Last Train Home Festival

15/09/2026

Check out this top review from the brilliant Echoes In Ink of both Last Train Home Express - Festival Launch George Boomsma, Staithe, The Mist Calls and Last Train Home Music & Comedy Festival 2026 Tracks

Review of the one day music and comedy festival in Darlington, hosted by Tracks.

09/09/2026

Nice review in! Thanks so much Steve White 🤩 Tracks Darlington Hippodrome The Forum Music Centre Enjoy Darlington

Returning for it's ninth year Darlington's Last Train Home Festival once again cemented it's reputation for bringing amazing new music, established acts and a

08/09/2026

Well crikey, Saturday was an epic day wasn't it?!! Thank you so much to everyone who came down, cheered, danced, laughed, clapped, got excited about new bands, discovered new comedians, bought a bit of merch, found your new favourite song, caught up with gig buddies and supported this years Last Train Home Music and Comedy Festival!

Huge thanks to all the bands and comedians who performed, you were all excellent! We love you all! xx

Massive thanks to all of the wonderful festival team! We couldn't do it without you! Ticket staff, sound engineers, stage managers, stage crew, runners, etc

To NARC. Magazine Hilarity Bites Comedy Club and Shakk BBC Music Introducing for helping us prrogramme the fest! To Sonic Futures for organising a fab listening panel and Lyric Lab with Jodie Nicholson

To our venues Darlington Hippodrome The Hullabaloo and The Forum Music Centre Hopetown Darlington and their very supportive staff

Here is a selection of photos from Adam Kennedy Rob Irish Steve White James Robinson - thanks guys and there's loads more to come :-)

Who did you get to see? Who made your festival day epic? Who knocked yer socks off! We wanna know!

Last Train Home Music and Comedy Fest 2026 DONE!!! Now who do we wanna see in 2027 for our TEN YEAR ANNIVERSAY!!! Wooo hooooo

Tracks Enjoy Darlington

04/09/2026

And we are goooooooo!! Last Train Home Music and Comedy Festival 2026 has begun! Thank you to everyone who came along last night to our launch event Hopetown Darlington It was a beautiful evening of brilliant musicians and good vibes. The Mist Calls with their debut Darlington gig playing gentle, close harmony, songs inspired by nature. The wonderful Staithe with heartfelt, rich vocals from Bridie and an emotional tribute to Dolly RIP. The night was headlined by the excellent George Boomsma and band whose stage prescence, intricate guitars and catchy tunes rounded off our event perfectly. Thanks to all the artists and to the supportive staff Hopetown Darlington

📸 Photos by the brilliant Vicki Wai

Tonight we welcome Sonic Futures and BBC Music Introducing Shakk to host a listening panel The Forum Music Centre and then tomorrow it's the BIG one! Over 40 artists across three venues, music, comedy, a whole host of fun all programmed to finish in time to catch the LAST TRAIN HOME!!! :-)

Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-train-home-festival-2026-tickets-1988210514169

03/09/2026

The immaculate vocals of Lucia Fairfull fronting Glasgow’s Lucia & The Best Boys coming to Darlington this Saturday! The band will be headlining the stage at The Hullabaloo Darlington Hippodrome. Check out their new album Picking Petals packed full of class tracks including collaborations with Abigail Morris of and Lauren Mayberry Enjoy Darlington The Forum Music Centre

Tickets on sale now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-train-home-festival-2026-tickets-1988210514169

02/09/2026

Not sure what to expect at Last Train Home?

Let Shakk from BBC Introducing North East and Sarah, our co-founder and events manager, tell you what it's all about and how to get your tickets.

02/09/2026

TOMORROW! Come celebrate with a cosy night in at Hopetown Darlington and some absolutely marvellous music from George Boomsma (and his band!), Staithe and The Mist Calls. Still some tickets left but we can’t guarantee there’ll be enough on the door, so grab em this eve to reserve your seat on board: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1992508123434

01/09/2026

And which artist gets the final word? The incredible talent that is Katie Grace.

We’ve handed over plenty of our LTH promotion to the artists themselves over the last few weeks, and there’s just time for one more…

Katie Grace is here to tell you why you should join us at Last Train Home this Saturday.

We’ll leave the rest to her...

Saturday 5th September, Darlington, £25 advance (+ booking fee)

01/09/2026

Night time reading with NARC. Magazine we’ve done a little ‘Bunch Of Fives’ article sharing five memorable moments from the festival vault including tales featuring English Teacher Tom A Smith Dupla and Paul McCartney!!! 😂🙃🙃🚂 Tracks Creative Darlington

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The Darlington music promoters reflect on their top five Last Train Home moments ahead of this year's event on Saturday 5th September

01/09/2026

THIS WEEKEND! We’re so excited to bring all this to Darlington this Saturday. Grab a ticket and come discover your new favourite band between four stages of amazing music, or laugh as long as you can last in the comedy room; it’s gonna be a day to remember!
Info & Tickets: www.lasttrainhomefest.co.uk