Chart-Conquering Rudimental Announce First Newcastle Show in Ten Years
One of the biggest names in British dance music is heading back to Newcastle for the first time in ten years with Rudimental confirmed for a huge show at NX Newcastle on Saturday 12 December.
Fresh from a major festival season, the chart-conquering Drum & Bass outfit will make an exclusive Newcastle DJ appearance at NX as they continue a new chapter which has seen them reconnect with the sounds, energy and sound system culture at the heart of their beginnings.
The December date marks Rudimental’s first Newcastle appearance since 2016 and brings one of the UK’s most successful dance acts of the past decade back to the city for a long-awaited return.
With three UK Number One singles, two Number One albums, billions of streams worldwide and a catalogue which includes ‘Feel The Love’, ‘Waiting All Night’ and ‘These Days’, Rudimental have become one of British electronic music’s biggest global success stories.
Their latest era has seen founding friends Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden and Leon ‘Locksmith’ Rolle return to their Drum & Bass foundations with fifth studio album RUDIM3NTAL.
The record brings their sound system and pirate radio influences firmly back to the fore, while bringing together an extraordinary cast of collaborators spanning generations and genres, including Popcaan, Idris Elba, Khalid, MIST, Skepsis, Charlotte Plank, Riko Dan and Mystic Marley.
It follows another major run of releases for the group, including the Top 10 hit ‘Dancing Is Healing’, while Skepsis collaboration ‘Green & Gold’ became one of the biggest Drum & Bass tracks of 2024.
The album has also ushered in a new approach to Rudimental’s live shows. While the group have historically combined DJing with live instrumentation, their latest incarnation sees the trio getting firmly back behind the decks for a high-energy, DJ-led show built around the music and culture that first brought them together.
It is a sound they have taken to major stages around the world, with recent appearances including Coachella, Glastonbury and Parklife, and Newcastle audiences will now get their chance to experience this latest chapter of Rudimental at close quarters inside NX.
Luke Rushfirth, Venue Manager at NX Newcastle, said: “Rudimental are a massive booking for NX and exactly the calibre of artist we want to keep bringing to Newcastle.
“They’ve got an incredible catalogue of records that people instantly know, but what makes this DJ show particularly exciting is where they are right now. They’ve gone back to their Drum & Bass roots and built a new show around that energy, so this feels like the perfect time to welcome them back to the city.
“It’s been a decade since Newcastle last had the chance to see Rudimental, and to have them here at NX for their return is something we’re really proud of. This is going to be a huge night.”
Born from East London’s pirate radio and sound system culture, Rudimental broke into the mainstream in 2012 when ‘Feel The Love’, featuring John Newman, reached Number One in the UK.
Debut album Home followed in 2013, also reaching Number One, while ‘Waiting All Night’ featuring Ella Eyre earned the group another chart-topper and later won British Single of the Year at the BRIT Awards.
Their remarkable run continued with a second Number One album, We The Generation, before ‘These Days’, featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen, gave Rudimental their third UK Number One single.
More than a decade after their breakthrough, the group remain at the forefront of British dance music, with RUDIM3NTAL bringing their story full circle and reconnecting Piers, Kesi and Leon with the Drum & Bass culture that shaped them.
Now, after ten years away, Rudimental are coming back to Newcastle for an exclusive DJ set.
Rudimental
NX Newcastle
Saturday 12 December 2026
Pre-sale tickets are available from Thursday 1 October at 12 noon
General sale tickets are available from Thursday 1st October at 2
For more information and to buy tickets head to NXNewcastle.com
