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The DekkerTones

UK-based 8-piece Ska/Reggae band consisting of some of the best musicians in the genre from across the country!

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Oct 11th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£14

Thunder Hammer perform 'Monsters of Rock'

Join Thunder Hammer on their epic journey to celebrate the legends of Rock and Metal from the past 50 years.

Venue:
Think Tank?, Digital, Times Square, Centre For Life, Newcastle, NE1 4EP
Date:
Oct 11th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£19.15adv

Killswitch Engage

Band who first shook the structure of heavy music upon climbing out of snowy industrialized Western Massachusetts in 2000.

Venue:
NX, Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 1SW
Date:
Oct 11th 2025
Time:
18:30
Price:
£46+bf

Beatlemania

The Ultimate Celebration of the Fab Four.

Venue:
Wylam Brewery, Palace of Arts, Exhibition Park, Newcastle, NE2 4PZ
Date:
Oct 11th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£15.75adv

Mama Afrika

Zimbabwean born singer, musician and storyteller Anna Mudeka tells the remarkable life story of an iconic South African singer, songwriter and civil rights activist, Miriam Makeba, charting her rise from the townships of Johannesburg to global star, forced into exile for her stand against apartheid and marginalised for championing Black rights.

Venue:
Northern Stage, Barras Bridge, Newcastle, NE1 7RH
Date:
Oct 11th 2025
Time:
20:00
Price:
From £12

Steve Steinman’s Anything for Love: The Meatloaf Story

The highly acclaimed show producer and No.1 recording artist, Steve Steinman, brings you his brand-new production featuring over 25 of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman’s greatest hits.

Venue:
Darlington Hippodrome, Parkgate, Darlington, DL1 1RR
Date:
Oct 11th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£17.50-£38.50

Beyond the Moor 2025

Featuring Kathryn Tickell & the Darkening, Martin Simpson, Ross Couper & Tom Oakes, Ceitidh Mac, Nev Clay, Andy Watt, Eddie Doyle, and Newcastle University Folk Degree.

Venue:
Gosforth Civic Theatre, Regent Farm Road, Newcastle, NE3 3HD
Date:
Oct 11th 2025
Time:
14:30
Price:
£35-£45/under 18s £25

Dead Posey

From cults and monsters to nightmares and devils, no topic is ever too taboo for the riotous rock duo Dead Posey. Support from The Cruel Knives.

Venue:
The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Oct 11th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£16.50

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ZoMBiE PuNK SQuAd

Performing sonic echoes of first-wave punk rock classics alongside new material chronicling the imminent demise of Homosapiens in this 21st Century age of digital AI fakery and climate catastrophe.

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Oct 11th 2025
Time:
12:30
Price:
£3

Berio meets The Beatles

Musicians from The Glasshouse’s very own Royal Northern Sinfonia are joined for this musical adventure by their Music Director Dinis Sousa and soprano Sophia Burgos. They'll play music by musical pioneer and sonic explorer Luciano Berio.

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR
Date:
Oct 11th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£23.50

Wet Wet Wet

Featuring founding member Graeme Clark, accompanied as ever by long-standing guitarist Graeme Duffin, and fronted by Kevin Simm. With special guest Heather Small of M People.

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR
Date:
Oct 12th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £36.30

Dubioza Kolektiv

Bosnian band with musical influences from all over the world: ska, punk, reggae, electronic, hip-hop, along with local Balkan flavours.

Venue:
Northumbria University Students’ Union, 2 Sandyford Rd, Newcastle, NE1 8SB
Date:
Oct 12th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£27.95adv

Pins

Since the release of their debut album Girls Like Us in 2013, PINS have exuded strength in their danceable, alternative post-punk transmissions.

Venue:
Think Tank?, Digital, Times Square, Centre For Life, Newcastle, NE1 4EP
Date:
Oct 12th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£14.65adv

New Found Glory

After forming in Florida in 1997, New Found Glory were fast-tracked from local upstarts to mainstream stars on the back of ebullient pop melodies and hardcore-tinged breakdowns, setting off a blast of pop-punk dynamite that still lights the torch for modern acts more than two decades later.

Venue:
O2 City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle, NE1 8SF
Date:
Oct 12th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£47.15adv

Seth Lakeman

Acclaimed folk artist who was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2005.

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR
Date:
Oct 12th 2025
Time:
20:00
Price:
£29.60

Frankie Archer

Frankie has exploded onto the electrofolk scene with music that transcends stereotypes using a combination of manipulated samples, synths, drum tracks and earthy Northumbrian fiddle and voice to capture her audience.

