| Band/Artist | Notes |
|---|---|
| And So I Watch You From Afar | Northern Irish instrumental guitar rock band incorporating elements of progressive, noise rock, hardcore, metal, punk in their own original brew |
| Asylum Road | Metal band from Derry formed in 2021 |
| Autumns | Experimental electronic musician from Derry active since the early 2010s |
| Beithíoch | Black/death metal band from Derry, formed in 2002 |
| Bronagh Gallagher | |
| Catchers | Ninties indie pop band from Portstewart |
| Cherym | 3 piece female pop-punk outfit from Derry |
| Cuckoo | 90s Derry guitar rock band that signed to the Geffen label |
| Ed Zealous | Five piece indie pop/rock/electronic outfit from Coleraine later based in Belfast, active 2005 to 2015 |
| Feargal Sharkey | Went solo after the Undertones split in the early 80's |
| Fighting With Wire | Alternative rock and punk band from Derry, Northern Ireland |
| General Fiasco | Belfast indie band fromed in 2007 |
| Henry McCullough | Portstewart, Co. Derry born guitarist played with a long line of major acts including Eire Apparent, Sweeneys Men, Wings, Joe Cocker, and a host of other well known artists; Also released solo recordings |
| JC Stewart | Northern Irish singer-songwriter |
| Jetplane Landing | Derry band formed in 1999; with a strong DIY ethos, they formed their own label and released a number of albums |
| Mourning Of The Heretic | Black metal band from Derry |
| Paul Casey | Singer/songwriter/guitarist from Derry |
| Reevah | Ethereal indie pop singer-songwriter from Derry |
| Sandstone | Progressive metal/power metal band from Derry, formed in 2003 |
| Scheer | 1990s alternative rock/metal band from Derry |
| Sister Ghost | Sister Ghost is the band of Shannon Delores O’Neill from Derry |
| Soak | Indie rock, singer-songwriter from Derry |
| That Petrol Emotion | Formed in Derry by ex-Undertones guitarist Sean O'Neill after the Undertones split up. |
| The Divine Comedy | Formed in Enniskillen in 1989 by Neil Hannon |
| The Moondogs | Pop-Punk band from Derry, formed in 1978, split in 1982, re-formed in 2002 |
| The Undertones | 'Teenage Kicks' is one of the most exhilarating two and a half minutes ever put on record and most of the rest of their stuff is not half bad either. Their fast paced hook-laden brand of pop-punk gave them appeal beyond the punk scene. |
| The Wood Burning Savages | Four‑piece rock/punk band from Derry City |
| Tie the Boy | Derry based band briefly signed to U2's Mother Records record label |
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