SAT 21ST NOV 2009
BORDERLAND Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland 
FREEWAY The Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway Gateshead
TUMBLIN DICE The Phoenix Cramlington 
SPARTAN The Northumberland Hussar, Heaton, Newcastle
THE FIBBERS Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
THE DUSTY TOOLS Sleepers. Station Approach, Boldon
HEAVY LOAD The Lambton Hounds Inn, Pity Me, Co. Durham
KONCEPT Cricket Club , Sacriston.
THE GASLIGHTERS The Elmfield Social Club  Hebburn
BLACK RIVER BAND Red Lion  Ouston, Chester-le-Street
THE SOPRANOS The Sandancer, South Shields
THE KICKS The Angel, Durham
TERRY GORMAN Hetton Community Centre, Hetton Le Hole
AVATAR Bubbles, Ashington
KRISIS The Durham Ox, Counden
THE MONOLOGUES The Royalty, Sunderland
THE INVASION Harry's Bar, Thornley
THE HAPPY CATS Forest Hall Ex-Servicemen’s Club NE12 
BULLET The Vane Silksworth 
THE STROBES The Fox & Hounds, Main Street, Ryton
REQUIEM The Midian
SOUL REBELS The Albert, Scarborough
POWERAGE £6 Crook Town FC
THE BEER MONKEYS Blackhall WMC
THE PERSUADERS The Park, 406 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough
ARENA Acklam Iron & Steelworks Club, Middlesbrough
COVERED TRACKS The Plough Killingworth
JD The Duke of Albany Albany Village Washington
CRUSH The Stone Bridge Durham
RUSS TIPPINS The Holborn Rose & Crown, S. Shields
FREEZE SUCKER The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
WITCHKRAFT The Turbina Sid Chaplin Drive, Newton Aycliffe
BLUES DELUX Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields 
THE NOTE Pelaw Inn, Gateshead
THE HI.FI SPITFIRES  The Duke Of Cumberland, Felling
ANGELS OF HARLEM Castles pub Durham, claypath bank, ( formerley shamrox ) 
FREE & COMPANY Black Bull Whitley Road Benton Newcastle
RELOAD Dudley Social Club Western Terrace Dudley 
SOMEBODY ELSES OMELETTE Earl Grey High Street Gosforth
THE ALLEYCATS Fat Ox Whitley Road Whitley Bay
ED WESLEYS ELVIS TRIBUTE Jolly Steward Fulwell Avenue South Shields
FM Mallard Stockton Road Seaham
POOR BOYS Moorhouse Front Street Seaton Burn
THE LONGSANDS O'Neills Neville Street Newcastle
NEW AGE JAM Park Lane Park Lane Gateshead
MISS KITTY XMAS SHOW Rose & Crown North Street Winlaton
DYLANESQUE Star Inn Westgate Road Newcastle
BREATHING SPACE 7 P.M cc Studio Tower Street Hartlepool
THE RATTLERS TJ Doyles Hanover Place Sunderland
PHIL CAISLEYS DIRTY DOGZ Travellers Rest The Leazes Burnopfield
GRUMPY OLD MEN Whitburn Lodge Mill Lane Whitburn Sunderland
KRISIS Coundon WMC, Crescent View Bishop Auckland
STICKY FINGERS The Wheatchief Roker Avenue, Sunderland
GRAHAM RUSSELL  The Fir Tree, Wingate
OLD CODGER The Brittania Houghton le Spring
MCADAMSTOREY The Spreadeagle, North Shields
BORDERLAND Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland 
RIOT Steels Social Club, Sunderland
CITIZENS ERASED Royal Tavern, Blyth 
FRANKIES CAFE Sutherlands, Stone St., Windy Nook
GADJI Lemington Labour Club, Newcastle
RAZOR SHARP The Old Tannery, Hexham
JO JAMES BAND The George, Seaham
ROCKIN ZIMMERS The Lord Clyde, South Shields
LAST MINUTE Dr Browns Middlesbrough
ACOUSTIC MAGIC CLEAR BLUE SKIES The Village Inn Easington village, peterlee
TIGER FEET cc Easington Colliery Club, Seaside Lane
REET HOT CHILLI PEPPERS The Office South Shields 
FAST EDDIE MILLER Billingham Catholic Club.
ANDREW KERRY SOUL COLLECTION
£2.50 Doors open 6-30pm
Stella Washington
MIDNITE BEAR Blackhall WMC
BIG RIVER The Garricks Head North Shields
SOMETHING REAL The Brandling Villa, South Gosforth 
BAD REPUTATION cc Peterlee Catholic Club, Peterlee
KNEE JERK REACTION The Board Inn Stella Blaydon
SUN 22ND NOV 2009
BEEBLEFISH Royal Tavern, Blyth
THE ROGUES The Crown, Brotton.
BLACK RIVER BAND Duke of Wellington  Kenton
THE SOUL REBELS The Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway Gateshead
BUSKERS NIGHT 3- 6 p.m Pearl Bar, Best Western Grand Hotel  Hartlepool 
ROADSTUNNER Bensham Jockey, Gateshead
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS NIGHT  The Duke of Cumberland,  Sunderland Road Felling,
MORE TEA VICAR The Copt Hill, Houghton le Spring
SMALL WONDERS The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normanby
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS The Block and Tackle  Ashington
ACOUSTIC BEATLES Poachers Cottage Callerton
GLADSTONE The Sour Grapes, 86 Newgate Street, Morpeth, Northumberland
HIGH & DRY Marquis of Granby, Sunniside,
THE SOURCE (unplugged) 5.30 p.m The Cottage in Cleadon Village 
SKUNK ANANSIE £15 Barrowlands Ballroom, Sauciehall Street, Glasgow
THE SOURCE unplugged The Cottage, Cleadon
SUNDOWN The New Tavern, Concord, Washington
SWING FEVER 4 P.M Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields 
THE NOTE The Wheatsheaf, Roker
THE ARRIVAL 6 p.m Bensham Jockey Bensham Road Gateshead
THE REPLICAS 6 p.m Rose & Crown North Street Winlaton
THE RATTLERS ACOUSTIC 4 p.m Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
LAST MINUTE 4 p.m Star Inn Westgate Road Newcastle
MUSICIANS UNLIMITED noon cc Studio Tower Street Hartlepool
FOUR WORRIED MEN Whitburn Lodge Mill Lane Whitburn Sunderland
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS 5p.m The Alexandra , Queen Alexandra Road , Sunderland 
GRAHAM RUSSELL The Times Inn, Seaham
ELENBAK The lambton Arms Hotel, chester-le-street.
