Dave Sweetmore

Since 1996 Dave Sweetmore has been an ever present and familiar face on the Northern and UK Music Scene, building up a solid and loyal fanbase and following.

As an established concert, festival, event and nightclub DJ and host, specializing in 'the best and coolest records ever made' he has entertained hundreds of thousands of music fans at many legendary clubs and gig venues around the UK, and as a concert, tour, and festival DJ has worked alongside many bands including Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, Scouting For Girls, Razorlight, The Fratellis, Lightning Seeds, The Selector, Cast, The Feeling, Black Grape, The Lathums, Dodgy, Little Man Tate, The Coral, Twisted Wheel, Feeder, and many more.

You will also find him at many festivals including Shiiine On, Geronimo, Kendal Calling, and many of the UK's large tribute festivals.

He’s been a regular guest on BBC Radio Manchester for almost 20 years, and started his own personal radio show 'The Dave Sweetmore Show' in 2015 on Revolution 96.2, before joining Tameside Radio in 2020.

His show has regularly featured guests such as Status Quo, Frank Turner, Stereophonics, Shed Seven, James, Travis to name just a few.

Dave is also a loyal supporter of new and unsigned music, and is the co-host of our popular ‘Local Music Spotlight’ feature. Below you can see some of the bands that Dave's brought to the airwaves at Tameside Radio. 

As a stadium announcer and DJ for the English Football League between 2001 and 2022, based mainly at Rochdale AFC, he won many accolades and awards from the likes of Sky Sports and the BBC. Sky Sports named him 'The Best ever DJ / Announcer In Football'. He gave up this position in June 2022 to concentrate more on live events and radio, and in leaving this position he attracted worldwide media attention, including in the New York Times, where they named him ‘the inventor of British Rock n Roll football’.

Since 2018 Dave has also been the presenter for online tv channels MMTV and Mancunia TV, programmes which showcase the best in Manchester music, sport, creativity, and inspirational people.

Dave started covering the Tameside Radio drivetime show in October 2022, before accepting the position full time in January 2023.

You can hear Dave every weekday on Tameside Radio between 3pm and 7pm, featuring his Weekday Jukebox, his ‘Guess The Track Maisie Mc’ feature, plus regular special guests.

He also presents his well-established long running ‘Dave Sweetmore Show’ every Monday night, alongside Laura Beth, between 7pm and 9pm, featuring classic indie anthems from across the decades, new music, and weekly guests and features. 

You can follow Dave on twitter @davesweetmore

SEE BELOW FOR SOME OF DAVE'S PREVIOUS AFTERNOON SHOWS, AND FURTHER BELOW FOR SOME PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF "THE DAVE SWEETMORE SHOW" FROM MONDAY NIGHTS

 

• Dave Sweetmore - 18th July

  As far as influential bands with longevity go, The Farm can easily be classed as one of our all-time great British bands. Over 40 years since forming the journey continues, with the recent news that the band have now been signed to the highly respected Modern Sky label.

• Dave Sweetmore - 11th July

  We are well and truly into festival season, my favourite time of the year, and this Sunday I'll be DJing at one of the North West's most popular three day events, as this weekend will see the hugely popular Foodies Festival return to Cheshire's iconic Tatton Park.

 

Here are some of the bands Dave's brought to Tameside Radio for the week Local Music Spotlight feature. If you know of a local band that might like to be featured let Dave know -  Dave@questmedianetwork.co.uk

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  Jacob Reddy

  He's been performing live since the age of 14, With Jacob, the four-piece band are collectively influenced by the likes of Biffy Clyro, Catfish and The Bottlemen and The Wombats.

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  Gdansk81

  They're are a six-piece indie band based around the North West, who met through attending football matches and mutual friends. They pride themselves on writing original instantly memorable pop songs.

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  Midnight Swim

  Formed around Greater Manchester, the band are a five-piece Alternative Pop and Rock band, who hit the music scene last year with a sound that is described by the band as 'The 1975 and Paramore in a bar brawl'.

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  17:17

  With a retro sound which they are proud of, 17:17 take influence from a broad range of genres, and between the two of them are influenced by the likes of The Beatles, Abba, Yes and Genesis.

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  Rick Holden

  Rick first started composing and writing music in the early 1990's, but it was last year, in May 2023, when he released 'Now I'm Free', his first commercial track.

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  Fates Hollow

  Fates Hollow are a progressive and alternative rock band from Manchester, who draw their inspiration from a diverse range of influences.

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  Long Island

  Bright indie production, punchy pop guitars and hook-laden heartfelt lyrics carve a sound unique to this four-piece band, who were initially formed as part of a university project.

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  The Tames

  The band take their name from the area they were formed, and were brought together after lead singer Joell decided to move on from being a solo artist.

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  Blueberry Hawks

  They formed in 2020 and were brought together by a love of indie and rock music but with roots and influences from a variety of genres.

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  Chords Of Indigo

  The man behind the name is Lee Hornsby, who grew up in the North East, but is now based in Manchester.

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  Ambiere

  'Fairytale Sounds and Big Beats' is how she describes her music, but there isn't a specific genre to best define Ambiere's work.

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  TRIIIP

  The three-piece band are an electrifying alternative rock trio with a psychedelic twist hailing from Manchester, with roots in Johannesburg

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  25th Hour

  The band are an alternative rock band who blend powerful female vocals with infectious melodies and heavy guitars and have formed their own unique sound.

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  Tony Ray

  A Bolton born musician, Tony was responsible for forming Bolton's first punk band 'The Rawboys'.

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  Tom Byrom

  a musician who has been on the Northwest music scene for many years, and since his band 'Lyon Road' called it a day in 2016, he's wasted no time in making himself a popular face on the scene as a solo artist.

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  Joe Makes Noise

  Joe Makes Noise is the solo project of singer, guitarist and songwriter Joe Maguire, originally from South Yorkshire but now settled in Audenshaw.

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  The Trend

  A five-piece Manchester based band consists of Mark Revell, Steve Scott, Charlie Vincent, Jake Higgs and John Woodruff.

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  Joe Symes and the Loving Kind

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  Little Strange

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  Midnight Gallery

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  Picture Nova

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  The DDE's

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  The Height

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  Heavy Salad

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  Imogen Paige

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  Nine Violets

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  Sugar Crease

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  St Lucifer

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  The Haciendas

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  Parkbridge

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  Caesar Of Cymatics

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  The Cathodes

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  Alex Spencer

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  The Notion

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  Urban Theory

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  North Blood

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  Scapegrace

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  Damien Maddison

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  Not Ned

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  Ded Ferrets

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  Mansfield

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  Stepford Wives

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  The Guest List

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  Eddie Mooney and The Grave

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  George Borowski

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  Lee O'Brien

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  Bohmen

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  Alias-Kid

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  Ventrelles

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  Chloe Jones

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  Hannah Mazey

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  Babyflxcko

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  The Sprats

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  Bay Bryan

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  Kaiden Nolan

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  Damian Luke

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  Joe Astley

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  Katie O'Malley

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  Betta Salvan

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  Ruff Trade

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  Madame Claude

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  Flechettes

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  Stanleys

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  Maddie Spencer

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  Harry Lavin

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  What Will Be

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  Plastic Heart

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  Walking Contradiction

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  Craig Lee and The Humblebees

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  The Shed Project

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  Daisy Valentine

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  The Marbellas

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  Cobain Jones

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  Alex Spencer