Northeast Music Guide

Little Mix Announce The Summer Hits Tour 2018! The world's biggest girl band* Little Mix are playing a run of UK summer shows throughout July 2018 as part of the group's 'The Summer Hits Tour 2018'. Kicking off in Hove on 6th July, the run of 15 live shows ends in Inverness on 29th July. The shows will see Little Mix perform their greatest hits, including 'Touch', 'Shout Out to My Ex', 'Black Magic' and 'Wings'. Tickets on sale 9.30am Thursday 30th November. affiliate : See Tickets *band : I cnnot verify this definition as I've never seen any of them play an instrument.

Legendary prog-rockers CAMEL to play Tyne Theatre & Opera House in September 2018 Performing the whole of their 1976 album Moonmadness plus other classic tracks Following the recent announcement that legendary prog-rock band Camel will bring their acclaimed live show to London’s Royal Albert Hall in September 2018, the band are happy to reveal that this will be preceded by an extensive run of UK tour dates, including Newcastle’s Tyne Theatre & Opera House on Saturday 8th September. During what will be a very special run of shows – performed by Andrew Latimer (guitar, flute, vocals), Colin Bass (bass guitar, vocals), Denis Clement (drums), Peter Jones (keyboards, vocals) – the band will be playing the entirety of their 1976 album Moonmadness plus plenty of other classic tracks.  Upon release Moonmadness left its mark on the UK Top 20 albums chart, going on to become certified silver. In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story ...

Northeast Horror Film Maker Warren Speed on his films Coulrophobia and Dirty Tuppence Is this the return of the video nasty? “I have wanted to make horror movies since I was twelve years old,” says British film-maker Warren Speed. “And I am very excited about my third release since 2010 - Coulrophobia - which is about a group of kick-ass roller derby girls who go camping in the wilderness, only to be abducted by a bizarre family of isolated ex-circus performers. The girls are forced to endure a series of insane gameshow-esque challenges before they escape and then fight for their lives in a gruesome war of survival with the freakshow family. Coulrophobia is released on DVD/VOD in the UK on Nov 13 (and then worldwide in Feb 2018). Furthermore Warren is now in pre-production for his fourth movie Dirty Tuppence - about the most deluded rock band on the planet, a useless serial killer and a pair of inept private investigators. Warren’s first two movies a...

DEL AMITRI ANNOUNCE NEWCASTLE CITY HALL FRI 20 JUL 2018 TICKETS Del Amitri will return in 2018 for a UK tour, the celebrated Glaswegian band’s first run of dates since 2014. The July 2018 tour includes original band members - Justin Currie (vocals, guitar), Iain Harvie (lead guitar), Andy Alston (keys), Kris Dollimore (guitar) and Ashley Soan (drums). “25 years ago we played Edinburgh Castle to the biggest headline audience we’d ever been in front of,” says Justin Currie. “I wore a kilt and my bass didn’t work for the first two minutes during which we played the opening riff of ‘The Ones That You Love Lead You Nowhere’ over and over again. We never recovered. This is our chance to make up for it. I won’t be wearing a kilt…” “From ‘Nothing Ever Happens’ to ‘Jesus Saves’ there is a catalogue of Del Amitri songs that seem even more relevant now than when we wrote them,” adds Iain Harvie. “In this new millennium where everything changes and everything stays the same i...

World’s Greatest Elvis Show in Newcastle The Elvis World Tour Featuring Shawn Klush and Dean Z Together on Stage Metro Radio Arena – Thursday 24th May 2018 Direct from the USA - the world's most successful Elvis tribute artiste of all time, Shawn Klush, and the incredible Dean Z, also Grand Champion of The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Contest are bringing this incredible show to the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle on Thursday 24th May 2018. Shawn Klush first exploded onto the scene when 6 million UK viewers tuned in to see him win the BBC One search for “The World’s Greatest Elvis”, hosted by Vernon Kaye. Soon after picking up the BBC title, Shawn was also crowned the first ever ‘Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Champion' in Memphis, Tennessee in the first ever tribute contest to be held by Elvis Presley Enterprises. Now, another Grand Champion, in the form of the world renowned Dean Z, will also grace the stage, performing ‘The Early Years’ and, together with fabulous orche...

JORDAN ALLEN are delighted to present their infectious new single  ‘R.O.S.I.E’. Already known to fans as a firm live favourite, the release has been rapturously received at radio too with plays from BBC Introducing, Virgin Radio, BBC Radio 6Music, not to mention making its way straight on to the Radio X X-Posure Playlist. Set at a breakneck pace with barely second to catch your breath, R.O.S.I.E. is effervescent new single dedicated to a certain femme fatale with an appetite for the wilder things in life. Recorded in Manchester and produced by David Rahad-Jones, this new studio recording has all the hallmarks of the original demo that had become a party-starting staple in their live cannon, but reworked with the tempo-upped for an added electric intensity. Speaking about the track, Jordan says: “R.O.S.I.E is a song about a posh girl that I met on my course at Uni who I hardly ever saw, because she was always out on mad three-day benders. The first time I saw h...

