August
2016
(*
denotes Band or Venue confirmation/ italics = CHECK!!!)
| Monday 1st | |
| 'Buskers Night' with Terry Gorman & Bobby Proctor | Red Lion, Earsdon, Whitley Bay |
| Tuesday 2nd | |
| Wednesday 3rd | |
| 'Buskers Night' with Russ Tippins | The Station, Killingworth |
| Jonny Boyles 'Sessions' (Weekly) | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (8pm) |
| 'Open Mic' | Melton Constable, Seaton Sluice |
| Thursday 4th | |
| Blown Out/Big Fail/Colugo | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Paul Elliots 'Bare Bones Project' | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (8pm) |
| 'Buskers Night' with Russ Tippins (Weekly) | Old Holburn (Rose & Crown), South Shields* |
| 'Buskers Night' | Milbourne Arms, Whitley Bay |
| 'Open Mic' | Three Mile Inn, Gosforth |
| 'Open Mic' | Pelaw Inn, Gateshead |
| Friday 5th | |
| This Machine* | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Frankies Cafe* | Star Inn, Newcastle* *CHECK* |
| Flying V's* | Bell & Bucket, North Shields |
| Witchkraft* | Three Tuns, Gateshead |
| Tubesnake* | The Crown, Whickham |
| FM* | Allendale Inn, Allendale |
| Beer Monkeys | Blacksmiths Arms, Gosforth* (9:45pm) |
| Scratch | Three Mile Inn, Gosforth |
| Jo James Band | Imperial, Stanley* |
| 2 80's | Greens, Sunderland |
| JustSo | Station, Killingworth |
| Whole Hog | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Eli | Marsden Inn, South Shields |
| Solitaire | Marquis of Granby, Sunniside |
| On The Rocks | Market Tavern, Chester-le-Street |
| Born Villians | Big Jug, Durham |
| Soul Central Duo | Newcastle House, Rothbury |
| Vertigo U2 | Trimmers Arms, South Shields |
| The Sequel | Fat Ox, Whitley Bay |
| Saturday 6th | |
| Tubesnake* # | Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Ministry of Rock | George
Stephenson Inn, West Moor, Newcastle |
| Heavy Load* | Lochside, High Heaton |
| 7 Sins | The Tavern, Blyth* |
| Flying V's* | Townhouse, Whitley Bay |
| Future Echoes | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Bryan Adams Experience | Fat Ox, Whitley Bay |
| Mike Estes (Lynyrd Skynyrd) | Three Tuns, Gateshead (Tickets £5) |
| The Kill* | Cleadon Club, South Shields |
| Fickle Lilly *CHECK* | Brandling Villa, South Gosforth *CHECK* |
| Frankies Cafe* | Bonny Moorhen, Stanhope |
| Diablo* | The Turf, Consett |
| FM* | Mallard, Seaham |
| Zephyr | Sunniside SC, Sunniside |
| Scratch | Queens Head, Alnwick |
| Dog in a Box | South Beach Residents, Blyth |
| Easy Tiger | Market Tavern, Chester-le-Street |
| F.A.B. | White Swan, Morpeth |
| Ballbreakers | Vulcan, Winlaton |
| Mudskippers | The Sun, Burnopfield |
| The Good Souls | Trimmers Arms, South Shields |
| Contraband | The Bridge, Annitsford |
| 'All day Music Event/BBQ' | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (2pm) |
| 'Mini-Mayfair Rock Disco' | City Hall (Bar), Newcastle (9pm-2am/£4) |
| Sunday 7th | |
| Witchkraft* # | Wolsington House, Byker/Walkergate (5pm) |
| Heavy Load* | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* (4pm) |
| Mugshot | Queens Head, Cullercoats* (6:45pm) |
| George Shovlin & the Radars | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (3pm) |
| American Girl | Mariner, South Shields (2pm) |
| Russ Tippins | White Lion, Houghton-le-Street (4pm) |
| Rose Parade | Hastings, Seaton Deleval (6:30pm) |
| Soul Central Duo | Vigilant, South Shields (7pm) |
| Sugar B's | Star Inn, Newcastle* (5pm) |
| Steve Tennet | Trimmers Arms, South Shields (7pm) |
| 'Acoustic Lounge' | Smugglers, Sunderland |
| Monday 8th | |
| 'Buskers Night' with Terry Gorman & Bobby Proctor | Red Lion, Earsdon, Whitley Bay |
| Tuesday 9th | |
| 'Buskers Night' (Weekly) | Duke of Cumberland, Felling* |
| Wednesday 10th | |
| 'Buskers Night' with Russ Tippins | The Station, Killingworth |