GADJI (4pm-6pm) Speadeagle Pub, Preston, North Shields
THE POOR BOYS 4 p.m. The White Swan, Morpeth
JO JAMES BAND The Clock, Hebburn
LAST MINUTE 4-6p.m The Star Inn, Westgate Road, Newcastle
ACOUSTIC MAGIC CLEAR BLUE SKIES 2 P.M Pegswood Social Club Pegswood, pegswood Northumberland,
101 The Golden Fleece Silksworth, Sunderland
SUN DEVILS+ FRIENDS 
Charity Gig In Memory Of Kenny Hopps £5    6 p,m
The Office South Shields
BUSKERS  NIGHT The Golden Lion Spa Well Lane Winlaton Mill Blaydon
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS NIGHT Borough Arms Gateshead
GLADSTONE The Sour Grapes Newgate Street Morpeth
DAVE RIDLEY & HELEN CLEARY Paddywhacks, Green Terrace, Sunderland
MON 23RD NOV 2009
JASPER HART BAND The Magnesia Bank, North Shields
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS The Blue Bell Inn Front St W, Bedlington
MOONLIGHT VALENTINO/DISCO VIETNAM Bubbles, Station Approach, Ashington
INSANITY The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
TERRY GORMAN Arts Centre, Fatfield Washington
BATTLE OF THE BANDS 
HEAT 2 
GO GO MIDGETS        8.00 PM
TRAMP JUICE             8.45 PM
MONEY SPIDER         9.30 PM
ELENBAK                10.15 PM
The Golden Lion Spa Well Lane Winlaton Mill Blaydon
LAST MINUTE The Red Lion, Harland Place, Norton
TUES 24TH NOV 2009
WAKEYS BUSKERS NIGHT The Hive, Sunderland
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS Trimmers Arms, Commercial Road , South Shields 
HEAVEN FORBID  Elgins 123 High Street Redcar
BUSKERS NIGHT George Stephenson, West Moor 
WED 25TH NOV 2009
JASPER HART BAND The Magnesia Bank, North Shields
BUSKERS NIGHT The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Highway, Gateshead
OPEN MIC NIGHT The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normanby
STRAIGHT SHOOTER The Quaker House Mechanics Yard darlington
MIDNITE BEARS O'Gradys, Redcar
SIMMA Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields 
OPEN MIC NIGHT 7 p.m Studio Tower Street Hartlepool
THE KUSH The White Swan, Morpeth
ACOUSTIC MAGIC CLEAR BLUE SKIES The Swan Hotel 101 wolviston road Billingham,
ACOUSTIC NIGHT WITH PETE DODDS The Sour Grapes Newgate Street Morpeth
THURS 26TH NOV 2009
BUSKERS NIGHT WITH GRAHAM MARSHALL The Blue Bell, Fulwell Sunderland
MIKE MEMPHIS ELVIS The Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway Gateshead
DVD Station Hotel, Stokesley
EXODUS-Bob Marley Tribute The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normanby
BE QUIET SHOUT LOUD/THE FLYTES/BOYS JUMP SHIP Trillians, Princess Square, Newcastle
THE ICONS The Grange Sunderland
SAMANTHA TAYLOR Black Horse Inn 158 Front St. Chester-le-st
NEW AGE JAM Blacksmiths Arms High Street Gosforth
BOO HEWERDINE £7 Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
BUSKERS NIGHT Star Inn Westgate Road Newcastle
DARREN DUTSON BROMLEY /PAUL GARTHWAITE 7 P.M cc Studio Tower Street Hartlepool
THE WHOLE HOG The George Stevenson
DAVE BLACK The Swan Wolviston Road Billingham
OPEN MIC NIGHT Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
FRI 27TH NOV 2009
THE GASLIGHTERS The Coach and Horses Wrekenton
THIS MACHINE The Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway Gateshead
THE SOURCE Sleepers. Station Approach Boldon 
MOJO HAND BAND Star , Westgate Road Newcastle
WIND OF CHANGE Keelboat, Washington
THE KICKS The White Horse, Ferryhill
THE MONOLOGUES O’Neill’s, Newcastle
EMENCITY The Happy Wanderer, Framwellgate Moor 
THE NEW AGE JAM The Blacksmiths Arms, Gosforth
THE DISSOLUTES/THE DESPONDANTS The Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool
MUGSHOT Hearts of Oak, Oakerside Drive, Peterlee
SNAKE OIL Pemberton Arms, Cold Hesledon
THE FORCE £3 Houghton Buffs, Houghton Le Spring
THE BEER MONKEYS The Tudow Rose, Dunston Gateshead
THE UNDERDOGS The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normanby
ACOUSTIC BEATLES The Ancient Unicorn, Bowes
TRIPLE TROUBLE The Dog and Parrott
INSANITY The Duke Of Cumberland, Sunderland Road, Felling
MAIDEN ENGLAND The Office Victoria Road, South Shields
CRUSH The Gold Mine Willington
HIGH & DRY Caledonian, Hebburn,
RUSS TIPPINS  The Eau Zone, Norfolk st, Sunderland
THE SUGAR B'S Cricket Club, Norton
THE ME MES The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
JEN STEVENS & THE HICCUPS Fox N' Hounds, West Rd, Newcastle
WITCHKRAFT Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
DAVE WHIFFIN BAND Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields 
THE NOTE The Station, Killingworth
THIS ONE GOES UP TO 11 Dalton Park Inn, Murton 
SHOOTER Falcon Eastwood Terrace Prudhoe
STICKY FINGERS Fat Ox Whitley Road Whitley Bay
THE WANDERERS Garricks Head Saville Street North Shields
FM Hollymere Leechmere Road Sunderland
PHIL CAISLEYS DIRTY DOGZ Lord Clyde Western Approach South Shields
WEIRD FISH Masons Arms Plessey Road Blyth
THE POOR BOYS Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
TONY LIDDLE BAND TJ Doyles Hanover Place Sunderland
OLD CODGER The Steels Club Sunderland
SAWYER £2 Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland 
FRANKIES CAFE The Stables Bar, Beamish Hall
THE BANDITS Chambers, Morpeth 
THE FORCE £3 Houghton Buffs Houghton le Spring
LAST MINUTE Dalton Park Inn Murton
INSTRUMENT OF JAH £5 The Trojan Rooms Whitley Bay
BLACK WATER FEVER The Grand Bishop Auckland
THE STROBES The Ox and Plough Washington
LAWRENCE The Sour Grapes Newgate Street Morpeth
SAWYER Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland 
CHORD THIEVES The Grey Hen, South Shields
BLACK RIVER BAND Hilltop  Stanley
COMMITTED Doors 8pm, £3 The Georgian Theatre Green Dragon Yard, Stockton-on-Tees
SAT 28TH NOV 2009
ON THE ROCKS *  Pelaw Inn, Pelaw
TUMBLIN DICE The Garricks Head North Shields
PLATFORM 8 Fat Ox Whitley Bay 
RADGE AGAINST THE MACHINE The Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway Gateshead
SPARTAN The Travellers Rest, Burnopfield
THE BANDITS Chambers, Morpeth
BORDERLAND The Sun Inn, Newbottle
THE PANTHERS Dr Browns, Middlesbrough
ROCK OF AGES – ALL DAY CHARITY GIG The Civic Hall, Shildon
DIABLO Rose & Crown Winlaton
THE ROGUES The Station, Redcar.
ARMED AND READY Bubbles, Ashington
MINNIE & THE VICTORS The Alum House, South Shields
NEEDLESS The Sun Hotel, Burnopfield
BUSHWACKERS The Sandancer South Shields
THE WHOLE HOG Byers Green Spennymoor
THE KICKS Harry's Bar, Thornley
4 KINNELLS The Angel Inn, Durham
JASPER HART BAND Dudley and Weetslade, Dudley
SNAKE OIL The Sand Dancer South Shields
THE ARRIVAL The Moorhouse, Seaton Burn
WHODLUMS Carville Hotel Carville Road Wallsend Tyne and Wear
BLACK  RIVER BAND The Falcon, Chester le Street
THE MONOLOGUES The Market Tavern, Bedlington
THE ALBINO CROCODILES Sleepers, East Boldon
BULLET Peterlee Catholic club
ROCK SOLID The Grand Bishop Auckland
THE WHODLUMS The Carville Hotel Wallsend Newcastle
LIVE AT LEEDS Railway Arms, Brotton
REMEDY The Turbinia  Newton Aycliffe 
PAUL LIDDLE The Harbour Lights Lawe Road South Shields
THE PISTOLEROS Whitburn Lodge
THE FORCE  £4 The Sportsman, Hedon Road, Hull
LED FREE CREAM Crook Town FC
THE BEER MONKEYS The Phonenix, Forum Way, Cramlington
SCRATCH THE SURFACE The Park, 406 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough
ROCK LEGACY Acklam Iron & Steelworks Club, Middlesbrough
ACOUSTIC BEATLES The Plough Burnopfield
STAN Smugglers, Lower Promenade, Roker, Sunderland
JD Trimmers 34 Commercial Road South Shields
GLADSTONE The Pack Horse Inn, Greenside, Lead Road, Tyne & Wear
CRUSH The Railway Sports And Cricket Club Shildon
THE ALARM £12.50 O2 Academy2, Westgate Rd, Newcastle
BATTLE OF THE BANDS The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
TUMBLIN DICE The Garricks Head, Salutation Rd, North Shields
BLUE HYENAS Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields 
THE NOTE The Kingfisher, Spennymoor
ZEP 3 £5 The Trojan Rooms, South Parade, Whitley Bay
THIS ONE GOES UP TO 11 Mr Lynch, Jesmond
THE ICONS Black Bull Whitley Road Benton Newcastle
NEW AGE JAM Colliery Tavern Hedworth Lane Boldon Colliery
BILL STEWART Earl Grey High Street Gosforth
PERFECT STRANGERS Jolly Steward Fulwell Avenue South Shields
FM Old Horseshoe Church Road Crook Co.Durham
WATERSHED Star Inn Westgate Road Newcastle
HELP FOR HEROS CHARITY NIGHT Station Killingworth Drive Killingworth
THE KYLA BROX BAND 7 P.M cc Studio Tower Street Hartlepool
ARCHIE BROWN & THE YOUNG BUCKS TJ Doyles Hanover Place Sunderland
THE RIVES Coundon WMC, Crescent View Bishop Auckland
FEED THE BEAR The Wheatchief Roker Avenue, Sunderland
MCADAMSTOREY The Duke of Albany, Albany, Washington
CAPTAIN ROCK Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland 
THE REVOLUTIONAIRES Steels Social Club, Sunderland
CITIZENS ERASED under 18's 4 p,m
CITIZENS ERASED over 18's 9 p.m
Seven Stories Literary Museum Event for Stephanie Meyers ’Twilight’ Books
The Cluny 2, Newcastle -upon-Tyne, 
FRANKIES CAFE Red Hackle, Jarrow
COVERED TRACKS Masons Arms Amble
THE ME ME'S The Clock Hebburn
JO JAMES BAND The Rose & Crown, South Shields
THIS MACHINE The Lord Clyde, South Shields
ACOUSTIC MAGIC CLEAR BLUE SKIES Pegswood Social Club pegswood, pegswood Northumberland
CLEAR BLUE SKIES Playing For Presents for Charity 12-4p.m Alnwick Market Alnwick, Alnwick
LOADED 44  The Duke Of Cumberland, Felling
GUITAR HEROES cc Easington Colliery Club, Seaside Lane
THE GREEN ROOM Blackhall Workmens Club
THE RUSKS Billingham Catholic Club.
BEEBLEFISH Borough Arms, Gateshead
THE ALARM £12.50 / 8pm / 07901616185 O2 Academy2, Westgate Rd, Newcastle
ASK RUBY Hastings Hill in Sunderland
GREEN ROOM Blackhall WMC
BIG RIVER Board Inn  Blaydon 
MOJO HAND BAND Vane Arms Silksworth
SUN 29TH NOV 2009
LIFE CRISIS The Buffs, Ashington
BUSKERS NIGHT 3- 6 p.m Pearl Bar Best Western Grand Hotel  Hartlepool 
ALL DAY PUNK FESTIVAL 2 p.m
3:00 - 3:30 SHAUN WATSON
3:45 - 4:15 WE DONE IT FOR THE DON
4:30 - 5:00 FRATRICIDE
5:15 - 5:45 THE STUMPS
6:00 - 6:30 DECIPHER
6:45 - 7:15  BROKEN DOLL
7:30 - 8:00  LOW EBBE
8:15 - 8:45  THE CELLPHONES
9:00 - 9:30 ARKHAM
9:45 - 10:15 THE RAGING SICKNESS
10:30 - 11:15 THE NEXT PISTOLS
The Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway Gateshead
LOUNGE LIZARDS Pelaw Social Club, Gateshead
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS NIGHT  The Duke of Cumberland,  Sunderland Road Felling
THE MONOLOGUES The Mill House Havana, Washington
TUBESNAKE 4 P.M The Star Inn, Newcastle
THE DUSTY TOOLS The Copt Hill Houghton le Spring
101 The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normanby
BLACK RIVER BAND Masons Arms Easington
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS The Block and Tackle  Ashington
SAMANTHA TAYLOR The Blackhorse Inn Chester-Le-Street
WHITE LIES £15 O2 Academy, Westgate Rd, Newcastle
STRANGE FRUIT The New Tavern, Concord, Washington
BLUE DIAMOND 4 P.M Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields 
DAVE BLACK 6 p.m Bensham Jockey Bensham Road Gateshead
STEVE DAGGETT Poachers Cottage Armstrong Road Callerton Newcastle
FM  Railway Inn High Street Brotton Saltburn
TT BLUE 6 p.m Rose & Crown North Street Winlaton
TUBESNAKE 4 p.m Star Inn Westgate Road Newcastle
PAUL LIDDELL TJ Doyles Hanover Place Sunderland
PISTOLEROS Whitburn Lodge Mill Lane Whitburn Sunderland
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS 5p.m The Alexandra , Queen Alexandra Road , Sunderland 
MO JO ACES 4 p.m The Wheatchief Roker Avenue, Sunderland
BULLET Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon
BUSKERS NIGHT 4-7pm Ryton Rugby Club,Main Rd ,Ryton
ROCKERFELLA 4 p.m The White Swan, Morpeth
SHANGHAI The Lord Clyde, South Shields
ACOUSTIC MAGIC CLEAR BLUE SKIES Gerorge Stevenson Great Lime Rd, West Moor, Newcastle upon tyne
McADAM/STOREY 4 P.M Smugglers Bar Roker Sunderland
BLUE DIAMONDS The Golden Fleece Silksworth, Sunderland
BUSKERS  NIGHT The Golden Lion Spa Well Lane Winlaton Mill Blaydon
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS NIGHT Borough Arms Gateshead
BUSKERS NIGHT 4pm till 7 pm Ryton Rugby Club
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
ELENBAK 12..30
noon £2 as all proceeds are going to the Great North Air Ambulance
The Daisy Hill, Sacriston
THE POORBOYS The Sour Grapes Newgate Street Morpeth
MON 30TH NOV 2009
THE POOR BOYS £8 a ticket jason on 0777 1844733  The Cluny, Newcastle
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS The Blue Bell Inn Front St W, Bedlington
A THOUSAND LITRES Bubbles, Station Approach, Ashington
IN AT THE DEEP END The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
RAINFALLDOWN/HOSTAGE RESCUE TEAM/CRAIG CLARKE The End, Newcastle
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
HEAT 3 
COLD CAPITAL          8.00 PM
SYTRIS                      8.45 PM
CLYSIS                       9.30 PM
TORONTO SUN          10.15 PM
The Golden Lion Spa Well Lane Winlaton Mill Blaydon
SHAKE THE SNAKE The Red Lion,Harland Place, Norton
TUES DEC 1ST 2009
SORRY FOR NOTHING/HED/THE STEADY BOYS The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Highway, Gateshead
BUSKERS NIGHT George Stephenson, West Moor 
THE GRAFT  Elgins Bar 123 Hight Street, Redcar
ELECTRIC BLUES JAM & OPEN MIC The Ship, Ouseburn, Stepney Bank, Newcastle
OPEN TAP MUSIC Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
WED DEC 2ND 2009
1862/ILLUSTRATORS Paddywhacks, Green Terrace, Sunderland
KATY FREEWAY Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields 
MICK BECKER The Red Lion,Harland Place, Norton
ACOUSTIC NIGHTS WITH PETE DODDS Sour Grapes Newgate Street Morpeth Town Centre
THUR DEC 3RD 2009
ENTIRE COSMOS The Golden Lion Winlaton Mill
REQUIEM The Swan, Billingham
PETER WILD The Blackhorse Inn Chester-Le-Street
BUSHWACKERS The Grange Sunderland
DIABLO (Fundraiser NCCC) TEL 232 8049 TICKETS
£7.50 fundraising event for the Bobby Robson Unit
Newcastle Labour Club
ACOUSTIC BEATLES Brandling Villa at South Gosforth
OPEN MIC NIGHT Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
WATERHED George Stephenson, West Moor 
TERRY GORMAN Gatsby Park Lane Sunderland
BUSKERS NIGHT Star Inn Westgate Road Newcastle
REQUIEM The Swan Wolviston Road Billingham
THE PITS Three Tuns Sheriffs Highway Gateshead
FRI DEC 4TH 2009
THE GASLIGHTERS The Grange Sunderland
DIABLO Paddywhacks Irish Bar, Sunderland
THE FALLEN The Station, Redcar
HEAVY LOAD The Star Inn, Newcastle upon Tyne
THE STROBES The Bird Inn Pelton Chester Le St
THE GUESTS The Bude Arms, High Spen
GRIP Guide Post Ryhope
BLACK RIVER BAND Queens Head  Shildon
WHOLE HOG Stables Beamish Hall
REMEDY Stage 3 at 2:45-3:15pm Hard Rock Hell  III Vikings Ball, Pontins, Prestatyn
THE ARRIVAL Shotton Top Club
GYPSY BILL WILLIAMS/DEL POTTER The Blues Lounge, Boldon Cricket Club, East Boldon
NIGHTRAIN The Blacksmiths Arms, Gosforth
BULLET Durham Ox  Coundon
THE WHODLUMS The Duke Sunderland Road, Felling
REQUIEM Annie McCartheys South Shields
THE SUGAR B'S Hearts of Oak, Peterlee
BIFFY CLYRO/MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA £20 O2 Academy, Westgate Rd, Newcastle
DIRTY DOGS The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
KNEE JERK REACTION The Garricks Head, Salutation Rd, North Shields
JUNCO PARTNERS Bank Suite £7 Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
THE THROES Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon
UNCLE GILBERT. Steels Social Club, Sunderland.
CITIZENS ERASED The Grand Bishop Auckland
STICKY FINGER £2.50 Houghton Buffs Houghton le Spring
LIVE & KICKING  The White Swan, Morpeth
CASUAL SAX The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normandy
ACOUSTIC MAGIC CLEAR BLUE SKIES/MICKY OLIVER Wharton Arms Hotel, Bedlington
MAIDEN ENGLAND Revolver 2 New Chester Rd, Birkenhead.
KNEE JERK REACTION The Garricks Head, Salutation Rd, North Shields
TT BLUE The Ox and Plough Washington
GLADSTONE O’Neill’s, 38 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
THE MOSAICS The Black Bull, Wardley
H.E.D./FROM ORDER COMES CHAOS Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland 
BLUE DIAMOND Whitburn Lodge, Mill Lane, Whitburn
LAZY Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
UNDERLINE HERO The Rising Sun, Sunniside nr. Whickham
THE DELPHIANS Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
THE STROBES Bird Inn High Handenhold Chester Le Street
HIGHEST ORDER Fat Ox Whitley Road Whitley Bay
KING KING 7 P.M CC Hartlepool Studio Tower Street Hartlepool
FM Masons Arms Plessey Road Blyth
TERRY GORMAN Oddfellows Arms North Ravensworth Street Millfield Sunderland
DAVE BLACK The Falcon Eastwood Terrace Prudhoe
HAPPY CATS The Station Killingworth Road Killingworth
THE KICKS Three Tuns Sheriffs Highway Gateshead
SAT DEC 5TH 2009
BORDERLAND Charity event in aid of the Great North Air Ambulance Queen Vic Roker Sunderland
THE WHOLE HOG Nursery Inn Hartlepool
THE GASLIGHTERS The Fellsider Whickham
SPARTAN The Phoenix , Cramlington
THE FIZZYFISH Durham Ox in Coundon 
THE DUSTY TOOLS The Philladelphia Shiny Row
FACELIFT Bebside Inn, Blyth
KONCEPT The Weardale, Spennymoor.
THE STROBES The Britania Houghton
NEEDLESS The Chopwell Hotel, Chopwell 
THE SOPRANOS The Pelaw Inn, Pelaw
SNAKE OIL TJ Doyles, Deptford, Sunderland
TUMBLIN DICE Golden Lion, St John's Chapel
IN AT THE DEEP END Annie McCarthy's, South Shields
HOT ROCKS The Plough Inn, Mountsett, Burnhopfield, 
MINNIE & THE VICTORS Lord Nelson, Jarrow
JASPER HART BAND The Jolly Bowman, Wallsend
DIABLO Daisy Hill, Sacriston
KRISIS Black Bull, Longbenton
THE PANTHERS Carville Hotel Carville Road Wallsend Tyne and Wear
BULLET Wheatsheaf  Sunderland
LIMEHOUSE LIZZY/WITCHKRAFT £12.50 Redcar's Coatham Bowl 
THYN LIZZY The Lord Clyde South Shields
TWO BOB The Harbour Lights Lawe Road South Shields
THE HOLLYWOOD BEES  Tickets £6 The Linskill Centre Linskill Terrace North Shields
MAGNETIC CHERRY The Earl Grey, Gosforth
THE KINGS OF LYON/THE LAST FAKERS ALBUM LAUNCH £6 Shildon Civic Centre, Shildon
THIS MACHINE The Travellers Rest, Burnopfield
ACOUSTIC BEATLES Sleepers Station Approach Boldon
THE NORTH The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
OFF THE WALL The Garricks Head, Salutation Rd, North Shields
THE FORCE The White House, Blackfell Village Centre, Washington
THIS ONE GOES UP TO 11 The Clayton Arms, Bedlington
BAD REPUTATION Vane Arms Silksworth
THE 2'80s. Steels Social Club, Sunderland.
FRANKIES CAFE Beamish Arms, Beamish
COVERED TRACKS The Kingfisher Spennymoor
THE ME ME'S The Masons Arms South Stanley
RAZOR SHARP The Bowes Hotel, Bardon Mill
MARCUS BLACK The Park 406 Linthorpe Road Middlesbrough
MOJO HAND BAND Billingham Catholic Club.
