Fontaines DC at the O2 Academy Newcastle
With Christmas now a distant memory, the North East braced itself for the first gig of the year at the O2 Academy Newcastle.
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Dan Reed Network, FM & Gun at the O2 Academy Newcastle
1989 was the year that saw the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Tiananmen Square protests, and Band Aid II landed the festive Number 1 spot with ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas? ' At the same time, a trio of rock band...
Greta Van Fleet at the O2 Academy Newcastle
The holiday season officially gets underway on Tyneside tonight as local musician Sam Fender switches on the Festive Lights on Northumberland Street. To add to this overall theme, at the same time a US-based ro...
Happy Mondays at the O2 Academy Newcastle
‘Hallelujah’ it’s Friday night, and what better way to get the weekend off to a glorious start than in the company of the Happy Mondays.
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Of Monsters and Men at the O2 Academy Newcastle
It's been four years since Of Monsters and Men's last appearance on Tyneside. With such an eagerly anticipated show it’s of no surprise that a packed out crowd is in attendance this Halloween weekend at the O2 ...
Gary Numan at O2 Academy Newcastle
1979 will be remembered as the year that witnessed the Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident, Margaret Thatcher became prime minister of the UK, Pink Floyd released their seminal album The Wall and Sony released t...
Pixies at the O2 Academy Newcastle
Last weekend the eyes of the music world were once again on the North East of England with the news that local lad Sam Fender had taken the Number 1 spot in the official charts with his debut album release.
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Volbeat at the O2 Academy Newcastle
Tyneside’s rock fraternity may have felt as though Christmas had arrived three months early when Volbeat rolled into town on Monday evening.
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Kentucky Headhunters, Dan Baird & Homemade Sin and Jason & The Scorchers at O2 Academy Newcastle
Tonight the North meets the South on Tyneside. I say this in jest, but for the Geordies, the aforementioned area equates to anywhere on the opposite side of the River Tyne. However, on this occasion, the region...
Sting and Shaggy at the O2 Academy Newcastle
Hometown hero Sting makes his eagerly anticipated return to Tyneside along with current collaborator Shaggy.
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