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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Emeli Sandé showcased her version of events at Newcastle City Hall on Saturday, the second night of two dates at the historic venue. Before the Sunderland-born star took to the stage it was a real treat to see support come from London singer-songwriter, Sam Smith, who set the tone for the night with his stunning [...]

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 [...]

Cheryl Cole stole the show again as the gorgeous Girls Aloud five piece kicked off their tour in Newcastle last night – but it wasn’t her vocals that took the audience by surprise. The pint-sized pop princess was sporting her latest piece of body art in the form of two enormous roses and she made sure her [...]

Hudson Taylor’s Harry speaks to Street about the band, touring with Jake Bugg and The Brit Awards. Irish duo Husdon Taylor, made up of brothers, Harry and Alfie  (Hudson Taylor is their surname), started out busking in Dublin, now they are signed to a major record label and are supporting Jake Bugg on tour. The eldest of the [...]

5IVE, ATOMIC KITTEN, B*WITCHED, LIBERTY X, 911, HONEYZ are set to play Metro Radio Arena on on Sunday May 5, 2013 Live Nation are thrilled to announce that due to the extraordinary fan response to ITV2’s hit show ‘The Big Reunion’ and tickets for the hotly anticipated Hammersmith Apollo show selling out almost immediately, all six acts from [...]

Life was very different in 1993. We bought our music on CD’s and vinyl, mobile phones looked like bricks, there were only four channels on the telly and no-one had the ‘X Factor’ or a ‘Big Brother’. Meatloaf would do ‘Anything For You’, Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan were ‘Sleepless in Seattle’, David Beckham was in his [...]

The Staves are very pleased to announce details of a UK and European tour for the Spring.   The tour, which kicks off April 18 in Ashford, concluding in Manchester on May 3. The UK shows are interspersed with a handful of shows in Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris.  Tickets for all dates are on [...]