MAIDEN ENGLAND £6 Monroes Finkle Street, Workington
ASK RUBY Blackhall WMC Blackhall
STAN The Grand Hotel, Holdforth Crest, Bishop Auckland
THE NORTH The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
OFF THE WALL The Garricks Head, Salutation Rd, North Shields
ASK RUBY Blackhall Colliery Workmens club
KICKBACK Travellers Rest West Rainton
ROCK SOLID Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland 
LAST MINUTE Masons Arms Amble
STAX BROTHERS Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
SPARTAN George Stephenson, West Moor 
BLACK RIVER BAND Territorial Army, Walker
THE KICKS Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
NEU2 £2 Azure Blue Eastbourne Avenue Gateshead
FM cc Billingham Social Club Chapel Road Billingham 
PHIL CAISLEY DIRTY DOGZ Bonny Moorhen Front Street Stanhope Co.Durham
LIFE CRISIS Dudley Social Club Western Terrace Dudley Newcastle
ROCKING ZIMMERS Fat Ox Whitley Road Whitley Bay
BECK & THE BULLETS cc Hartlepool Studio Tower Street Hartlepool
TERRY GORMAN Inn Place Hall Farm Doxford Park Sunderland
RUSSIAN SPIES Moorhouse Front Street Seaton Burn
VAN WILLIAMS O'Neil's Neville Street Newcastle
THE POORBOYS Star Inn Westgate Road Newcastle
YOUNG GUNS The Tannery Gilesgate Hexham
CHANTEL MCGREGOR  Three Tuns Sheriffs Highway Gateshead
SUN DEC 6TH 2009
LOUNGE LIZARDS Albion Inn, Bill Quay
BORDERLAND 4 p.m Star Inn, 79 Westgate Road, Newcastle 
THE ENZYMES (5.30 p.m) The Office, South Shields
BUSKERS NIGHT 3- 6 p.m Pearl Bar Best Western Grand Hotel  Hartlepool 
THE SOUL REBELS The Crown Brotton
DAMASCUS The Mill House, Washington
TONY LIDDLE BAND The Copt Hill, Houghton le Spring
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS The Block and Tackle Ashington
BLACK RIVER BAND Masons Arms, Easington
HOT ROCKS The Railway Arms 2 High Street, Brotton Redcar
RICHARD GARDNER The Cottage, Cleadon
BARELEY HUMAN Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon
FRANKIES CAFE Marquis Of Granby, Streetgate, Sunniside
PAUL & RICH 4p.m The White Swan, Morpeth
BIG CHEESE  The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normandy
TT BLUE The Golden Fleece Silksworth, Sunderland
BUSKERS   NIGHT  The Golden Lion Spa Well Lane Winlaton Mill Blaydon
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS NIGHT Borough Arms Gateshead
MATTHEW BELMONT The Cottage, Cleadon
RATTLESNAKES The New Tavern, Concord, Washington
OIL CITY CONNECTION 2.30P.M The Tyne , Newcastle
THE REVOLUTIONAIRES  4 P.M Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
GRAHAM RUSSELL 4 P.M George Stephenson, West Moor 
GRAHAM RUSSEL  Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
CHRIS BANDERAS 6 P.M Bensham Jockey Bensham Road Gateshead
MUSICIANS UNLIMITED cc noon Hartlepool Studio Tower Street Hartlepool
DAVE BLACK Poachers Cottage Armstrong Road Callerton Newcastle
THE POORBOYS Sour Grapes Newgate Street Morpeth Town Centre
BORDERLAND 4 p,m Star Inn Westgate Road Newcastle
FM 5 p.m The Clarendon High Street East Sunderland
MON DEC 7TH 2009
OPEN MIC Newfield Inn, Newfield near Chester-Le-Street
THE HYBRIDS Red LIon, Norton, Stockton
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS The Blue Bell Inn Front St W, Bedlington
DELTA SOUND/1862 Bubbles, Station Approach, Ashington
BATTLE OF THE BANDS 
HEAT    4
1862                                  8 PM
SONNY SHOCKER        8.45 PM
CONGO SQUARE          9.30 PM
COLUMBUS DIXON    10.15 PM
The Golden Lion Spa Well Lane Winlaton Mill Blaydon
BUSKERS NIGHT Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
TUES DEC 8TH 2009
WAKEYS BUSKERS NIGHT The Hive, Sunderland
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS Trimmers Arms, 34 Commercial Road , South Shields 
BUSKERS NIGHT George Stephenson, West Moor 
FLASHBACK Elgins Bar 123 Hight Street, Redcar
TERRY GORMAN The Clock Victoria Road East Hebburn
MIKE TV £2 Three Tuns Sheriffs Highway Gateshead
SAT DEC 9TH 2009
HEAVY LOAD The Grand Hotel, Bishop Auckland
OPEN MIC NIGHT The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normandy
TREVOR SEWELL The Red Lion,Harland Place, Norton
RUSS TIPPINS Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
ACOUSTIC NIGHT WITH PETE DODDS Sour Grapes Newgate Street Morpeth Town Centre
THURS DEC 10TH 2009
NICKI MACKENZIE The Blackhorse Inn Chester-Le-Street
THE RATTLERS The Grange Sunderland
DREADZONE £12.50 / 8pm / 07901616185 O2 Academy 2, Westgate Rd, Newcastle
OPEN MIC NIGHT Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
DAVE BLACK George Stephenson, West Moor 
PHIL CAISLEYS DIRTY DOGZ Golden Lion Spa Well Road Winlaton Village
BUSKERS NIGHT Star Inn Westgate Road Newcastle
LAST NIGHT The Swan Wolviston Road Billingham
THE REVOLUTIONAIRES Three Tuns Sheriffs Highway Gateshead
FRI DEC 11TH 2009
THE WHOLE HOG Sleepers, Station approach, Bolden
HEAVENS BASEMENT/DEAR SUPERSTAR/NEW DEVICE £6.50 Academy, Westgate Road, Newcastle
MOJO HAND BAND Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
THE DUSTY TOOLS TJ Doyles Sunderland 
THE DEE TEES Daisy Hill, Sacriston
THE GASLIGHTERS The Robin Hood Jarrow
BLACK RIVER BAND The Guide Post  Ryhope
EMENCITY Blacksmiths Arms, Gosforth 
THE SOUL REBELS Poachers Cottage, Callerton
DAMASCUS The Kings Arms Seaton Sluice
RASTA 4 EYES The Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool
HEAVY LOAD Pegswood Social (Big) Club, Morpeth
ENTIRE COSMOS The Boathouse Inn Newburn
TUBESNAKE The Market Tavern, Chester-Le-Street 
THE WHODLUMS The Q Hill Club The Q Hill Club Durham
REMEDY The Duke Of Cumberland, Sunderland Road, Felling
101 The Garricks Head, Salutation Rd, North Shields
ZEP 3 £3 The Three Tuns, Gateshead,
KONCEPT Steels Social Club, Sunderland.
FRANKIES CAFE Coach & Horses, Wrekenton
LAST MINUTE The Hearts of Oak, Peterlee.
JACOBS LADDER  The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normandy
KILLER GODZILLA £3 / 8pm / 07901616185 The Cluny 2, Lime Street, Byker
THIS ONE GOES UP TO ELEVEN The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
101 The Garricks Head, Salutation Rd, North Shields
GLADSTONE The Magnesia Bank, 1 Camden Street, North Shields, 
BIG RIVER The Office South Shields
THE MOSAICS Bute Arms, High Spen, Rowlands Gill 
DAMAGED INC. Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland
SHAKE THE SNAKE Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
PHIL CAISLEYS DIRTY DOGZ £2.50 Houghton Buffs Houghton le Spring
ELENBAK The Black Diamond, Ashington
PERSONALITY CRISIS The Rising Sun, Sunniside nr. Whickham
DAVE WHIFFIN Fat Ox Whitley Road Whitley Bay
TERRY GORMAN Hardwick Arms North End Sedgefield
ROCKERFELLA Masons Arms Plessey Road Blyth
NEU2 O'Neil's Neville Street Newcastle
FM Star Inn Westgate Road Newcastle
JUNCO PARTNERS £9 The Cluny Lime Street Ouseburn Newcastle
KRISIS The Station Killingworth Road Killingworth
SKNEEPA The Tannery Gilesgate Hexham
SAT DEC 12TH 2009
SPARTAN The Market Tavern , Bedlington
THE CLASHED The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
THE DEE TEES The New Inn, Willington
FIZZYFISH Penny Black, Hartburn, Stockton
INSANITY Phoenix, Cramlington
FEED THE BEAR The Ox Inn, Stanley
HOT ROCKS The Travellers Rest, Leazes, Burnhopfield
DICKY FINGERS The Durham Ox, Coundon
THE CHEATLE BEATLES XMAS PARTY NIGHT The Civic Hall, Shildon
KONCEPT The Masons , Middlestone Moor.
DIABLO Hardwick Hotel, Blackhall Colliery
THE ROGUES The Station, Loftus
MINNIE & THE VICTORS Mason Arms Amble
THE DUSTY TOOLS Farringdon Club Sunderland
BLACK RIVER BAND Wardles, Hebburn
THE KICKS The 3 Tuns, Heddon, Gateshead
TUMBLIN DICE Pelaw Inn, Shields Road, 
ON THE ROCKS The Angel Inn, Durham
THE ARRIVAL  The Mallard, Seaham
TERRY GORMAN The Spread Eagle, Preston Villiage, North Shields
HA'WAYSIS £2 The Barking Dog Wallsend 
LOUNGE LIZARDS The Black Bull, Whitley Road, Newcastle
UNDER THE GUN/REMEDY/A THOUSAND LIES £5 The Cluny, Newcastle
BIG RIVER Rose and Crown, South Shields
THE GASLIGHTERS (pre Book Only)  The Mile South Shields 
BULLET Victoria Inn Cassop
WOODFACE The Harbour Lights Lawe Road South Shields
MUGSHOT The County, Sunderland Road, South Shields
ACOUSTIC BEATLES Barley Mow Birtley
HEAVY SOUL Lambton Hounds, Pity Me, Durham
NINE BELOW ZERO/THE SUGAR B'S Carmel College Darlington
DIRTY DOGS The Garricks Head, Salutation Rd, North Shields
THE FORCE £2 Easington Club, Seaside Lane, Peterlee
THE NOTE Steels Social Club, Sunderland
FRANKIES CAFE Elmfield Social Club, Hebburn
OLD CODGER Blackhall wmc
COVERED TRACKS Rose and Crown Winlaton
THE RHYTHM METHOD The Park 406 Linthorpe Road Middlesbrough
NIALL SOUTHELL - Elvis Tribute Tickets £8 – Contact 01642 710270 Stokesley Town Hall
NIGEL LEWIS & THE ZORCHMEN/THE GO CATZ /RATTY & THE SHITKICKERS £17.50 The Trojan Rooms Whitley Bay
ELENBAK The Masons Amble 
THE FLYING OYSTERS Billingham Catholic Club.