| 'Showcase Night' with Liam Fender (Weekly!) | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Jonny Boyles 'Sessions' (Weekly) | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (8pm) |
| Thursday 11th | |
| XERO | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| 'Buskers Night' with Russ Tippins (Weekly) | Old Holburn (Rose & Crown), South Shields* |
| 'Buskers Night' | Milbourne Arms, Whitley Bay |
| 'Buskers Night' | Pelaw Inn, Gateshead |
| 'Buskers Night' | Woodlands, Washington *CHECK* |
| Friday 12th | |
| Jo James Band # | Crows Nest, Newcastle |
| Love the Sinner/Arcite | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Witchkraft* | Cross Keys, Washington |
| Tubesnake* | Trocaderos, South Shields |
| This Machine | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Mike Memphis (Elvis) | Three Tuns, Gateshead |
| Diablo* | Carts Bog Real Ale Festival, Langley |
| FM* | Pemberton Arms, Seaham |
| The Right to Silence | Blacksmiths Arms, Gosforth* |
| The V's (Punk) | Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Seaton Bombs | Imperial, Stanley* |
| Frankies Cafe* | 'PTSD
Charity gig' Heppies Bar, Sunderland |
| Gatecrashers | Station, Killingworth |
| Ambassadors | Seven Stars, Ponteland |
| Jonny Sax | Marsden Inn, South Shields |
| Beer Monkeys | Marquis of Granby, Sunniside |
| Balls of Steel | Big Jug, Durham |
| Zephyr | Houghton Buffs Club, Houghton-le-Spring |
| F.A.B. | Greens, Sunderland |
| Q Jumpers | Trimmers Arms, South Shields |
| Overdrive | Fat Ox, Whitley Bay |
| Saturday 13th | |
| Witchkraft* | Pelaw Inn, Gateshead |
| Tubesnake* | Ox Inn, Stanley |
| Toxic | Three Tuns, Gateshead |
| Gladstaone* | South Shields bandstand (2pm) |
| Hair of the Derg | White Swan, Morpeth |
| Diablo* | Trimmers Arms, South Shields |
| Drivin' Rain* | Hanover Place, Sunderland |
| FM* | Fat Ox, Whitley Bay |
| Midnight Rose | Lochside, High Heaton* |
| Trevor Sewell Band | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| 'D-Day'
with KSVT* |
Cluny, Bkyer Newcastle |
| Flying V's* | Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Frankies Cafe* | Gardeners Club, Washington |
| Ritchie Bee Band | Newcastle House, Rothbury |
| Acoustic Keys | Moorhouse, Seaton Burn |
| Gasoline Junkies | The Bridge, Annitsford |
| Sunday 14th | |
| Tommy & the Oddballs | Queens Head, Cullercoats* (6:45pm) |
| FM* | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* (4pm) |
| Roxy Musique (Tribute) | Three Tuns, Gateshead (6pm/£5) |
| Broken Levee | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (3pm) |
| The
Nuetronz + Honeymoon Killers |
The Tavern, Blyth* |
| 606 | White Lion, Houghton-le-Spring (4pm) |
| 'Rod Stewart tribute' | Market Tavern, Chester-le-Street (5pm) |
| Foster & Hardy | Hastings, Seaton Deleval (6:30pm) |
| Dean Palmer & the Players | Vigilant, South Shields (7pm) |
| Ambassadors | Trimmers Arms, South Shields (7pm) |
| 7 Sins | Black Horse, Whitley Bay (6:30pm) |
| Bessie & the Zinc Buckets | Ranch House, South Shields (6pm) |
| tbc | Star Inn, Newcastle* (5pm) |
| 'Acoustic Lounge' | Smugglers, Sunderland |
| Monday 15th | |
| 'Buskers Night' with Terry Gorman & Bobby Proctor | Red Lion, Earsdon, Whitley Bay |
| Tuesday 16th | |
| Ann My Guard | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| 'Buskers Night' (Weekly) | Duke of Cumberland, Felling* |
| Wednesday 17th | |
| 'Buskers Night' with Russ Tippins | The Station, Killingworth |
| Jonny Boyles 'Sessions' (Weekly) | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (8pm) |
| Thursday 18th | |
| Breaking Waves | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| 'Buskers Night' with Russ Tippins (Weekly) | Old Holburn (Rose & Crown), South Shields* |
| 'Buskers Night' | Milbourne Arms, Whitley Bay |
| 'Buskers Night' | Pelaw Inn, Gateshead |
| 'Buskers Night' | Woodlands, Washington |
