Americana queen Eve Selis – and her friends – are currently wowing audiences with their Healing Hearts Tour, which, thankfully, is calling in at the Gosforth Civic Theatre this July.

Last year Eve Selis hit us up with one of the very best albums of 2024 in the shape of ‘Dark Sky Blue’. A deeply personal collection of songs – written from real-life experience and thrumming with raw emotion – it reflected Selis’s life journey over the past few years. It’s an album that sees her turning heartache and personal tragedy into something positive and it’s proved to be a hit with anyone who has struggled with loss, depression or defeat. It’s also been a hit among those of us who appreciate soaring songs that blur the lines between Americana, country, pop and rock. The San Diego-born, Tennessee-based artist is no stranger to Tyneside and, indeed, won many friends with a knockout performance at the Summertyne Festival at Sage Gateshead a few years back. She’s ten albums deep into her career and as ‘Dark Sky Blue’ proved, she’s currently operating at the very peak of her powers. Prepare yourself for a significant uplift. GM

Eve Selis & Friends, Thursday 17 July, Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle, 7.30pm, £20.50, gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk