(* denotes Band or Venue confirmation)
2022
MAY
(*
denotes Band or Venue confirmation)
Please check all listings before setting out to gigs. Most gigs (if not all) are outside and may need advance booking for/or limited seating!
| MAY 2022 | |
| Sunday 1st | |
| STAN* # | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* (4pm) |
| Jonny Sax* # | Benton Ale House, Four Lane Ends* (6pm) |
| We Are
Champion* (Queen tribute) Breakfast Club* Lock N Load* Fossil* ...others |
'Crookfest',
Millfield Ground, Durham |
| Dakota* | The Fox, Hexham (4:30pm) |
| Diamond Dogs | Crook Hotel, Crook* |
| Sugar B's | Welcome Tavern, Washington (3pm) |
| Bottle Rocket Band | Live Lounge, Sunderland* |
| Jon Page | Beggars Bridge, East Boldon* |
| Micky Glamz* | White Bear, Bedale |
| Whole Hog | Old Fox, Felling* (5pm) |
| Panic Report* | Dougies Tavern, Hebburn* (5pm) |
| Palominos | Louis Liqour Store, Newcastle* |
| Stoned Crowes* | Queens Head, Rothbury (3:30pm) |
| George Shovlin & George Lamb | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (4pm) |
| Nutopians | Queens Head, Cullercoats* (6pm) |
| Ritchie Bee Band* | Star Inn, Newcastle* (4:30pm) |
| 'Buskers' | Tannery, Hexham* (Fortnightly!) |
| 'Blues Brothers tribute' | Station, Killingworth* (6pm) |
| 'Freddie Mercury tribute' | Flying Scotsman, Forest Hall* (6pm) |
| Johnny Taylor | Schooner, Gateshead* (6pm) |
| Marc Atkinson | Quakerhouse, Darlington* (5pm) |
| Four Worried Men | Trimmers, South Shields* |
| Andy Rayner Band | Pegswood Social Club (3pm) |
| Red Hot Chillipinos | Victoria Tap, Hexham (5pm) |
| Barking Billy & the Scrapyard Dogs | South Durham WMC, Hartlepool |
| Starz* | Pier Inn, Whitby (9pm) |
| Tempest* | Cherry Tree, Washington (5pm) |
| Sceptre | Mallard, Seaham* |
| 'Meerfest - All Dayer' | Trillians, Newcastle* (Tkts) |
| FM* | Frasers Bar, Darlington (7:30pm) |
| Oil City Shakers* | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* |
| Six Card Trick | The Fox, Hexham* (4:30pm) |
| Audio Jacks | St. Peters Club, Byker* (8:15pm) |
| Eric Clark | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* (4pm) |
| Celtic Man | Mountain Daisy, Sunderland* (3pm) |
| Trilogy* | Crown & Cannon, Winlaton (6pm) |
| Percy & the Piglets | Rising Sun, Wallsend (4pm) |
| Mad Manners | Jolly Bowman, Wallsend (5pm) |
| Monday 2nd | |
(Band required - contact venue!) |
Crook Hotel, Crook* ***CANCELLED!*** |
| WhamBamThankYouMa'am | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* (4pm) |
| 'Meatloaf tribute' | Coxlodge Club, Gosforth (2pm/£7.50p) |
| Spanish Battery | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (4pm) |
| Kev Mack | Crescent Club, Cullercoats* (3pm) |
| Gary Spalding | Grannie Annies, Sunderland* (5pm) |
| Jonny Sax* | Keel Row, Seaton Deleval (5pm) |
| Mad Manners | Butchers Arms, Byker (6pm) |
| Rockabilly Underground | Trillians, Newcastle* (Tkts) |
| JustSo* | Powder Monkey, Wallsend (4pm) |
| Rabble Rousers | Ivy House, Sunderland (3pm) |
| 'Buskers Night' | Red Lion, Earsdon* (Weekly!) |
| Jonny Boyle Sessions | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* (Weekly) |
| 'Buskers Night' | Old Fox, Felling* |
| Tuesday 3rd | |
| 'Open mic' with Heart Shaped Stone | Top House, Blyth (Weekly!) |
| 'Buskers' with Bob Davidson | Bubbles, Ashington* (7pm) |
| Wednesday 4th | |
| Geoff Tate//Empire//Rage for Order | Trillians, Newcastle* (Tkts) |
| Andy Rayner Band | Morpeth Social Club, Morpeth |
| 'Open Mic' (Weekly!) | Ship & Royal, South Shields* |
| 'Players Night' with Johnny Boyle | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* (Weekly!) |
| 'Open Mic' (1st & 3rd Wed of month) | Ship Inn, Benton* |
| Thursday 5th | |
| Richard Gardner | Beggars Bridge, East Boldon* |
| Distant Suns | Black Bull, Morpeth* |
| The Parish | Millstone, South Gosforth* |
| Michael Rolf | Tannery, Hexham* |
| Jonny Boyle (Weekly) | Sanddancer, South Shields* (7pm) |
| 'Buskers Night' with Russ Tippins | Harbour Lights, South Shields* (Weekly!) |
| 'Buskers Night' with Ian Ainsley/Ian Rogers | GW Horners, Chester-le-Street* (Weekly!) |
| 'Buskers Night' | Tanner Smiths, Whitley Bay* (Weekly!) |
| 'Acoustic Night' with Naomi & Gav | Townhouse, Whitley Bay* (Weekly!) |