OLD CODGER Blackhall WMC Blackhall
STAN  Hyem Bar, Chillingham Road, Newcastle
SCRATCH THE SURFACE The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
VENDETTA Trillians Newcastle
ALCATRAZ HOUSE BAND Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland 
WITCHKRAFT The Moorhouse. Front Street Seaton Burn
CHORD THIEVES Woodside club, South Shields
TT BLUE Whitburn Lodge, Mill Lane, Whitburn
MO JO HAND BAND Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
DOA George Stephenson, West Moor 
HAND HELD The Rising Sun, Sunniside nr. Whickham
THE RATTLERS Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
SUN DEC 13TH 2009
THE SOURCE The Fleece. Silksworth
SCRATCH THE SURFACE The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
DICKY FINGERS The Grand , Bishop Auckland 
BUSKERS NIGHT 3- 6 p.m Pearl Bar Best Western Grand Hotel  Hartlepool 
BLACK RIVER BAND The Schooner   Seahouses
ENTIRE COSMOS Easington Colliery Club
REQUIEM 12.15 Grindon WMC  Sunderland
BECKETT The Copt Hill, Houghton le Spring
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS The Block and Tackle  Ashington
CADILLAC 59 White Swan Morpeth
STEVE DAGGART The Cottage, Cleadon
TT BLUE Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon
CADILLAC 59  4 p.m The White Swan, Morpeth
LAST ANTHEM The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normandy
LOUNGE LIZARDS The Poachers Cottage, Callerton 
LOUNGE LIZARDS 3 P.M The Tyne, Ouseburn
THE SOURCE The Golden Fleece Silksworth, Sunderland
BUSKERS NIGHT The Golden Lion Spa Well Lane Winlaton Mill Blaydon
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS NIGHT Borough Arms Gateshead
TRIPLE TROUBLE The End Bar
JONATHON BOOTH The Cottage, Cleadon
BIG RIVER The New Tavern, Concord, Washington
THE ARRIVAL 6 p.m Masons Arms, Easington
RIVERS 4 P.M Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
BESSIE & THE ZINC BUCKETS 4 P.M George Stephenson, West Moor 
PIPE DREAMS Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
MON DEC 14TH 2009
THE LOUNGE LIZARDS Kings Arms, Seaton Sluice
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS The Blue Bell Inn Front St W, Bedlington
ROJOR/ ANDREW JOHNSON
Doors 8pm, £7adv £8door
The Georgian Theatre Green Dragon Yard, Stockton-on-Tees 
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
FIRST SEMI FINAL 
WINNERS OF HEATS       2 & 4
RUNNERS UP OF HEATS 1 & 3
The Golden Lion Spa Well Lane Winlaton Mill Blaydon
RAISED ON RUSKS The Red Lion,Harland Place, Norton
BUSKER NIGHT Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
TUES DEC 15TH 2009
WAKEYS BUSKERS NIGHT The Hive, Sunderland
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS Trimmers Arms, 34 Commercial Road , South Shields
BUSKER NIGHT George Stephenson, West Moor 
VAN WILLIAMS (XMAS SHOW) Elgins Bar 123 Hight Street, Redcar
OBLIVIOUS REVENGE The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
WED DEC 16TH 2009
ACOUSTIC BEATLES Robin Hood Jarrow
OPEN MIC NIGHT The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normandy
ROADSTUNNER The Red Lion,Harland Place, Norton
STEVE DAGGETT Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
THURS DEC 17TH 2009
BLACK RIVER BAND Golden Lion  Winlaton Mill
THE GASLIGHTERS  (pre Book Only)  The Mile South Shields 
SPACEY The Blackhorse Inn Chester-Le-Street
FRANKIES CAFE Gold Medal, Chowdene, Low Fell
MAIDEN ENGLAND/BEYOND THE GRAVE £5 Trillians Princess Square,Newcastle
1862/BONE IDLE  Stein, Newcastle Quayside
KISS THE COMMANDER The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
OPEN MIC NIGHT Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
POORBOYS George Stephenson, West Moor 
FRI DEC 18TH 2009
DIABLO Blacksmiths Arms, Gosforth
FEED THE BEAR Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
THE DUSTY TOOLS The Ropery Sunderland 
GIRLS R ALOUD XMAS DISCO PARTY NIGHT The Civic Hall, Shildon
IN AT THE DEEP END The Keelboat Washington
THE GASLIGHTERS The Sand Dancer South Shields
BLACK RIVER BAND Annie McCarthy's  Sunderland
KNIGHTS  IN SATAN'S SERVICE The Office , South Shields
SOMETHING REAL Seaham Red Star FC
THE MONOLOGUES O’Neills Newcastle
ENTIRE COSMOS The White Swan Ovingham
THE HYBRIDS Block & Tackle Ashington
GREEN DAYS The Duke Of Cumberland, Sunderland Road, Felling
KIMERA cc The Daisy Hil, Daisy Hill, nr Sacriston 
HIGH & DRY Western Hotel, South Shields
THE SUGAR B'S The Merlin, Billingham
SCRATCH THE SURFACE The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
FM The Garricks Head, Salutation Rd, North Shields
THE FORCE  The Ox & Plough, Oxclose Village, Washington
THIS ONE GOES UP TO 11 Paddywhacks, Sunderland 
THE POOR BOYS Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon
BIG RIVER Steels Social Club, Sunderland
OLD CODGER Paddywacks Sunderland
ARMED & READY £2.50 Houghton Buffs Houghton le Spring
99 PROBLEMS The Hearts of Oak, Peterlee.
THE CHEVRONS  The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normandy
AFTER MIDNIGHT's XMAS PARTY
Tickets £7.50 (in advance)
Magnesia Bank (upstairs) Camden Street North Shields 
SCRATCH THE SURFACE The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
FM The Garricks Head, Salutation Rd, North Shields
THE BREW £2 The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
MAIDEN ENGLAND £2 Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland 
THE WHOLE HOG Market Tavern Chester Le Street
WITCHKRAFT The Star Inn, Westgate Road, Newcastle
RAW SPIRIT Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
TUBESNAKE  The Stables Bar, Beamish Hall, Stanley 
SAT DEC 19TH 2009
THE WHOLE HOG The Vane Arms, Silksworth, Sunderland
DIABLO The Old Tannery, Hexham 
CRASHED OUT/HENRY CLUNY (ex SLF)/THE SPEEDDOGS £5 Legends, Newcastle
FEED THE BEAR Market Tavern, Bedlington
FIZZYFISH Princess Alice, Middlesbrough
THE SOURCE The Three Lions, Hartlepool
THE DUSTY TOOLS Houghton Buffalos, Frederick Place, Houghton-le-Spring
THE SKA TOONS The Grand, Bishop Auckland
THE STOTTIN HEADACHES/JUST BRAGGIN The Studio. Hartlepool.
