Following a campaign by Lindisfarne's ex-manager Barry McKay, the Hull Family and the surviving members of the group, Newcastle City Council have approved a blue plaque memorial to Alan Hull to be displayed at Newcastle City Hall.
As reported today by The BBC, Evening Chronicle and Northern Echo, there will be an unveiling ceremony at the City Hall at 11am on July 19th.
Members of the band will be performing outside the hall, and fans are encouraged to come along.
They played at St James' Park for Kevin Keegan's promotion party when we beat Leicester City 7-1 in 1993, last game of the season.
* Lindisfarne were a British folk/rock group from Newcastle upon Tyne established in 1970 (originally called Brethren) and fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull.
Their music combined a strong sense of yearning with an even stronger sense of Geordie fun.
The original line-up comprised Alan Hull (vocals, guitar, piano), Ray Jackson (vocals, mandolin, harmonica), Simon Cowe (guitar, mandolin, banjo), Rod Clements (bass guitar, violin) and Ray Laidlaw (drums).
They are best known for the albums Nicely Out of Tune (1970), Fog on the Tyne (1971) and Back and Fourth (1978), also for the success of songs such as "Meet Me On The Corner", "Lady Eleanor", "Run For Home" and "We Can Swing Together".