Record Store Day in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Independent record shops open in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- 586 Records
Secondhand and new vinyl shop run by Antony Daly, relocated from Newcastle's Pilgrim Street to Gateshead's Orbis Community in September 2021; covers dance, rock and pop with in-store listening.
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- Beatdown Records
Long-running independent record shop near Central Station, trading since 2006, with one of the largest secondhand vinyl selections in the North East plus new releases, CDs and cassettes.
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- Beyond Vinyl
Walk-in vinyl shop and cafe at the John Marley Centre in West Denton, Newcastle, opened March 2018, selling vintage and contemporary records and occasionally hosting live music.
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- Oxfam Books & Music
Oxfam charity shop in Jesmond with a dedicated music room selling secondhand vinyl, CDs and DVDs alongside books; proceeds go to Oxfam's charitable work.
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- Reflex Records
Newcastle city-centre record shop on Nun Street offering new CDs and vinyl at competitive prices; an official Record Store Day participant.
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- RPM Music
Newcastle city-centre vinyl shop on Old George Yard, buying, selling and trading new and used records and CDs across most genres for over 25 years.
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- Vinyl Guru
Proudly independent Newcastle record shop trading since 1996 on Westgate Road, an official Record Store Day shop since 2015, with a dedicated video-game-music vinyl section.
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See the full record store listing for Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.