LOUNGE LIZARDS The Poachers Cottage
THE KICKS The Vic, Cassop, County Durham
TUMBLIN DICE Moorcock Inn, Peterlee
MIDLIFE CRISIS The Angel Inn, Durham
THE ARRIVAL  The Fir Tree, Wingate
JASPER HART BAND The Spread Eagle, North Shields
TERRY GORMAN The Jolly Stewart, Marsdon south Shields
BLACK RIVER BAND Travellers Rest  Burnopfield
MAGNETIC CHERRY  Annie McCarthys, South Shields
KRISIS Bar 7, Sunderland
ROADSTUNNER Dudley Social Club, Dudley
THE AL DICKINSON BAND/SALTLICK/THE JOHNNY WHITEHILL TRIO/GYPSY DAVE SMITH
7pm - late / tickets £6 / door £7
The Benton Blues Club Four Lane Ends Social Club Behind Metro Interchange Newcastle
THE GASLIGHTERS (pre Book Only) The Mile South Shields 
BULLET Harrys Bar Thornley
THE WHODLUMS The Hunting Lodge Charity Gig for the Guide dogs
REMEDY Nikhs Blyth
HOT ROCKS The Board Inn Stella, Blaydon
THIS MACHINE The Stanley Biker Bash, Stanley
ACOUSTIC BEATLES Duke of Albany Washington
KIMERA ( ticket entry ) Annfield Plain Football Club
BATTLE OF THE BANDS The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
HOCUS POCUS The Garricks Head, Salutation Rd, North Shields
THE FORCE  The Office, Victoria Rd, South Shields 
THIS ONE GOES UP TO 11 Carville Hotel, Wallsend 
JASPER HART BAND The Spread Eagle, North Shields
FRANKIES CAFE Last Orders, Balmoral Drive, Felling
RAISED ON RUSKS The Park 406 Linthorpe Road Middlesbrough
LOUNGE LIZARDS The Poachers Cottage, Callerton 
STORM Billingham Catholic Club.
TT BLUE Blackhall WMC Blackhall
BILL STEWART DUO Borough Arms, Gateshead
BATTLE OF THE BANDS The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
HOCUS POCUS The Garricks Head, Salutation Rd, North Shields
PAUL JEANS & THE INVISIBLES Brandling Villa, South Gosforth 
GLADSTONE O’Gradys, Queen Street, Redcar
THE PAUL KAPPA BAND £5 The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
KICKBACK Coach & Horses Washington
FREEWAY Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland 
WITCHKRAFT Clayton Arms Palace Road Bedlington
TADPOLE PIE Whitburn Lodge, Mill Lane, Whitburn
ANNIE ORWIN BAND Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
OFF THE WALL George Stephenson, West Moor 
RAYNE Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
SUN DEC 20TH 2009
BLACK RIVER BLUES Sour Grapes  Morpeth
THE GASLIGHTERS (pre Book Only) The Mile South Shields 
THE FALLEN The Vic, Saltburn
LOUNGE LIZARDS Tap & Spile, Hexham,
BUSKERS NIGHT 3- 6 p.m Pearl Bar Best Western Grand Hotel  Hartlepool
TUBESNAKE The Mill House, Birtley 
PISTOLEROS Sleepers, Station Approach, Boldon
SNAKE OIL (acoustic) Black Horse, Boldon
CLEAR BLUE SKIES/MICKY OLIVER Chambers Morpeth
THE RATTLERS The Copt Hill, Houghton le Spring
SIMMA The Cottage, Cleadon
SOMETHING REAL The New Tavern, Concord, Washington
THE PISTOLEROS Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon
FRANKIES CAFE Pelaw Social Club, Pelaw
NEU2 (4pm)  The White Swan, Morpeth
101 The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normandy
ELENBAK Ashington Central Club
THE REVOLUTIONAIRES The Golden Fleece Silksworth, Sunderland
BUSKERS   NIGHT  The Golden Lion Spa Well Lane Winlaton Mill Blaydon
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS NIGHT Borough Arms Gateshead
MAGNETIC CHERRY The Cottage, Cleadon
SOMETHING REAL The New Tavern, Concord, Washington
THE LURKERS/1977 £3 The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
THE MOSAICS Tickets £7 on door The Cluny, Ouseburn, Newcastle
THE ARRIVAL Red Lion Peterlee
THE HAPPY CATS 4 P.M Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
ADY FERGUSON Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
MON  DEC 21ST 2009
LIFE CRISIS Togston Club, North Broomhill
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS The Blue Bell Inn Front St W, Bedlington
BATTLE OF THE BANDS 
SECOND SEMI FINAL 
WINNERS OF HEATS   1 & 3
RUNNERS UP OF HEATS  2 & 4
The Golden Lion Spa Well Lane Winlaton Mill Blaydon
DIAMOND DOGS The Red Lion,Harland Place, Norton
THE CASINO BRAWL/ALL STATIONS DOWN  Trillians, Princess Square, Newcastle
SPANGLER/MINIE & THE VICTORS Black Bull, Benton
BUSKERS NIGHT Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
TUES DEC 22ND 2009
WAKEYS BUSKERS NIGHT The Hive, Sunderland
THE WILD MEN OF BORNEO/BETH MACARI/MICKY LUV The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS Trimmers Arms, 34 Commercial Road , South Shields
BUSKERS NIGHT George Stephenson, West Moor 
COLUMBIA Elgins Bar 123 Hight Street, Redcar
WED DEC 23RD 2009
DIABLO The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
SUNDANCE The Quaker, Mechanics Yard, Darlington
FREEZE SUCKER The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
OPEN MIC NIGHT The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normandy
DAVE KELLY The Red Lion,Harland Place, Norton
PRELUDE Magnesia Bank Camden Street North Shields
FRI DEC 24TH 2009
FM Fox N' Hounds, West Rd, Newcastle
GRAHAM RUSSELL Whitburn Lodge, Mill Lane, Whitburn
SAT DEC 26TH 2009
FIZZYFISH Princess Alice, Middlesbrough
GREEN DATE The Civic Hall, Shildon
DIABLO Hare & Hounds, Allendale
THE SOUL REBELS The Station, Loftus
HOT ROCKS The Ship Inn, Main Road, Wylam
BIG RIVER Sleepers, Station Approach, Boldon
SABBATICA 8 P.M The Grand Bishop Auckland
REMEDY The Mallard  Seaham 
THYN LIZZY The Turbinia Newton Aycliffe
THE ZOO Crook Town FC
ACOUSTIC BEATLES Washington Arms Washington
DAVE RIDLEY The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
THIS ONE GOES UP TO 11 Old Tannery Hexham 
ROCK SOLID £2.50 Houghton Buffs Houghton le Spring
THE ME ME'S Royal Hotel, Stanley
CENTRAL PARK (tickets) Blackhall WMC Blackhall
DAVE RIDLEY The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
WITCHKRAFT Smugglers, Marine Walk Sunderland
DRIVIN RAIN Whitburn Lodge, Mill Lane, Whitburn
THE ARRIVAL The Pemberton Arms, Cold Heseldon
SUN DEC 27TH 2009
THE PANTHERS The Coach & Horses  Wrekenton
THE ARRIVAL  Easington Welfare Hall, Easington
THE SOUL REBELS O'Grady's, Redcar
MUGSHOT Colliery Tavern, Hedworth Lane, Boldon Colliery
STELLA POWER Rose & Crown Winlaton (Annual Xmas Bop)
THE WHOLE HOG/PROPA GANDA/VICTIMS OF THE FURY/HEADHUNTERS/STEVE MUSE 3pm Free Admission  Crook Town FC "Hair of the Dog Christmas Fest"
SOUND OF THE 6T'S The Copt Hill, Houghton le Spring
BLACK RIVER BAND New Tavern Concord Washington
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS The Block and Tackle  Ashington
THE STOTTIN HEADACHES/JUST BRAGGIN & BABY BRAGGIN 3 P.M The Clarendon, Hendon
SCRATCH THE SURFACE Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon
BUSKERS NIGHT 4-7pm Ryton Rugby Club,Main Rd ,Ryton
DEFINITELY MIGHTBE—TRIBUTE TO OASIS  The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normandy
1977 The Golden Fleece Silksworth, Sunderland
BUSKERS NIGHT The Golden Lion Spa Well Lane Winlaton Mill Blaydon
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS NIGHT Borough Arms Gateshead
ALAN KNIGHTS The Cottage, Cleadon
BLACK RIVER BAND The New Tavern, Concord, Washington
GLADSTONE The Last Orders, Balmoral Drive, Felling, Gateshead
KICKBACK Travellers Rest Easty Rainton
CHORD THIEVES Woodside club, South Shields
THE MUSGETBEERS 4 P.M George Stephenson, West Moor 
BAZ WARNE Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
MON DEC 28TH 2009
6IX MILLION DOLLAR MEN The Rose and Crown North Street Winlaton Blaydon-On-Tyne,  Gateshead
KRISIS (tickets) Blackhall W.M.C
THE POORBOYS The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
THE GASLIGHTERS The Clock Hebburn
THE ARRIVAL 2.30pm Peterlee Central Club
ACOUSTIC BUSKERS The Blue Bell Inn Front St W, Bedlington
CRASHED OUT/HI FI SPITFIRES/ Trillian Rock bar, Princess Square, Newcastle
PAUL RODGERS STORY The Red Lion,Harland Place, Norton
BUSHWACKERS Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
TUES DEC 29TH 2009
BLUE DIAMONDS The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
BRYAN ADAMS EXPERIENCE Elgins Bar 123 Hight Street, Redcar
MCADAM/STOREY Smugglers Bar Marine Walk Roker Sunderland
WED DEC 30TH 2009
DAVE LYNES The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
FM The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
OPEN MIC NIGHT The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normandy
RUSS TIPPINS The Red Lion,Harland Place, Norton
DAVE LYNAS The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
THURS DEC 31ST 2009
THE DUSTY TOOLS Grindon Club, Sunderland
THE HAPPY CATS £10 The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
TUMBLIN DICE (Tickets) Blackhall WM Club Blackhall Colliery 
THE FALLEN (ticket event) Carlin How Club 
DICKY FINGERS The North Britton , Aycliffe Village
THE MARSMEN The Thatch, Tweedmouth, Berwick Upon Tweed 
THE SKA-TOONS 7.30 Trojan Rooms Whitley bay
DIABLO/BORDERLAND Adam & Eve, Prudhoe
SNAKE OIL TJ Doyles New Year Bash
TUBESNAKE (Tickets £5 includes buffet) The Lambton Hounds, Pity Me 
FEED THE BEAR Crook FC
THIS MACHINE The Fat Ox, Whitley Bay
CRUSH Whitton Gilert Working Mens Club
SCRATCH THE SURFACE Fox N' Hounds, West Rd, Newcastle
MUGSHOT Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon
THE RATTLERS Steels Social Club, Sunderland.
