Music

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 [...]

Bon Jovi have still got it… The US multi-million record-selling band rocked the Stadium of Light last night as part of their global Because We Can tour. The two and half hour set was a mixture of classic hits and new tracks from their recent release What About Now, which pleased the crowd of around 45,000 gig-goers. Jon [...]

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 [...]

May bank holiday means one thing for music fans in the North East – Evolution Festival. This year’s two-day festival proved very popular again with teens and was attended by thousands who flocked to the banks of the Tyne to witness yet another incredible line-up. The Vaccines, Paloma Faith, Ellie Goulding, Jake Bugg, Rudimental and Bastille [...]

BRITAIN’S biggest boy band One Direction are heading to Sunderland. The five piece, who shot to global fame after appearing on the X Factor, have today announced they will open the UK leg of their world tour at the Stadium of Light next May. For the past week, the chart-topping band have teased fans with [...]

The countdown is one for the North East’s best live music festival. It’s less than two weeks until Evolution Festival, so if you haven’t got your tickets yet – you best act fast! This year there’s another impressive line-up set to entertain. During May bank holiday weekend, Sunday 26, and Monday 27, some of the [...]

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 [...]

 Having wowed audiences with their vocal ability, pop harmonies and cheeky personalities, X Factor boyband sensations Union J are about to make their mark on the charts as they release their debut single ‘Carry You’ on June 2nd. The track is taken from their album which will be out later this year. Like some of their pop [...]