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Lunchtime Concert: Frankland Quartet

Formed in 2017, the Frankland Quartet’s musical identity is embedded in the North East of England. Long-time colleagues in Royal Northern Sinfonia, the region’s professional chamber orchestra, all four of its members base their careers in the North East, and a deep commitment to the cultural life of the area lies at the heart of the Quartet’s work, inspired by its landscape, its history and communities.

Venue:
The Lit & Phil, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 1SE
Date:
Apr 4th 2025
Time:
13:00
Price:
Free

Nicolas Meier Infinity Group’ & ‘The Spirit of Jeff Beck

This two-part show will be a must for all Jeff Beck & guitar fans!

Venue:
The Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington, DL1 1SG
Date:
Apr 4th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£18

The Handover + Jerzy Mączyński

The Handover are a critically acclaimed trio that plays hypnotic, trance-inducing music, inspired by the ritual rhythms of the Egyptian countryside. Jerzy Mączyński aka Pelican System is a Polish multi-instrumentalist composer/producer.

Venue:
Cobalt Studios Ltd, 10-16 Boyd Street, Newcastle, NE2 1AP
Date:
Apr 4th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£8-£12

Viva Morrissey

The world's only tribute to Morrissey and The Smiths returns to Newcastle for a very special gig to celebrate 20 years of 'You Are The Quarry'. Support from The Agency and The Young Property Developers.

Venue:
The Grove, 1 St Michael's Rd, Byker, Newcastle, NE6 1QU
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£15

Kamasi Washington

Hailing from Los Angeles, Kamasi Washington is a masterful multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader whose three critically acclaimed bodies of work—The Epic, Harmony of Difference, and Heaven and Earth—have redefined contemporary music.

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£33

Newcastle International Chamber Music Series - Eblana String Trio and Jâms Coleman (piano)

The stellar artists of the Eblana String Trio and pianist Jâms Coleman team up for this vibrant performance.

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£8-£25

Now That's What I Call the 80's!

This live performance is full of the greatest hits from the 80's.

Venue:
The Exchange, 1 Howard Street, North Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE30 1SE
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
20:00
Price:
£15

SHE – The Show

Get ready to embark on a journey through the golden era of pop rock with SHE, an electrifying music show that celebrates the iconic female singers who blazed a trail through the 70s and 80s.

Venue:
Middlesbrough Theatre, The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS5 6SA
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£21.50

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The Lindisfarne Story

Founder member and drummer Ray Laidlaw and former front man Billy Mitchell tell Lindisfarne’s roller-coaster story with tall tales, memorable music and of course, scurrilous gossip.

Venue:
The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, NE33 1ES
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £29.50

A Band Called Malice

A tribute to The Jam.

Venue:
The Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7HQ
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
21:00
Price:
£13.75adv

Very Santana

Enjoy the beautiful guitar melodies and creatively diverse, challenging songs of Carlos Santana.

Venue:
The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£20

Erja Lyytinen

One of the leading blues-rock guitarists on the international touring circuit.

Venue:
Think Tank?, Digital, Times Square, Centre For Life, Newcastle, NE1 4EP
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£23.76adv

Blackmore’s Blood

Since they formed in 2016, Blackmore’s Blood’s reputation for presenting the authentic tribute to the genius, flamboyance and flair of Ritchie Blackmore’s music from the rock years of Deep Purple and Rainbow.

Venue:
Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £26

The Gerry Cinna-man Experience

The ultimate tribute to Gerry Cinnamon.

Venue:
KU, Prince Regent Street, Stockton, TS18 1DB
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£13.50

The 900

The UK’s first and only Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater cover band.

Venue:
Independent, 27/28 Holmeside, Sunderland, SR1 3JE
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£17.50

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Bridear

Formed in Fukuoka Japan in 2012, Bridear is one of Japan’s premier heavy metal bands and is commanding the global stage.

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£22.50

Sedgefield Rock n Blues Club: Connor Selby

Connor was voted “Young Artist of the Year” at the UK Blues Awards for the 2020, 2021 and 2022. His soulful blend of blues and his emotionally introspective songwriting sits alongside his impressive armoury of guitar playing.

Venue:
Sedgefield Parish Hall, Front Street, Sedgefield, County Durham, TS21 3AT
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:45
Price:
£15

The Manfreds

One of the finest and most respected bands from the 1960’s era.

Venue:
The Forum Theatre, Queensway, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 2LJ
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £27.50

Lost In Music: One Night At The Disco

A musical journey straight to the heart of the disco.

