Led Bib

One of the UK’s most daring and acclaimed bands, smashing through genre boundaries with a sound that fuses jazz, rock, improv and noise into something entirely their own.

Venue:

The Globe, 11 Railway Street, Newcastle, NE4 7AD

Date:

Jun 28th 2026

Time:

20:00

Price:

£12adv/£15otd

Synergy Trilogy, Who Cares? and Prophetic Justice Ministry

A trio of bands from the Australian underground!

Venue:

The Lubber Fiend, 81 Blandford Square, Newcastle, NE1 3PZ

Date:

Jun 28th 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£9.60-£12

Class of 79

Featuring members from Eddie and the Hot Rods, UK Subs, The Selector, The Vapors and Department S.

Venue:

Trillians Rock Bar, Princess Square, Newcastle, NE1 8ER

Date:

Jun 28th 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£12adv/£15otd

Queen Of The Night

A Tribute To Whitney Houston.

Venue:

The Forum Theatre, Queensway, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 2LJ

Date:

Jun 28th 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

From £30

Sing for the Planet Concert

Featuring choirs from across Northumberland, including Amble's Harbour Lights, Berwick's Golden Square Singers and the What a Wonderful World Festival "scratch" choir, led by Alison Rushby.

Venue:

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1PQ

Date:

Jun 28th 2026

Time:

15:00 - 16:15

Price:

£5/18s and under £2

Northern Chords Festival 2026 - Handel's Messiah

The concert includes a new semi-staged performance of Handel's Messiah and Bach Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor.

Venue:

St James & St Basil Church, Fenham Hall Drive, Fenham, Newcastle

Date:

Jun 28th 2026

Time:

16:00 - 18:00

Price:

£20 / students & under 18s free

Glyn Maier

Sound artist and field recordist living in North Carolina. Maier’s preoccupations with natural objects, landscapes, and their social histories guide his recordings, which are then integrated into ambient electronic works utilizing organic rhythms and complex timbres.

Venue:

Cafe Etch, 5 Gilkes Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 5ET

Date:

Jun 29th 2026

Time:

TBC

Price:

£6-£10

105th / Esther Bisset / Danielchandlertrio

Venue:

Little Buildings, 3-5 Stepney Bank, Newcastle, NE1 2PW

Date:

Jun 29th 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£7

Across The Universe

A celebration of The Beatles’ “studio years” 1966-1970. This unique show featuring live band and orchestra is a must-see for all Beatles fans.

Venue:

Darlington Hippodrome, Parkgate, Darlington, DL1 1RR

Date:

Jun 30th 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£23-£33

Andrew Johnson (Full band)

For fans of The Beatles, Elliot Smith, Squeeze and other melodic indie-rock these are unmissable shows and, who knows, perhaps the only chance to hear these songs at full force. Support from Anna Karila & Izzy Neish.

Venue:

The Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington, DL1 1SG

Date:

Jun 30th 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£7adv/£10otd

Tropic Gold and Banks Arcade

Both rising names in the alternative scene, from opposite corners of the globe, this is showcase of the future of metal!

Venue:

Think Tank?, Digital, Times Square, Centre For Life, Newcastle, NE1 4EP

Date:

Jun 30th 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£19.15adv

Oral Habit

Dealing in what they call "the ear-rattling psychic dream of choked-up acid punks", a sound that feels overpowering, explosive and intense.

Venue:

The Central Bar, Half Moon Lane, Gateshead, NE8 2AN

Date:

Jun 30th 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£12.10

Daylight Zombies Club

Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of The Daylight Zombies Club, with an afternoon gathering of some of the regions top musicians coming together for 5 hours music, laughs, fun & friendship.

Venue:

Lindisfarne Social Club, West St, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, NE28 8LG

Date:

Jun 30th 2026

Time:

15:00 - 20:00

Price:

Free

The Mouthful Way Album Launch

Vocal music at its very finest, Mouthful are a quartet of singers who have inspired many over their two decades of music making, but never released an album, until now!

