There are two NI Rocks Shows uploaded each week on Rock Radio NI. These are the playlists for those Shows for the month of May 2026 – all of which are still available from the On Demand Player. There are tracks by around 180 different artists on the Shows this month.

Playlists for April 2026 were published previously and those Shows are also still available via the On Demand Player - https://www.rockradioni.co.uk/news/rrni-updates/3956-ni-rocks-playlists-for-april-2026

There are also monthly Spotify playlists for the Friday NI Rocks Show which feature most of the tracks from each Show that month.

This month there was an interview with Lorraine Lewis from Femme Fatale and special promo features with Sevendust, Dan Byrne and The Karma Effect in relation to their new albums.

Previous interviews can be found here - http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/interviews.html and on the NI Rocks MixCloud page as well - https://www.mixcloud.com/NIRocks/ .

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The Friday NI Rocks Show is two hours long and will feature a mix of new releases, tracks by bands who’ll be playing gigs in NI, classic tracks, local bands and some interviews. Shows are available from the On Demand Player for about 8 weeks following upload - http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/hosts/ni-rocks-friday-rock-show.html

 

_{Friday NI Rocks Show No801 – Uploaded 1^st May 2026}

_{AIRBOURNE - Alive After Death (Last Plane Out)}

_{SHINEDOWN - Three Six Five}

_{GUS G - No One Has To Know (ft Dino Jelusick)}

_{TYGERS OF PAN TANG – Electrified}

_{KRIS BARRAS BAND - Riot of One}

_{BLACK SWAMP WATER - All the Difference}

_{TESLA - I Love You}

_{SEVENDUST – One}

_{Promo feature for new SEVENDUST album “One”}

_{SEVENDUST – Construct}

_{NASA ASSASSIN - Nasa Assassin}

_{NO HOT ASHES - Jonny Redhead}

_{PAT MCMANUS BAND - Bury Me}

_{PAY*OLA - 77 Miles}

_{RAVENLIGHT - Where The Stars Grow (2026 version)}

_{REBELS BY NATURE - Blood and Whiskey}

_{THE RED VELETINES - Ninety Nine Times}

_{REDLIGHT – Karma}

_{RICKY LORIMER - Lay It Down}

_{RICKY WARWICK - Angels of Desolation}

_{ROMEOPATHY -Chemicals}

_{ROSCO’S RIOT - Gypsy Eyes}

_{RUMOUR DEN - Sea of Trees}

_{SAFFRON GORMAN & THE BLACK EAGLE BAND - Black Eagle Band}

_{SAFIRE – Heartbreaker}

_{SANDSTONE - I Know Why}

_{SCREAMING EAGLES - High Class Rock n Roll}

_{SELENE - Burning Bridge}

_{SEPTEMBER CROSS - Closer to the Edge}

_{SIMON MCBRIDE - Dead Man Walking}

_{LYNCH MOB - Wicked Sensation (Live)}

 

_{Friday NI Rocks Show No802 – Uploaded 8^th May 2026}

_{FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH - Welcome to the Circus}

_{VELVETEEN QUEEN - The Greater Good}

_{HARSH - Don’t Mess With Me}

_{SISTERS DOLL – United}

_{HELL IN THE CLUB - The Ocean}

_{SCARLET TANTRUM - Mutate}

_{DOMINUM - Doctor Doctor}

_{FASTER PUSSYCAT - House of Pain}

_{FEMME FATALE - Fortune & Fame}

_{BLACKLIST UNION - Mississippi Moonhound}

_{DESERT FIRE - R.A.D.I.O.}

_{KING ZEBRA - Heart Without A Home}

_{SHA-BOOM - Never Stop}

_{SINOCENCE - Long Way Down}

_{SISTER MARKO - Dragonfly}

_{SKYPILOT – Stomper}

_{SLOW SPEED TIME TRAVEL - Time Has Won}

_{SONS OF SIN - Whore of Babylon}

_{SOUNDSTONE - Everybody Knows.}

_{STEVIE K - Winter Son}

_{STORMZONE - Cushy Glen}

_{SWANEE RIVER -Young Blood}

_{SWEET SAVAGE - Leave Me Alone}

_{SWEET TASTE - Dancing Shoes}

_{TRIGGERMAN - The Riff Holds Sway}

_{TRUCKER DIABLO - Show Me The Way}

_{WHITEABBEY - Just Desserts}

_{WILD HEAT - Time & Time Again}

_{WORLDSEND - Inconspicuous Others}

_{YELLOW SAM - Time to Make A Choice}

_{ZAC MAC - Project X}

_{ZERO THEORY – Trapdoor}

_{AMBERIAN DAWN - The Vision of Dreaming}

 

