New Worlds: Bill Murray, Jan Vogler and Friends Vanessa Perez and Mira Wang

A program that showcases the core of the American values in literature and music. A show that communicates the bridges artists have built between America and Europe. Twain, Hemingway, Whitman, Cooper, Bernstein, Gershwin and Foster are some of the strongest voices that influenced generations of humans in America and gave the world a picture of the charm, energy and creative force of the New World.

Venue:

The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR

Date:

Jun 27th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£56.20

The Music Of Coldplay By Candlelight

Featuring a spectacular cast of world class vocalists and an epic live band, prepare for total ‘Paradise’, as you experience Coldplay’s biggest hits, like never before!

Venue:

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

Date:

Jun 27th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

From £32.50

10CCLO

Tribute to 10CC and ELO.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jun 27th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£14

Gala Lunchtime Concert: Lewis Watson Quartet

Tenor sax virtuoso Lewis Watson formed his quartet in 2022. Ranging from harmonically complex to modal pieces, the band has developed a repertoire of inventive original music composed by Watson that allows a freer approach to improvisation.

Venue:

Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, DH1 1WA

Date:

Jun 27th 2025

Time:

13:00

Price:

£8

The Simon and Garfunkel Story

Using huge projections and original film footage, the international hit show tells the story of the origins and meteoric rise of Simon & Garfunkel blended together seamlessly with a full live band performing all the hits.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jun 28th 2025

Time:

18:30

Price:

£34.40adv

The Dolly Show

Celebrating the life and music of Dolly Parton, the Dolly Show, as seen on BBC One, is multi-award winning west end star Kelly O’Brien transformed into the Queen of Country with her live band.

Venue:

The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR

Date:

Jun 28th 2025

Time:

20:00

Price:

£25.30

The Belgrave House Band - Back to Black

The Belgrave House Band, on a mission to celebrate and honour that historic art form, the album, are back once again for edition No.9 to take on the multi-award winning, chart-topping, Doo Wopping, Soul, Reggae and Jazz masterpiece “Back To Black”.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jun 28th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£20

Noddy's Puncture

A tribute to Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jun 28th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£17

The Marley Experience

UK’s No.1 celebration of the music of Bob Marley and the Wailers!

Venue:

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

Date:

Jun 28th 2025

Time:

20:00

Price:

£20.50

Barry Steele Presents The Roy Orbison Story

When it comes to authenticity and true musical mastery, there's only one name you need to know: Barry Steele!

Venue:

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

Date:

Jun 28th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

From £30

JK Flesh

From the industrial heartland of Birmingham, England, JK Flesh, the alter ego of Justin Broadrick, has been crafting his unique blend of heavy electronica and techno for years. His work takes its cues from a diverse range of influences, including industrial music, dub, power electronics, and ‘other extreme musics'. Plus Andrew Nolan, Proper Fucked and Chump Wrecker.

Venue:

Auxiliary Project Space, 31 Station Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 1SR

Date:

Jun 28th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

50p-£15

Brutus Gold’s Love Train Disco Show

Brace yourselves for an immersive journey through the dazzling days of disco, where polyester reigns supreme, and the dancefloor is ablaze with energy.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jun 28th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£25

Monkie Mind

Formed in 2018, the punk trio from Newcastle have been bringing a little bit of Cali-style melodic punk to the shores of Britain. Support from Peesh.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jun 28th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£7.50

Martin Simpson

World-renowned guitarist Martin Simpson was commissioned by Chris Packham to write a song about hen harriers and will present a special show for this Festival. Kate Fox, poet and humorist will perform extracts from her book ‘On Sycamore Gap’ and ‘The Soil Speaks’, inspired by Northumberland.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jun 28th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£18/under 18s £6

John Wilson & Sinfonia of London - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Greatest Hits

Prepare to be enchanted as John Wilson and Sinfonia of London bring the timeless music of Rodgers & Hammerstein to life in a spectacular concert featuring beloved songs from some of the greatest musicals of all time including South Pacific, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, Carousel and The King and I.

