre, The Green Room and The Link throughout the day.
The action kicks off at 1.30pm, when Risco and Kate Fallin open the festival across the venues, setting the tone for a packed afternoon of new music discoveries before the evening builds towards a series of headline moments.
Among the standout performances announced in the stage times are Hard-Fi, who will bring their era-defining indie anthems to ARC at 9pm in a rare and highly anticipated live appearance. Over at KU Stockton, hometown favourites Young Rebel Set take the stage at 10pm, continuing their emotional comeback run after a powerful return to live music last year.
Meanwhile, the night reaches its explosive finale at The Social Room, where sibling duo The Molotovs headline at 10.30pm, delivering their sharp-edged rock and roll energy to close the festival in style.
Newly added to the line-up are Manchester’s fast-rising indie outfit The Guest List, who slot into a prime 8.30pm set at KU Stockton. The band have been building serious buzz thanks to their punchy songwriting and infectious live shows, making their Stockton Calling appearance one of the most anticipated debut slots on the bill.
Elsewhere on the line-up, Newcastle’s acclaimed alt-rock outfit Pit Pony bring their fierce, politically charged sound to the festival, continuing a huge run of shows that has seen them emerge as one of the North East’s most important guitar bands in recent years.
With the official schedule now released, fans can begin plotting their routes across Stockton’s venues to make sure they catch the artists they’ve been waiting for – while still leaving room for the unexpected discoveries that have become a hallmark of the festival.
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