Northeast Music Guide

FONTAINES D.C. MERCURY PRIZE NOMINATED BAND ANNOUNCE BIGGEST HEADLINE SHOW TO-DATE AT LONDON’S O2 ACADEMY, BRIXTON TUESDAY 25 TH  FEBRUARY 2020 TICKETS AVAILABLE: 31 ST  JULY - 9AM (O2 PRE-SALE) / 2 ND  AUGUST - 9AM DEBUT ALBUM ‘DOGREL’ OUT NOW VIA PARTISAN RECORDS (#9 IN THE UK ALBUM CHART) HEAR:   TOO REAL  /  BOYS IN THE BETTER LAND  /  BIG SHA SHA SHA  /  ROY’S TUNE Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Dogrel’ (which charted at #9 in the UK album chart, and landed them a Mercury Prize Nomination), as well as a sold out US tour with labelmates IDLES, an electrifying performance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, a mind-blowing Glastonbury 2019 performance, and yet another BBC 6 Music A listing for their fan-favourite single ‘Boys In The Better Land’; Fontaines D.C. are making their mark. Today, the band continue their rapid upward trajectory with ...

“The AC/DC Experience boys capture the spirit of all those great anthems”  Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake) THE AC/DC EXPERIENCE  UK TOUR 2018 The legendary sound, spirit and attitude of the mighty AC/DC is alive and kicking… and coming to Newcastle in March 2018. THE AC/DC EXPERIENCE – arguably Britain’s best AC/DC tribute band having rocked some of the biggest tribute festivals in the UK – are heading out on their second nationwide tour. Tickets for the 11-date UK Tour – which hits Newcastle 02 Academy 2 on Saturday 24th March – are on sale now via our Ticketmaster affiliate THE AC/DC EXPERIENCE – Darran Short (vocals); Andy Holt (lead guitar); Steven Wolf (bass); James Stringfellow (guitar) and Dennis Duxbury (drums) – brilliantly nail the power and look of the stadium rock god’s incendiary stage performance, backed by a state-of-the-art lighting and projection show. Thousands of rock fans have seen the Lancashire-based band perform across the UK and they h...

THE CHARLATANS ANNOUNCE UK AND IRELAND TOUR FOR NOV/DEC '17   NEW ALBUM 'DIFFERENT DAYS' - RELEASED MAY 26TH THROUGH BMG “A brilliant album. The Charlatans have never been more forward looking or relevant as now” – Q     The Charlatans have announced details of a full UK tour for 2017. Kicking off at Nottingham’s Rock City on November 29th the band play eleven dates in total, taking in Brixton Academy on December 9th before finishing in Belfast on the 11th. The band, Mark Collins on guitar, Martin Blunt on bass, Tim Burgess vocals and Tony Rogers on keyboards will be joined by The Verve’s Pete Salisbury on drums The band releases their new album on May 26th. ‘Different Days’ features an array of special guests including Paul Weller, Johnny Marr and New Order’s Stephen Morris and is already receiving rave reviews - Q described it simply as “A wondrous record” and first single ‘Plastic Machinery’ went straight on the A list at 6Music....

SONIC BOOM SIX ‘The F-Bomb’ brand new album Deluxe Edition  27 May 2016       PHOE6CD     "By taking ska, pop, grime, dubstep, punk and metal apart, then rebuilding them as a hyperactive hybrid, Sonic Boom Six demand attention." Kerrang! SONIC BOOM SIX is an explosive and outspoken five-piece described as "taking ska, pop, grime, dubstep, punk and metal apart, then rebuilding them as a hyperactive hybrid" (Kerrang! Magazine). With a live show infamous for "clashing activism and good times", SB6's legendary gigs are a party that started in Manchester, UK, with an open-door policy towards all races, genders, ages and orientations. The Boom’s influences include The Specials, The Streets, and The Fugees, and the band signed with Cherry Red Records in early 2016. They will drop The F-Bomb — SB6's latest album — on 27th May 2016. Just out is the video for the single Do What You Wanna Do , an eclectic mash up including horns and...