Venue:
Whitley Bay Playhouse, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LZ
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£36.95

Aelius Alternative Festival

Newcastle's multi-venue all-dayer for alternative music, comedy, and poetry returns for their second edition with fast rising locals Crowley, Wolfred, and TV Death will be headlining across 4 venues and 5 stages. Artists on the line-up include Nadedja, spoken word artists Sam Way and Tahmina Ali, Rushbonds, and White Collar Rebel.

Venue:
The Globe, 11 Railway Street, Newcastle, NE4 7AD
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
14:00 - 23:00
Price:
£20

Evening Concert - Cappella Novocastriensis

Cantate Domino: Music for the Bavarian Court Chapel, Munich, by Lassus, Hassler, Milani, and Gabrieli.

Venue:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle, NE1 7RU
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£20/£7

State Of Satta + Coalescence Sound System DJs

Returning to Cobalt once again, State of Satta bring happy warm rays of reggae for their eagerly anticipated album launch. Club night/ party after til 3am with Coalescence Sound System DJs!!

Venue:
Cobalt Studios Ltd, 10-16 Boyd Street, Newcastle, NE2 1AP
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£8-£12

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Anticlone

UK industrial metal band.

Venue:
Little Buildings, 3-5 Stepney Bank, Newcastle, NE1 2PW
Date:
Apr 5th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£10

The Story of Guitar Heroes

Featuring an anthology of the most iconic guitar hits from Jimmy Page, Hank Marvin, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Brian May, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Tony Iommi, Van Halen, Slash and many more.

Venue:
Whitley Bay Playhouse, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LZ
Date:
Apr 6th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £32

The Lindisfarne Story

Founder member and drummer Ray Laidlaw and former front man Billy Mitchell tell Lindisfarne's roller-coaster story with tall tales, memorable music and of course, scurrilous gossip.

Venue:
Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS
Date:
Apr 6th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £26.50

Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham

Fiddle player Aly Bain and accordion player Phil Cunningham are two of Scotland's leading traditional musicians.

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR
Date:
Apr 6th 2025
Time:
20:00
Price:
£22.50

Burr Island

Piquing the ears of folk fans for their rich acoustic soundscapes, Burr Island bare their soul crafting poignant lyricism that poses thought-provoking questions about life’s pressing matters.

Venue:
Little Buildings, 3-5 Stepney Bank, Newcastle, NE1 2PW
Date:
Apr 6th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£12.50

One Night Of Billy Joel - The Piano Man

The ultimate celebration concert to one of the most iconic and best-selling artists of all time.

Venue:
The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, NE33 1ES
Date:
Apr 6th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £28.50

The Temperance Movement

Blues-rock with a glinting contemporary edge.

Venue:
Boiler Shop, 20 South Street, Newcastle, NE1 3PE
Date:
Apr 7th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£27.50adv

The Lindisfarne Story

Founder member Ray Laidlaw and former front man Billy Mitchell tell Lindisfarne’s roller-coaster story with tall tales, memorable music and of course, scurrilous gossip.

Venue:
Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, DH1 1WA
Date:
Apr 8th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£26.50

The Zac Schulze Gang

Kent-based blues rock trio known for their old-school blend of 70s classic blues rock and modern alternative influences.

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Apr 8th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£16.50

Tom Ball: Spotlight

Tom Ball shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent and has been likened to such stars as Michael Ball and Michael Buble.

Venue:
Whitley Bay Playhouse, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LZ
Date:
Apr 9th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £31

Taylormania

Katy Ellis, a self-obsessed ‘Swiftie’ with an incredible live band and dancers, delivers the most authentic recreation of a Taylor experience.

Venue:
O2 City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle, NE1 8SF
Date:
Apr 9th 2025
Time:
18:30
Price:
£30.45adv

House Gospel Choir “Love Is The Message”

London-based vocal group which combines two distinct musical genres – House and Gospel (It’s literally in the name!)

Venue:
Wylam Brewery, Palace of Arts, Exhibition Park, Newcastle, NE2 4PZ
Date:
Apr 9th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£27.50adv

Wolf Eyes

Mutated industrial psycho jazz.

Venue:
The Chapel, 16 Whitechapel Street, Middlesbrough, TS5 4BY
Date:
Apr 9th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
50p-£12.50

Morpeth Music Society - Red Priest, baroque ensemble

Programme: Vivaldi Concerto in A minor RV580 from L’Estro Armonico; Bach Adagio in Bb (theme from ‘Truly Madly Deeply’); Handel Trio Sonata in F Major Op. 2 No 4; Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 5; Telemann Largo and Gypsy Rondo; Handel Aria Amoroso; Corelli La Folia (Madness).

