Part Toon Punks, the annual celebration of DIY music, is back at Cluny 2 in January with their best lineup yet.

Your £16 ticket (ZERO booking fee) will get you in to witness these twelve brilliant acts do their stuff.

Nev Clay

Nev lives near Newcastle and until 2018 was a mental health nurse. He's been clarting around the local music scene for over 30 years. The recent release of his LP "So Little Happened For So Long", his first for 23 years prompted live sessions on BBC6 allowing more ears to be blessed by this national treasure.

https://nevclay.bandcamp.com/

The Exes

Formed before anyone was ready, The Exes' brand of melodic garage punk is uniquely their own. They don't play out much and haven't recorded any new material for years, so this is a great opportunity to hear lots of new stuff.

https://theexesband.bandcamp.com/

Faithful Johannes and Neocia

Faithful Johannes is a sincerity rapper whose words shine and fly and float over Neocia's soundscapes like petals on a swirling river.

"The Alan Bennett of hip hop" Electronic Sound magazine

https://faithfuljohannes.bandcamp.com/album/the-house-at-night

Headfirst for Halos

From the West End of Newcastle ‘Headfirst for Halos’ bring High Energy, fast paced, original music. Passionate songwriting exploring themes of personal identity and freedom of expression they are ones to watch.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOpyaoqCNcJ/?igsh=MTI1MWIxZTdrMzNyYg

Irked

Irked are a punk band from round these parts. They formed in 2022. They channel all the killer modern garage punk sounds from G.L.O.S.S to Downtown Boys, from Uranium Club to Pissed Jeans.

https://irkedband.com/

The Welsh John MOuse

Synth-driven new wave combines with storytelling and compelling stage craft in a performance you will remember for a very long time.

https://johnmouse.bandcamp.com/

Nervous Twitch

Hook-filled fuzzy new-wave pop songs from Leeds. This trio put on the Part Time Punks all-dayer that we copied the idea for our event from, so praise be. As a bonus, they're an amazing band and top notch people.

https://nervoustwitch.bandcamp.com/

No Peeling

Nottingham pals do punk with klangs, thwacks, bloops, whoops and stories. Fantastic on record, even more enthralling live.

https://nopeeling.bandcamp.com/

Onlooker

No nonsense garage rock from Teesside. "Fast-paced, frantic, and raw, capturing a heavy DIY ethos". NARC magazine.

https://onlookertheband.bandcamp.com/

The Scarlet Hour

Formed in 2021, The Scarlet Hour are a Synth Darkwave duo based in the North East UK. Delivering brooding bass hooks, driving rhythms and dystopian lyrics of a tormented mind, sprinkled with Synth-Pop melodies. Music for disenchanted souls.

https://thescarlethour.bandcamp.com/

Specky Cult

An upbeat, lighthearted neo-punk and acoustic-pop band from the North East of England, with a quirky, melodic mix of punk energy, 90s Britpop references, and theatrical storytelling.

https://www.speckycult.co.uk/

The Standing People

Newly formed and sure to flourish. Catch them before you can't.

https://youtu.be/YN9NCHKlgic?is=lnzM42X4qpKtt1BF

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