Venue:

The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR

Date:

Jun 29th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£54-£64.10

Blue Rose Code

Containing within their music, the tenderness of John Martyn, the Caledonian Soul of Van Morrison, and the powerful roots mastery of Nathaniel Rateliff, Blue Rose Code channels the spirit of these masters with a sound that is bold, authentic, and undeniably their own.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jun 29th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£21.50

Dave Bainbridge & Sally Minnear

Darlington born Award winning multi-instrumentalist Dave Bainbridge wil joins forces with Lord of the Dance vocalist and fellow multi-instrumentalist Sally Minnear to bring a spellbinding evening of music.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 1st 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£15

Billy Ocean

Britain's biggest black recording star, with worldwide record sales of over thirty million and six top ten singles on both sides of the Atlantic.

Venue:

Stockton Globe, 153A High St, Stockton, TS18 1PL

Date:

Jul 2nd 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

From £34.92

Destiny Bond

Denver hardcore punk from the Convulse Records family. Support from Big Laugh, Fentanyl, Diall & Spit.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 2nd 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£12

The Magic of the Beatles

Venue:

Darlington Hippodrome, Parkgate, Darlington, DL1 1RR

Date:

Jul 3rd 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£18.50-£36

Cyan Kicks

Dynamic electro-pop-rock four-piece. Support from High Regard.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 3rd 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£13

Clann An Drumma

Originating in Glasgow, this powerful fusion of ancient Celtic traditions and modern energy creates a sound like no other—thundering battle drums and evocative Highland pipes that stir the soul.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 3rd 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£17.50

The NE Street Band

The North East’s only dedicated band in performing the music of Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band.

Venue:

The Exchange, 1 Howard Street, North Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE30 1SE

Date:

Jul 4th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£15

Yesterday Once More – The Carpenters Songbook

Get ready to relive the magic of their legacy with the ultimate homage to the two siblings who changed the musical landscape forever.

Venue:

Tyne Theatre and Opera House, 111 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG

Date:

Jul 4th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£21.50-£30

The UK Rock Show

Get ready to be transported back to the 80s heyday of classic rock, combining the feel of a rock festival with the atmosphere of a top end rock arena tour.

Venue:

The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, NE33 1ES

Date:

Jul 4th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

From £29

Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George

George Michael tribute.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 4th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

From £35

Lunchtime Classical Recital: Hannah Fumoleau & Alison Gill

Hannah Fumoleau, soprano and Alison Gill, piano. Performing works themed around myths and legends including Arachne by Hilary Tann and Masques by Szymanowski.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 4th 2025

Time:

13:10

Price:

Free

Total Stone Roses

With support from Oaysis.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 4th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£22.40adv

Todd Day Wait & Band

Missouri born/Nashville based singer/songster Todd Day Wait, writes and performs his own style of timeless country music.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 4th 2025

Time:

20:00

Price:

£16.50

Weetwood Mac

Leeds-based Weetwood Mac are rapidly making a name for themselves as one of the UK’s most authentic homages to Fleetwood Mac.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 4th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£15

Voices of Virtue Gospel Choir

Outstanding live band + a choir of heavenly voices playing soul, R&B, and gospel. Oh happy days.

Venue:

PILGRIM, 54 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6SF

Date:

Jul 4th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£18+bf

The Heavy North

Dive Bar Blues from the banks of the Mersey Delta.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 4th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£10.50

alanis: Jagged Little Pill Live

Tribute to Alanis Morissette.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 4th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£13adv

BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness)

Afro psychedelia indigenous funk, punk rock energy, gospel trance healing music to fill your soul and shake your bones – and then some!

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 4th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£14-£18

Totally Tina!

Come shake a tail feather with the UK’s supreme Tina tribute – Justine Riddoch – and her talented cast.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 5th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

From £27

UK Foo Fighters

World famous tribute band.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 5th 2025

Time:

20:15

Price:

From £23

Nirvana UK

Support from Pearl Scam UK + Angry Hair (Alice in Chains tribute).