| 'Live Acoustic' with Michael Rolf | Tannery, Hexham* |
| 'Buskers Night' | Masons Arms, Blyth* |
| 'Buskers Night' | Schooner, Gateshead* (Weekly!) |
| 'Acoustic Lounge' | The Sun, Burnopfield* |
| 'Acoustic Night' | Albion Gin & Ale, Jarrow |
| Friday 6th | |
| The Force* | Hetton & Dist. Club, Hetton-le-Hole |
| Six Nowt* | Big Jug, Durham* |
| Lock N Load* | Glendale, Houghton |
| Fossil* | Live Lounge, Sunderland* |
| Overdrive* | Island Social Club, Seaham |
| 'Battle of the Bands SF1' | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Juke Joint Band | Old Fox, Felling* (5pm) |
| Red Hot Chillipinos | Wheatsheaf, Sunderland |
| Accidental Damage | Crook Hotel, Crook* |
| Final Pout'down* ***CANCELLED!*** | Anarchy Brew Co, Newcastle ***CANCELLED!*** |
| Diamond Dogs* | Garden Farm, Chester-le-Street |
| Babel Fish | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Dave Moffat | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* |
| Reckless
Cover replace |
Tan Hill, Richmond* |
| Monsters | Smiths Arms, Billingham* |
| Big Ted* | Bay Horse, Bishop Auckland |
| Jodie Fitzgibbon | Grannie Annies, Sunderland* |
| Dave Lynas | Beggars Bridge, East Boldon* |
| 6ix Ways 2 Sunday* | Corner House, Heaton* |
| ABBA Spectacular (feat. Lorraine Crosby) | Ex-Servicemens Club, Forest Hall* (£10 tkts)(SOLD OUT!) |
| Conor Michael & Scott Keirs | Hastings, Seaton Deleval |
| The Addiction | Conshies Club, Wheatley Hill |
| Katie Cowie | Wellwood Arms, Amble |
| The Buskers | Ox Inn, Stanley* |
| Mugshot | Voyager. South Shields* |
| Keiran Bowe | Three Tuns, Gateshead* |
| Uncle Gilbert* | Bannatynes Health Spa, Durham |
| JustUzFor | Station, Killingworth* |
| Ritchie Bee Band* | Crown & Cannon, Winlaton |
| Richard Gardner | Sanddancer, South Shields* |
| Breakfast Club* | Ziggys, South Shields* |
| Ana Munoz | Tannery, Hexham* |
| Saturday 7th | |
| This Machine* | Durham Ox, Coundon |
| The Force* | Gawber Road Club, Barnsley |
| Test Pilots* | Bebside Inn, Bedlington/Blyth* |
| Ozzbest (Ozzy trib) | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Lock N Load* | Hartlepool WMC |
| Fossil* | The Central, Newbiggin-by-Sea |
| The Brit Pack | Heaton Buffs Club, Byker* |
| Tubesnake* | Fat Ox, Whitley Bay* |
| Overdrive* | The Shack, Boldon |
| 101 | Old Fox, Felling* |
| Red Hot Chillipinos | The George, Darlington |
| JustSo | Anglers Arms, Choppington* |
| Spitting Vicars | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Diamond Dogs* | Coach House, Low Fell |
| Vinyl Chimes* | Crook Hotel, Crook* |
| New Breed Revolution | Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Trilogy* | Blue Bell, Jesmond* |
| Borderland* | The Stack, Seaburn (7pm) |
| Troubleshooter | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* |
| The Fauves* (Punk) + others | 'All Dayer Punkfest', Black Bull, Blaydon |
| Krakatoa | Cleveland Hotel, Redcar* |
| Godz of Wor | Tan Hill, Richmond* |
| DJooks* | Pegswood Club, Pegswood |
| UK Legends | Mill View Club, Sunderland* |
| Patrick Carr | Longship, Hebburn |
| Sons of Fortune | Wheatsheaf, Sundeland* |
| Rob Smith | Benton Ale House, Four Lane Ends* |
| Whodlums* | Whitley Bay Football Club |
| Dave Lynas | Live Lounge, Sunderland* |
| Distant Suns | GW Horners, Chester-le-Street* |
| Giroscope | The Sun, Burnopfield* |
| Lee Brown | Beggars Bridge, East Boldon* |
| The Bare Bones | Mallard, Seaham* |
| The Ravaged//Hot Bullets of Shotgun//Robby Thinman | Tynemouth Social Club, Tynemouth (£2) |
| Takahaad | Hollybush, Bellingham (3pm) |
| FM* | Britannia, Houghton-le-Spring |
| The Addiction | Doc Browns, Middlesbrough |
| Mad Manners | Clousden Hill, Killingworth* |
| Small Wonder | Ox Inn, Stanley* |
| Spongedivers | Unionist Club, South Shields* |
| Hank & The Hotdogs | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* |
| This Machine* | Durham Ox, Bishop Auckland |
| John Angus Blues Band | Tannery, Hexham* |
| Pre-Amps* | North Ormesby WMC, Middlesbrough |
| The Good Souls | Sanddancer, South Shields* |
| Coldplace (Coldplay trib) | Playhouse, Whitley Bay* (Tkts) |
| Emily Turnbull | Chichester Arms, South Shields |
| Liberty Belle | Poachers Cottage, Callerton* |
| Eli | Voyager. South Shields* |
| Graham Henderson Experience | Quakerhouse, Darlington* |