| 'Buskers Night' | Masons Arms, Blyth* |
| Friday 19th | |
| Absolva | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Rainbow Rising (Tribute) | Three Tuns, Gateshead |
| Acoustic Weller | Blacksmiths Arms, Gosforth* |
| Jade | Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Stinger | Imperial, Stanley* |
| Frankies Cafe* | Ouston & District SC, Pelton |
| Trilogy | Three Mile Inn, Gosforth |
| Frog on the Tyne* | Voyager, South Shields |
| Big Ted* | Marsden Inn, South Shields |
| Soul Central Duo | Three Mile Inn, Gosforth |
| King For A Day | Station, Killingworth |
| Scratch | Marquis of Granby, Sunniside |
| Nutopians | Big Jug, Durham |
| Ballbreakers | Market Tavern, Chester-le-Street |
| Rose Parade | Greens, Sunderland |
| Revolutionaires | Trimmers Arms, South Shields |
| Pretty Weeds | Fat Ox, Whitley Bay |
| Beer Monkeys | Hastings, Seaton Deleval |
| Saturday 20th | |
| The Grumpies # | Old Fox, Felling |
| Witchkraft* | Townhouse, Whitley Bay |
| Tubesnake* | Lochside, High Heaton* |
| FM* | Three Tuns, Gateshead* |
| Strictly Smokin' Big Band (21 piece Swing band!) | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (3pm) |
| Gladstaone* CANCELLED! | Jingling Gate, Westerhope CANCELLED! |
| Mugshot | Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Frankies Cafe* | Heaton Buffs Club, Byker |
| OasisJam | The Tavern, Blyth* |
| Charlotte Yanni Band* | North Men @ Whitburn (Tkts) |
| Djooks* | Rose & Crown (Old Holburn), South Shields |
| This Machine | Phoenix, Cramlington |
| Alex Fawcett Band | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| The Range | Queens Head, Alnwick |
| Cold Hearted | White Swan, Morpeth |
| Time Check | Market Tavern, Chester-le-Street |
| Dog in a Box | The Sun, Burnopfield |
| The Alibi's | Trimmers Arms, South Shields |
| Ruby & the Mystery Cats | Fat Ox, Whitley Bay |
| Alan Knights | Moorhouse, Seaton Burn |
| Test Pilots | The Bridge, Annitsford |
| Sunday 21st | |
| Big Ted* | Duke of York, Wallsend (6:30pm) |
| Black Rose (Thin Lizzy tribute) | Queens Head, Cullercoats* (6:45pm) |
| Deep Purple in Rock (Tribute) | Tap & Spile, Hexham* (4pm) |
| Whod'lums (Acoustic) | Benton Ale House, Benton* (6pm) |
| Witchkraft* | White Lion, Houghton-le-Spring |
| Revolutionaires | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (3pm) |
| FM* | 'Help for Heroes
Charity gig' Mallard, Seaham |
| Suspect Device | Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| 'Unplugged' | Hastings, Seaton Deleval |
| Big Red & the Grinners | Vigilant, South Shields (7pm) |
| Dancers Duo | Trimmers Arms, South Shields (7pm) |
| Gatecrashers | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* (4pm) |
| 'Acoustic Lounge' | Smugglers, Sunderland |
| Monday 22nd | |
| Tuesday 23rd | |
| 'Buskers Night' (Weekly) | Duke of Cumberland, Felling* |
| Wednesday 24th | |
| 'Buskers Night' with Russ Tippins | The Station, Killingworth |
| Jonny Boyles 'Sessions' (Weekly) | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (8pm) |
| 'Open Mic' | Melton Constable, Seaton Sluice |
| Thursday 25th | |
| Last Joker
+ Twister |
Trillians, Newcastle* |
| 'Open Mic' | Pelaw Inn, Gateshead |
| 'Buskers Night' with Russ Tippins (Weekly) | Old Holburn (Rose & Crown), South Shields* |
| Friday 26th | |
| Witchkraft* | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Stormy Monday* | Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Ma Kellys Boys (Quo tribute) | Three Tuns, Gateshead |
| The Force* | Queen Vic, South Shields |
| Diablo* | Adam & Eve, Prudhoe *CHECK* |
| Gladstone* CANCELLED! | Adam & Eve, Prudhoe CANCELLED! |
| Heavy Mod | Blacksmiths Arms, Gosforth* |
| Metal Militia | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Stormy
Monday* replace |
Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Steve Ballentyne Band | Imperial, Stanley* |
