FRIDAY GIG GUIDE FOR 2nd FEBRUARY Weekend is here, so here’s the guide: (All gig info is provided to the best of my knowledge and may be subject to change, which may not be brought to my attention. If you intend to travel to a gig, check with the band or venue. We accept no responsibility for loss. Gigs usually start around 9/9.30pm, but where we are aware of an earlier/later start it will be added to the listing.). __________________________ A __________________________ ===ASHINGTON=== [VENUE] The Elephant [EVENT] Live act on, but no info available ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] Ashington Buffs [BAND] Contraband [MUSIC] Classic rock and blues by Gary Moore, Free, Cream, Hendrix, SRV and many more. ________________________ B __________________________ ===BARNARD CASTLE=== [VENUE] The Cricketers Arms [BAND] The Mystery Machine [MUSIC] Lively upbeat rock and pop music that you know and love, presented with blistering guitar solos, and rocking popping beats. __________________________ ===BEDLINGTON=== [VENUE] Platform 1 (East Bedlington Community Centre) [BAND] Dead Man's Shoes [MUSIC] Acoustic rock, pop and blues from the likes of Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton/Cream, Iron Maiden, Chuck Ragan. [TIME] 8.00pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] The Market Tavern [BAND] Brassneck [MUSIC] Covering Bryan Adams, James Bay, The Beatles, Blondie, The Clash, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, The Housemartins, James, The Killers, Kings Of Leon, Manic Street Preachers, The Monkees and many more. __________________________ ===BERWICK UPON TWEED=== [VENUE] Barrels Alehouse [BAND] DJooks [MUSIC] Playing Americana, Blues, Folk and most things in between. [TIME] 8.00pm __________________________ ===BILLINGHAM=== [VENUE] Smiths Arms Billingham [ACT] Mick Merryweather [MUSIC] Unknown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] Billingham Constitutional Club [BAND] The Moonlighters [MUSIC] Tunes from Gary Moore, Amy McDonald, Marvin Gaye, KoL, Stereophonics, Bill Withers, Santana, Killers, Wilson Pickett, Keane, Zutons, U2, Hoosiers, James Brown, Blondie, Bruno Mars, Otis Reading and more. [ENTRY] £1.00 members or £2.00 non-members [TIME] 7.00pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] Billingham Catholic Club [EVENT] Quiz Night [TIME] 8.30pm __________________________ ===BISHOP AUCKLAND=== [VENUE] The Bay Horse [BAND] The Spacehoppers [MUSIC] Taking you back to the heady days of Glam rock. __________________________ ===BLYTH=== [VENUE] The Masons [BAND] Zen [MUSIC] Expect music from the likes of Deacon Blue, Aha, Cutting Crew, Erasure, James, Chic, Madness, The Damned, Billy Idol, Robert Palmer, Cockney Rebel, James, Van Halen and loads more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] South Beach Pub [BAND] Blade UK [MUSIC] Featuring members from The Animals, Tyger of Pan Tang and The UK Legends playing songs from their past repertoire and favourite artist. __________________________ C __________________________ ===CARLISLE=== [VENUE] The Brickyard [BAND] SikTh [MUSIC] Tech metal titans [SUPPORT] The Sun Explodes [ENTRY] £16.50 (incl. booking fee) - https://goo.gl/7oUm8v [TIME] 8.00pm ___________________________ ===CHESTER LE STREET=== [VENUE] Market-Tavern [BAND] Revival [MUSIC] Covering The Killers, Kings of Leon, T Rex, Stereophonics, Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Beatles, and many more. __________________________ ===CRAMLINGTON=== [VENUE] The Glass House [BAND] Kelly Harrison Band [MUSIC] Covering songs by The Ronettes, Connie Francis, Cher, Journey, Amy Winehouse, Kings Of Leon, Abba, Take That, Cheryl Cole and many more. _________________________ ===CROOK==== [VENUE] Crook Hotel [BAND] LZ/DC (FM’s tribute band) [MUSIC] Tribute to the music of Led Zeppelin and AC/DC . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] The Mill [EVENT] Open Mic Night [MUSIC] All welcome [TIME] 8.00pm ___________________________ ===CULLERCOATS=== [VENUE] The Queens Head [BAND] Speeder [MUSIC] Hard rock originals and covers [TIME] 8.45pm ____________________________ ===CUMBERNAULD=== [VENUE] The Vortex at The Weavers [EVENT] Anthing Goes Open Mic [INFO] Do you fancy yourself as a singer? Are you a budding comedian or poet? Are you in a band and have some new songs you fancy trying out in front of a crowd? [TIME] 8.00pm ___________________________ D ____________________________ ===DARLINGTON=== [VENUE] Harrowgate Club & Institution [BAND] The Edge [MUSIC] Covering songs by Mike & The Mechanics, Wilson Pickett, Take That, Santana, Michael Buble and many more. [ENTRY] £4.00 [TIME] 6.30pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] The Pennyweight [EVENT] Open Mic and bring your own vinyl night [INFO] All welcome to came along to provide some entertainment, or bring along your favourite piece of vinyl and give it a spin. [TIME] 8pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] The Old English Gentleman [BAND] Once Bitten [MUSIC] Paul Dannatt & Kim Walker Mcniff, 2 highly respected vocalists have joined forces to bring you some great classic