Music in Newcastle, live music & gigs in the North East

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Preview: Summer Fair at Sunderland Minster May 22 2013

CELEBRATING the end of exams is possibly the one thing about school days we all miss.Read

Review: Alicia Keys, Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle May 21 2013

THE QUEEN of the keyboards had fans basking in a warm glow as she played Newcastle for the first time.Read

Review: Mark Knopfler at Metro Radio Arena - GALLERY May 20 2013

WELL, the boy can still play. It may not have been a blistering homecoming for our local hero on Saturday night but it was certainly spellbinding.Read

Freya Waley-Cohen's gift strikes a new chord May 20 2013

BRILLIANT young talent is the bedrock of the annual Northern Chords Festival and there’s no better example than Freya Waley-Cohen.Read

Feel the rhythms of Africa May 18 2013

Get ready to party – African-style. BARBARA HODGSON gets the lowdown on the up-and-coming Waka Waka festivalRead

One Direction kick off UK leg of world tour at Stadium of Light May 16 2013

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

Review: The Temperance Movement, Think Tank, Newcastle May 15 2013

THROW together five of classic rock’s rising stars and one of Tyneside’s most talked about new venues and a match made in live music heaven was always on the cards.Read

Gala Theatre is producing a summer filled with drama, music, film and comedy May 13 2013

SUMMER may not guarantee the sunshine, but those in charge of booking at the Gala Theatre in Durham are promising a programme of entertainment to banish away any grey sky blues.Read

Finding the funding for musician Gem Andrews May 13 2013

THE flights are booked, but there’s still a cloud of uncertainty over an upcoming transatlantic trip for Newcastle-based singer songwriter, Gem Andrews.Read

Review: Loudon Wainwright III @ the Sage, Gateshead May 11 2013

Loudon Wainwright III at The Sage GatesheadRead

Interview: Steve Hackett, former guitarist with Genesis May 09 2013

POPULAR legend has it that when Johnny Rotten and his pals invaded pop music with their snot and safety pins in the 1970s, it was bands like Genesis that took the hit.Read

Preview: The Abyssinians at The Cluny, Newcastle May 08 2013

BEST known for their album Satta Massagana, The Abyssinians are among the founding fathers of reggae.Read

Interview: Martin Longstaff talks about his soaring success May 08 2013

BEAUTIFUL lyrics with an edge of darkness are the signature of The Lake Poets, whose creator Martin Longstaff talks to Barbara Hodgson about his soaring success.Read

Review: Tom Paxton, The Sage Gateshead May 07 2013

TOM Paxton appeared on stage with a relaxed demeanour, as if he was playing his regular spot at a folk club and the audience was a room full of old friends. Read

Preview: Thriller Live at Sunderland Empire May 06 2013

RECREATING the music and magic of Michael Jackson is what is on the agenda this week at the Sunderland Empire.Read

Review: Chris Wood Trio are in a class of their own May 04 2013

Chris Wood Trio, The Sage GatesheadRead

Review: Half Memory at the Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle May 01 2013

IT seemed highly apt that an audio-visual performance celebrating the construction of the Metro system should be held just a few metres from one of its main stops.Read

Review: McFly, Newcastle 02 Academy Apr 27 2013

The Best of McFly tour certainly lived up to its name as the band played to a capacity crowd up Westgate Road.Read

A taste of festival treats to come Apr 24 2013

AS well as contributing to a memorable evening for all who were in Durham Cathedral on Monday night, many of the performances offered a taster for things to come.Read