Sharp tongued and instrumentally bright, Grace Petrie is wooing the nation all over again.

Disillusioned with the long-standing reign of right-wing politics and remarkably talented in the lyrics department, Grace Petrie is loved across the nation and has become a real icon of queer folk music. Her live shows are warm, welcoming community movements, and her songs are both charged enough to pique the brain, and catchy enough to make them become lodged in your brain for days. After taking some time to write her latest album, Petrie is now back with a bang and this gig promises to be one that you’ll never forget, so you’d be silly to miss it. MW

Grace Petrie, Friday 23 May, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, 8pm, from £20, theglasshouseicm.org