The night starts as it means to go on with Chicago-based band Brigitte Calls Me Baby. The band put on an effortlessly cool performance. The songs seemingly cherry picking the best of alternative rock ...

Eight emerging artists have been shortlisted for the award’s fifth year, with visitors invited to vote for their favourite proposal before three are selected to create new work for Seaton Delaval Hall ...

The New York Comedian and Two‑time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee brings her brand new show, This Is What You Waited For, to Tyneside on Thursday 19th March ...

The demand for Lily Allen’s West End Girl tour has been astonishing; a one-woman show which sets her latest album against a backdrop of live storytelling and musical theatre. The latest stop on the ...

Middlesbrough Gigs Association welcome British singer‑songwriter Our Man In The Field to the beautiful Town Hall Courtroom for a special Sunday Social matinee on Sunday 15th March ...

Show Up Club have teamed up with Wylam Brewery on a limited‑edition International Women’s Day can, with the launch celebrated by a two‑hour silent disco in central Newcastle on Saturday 7th March.

Newcastle’s award-winning, artist-led fringe performance venue, Alphabetti Theatre, have unveiled their Spring 2026 season, ...

North‑East music‑maker Corey Bowen shines a light on five understated treasures from the 1970s as he releases his debut single under the moniker, Silver Pony ...

The North-Shields music-maker tells us about his favourite acoustic ballads as he releases his own heartfelt song, Stay ...

Newcastle-duo Staithe (consisting of Bridie Jackson and Nick Pierce) deal in evocative minimalism, weaving voice, classical guitar, piano, viola and electronics into intimate, immersive soundscapes.

Northumberland-born, Carlisle-based writer Jon Tait gives us his six of the best as he releases his latest book, Raiders Along The Anglo-Scottish Border ...

The Newcastle-based indie, psych, folk and prog outfit tell us about their beautifully trippy Studio Ghibli scenes as they unveil their dreamy new offering Miyazaki’s Clouds ...