The Kilkennys in Concert

A traditional Irish folk and ballad band, The Kilkennys are noted for their dynamic arrangements, energetic performances and charismatic rapport with audiences across the globe.

Venue:

The Maltings, Eastern Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1AJ

Date:

Apr 27th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£26

JustKing Jones

Acclaimed saxophonist and producer JustKing Jones is set to take the stage for his GENESIS Tour in April 2025, bringing his groundbreaking fusion of jazz, gospel, and Afro-futuristic rhythms to audiences across the UK and Europe.

Venue:

The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

Apr 27th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£17.50

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

Personally endorsed by Fleetwood Mac founding member, Mick Fleetwood, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac is the ultimate tribute to one of rock and roll’s most remarkable groups.

Venue:

The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR

Date:

Apr 26th 2025 - Apr 27th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£39.40-£50.60

Toots & The Maytals

Leba Hibbert, daughter of the legendary Toots, is now fronting the band, keeping the spirit of reggae alive!

Venue:

Wylam Brewery, Palace of Arts, Exhibition Park, Newcastle, NE2 4PZ

Date:

Apr 27th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£33adv

Kelsy Karter & The Heroines

A four-piece Australian/British rock & roll band whose debut album Missing Person was critically acclaimed and a thrilling introduction to a truly singular musical mind.

Venue:

The Grove, 1 St Michael's Rd, Byker, Newcastle, NE6 1QU

Date:

Apr 27th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£14

Sari Schorr

One of the world's best contemporary blues rock singers. Her mesmerizing live shows erupt like a volcano with staggeringly strong vocals set against hard-driving blues rock.

Venue:

Zerox, 48-52 Sandhill, Newcastle, NE1 3JF

Date:

Apr 27th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£28.37adv

Henry Miller Memorial Concert - Leia Zhu and Jonathan Ware

Programme: Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78; J.S. Bach (arr. Fox-Lefriche): Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 arranged for solo violin; Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Ysaÿe: Captice d'après L'Etude en Forme de Valse, Op. 52, No. 6 de C. Saint Saëns.

Venue:

King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle, NE1 7RU

Date:

Apr 27th 2025

Time:

15:00

Price:

Free, booking required

Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis Quartet

Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis began playing together 20 years ago, when they had both relocated to West London to study. Their latest recording features original music inspired by the many places they’ve called home over the years.

Venue:

The Globe, 11 Railway Street, Newcastle, NE4 7AD

Date:

Apr 27th 2025

Time:

20:00

Price:

£12adv/£14otd/under 25s £7

Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis Quartet: Feels Like Home

Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis began playing together 20 years ago, when they had both relocated to West London to study. Their latest recording features original music inspired by the many places they’ve called home over the years.

Venue:

Hexham Library, Queen's Hall, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS

Date:

Apr 27th 2025

Time:

15:00

Price:

From £10

Jumpin Hot Club presents An evening with Mark Eitzel (American Music Club)

Mark Eitzel has released over 17 albums with American Music Club and as a solo artist. The Guardian has called him “America’s greatest living lyricist,” and Rolling Stone once gave him their Songwriter of the Year award.

Venue:

Gosforth Civic Theatre, Regent Farm Road, Newcastle, NE3 3HD

Date:

Apr 27th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£19

Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering

Annual 3-day family-friendly festival of Northumbrian traditional music, dance, craft, dialect, stories, competitions, workshops and heritage. Over 50 indoor and outdoor events including Saturday morning procession, Morpeth Castle open days, legendary NE folk duo Bob Fox and Stu Luckley reunion concert), three special 25-year anniversaries - Shonaleigh returns as Storyteller in Residence, Voice Male choir and the Old Bakehouse Yard Millennium Green with its Gathering Storyteller’s Garden.

Venue:

Morpeth Town Centre, Morpeth, Northumberland

Date:

Apr 25th 2025 - Apr 27th 2025

Time:

09:30 - 23:00

Price:

Varies from free to £15

Max Bianco

Max Bianco first made his mark as one of the frontmen for The Jar Family, a Hartlepool-based industrial-folk rock band.

