The Bootleg Beatles Christmas Show Newcastle City Hall December 2007

Laura and her friend Alisa were getting into the Beatles, and Alisa fancied seeing this well known tribute act. “The Bootleg Beatles re-live the sights and sounds of the Sixties in their multi-media stage show. Join the long-running tribute band when they trace the history of the Fab Four from the Liverpool Cavern to Sgt. [...]

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Eric Burdon Newcastle Tyne Theatre 2002

Eric Burdon Newcastle Tyne Theatre 2002 This was Eric’s first home town gig back in the Toon for around 20 years, and anticipation was very high. He was originally booked to play one night at the Tyne Theatre, which sold out very quickly and a second night was added. Marie and I went along to [...]

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Eric Burdon Newcastle 1976

Eric Burdon Newcastle 1976 Eric Burdon is a bit of a hero to me. His blues/soul voice is second to none, he has written some great songs (particularly in the late 60s, at the time of his hippy/San Francisco new-Animals phase), and he hails from the North East of England! I’ve seen him in concert [...]

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Mountain Newcastle City Hall 2 Feb 1972 (and 2002, and 2003)

Mountain Newcastle City Hall 2 Feb 1972 (and 2002, and 2003) My friend John is over from the USA this week, and he is a big Mountain fan, so for today’s post I thought I would cover the first time I saw Mountain, which was back in 1972. Support that night came from the Jimmy [...]

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Blondie Reunion Newcastle Arena 1999

Blondie Reunion Newcastle Arena 1999 So, some 19 years after I last saw Blondie at the City Hall, Ashleigh and I went to see the reformed band play at the Newcastle Arena. Ashleigh had, in the interim, been to see Debbie Harry when she performed at Sunderland Empire. The band had hit the charts with [...]

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Blondie Newcastle City Hall 1977, 1978, 1980

Blondie Newcastle City Hall 1977, 1978, 1980 I first saw Blondie when they appeared as support on the 1977 Television UK tour. They were the highlight of the evening; having just released their first album and the single X Offender. Debbie and the band were simply stunning, and quite a contrast to Television, who were [...]

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Blue Oyster Cult Newcastle Tyne Theatre 2002

Blue Oyster Cult Newcastle Tyne Theatre 2002 I lost touch with Blue Oyster Cult for some time, after seeing them several times in the 70s and 80s. There was a 17 year period between my BOC experiences, between seeing them in 1985 at Newcastle City Hall and a gig at Newcastle Tyne Theatre in 2002. [...]

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Blue Oyster Cult Newcastle City Hall 1984 and 1985

Blue Oyster Cult Newcastle City Hall 1984 and 1985 Blue Oyster Cult underwent a series of line-up changes during the 1980s, and by the late 80s only Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma remained from the early days. I saw the band twice in the mid 80s, in 1984 and again in 1985. The 1984 show [...]

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Blue Oyster Cult Newcastle City Hall 1975 and 1978

Blue Oyster Cult Newcastle City Hall 1975 and 1978 I first went to see Blue Oyster Cult at Newcastle in 1975. This was their first UK tour and at the time, they were not very well known at all in this country. I went along, with my friend John, largely out of curiosity. I’d read [...]

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Happy Mondays Newcastle Academy May 3rd 2012

Happy Mondays Newcastle Academy May 3rd 2012 Happy Mondays started their reunion tour last night with a great gig at Newcastle Academy. I was at a meeting in London yesterday, so David and Laura met me off the train at 8.30 and we walked up to the Academy. This meant that we missed support act [...]

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