| Red Hot Chillipinos | The George, Darlington |
| In At The Deep End | Lord Nelson, Jarrow* |
| Herbal Remedy | Angel Inn, Durham* |
| Tony Bengtsson | Ziggys, South Shields* |
| Sunday 8th | |
| Dave Moffat # | Benton Ale House, Four Lane Ends* (7pm) |
| Tempest* | Penny Gill, Spennymoor (4pm) |
| Marisa & the Moths//Fallen Mafia | Trillians, Newcastle* (£10adv/£12door) |
| Panic Report* | Chaplins, Sunderland (6pm) |
| Kingsnake replace |
Old Fox, Felling* (5pm) |
| Classic Clapton* | Playhouse, Whitley Bay* |
| 7 Sins | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* (4pm) |
| Mea Deen | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* (4pm) |
| Stax Brothers* | The Fox, Hexham (4:30pm) |
| Emerald Thieves | Crook Hotel, Crook* (4pm) |
| Jon Page | Grannie Annies, Sunderland* |
| David Stoker | Beggars Bridge, East Boldon* |
| JustSo | Anglers Arms, Choppington* |
| Van Hailen (Trib) | Schooner, Gateshead (6pm) |
| Anabel Pattison | Clousden Hill, Killingworth* (5pm) |
| The Sundown Boys | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* |
| Pre-Amps* | PTE Club, Byker (8pm) |
| Siren | St. Peters Club, Byker* |
| Chequered Past | Victoria Vaults, York* (4:30pm) |
| Missing Cats Duo | Flying Scotsman, Forest Hall* (6pm) |
| Ruby & the Mystery Cats | Voyager. South Shields* (6:30pm) |
| Barely Human | Vigilant, South Shields (7pm) |
| Troubleshooters | Wheatsheaf, Sunderland* (3pm) |
| Monday 9th | |
| 'Buskers Night' | Red Lion, Earsdon* (Weekly!) |
| Jonny Boyle Sessions | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* (Weekly) |
| 'Buskers Night' | Old Fox, Felling* |
| Tuesday 10th | |
| 'Open mic' with Heart Shaped Stone | Top House, Blyth (Weekly!) |
| Wednesday 11th | |
| 'Open Mic' (Weekly!) | Ship & Royal, South Shields* |
| 'Players Night' with Johnny Boyle | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* (Weekly!) |
| Thursday 12th | |
| The Pre-Amps* | Millstone, South Gosforth* |
| Boss Keloid | Trillians, Newcastle* (£15 otd) |
| Fleeting Rumours (Fleetwood Mac trib) | Pheonix Theatre, Blyth (Tickets) |
| Jonny Boyle (Weekly) | Sanddancer, South Shields* (7pm) |
| 'Buskers Night' with Russ Tippins | Harbour Lights, South Shields* (Weekly!) |
| 'Buskers Night' with Ian Ainsley/Ian Rogers | GW Horners, Chester-le-Street* (Weekly!) |
| 'Buskers Night' | Tanner Smiths, Whitley Bay* (Weekly!) |
| 'Acoustic Night' with Naomi & Gav | Townhouse, Whitley Bay* (Weekly!) |
| 'Live Acoustic' with Michael Rolf | Tannery, Hexham* |
| 'Buskers Night' | Masons Arms, Blyth* |
| 'Buskers Night' | Schooner, Gateshead* (Weekly!) |
| 'Acoustic Lounge' | The Sun, Burnopfield* |
| Friday 13th | |
| 'Rock4Ukraine' Ditchburn,Sinclair
& Hall |
Magnesia
Bank, North Shields* |
| The Force* | Voyager, South Shields* |
| Tempest* | Connections, Norton |
| Kimera* | Imperial Hotel, Stanley |
| Fossil* | Platform 1, Bedlington |
| 'Battle of the Bands SF2' | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Three Odd Shoes* | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Giroscope | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* |
| The Kets | Cleveland Hotel, Redcar* |
| The Beatles for Sale (Trib) | Venue, Cramlington* (Tkts) |
| Mad Manners | Ox Inn, Stanley* |
| Swamp Hoppers | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* |
| The Voo-Dooms//Thee Strawberry Mynde | The Globe, Newcastle |
| The Parish | Crescent Club, Cullercoats* |
| Bad Bob Bates* | Mr. Ants, Hexham |
| Straightshot | Steels Club, Sunderland* |
| Contraband ***CHECK!*** | Penny Gill, Spennymoor* ***CHECK!*** |
| FM* | Penny Gill, Spennymoor |
| JustSo* | Station, Killingworth |
| Ibiza Souls | Milbourne Arms, Whitley Bay* |
| Sound Divide | Trimmers Arms, South Shields* |
| Outlaw Acoustic | Schooner, Gateshead* |
| Witchkraft | Live Lounge, Sunderland* |
| So What! | Smiths Arms, Billingham* |
| Dave Lynas | Grannie Annies, Sunderland* |
| 'Rock Night' | Annie McCarthys, South Shields (8pm - 2am) |
| Saturday 14th | |
| 'Rock4Ukraine' After Midnight |
Magnesia
Bank, North Shields* |
| Test Pilots* | Armstrongs Bar, South Shields |
| Six Nowt* | Stone Trough, Gateshead |
| Assassin | Star Inn, Newcastle |
| Fossil* | Victors, Sunderland |