Venue:

The Waiting Room, 9 Station Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton on Tees, TS16 0BU

Date:

Apr 27th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£12.50

Matilda Mann

From the lyrics pencilled in her diary to playing demos on the kitchen speaker, Matilda's up coming debut album “Roxwell” is a living, breathing portrayal of the bittersweet transition to adulthood.

Venue:

The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

Apr 28th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£17

Northern Live - Do I Love You

Keeping the faith to the original sounds of the underground movement that started on the dance floors in the North and eventually swept the nation including an 11-piece band with 4 lead vocalists performing over 30 original hits.

Venue:

Sunderland Empire Theatre, High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3EX

Date:

Apr 28th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

From £15.25

Mario

GRAMMY-nominated, platinum-selling R’n’B singer and songwriter Mario heads out on his UK headline tour in support of his highly anticipated new album Glad You Came.

Venue:

O2 City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle, NE1 8SF

Date:

Apr 28th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£52.85adv

Tartine de Clous / Powtes

Francophone traditional song trio.

Venue:

The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE6 1LD

Date:

Apr 28th 2025

Time:

20:30

Price:

£10

Chuck Ragan

With his emotional and gravel-coated bellow, vocalist/guitarist Chuck Ragan made a name for himself as one-fourth of the much-loved Gainesville post-hardcore outfit Hot Water Music.

Venue:

The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

Apr 29th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£25

Bicurious

The band have made fans all over the world with their unique blend of rock, math-rock, post-rock and unforgettable melodies.

Venue:

Zerox, 48-52 Sandhill, Newcastle, NE1 3JF

Date:

Apr 29th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£13

Axine M + Bridget Ferrill & Áslaug Magnúsdóttir

Axine M is a vessel for musical inquiries and creative impulses across multiple genres and sentiments, carving out a space for itself against the grain of the dystopian imaginary.

Venue:

Star & Shadow Cinema, 210 Warwick Street, Newcastle, NE2 1BB

Date:

Apr 29th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£10adv/£12otd

Soda Blonde

Since their formation in 2019, Soda Blonde has carved out a distinct space in the music world with their self-produced sound, introspective lyrics, and arresting visuals.

Venue:

The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

Apr 30th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£15

Greentea Peng

With her breezy, hypnotic vocals, Bermondsey's Aria Wells uses the alias Greentea Peng to build smoky soundscapes and spiritual anthems, lacing her music with genre-spanning influences and a hazy approach to contemporary neo-soul.

Venue:

Boiler Shop, 20 South Street, Newcastle, NE1 3PE

Date:

Apr 30th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£24.75adv

Soda Blonde

Since their formation in 2019, Soda Blonde has carved out a distinct space in the music world with their self-produced sound, introspective lyrics, and arresting visuals.

Venue:

The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

Apr 30th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£15

Creedence Clearwater Review

The UK’s number one Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute show.

Venue:

Arc, Dovecot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LL

Date:

May 1st 2025

Time:

20:00

Price:

£23.50 inc. booking fee

Dom Martin (Acoustic)

Multi award winning Irish guitarist, hailed by many as the successor to the legendary Blues/Rock artists Rory Gallagher and fellow Belfast man Gary Moore.

Venue:

Wylam Brewery, Palace of Arts, Exhibition Park, Newcastle, NE2 4PZ

Date:

May 1st 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£22

Alain Johannes & Earl of Hell

As a writer, touring musician, producer and engineer, Alain has worked with Chris Cornell, Them Crooked Vultures, PJ harvey, Sound City Players, No Doubt, Mark Lanegan, Jimmy Eat World, Queens of the Stone Age, Brody Dalle and Arctic Monkeys. Alain will once again be joined by Edinburgh based fuzz rockers and adopted nephews Earl Of Hell as his backing band and tour support.