songs from soul, pop, rock and blues artists including Ottis Redding, Bad Company, Whitesnake, Blondie, Queen and many more . ____________________________________ ===DURHAM=== [VENUE] The Big Jug [BAND] American Girl [MUSIC] Songs from Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, Blondie, Bryan Adams, Tina Turner, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] John Duck [BAND] ****Usually a band/act on, but nothing advertised yet**** [MUSIC] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] Redhills [ARTIST] Richard Dawson [MUSIC] Rising up from the bed of the River Tyne, a voice that crumbles and soars, that is steeped in age- old balladry and finely-chiselled observations of the mundane. [SUPPORT] Onsind – Indie pop/rock [ENTRY] £10.70 (incl. booking fee) - https://goo.gl/UHU8ER [TIME] 7.00pm _________________________ E _____________________________ ===EDINBURGH=== [VENUE] Stramash [BAND] Jojocoke [MUSIC] Playing what could be classed as the best of blues/rock with powerful vocals and high-energy presence. [SUPPORT] Radge Against The Machine & John Anaya Band [TIME] 7pm __________________________ G __________________________ ===GATESHEAD=== [VENUE] The Three Tuns [BAND] Unexpected Visitors - Featuring the Happy Cats Marty Craggs [MUSIC] Blues, soul, Irish and bit of others mixed in [ENTRY] £4.00 OTD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] The Marquis of Granby [BAND] Johnny Sax [MUSIC] Duo consisting of one singer and one saxophone player and a whole lot of atmosphere, playing songs from the likes of Ray Charles, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Stereophonics, James Brown, Sam Cooke, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Amy Winehouse, Gerry Rafferty, Barry White, Mumford & Sons, Bob Marley and Paolo Nutini. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] The Pelaw Inn [BAND] The Good Souls [MUSIC] Performing songs by The Killers, Oasis, Stone Roses, Police, Bowie, Beatles and much more. [ENTRY] £2.00 __________________________ ===GLASGOW=== [VENUE] The Ferry [BAND] Fleetwood Maxed [MUSIC] Fleetwood Max tribute [ENTRY] £14.00 (incl. booking fee) - https://goo.gl/NXTTmM [TIME] 7.30pm ___________________________ ===GOSFORTH=== [VENUE] Blacksmiths Arms [BAND] The Babel Fish [MUSIC] Playing covers from The Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, Thin Lizzy, The Killers, Stereophonics, Snow Patrol and many more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] Three Mile Inn [BAND] Redwings [MUSIC] Playing covers of The Lumineers, Fun, The Strokes, Primal Scream, Mumford and Sons, U2, Deep Blue Something, Radiohead, The Beatles, Steve Earl, The Rolling Stones, Cameo and many more similar. [TIME] 8.00pm __________________________ ===GUISBOROUGH=== [VENUE] The Three Fiddles [BAND] The Rogues [MUSIC] Loads of classic rock from the likes of Led Zeppelin, The Cult, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy and Deep Purple. ______________________________ H ______________________________ ===HARTLEPOOL=== [VENUE] Hartlepool Supporters Club [BAND] Red Butler and Danny Giles Band [MUSIC] Blues rock [ENTRY] £12.00 OTD [TIME] 7.00pm ______________________________ ===HEXHAM=== [VENUE] Mr Ant's Bar [ARTIST] Miranda Newton [MUSIC] Great female solo artist performing a range of songs with something for everyone. __________________________ K __________________________ ===KILLINGWORTH=== [VENUE] The Station Pub [BAND] Soul Addiction [MUSIC] New Soul & Classic pop band _________________________ L ____________________________ ===LEEDS=== [VENUE] 360 Club [BAND] Skull [MUSIC] Faster heavier version than Black Rebel Motorcycle Club AND [SUPPORT] Wuzi, Muffin and Serratone [ENTRY] £6.60 (incl. booking fee) - https://goo.gl/3LC4JC [TIME] 8pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] Brundenell SC (Games Room) [BAND] Deer Tick [MUSIC] American alt. rock band [SUPPORT] Guests [ENTRY] £15.40 (incl. booking fee) - https://goo.gl/eexUEa [TIME] 7.30pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] Santiago Bar [EVENT] Musicians v Cancer [BANDS] Red Light Revival, The Brazen, Young Amphibians & New Terminal Boy. [MUSIC] Rock, rock and more rock. [ENTRY] Pay as you feel OTD – 50% of takings will go to Cancer Research [TIME] 7.00pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] Wharf Chambers [BANDS/ACTS] Cremation Lily, o Form, Knifedoutofexistence & Soft Issue [MUSIC] An evening of electronica and rock [ENTRY] £5.00 OTD [TIME] 8.00pm ____________________________ M __________________________ ===MARSKE=== [VENUE] The Ship Inn [BAND] 101 [MUSIC] Expect music from Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, White Stripes, Foo Fighters, Kings Of Leon, The Killers, Oasis and more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [VENUE] The Frigate [BAND] Preacher [MUSIC] Old school rock covers __________________________ ===MIDDLESBROUGH=== [VENUE] Sticky Fingers [ARTIST] Jake Radio (Be Quiet, Shout Loud front man) [MUSIC] Playing song from likes of The Smiths, Fleetwood Mac and everything else in between. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~