| Sophisticate | Heaton Buffs Club, Byker* |
| Broken Toys | Old Fox, Felling* |
| West Coast Band | Anglers Arms, Choppington* |
| Sticky Fingers* | Millhouse, Crook |
| Stax Brothers | 'Ukraine Benefit Gig', Magnesia Bank, North Shields |
| Diamond Dogs* | Ivy House, Sunderland |
| Small Wonder | Blue Bell, Jesmond* |
| Ma Kellys Boys* (Quo trib) | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Breakfast Club | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* |
| STAN* ***CANCELLED!*** | Tannery, Hexham ***CANCELLED!*** |
| The Fauves
(Punk) Street Blood//UK Dissent//Mr Badaxe |
Unionist Club, South Shields (£5) |
| Little
Whispers (Afternoon) Valley Dogs (Evening) |
'Beer
Festival' Cleveland Hotel, Redcar* |
| Whole Hog | Crook Hotel, Crook* |
| Right to
Silence (6pm) UK Chilli Peppers (9pm) |
'Roccos
Fundraiser' Schooner, Gateshead* |
| Jenn Cherene Trio | Ox Inn, Stanley* |
| The Odels | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* |
| Johnny Sax | Flying Scotsman, Forest Hall* |
| Archie Brown & Young Bucks//The Removal Men | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (3pm) |
| Top Gun | High Howdon Club, Wallsend* |
| Pistoleros* | Quakerhouse, Darlington* |
| The Dee Tees* | West Auckland Club |
| Sneaky Blinders | Voyager, South Shields* |
| Three Odd Shoes* | Bishop Sports Bar, Bishop Auckland |
| Pete Bell* | All Fur Coat, Wallsend* |
| JustSo* | Isabella, Blyth |
| Graham Henderson Experience | Coach House, Low Fell* |
| Mugshot | Pelaw Inn, Gateshead* |
| 'Grindhouse Rock Night' | Reds Bar, Newcastle University (£6) |
| Gary Spalding | Wellwood Arms, Amble |
| Rhys Breen | Harbour Lights, South Shields* |
| Sunday 15th | |
| 'Rock4Ukraine' STAN* |
Magnesia
Bank, North Shields* |
| STAN* | 'Rock 4
Ukraine' Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| The Force* | Steelworks Club, Hartlepool (5:30pm) |
| Tempest* | Chesters, Chester-le-Street (5pm) |
| Nutopians | Old Fox, Felling* (5pm) |
| Electric Sheep | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* (4pm) |
| Dust Raisers | Crook Hotel, Crook* (4pm) |
| Beefy La Slap Trio | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* (4pm) |
| NE Covers | Flying Scotsman, Forest Hall* (6pm) |
| King Size Voodoo Traveller* | Queens Head, Rothbury (3pm) |
| Pistoleros* | Chonshie, Wheatley Hill |
| Lois Pirie | Benton Ale House, Four Lane Ends* (7pm) |
| Jamie Tinkler | PTE Club, Byker* |
| Troubleshooters | Voyager, South Shields* (6:30pm) |
| Boneshakers | Penny Gill, Spennymoor* (4pm) |
| Monday 16th | |
| The Mercury Riots//Von Hertz Brothers | Trillians, Newcastle* (Tkts £16) |
| 'Buskers Night' | Red Lion, Earsdon* (Weekly!) |
| Jonny Boyle Sessions | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* (Weekly) |
| 'Buskers Night' | Old Fox, Felling* |
| Tuesday 17th | |
| 'Open mic' with Heart Shaped Stone | Top House, Blyth (Weekly!) |
| Wednesday 18th | |
| 'Open Mic' (Weekly!) | Ship & Royal, South Shields* |
| 'Players Night' with Johnny Boyle | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* (Weekly!) |
| 'Open Mic' (1st & 3rd Wed of month) | Ship Inn, Benton* |
| Thursday 19th | |
| Blaze Bayley//Absolva* | Trillians, Newcastle* (£16adv/£20door) |
| Stax Brothers* | Black Bull, Morpeth |
| Richard Kain Band | Millstone, South Gosforth* |
| Jonny Boyle (Weekly) | Sanddancer, South Shields* (7pm) |
| 'Buskers Night' with Russ Tippins | Harbour Lights, South Shields* (Weekly!) |
| 'Buskers Night' with Ian Ainsley/Ian Rogers | GW Horners, Chester-le-Street* (Weekly!) |
| 'Buskers Night' | Tanner Smiths, Whitley Bay* (Weekly!) |
| 'Acoustic Night' with Naomi & Gav | Townhouse, Whitley Bay* (Weekly!) |
| 'Live Acoustic' with Michael Rolf | Tannery, Hexham* |
| 'Buskers Night' | Masons Arms, Blyth* |
| 'Buskers Night' | Schooner, Gateshead* (Weekly!) |
| 'Acoustic Lounge' | The Sun, Burnopfield* |
| Friday 20th | |
| Starz* | Legion Club, Murton |
| Test Pilots* | Ox & Plough, Washington |
| Six Nowt* | Wheatsheaf, Sunderland |
| Lock N Load* | Moorcock, Peterlee |
| 'Battle of the Bands FINAL' | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Red Hot Chillipinos | Penny Gill, Spennymoor* |
| Supreme Queen | Playhouse, Whitley Bay* |