Venue:

Gosforth Civic Theatre, Regent Farm Road, Newcastle, NE3 3HD

Date:

Jul 1st 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£15/under 16s £10

The Pitmen Poets

Ex-Lindisfarne singer and songwriter Billy Mitchell, Warhorse Songman, renowned singer and instrumentalist Bob Fox, and Award winning Durham songwriter Jez Lowe, individually and collectively celebrating the triumphs, tragedy, and humour of the North East’s industrial heritage, in an evening of great music.

Venue:

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1PQ

Date:

Jul 2nd 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£29

Zurkas Tepla & Moa Pillar

Zurkas Tepla's artistic multimedia practices combine music, found footage collages, text, and experimental films. Fedor Pereverzev (Moa Pillar) hails from Moscow & is now London based. Deconstructed trance, techno, IDM & experimental sound design, with a body of work both diverse & intertwined in nature.

Venue:

Auxiliary Project Space, 31 Station Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 1SR

Date:

Jul 2nd 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£6-£10

Hymn to Old Age

An emotionally resonant live event responding to Herman Hesse’s writings on old age through poetry, music and playback theatre, exploring ideas and experiences of this life stage.

Venue:

Quaker Meeting House, 1 West Ave, Gosforth, Newcastle, NE3 4ES

Date:

Jul 2nd 2026

Time:

18:30 - 21:45

Price:

£10

De’Sean Jones & Blaque Dynamite

Grammy-winning powerhouse Blaque Dynamite (Mike Mitchell) joins forces with visionary conductor and 3x Grammy Nominated De’Sean Jones, leading Detroit’s Urban Art Orchestra, for a bold, high-energy musical explosion.

Venue:

The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

Jul 2nd 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£20/£10

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

Hailed by Rolling Stone as “a rare 21st century guitar hero and the undisputed future of the blues,” Christone "Kingfish" Ingram stands at the crossroads of history and innovation.

Venue:

Boiler Shop, 20 South Street, Newcastle, NE1 3PE

Date:

Jul 2nd 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£34.50

Boy Latex / Shrike / Disciplinary

Venue:

Little Buildings, 3-5 Stepney Bank, Newcastle, NE1 2PW

Date:

Jul 2nd 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£8

Across The Universe

The music recorded by The Beatles from 1966-1970 represents some of the most ground-breaking strides in popular music history. Now in homage to this sensationally creative period in The Beatles’ career, Across the Universe brings these recordings to life with stunning detail and accuracy.

Venue:

Whitley Bay Playhouse, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LZ

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£38.25

The Pitmen Poets Ride Again

Ex-Lindisfarne singer and songwriter Billy Mitchell, Warhorse songman, renowned singer and instrumentalist Bob Fox, and award-winning Durham songwriter Jez Lowe, individually and collectively celebrating the triumphs, tragedy, and humour of the North East’s industrial heritage, in an evening of great music.

Venue:

Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

From £30

INXS UK

The UK’s premier tribute to INXS.

Venue:

The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£10

NE Street Band

A full on Springsteen show!

Venue:

The Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington, DL1 1SG

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£12

Martin Taylor: Standards

Multi award-winning jazz guitarist.

Venue:

Arc, Dovecot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LL

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

20:00 - 21:50

Price:

£22.50

Saint Abdullah & Eomac

Uniting Iranian-Canadian brothers Mohammad and Mehdi Mehrabani-Yeganeh with Irish producer Ian McDonnell in a transcontinental collaboration bridging cultural and geographical divides. Creating a complementary sonic palette characterized by raw textures, heavy sampling, and extreme contrasts.

Venue:

Auxiliary Project Space, 31 Station Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 1SR

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

TBC

Price:

£12.50

The UK Rock Show

Get ready to be transported back to the 80s heyday of classic rock.

Venue:

The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, NE33 1ES

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

From £31

Volta

A 4-piece band steeped in the traditional roots of heavy metal, Volta deliver an energetic 80s-inspired performance with all the confidence of arena rock and the raw energy of early speed metal.

