Xmas In Toon

FRIDAY 22ND DECEMBER
THE BRYAN ADAMS EXPERIENCE Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead 0191 4870666
FM Berkeley Tavern, Whitley Bay
TOMMY AND THE ODDBALLS Duke of Cumberland, Sunderland, Road, Felling
GLADSTONE The Black Bull, Lingley Lane, Wardley, Gateshead 0191 4695294 SMOKIN' SPITFIRES Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields 0191 2574831
DIABLO Garricks Head, Saville Street, North Shields 0191 07707784888
DEMON SUMMER/+ £5/4/3 The Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool
THE FORCE £2 Washington FC, Spout Lane, Washington 0191 4177779
THE ENZYMES The Office, Victoria Road, South Shields
FRANKIES CAFE The Fellsider, Oakfield Road, Whickham Newcastle 0191 4888001
ACOUSTIC BEATLES Last Orders, Felling
101 Morpeth Leisure Centre, Morpeth
GRUMPY OLD MEN Steels Social Club, Sunderland 0191 5657593
GRAHAM RUSSELL Grand Hotel, Bishop Auckland
KONCEPT Foresters Arms, Coundon
NEU2 Wooden Doll, Hudson Street, North Shields
MONKEY FIST Avalon Bar and Hotel, South Parade, Whitley Bay 0191 2510080
BLACK ROSE Richmond Golf Club, Richmond
UNCLE GILBERT Ox and Plough, Washington
TERRY WILSON SLESSER Three Horse Shoes, Lanchester Road, Maiden Law, Lanchester 01207 520900
ALCATRAZ HOUSE BAND Pemberton Arms, Cold Hesledon, Seaham 0191 5812791
SWEET CHILLI The Floaters Mill, Woodstone Village, Fencehouses 0191 385 6695
PUNCH DRUNK Shafto's Bar, South causey Hotel, Stanley 01207 235555
SHANGHAI Black Bull, Morpeth
MAGENTA THIEVES Royal Oak, Wrekenton
ADRIAN FERGUSON 7pm Paprika, Sunderland
TUBESNAKE Daisy Hill, Heugh Edge, Sacriston
AFTER MIDNIGHT 21st Anniversary gig tickets £5 from venue Duke of Wellington, Kenton Lane, Gosforth 0191 2856621
THE ZOO Black Horse Attwood Terrace, Tudhoe
GANGSTERS OF SKA cc Hearts of Oak, Medway Close, Peterlee
ROCK SOLID the Seaview, Ryhope, Sunderland
REVOLUTIONAIRES The Ropery, Websters Bank, Deptord, Sunderland
THE KICKS Star Inn, Westgate Road, Newcastle
DEMON SUMMER/+ The Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool
RED ALERT/LOUDMOUTH The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
JOHN GILLAN (Neil Diamond tribute) The Woodland, Vigo Lane, Rickleton, Washington
JUMP THE GUN Dr, Browns, Corporation Road, Middlesbrough
YOUNG GUNS Peterlee Labour Club
GREEN ROOM The boars head, High st, East End, Sunderland