METRO RADIO ARENA  NEWCASTLE MONDAY 23RD APRIL 2018  MANIC STREET PREACHERS announce their return to active duty with details of a new album and massive UK tour. 'Resistance Is Futile', the band’s 13th studio album, is due for release on 6th April 2018 on Columbia/Sony (the album is the band’s 13th consecutive release for the label). Of their first new recordings in four years, the band said: “The main themes of ‘Resistance is Futile’ are memory and loss; forgotten history; confused reality and art as a hiding place and inspiration. It’s obsessively melodic - in many ways referencing both the naive energy of ‘Generation Terrorists’ and the orchestral sweep of ‘Everything Must Go’.  After delay and difficulties getting started, the record has come together really quickly over the last few months through a surge of creativity and some old school hard work.” Following the twin musical departures of 2013’s largely acoustic ‘Rewind the Film’ and the glacial elec...

JEFF LYNNE’S ELO ANNOUNCE 2018 UK ARENA TOUR METRO RADIO ARENA NEWCASTLE TUESDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2018 TICKET LINK Following triumphant shows at Wembley Stadium, Hull KCOM Stadium, Sheffield Arena and Glasgow SSE Hydro earlier this summer, Jeff Lynne’s ELO announce 8 arena shows for autumn 2018 including a show at the Metro Radio Arena Newcastle on Tuesday 9th October 2018. Looking ahead to the new shows, Jeff said; “Our audiences are amazing. It’s like they’re in the group. We can’t wait to play for them again.” More popular than ever, Jeff Lynne’s ELO have always been known for their epic live shows and with a distinct style that seamlessly and innovatively blends rock, pop and classical, ELO has had twenty six UK Top 40 singles, making Lynne's sweeping productions some of the most recognisable music of the last forty years and helping sell over 50 million records worldwide.  June’s stunning Wembley Stadium gig is being immortalised in the live DVD ‘Wembley ...

SKINNY LISTER  STAKE THEIR CLAIM FOR CHRISTMAS SONG OF 2017 WITH EPIC NEW TRACK ‘CHRISTMAS CALLS’ 'THE DEVIL, THE HEART & THE FIGHT' DELUXE EDITION  A 2 CD RELEASE WITH EXTRA TRACKS INCLUDING NEW SONGS & MORE  DOUBLE TROUBLE TOUR w/ BEANS ON TOAST THIS NOV / DEC Folk Punk heroes, Skinny Lister have wrapped up an extra special present for their fans and listeners everywhere this year ahead of their imminent Double Trouble Tour with Beans on Toast. ‘Christmas Calls’ is an epic new Christmas anthem which harks back to The Pogues all time classic, ‘Fairy Tale of New York’ while retaining an authentic Skinny Lister vibe. ‘Christmas Calls’ is arguably the most epic sounding record the band have produced to date. While on tour with Dropkick Murphy’s earlier in 2017, the band shot and self-directed the accompanying video to Christmas Call’s which sees them trek across the scenic snow dusted hills of Austria and Germany. Shot on 1970’s Super...

THE LOVELY EGGS ANNOUNCE FEBRUARY 2018 UK TOUR WITH PORKY THE POET (AKA PHILL JUPITUS) NEW ALBUM THIS IS EGGLAND DUE OUT ON 23 FEBRUARY VIA EGG RECORDS WATCH/SHARE THE NEW VIDEO FOR "I SHOULDN’T HAVE SAID THAT" DIRECTED BY CASEY RAYMOND: HERE  Hot on the heels of their rammed and raucous Autumn tour, Northern psychedelic punks The Lovely Eggs announce their next series of live dates for February ahead of their forthcoming album This Is Eggland (out 23 February on Egg Records). The Lovely Eggs are one of the most unique, innovative and genuine bands on the British Underground music scene. Setting themselves apart from the mainstream, they've built up a cult following which is due to blow wide open with their mild-melting new album,produced by  Flaming Lips/ Mercury Rev producer, Dave Fridmann. You can sample what's in store with their brand new single, I Shouldn't Have Said That , which is out now. They will be supported by comedian Phill Jupitus...

BRIX & THE EXTRICATED RELEASE NEW ALBUM 'PART 2’ - 22 SEPTEMBER TO COINCIDE WITH UK TOUR “rollicking debut album” – Q Magazine “Get a fistful of the latest crashing single from this powerhouse band” – Nowness “Featuring crashing percussion and fierce AF vocals, the debut single is an explosive and triumphant return. In-your-face and invigorating, it’s a no-holds-barred rock song that is bold and breath taking” – Wonderland  “ Damned for Eternity is a two minute and 15 second punch to the gut of filthy garage power, unrelenting, to the point, and highly infectious. Brix vehemently spits out her lyrics over savage sliding power chords and a rumbling bass.” – Louder Than War BRIX & THE EXTRICATED will release the highly anticipated album Part 2 on 22nd September 2017 on Blang Records. Availabl on Amazon now: amazon link The band has – in the words of an old Fall lyric – something of a “track record”. Brix Smith-Start is one of the few true female ...

Marc Almond Newcastle Tyne Theatre & Opera House Saturday 4th November 2017   39 years after forming the seminal electronic 80s band Soft Cell, Marc Almond pays his first visit to the Opera House armed with a large talented collection of musicians and backing singers. With a set centred around his new album Shadows And Reflections he is able to deliver the 60s fused big band sound before ending the set with Northern Soul gold. Galia Arad originally comes from Indiana, USA but has recently worked as a PA in a hedge fund in New York. This has given her the opportunity to record with Elvis Costello’s band and to now come across to the UK in order to support Marc. Armed with just a guitar she quickly gets the Tyne Theatre crowd on side with the humour that proliferates her tracks. She tells the tale of a so called friend that sends her an email purporting to be from Elvis Costello himself.  Her initial happiness was quickly quashed when she realised ...