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Gordon Barr

Gordon Barr

One Direction to kick off tour with gig at Stadium of Light

ONE Direction will kick off the UK leg of their first-ever stadium tour with a gig in the North East.Read

One Direction kick off UK leg of world tour at Stadium of Light

ONE Direction will kick off their first-ever stadium tour with a gig here in the North East, it was announced today.Read

Jessie J signs up for Durham cricket club Summer Nights Live gig

JESSIE J and a host of other chart-toppers are gearing up to play outdoor gigs in the region this summer.Read

Oliver! arrives at Newcastle Theatre Royal

THEATRE bosses in Newcastle are celebrating the arrival of one of their biggest productions in recent years.Read

Lindisfarne frontman Alan Hull honoured with plaque - GALLERY

THE Fog on the Tyne was all his and now Alan Hull has a permanent memorial in his home city.Read

Duke of York and daughter to open Theatre Royal birthday celebrations

NEWCASTLE Theatre Royal’s 175th birthday celebrations will be officially opened tonight by HRH The Duke of York and daughter Princess Eugenie.Read

Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle musical premieres in Newcastle

GLOBAL singing sensation Susan Boyle is to join the cast of I Dreamed A Dream, the musical based on her life, which gets its world premiere in Newcastle.Read

Connie Fisher pulls out of The Sound of Music

MUSICALS star Connie Fisher has dramatically pulled out of The Sound of Music tour which is heading for Newcastle.Read

Susan Boyle musical to premiere at Theatre Royal Newcastle

A NEW musical charting the life of global singing sensation Susan Boyle will get its world premiere in Newcastle.Read

George Michael announces gig at Metro Radio Arena

POP superstar George Michael is to play his first ever solo Newcastle gig this December.Read

Review: Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival

GORDON BARR went to Paris to see Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival. He interviewed Toy Story’s Woody and Jessie characters ahead of their current visit to Newcastle.Read

BOY, OH BOY, IS THAT CHERYL?

CHERYL Cole has taken up a four-week residency in Newcastle - of sorts. Lady Boy Oat plays Cheryl in The Lady Boys of Bangkok’s show, at the Sabai Pavilion, Times Square, until October 9 and is even joined by ex-hubby ‘Ashley Cole’ on the stage, before she shows him the red card, in the cabaret send-up.Read

Roxy Music set for Metro Radio Arena homecoming date

ROCK legends Roxy Music are to kick off their first UK tour in more than a decade with a homecoming gig in Newcastle, it was confirmed today.Read

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Violinist Andre Rieu set to perform in Newcastle

VIOLINIST Andre Rieu has announced his debut North East show.Read

TV presenter Lauren Laverne

It all ads up for TV’s Lauren Laverne

IT’S confession time and television and radio personality Lauren Laverne isn’t holding back.Read

Big names to top the bill at Evolution festival

SOME of the biggest names in British music will top the bill at this year’s Evolution festival on the banks of the River Tyne.Read

Actress Kate Graham who is appearing in Mamma Mia!

Kate's at home in Mamma Mia!

DRIVING into Newcastle earlier this week, actress Kate Graham was full of excitement and a bundle of nerves.Read

Joe McElderry gives special performance at The Sage

X FACTOR finalist Joe McElderry gave a special, private performance to family and friends on Tyneside last night.Read

Author Profile

Gordon Barr is our Entertainment Editor. He has been covering showbiz stories for us since 1993, having joined the company in 1990. Having grown up in the Western Highlands in a village called Taynuilt, he is now very much a city lad and is interested in all forms of entertainment, with a wide taste in music, film, food and theatre.

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