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 5th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£29.90adv

Yesterday Once More – The Carpenters Songbook

For more than two decades, Toni Lee has been delivering an incredibly authentic homage to Karen Carpenter.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 6th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

From £26.50

Tees Valley Youth Orchestra Shostakovich’s Leningrad

Drawn from musicians from right across the North-East, Tees Valley Youth Orchestra returns to The Glasshouse in a programme featuring Shostakovich’s epic 7th symphony, ‘Leningrad’.

Venue:

The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR

Date:

Jul 6th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£12 (£5 for 18s and under)

Patakas

Patakas, aka Joe Sartin (guitar & voice) and Will Sartin (mandolin), come to Berwick's picturesque venue as part of their UK tour. With Joe’s sublime voice and guitar and Will’s dexterous mandolin, the brothers beautifully and skilfully express the music-making and folk tradition that run through the very core of their family.

Venue:

The Straw Yard, Parade, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1DF

Date:

Jul 8th 2025

Time:

18:00 - 22:00

Price:

£12.30

Kaonashi

Self-proclaimed "emo mathcore" group.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 9th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£12

Nick Shoulders

With a singing style inherited from his family’s vocal lineage, Nick’s songs achieve the rare feat of imparting difficult truths while inciting a certain joyful abandon, balancing a sound forged by years of hard travel with a heartfelt reverence for the origins of country music.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 9th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£18

The Rita

Various obsessions have guided the Canadian harsh noise project THE RITA into different paths of rough, abrasive and textural constructions of live and recorded sound since 1996.

Venue:

Auxiliary Project Space, 31 Station Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 1SR

Date:

Jul 10th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

50p-£12.50

The Drifters

Legendary group known for classic hits including ‘Saturday Night at the Movies’, ‘Come on Over to My Place’ and ‘Under the Boardwalk’.

Venue:

Whitley Bay Playhouse, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LZ

Date:

Jul 10th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£39.45

The F Word: A Different Thread

British-Americana troubadours A Different Thread create a richly emotive tapestry of transatlantic folk.

Venue:

Black Swan Bar, Newcastle Arts Centre, 69 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 1SG

Date:

Jul 10th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£10adv/£12otd

Jive Talkin' Perform The Bee Gees

Renowned as the original and very best Bee Gees tribute show.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 11th 2025

Time:

18:30

Price:

£32.70adv

Levellers

Revered Brighton group the Levellers are famed for their high-tempo live performances. Approaching their 40th anniversary in a few years, the Levellers are still a must-see live band and a force to be reckoned with.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 11th 2025

Time:

19:00

Price:

£38

Heavy Pettin’

Scottish rock icons return to the Toon. Support from Juliet's Not Dead.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 11th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£18

The Upper Strata

Dive into the indie-sci-fi universe of The Upper Strata, a US/Swiss duo that blends music and storytelling for an immersive odyssey.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 11th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£12

The Jam’d

The Jam tribute.

Venue:

The Georgian Theatre, Green Dragon Yard, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1AE

Date:

Jul 11th 2025

Time:

20:00

Price:

£15adv

Darlington RNB Club: Jimmy Regal and the Royals

A tough and howlin’ harmonica-led three piece from South London, with a sound from Mississippi to New Orleans to Mali to Canvey Island.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 11th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£14

Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George

Featuring dynamic tribute artist Rob Lamberti, this spectacular show celebrates the music of George Michael.

Venue:

The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR

Date:

Jul 12th 2025

Time:

19:30

Price:

£37.70-£41.10

Livewire: The AC/DC Show

AC/DC, arguably the greatest rock band of all time, are brought to life by Live/Wire

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 12th 2025

Time:

20:00

Price:

£25.50

The Carpenters Experience

The UK's leading Carpenters show, featuring the amazing voice of Maggie Nestor and eight top-class musicians, captures the sights and sounds of the amazing talents of Richard and Karen Carpenter.

Venue:

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

Date:

Jul 12th 2025

Time:

18:30

Price:

£27.50adv