Since it’s humble beginnings as an additional little sound system to the main festival stages on the Sunday afternoon, the stage has gradually built in stature to become the main dance stage for the festival, attracting over 1000 people each year to the outdoor stage.

Hidden away from trouble at the far side of Leazes Park, you can expect to hear music from live acts and DJs taken from Newcastle’s underground electronic music scene: club nights such as Hooked, Freaky Dancing, Influence, Band:X amongst others, showcasing a range of music across the day from dub, through hip hop, electronica, breaks, drum and bass, electro and house, finishing up with some good old techno!

Since it's inception, the stage has been organised by local DJ and producer Chris Littlewood, owner of Disruptive Vinyl record store (www.disruptivevinyl.com) and promoter of techno night Hooked (www.clubhooked.com).

Collaborators and performers on the stage over the past six years have been:

Live Acts:
Andy Waters
Bionix
Chris Littlewood
Darkmode
Disfunktional Family
Dub Terrorist
Flabski
Si Halstead
Suibom Serum
Switch Doktor
Tony Szymanski

DJs:
Andi Fenner
Andy Gordon
Ant Gould
James Smith
John Crerar
Kai Foyen
Los Deanos
Paddy Campbell
Parky
Phil Grierson
Scot Nicolson
Sharard - R.I.P.

Collaborators:
Disruptive Vinyl
Freaky Dancing
Hooked
Testin Out Records