There are two NI Rocks Shows uploaded each week on Rock Radio NI. These are the playlists for those Shows for the month of August 2026 – all of which are still available from the On Demand Player. There are tracks by around 100 different artists on the Shows this month.

Playlists for July 2026 were published previously and those Shows are also still available via the On Demand Player -  https://www.rockradioni.co.uk/news/rrni-updates/3963-ni-rocks-playlists-for-july-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 were three new interviews - Taime from Faster Pussycat, Tony West from Blacklist Union and Sean Manning from The Exiles. There were also special promo features with Kris Barras, Ricky Warwick and Everlast.

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/ .

The featured album releases this month were from the Kris Barras Band, Steelover, Kickin’ Valentina and Kamelot.

 

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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 No815 – Uploaded 7^th Aug 2026}

_{TYGERS OF PAN TANG - Dark Divinity}

_{KISS - Detroit Rock City}

_{FOO FIGHTERS - Learn to Fly}

_{MOTÖRHEAD - Born to Raise Hell (Live)}

_{FASTER PUSSYCAT - Don’t Change That Song}

_{Interview with TAIME DOWNE Part 1 (10 min)}

_{FASTER PUSSYCAT – Cathouse}

_{Interview with TAIME DOWNE Part 2 (10 min)}

_{FASTER PUSSYCAT – Like A Ghost}

_{FASTER PUSSYCAT – Motorbike}

_{Interview with TAIME DOWNE Part 3 (6 min)}

_{FASTER PUSSYCAT – Nola}

_{SEVENDUST – Denial}

_{DANTE FOX – Remember}

_{SHOTGUN SYMPHONY - Between The Eyes}

_{VELVETEEN QUEEN - Too Far Gone}

_{AIRBOURNE - Here She Comes}

_{GIRISH AND THE CHRONICLES - Generation Coward}

_{IRON SAVIOR - The Battle}

_{MOB RULES - Hold Back The Light}

_{SAXON - All Guns Blazing}

_{THE EXILES – Rainmaker}

_{THE EXILES - Soul Woman}

 

_{Friday NI Rocks Show No816 – Uploaded 14^th Aug 2026}

_{THE EXILES – Rainmaker}

_{BLACKLIST UNION – Madame Butterfly}

_{Interview with TONY WEST from BLACKLIST UNION Pt1 (5min)}

_{BLACKLIST UNION & LORRAINE LEWIS – Jackson}

_{Interview with TONY WEST from BLACKLIST UNION Pt2 (7min)}

_{BLACKLIST UNION – DIRTY HALO}

_{BLACKLIST UNION – Mississippi Moonhound}

_{Interview with TONY WEST from BLACKLIST UNION Pt3 (6min)}

_{BLACKLIST UNION – Read Between The Lines}

_{THE SAVIOR COMPLEX - Halo}

_{Promo for KRIS BARRAS BAND album “Monsters We Made” Pt1}

_{KRIS BARRAS BAND – Beautiful Lie}

_{Promo for KRIS BARRAS BAND album “Monsters We Made” Pt2}

_{THE EXILES – Turning Time}

_{Interview with SEAN MANNING from THE EXILES Pt1 (7min)}

_{THE EXILES – Soul Woman}

_{Interview with SEAN MANNING from THE EXILES Pt2 (12min)}

_{THE EXILES – Friend}

_{Interview with SEAN MANNING from THE EXILES Pt3 (10min)}

_{THE EXILES – Richmond Castle Wall}

_{HURRICANE – Heart Made of Stone}

_{FEMME FATALE – Waiting For the Big One}

_{FASTER PUSSYCAT – Poison Ivy}

 

_{Friday NI Rocks Show No817 (21^st Aug) – Uploaded 18^th Aug 2026}

_{FEMME FATALE – Cradle’s Rockin}

_{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}

_{FASTER PUSSYCAT - Don’t Change That Song}

_{Interview with TAIME DOWNE Part 1 (10 min)}

_{FASTER PUSSYCAT – Cathouse}

_{Interview with TAIME DOWNE Part 2 (10 min)}

_{FASTER PUSSYCAT – Like A Ghost}

_{FASTER PUSSYCAT – Motorbike}

_{Interview with TAIME DOWNE Part 3 (6 min)}

_{FASTER PUSSYCAT – Nola}

_{BLACKLIST UNION – Madame Butterfly}

_{Interview with TONY WEST from BLACKLIST UNION Pt1 (5min)}

_{BLACKLIST UNION & LORRAINE LEWIS – Jackson}

_{Interview with TONY WEST from BLACKLIST UNION Pt2 (7min)}

_{BLACKLIST UNION – DIRTY HALO}

_{BLACKLIST UNION – Mississippi Moonhound}

_{Interview with TONY WEST from BLACKLIST UNION Pt3 (6min)}

_{BLACKLIST UNION – Read Between The Lines}

_{THE SAVIOR COMPLEX - Halo}

 

