The moment the last band played their last tune at The Gathering Sounds last year I was already looking forward to my return to The LINK for Stockton Calling so when the day finally came around it was as if I was a kid going on holiday.
The brilliant team at This Feeling have trusted me with repping and stage managing their shows in the north east and every event so far has been an absolute pleasure. Having attended Stockton Calling plenty of times before I knew what to expect and returning to one of my favourite Stockton venues made it even better. The lovely staff at The LINK welcomed me with open arms and the incredible bands performing during the day were joys to work with.
We started our day with young indie outfit Montello, continued with incredible five piece Masi Masi, vibed along to The Juice, loved seeing Long Island and Eighty Eight Miles again – such powerhouses! – and loved Cusp and headliners Cruz. All kind professional and swift in helping each other out, the bands made this a breeze of a day.
Although I love an indie boy band like no other, seeing women take the mic and conquer the stage with ease is something that’ll never tire me, Long Island and Eighty Eight Miles stunned once again with their powerful and unapologetic performances and they could’ve played at least twice as long if you’d have asked me!
Once my stage at The LINK had wrapped up I headed to ARC for Glasgow favourites Soapbox, after which I saw The Molotovs at The Social Room before grabbing a quick late night dinner before heading to my accommodation for a decent night’s sleep. That wrapped another incredible Stockton Calling with plenty of wonderful faces and lovely old and new friends I can’t wait to see again!
Special thanks to George, Jimmy, Ellie, Ben, Rob, Ben, Kyle, Rich, Nicole, Chris, and Andy for making this another event for the books.
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