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Where it all started

Pastline-ups

Four years of big choruses on our doorstep. Here’s who’s rocked the field so far.

Since 2023

AycLive presents

2026

Oak Leaf Sports Complex · Newton Aycliffe

  • The Hoosiers
  • The mOObs
  • The UK Rock Show
  • Nuromantica

and loads more

Year four

That year…

The Hoosiers year

Our fourth year hit new heights with a record-breaking 2,500 people joining us across the weekend! Multi-million album-selling indie-pop legends The Hoosiers delivered an unbelievable headline set on Saturday, capping off our biggest build yet. With The mOObs, The UK Rock Show, Nuromantica, The Skandals, The Angelettes, Mixt Nutz, and The Wednesday Flowers lighting up the field. Plus Friday night's epic sets from Another Crisis, Smash Hits, and C-Collective, the atmosphere was electric from start to finish!

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  • Saturday Saturday 2026 highlights

  • Friday Friday 2026 highlights

AycLive presents

2025

Oak Leaf Sports Complex · Newton Aycliffe

  • Nik Kershaw
  • Clubland Reborn
  • The Breakfast Club
  • Kaiser Monkey Killers

and loads more

Record crowd

That year…

Our record-breaking Saturday

We expanded to a brilliant two-day party drawing 2,000 festival-goers to the field! Friday night kicked off under the big tent with Clubland Reborn alongside DJ Nathan Abbott, DJ Tom Gibson, and DJ Martin Guy. Saturday saw 80s pop icon Nik Kershaw headline a massive crowd, supported by The Breakfast Club, Kaiser Monkey Killers, That's So 90's, Ska-Boom UK, The Fourmost, Tamla Allstars, and The Overthinkers. With a silent disco, circus workshops, and non-stop sunshine, it was a proper summer singalong!

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  • Friday AycLive 2025 aftermovie

AycLive presents

2024

Oak Leaf Sports Complex · Newton Aycliffe

  • The Real Thing
  • Manchester Anthems
  • Fossil
  • Beyond Madness

and loads more

Year two

That year…

Back for more

Year two, and soul legends The Real Thing topped the bill to a massive field! We brought over 10 hours of live music featuring Manchester Anthems, Fossil, Beyond Madness, The Angelettes, That's What I Call 80s, The Turtle Z's, and Jukebox Vandals. Plus, we debuted the all-new Disco Circus featuring a silent disco, circus skills, and silent karaoke. 2024 proved once and for all that Newton Aycliffe really does love a singalong!

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AycLive presents

2023

Oak Leaf Sports Complex · Newton Aycliffe

  • Cast
  • Dodgy
  • Breakfast Club
  • Ska Boom
  • Sound Divide

and loads more

Year one

That year…

Where it all began

The very first AycLive! Celebrating Newton Aycliffe's 75th Anniversary, 1,000 festival-goers gathered on the sports field for a non-profit, community-powered party. 90s Britpop icons Cast and Dodgy co-headlined our inaugural stage, backed by a cracking lineup featuring Breakfast Club, Ska Boom, Sound Divide, Northern Soul Elite, Another Crisis, and Sleeze Sisters. Not bad for our first go!

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Your turn

Make 2027 your year

Fri 23 – Sat 24 July 2027. All ages, both days.

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