SATURDAY 23RD DECEMBER
FM Grand Hotel, Bishop Auckland
ACOUSTIC BEATLES Princess Alice, Middlesbrough
GLADSTONE The Ropery, Websters Bank, Depford, Sunderland 0191 5147171
JOHN WHITEHILL BAND Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields 0191 2574831
DIABLO The Commercial, Winlaton 0191 4141724
SILVERTONE/DVD/12 BAR BLUES BAND £6/5/4 Christmas Party The Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool
THE FORCE The Fellsider, Oakfield Road, Whickham 0191 4888001
SABBATICA The Office, Victoria Road, South Shields
ROCK SOLID The Moorcock, Peterlee 0191 5865777
BLITZKRIEG/PITIFUL REIGN/MEGAWATT WINGED AVENGER The Snooty Fox, Wakefield
CAPTAIN ROCK The Conchie, Ashington
POWERAGE/PESKY CRITTERS £3 Washington Football Club, Albany Park, Concord, Washington 0191 4177779
KNEEJERK REACTION The Wolsey, Roker
101 Ye Olde Horse Shoe, Crook
ROCKERFELLA The Plough, Mitford, nr Morpeth
HOCUS POCUS The Cannon, North Shields
GRAHAM RUSSELL The Ship, Richmond
KONCEPT Vane Arms, Silksworth
STICKY FINGERS Wooden Doll, Hudson Street, North Shields
HELLSATION Mill House, North Terrace, Crook 01388 766873
BLUESSENTIAL Jolly Bowman, Wallsend
MUSTANG Crown and Anchor, Horsley
UNCLE GILBERT The Mallard, Seaham
BEHIND BARS/THE SHY TALL KNIGHTS £3 8pm Washington Arts Centre, Fatfield, Washington 0191 2193455
THE PETER DONEGAN BAND The Fat Ox, Whitley Bay
CRASH! The Bebside Inn, Bebside, Blyth
SHANGHAI Garricks Head, North Shields
BLACK DOG Doctor Browns, Corporation Road, Middlesbrough
WHOLE HOG Star Inn, Westgate Road, Newcastle
DAVE KELLY The Caroline, Caroline Street, Hetton
BRIAN MARLOW Jolly Steward, Fulwell Avenue, South Shields
UNCLE GILBERT The Mallard, Stockton Road, Seaham
THE ABC OF XYZ Moorhouse, Front Street, Seaton Burn
KENNY THE SAX Rose and Crown, Prince Edward Road, South Shields
THE UNDERDOGS Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk, Roker
WHOLE HOG Star Inn, Westgate Road, Newcastle
THE SYMPTOMS Station Hotel, Whitley Road, Whitley Bay
SILVERTONE/DVD/12 BAR BLUES BAND The Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool
ORGINAL SIN The Seaview, The Village, Ryhope, Sunderland
NEU2 Wellwood Arms, High Street, Amble, Northumberland
JUMP THE GUN The Fleming, Fleming Field, Shotton
1977 Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead
THE ZOO Foresters Arms, Coundon
THE GREEN ROOM The Brittania, Houghton, Sunderland
BLUE DIAMOND Lord Clyde, South Shields

SUNDAY 24TH DECEMBER
MARTIN STEPHENSON AND THE TOERAGS £3 Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead 0191 4870666
ACOUSTIC BEATLES Cricket Club, Marske
THE GOODFELLERS Washington Football Club, Albany Park, Concord, Washington
101 The Station, Redcar
MOJO HAND 3pm The Tyne pub, Byker
ADRIAN FERGUSON Black Horse, West Boldon
TERRY GORMAN Mill House, Blackfell, Washington
ACOUSTIC, FOLK AND BLUES Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk, Roker
METAL SPECTACULAR (FOUR BANDS) The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland

MONDAY 25TH DECEMBER
None listed

TUESDAY 26TH DECEMBER
SHOVELMOUTH - 10th Boxing Day Bash The Office, Victoria Road, South Shields
NEU2 Washington Football Club, Albany Park, Concord, Washington
101 Ox Inn, Ox Hill, Stanley
GRAHAM RUSSELL Manhattans, Stockton on Tees
BUSKERS NIGHT Avalon Bar and Hotel, South Parade, Whitley Bay 0191 2510080
UNCLE GILBERT Station Hotel, Redcar
TOMMY AND THE ODDBALLS £3 Newcastle Falcons R.C.
SIX NOWT The Borough, Sunderland
BUSKERS NIGHT Black Pearl, Front Street, Newbiggin by the Sea
PETE DODDS BUSKERS NIGHT Jolly Steward, Fulwell Avenue, South Shields
KRISIS The Mallard, Stockton Road, Seaham
BUSKERS NIGHT WITH MICHAEL DARREN Rose and Crown, Prince Edward Road, South Shields
EMMA CALLAGHAN BAND Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk, Roker
FM 6pm Stanhope Club, Front Street, Stanhope 01388 528 221

