NTE Presents Reason II Rise

🔥 We're back with our biggest trance line up yet! Newcastle this one is special.

🎟 Early Bird Tickets Now On Sale!

🎟 General Release: 31st January

💥 NTE Presents Reason II Rise

🎧 LINE-UP:

✨ Alessandra Roncone

✨ Darren Porter

✨ Arctic Barbers

⭐ Very Special Guest: Scott Bond

📅 Saturday 2nd May 2026

🕖 7PM - 2AM

📍 The Powerhouse, Newcastle

This is going to be an unreal night of pure energy, emotion & hands-in-the-air moments - don't miss it! 🚀

Darren Porter

From the humble surroundings of the north east of England, near Newcastle, Darren Porter began his musical journey experimenting with keyboards and pianos and without the ability to read music and not one music lesson he was able to learn what made music work, from this he began to write small film scores for independent short films, but his real passion lay with electronic music.

Whilst not ready to let the world hear his music Darren held back until he was happy with what he could hear, he then entered the "Dave Pearce bedroom producer" competition which he won after Dave heard his track "termination" only hours before the show went live, "Termination" was subsequently signed to Oceanstate Recordings.

Over the last few years Darren has built a steady reputation for driving and hard euphoric uplifting remixes known to deliver huge energy, all his remixes have been supported by some of the biggest DJ's on the planet. 2011 was a monumental year for Darren Porter - winning the title "Tough as Titanium track of the Week" for his monster chart topping release "Daytona" - Signing his collaboration track "Springs Scent" to Sean Tyas' label Titanium Recordings which was tracklisted at ASOT500. 2012 saw Darren explode with a flurry of remixes and originals and caught the attention of big game players even earning himself a worldwide twitter trend for his track "Foundry" while been played and supported by Armin Van Buuren. Darren remixed one the biggest vocal tracks of the summer of 2012 "Sean Tyas feat. Lo-fi Sugar - The World" which caught great reviews and was played through the world during the summer festivals.

Since Darren has released top original tracks such as "Terraforming", "Spellbound" and The "Oracle" as well as collaborations with Ferry Tayle on "Neptunes Legacy" and ReOrder on "The Void" which was released on Armada's Who's Afraid of 138 Label.

Darren's dance floor destroying productions gave him the platform to perform across the globe at world renown events such as Transmission and Trancefusion in Czech Republic, Grotesque, Luminosity and Quest4Trance in The Netherlands, Digital Society and Goodgreef in UK, Techno Club and Legendary Festival in Germany and Next Universe in Switzerland.

Scott Bond

Recognized as one of the true pioneers of the Trance music scene, Scott Bond has been credited with shaping the sound that we all know and love, by contributing as a DJ, producer and promoter.

Perhaps he is best known for being the co-founder and driving force behind one of the most successful clubbing brands in the World - "Gatecrasher". This earned him the title of "World's Finest Resident" as voted for by readers, in the Mixmag Dance Music Awards, as well as reaching an all time high position of 34in the Annual DJ Mag poll, thanks to his acclaimed Gatecrasher residency.

Scott's DJing career and dalliance with the disco decks first began back in 1989 in and around Birmingham's very colourful night life with his first gig at the legendary Hummingbird club.

As a resident at Gatecrasher in Sheffield, England, Scott Bond's reputation grew quickly, making him one of the U.K.'s most esteemed trance DJs at the end of the '90s.

Voted Resident of the Year 1999 and fifth in the Best DJ poll by the readers of Mixmag, a popular U.K. dance magazine, Bond was also featured on Radio 1's Essential Mix show multiple times, further illustrating his popularity in England. In addition, he began increasing his reputation by spinning in other countries around the world.

Alessandra Roncone

Alessandra Roncone is a female DJ/Producer from Bologna, Italy. Since her journey into music in the 90's began she pursed a career in an industry that is in her blood.

Alessandra started to play in good local Clubs and at the biggest Italians Trance events like Art Of Trance (BO) and Trance Gate (MI). She began to produce music in 2012 with mentoring from producers such as Mark Lillini and trance heavy weight Darren Porter.

Over the years she began to hone her skills and began a rapid rise in the music she loved. Her production skills and Djing energy caught the eye of many in the industry and people began to take notice. With regular support from the likes of Aly & Fila, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Sean Tyas, Darren Porter, Manuel Le Saux and many more, she has released frequent tracks on the imprint from the Italian trance "Extrema Global Music" - hitting number 1 on Track It Down Trance Charts.

Her greatest success came with the release of "Sogno" on FSOE recordings deploying the 3th place on the Beatport Trance Chart, 86th on Main Top 100 Tracks, staying on the chart for more than a month. She gained also momentum with reworks of classics such as Sunbeam - Outside world, Lange - Drifting away and Tiesto - Elements Of Life.

Coupled with new management, logo and her radio show aptly named "Forza" - there is nothing stopping Italian fastest rising Trance Queen Alessandra Roncone. With an immense summer in 2016 including a European season tour in Ibiza, frequent gigs in the Netherlands, Germany, Zurich, Italy, Spain, France and Asia alongside some of the biggest names in the industry such as Aly & Fila, Sean Tyas, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Darren Porter, Ferry Tayle, Standerwick, The Thrillseekers, Ram and many more... She also exploded on to Asia stage playing for titans in the industry such as Transmission and FSOE, her profile is showing no signs of slowing down. There is so much more to come from this outstanding and energetic DJ.

She released music over the years on many high profile labels, more recently with the likes of Future Sound Of Egypt and Armada. Having had an explosive year with bookings, releases, collabs, remixes and tours, 2017 proved to the be the year that Alessandra Roncone arrived in trance music and she's definitively here to stay.

Arctic Barbers

Arctic Barbers are a UK-based trance trio from Teesside, delivering high-energy melodic and uplifting releases. With chart-topping tracks, major label support, and growing international recognition, their sound is built for both the club and the main stage.