Northeast Music Guide

TOM ROBINSON ANNOUNCES "2-4-6-8 MOTORWAY" 40th ANNIVERSARY SHOWS THIS OCTOBER To mark the 40th anniversary of 2-4-6-8 Motorway in October 2017, TOM ROBINSON pays tribute to the original Tom Robinson Band by performing his entire 'Power In The Darkness' album at select venues across the country.  Taking in 15 dates in total, the tour will also see Tom back at London's legendary 100 Club for a 3 night residency with a classic four piece lineup. His incendiary live quartet features Faithless drummer Andy Treacey, Richard Ashcroft guitarist Adam Phillips and keyboard virtuoso Jim Simmons plus Tom himself on bass and lead vocals. Full dates listed below. Born in Cambridge in 1950, Tom Robinson first became known in the late 1970s as a musician and LGBT activist with the Tom Robinson Band (TRB) who were early supporters of Rock Against Racism and Amnesty International. In 1977 their Top 5 debut release 2-4-6-8 Motorway became one of the landm...

KIRK BRANDON SPEAR OF DESTINY MAN ANNOUNCES AKOUSTIK 2017 DATES THIS AUGUST  “Kirk Brandon is one of the UK’s most underrated songwriters” - Vive le Rock! Magazine “Kirk Brandon is one of the UK’s best kept secrets” - MOJO KIRK BRANDON is delighted to announce a series of aKoustik 2017 dates for this August.  Kirk Brandon is the voice of Spear of Destiny, Theatre of Hate and Dead Men Walking. With over 15 studio albums and countless single releases, his career now spans well over 30 years. He has enjoyed worldwide success with all three of the above bands and is also a leader in every punk rock poll by being the singer and songwriter in The Pack.  Over the last 9 years, Kirk has released five solo acoustic studio albums (the “Dutch Masters” series) that have pulled tracks from all era’s of his career, these albums have also featured many of the people Kirk has worked with and collaborated with over the years including Derek Forbes (Simple Minds), ...

LAMBCHOP ANNOUNCE FULL UK TOUR FOR AUGUST 2017 SHARE 'THE HUSTLE UNLIMITED “FLOTUS is highly processed, highly textured - and yet for the most part, it sounds natural and unforced" ‘Album of the Month’ 4/5 MOJO “An album which may turn out to be one of their best and most accessible" 'Album of the Month' 8/10 Uncut LAMBCHOP release news of a UK tour this August. On a run of 11 dates which include London's Islington Assembly Hall, the band will also perform at Green Man Festival. Having released their latest album, FLOTUS, late last year to critical acclaim including 'Albums of the Year' mentions in publications such as MOJO, Uncut, The Guardian and Sunday Times; Lambchop have also shared a new version of album highlight 'The Hustle' entitled 'The Hustle Unlimited'. Listen to 'The Disco Hustle' here: https://youtu.be/guFMOpuuBLQ Speaking of the new version of the track Lambchop's...

Music Festival of the Northeast Does it Again! Corbridge Festival Delivers the Goods Corbridge Festival continues to grow as the family music festival of the Northeast. All visitors are catered for, with a wide range of food offerings, children’s activities, entertainment a fairground and of course world class musical talent.  I didn’t get to see absolutely everyone perform as there were three stages, but we had a great time. It must have been great to be a punter relaxing at this vibrant event.  The first band we caught was Coquin Migale. They’ve become more psych rock, less jingly indie. They have a harder edged than their debut here 3 years ago, and we liked it. Coquin Migale In the Dragonfly Tent we found Chris Kelly, a talented young fella playing acoustic guitar with lush songs and confident presentation. Chris Kelly Amy Ridley has a great voice. She performed a single song set as well on the main stage. Dancing on My Own was dedicated to Chl...

