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Three months of free live music are now underway following the return of one of the North East’s biggest events. The South Tyneside Summer Festival, organised annually by South Tyneside Council, is running until the end of August, with a host of concerts and activities taking place for visitors of all ages. Highlights for this [...]

POP star Olly Murs wooed a 5,000 strong crowd at this summer outdoor show with great support from local lass Amelia Lilly and Diane Vickers. X Factor star Olly thrilled the Teesside audience with an upbeat set featureing his hits Dance With Me Tonight and Hearts Skips a Beat to name but two. He even [...]

After her performance at Evolution Festival during the May Bank Holiday weekend, Ellie Goulding has announced she will return to the North East as part of her UK tour in October. The tour which takes in seven cities including a Newcastle show at the 02 Academy and a London show at Hammersmith Apollo, marks a [...]

Tickets are on sale for Bastille’s biggest UK tour to date. It sees the band play Newcastle’s O2 Academy on November 2.  The band behind No.1 album Bad Blood, one of the biggest albums of the year, will also release new single Laura Palmer on May 27.  It seems there is no stopping London-based Bastille, whose [...]

Having burst onto the scene more than 20 years ago, Monday’s sold out gig on Tyneside proved James have lost none of their popularity. Supported by Echo and the Bunnymen, James were given a rapturous welcome to the stage by a crowd made up of many of the band’s original followers and a whole new [...]

WITH its excellent cast, show-stopping tunes and outrageous theatrics it is no wonder Priscilla earned a standing ovation on its opening night at the Sunderland Empire. Based on the smash-hit movie, Priscilla is the heart-warming, uplifting adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship and end up [...]

MEAT Loaf took to the stage in Newcastle last night for what is very possibly the last time ever. The singer was at the Metro Radio Arena with his farewell tour more than three decades after the release of his classic album, Bat Out Of Hell. I’ve adored the singer, whose real name is Marvin [...]

I won’t beat around the bush, I was looking forward to Olly Murs’ concert at the Metro Radio Arena just as much as any teenage girl there. Ever since the cheeky Essex chap appeared on the X Factor his quirky dance moves and pop songs have gained him an impressive fan base. The arena was [...]

Metal giants Bring Me The Horizon are heading on a UK tour which stops off at Newcastle University, on April 30. Sempiternal is the fourth studio album coming from this platinum selling band, which is set for release through RCA on April 1, and has already been dubbed as one of the most exciting albums [...]

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