Get your air guitars out because we are going back in time to look at some great school rock bands.
You certainly loved creating music back in the day and schools from all over Sunderland and South Tyneside had their own music band.
Just look at these great photo memories from 1980 to 2023 taking in Mill Hill, Hebburn, Whitburn, Oxclose, Havelock, Grindon Hall, Houghton Kepier and more.
We want you to get in touch and relive your own memories of playing in a school rock band. Maybe you were on the drums, the bass guitar or perhaps you were the singer.
We want to hear from you if you remember the gigs you played and the other members of your band, especially if it led you to continuing a life in the world of music.
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1. Making music at Mill Hill
Mill Hill Primary School in Sunderland had its own rock band in 2023 and pupils put together a song about youngsters' mental health. The band performed with the help of music teacher Tony Lindsted. | img
2. The Cassettez in 2015
Former Whitburn Church of England Academy pupil Bex Lapping was pictured with her band The Cassettez in 2015. Bex as well as Melissa Bentley, Nia Underhill and Sian Rees-Jones were performing for students at the school. | img
3. What a line-up at Havelock Primary
Looking cool in June 2006 were members of the Havelock Primary School rock band. | img
4. Great at Grindon Hall
Students at Grindon Hall Christian School staged a rock concert to raise money for 6th Form students to go to Uganda in 2006. | img