| Vinyl Chimes* | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Four Worried Men | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* |
| Four Letter Word | Ox Inn, Stanley* |
| Hot Sauce Trio | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* |
| Prism (Pink Floyd trib) | Crescent Club, Cullercoats* (Tickets £5) |
| Jonny Sax | Percy Park Rugby Cun, North Shields |
| The Bone Idls* | The Basement, North Shields |
| Rivelino | Voyager, South Shields* |
| Helter Skelter (Beatles trib) | Powder Monkey, Wallsend* |
| The Brit Pack | Ziggys, South Shields* |
| FM* | Ox & Plough, Washington |
| Sophie Davis & Peter Lynn | Schooner, Gateshead* |
| WhamBamThankYouMa'am* | Platform 1, Bedlington |
| Saturday 21st | |
| Tubesnake* # | Ship Inn, Benton* |
| This Machine* | Rising Sun, Crawcrook |
| The Force* | Easington Colliery SC, Peterlee |
| Test Pilots* | Central, Newbiggin |
| Tempest* | Yorkshire Lass, New Marske |
| Deep Purple in Rock | Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Twin Lizzy* (Tribute) | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Lock N Load* | Belle Vue Club, Crook |
| The Good Souls | Heaton Buffs Club, Byker* |
| Lounge Lizards* | Old Fox, Felling* |
| Red Hot Chillipinos | Wardles Bar, Hebburn |
| Percy & the Piglets | Anglers Arms, Choppington* |
| Spitting Vicars | Beehive, Sunderland |
| Elkie Brooks | Playhouse, Whitley Bay* |
| Vinyl Chimes* | Durham Ox, Coundon |
| Ritchie Bee Band | Blue Bell, Jesmond |
| The V's | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Flat Back Four | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* |
| The Fire | Cleveland Hotel, Redcar* |
| Breakfast Club | Crook Hotel, Crook* |
| Russ Tippins | 'Steelies Club', Hartlepool |
| Boneyard | Ox Inn, Stanley* |
| The Dee Tees* | Mill House, Hartlepool |
| Broken Toys | Stumble Inn, Sunderland* |
| The Ghost Riders | Tannery, Hexham |
| Revolutionaires | Brandling Villa, South Gosforth* |
| The Shamrocks | Balloon, Newcastle* |
| Papa Lazarou | Star Inn, Newcastle |
| Toxic | Angel Inn, Durham* |
| Jonny Sax | Glebe Sports Club, Whickham |
| (Band required-contact venue if available) | Percy Park Rugby Club, North Shields |
| Kansas City Shuffle | Voyager, South Shields* |
| Hip Ho[ Hooray | Trimmers Arms, South Shields* |
| Jonny Boyle | Harbour Lights, South Shields* |
| Dakota ***CANCELLED!*** | New Hartley Club, Whitley Bay* ***CANCELLED!*** |
| The Hybrids | Bebside Inn, Bedlington/Blyth* |
| Big Ted* | Steels Club, Sunderland |
| Revolution | High Howdon Club, Wallsend* |
| Stax Brothers* ***CANCELLED!*** | Isabella, Blyth ***CANCELLED!*** |
| Baldy Holly Band | 'Ukraine fund', Innisfree Club, Longbenton (£7) |
| Alex Fawcett Band* | White Swan, Morpeth |
| Slaughter2//Sin City Rockers//Responsa | Black Bull, Gateshead (£8) |
| OasisJam | Frigate, Marske* |
| Dan James McClew | Millbourne Arms, Whitley Bay* |
| Redwings | The Bridge, Annitsford |
| Klassix | Melton Constable, Whitley Bay* |
| 'Freddie Mercury tribute' | Poachers Cottage, Callerton |
| Monkey Punch | Unionist Club, South Shields* |
| Stolen Stones* | Grand Hotel, Bishop Auckland |
| The Good, The Bad & The Chubby | Wheatsheaf, Sunderland* |
| Four
Worried Men (12 noon) Fleeting Rumours (2pm) Sleeze Sisters (4pm) Bottle Rocket (6pm) Rivelino (8pm) |
'Mariners
Fest' South Shields Football Club* Jarrow |
| 4 Play Quo (Tribute) | Tan Hill, Richmond* |
| So What! | Quakerhouse, Darlington* |
| Rusty Haloz | Elmfield Club, Hebburn* |
| Trilogy* | Pelaw Inn, Gateshead* |
| The Good souls | Heaton Buffs Club, Byker* |
| In At The Deep End | Mill Tavern, Hebburn* |
| Alcatraz House Band* | Turbinia, Newton Aycliffe |
| FM* | Mallard, Seaham |
| Sunday 22nd | |
| Collateral*//KIng Herd//Empyre//Bastette* | Trillians, Newcastle* (Tkts) |
| Lock N Load* | Welcome Tavern, Sunderland |
| Scumbags | Old Fox, Felling* (5pm) |
| Stolen Stones* | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* (4pm) |
| Alcatraz House Band* | Crook Hotel, Crook* (4pm) |
| Memphis Cruisers | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* (4pm) |
| India Arkin | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* (7pm/weekly) |
| Revolutionaires | Greens, Sunderland* |
| Simply Vocal | Benton Ale House, Four Lane Ends* (6pm) |