_{Friday NI Rocks Show No803 (15^th May) – Uploaded 16^th May 2026}

_{FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH - Eye of the Storm}

_{EVANESCENCE - Who Will You Follow}

_{EVA UNDER FIRE - Villainous (ft Maria Brink)}

_{SISTER SIN – Drive}

_{THE KARMA EFFECT - Raised on Rock n Roll}

_{DEGREED - One Helluva Ride}

_{ALICATE - Too Bad to be Good}

_{KISS - Let’s Put The X in Sex}

_{RATT - Way Cool Jr}

_{BULLETBOYS - Smooth Up In Ya}

_{DOKKEN - It’s Not Love (Live)}

_{REXORIA - Metallic Rain}

_{ZAN/CODY - Damn}

_{GUS G - Nothing Can Break Me Now (ft Doro)}

_{CLUTCH - Slaughter Beach}

_{MAMMOTH - Same Old Song}

_{SMOKING SNAKES - Don’t Touch}

_{JOHN DIVA & THE ROCKETS OF LOVE - Bigger Than America}

_{NUCLEAR MESSIAH - Dice and Thunder (ft Ronnie Romero)}

_{KROKUS - Everybody Rocks}

_{EUROPE – Superstitious}

_{PAT BENATAR - All Fired Up}

_{FLEETWOOD MAC - No Questions Asked}

_{ICONIC -Tears Keep on Falling}

_{PRIDE OF LIONS - Unbridled}

_{RICKY WARWICK - Don’t Leave Me in the Dark (ft Lita Ford)}

_{PARKER BARROW – Blinded}

_{STEVE LOUE - Traces of the Flood}

_{BLACK DOG MOON – 1985}

_{JOE BONAMASSA - Tattoo’d Lady (Live)}

 

_{Friday NI Rocks Show No804 (22^nd May) – Uploaded 23rd May 2026}

_{SHAKRA - Just Live Loud!}

_{FEMME FATALE - Living Like There’s No Tomorrow}

_{Interview with LORRAINE LEWIS Part 1 (13min)}

_{BLACKLIST UNION & LORRAINE LEWIS – Jackson}

_{Interview with LORRAINE LEWIS Part 2 (10min)}

_{FEMME FATALE – Bad Love (ft Bumblefoot)}

_{Interview with LORRAINE LEWIS Part 3 (9min)}

_{FEMME FATALE - If}

_{VIXEN – Red}

_{NIGHT RANGER - Don’t tell Me That You Love Me}

_{TESLA - Spread Your Wings}

_{CLUTCH – Evil}

_{Promo feature for new DAN BYRNE album Part 1}

_{DAN BYRNE – Pulling Me Under}

_{Promo feature for new DAN BYRNE album Part 2}

_{HEART – Barracuda}

_{STATUS QUO - Caroline}

_{AC/DC - Touch Too Much}

_{KISS - Love Gun}

_{Promo feature for new album by THE KARMA EFFECT Part 1}

_{THE KARMA EFFECT – Long Gone}

_{Promo feature for new album by THE KARMA EFFECT Part 2}

_{ARMORED SAINT - Every Man – Any Man}

_{SPREAD EAGLE - Ant Farm}

_{BLACK SABBATH - The Mob Rules}

_{IRON MAIDEN - Where Eagles Dare}

 

