Northeast Music Guide

FANS INVITED TO SEE STING  AND A GALAXY OF STARS ON TYNESIDE… CELEBRITY spotters will get a chance to see some of TV and music’s biggest names at a glittering, red carpet event next week (20 March). A host of famous faces are set to attend a special, gala performance of Sting’s play The Last Ship at Newcastle’s Northern Stage on Tuesday 20 March. And fans can be there to watch as Sting himself is joined by some of the region’s best loved stars on the red carpet. Among those attending are Kaiser Chiefs’ Ricky Wilson and Nick Baines, presenter Jeremy Kyle and golfer Lee Westwood along with homegrown stars such as Denise Welch, Alan Shearer, Joe McElderry and Hairy Biker, Si King – and there may be a couple of surprise appearances. The celebrity audience is set to arrive at the theatre from 6pm and an area has been set y for fans, hoping to catch a glimpse of their favourites. The gala performance is being held in aid of the Graham Wylie Foundation and all funds rai...

"We Love Elvis, We Utterly Love Nirvana"  : What's Not To Like? "Basically we love Elvis," enthuses Danny Cobain, vocalist in Elvana, "and we utterly love Nirvana and we hit upon the idea of combining the two" Elvana are a local Elvis fronted tribute to Nirvana, they've been playing their trade in Newcastle for 2 years and in that time they've done many awesome shows including headlining the Academy. "Some people don’t quite know what to expect at first," explains Danny, when asked about what the crowd thought, "after one song people get it and then they really enjoy it!" Elvana's next gig is a bit of an interesting one.  They are playing the Cluny on Saturday 5th of March with Tragedy : A Heavy Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees. "You can expect to be covered in glitter and not be able to stop smiling for days," promises guitarist Royce from Tragedy, "You may hate disco. You may hate metal. ...

Tyne   Created and edited by Michael Chaplin with contributions from Sid Chaplin, Tom Hadaway, Alan Plater and Julia Darling. Directed by Max Roberts.       Musical Director: Kathryn Tickell Live Theatre – until 20 th July 2013 .   Live Theatre reaches 40 and still continues to produce new theatre which both entertains and makes one think. This production has two parallel themes: the Tyne and family life.   The stories about life on the Tyne capture the spirit of the region and its identity. They cover the coal, shipbuilding and other manufacturing industries. Without getting party political the rise, fall and rebirth of the black river are traced. There is nod to the area's immigrants and the food that they brought with them. Stories of the people who worked on the Tyne are intertwined with short scenes written by Sid Chaplin, Tom Hadaway, Alan Plater and Julia Darling. These apparent detours add to rather than de...