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Music

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

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

Lunchtime Concert - Duo Flor de Tilo

Elske te Lindert and Johan van de Linden make the world bloom: both their names come from the linden tree, and that tree is in full bloom! 'Flor de Tilo' therefore means linden blossom. The concert features music by Alfred Schnittke, Felix Mendelssohn, J.S. Bach, and others.

Venue:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle, NE1 7RU
Date:
May 1st 2025
Time:
13:15
Price:
Free

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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

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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

Anastacia

International pop icon Anastacia heads out on her European tour Not That Kind, marking 25 years since the singer’s debut album of the same name, featuring smash hit “I’m Outta Love”.

Venue:
O2 City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle, NE1 8SF
Date:
May 3rd 2025
Time:
18:30
Price:
From £78.57adv

The UK Rock Show

Expect fireworks, flames, amazing lighting and exacting attention to detail as this amazing 5 piece band recreate hits from rock gods such as Journey, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Kiss, AC/DC, Van Halen and many more!

Venue:
The Forum Theatre, Queensway, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 2LJ
Date:
May 3rd 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £26

The Jerseys

Join The Jerseys as they celebrate the timeless music of the 100 million album selling Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.

Venue:
The Witham, 3 Horsemarket, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8YL
Date:
May 3rd 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£26

Folkish Explosion

Your hosts, Driven Serious return with their seventh annual folkish extravaganza, bringing you high octane and passionate local and notional acts. Featuring Driven Serious, Jon Palmer Band and more tbc.

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
May 3rd 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£10-£15

Michael Cera Palin

An emotive indie-punk trio from Atlanta, GA.

Venue:
Zerox, 48-52 Sandhill, Newcastle, NE1 3JF
Date:
May 3rd 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£15

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The Music of Star Wars

Royal Northern Sinfonia and Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia play some of the most extraordinary pieces of music ever written for cinema, John Williams’ epic scores for Star Wars.

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR
Date:
May 4th 2025
Times:
14:00, 19:30
Price:
£13-£49

Ocean Colour Scene

They lit up the Britpop party, chalking up three Top five albums - Moseley Shoals, Marchin’ Already and 1999’s One From The Modern with a run of Top 20 single’s including the immortal “The Riverboat Song”. Support from Kula Shaker.

Venue:
O2 City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle, NE1 8SF
Date:
May 4th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£38.65adv

Olly Murs

Pop star Olly Murs has announced a massive UK Arena tour. With special guests Blue.

Venue:
Utilita Arena, Arena Way, Newcastle, NE4 7NA
Date:
May 4th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
From £42.25

Steeleye Span

Together for fifty six years now, Steeleye Span changed the face of folk music forever by taking it into the world of gold discs and international tours.

Venue:
Middlesbrough Theatre, The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS5 6SA
Date:
May 4th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£29.50

Classical Café: Vox Populi

Vox Populi presents ‘To the Wild’, a concert where we explore choral music that celebrates the natural world and our ever-more precarious relationship with it. Featuring music by Britten, Finzi, McDowall and Stanford.

Venue:
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2QJ
Date:
May 4th 2025
Time:
14:00
Price:
£5/under 16s Free

Niall McCabe

With self-effacing humour and stories told of growing up on a remote Irish Island Niall McCabe possess an effortless charm which both captivates and liberates his audience. As well as becoming an accomplished finger-style guitar player, Niall has been lending his unique voice to Irish trad-fusion band ‘Beoga’

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
May 4th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£15

Ben Crosland Quartet

Ben Crosland is one of the North’s most experienced jazz musicians, having been leading bands for over 30 years.

Venue:
The Globe, 11 Railway Street, Newcastle, NE4 7AD
Date:
May 4th 2025
Time:
20:00
Price:
£12adv/£14otd/under 25s £7

Lene Lovich

Detroit-born legendary post-punk pop singer Lene Lovich hit the top of the UK charts with her single “Lucky Number” in 1979, and was crowned the “Queen of Quirk”, influencing a generation of pop and alternative acts, from Nina Hagen to Boy George, and from Madonna to Dresden Dolls.

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

Decapitated

Plus special guests Cryptopsy, Warbringer and Carnation.

Venue:
Anarchy Brew Co., Benfield Business Park, Unit A1, Enfield Road, Newcastle, NE6 4NQ
Date:
May 6th 2025
Time:
18:00
Price:
£25