_{Friday NI Rocks Show No805 (29^th May) – Uploaded 31^st May 2026}

_{TRUCKER DIABLO - World is on Fire}

_{SINNER – Wait}

_{MODUS BLACK - Sunset Strip}

_{RICKY WARWICK - Fire & Vengeance}

_{FASTER PUSSYCAT -Where There’s A Whip There’s A Way}

_{VAIN - Beat the Bullet}

_{BRITNY FOX - Hair of the Dog}

_{TORA TORA - Phantom Rider}

_{EUROPE – Hero}

_{SCORPIONS - Love Em or Leave Em}

_{JEFF SCOTT SOTO – Drowning}

_{ROBERT JON & THE WRECK – Arroyo}

_{JACK J HUTCHINSON - Soul Believer}

_{LAKEVIEW - Name in a Song}

_{BLACK LABEL SOCIETY - Crazy or High}

_{BRUCE KULICK - It’s Just My Life (ft John Corabi)}

_{SIDEBURN - Black Sheep}

_{KINGDOM COME – Overrated}

_{HEAVY PETTIN - City Girl}

_{LEE AARON - Nasty Boys}

_{ALANNAH MYLES - Black Velvet}

_{GODSMACK - Running Blind}

_{DORO - Für Immer}

_{MEAT LOAF - Bat Out of Hell (Live with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)}

 

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The NI Rocks A – Z Show is about an hour long and is essentially an alphabetical browse through my music collection. Shows are also available from the On Demand Player for about 8 weeks following upload - http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/hosts/ni-rocks-az.html

 

_{NI Rocks A-Z Show No828 – Uploaded 5^th May 2026}

_{BURN HALO – Dead End Roads and Lost Highways}

_{THE BURNING CROWS – Slow Up, Get Down}

_{BURNING KINGDOM – From On High}

_{BURNING POINT – Arsonist of the Soul}

_{BURNING RAIN – Face The Music}

_{BURNING WITCHES – The Spell of the Skull}

_{BURNT OUT WRECK – Ain’t Done Nothing Wrong}

_{BUSH – The Land of Milk and Honey}

_{BUTCHER BABIES – Thrown Away}

_{BY DEFINITION – Warrior}

_{BYWATER CALL – Everybody Knows}

_{C.O.P. – The Enemy}

_{C.T.P. (CHRISTIAN TOLLE PROJECT) – Sword and Stone}

_{THE CADILLAC THREE – Back It Up}

 

_{NI Rocks A-Z Show No829 – Uploaded 12^th May 2026}

_{CAGE THE GODS – Bruce Willis (My Time Is Now)}

_{CAGE9 – Take Back Tomorrow}

_{CAIRO SON – Devils Tongue}

_{CAITLIN KRISKO & THE BROADCAST – Piece of You}

_{CALIFORNIA BREED – The Way}

_{CALIFORNIA IRISH – Big Questions}

_{THE CALLING – Adrienne}

_{CANDLEMASS – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath}

_{CANEDY – Not Even Love}

_{CANTERVICE – Chasing The Sky}

_{CAPTAIN BLACK BEARD – Dreams}

_{CARBELLION - Preacher}

_{CARE OF NIGHT – Tonight}

_{CARL DIXON – One Good Reason}

 

_{NI Rocks A-Z Show No830 - Uploaded 17^th May 2026}

_{CARL SENTANCE - Overload}

_{CASABLANCA – The Giant Dreamless Sleep}

_{CASANDRA’S CROSSING - Impatient}

_{CASCADENCE – Let’s Get Ready}

_{CASSIDY PARIS - Stronger}

_{CATS IN BOOTS – Her Monkey}

_{CATS IN SPACE - Occam’s Razor (Not the End of the World).}

_{CATTAIL BREW – Cry Baby}

_{CAULDRON – Letting Go}

_{CAVE – Promised Land}

_{CELTIC LEGACY – The Crow}

_{CHAD KROEGER – Hero (Ft Josey Scott)}

_{CHALICE OF SIN – I Stand}

_{CHANGE OF HEART – Wayward Son}

 

_{NI Rocks A-Z Show No831 - Uploaded 26^th May 2026}

_{CHAOS MAGIC – Path of the Brave (ft Ronnie Romero)}

_{CHARIOT – Asylum}

_{CHARLOTTE WESSELS – Chasing Sunsets}

_{CHARM CITY DEVILS – Man of Constant Sorrow}

_{CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED – As I Catch My Breath}

_{CHASE THE DAY – Forget Your Name}

_{CHASING DRAGONS – Devil in Her Eyes}

_{CHASING MALLORY - Bruised}

_{CHASTAIN – For Those Who Dare}

_{CHEAP TRICK – Mighty Wings}

_{CHEMIA – Grey}

_{CHERIE CURRIE – Roxy Roller}

_{CHEZ KANE – Don’t Cry Wolf (ft Danny Rexon)}

_{CHICAGO – Hard Habit to Break}

_{CHICKENFOOT – Turnin’ Left}