Northeast Music Guide

A Tribute to George Michael Saturday 24th February 2018 7.30 pm Whitley Bay Playhouse Get ready for an unforgettable evening with a global superstar, as he puts the Boom Boom into your heart in the all new – Fast Love: A Tribute to George Michael. This is a spellbinding experience you don’t want to miss. You’ll be getting up (to get down) to all your favourite songs: Careless Whisper, Freedom, Faith and many more. Relive the passion, the flare, and the unique sensitivity of George Michael in this incredible concert sensation. As the great man said: you gotta have faith… So book your tickets now! Tickets costing £21 are available now.  Tickets are available from the Box Office open Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm, Saturday 10.30am – 2.30pm plus until show start on event days. Tickets can also be purchased on the booking hotline 0844 248 1588* or online at www.playhousewhitleybay.co.uk . *Calls cost 7p per minute plus your phone company’s access charge.

Marc Almond brings his Shadows and Reflections Tour to Tyne Theatre & Opera House Saturday 4th November 2017 One of Britain’s most gifted, and unique vocal talents, Marc Almond, will take to the stage at Tyne Theatre & Opera House on Saturday 4th November. This very special concert will feature songs and hits from his 36 year career to beautiful new orchestral arrangements of hits, iconic torch songs and 60’s Orchestral Pop for which he has become loved for, from his new album Shadows and Reflections. Celebrating the synth pop pioneers 60th Birthday year, this concert follows his Top 10 album Hits and Pieces as well as his sold out Spring tour. As a performer he has been at the forefront of British pop music ever since he found fame in the early 1980s with Soft Cell, before going on to a hugely successful, prolific and diverse solo career that has seen him sell over 30 million records worldwide. Tickets: £29.50 - £60. Available now from: www.tynetheatreandoperah...

JAWS EXTEND SIMPLICITY TOUR DATES INTO WINTER 2017      Revelling in the jubilant reception to their sophomore record - JAWS - are delighted to announce a fresh run of UK dates that will extend their Simplicity Tour into the Winter months of 2017.  Lining up 12 new shows for later this year, the dreamy indie pop trio will embark on a succession of live dates kicking off at Reading’s Sub 89 on Friday 17th November, taking in the likes of Southampton, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Sheffield and more, before rounding off proceedings with a huge homecoming show at The Birmingham Institute on the Friday 1st December. Full dates and details as follows: November 2017 UK tour dates Fri, 17 Nov 17 -  Reading -  Sub89 Sat, 18 Nov 17 -  Southampton -  Engine Rooms Sun, 19 Nov 17 -  Exeter -  Phoenix Tue, 21 Nov 17 -  Cardiff -  The Globe Wed, 22 Nov 17 -  Bristol -  The Fleece ...

On Sale Now: Legend A Tribute to the Music of Bob Marley Saturday 9th September 2017 7.30 pm "Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!" – Bob Marley With the recent national release of the film ‘Marley’ interest in Bob Marley and reggae is yet again high - not that it has ever gone away! LEGEND perform a Bob Marley show in sound and vision just like you were at a Bob Marley concert. A full evening show features all the hits and more including classic Bob Marley reggae standards: *Is This Love *No Woman No Cry *Could You Be Loved *Three Little Birds *Buffalo Soldier *Get Up Stand Up *Stir It Up *One Love/People Get Ready *I Shot The Sheriff *Waiting In Vain *Redemption Song *Satisfy My Soul *Exodus *Jamming …and much more! FEEL THE VIBE! PURE ...

BEANS ON TOAST + SKINNY LISTER ANNOUNCE DOUBLE TROUBLE TOUR     This coming winter Beans on Toast and Skinny Lister will head out on a co-headline tour of the UK. Label mates, touring buddies and drinking companions they make a perfect match. Both bands are hardworking, fun Loving, heavy touring acts that bring a unique and modern take on the age-old tradition of English folk music. Together they are given the opportunity to play on bigger stages and bring their shows to larger audiences. Both bands will be playing full sets. It’s going to be one hell of a party. So without furtherado they're proud to announce.. DOUBLE TROUBLE TOUR 21/11 LEEDS Stylus 22/11 MANCHESTER O2 The Ritz 23/11 GLASGOW Oran Mor 24/11 NEWCASTLE Newcastle Uni 25/11 SHEFFIELD The Leadmill 28/11 BIRMINGHAM Glee Club 29/11 NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms 30/11 NORWICH Waterfront 01/12 CAMBRIDGE Junction 02/12 LEICESTER Dryden Street Social 06/12 CARDI...

Steeleye Span comes to Newcastle City Hall Tue 5 Dec 2017 In an age when it is not uncommon for an artist to take five years to follow up a successful album, the creativity that Steeleye Span displayed in their early years is still astonishing. In the decade between their debut and 1980's Sails Of Silver, they released twelve records alongside touring the world and enjoying a string of hits. Now with their 50th anniversary fast approaching, the band have come close to matching that work rate - readying themselves for the release of ‘Dodgy Bastards’, their eighth album in twelve years. Such inspiration has come both from the individuals involved, Steeleye mainstays Maddy Prior, Rick Kemp and Liam Genockey alongside Jessie May Smart, Andrew Sinclair and Julian Littman in the current line-up, as well as the captivating source material – the work of 19th century scholar Francis James Child and his collection of English and Scottish Ballads. The album is appro...

The Greatest Love of All The Whitney Houston Show Newcastle City Hall Fri 13 Apr 2018 The Whitney Houston show is a critically acclaimed live concert honouring the talent, music and memory of Whitney Houston. Featuring the breathtaking vocals of Belinda David’s accompanied by the sensational 30 piece National Philharmonic Concert Orchestra this is a beautifully crafted homage to one of the world’s most revered singers. The two-hour production will fill you with joy, nostalgia and wonderment as you are taken on a heartfelt musical journey through Houston’s greatest hits including I Will Always Love You, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, How Will I Know, One Moment in Time, I Have Nothing, Run to You, Didn’t We Almost Have It All, Greatest Love of All, I’m Every Woman, Queen of the Night, and more. The Whitney Houston Show plays Newcastle City Hall on Fri 13 Apr 2018 Tickets are £45.00 and can be purchased at www.theatreroyal.co.uk or from the Theatre Royal Box office on 08...

BROOKE BENTHAM Shares new single ‘I Need Your Body’  From her debut EP - 'The Room Swayed' - released on June 9 Photo: Jordan Hughes Homecoming Show in June "We think Brooke Bentham might be the Angel (Olsen) of the North” - Loud & Quiet "Brooke Bentham soars into 2017...a formidable transformation” - The Line Of Best Fit "Exquisite...a vocal that rivals pretty much anyone at this moment in time” - Crack In The Road "A prodigal talent..a statement of intent” - Clash Listen to I Need Your Body HERE Brooke Bentham has premiered new single 'I Need Your Body', the second to be taken from her debut EP entitled 'The Room Swayed'. This follows the success of acclaimed return track 'Heavy & Ephemeral', which picked up support across Radio 1, 6Music and Radio X. 'I Need Your Body' is a melancholic mix of lust and resentment, produced again by Ben Baptie (Daughter, Adele, Lapsley) an...