Venue:

The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

May 1st 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£16

Dean Johnson

Dean Johnson’s rustic tenor and simply strummed acoustic guitar have been perking up ears around the Pacific Northwest and beyond for over a decade now.

Venue:

The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

May 1st 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£15

First Date Fuckers / Pinel Cero / Alec Michels

Venue:

Little Buildings, 3-5 Stepney Bank, Newcastle, NE1 2PW

Date:

May 1st 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£8

Alabaster dePlume

DePlume’s songs are built on sonorous circular melodies and luminous tones that transmit calmness and generosity in warm waves – unless they’re raging against complacency and the everyday inhumanity of end times capitalism.

Venue:

Gosforth Civic Theatre, Regent Farm Road, Newcastle, NE3 3HD

Date:

May 1st 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£17

Lunchtime Concert

Elske te Lindert (organ) and Johan van der Linden (saxophone) will be playing works from the 17th to 20th centuries.

Venue:

King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle, NE1 7RU

Date:

May 1st 2025

Time:

13:15

Price:

Free

Living In Shadows

Vocalist Zoë Gilby (Parliamentary Jazz Vocalist of the year 2019) along with multi instrumentalist Andy Champion have embarked upon a brand new project, Living In Shadows. Their distinctive sound, follows in the tradition of great English alt pop and progressive rock whilst also reflecting their background in jazz.

Venue:

The Globe, 11 Railway Street, Newcastle, NE4 7AD

Date:

May 1st 2025

Time:

20:00

Price:

£10/under 25s £7

Roger Daltrey

Legendary The Who frontman. Support from Linka Moja.

Venue:

The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR

Date:

May 1st 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£73.10

Fresh Thursday // Adrián de Alfonso + BARTHOLOMEW

A unique regular event that showcases new music alongside a home-cooked meal. Barcelona's Adrián de Alfonso leads a journey that has never ceased to morph between sonic experimentation and song. Bartholomew (or Chris to his friends) makes experimental electronic music with a cinematic tinge.

Venue:

Cobalt Studios Ltd, 10-16 Boyd Street, Newcastle, NE2 1AP

Date:

May 1st 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£8-£15

Heathen Apostles

Born of the voices of past lives and baptized in the dust bowl dirt, the Gothic Americana music of the Heathen Apostles harkens back to a bygone chapter of American history.

Venue:

The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£12.50

Leveret

A unique collaboration between three of England’s finest folk musicians. Andy Cutting (button accordion), Sam Sweeney (fiddle) and Rob Harbron (concertina) are each regarded as exceptional performers and masters of their instruments.

Venue:

Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2QJ

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£19.50

Clearwater Creedence Revival

The band will powerfully reprise all of Creedence Clearwater Revival's iconic fan favourites including Proud Mary, Bad Moon Rising, Have You Ever Seen The Rain, Born on the Bayou, Fortunate Son, Down on the Corner and Up Around the Bend.

Venue:

The Fire Station, High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3HA

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

From £32

The Sherlocks

One of the most exciting live bands in the UK, the future looks incredibly bright for this true rock ‘n’ roll outifit.

Venue:

NX, Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 1SW

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

18:00

Price:

£20+bf

Benefits

In March 2025 Teesside agitators Benefits will release Constant Noise, the follow up to their 2023 debut NAILS; a passionate expression of anger and disillusionment about divisive, xenophobic, and toxic rhetoric filtered through brutal, eviscerating music.

Venue:

The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

20:00

Price:

£13.50

A Promz Party Featuring The Mike James Orchestra & Singers

The night takes the audience on a journey through rousing and timeless pop classics of the 70’s, 80’s 90’s and beyond, iconic film themes, swing standards, classical favourites and get-up-and-dance music. With a “Last Night of The Promz” style finale of famous flag waving anthems.

Venue:

The Forum Theatre, Queensway, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 2LJ

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

From £27.50

Lunchtime Classical Recital: Alessandra Amorino and Sarah Paterson

Alessandra Amorino (flute) and Sarah Paterson (harp) performing works by Ibert, Nielsen and Mouquet.

