Northeast Music Guide

METRO RADIO ARENA, NEWCASTLE SATURDAY 8TH JUNE 2019 “A genuine marvel” The Herald Sun in Melbourne “Virtuoso…Comedy’s Mozart” The Sunday Times “Joyous, playful, effortlessly funny” Time Out “A mind to thrill – breathtaking” Metro “Bailey cuts a world-beating swathe all of his own” Evening Standard Larks in Transit is a compendium of travelers’ tales and the general shenanigans of twenty years as a travelling comedian. With musical virtuosity, surreal tangents and trademark intelligence, Bill Bailey tackles politics, philosophy and the pursuit of happiness. Plus, he fashions a symphony from a ringtone, tells the real story of Old McDonald, and a re-imagines the Stars and Stripes. Two decades of touring larks from a comic described by the Daily Telegraph as ‘the brainiest comic of his generation’. Tickets will go on sale 10.00am Thursday 14th June and are available online, from the booking hotline number 0844 493 6666 or in person from the Metro Radio Arena Box...

THE ROLLING STONES NO FILTER TOUR Rolling Stones will return to their home turf this summer for five headline UK shows, as well as touring through Ireland, France, Germany, Czech Republic and Poland. The tour marks the second part of the Stones – No Filter tour, and will see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood continue their sold out European run of last year. Fans will be treated to iconic rock songs such as Satisfaction, Paint It Black, Jumpin Jack Flesh, Tubling Dice, Doom & Gloom and Brown Sugar. Each night will also include random track selections from the band’s huge catalogue of music, with thirty studio albums to their name alongside a collection of live recordings, compilations and EPs. Here are those UK dates in full: Tickets from our affiliate. 22 May 2018 – London Stadium, London 5 June 2018 – Old Trafford Football Stadium, Manchester 9 June 2018 – BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 15 June 2018 – Principali...

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 ...

The Greatest Love of All The Whitney Houston Show Newcastle City Hall Fri 13 Apr 2018 The Whitney Houston show is a critically acclaimed live concert honouring the talent, music and memory of Whitney Houston. Featuring the breathtaking vocals of Belinda David’s accompanied by the sensational 30 piece National Philharmonic Concert Orchestra this is a beautifully crafted homage to one of the world’s most revered singers. The two-hour production will fill you with joy, nostalgia and wonderment as you are taken on a heartfelt musical journey through Houston’s greatest hits including I Will Always Love You, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, How Will I Know, One Moment in Time, I Have Nothing, Run to You, Didn’t We Almost Have It All, Greatest Love of All, I’m Every Woman, Queen of the Night, and more. The Whitney Houston Show plays Newcastle City Hall on Fri 13 Apr 2018 Tickets are £45.00 and can be purchased at www.theatreroyal.co.uk or from the Theatre Royal Box office on 08...

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....

MORTIIS ANNOUNCES UK HEADLINE TOUR MORTIIS will be returning to our shores for a run of 7 headline shows in May - the tour kicks off at Newcastle’s Cluny venue on 23rd May and commences at Bristol’s Fleece on 29th May. The tour will follow hot on the heels of the forthcoming release of Mortiis’ new album ‘The Great Deceiver’, which is out on 4th March via Omnipresence. The band comments: ”It´s about time we came back to the UK for some shows. See you in May, you bastards.” MORTIIS 'demons are back' UK TOUR May 23rd NEWCASTLE Cluny May 24th GLASGOW Audio May 25th MANCHESTER Ruby May 26th BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute May 27th BRIGHTON Haunt May 28th LONDON Garage May 29th BRISTOL Fleece    Tickets are on sale now at: http://www.ticketweb.co.uk| https://www.stargreen.com Check out the recently released videos for the tracks ‘Doppelgänger’ & ‘The Shining Lamp of God’, both are taken from the forthcoming Mortiis album ’The Great Deceiver: ...