| Baldy Holly Band | Voyager, South Shields* (6:30pm) |
| Red Hot Chillipinos | Victoria, Saltburn |
| Adrenaline | Penny Gill, Spennymoor* (4pm) |
| Russ Tippins | Flying Scotsman, Forest Hall* (6pm) |
| Bone Idols* | Hydes Bar, Norton (7pm) |
| Kansas
City Shuffle (12 noon) Eli (2pm) The Marigolds (4pm) Manchester Anthems (6pm) WE Are Champion (8pm) |
'Mariners
Fest' South Shields Football Club* Jarrow |
| Dust Raisers | Victoria Tap, Hexham (4pm) |
| 101 | St. Peters Club, Byker* |
| Monday 23rd | |
| 'Buskers Night' | Red Lion, Earsdon* (Weekly!) |
| Jonny Boyle Sessions | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* (Weekly) |
| 'Buskers Night' | Old Fox, Felling* |
| Tuesday 24th | |
| 'Open mic' with Heart Shaped Stone | Top House, Blyth (Weekly!) |
| Wednesday 25th | |
| 'Open Mic' (Weekly!) | Ship & Royal, South Shields* |
| 'Players Night' with Johnny Boyle | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* (Weekly!) |
| 'Buskers Night' | Coble, Newbiggin-by-Sea* |
| Thursday 26th | |
| Lords of Ruin//Promethium//Tantrum | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Crazy World of Arthur Brown | Playhouse, Whitley Bay* |
| Aaron Baily Trio | Millstone, South Gosforth* |
| Pulp Function | Venue, Cramlington* |
| 100 Miles High | Black Bull, Morpeth |
| Dean Palmer | Beggars Bridge, East Boldon* |
| Jonny Boyle (Weekly) | Sanddancer, South Shields* (7pm) |
| 'Buskers Night' with Russ Tippins | Harbour Lights, South Shields* (Weekly!) |
| 'Buskers Night' with Ian Ainsley/Ian Rogers | GW Horners, Chester-le-Street* (Weekly!) |
| 'Buskers Night' | Tanner Smiths, Whitley Bay* (Weekly!) |
| 'Acoustic Night' with Naomi & Gav | Townhouse, Whitley Bay* (Weekly!) |
| 'Live Acoustic' with Michael Rolf | Tannery, Hexham* |
| 'Buskers Night' | Masons Arms, Blyth* |
| 'Buskers Night' | Schooner, Gateshead* (Weekly!) |
| 'Acoustic Lounge' | The Sun, Burnopfield* |
| Friday 27th | |
| Motley Crude (Trib) | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| The Sharks | Live Lounge, Sunderland* |
| 101 | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Ana Munoz Duo | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* |
| The
Fauves* Point Blanc//UK Dissent |
Peacock, Sunderland (Tkts £8) |
| Krakatoa | Crook Hotel, Crook* |
| UToo (U2 trib) | 'Fundraising
Event' Venue, Cramlington* (Donations/Raffle) |
| Sneaky Blinders | Ox Inn, Stanley* |
| 45 Spread | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* |
| Limehouse Lizzy (Trib) | Studio, Hartlepool |
| Sticky Fingers* | Buffs Club, Ashington |
| Blakk Sabbath* (Trib) | Steels Club, Sunderland* |
| The Addiction | Trimmers Arms, South Shields* |
| Not Now Norman | Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Gary Spallding | Three Mile Inn, Gosforth |
| Richard Gardner | Grannie Annies, Sunderland* |
| Twelve Stations | Lindisfarne Club, Wallsend* |
| On Parole (Larry Page/Steve Rudd) | Exchange, North Shields* |
| Uncle Gilbert* | Penny Gill, Spennymoor |
| Hawkins Hobson | Beggars Bridge, East Boldon* |
| The Floor Fillers | Greens, Sunderland* |
| ACDC GB (Trib) | The Elephant, Ashington |
| Godz of Wor* | Garden Farm, Chester-le-Street |
| Overdrive* | Leam Lane Club, South Shields |
| Kelly Rox replaces |
Station, Killingworth* |
| Lou Ross Band | Ziggys, South Shields* |
| 'Buskers' | Saltgrass, Sunderland* (Weekly!) |
| Saturday 28th | |
| Six Nowt* | JM Foleys, Durham |
| Proper Boys* | Black Bull, Blaydon |
| Kimera* | Potters Wheel, Sunniside |
| Broken Toys | Heaton Buffs Club, Byker* |
| Tubesnake* | Crook Hotel, Crook* |
| Ward XV1//Death Ingloria//Scarred By Truth | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Big River | Old Fox, Felling* |
| Hayley Ellen | Anglers Arms, Choppington* |
| Spitting Vicars | Wheatsheaf, Sunderland* |
| Final Pout'down* | Isabella, Blyth |
| Ronnies Blueflies | 'Steelies Club', Hartlepool |
| Liberty Belle | Blue Bell, Jesmond |
| Russ Tippins Band | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Borderland* | Lord Nelson, Jarrow |
| Straightshot | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* |
| OasisJam | Cleveland Hotel, Redcar* |
| Blind 90 | Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Rigid Digits | Bebside Inn, Bedlington/Blyth |