Venue:
Morpeth Methodist Church, Howard Terrace, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1HU
Date:
Apr 10th 2025
Time:
19:30 - 21:30
Price:
£18

Fastlove - A Tribute To George Michael

Venue:
Stockton Globe, 153A High St, Stockton, TS18 1PL
Date:
Apr 10th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £28.75adv

Royal Northern Sinfonia

Playing Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 5 (27’), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 (31’) and Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 2 (32’).

Venue:
The Fire Station, High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3HA
Date:
Apr 10th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £13 / Under 18s £6

Megson

Four times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and double winners of the Spiral Earth Awards Megson create a truly unique brand of folk music.

Venue:
Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS
Date:
Apr 10th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £18

Kačkala

An unorthodox, all-women vocal band from Czechia and the U.S. Their mad girl, sad girl, and bad girl original compositions are full of complex arrangements and rich harmonies.

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Apr 10th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£15/£7.50

Jeremy McMurray and the Pocket Jazz Orchestra

The fantastic Pocket Jazz Orchestra led by Jeremy McMurray are back with an evening of relaxing jazz music.

Venue:
Arc, Dovecot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LL
Date:
Apr 10th 2025
Time:
20:00
Price:
£13.50

EZRA & The Goldrush Band

As close as you'll get to the real thing, Jack Draper embodies the look, voice, and energy of George Ezra.

Venue:
The Forum Theatre, Queensway, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 2LJ
Date:
Apr 10th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£20

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:
The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, NE33 1ES
Date:
Apr 10th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £36.50

Linkin Park by Meteora

Venue:
The Georgian Theatre, Green Dragon Yard, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1AE
Date:
Apr 11th 2025
Time:
20:00
Price:
£9.50

The Hallé Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony

The Halle’s rich symphonic sound is perfect for the two Russian masterpieces on the bill: Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony and Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto.

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR
Date:
Apr 11th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£21-£49

Ian Prowse & Amsterdam

Merseyside hero Ian Prowse is a guitarist, singer-songwriter, and frontman of Amsterdam and previously the frontman of indie cult band Pele.

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Apr 11th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£20

Think Floyd

Pink Floyd tribute.

Venue:
The Forum Theatre, Queensway, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 2LJ
Date:
Apr 11th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £29.50

The ELO Tribute Show

Expect songs like, ‘Evil Woman’, Don’t bring me down’, ‘Telephone Line’, ‘Sweet Talkin Woman’, ‘Turn to stone’, ‘Wild west Hero’, ‘The Diary of Horace Wimp’ and of course the legendary ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ plus many more with a surprise or two.

Venue:
Whitley Bay Playhouse, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LZ
Date:
Apr 11th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£35.75

The Lindisfarne Story – No Time To Lose

With a sound distilled from folk, blues and beyond, Lindisfarne burst onto the international music scene in 1970. Memorable melodies, sweet & sour harmonies and gutsy instrumentation delivered with an infectious Geordie swagger, soon cemented Lindisfarne’s reputation as a formidable musical force.

Venue:
The Witham, 3 Horsemarket, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8YL
Date:
Apr 11th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£26.50

The Lilacs

High-energy indie band from Wigan.

Venue:
The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Apr 11th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£14

Songs of the North East

International singing stars Graeme Danby and Valerie Reid perform a selection of traditional North East songs such as Blow the Wind Southerly, The Keel Row and Sally Wheatley alongside more contemporary numbers by local songwriters Mark Knopfler, Sting and Eric Boswell.

Venue:
Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS
Date:
Apr 11th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £22

Skunk Anansie

British alternative quartet Skunk Anansie played what their lead singer, , called clit-rock — an amalgam of heavy metal and Black feminist rage.

Venue:
NX, Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 1SW
Date:
Apr 11th 2025
Time:
18:00
Price:
£37.50+bf

Imelda May

A unique series of intimate evenings featuring new stripped-back versions of her wide discography and favourite songs, integrated with her famed poetry & storytelling.

Venue:
The Fire Station, High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3HA
Date:
Apr 11th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£35

Riverside Ragas: Amrita Kaur

Experience the soulful magic of Amrita Kaur, a captivating vocalist and rising star who brings the timeless beauty of Punjabi folk, the depth of ghazals, the mysticism of Sufi, and the sparkle of Bollywood to life.

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR
Date:
Apr 11th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£20/concessions