Venue:

The Lit & Phil, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 1SE

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

13:10

Price:

Free

These Wicked Rivers

Derby band with a unique brand of blues-infused modern rock.

Venue:

The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£20

Ist Ist

Manchester post-punk powerhouses.

Venue:

Independent, 27/28 Holmeside, Sunderland, SR1 3JE

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£18

Made in Tennessee

With a band made up of some of UK’s finest country musicians, Made in Tennessee takes you through the decades of the nation’s fastest growing music genre.

Venue:

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1PQ

Date:

May 2nd 2025 - May 3rd 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£27

Jeffrey Martin (USA) + Memphis Gerald

American songsmith Jeffrey Martin has been described by Glide Magazine as "one of the best voices in folk music". Memphis Gerald is an Americana/Indie artist with sincere approach to Roots music.

Venue:

Gosforth Civic Theatre, Regent Farm Road, Newcastle, NE3 3HD

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£18

Catch The Sparrow

Catch The Sparrow will present her new album 'No Sweeter Sorrow' with support from local duo Watersmeet. As she taps into folk ballads and fairytales, she introduces a colourful cast of scorned wives, sheltered princesses, free-spirited poets, and crossdressing adventurers, shedding a new light on timeless tales.

Venue:

The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE6 1LD

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:30 - 22:00

Price:

£7.50-£12.50/PWYF

Andrew Cushin

Singer-songwriter Andrew Cushin launches his new album Love Is for Everyone with an exclusive Reflex outstore show.

Venue:

KU, Prince Regent Street, Stockton, TS18 1DB

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£11/£15 with CD

Limp Biscuit

The ultimate tribute to the legendary nu-metal icons, Limp Bizkit.

Venue:

The Middlesbrough Empire, Corporation Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2RT

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

21:00

Price:

£5

Brain of J

Pearl Jam tribute.

Venue:

Think Tank?, Digital, Times Square, Centre For Life, Newcastle, NE1 4EP

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£16.90

Sex Pistols Expose

The he worlds No1 tribute, bringing you the highly loved Spirit of 77.

Venue:

The Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington, DL1 1SG

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£13adv

Nauta's House Vol.1

A Northern Jazz night featuring the finest musicians from both sides of the Tyne, hosted by Newcastle's jazz quintet Nauta.

Venue:

The Central Bar, Half Moon Lane, Gateshead, NE8 2AN

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£7.50

Saltburn Jazz - The Abbie Finn Trio

North East based jazz ensemble led by the energetic young drummer.

Venue:

Saltburn Community Theatre, Albion Terrace, Saltburn by The Sea, TS12 1JW

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£12

First Wave

Get ready to experience raw, authentic talent from the UK’s upcoming scenes from a carefully selected lineup of emerging artists across Afrobeat, R&B, Hip-Hop, Amapiano, and more. Featuring Sisi, Altam Ace, Th97Renn, Kay Greyson, Sengi, DJ Pierre, DJ Wizz Tee, DJ Azula and DJ Melo.

Venue:

Wafi Lounge, 48 Clayton Street West, Newcastle, NE1 4EX

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

21:00

Price:

£5

Dom Pipkin: Tales of Bad Boys, Bourbon and the Big Easy

Pipkin delivers the most compelling, authentic highly infectious, life affirming blend of blues, gospel, street, jazz that’s uniquely New Orleans, with fans including Jonathan Ross, Hugh Laurie and Jamie Cullum.

Venue:

The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

May 2nd 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£18

Newcastle International Chamber Music Series - Castalian Quartet

Playing Haydn, Thomas Adès and Beethoven.

Venue:

The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR

Date:

May 3rd 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£8-£25

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox

PMJ will transport audiences to a parallel universe where modern hits are reimagined in classic genres like jazz, swing, doo-wop, and Motown.

Venue:

The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR

Date:

May 3rd 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£43.30-£78.20