Twisterella
LAUNCHED IN 2014, TWISTERELLA IS MIDDLESBROUGH’S AWARD-WINNING MULTI-VENUE METROPOLITAN MUSIC FESTIVAL.
Centred around Teesside University campus heart, Twisterella utilises venues on Linthorpe Road & Southfield Road, along with pop-up sessions in some of the town’s coolest bars in nearby Baker Street and Bedford Street.
In 2019, Twisterella won an AIF Independent Festival Award for its ‘forward thinking bookings‘, reflecting the event’s track record in showcasing the brightest emerging national and international talent, as well as giving a platform to a select number of local and regional acts who are ready to make the step up to the big stage.
In addition to the Independent Festival Award, Twisterella co-promoters Pay For The Piano and The Kids Are Solid Gold are regular nominees in the ‘Indie Promoter Of The Year (Local Impact)‘ category in Live UK’s annual Live Music Business Awards.
Furthermore, TKASG’s Andy Carr was nominated for the prestigious Indie Champion Award in the AIM Awards 2017 and PFTP’s Henry Carden won a BBC Introducing Local Hero Award at the AIM Awards in 2022.
Acts who’ve previously played at Twisterella include: Benefits, Black Honey, Boy Azooga, Bryde, Bull, Cattle & Cane, Childcare, Clean Cut Kid, Dream Nails, Dream Wife, Du Blonde, Dylan Cartlidge, EUT, Eliza and the Bear, Estrons, Everyone You Know, Far Caspian, Fatherson, Fickle Friends, Frankie & The Heartstrings, HYYTS, Jake Isaac, Jordan Mackampa, LIFE, Lauran Hibberd, Little Quirks, Low Island, Marsicans, MarthaGunn, Mush, Neon Waltz, Panic Shack, Peaness, Pip Blom, Pom Poko, Prides, Priestgate, Red Rum Club, Sam Fender, Sick Joy, Spring King, Sweet Baboo, Swim School, The Blinders, The Howl & The Hum, The Mysterines, The Ninth Wave, The Royston Club, The Snuts and Vistas, to name but a few.
Away from the festival, the Twisterella booking team have also been responsible for bringing the likes of Alt-J, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Daughter, Ezra Furman, Fanfarlo, First Aid Kit, Frank Turner, Mumford & Sons, The 1975, The Amazons, The Twilight Sad, The Vaccines, Wolf Alice and many more to Teesside.
In addition to the live acts, Twisterella features an (Un)Conference with the focus on bringing key music industry figures to the town to share their expertise and offer advice to new and developing Teesside musicians.