Northeast Music Guide

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 ...

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...