Venue:
Old Cinema Launderette, 38 Marshall Terrace, Gilesgate Moor, Durham, DH1 2HX
Date:
Oct 12th 2025
Time:
19:45
Price:
£16.50

Chris Helme

An intimate evening with the former Seahorses frontman and acclaimed solo artists.

Venue:
The Waiting Room, 9 Station Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton on Tees, TS16 0BU
Date:
Oct 12th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£20.25adv

Eban Brown

The frontman of The Stylistics with his silky tenor vocals and sexy falsetto for nearly 20 years.

Venue:
Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1PQ
Date:
Oct 12th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£31

Obie Trice

Detroit rap veteran.

Venue:
The Grove, 1 St Michael's Rd, Byker, Newcastle, NE6 1QU
Date:
Oct 12th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£25

Amy Jo

Accomplished country/pop singer and songwriter,

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Oct 13th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£12

Pale Waves

Think Sum-41 by way of Veruca Salt; all the crunchy guitars and rhythmic drive of a 2000s pop punk classic with the rage of a 90s rock band.

Venue:
The Fire Station, High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3HA
Date:
Oct 13th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£26

Daniel O’Donnell

Legendary Irish singer.

Venue:
Tyne Theatre and Opera House, 111 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG
Date:
Oct 14th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£41-£53.50

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Dirty Sound Magnet

Switzerland’s Dirty Sound Magnet is an unstoppable, unbreakable force of rock.

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Oct 14th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£15

Bury Tomorrow

A band whose 2018 album Black Flame catapulted them into metal’s upper echelons.

Venue:
Boiler Shop, 20 South Street, Newcastle, NE1 3PE
Date:
Oct 14th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£31.63adv

Iain Stirling - Relevant

As the iconic voice of Love Island, star and writer of sitcom Buffering on ITV, and with his own stand-up special, Failing Upwards, on Prime Video, Iain hits the road once more with a brand new hour (of jokes) in his biggest tour to date!

Venue:
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2QJ
Date:
Oct 14th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£25.20

Nik Kershaw: Musings and Lyrics

An intimate evening of songs, stories and silliness in the company of Nik Kershaw.

Venue:
Whitley Bay Playhouse, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LZ
Date:
Oct 15th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £40.45

London Symphonic Rock Orchestra

Boundary breaking pioneers fusing the omnipotent power of the orchestra with innovative technology and the raucous rebellion of rock.

Venue:
Darlington Hippodrome, Parkgate, Darlington, DL1 1RR
Date:
Oct 15th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£22-£67

The Rock Orchestra

A show that infuses iconic rock and metal anthems with a hauntingly beautiful energy. An ethereal candlelit settings, this band of 14 classical musicians unleash effortlessly enchanting melodies alongside powerful walls of distortion.

Venue:
O2 City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle, NE1 8SF
Date:
Oct 15th 2025
Time:
18:30
Price:
£44.90adv

Fairport Convention

The band that launched British folk-rock.

Venue:
The Witham, 3 Horsemarket, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8YL
Date:
Oct 15th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£35

Maddox Jones

A singer-songwriter from Northampton, Maddox’s voice is instantly recognisable, and his songs are epic, emotional and unfiltered.

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

Cate Le Bon

Welsh multi-disciplinary artist and producer Cate Le Bon’s work has long defied categorisation—an architect of sound who builds emotional landscapes from abstraction, texture, and tone.

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR
Date:
Oct 15th 2025
Time:
20:00
Price:
£33.80

ADMT

Singer-songwriter from Doncaster who has the knack for creating candid, soul-bearing tracks.

Venue:
Think Tank?, Digital, Times Square, Centre For Life, Newcastle, NE1 4EP
Date:
Oct 15th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£18.55adv

Vistas

One of the most promising indie bands in the UK.

Venue:
Boiler Shop, 20 South Street, Newcastle, NE1 3PE
Date:
Oct 15th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£18.10adv

Talon

Eagles tribute.

Venue:
The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, NE33 1ES
Date:
Oct 15th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £32

CATS in SPACE

British classic rock band brimming with majestic songs, boasting soaring vocal harmonies, power chord guitars, thundering drums and bass as well as huge, symphonic keyboards.

