The festival takes place at venues across Newcastle and Gateshead from 20 to 22 February, and includes a daytime and evening schedule.
Performing on the first night are Interpol, The War On Drugs, Mogwai and Sleater-Kinney, in what will be their first UK appearance in almost a decade.
Hot Chip, Royal Blood, The Fall, Jungle, Maximo Park, Kate Tempest, Gruff Rhys, Simian Mobile Disco, Django Django, Father John Misty, Ghostpoet, The Cribs, Villagers and Ibibio Sound Machine will play on Saturday 21 February.
On the festival’s final night, The Charlatans, Jamie T, Neneh Cherry, Jon Hopkins, British Sea Power, Gaz Coombes, Young Fathers, Wire, The Maccabees, Glass Animals, Lonelady, King Creosote, Public Service Broadcasting and Unknown Mortal Orchestra will perform at the Sage Gateshead.
There will also be a BBC 6 Music Festival By Day in venues in The Ouseburn and Stephenson Quarter areas of Newcastle. More details will be announced shortly.
DJ Lauren Laverne said: ‘I'm so excited that this year’s 6 Music Festival is taking us back to my home in the North East. It’s going to be an incredible weekend of music, not to be missed. The Festival is a celebration of the music and culture we and our listeners love so much.’
Paul Rodgers, head of programmes for 6 Music, added: ‘Building on the success of last year’s inaugural 6 Music Festival in Salford, we are proud to announce its return in 2015 on Tyneside.
‘The festival brings together the most exciting alternative music of the moment, as well as championing emerging and established artists who represent the range of diverse music played on the station every day.’
Performing on the first night are Interpol, The War On Drugs, Mogwai and Sleater-Kinney, in what will be their first UK appearance in almost a decade.
Hot Chip, Royal Blood, The Fall, Jungle, Maximo Park, Kate Tempest, Gruff Rhys, Simian Mobile Disco, Django Django, Father John Misty, Ghostpoet, The Cribs, Villagers and Ibibio Sound Machine will play on Saturday 21 February.
On the festival’s final night, The Charlatans, Jamie T, Neneh Cherry, Jon Hopkins, British Sea Power, Gaz Coombes, Young Fathers, Wire, The Maccabees, Glass Animals, Lonelady, King Creosote, Public Service Broadcasting and Unknown Mortal Orchestra will perform at the Sage Gateshead.
There will also be a BBC 6 Music Festival By Day in venues in The Ouseburn and Stephenson Quarter areas of Newcastle. More details will be announced shortly.
DJ Lauren Laverne said: ‘I'm so excited that this year’s 6 Music Festival is taking us back to my home in the North East. It’s going to be an incredible weekend of music, not to be missed. The Festival is a celebration of the music and culture we and our listeners love so much.’
Paul Rodgers, head of programmes for 6 Music, added: ‘Building on the success of last year’s inaugural 6 Music Festival in Salford, we are proud to announce its return in 2015 on Tyneside.
‘The festival brings together the most exciting alternative music of the moment, as well as championing emerging and established artists who represent the range of diverse music played on the station every day.’
