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Review: Split Festival, Ashbrooke Sports Ground, Sunderland Sep 24 2012

FOR the fourth year running Sunderland’s Ashbrooke Sports Ground played host to the Split Festival.Read

Review: Joe McElderry, Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre, Newcastle Sep 20 2012

JOE McElderry chose to launch his much-anticipated fourth album in the heart of his native Tyneside. And he couldn’t have been given a warmer reception.Read

Review: Dexys, The Sage Gateshead Sep 19 2012

KEVIN Rowland, you scoundrel. I ran 13.1 miles on Sunday, and the next day you engineer two standing ovations. Yes, you were leg-achingly good.Read

Preview: Halestorm at Newcastle O2 Academy Sep 19 2012

AS the heart-throb drummer in a fast-rising rock band, Arejay Hale has every reason to look forward to life on the road: most men in their mid-20s would relish the prospect of months away from home playing music and meeting girls.Read

Review: Calling All Workers, Northern Sinfonia, The Sage Gateshead Sep 18 2012

THE printed programme for this first concert in a new and busy classical season included a tribute to Northern Sinfonia’s founder, Michael Hall, who has died at the age of 80.Read

Review: The Cult And The Mission, Newcastle O2 Academy Sep 18 2012

THIS glorious trip down goth rock’s memory lane might have encountered bumps along the way but by the time The Cult and The Mission stopped off in Newcastle it was clear both bands meant business.Read

Classic FM celebrates its birthday in the North East Sep 17 2012

WITH a national radio station taking over the Sage today, David Whetstone dips into some classical offerings.Read

Review: Davey Arthur and Friends, Tyneside Irish Centre Sep 17 2012

FOR many years Davey Arthur has been an adopted member of the Fureys, Ireland's first family of folk.Read

True original is back but minus a few favourites Sep 17 2012

Dexys, Sage GatesheadRead

Field Music from Sunderland up for Mercury Music Prize - VIDEO Sep 13 2012

SUNDERLAND band Field Music are up for the Mercury Music Prize, Wearside-born presenter Lauren Laverne revealed last night.Read

Preview: Murad Ali at The Sage Gateshead Sep 12 2012

A VISITING musician from India will be introducing Gateshead audiences to the “instrument of 100 colours” in a special concert drawn from a tradition spanning six generations.Read

Preview: The Sixties Gold Tour at Darlington Civic Theatre Sep 11 2012

THE 60s get swinging again this weekend as Gerry and the Pacemakers head north for a night of nostalgia, joining home-grown favourites The Animals and friends in a double performance – the first of two local dates.Read

Sliver of silver screen brought to mind by indie-style brass band Sep 08 2012

They’ve spent the past year polishing their brassy sound behind closed doors, but Dennis are now ready for a live audience. Sam Wonfor reports.Read

Review: Patti Smith at Newcastle 02 Academy Sep 06 2012

NOW if I was manager of Rasa, the Indian restaurant on Newcastle Quayside, I’d strike while the iron is hot.Read

Interview: X Factor winner Joe McElderry + VIDEO Sep 06 2012

YOU’RE never sure what to expect next from Joe McElderry. You might be able to lay money on regular flashes of that mega-watt grin and be guaranteed a cheery disposition and polite answers in interviews.Read

Review: Africa Express at Middlesbrough Town Hall Sep 05 2012

THE first Africa Express tour was a trip through Mali, the latest Africa Express tour is a six-night journey through Britain by train.Read

Voices and attitude propel Little Mix to new success Sep 03 2012

THEY won the votes of a telly-watching nation, the hearts of anyone with a teenage daughter and made X Factor history when they became the first band to win the star-making talent search last year.Read