The King Is Back: Ben Portsmouth Is Elvis  Currently touring Brazil following his most recent shows plus recording in the USA, Award winning Elvis - Ben Portsmouth – has already this year had a sell-out tour of Ireland, shows in Canada and Munich, with amazing sales at Belgrade, Coventry and Portsmouth Guildhall. He has also appeared at London o2 Indigo, Birmingham Barclaycard Arena, Leeds o2, Bournemouth o2, Manchester o2 and Belfast SSE Arena.  Ben, a multi-talented musician, singer and songwriter had Elvis‘s DNA in his blood from an early age. His father was an avid Elvis fan and Ben grew up on a diet of Elvis songs. Having honed his musical talent Ben started his journey as an Elvis Tribute Artist in 2005 when he formed the ‘Taking Care of Elvis’ band. Audiences and promoters quickly realised that this was someone with a special talent. He looked like Elvis, sang like Elvis and had an on stage charisma that had audiences believing at times they were watchin...

Richie Ramone plays special Newcastle show  on February 9th. Former Ramones drummer Richie Ramone (nee Richard Reinhardt) is to play a show with his band at The Cluny on February 9th. Richie was drummer with the Ramones between 1983 and 1987.  He is the only Ramones drummer to be the sole composer and writer of Ramones songs. He is also the only Ramones drummer to have ever taken lead vocals, tracks such as 'Can't Say Anything Nice'. Other songs he's written include 'Smash You', 'Humankind', 'I'm not Jesus', 'I know Better Now', '(You) Can't Say Anything Nice' and of course 'Somebody Put Something in My Drink'. Although Richie's band have played the UK a few times in recent years, this will actually be the first time in Newcastle.  However, members of his band are no stranger to the region : Alex Kane, previously of Antiproduct, is involved - AP were a hardworking band who had a very good followi...

Last Joker To Play the O2 Newcastle Support: Saints of Arcadia Once More Round A New Nowhere Last Joker was formed by Miguel Mega, portuguese guitar player, in the late eighties in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. In 1990 Last Joker recorded their first demo tape with the songs  Without You , Last Joker , Hold on Tight and Every Night and started a career playing for eager crowds in the São Paulo state. Because of their musicality , stage presence and sold out concerts they got the attention of Metal Rock Records and recorded their first LP simply called Last Joker and toured Brazil supporting bands such as Sepultura, Angra, Dr. Sin, RDP among others. In the middle nineties the band broke up and Miguel Mega moved to LA and started a solo career and released around 10 instrumental solo cds and appeared on several compilations alongside Greg Howe (Howe II, Michael jackson, Maragold),  Kiko Loureiro (Angra, Megadeth) among others. Photos by Ruth Hindson Ph...

Michael Schenker  Coming to the O2 Newcastle On the 10th December The award-winning, legendary guitarist  Michael Schenker  will embark on a nationwide UK tour at the  Newcastle O2 Academy  from  10th December . Tickets are available from the 24 hour box office  0844 478 0898  or from  www.thegigcartel.com . Even better...walk to the box office at the O2, pay cash and avoid those pesky booking and credit card fees! photo by Diana Fabbricatore Schenker will perform tracks from his current studio album  "Bridge The Gap"  which features the new single  "Lord Of The Lost And Lonely" . Four days before his UK tour kicks off, Schenker will headline  Planet Rockstock  Festival at Trecco Bay in South Wales on  Saturday 6th December .  Bridge The Gap features Schenker’s Temple of Rock band, comprising ex-Scorpions Herman Rarebell (drums) and Francis Buchholz (bass), ex-Rainbow vo...

SAXON Coming to Newcastle! NWOBM legends Saxon recently announced ‘Warriors of The Road’, a 38 date European Tour celebrating their 35 th  Anniversary. The set list will feature tracks from what is known to the fans as ‘The Holy Trinity’ – Saxon’s seminal albums  Wheels of Steel,   Strong Arm of the Law  and  Denim and Leather . Support will come from HELL and Stormzone. Starting in Bristol and closing at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire, ‘Warriors of the Road’ will land in the UK on 30 th  November to delight fans with 12 explosive shows.   The routing has changed slightly and Leeds will now be on 2 nd  December with Nottingham to follow on 10 th  December.   ‘ Come and see the awesome power of Saxon live!’ –  says frontman Biff Byford.  The band is currently working on a live DVD that will be released to coincide with the upcoming tour.      35 years, 20 albums, countless live s...