Venue:
Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS
Date:
Oct 15th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £29

Swami John Reis

All Hail Swami John Reis. He of Hot Snakes and Rocket From The Crypt and Drive Like Jehu and many, many others. The sound is ever evolving but at the moment is firmly rooted in the early sounds of punk rock and rock n roll.

Venue:
The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Oct 15th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£22.50

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Simply Dylan

Simply Dylan delivers the songs of Bob Dylan with no attempt to imitate or impersonate the prodigious songwriter, instead the band focus on the bringing Dylan’s lyrics and clever storytelling alive with a joyous and exuberant sound.

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£27.60-£33.20

Talon

Eagles tribute.

Venue:
Whitley Bay Playhouse, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LZ
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£35.95adv

Jalen Ngonda

Jalen Ngonda is known for his rich, nuanced voice and sublime falsetto, skilfully blending heavy arrangements and introspective lyrics with Motown sophistication.

Venue:
O2 City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle, NE1 8SF
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£35.80adv

RUMER - Seasons Of My Soul

Rumer, one of the UK’s most beloved and soulful voices, has announced a national tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of her groundbreaking debut album Seasons of My Soul.

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£41.60-£47.30

Queen of the Night

A Tribute to Whitney Houston.

Venue:
Stockton Globe, 153A High St, Stockton, TS18 1PL
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £25.85

Barbara

Taking their lead musically from an eclectic set of influences that range from Glam Pop to Broadway, Barbara make classic, irresistible pop music with a literary and intellectual approach.

Venue:
The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£15

Rod Picott

American mainstay Rod Picott returns to the UK this autumn for one last tour.

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£16

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John Grant

Splitting the difference between shoegaze, dream-pop, alt-country, synth-pop, and industrial.

Venue:
Boiler Shop, 20 South Street, Newcastle, NE1 3PE
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£33adv

Lightning Seeds

Jangly, tuneful rock 'n' roll from Liverpool.

Venue:
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2QJ
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£32.70

MaidaVale

Swedish psych wonders combining neo-psychedelia and krautrock with influences ranging from post-punk, funkadelia and the North African blues.

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£14

Royal Northern Sinfonia: Brahms' Violin Concerto

An unforgettable evening of powerful emotion and lyrical beauty, as three Romantic-era giants take centre-stage in a programme full of drama, elegance, and heart.

Venue:
The Fire Station, High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3HA
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
From £15 (under 30s £12)

Vlure

The Glasgow five-piece, made up of producers, poets, instrumentalists and multidisciplinary artists blur the lines between live electronics, modern production tech and the performance sensibilities of their post-punk contemporaries.

Venue:
The Grove, 1 St Michael's Rd, Byker, Newcastle, NE6 1QU
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£13

Billy Mitchell & Bob Fox

An evening of Songs, Stories, scurrilous gossip and plenty laughs, with Billy Mitchell and Bob Fox…… from their adventures as members of Lindisfarne, Warhorse and The Pitmen Poets.

Venue:
Phoenix Theatre, Beaconsfield Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2DS
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£20

The Story of Skiffle

An evening of skiffle, featuring some of the most popular songs from that period.

Venue:
Arts Centre Washington, Biddick Lane, Fatfield, Washington, NE38 8AB
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£10

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Live Thursdays: Pete Tanton’s Cuban Heels

Consisting of local jazz music legends Pete Tanton on trumpet and vocals, Paul Grainger on double bass, Alan Law on piano and Mark Robertson on drums, The Cuban Heels are guaranteed to treat audiences to some Latin vibes, with maybe a bit of dancing in the bargain!

Venue:
Black Swan Bar, Newcastle Arts Centre, 69 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 1SG
Date:
Oct 16th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£5

Omega Nebula

Electronic future-dub duo Omega Nebula are a force. Their music takes the most powerful elements of dub reggae and dubstep and rolls them into uplifting, emotionally weighted anthems with a unique sonic identity.

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Oct 17th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£12.50

Samuel Moore - An Evening of Flamenco

Get ready to be captivated by the mesmerising music of Samuel Moore, the award winning flamenco guitarist.

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Oct 17th 2025
Time:
19:30
Price:
£17.50 (£10 Students & Concessions)

Y&T

Before Mötley Crüe, before RATT, even before there was a Metallica, Y&T was slogging away in sweaty rock clubs around America.

Venue:
Northumbria University Students’ Union, 2 Sandyford Rd, Newcastle, NE1 8SB
Date:
Oct 17th 2025
Time:
19:00
Price:
£30.25adv