| Frankies Cafe* | Marquis of Granby, Sunniside |
| Fickle Lilly* | 'Tall Ships Festival', Blyth (1pm) |
| Barberous Trident | Masons Arms, Blyth* |
| Rattlers | Station, Killingworth |
| Ritchie Bee Band | Marsden Inn, South Shields |
| Rabble Rousers | Big Jug, Durham |
| American Girl* | Market Tavern, Chester-le-Street |
| Barely Human | Trimmers Arms, South Shields |
| Four Letter Word | Fat Ox, Whitley Bay |
| Troubleshooters | Hastings Arms, Seaton Sluice |
| Saturday 27th | |
| Big Ted | Pelaw Inn, Gateshead* |
| FM* | George
Stephenson Inn, West Moor, Newcastle |
| Sticky Fingers* | Phoenix, Cramlington |
| Frankies Cafe* | The Ship, Eighton Banks |
| The Clashed (Tribute) | Three Tuns, Gateshead |
| The Force* | Hartlepool WMC, Hartlepool |
| 100% Proof (Funk/Soul/Reggae/R&B) | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (3pm) |
| Nightrain* | The Tavern, Blyth |
| Stormy Monday | 'Beer Festival' Warkworth Cricket Club |
| Heavy Load* | The Turf, Consett |
| STAN* | Bellingham Show (1pm) (Link) |
| Skullduggery* (Messenger) | Queen Vic, South Shields |
| Blue Diamond | Lochside, High Heaton* |
| Final Pout'down* | Townhouse, Whitley Bay |
| Lady Luck replace |
Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Live music from
noon including Russ Tippins (9pm) |
Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| The Kill* | Stanhope Sports Club, Co. Durham |
| Fickle Lilly* | 'Tall Ships Festival', Blyth (8pm) |
| American Girl* | Sundial, South Shields |
| Steeler | Bebside Inn, Bedlington/Blyth |
| Ritchie Bee Band | Mallard, Seaham |
| Rocky | White Swan, Morpeth |
| Delta Bay | Trimmers Arms, South Shields |
| Rose Parade | Fat Ox, Whitley Bay |
| Graham Henderson Band | Moorhouse, Seaton Burn |
| Mitch Laddie Band | The Bridge, Annitsford |
| Sunday 28th | |
| Strangers in the Night (UFO tribute) | Three Tuns, Gateshead |
| The Force* | Bonny Moorhen, Stanhope (5:30pm) |
| Proper Boys | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (3pm) |
| FM* | Half Moon, Stakeford, Choppingham (8pm) |
| Blue Diamond | Queens Head, Cullercoats* (6:45pm) |
| Giroscope | Star Inn, Newcastle* (5pm) |
| Frankies Cafe* | Poachers Cottage, Callerton |
| Star Jumpers | Benton Ale House, Benton* (7pm) |
| Fickle Lilly* | 'Tall Ships Festival', Blyth (8pm) |
| American Girl* | Cleveland, Redcar |
| Bessie & the Zinc Buckets | Trimmers Arms, South Shields (3pm) |
| The Shakes | Pelaw Inn, Gateshead* (8pm) |
| Freddie Purvis* | The Lake, South Shields (6:30pm) |
| Tony Liddle Band | White Lion, Houghton-le-Spring (4pm) |
| Stateside Soul | Market Tavern, Chester-le-Street (5pm) |
| Get Carter | White Swan, Morpeth (8pm) |
| Ruby & the Mystery Cats | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* (4pm) |
| Rivelino | Trimmers Arms, (8pm) |
| The Casino's | Hastings, Seaton Deleval (8pm) |
| Ambassadors | Percy Wood Country Park, Swarland (8pm) |
| 'Buskers night with' Lenny (Tubesnake) | Lambton Hounds, Pity Me (8pm) |
| 'Acoustic Lounge' | Smugglers, Sunderland |
| 'Buskers afternoon' | Stephs Rock Bar, Consett* (4pm) |
| Monday 29th | |
| Big Ray & the Hipthrusters | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (3pm) |
| FM* # | Fusilier, Forest Hall (4pm) |
| Big Ted* | Monkseaton Arms, Whitley Bay (7pm) |
| Diablo | Queens Head, Cullercoats* (4pm) |
| American Girl* | Pelaw Grange Greyhound Stadium (3pm) |
| 'Neil Diamond tribute' | Benton Ale House, Benton* (5pm) |
| 'Buskers Night' with Terry Gorman & Bobby Proctor | Red Lion, Earsdon, Whitley Bay |
| Tuesday 30th | |
| Wednesday 31st | |
| Jonny Boyles 'Sessions' (Weekly) | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (8pm) |
| Flying V's* | Quakerhouse, Darlington |
| 'Buskers Night' with Russ Tippins | The Station, Killingworth |
| 'Open Mic' | Melton Constable, Seaton Sluice |
August 2016