WEDNESDAY 27TH DECEMBER
POOR BOYS Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields 0191 2574831
POWERAGE/THE HIPTHRUSTERS (tickets £5) on sale now The Office, Victoria Road, South Shields
KIMERA The Cricketers, Blackhill, Consett 01207 505188
GRAHAM RUSSELL The Lord Nelson, Stockton
CRASH! Fat Ox, Whitley Bay
CRASHED OUT/MOTION SICKNESS £3 door Trillians, Princess Square, Newcastle
SCOTT KEIRS ELECTRIC JAM The Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk Roker
THE CREEPERS The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
NO FUN Foresters Arms, Coundon
TERRY GORMAN Kings Arms, Deptford, Sunderland
MUSTANG Prudhoe and District Unionist Club, Prudhoe
BLUE DIAMOND Blackhall Cricket Club, Blackhall

THURSDAY 28TH DECEMBER
ABSOLUTE BOWIE The Office, Victoria Road, South Shields
CHICANE The Swan, Billingham 01642551357
MAIDEN ENGLAND cc Trillians, Princess Square, Newcastle
1977 The Grange, Newcastle Road, Sunderland
STICKY FINGERS Washington Football Club, Albany Park, Concord, Washington
STEVE DAGGETT THE HOLYSTONE, Whitley Road, Holystone 0191 2801577
101 Stags Head, Esh Winning
KIMERA The Horse & Groom Inn Castleside 01207 590419
GRAHAM RUSSELL The Gold Medal, Low Fell
TOMMY AND THE ODDBALLS Mayor's Charity Do Cramlington Village Club, Blyth Valley
ALCATRAZ HOUSE BAND cc Cumby Arms, Beech Crescent, Heighington
NEU2 Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead
BARNESTORMER Foresters Arms, Coundon
BRYAN ADAMS EXPERIENCE/GREEN DAY TRIBUTE Vivaz, Scarborough

FRIDAY 29TH DECEMBER
SHINE ON £5 Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead 0191 4870666
FM The Caroline, Caroline Street, Hetton
THE FORCE £1 Duke of Cumberland, Sunderland, Road, Felling 0191 4200568
URBAN SPACEMEN Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields 0191 2574831
THE LEGENDARY BESSIE AND THE ZINC BUCKETS The Office, Victoria Road, South Shields
BLACK RIVER BLUES Dr. Browns, Middlesbrough
ROCK SOLID Washington Football Club, Albany Park, Concord, Washington
TOMMY AND THE ODDBALLS Steels Social Club, Sunderland 0191 5657593
GRAHAM RUSSELL Bute Arms, High Spen
STONELEAF Avalon Bar and Hotel, South Parade, Whitley Bay 0191 2510080
UNCLE GILBERT Bonny Moorhen, Stanhope
THE GENTS Three Horse Shoes, Lanchester Road, Maiden Law, Lanchester 01207 520900
SABBATICA Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon 0191 5372921
BACK IN BLACK Pemberton Arms, Cold Hesledon, Seaham 0191 5812791
HIGH AND DRY The Floaters Mill, Woodstone Village, Fencehouses 0191 385 6695
MY LATEST GADGET Shafto's Bar, South causey Hotel, Stanley 01207 235555
STATUS FOUR Smugglers, Sunderland
80S MOTOWN SHOW Berkely Tavern, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay
BLACK BULL ALLSTARS Black Bull, Lingey Lane, Wardley, Gateshead
STEVE GILROY BAND Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
1977 The Mallard, Stockton Road, Seaham
TERRY GORMAN The Ropery, Websters Bank, Deptford, Sunderland
RECEIVER STar Inn, Westgate Road, Newcastle
NEW AGE JAM Wooden Doll, Hudson Street, North Shields
SIX NOWT The Seaview, Ryhope
THE ALLIGATORS Teac Fiddlers, North Shields
STEVE FOTHERGILL Foresters Arms, Coundon
THE GREEN ROOM cc Mitchell's, Westlea, Seaham
MUSTANG Blackhill Comrades Social Club, Blackhall