_{Friday NI Rocks Show No818 (28^th Aug) – Uploaded 29^th Aug 2026}

_{KICKIN VALENTINA - Rock n Roll Casualty}

_{BLACKTOP MOJO - 10 Year Itch}

_{SHOGUN MOJO - Under The Gun}

_{NICKELBACK - Leave Me Behind}

_{RICKY WARWICK - Seek Zen Destroy (ft Phil Collen)}

_{Promo for RICKY WARWICK album “Fire & Vengeance” Pt1}

_{RICKY WARWICK – Last Chance to Dance}

_{Promo for RICKY WARWICK album “Fire & Vengeance” Pt2}

_{RICKY WARWICK - Fire & Vengeance}

_{VELVET RUSH - The Sound of Letting Go}

_{SHA-BOOM - One More Drink for the Road (ft Linnea Vikstrom)}

_{THE DAMN TRUTH - Killer Whale}

_{TYGERS OF PAN TANG - Rise Up!}

_{STEELOVER - Out of a Living Hell}

_{PHIL SOUSSAN - Fading Out}

_{FROZEN CROWN - Who Wants to Burn in Heaven}

_{KAMELOT - Sanctuary}

_{FLOOR JANSEN - Bring Me Silence}

_{EVERLAST - Losing Man’s Game}

_{Promo for EVERLAST album “Embers to Ashes” Pt1}

_{EVERLAST – Every Dog Has Its Day}

_{Promo for EVERLAST album “Embers to Ashes” Pt2}

_{EVERLAST – Stones}

_{IRON SAVIOR - The Creature’s Tale}

_{BURNING SUN - Tale of Brothers}

_{BLACK DOG MOON -Neon Queen}

_{SOUND ON ZERO – Walls}

_{DOLLY PARTON - Heartbreaker (ft Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo)}

_{DOLLY PARTON - Magic Man (ft Ann Wilson)}

 

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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 No841 - Uploaded 4^th Aug 2026}

_{DANKO JONES – Good Time}

_{DANNY & BEN – Like A Satellite}

_{DANNY DANZI – Forever}

_{DANNY VAUGHN – Soldiers & Sailors on Riverside}

_{DANTE FOX – Firing My Heart}

_{DARE – Abandon}

_{DARIO MOLLO’S CROSSBONES – Red}

_{DARK AVENGER – Stronger Than Death}

_{THE DARK ELEMENT – Songs the Night Sings}

_{DARK HEART – Cold Winter}

_{DARK MILE – No Deal}

_{DARK SARAH – Illuminate}

_{DARK SHADOW – Black or White}

 

_{NI Rocks A-Z Show No842 - Uploaded 11^th Aug 2026}

_{THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON – Can’t Catch Me Now}

_{DARK SKY – Gone With the Wind}

_{THE DARKER MY HORIZON – Beware The Wolf}

_{DARKEST SINS – Slowly Dying}

_{THE DARKNESS – Love is Only A Feeling}

_{DARKSUN – For the Gods}

_{DARKTRIBE – I Walk Alone}

_{DARKYA BLACK – The Wish That Never Fades}

_{DARWIN – Soul Police}

_{DAUGHTRY – The Day I Die}

_{DAVE EVANS – I Believe}

_{DAVE MASON & JOE BONAMASSA – Dear Mr Fantasy}

_{DAVE MENIKETTI – Man’s World}

_{DAVE RUDE BAND – Eighteen Eyes}

 

_{NI Rocks A-Z Show No843 – Uploaded 18^th Aug 26}

_{DAVE RUDE BAND – Fallin’ Down}

_{DAVID COVERDALE – Love is Blind}

_{DAVID LEE ROTH – Goin’ Crazy}

_{THE DAVY K PROJECT – The Storm}

_{DAYLIGHT ROBBERY – Cross Your Heart}

_{DC4 – Seize The Day}

_{DE LA CRUZ – Turn It Up}

_{DEA MATRONA – So Damn Dangerous}

_{DEACON STREET PROJECT – I Can’t Go Back}

_{DEAD ADDICTION – Live at the Scene of the Crime}

_{THE DEAD AMIGOS – Hold Out}

_{THE DEAD CAN WAIT - Paranoia}

_{DEAD CITY RUINS – Preacher}

_{THE DEAD DAISIES – Holy Ground (Shake The Memory)}

 

_{NI Rocks A-Z Show No844 – Uploaded 27^th Aug 26}

_{THE DEAD DAISIES – I’m Gonna Ride}

_{DEAD END HEROES – Feed The Flames}

_{DEAD END IRONY – Gone}

_{DEAD GROOVE BAND – The Book of the Dead}

_{DEAD MAN’S WHISKEY – Masquerade}

_{DEAD REYNOLDS – Face Me}

_{DEADLAND RITUAL – Down in Flames}

_{DEADRISEN – Destiny}

_{DEADWOLFF – Homeward Bound}

_{DEAF RAT – Say Your Lies}

_{DE-ARROW – Rock n Roll Nights}

_{DEATH ANGEL – Under Pressure}

_{DEATH BY BUNNY – Who Do You Think You Are}

_{DEATH DEALER – Running With The Wolves}