As the weather gets warmer, Durham Pride is nearly upon us with a full 12-hours’ worth of fun, frivolity and frolics. Durham Pride seems to get bigger and better every single year, and 2026 is no different with promises of delicious street food, brill…

The legendary Back to Basics club night is coming to Sunderland this May with founder Dave Beer on decks. While other “superclubs” like Gatecrasher or Ministry of Sound became corporate brands, Basics stayed “basic”. It won countless awards (including…

In early June, the Gosforth Civic Theatre welcomes the spellbinding sounds of Kassi Valazza to their stage, a songwriter rapidly becoming a titan of the new American roots movement. Originally hailing from the vast, open landscapes of Arizona and now …