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WWW.NEVOLUME.CO.UK LINDISFARNE FESTIVAL 2017 WE’RE LISTENING! The Libertines At Times Square Hardwick Live ISSUE #25 Hartlepool Waterfront Festival Leeds Festival AUG 2017 FOLLOW We speak to Velvoir as they play Chantel McGregor NE VOLUME ON SOCIAL NE Volume Live at ARC at The Cluny MEDIA Artist Spotlight: JustSo Mousetival PICK UP OUR FREE NORTH EAST MUSIC/CULTURE MAGAZINE! LET’S GET EVEN LOUDER NORTH EAST VOLUME!!!!! NEWS! FEATURES! WELCOME! Thank you so much for picking up PG.5 Gig Preview: PG.21 Billingham International Folklore The Libertines at Times Square, Festival Of World Dance - NE Volume magazine - the magazine Newcastle! Peacock Lake! produced by local music and culture fans, for local music and culture fans. So we’re Mousetival! PG.6 Festival Preview: PG.22 right in the middle of festival season! You Howzat Music Festival, Saltburn! 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LISTINGS: EMILY HOOK performing arts and comedy scenes that could be enjoyed by all audiences. THE In early 2013, Ali decided to open We produce adverts in eighth, quarter, CREATIVE: TOM BROWN half, full page and double page spreads. - his own venue. On a small budget, If you would like a full NE Volume he transformed a derelict room advertising pack sent out, please contact Contact information LIBERTINES above The Dog & Parrot pub into [email protected] or call us on Email: [email protected] | Phone: 01642 237348 Newcastle’s first multi-purpose fringe 01642 237348. www.nevolume.co.uk/contact + SUPPORT performance space. Ali ran this space for 18 months - creating over 3,000 Our trained journalists can write your copy while our AT TIMES SQUARE, professional designers can help to put your adverts opportunities for emerging artists together. So whatever your requirements are, we are NEWCASTLE and receiving two grants for the arts here to help! Magazine designed by Tom Brown Graphic Design. from Arts Council England to aid their For quotes on Design and Consultancy services contact Tom Brown at: Written by Chloe Waterhouse work. Whilst looking for a new venue, [email protected] | www.tbgraphics.co.uk Ali also put on four sold-out events Notorious indie-rockers, The Libertines ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’, their debut at Live Theatre’s studio at The Stand are set to storm Newcastle’s Times Square ‘Up The Bracket’ and come-back album comedy club. on Thursday 3rd August, lending support ‘Anthems For The Doomed Youth’. Joining As quoted by Gigglebeats, they noted: NE Volume is a proud supporter of from Maximo Park, BlackWaters and The them at Times Square is local band Maximo “On all levels, Alphabetti is a very Pale White, for what will be a monumental Park. Following the release of protest welcome addition to Newcastle’s LET'S GET SOCIAL! gig. This is part of the ‘Live from Times album ‘Risk To Exist’ back in April this year, culture scene, and it deserves our Square’ festival season which will certainly they commenced a triumphant UK tour support and applause.” pleasing fans after the cancellation of in May, surpassing 11 venues across the As part of the fundraiser, Northumberland’s ‘Festival on the Wall’ country. Frontman, Paul Smith reflects upon Northumbrian band, Dansi, will be back in March - an event The Libertines their recent album, explaining that: “some performing as well as some surprise were initially headlining. songs are simple messages of solidarity and guests. The band have performed The Libertines crashed onto the music others are fuelled by anger at the elitist, at various BBC stages and Live scene back in 2002, bringing with them an established order of British society”. Having Radio sessions, have had countless intoxicating potion of sex, drugs and the formed way back in 2000, Maximo Park headline festival slots and have toured legacy of iconic frontmen Pete Doherty have an accumulation of hits, from Mercury extensively. They released their latest and Carl Barat. They rose in prominence Prize nominated debut album ‘A Certain EP on Wednesday 19th April. The with their self-titled second album in 2004, Trigger’ to political offering ‘The National EP was designed to be played live, produced by Clash guitarist Mick Jones Health’. Other support acts include therefore it is anticipated to be a huge ‘MvC Live Sessions and Signed Memorabilia Auctions fund and boasting the voyeuristic indie-rock Guildford punk-rock bunch BlackWaters, hit with the audience at the fundraiser. 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