May 2018 North East Gigs Listings – Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Gateshead, Durham

Lost for something to do in May? We’ve got a gig everyday for you, from EDM to Folk, there’s always some great live music going on in the North East.


1st: Movements @ Think Tank, Newcastle (Post-Hardcore)

2nd: Seun Kuti @ The Sage, Gateshead (Afrobeat)

3rd: Jizzy Pearl @ Think Tank, Newcastle (Rock)

4th: Kings present Kingdom @ Riverside, Newcastle (EDM)

5th: Meet The North Festival @ Various locations, Newcastle (Variety)

6th: Hit The North Festival (Ratboy headliner) @ Various locations, Newcastle (Variety)

7th: JUDAS @ Sunderland Independent (Indie Rock)

8th: Blossoms @ O2 Academy, Newcastle (Indie)

9th: Beans On Toast @ Bonded Warehouse, Sunderland (Folk)

10th: Barrence Whitfield and The Savages @ The Cluny, Newcastle (Soul/R&B)

11th: Lower Than Atlantis @ The Empire, Middlesbrough (Rock)

12th: Cape Cub @ The Georgian Theatre, Stockton-on-tees (Indie)

13th: Rita Ora @ O2 Academy, Newcastle (Pop)

14th: Primary Colours @ Head of Steam, Newcastle (Indie)

15th: Simone Felice @ The Cluny, Newcastle (Alt Country)

16th: ISLAND @ The Cluny 2, Newcastle (Alt Rock)

17th: Nick Mulvey @ Wylam Brewery, Newcastle (Singer/Songwriter)

18th: Reverend Green @ Peterlee Central Club (Rock)

Oxjam Stage @ Kommunity, Newcastle (Variety)

19th: INK. @ Think Tank, Newcastle (Post-Punk)

20th: Reef/ The Wildhearts/Terrorvision @ O2 Academy, Newcastle (Rock)

21st: The Fureys @ Playhouse, Whitley Bay (Folk)

22nd: Tom Clarke @ Riverside, Newcastle (Rock)

23rd: Nina Nesbit @ O2 Academy, Newcastle (Pop)

24th: Twin Atlantic, The Pale White @ Riverside, Newcastle (Rock)

25th: Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton @ The Sage, Gateshead (Blues/Jazz/Folk)

26th: SoFar Sounds Middlesbrough @ TBA (Variety)

Info: https://www.facebook.com/sofarmiddlesbrough/

27th: Charles Watson @ Westgarth Social Club, Middlesbrough (Indie)

28th: Will Sparks @ O2 Academy, Newcastle (EDM)

29th: Emily Barker @ Old Cinema Laundrette, Durham (Singer/Songwriter)

30th: Echo and The Bunnymen @ The Sage, Gateshead (Post-Punk)

31st: Nick Heyward @ ARC, Stockton-on-tees (Singer/Songwriter)

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