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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 [...]

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 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 [...]

The people behind the rock and pop stars were celebrated at the Music Week Awards last night, at  The Brewery in London. The efforts from the finest commercial and creative successes in the UK music industry across fields including marketing, sales, distribution and retail were recognised at last nights awards which saw Simon Cowell turn out [...]

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 [...]

With their new LP Graffiti On The Train just released, Stereophonics have announced a major UK arena tour for November 2013, which includes Newcastle. Tickets go on-sale Friday 22nd March at 9:00am from www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk Stereophonics will play: November Fri 8th GLASGOW, Hydro Arena Sat 9th ABERDEEN, AECC, Thu14th MANCHESTER, Arena Fri 15th LEEDS, [...]

“MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU” … As Kendal Calling’s Lake District Festival backdrop will become scenes straight out of Hollywood as Kendal Calling Goes to The MOVIES! The Kendal Calling crew are working hard on the pre-production of this years première in the fields as ‘Kendal Calling Goes To The Moives’. Fesitval-goers are cordially [...]

Following the acclaimed release of ‘A+E’ and their recent support tour with Disclosure, London-based four piece Clean Bandit have announced details of a London headline show, which will take place at Electrowerkz on April 18. The quartet’s new single Mozart’s House will release on April 14 via Atlantic Records – it’s already drummed up early Radio 1 support, where it’s currently Greg James’ ‘Big Thing’ this week. [...]

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 [...]

Bonus Grooves & Look Who’s Talking in association with The Amersham Arms (New Cross) brings you a day of original music all with Hartlepool origins, hence the name : MOHO (Music of Hartlepool Origin). On Sunday May 26, more than twenty local bands will decend on the capital for a mammoth music event. Kick off [...]