Out & About In Newcastle

If you are looking for something to do this weekend and like the heavier side of music then get along to The Cluny 2 in the Ouseburn Valley on Saturday night (4th of April) theres three bands on that we think you’re going like. The evening will start off with power trio Apologies playing their blend of heavy post-rock drone that features an incredibly tight rhythm section that lays the foundation for the soaring guitar tones to dance over the top of. Second on the bill is instrumental prog rock... Read More

If you’re looking for a good Christmas night out with some great live music then get yourself down to The Cluny on the 21st of December for the “Behold, The Great Christmas Party” featuring two of Newcastle’s finest bands, Behold A Pail Horst and The Great Curve. These are two of the best bands in on the Newcastle scene and both feature members that make up the Screenage Kicks Cover Band. As a little Christmas bonus both bands are recording two tracks each and giving them away on a hand... Read More

Our friends at Alpha Newcastle have been given the honour of opening this years Download Festival on Wednesday the 11th of June at the legendary Donington Park. This years Download has a sick line up including headliners Aerosmith, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Rob Zombie, Black Label Society, Joe Bonamassa, Skid Row, Sepultura and many, many more. If you’re going then make sure that you go and check them out! If not you can catch them every Saturday at the o2 Academy from 10:30pm till 4:00am    

One of our friends is putting on a Johnny Cash tribute show on at Newcastle venue The Cluny down on Lime Street in the Ouseburn. JP Mac is a Cash tribute act from over in Northern Ireland and this is his first time playing over here on the UK mainland and supported by local lads “The Cashback Cover Band” The show is on the 15th of December, doors open at 7:30pm and tickets are £7.50 in Advance or £8.50 on the door. Tickets are available from behind the bar at... Read More

MSA is due to open on the 22nd of August with a musical offering from Manchester producer Krystal Klear. It is Newcastle’s newest venue mixing both music and art in a bespoke underground space in Hood Street . The concept of MSA is the director’s/curator’s vision of what a music venue should be, intimate, personal, and credible with an emphasis on all of their favourite things that they look out for when travelling the globe. The simple mantra of Music Slash Art (MSA) outlines a blank canvas and a contemporary... Read More