RODDY WOOMBLE ANNOUNCES EXTENSIVE UK TOUR + 'THE DELUDER' LP (RELEASED 1st SEPT 2017) JUPITER  RODDY WOOMBLE announces an extensive run of UK dates for 2017 as he prepares to tour his latest solo outing 'The Deluder', a follow on from "Remember You're a Woomble".....not really, sorry, couldn't resist, I'm sure he's never heard THAT before, groan. Following on from the brooding, atmospheric 'Like Caruso' single in March and showcasing the diversity of his upcoming and highly anticipated fourth solo album ‘The Deluder’ - ’Jupiter’ sees Roddy and his band in a surreal & playful mood channeling both solo McCartney and Pavement, in a quirky, melodic and memorable pop song.  On the new single ‘Jupiter’ Woomble says “ the song actually started out as something I was making up for (and with) my son, who is eight years old and quite interested in astronomy - working on it with my band, who are all adults, it develop...

While you are here, check out that ad for Amazon Prime..we just signed up and didn't realise you get: Amazon Video Unlimited cloud storage Amazon Music as well as free delivery...great deal! TENACIOUS UK HIP HOP DUO ANNOUNCE HUGE UK TOUR + LONG ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE ‘SOUTH CITY’ - 15th SEPT  LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE - 'GOD SAVE THE T’S' The UK hip-hop duo - TOO MANY T’S - announce a huge UK tour to coincide with their debut album release this autumn. Too Many T’s have built up a strong fan base with their electric performances and positive vibes stage shows, touring all over the UK over the last four years. They have supported some of hip-hop’s greats including Snoop Dogg, Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul and Public Enemy. But it’s now time for the T’s to step forward & take centre stage. Listen to the new single - 'GOD SAVE THE T’S’ -  September 2017 will see Too Many T’s long-awaited debut album released. Produced alongsid...

2017 Winter Tour Announcement If the term ‘Status Quo’ can be defined as representing ‘the existing state of affairs’ then maybe the band, despite being known for 50 years for their no-nonsense winning formula, need a name change. For nothing has stayed the same for this iconic band over the last year.  Francis Rossi and the band have faced the retirement from live performance of the iconic Rick Parfitt, followed late last year by his tragic death, and have kept the flag flying, to honour his memory and the band’s commitments, and to bring the fans what they want and deserve.  And it’s the fans that have prompted yet another change.  In late April the band announced their long-planned ‘Aquostic’ tour of the UK and immediately found themselves with a dilemma. The shift to ‘Aquostic’ tour had been deemed necessary as the inevitable rigours of the Electric set were considered to be too much for Rick to take on. Yet demand from fans for Electric s...

PET SHOP BOYS GATESHEAD DATES PET SHOP BOYS RETURN TO THE UK WITH THEIR 'SUPER TOUR' WITH TWO DATES IN GATESHEAD IN SEPTEMBER       Pet Shop Boys return to the UK with their Super Tour with 2 dates in Gateshead in September. The Super Tour will see Pet Shop Boys perform songs from their acclaimed new album ‘Super’, as well as classic PSB hits and album tracks from over the past 30 years. The production is based on the Royal Opera House shows staged by designer Es Devlin and choreographer Lynne Page. The Super Tour will visit Gateshead in September 2017: September 2 - The Sage Gateshead September 3 - The Sage Gateshead     Further details at: http://petshopboys.co.uk/

Virgin Trains are pleased to announce that their seat sale goes live from  6 th  July until  23.59pm  on 11 th  July 2017.  Sale Time – Seats from £5 Birmingham to London one way from only £5 London to Manchester one way from only £11 London to Liverpool one way from only £11 London to Glasgow one way from only £18 TICKET LINK Terms and Conditions Promotional First and Standard Class Fares are available on selected Virgin Trains services only on the West Coast Mainline. Promotional First and Standard Class fares available on   virgintrains.com   virgintrains.co.uk   and Virgin Trains app. Subject to availability on specific services, and requested journeys cannot be guaranteed. Promotional fares are available for booking between  6-11 July 2017  inclusive. Promotional fares are available for travel between  21 July – 8 December 2017  inclusive. Promotional fares available on First and Sta...