| The Dancers | Ox Inn, Stanley* |
| The 'B' Band | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* |
| Assassin* | Fat Ox, Whitley Bay |
| Rigid
Digits replace |
Bebside Inn, Bedlington/Blyth* |
| Sound Divide | Stumble Inn, Sunderland* |
| JustUzFor | GW Horners, Chester-le-Street* |
| The Brit Pack | Live Lounge, Sunderland* |
| Dean Clark | Harleys Bar, South Shields |
| Pawn Shop Roxxx | Trimmers Arms, South Shields* |
| Brassneck | Smiths Arms, Billingham* |
| Red Hot Chillipinos | Mountain Daisy, Sunderland* |
| Charlotte Forman | Milbourne Arms, Whitley Bay* |
| We Are Champion* (Queen tribute) ***CANCELLED!!!*** | Georgian Theatre, Stockton (Tickets) ***CANCELLED!!!*** |
| Blueflies* | 'Steelies', Hartlepool |
| 'Elvis tribute' replace |
Venue, Cramlington* |
| Doggone Daddys | Grannie Annies, Sunderland* |
| The Kill* | Shotton SC, Shotton |
| Tommy & the Oddballs* | White Swan, Ovingham |
| The Grumpies* | Britainnia, Houghton-le-Spring |
| Steph Kay Duo | Beggars Bridge, East Boldon* |
| 7 Sins | Dirty Habit, Whitley Bay |
| Trilogy* | White Swan, Morpeth |
| The Reflex (80's) | High Howdon Club, Wallsend* |
| Alex Douglas | The Beehive, South Shields |
| Bad Bob Bates* | Oddfellows Arms, Seaham |
| Sharlize | New Cyprus Hotel, South Shields* |
| Canyon Fire* | Petros, Winlaton Mill |
| Sponge Divers | Tan Hill, Richmond* |
| Pete Bell | Chichester Arms, South Shields* |
| Mugshot | Sanddancer, South Shields* |
| Overdrive* | Old Ship, Newbiggin-by-Sea |
| Godz of Wor | Coach House, Low Fell* |
| Trevor Sewell | Coquet Club, Amble |
| Play Dead//Project Phoenix//The Distorted | Globe, Newcastle* (£5) |
| Giroscope | Quakerhouse, Dalington* |
| Sunday 29th | |
| STAN* # Graham Shipcote # |
Punch Bowl, Jesmond* (PRIVATE/SOLD OUT!) |
| Old Man Goat | Benton Ale House, Four Lane Ends* (6pm) |
| Starz* | Vigilant, South Shields |
| Riff Raff* (AC/DC) | The Fox, Hexham (4pm) |
| Underdogs | Old Fox, Felling* (5pm) |
| Hair of the Derg* The DJooks//Dead Hand//Growing Robots// Ma Kellys Boys//King Size Voodoo Traveller |
'Ashington
Rocks', Whitehouse Club, Ashington (Tickets £10) (1pm) |
| The Pre-Amps* | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* (4pm) |
| Twister replace |
Crook Hotel, Crook* (4pm) |
| Redfish Blues Band | Simonside SC, South Shields |
| Rigid Digits | Angels Place, Sunderland |
| Pawn Shop Roxx | How Do You Do, North Shields* (5:30pm) |
| Jake Allen & The King Cobras | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* |
| Groovetrain | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (4pm) |
| The Grumpies* | Schooner, Gateshead (6pm) |
| All Out Attack//Snide Remarks | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Rhys Breen | Grannie Annies, Sunderland* |
| Lock N Load* | South Shields Football Club |
| Bernadette Wilde | PTE Club, Byker* (7:30pm) |
| Scott Keirs | Beggars Bridge, East Boldon* |
| Mea Deen | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* (4pm) |
| Overdrive* | Chesters, Chester-le-Street (5pm) |
| Big River | Voyager, South Shields* (4pm) |
| Monday 30th | |
| High Desert Queen//Dunes | Trillians, Newcastle* |
| Beer Monkeys | Mill View Club, Sunderland* |
| 'Buskers Night' | Red Lion, Earsdon* (Weekly!) |
| Jonny Boyle Sessions | Blues & Bourbon, Newcastle* (Weekly) |
| 'Buskers Night' | Old Fox, Felling* |
| Dean Clark | Sanddancer, South Shields* |
| Tuesday 31st | |
| 'Open mic' with Heart Shaped Stone | Top House, Blyth (Weekly!) |
| JUNE 2022 | |
| Wednesday 1st | |
| Russ Tippins Band* | Quakerhouse, Darlington* |
| Thursday 2nd (Bank Holiday) | |
| Helter Skelter (Beatles) | Flying Scotsman, Forest Hall* |
| Jarra Dukes | Crescent Club, Cullercoats* |
| Richard Gardner | Grannie Annies, Sunderland* |
| Dave Lynas | The Fox, Hexham* |
| Jay R | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| John Hodgson | Greens, Sunderland* |
| Jo Alexandre | Big Jug, Durham* |
| Panic Report* | Lakeside Festival, Jarrow (5pm) |
| Mugshot | Cottage Tavern, Sunderland |
| Cousin Matthew | Trimmers Arms, South Shields* |
| Little Peculiar | One More Than Two Brew (Tap Room), South Shields* |
| Mad Manners* | South
Beach Pub Fest, Blyth (5pm) Hazlerigg SC (9pm) |