Venue:

The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£8

UK Foo Fighters

Celebrating 30 Years of Foo Fighters.

Venue:

The Fire Station, High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3HA

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

20:00

Price:

From £24

Susannah Stark & Band

"Supernatural, spellbinding reframing of Gaelic folk with modular synth, field recordings, and deliciously creaky instrumentation by some of Scotland’s finest." w/ Minimum Wage Immanence Unit.

Venue:

The Lubber Fiend, 81 Blandford Square, Newcastle, NE1 3PZ

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£12-£15

Polypores, Burning Pyre

A midsummer night of rare artefacts and sonic flora, performed live in the round. Polypores presents a playful set of kosmische-inspired electronics and uncanny naturalism, drawing on releases for Castles in Space, DiN and Feral Child, evoking speculative microbiologies and imagined natural history. Burning Pyre brings lush dub-inflected ambient textures whilst Public Footpath opens with a dreamlike initiation.

Venue:

Star & Shadow Cinema, 210 Warwick Street, Newcastle, NE2 1BB

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:30 - 23:00

Price:

£11

Definitely Oasis

The most authentic and in-demand Oasis tribute band on the planet.

Venue:

The Georgian Theatre, Green Dragon Yard, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1AE

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

20:00

Price:

£15adv

Jar of Lies

Venue:

Trillians Rock Bar, Princess Square, Newcastle, NE1 8ER

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

TBC

Price:

Free

INXS UK

The UK’s premier tribute to INXS.

Venue:

The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£10

The Studio Showcase: Summer Edition

A night dedicated to raw, independent music at The Studio in Hartlepool, showcasing some of the region's most exciting emerging talent. Featuring Leaders of Men, Cardiac and Exit.

Venue:

The Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7HQ

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£7.70

Stand Turn Fire / Keks not Kegs / 671

Venue:

Little Buildings, 3-5 Stepney Bank, Newcastle, NE1 2PW

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

18:00

Price:

£5

Blare Weight Unit

BWU Is Mick Harris. Soundsystem destroying filth dirt, earthmoving in sheer weight, apocalyptic dread mutations of crushing intensity. Support from Scald, Gerg and Walls of Teesside. Visuals from Stormfield.

Venue:

Auxiliary Project Space, 31 Station Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 1SR

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£6-£12

Saltburn Jazz: The Paul Donnelly Quartet

Welcome return of local talented guitarist.

Venue:

Saltburn Community Theatre, Albion Terrace, Saltburn by The Sea, TS12 1JW

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£14

Masters of the Universe

A young man on Earth discovers a fabulous secret legacy as the prince of an alien planet, and must recover a magic sword and return home to protect his kingdom.

Venue:

The Forum Cinema, 8-9 Market Place, Hexham, NE46 1XF

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026 - Jul 5th 2026

Times:

16:15, 13:15, 12:30

Price:

£6-£11.50

Jam Tub (with Coal Mob and Wool)

The amazing, North East based Jam Tub return to Zerox. Support comes from Leeds-based Coal Mob and North East locals Wool.

Venue:

Zerox, 48-52 Sandhill, Newcastle, NE1 3JF

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£6-£8

The Odels

A great band who entertain us thoroughly with Northern Soul Hits.

Venue:

Billy Bootleggers, Arch 2, Stepney Bank, Newcastle, NE1 2NP

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

Free/£2

The Magic of Motown

Bringing you the classic Motown hits that will have you singing along and dancing too.

Venue:

Cullercoats Crescent Club, 9 Victoria Crescent, Cullercoats, NE30 4QS

Date:

Jul 3rd 2026

Time:

20:30 - 23:00

Price:

Free

Beautiful Crazy – The Luke Combs Collection

An exciting and authentic theatrical celebration of one of the biggest country stars on the planet…Luke Combs.

