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UPCOMING EVENTS

24-04-24

SATURDAY
27TH APRIL, 2024

The
Exchange 1856

North Shields, Tyne & Wear,
United Kingdom

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24-05-24

MONDAY
27TH MAY, 2024

The
Tyne
Bar

1 Maling St. Newcastle upon Tyne,
Tyne & Wear NE6 1LP

FREE ENTRY
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30-06-24

SUNDAY
30TH JUNE, 2024

Twice
Brewed
Inn

Bardon Mill, Hexham
Northumberland NE47 7AN

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27-07-24

SATURDAY
27TH JULY, 2024

The
Forum
Darlington

Borough Road, Darlington, DL1 1SG

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25-08-24

SUNDAY
25TH AUGUST, 2024

Music for
Minds
Festival

TBC

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26-8-24

MONDAY
26TH AUGUST, 2024

The
Tyne
Bar

1 Maling St. Newcastle NE6 1LP

FREE ENTRY
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31-08-24

SATURDAY
31ST AUGUST, 2024

The
Lindisfarne
Festival

The festival site is located at Beal Farm on the North east coast

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22-9-24

SUNDAY
22ND SEPTEMBER, 2024

The
Glasshouse
International

St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays
Gateshead, NE8 2JR

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19-10-24

SATURDAY
19TH OCTOBER, 2024

Gateshead
Autumn Beer
Festival

Eastwood Gardens, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5UB

TICKETS TBA
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15-11-24

FRIDAY
15TH NOVEMBER, 2024

The
Exchange
North Shields

North Shields, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom

TICKETS TBA
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24-11-24

SUNDAY
24TH NOVEMBER, 2024

Hoochie
Coochie
Newcastle

54 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6SF

TICKETS TBA
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07-12-24

SATURDAY
7TH DECEMBER, 2024

The
Unionist
South Shields

Laygate, South Shields NE33 5QP

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ABOUT THE BAND

groovetrain is a multi-vocal funksoul supergroup made up of touring and session musicians with Northern souls.

With a big following and regular sold-out gigs, we have wowed audiences at venues and festivals across the UK alongside the likes of the Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show, Incognito, Gabrielle, Huey Morgan, Jazz FM and more. We take it to the bridge with a powerhouse set of toe-tapping original cuts plus takes on cult tracks from the Stax and SoulTrain eras from the likes of Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Chaka Khan and many more…

– “paid the cost to be the boss”

Michael
Lavery

– “hey sister, soul sister”

Angela
Newbrook

– “bass face”

John
Dawson

Bass

– “just gimme a beat”

Ian
Halford

Drums

– “lick librarian”

Mitch
Laddie

Guitar

– “tall and nord-er”

James
Peacock

Keys

– “triple threat”

Danny
Allan

Sax

– “the hairy godmother”

Si
King

Percussion

– “damn, gurllll”

Steph
Kay

Vocals

– “it’s showtime!”

David
Gray

Trombone

– “toot and blow”

Ross
Laing

Trumpet

Plus

Special Guests

GUESTS

We’ve had some incredibly talented (and famous) musicians perform with us on stage, including:

Andy Taylor (Duran Duran), John Parr (St Elmo’s Fire), Bluey (Incognito), Johnny Blue Hat Davis (Sam Fender), Rosie Ramsey, Jill Halfpenny, Chelsea Halfpenny, Ryan Molloy (Jersey Boys and Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Luke Morley (Thunder), Lorraine Crosby (Meat Loaf), Brian McFadden (Westlife), Shovell (M-People), Michael Blackwell (Louis Tomlinson), Ian Shaw (Jazz FM), Kay Greyson, Joe McElderry, Liam Fender, Lloyd Wright (Smoove & Turrell), Beth Macari, Rebecca Patton (Voices of Virtue Gospel Choir), Nick Pride (Nick Pride and The Pimptones), Mark Webb (Sam Fender), Joe Halford, Ainsley Wills, Dan Gray, Jen Normandale, Kate Tuck, Micky Crystal, Les Watts, Stuart MacKinnon, Deon Krishnan, James Harrison, Lloyd Croft, Dave Whiffin, Sue Ferris, Josh Bethnam, Jamie Toms, Kerry Green and more…

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MUSIC VIDEOS

CONTACT

Get in touch with us for gig enquiries, merch orders, and more – via our social media channels or right here:

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