Last Train Home Festival

1:00PM, Saturday, September 05, 2026

Venue: Darlington Hippodrome

All aboard for another all-out all dayer. pulling into town on Saturday September 5th. Join us for six stages of amazing independent music & comedy. Taking over The Forum Music Centre, The Hullabaloo Theatre and even Darlington Hippodrome’s beautiful auditorium, we’re bringing over 40 of the finest in local and national talent to town. Get your tickets ready for Lucia & The Best Boys, Benefits, Chartreuse, Bitchfinder General, Saint Clair, SwanNek, The Empty Page, Lizzie Esau, LEAZES, Labyrinthine Oceans, Risco, Polyvinyl, Callum Pitt, Katie Grace, WENCH! Glad Town Ghost, Anna Karila, The Callows & Many More Plus a whole day of top craic from comedians Gavin Webster, Silky, The Halls Of Ridiculous, Devin Gray, Maxine Wade, Dawn Bailey, El Purnell, Anna Thomas & Ray Bradshaw, compered by Rob Mulholland, courtesy of Hilarity Bites Comedy Club The festival's mission is to champion and support emerging artists in the North East and so it plays host to a selection of performers we think you need to see right now, along with those chosen by our programming partners NARC. Magazine, BBC Introducing, and Hilarity Bites. Tickets £25+BF in advance or £30 on the door Carers’ tickets are available - please contact them directly at [email protected]