Venue:

Tyne Theatre and Opera House, 111 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG

Date:

Jul 4th 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£27.50-£32.50

Now 80’s

The Ultimate Live Tribute to 80s Hits.

Venue:

The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ

Date:

Jul 4th 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£12

Michael Starring Ben

A hit theatre production starring the UK's ultimate Michael Jackson tribute star, Ben Bowman.

Venue:

Sunderland Empire Theatre, High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3EX

Date:

Jul 4th 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

From £24.20

Spooky Men's Chorale

A magnificent, many-headed beast that’s single-handedly turned the world of men’s singing upside down. Bypassing well-trodden avenues, they carve out new territories with mighty man sounds, exquisite tenderness, and charming stupidity. Both celebrating masculinity and mocking it.

Venue:

The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2YR

Date:

Jul 4th 2026

Time:

20:00

Price:

£30.70-£32.90

Bon Jovi Forever

The only Bon Jovi tribute show you need to see!

Venue:

The Fire Station, High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3HA

Date:

Jul 4th 2026

Time:

20:00

Price:

From £26

Sumo Cyco

Genre-smashing rock band from Ontario, Canada, fusing heavy riffs, punk energy, and pop hooks with a wildly cinematic DIY flair.

Venue:

Think Tank?, Digital, Times Square, Centre For Life, Newcastle, NE1 4EP

Date:

Jul 4th 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£18

Unfettered Heart Presents: "An Afternoon Of Chaos..."

Featuring Temple Guard, Cruelty, Stranglehold, Ghost Of A Bullet, Shot Down In May, Draft Dodgers, Burial Plot, Nadine Hurley and Dead Stare.

Venue:

The Lubber Fiend, 81 Blandford Square, Newcastle, NE1 3PZ

Date:

Jul 4th 2026

Time:

16:00

Price:

£16adv/£20otd

Groovetrain Acoustic

8-piece Northern funksoulers. This powerhouse of a band will be again stripping back their lineup for a wonderful acoustic session.

Venue:

The White Room Music Cafe, 15 Station Rd, Stanley, Durham, DH9 0JL

Date:

Jul 4th 2026

Time:

22:00

Price:

£13+bf

Hadrian's Choirs Festival

The choirs of Newcastle Cathedral, Hexham Abbey, and Carlisle Cathedral come together for the annual Hadrian’s Choirs Festival Concert. The programme includes well-loved church music by Samuel Sebastian Wesley, alongside other choral favourites, and a full performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Coronation Mass, offering a joyful and celebratory conclusion to the evening.

Venue:

Newcastle Cathedral, St. Nicholas Sq, Newcastle, NE1 1DF

Date:

Jul 4th 2026

Time:

18:00 - 19:30

Price:

£5-£18

Action Bronson

Acclaimed rapper Action Bronson is renowned for his vivid lyricism, distinctive voice, and genre-blending sound. Since building a global following through consistently celebrated releases, he's earned a reputation as one of hip hop's most engaging live performers through his sharp storytelling and larger-than-life delivery.

Venue:

O2 City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle, NE1 8SF

Date:

Jul 4th 2026

Time:

19:00

Price:

£48.85

BBC Introducing: Live from The Georgian Theatre

Headlined by Michael Gallagher, who blends anthemic indie rock with sharply observed lyrics that deliver intimate social commentary. Support from Risco, a dynamic 3-piece rock band from Stockton.

Venue:

The Georgian Theatre, Green Dragon Yard, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1AE

Date:

Jul 4th 2026

Time:

19:30

Price:

£7adv

New Tyneside Orchestra Summer Concert

Join the NTO for a summer evening of Spanish music: Turina's Danzas Fantasticas, de Falla's suite The Three-Cornered Hat, and Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar. The orchestra will be conducted by Nick Nowicki and led by Dawn Allen.

Venue:

St Gabriel's Church, Heaton Road, Newcastle, NE6 5QN

Date:

Jul 4th 2026

Time:

19:30 - 21:15

Price:

£12/£10 concessions, £5 unwaged