SATURDAY 30TH DECEMBER
KINGS OF QUEEN £5 Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead 0191 4870666
FM The Old Horse Shoe, Crook
WITCHKRAFT Star Inn, Westgate Road, Newcastle 0191 2223111
RIGID DIGITS/THE CREEPERS Duke of Cumberland, Sunderland, Road, Felling
ACOUSTIC BEATLES Black Pearl, Newbiggin by the Sea
GLADSTONE cancelled The Moorhouse, Front Street, Seaton Burn, Newcastle 0191 2368092
ARCHIE BROWN AND THE YOUNG BUCKS Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields 0191 2574831
ECLIPSE The Office, Victoria Road, South Shields
THE SOURCE Washington Football Club, Albany Park, Concord, Washington
RED BOX ACOUSTIC Mill Bar & Restaurant, Durham Road, Rainton Bridge, Houghton Le Spring
0191 548 3211
HOCUS POCUS Fat Ox, Whitley Bay
THE ZOO/TWISTER The Fleming, Fleming Field, Shotton
GRAHAM RUSSELL Cumberland Arms, Bishop Auckland
KONCEPT The Crown, Spennymoor
NEW AGE JAM The Grand, Bishop Auckland
CRASH! cancelled Masons Arms, Blyth
LIFE CRISIS The Wellwood, Amble
STATUS FOUR The Caroline, Caroline Street, Hetton
KNEEJERK REACTION The Moorcock, Peterlee
THE MODES BUSKERS NIGHT Black Horse, Attwood Terrace, Tudhoe
DAVE RIDLEY AND LAURA MARLEY Jolly Steward, Fulwell Avenue, South Shields
ORIGINAL SIN The Mallard, Stockton Road, Seaham
THE GILLY EXPERIENCE O'Neills, Claypath, Durham City
THE NOTE Pelaw Inn, Shields Road, Pelaw, Gateshead
MY LATEST GADGET The Ropery, Websters Bank, Deptford, Sunderland
DAVE BLACK Rose and Crown, Prince Edward Road, South Shields
BEHIND BARS Smugglers Bar, Marine walk Roker, Sunderland
PRECIOUS THINGS Station Hotel, Whitley Road, Whitley Bay
THE RATTLERS The Seaview, The Village, Ryhope, Sunderland
JUMP THE GUN The Yorkshire Lass, New marske
MUSTANG Blackhall Mill Social Club, Blackhall
SABBATICA Wooden Doll, Hudson Street, North Shields

SUNDAY 31ST DECEMBER
FM tickets Wooden Doll, Hudson Street, North Shields
ACOUSTIC BEATLES Bay Horse, Felling, Gateshead
RAW SPIRIT cc Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields 0191 2574831
FINGEROBICS/THERE AND BACK/CHRIS HOOKS free The Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool
GRUMPY OLD MEN Tickets £3 The Office, Victoria Road, South Shields
CAPTAIN ROCK limited availability The Mill House, Crook
GRAHAM RUSSELL £3 Washington Football Club, Albany Park, Concord, Washington
STEVE DAGGETT/PETE DODD'S RED BOX THE COTTAGE INN, Dunstan Village, Craster, Northumberland 01665 576658
101 Princess Alice, Middlesbrough
CAPTAIN ROCK'S HOGMANIA cc advance tickets only Mill House, North Terrace, Crook 01388 766873
FEED THE BEAR £3 The Grand, Bishop Auckland
MIKE KELLY Three Horse Shoes, Lanchester Road, Maiden Law, Lanchester 01207 520900
T ROX Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon 0191 5372921
REDWOOD The Floaters Mill, Woodstone Village, Fencehouses 0191 385 6695
TOMMY AND THE ODDBALLS ticket only £25 George Stephenson, Westmoor, Newcastle
STATUS FOUR Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon
SIX NOWT Byers Green WMC, Byers Green
TUBESNAKE Mill House, Birtley
GANGSTERS OF SKA cc Alexandra, Queen Alexandra Way, Grangetown, Sunderland
MIDLIFE CRISIS Cumby Arms, Beech Crescent, Heighington
ADAM COLE Marquis of Granby, Streetgate, Sunniside, Newcastle
SMALL WELLER BAND The Ropery, Websters Bank, Detpford, Sunderland
ACOUSTIC, FOLK AND BLUES Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk, Roker
BLUE DIAMOND 5pm all ticket The Seaview, The Village, Ryhope, Sunderland
THE CUNNING LINGUISTS Foresters Arms, Coundon
SUGAR B's £10 The Woodcutter, Hartlepool
T ROX Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon

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