| Friday 3rd (Bank Holiday) | |
| The Brit Pack | Constitutional & Unionist Club, Forest hall (£5) |
| Razzle | Crook Hotel, Crook* |
| We 3 Colonels | Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Stratosphonic | Three Mile Inn, Gosforth |
| ACDC GB* | Trillians, Newcastle |
| Dean Palmer | Tan Hill, Richmond* |
| Drew Trainor | Grannie Annies, Sunderland* |
| Godz of Wor* | Station, Langley Moor |
| Jamie Leven | The Fox, Hexham* |
| Howard Baker Band | Live Lounge, Sunderland* |
| UK Rock Legends | New Crown, South Shields* |
| The Floor Fillers | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Andy Rayner Band | The Wansbeck, Morpeth (7pm) |
| Fresh Air Stealers | Penny Gill, Spennymoor* |
| Jukebox Vandals | Ox Inn, Stanley* |
| Idollz | Smiths Arms, Billingham* |
| Russ Tippins | Three Tuns, Gateshead* |
| John Hodgson | Anson, Wallsend* |
| Four Letter Word | Greens, Sunderland* |
| The White Line | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* |
| Contraband | Big Jug, Durham* |
| Panic Report* | Red Hackle, Jarrow |
| Wor KId | Monkseaton Arms, Whitley Bay* |
| Peter Whale (3pm) Floor Fillers (5pm) Four Worried Men (9pm) |
Trimmers Arms, South Shields* |
| Mad Manners* | One More Than Two Brew (Tap Room), South Shields* |
| Supersonic | Greencroft Social Club |
| TT3 | Steels Club, Sunderland* |
| Mad Manners* | Vesta Tilleys, Sunderland |
| Daryl Burns | Hastings, Seaton Deleval |
| RedSka | Cleveland Hotel, Redcar* |
| Saturday 4th | |
| Ruby & the Mystery Cats | Residents Club, New Hartley* |
| Ritchie Bee Band* | Clousden Hill, Killingworth* |
| The Dee Tees* | Durham Ox, Coundon |
| Three Odd Shoes | Crook Hotel, Crook* |
| The Grumpies | Stumble Inn, Sunderland* |
| NEvana | Star Inn, Newcastle* |
| Glamrockz | Tan Hill, Richmond* |
| The Floor Fillers | Station, KIllingworth* |
| Georgia Leech (2pm) Ellie Barber (4pm) Micky Glamz (5pm) 7 Sins (7:30pm) |
Flying Scotsman, Forest Hall* |
| The Addiction | Queens Head, Cullercoats* |
| The Dee Tees* | Gree Tree,
Trudhoe (2pm) Durham Ox, Coundon (9pm) |
| Godz of Wor* | Bluebell, Washington |
| The Loft Boys | Bedale Riverside Club |
| Rabble Rousers | Live Lounge, Sunderland* |
| 'Adam & the Ants tribute' | Rose Inn, Wallsend* (£2) |
| Elenbak | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* |
| Andy Rayner Band | Mitford
Fair (4pm) Central, Newbiggin (9pm) |
| Rigid Digits | Ivy House, Sunderland |
| Spitting Vicars | Ziggys, South Shields* |
| Barry Burgess | Powder Monkey, Wallsend* (5pm) |
| The Old Me | Three Tuns, Gateshead* |
| Lou Ross Band | Lord Nelson, Jarrow |
| Adrenaline | Quakerhouse, Darlington* |
| Dreadnought | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* |
| Blakk Sabbath (trib) | Fat Ox, WWhitley Bay |
| This Machine* | Frigate, Marske |
| Percy & the Piglets | Mill Tavern, Hebburn* |
| No Ordinary Angel | The Sun Inn, Burnopfield* |
| The Stoned Crowes | Bebside Inn, Bedlington/Blyth |
| The Cherry Pinks | Tannery, Hexham* |
| The Audios (2:45pm) James (5pm) Line Up (7pm) 8Tees (9pm) |
Trimmers Arms, South Shields* |
| (Band Required-contact venue!) | Poachers Cottge, Callerton* |
| Mad Manners* | Foresters
Arms, Choppingham (1pm) Blue Bell, Jesmond (9pm) |
| Jonny Boyle | Saltgrass, Sunderland* |
| Sunday 5th | |
| Kool Rock UK | Crook Hotel, Crook* (4pm) |
| FM | Star Inn, Newcastle* (4:30pm) |
| Lana & the Lost Boys | Tan Hill, Richmond* |
| Micky Glamz | Flying Scotsman, Forest Hall* (5pm) |
| (TBC) | Grannie Annies, Sunderland* |
| Johnny Sax | Queens Head, Cullercoats* (6pm) |
| Little Devil | The Fox, Hexham* (4:30pm) |
| Contraband | Magnesia Bank, North Shields* (4pm) |
| Sound
Divide//Alibi//Nutopians// Skasoul//Cousin Mathew |
Mallard, Seaham* |
| Metal Millitia | Penny Gill, Spennymoor* |
| DeJavu* | Railway, Walkergate (5pm) |
| Revolutionaires | Saltgrass, Sunderland* (5pm) |
| Marc Atkinson | Quakerhouse, Darlington* (5pm) |
| Mea Deen | Clover & Wolf, South Shields* |
| 'Blondie' tribute & 'Springsteen' tribute | Rose Inn, Wallsend* (£2) |
| The Arrival | Trimmers Arms, South Shields* (5pm) |
| George Shovlin, George Lamb & friends | The Tyne, Byker, Newcastle* (4pm) |
| Mad Manners* | Red
Hackle, Jarrow (3pm) Hetton Social Club (6:30pm) |
MAY 2021