THE FUNKTION The Normanby, Normanby Road, Normandy
MICK BECKER Billingham Catholic Club.
GLADSTONE £15 (Tickets only) – From 6pm The George Stephenson, Great Lime Road, West Moor, Newcastle
SOUL REBELS ( Ticket £45 inc dinner & disco ) Saltburn Spa
ALAN RHODES ticket £12 Whitburn Lodge, Mill Lane, Whitburn
THE ARRIVAL Shotton Comms, Shotton
FRI JAN 1ST 2010
DIABLO Gold Medal, Low Fell
THE ARRIVAL  2.30 P.M Heart Of Oak, Peterlee
SAT JAN 2ND 2010
THE WHOLE HOG The Station Langley Moor
THE HYBRIDS Alexandra North Shields
DAVE LYNAS The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
RAZOR SHARP The Star, Westgate Road, Newcastle,
PAUL JEANS & THE INVISIBLES Clayton Arms, Bedlington
THE NOTE Blackhall WMC
THE ALLIGATORS George Stephenson, West Moor 
SUN JAN 3RD 2010
BLACK RIVER BAND The Normanby, Middlesborough
HOT ROCKS 5 P.M The Bensham Jockey, Gateshead
FM The Copt Hill, Houghton le Spring
ASHES OF IRON The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
THE PITS The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
SUN JAN 4TH 2010
THE KICKS The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
SOUL REBELS The Red Lion, Norton
TUES JAN 5TH 2010
CHANTEL MCGREGOR The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
WED JAN 6TH 2010
ATHLETES IN PARIS/THESE ARE YOUR FRIENDS Paddy Whacks, Green Terrace, Sunderland
THURS JAN 7TH 2010
THE RANDOMS The Swan, Billingham
OPEN MIC NIGHT Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
BECKETT George Stephenson, West Moor 
FRI JAN 8TH 2010
THE GASLIGHTERS Annie McCarthey's South Shields
THE FORCE  Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon
MIKE TV £2 The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
SAT JAN 9TH 2010
DIABLO Masons Arms, Easington
BLACK RIVER BAND Jolly Bowman  Wallsend
THE STROBES T J Doyles Hanover Place Sunderland
HOT ROCKS The Board Inn, Stella, Blaydon
101 The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
THE FORCE The Royal Hotel, Front Street Stanley
SOUL REBELS  The Station, Billingham
ASK RUBY George Stephenson, West Moor 
SUN JAN 10TH 2010
THE MOSAICS/1862 The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
THE REVOLUTIONAIRES  The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
THURS JAN 14TH 2010
COLUMBUS DIXON/FRAGILE/PURPLE SHARDS/BEYOND THE GRAVE The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
OPEN MIC NIGHT Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
THE DIAMOND DOGS George Stephenson, West Moor 
FRI JAN 15TH 2010
BLACK RIVER BAND Garricks Head, North Shields
THE STROBES The Miners Arms Black Hill Consett
THE FORCE Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields
DVD Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
SAT JAN 16TH 2010
BLACK RIVER BAND Elmfield SC, Hebburn
THE WHOLE HOG Colliery Tavern Boldon
THE STROBES The Castle Hotel Claypath Durham
BORDERLAND The Office, South Shields
INSANITY The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
ANGELS OF HARLEM The Alexandra, North Shields, Queen Alexandra Road
HOT ROCKS The Tap & Spile Darlington
THE FORCE The Mallard, Stockton Road, Seaham
PAUL JEANS & THE INVISIBLES Pelaw Inn, Pelaw
SCRATCH THE SURFACE George Stephenson, West Moor 
SUN JAN 17TH 2010
RUSS TIPPINS The Copt Hill, Houghton le Spring
ACOUSTIC MAGIC CLEAR BLUE SKIES/MICKY OLIVER Chambers Morpeth
SUNDAY SCHOOL ADVENTURE CLUB/RAINFALLDOWN/ The Tyne Bar, Newcastle
LOUNGE LIZARDS Tap & Spile, Hexham
LA FARO/KNUCKLE DRAGGER The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
TOM MITCHELL George Stephenson, West Moor 
MON  JAN 18TH 2010
COLUMBUS DIXON/THICK SKINNED/TRAMP JUICE Bubbles, Station Approach, Ashington
THURS JAN 21ST 2010
THE WHOLE HOG Grange Sunderland
THICK SKINNED/GO GO MIDGETS/HOSTAGE RESCUE TEAM/1962 The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
OPEN MIC NIGHT Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
FRI JAN 22ND 2010
REQUIEM Houghton Buffs, Houghton Le Spring
THE GASLIGHTERS Blacksmiths Gosforth
BLACK RIVER BAND Black Bull, Wardley 
THE FORCE CC £8 The Transport Club, Baron Street Rochdale
SAT JAN 23RD 2010
THE POOBOYS Pegswood Social (Big) Club. Morpeth
BLACK RIVER BAND Heaton Buffs
THE HYBRIDS  Peterlee Catholic Club
DIABLO Ye Olde Horseshoe, Crook
NIGHTTRAIN The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
HOT ROCKS The Horse & Groon Castlegate, Durham
PAUL JEANS & THE INVISIBLES White Swan, Morpeth 
SOUL REBELS The Park, Middlesbrough
ELENBAK Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland
SUN JAN 24TH 2010
OLD CODGER The Copt Hill, Houghton le Spring
THE FORCE Rose & Crown, North Street, Winlaton
BLACK SUN/GIN SOAKED BOY The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
SOUL REBELS The Normanby, Normanby, Middlesbrough
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
ELENBAK
Ashington Central club 
THE BAKAIKS George Stephenson, West Moor 
MON JAN 25TH 2010
AKM/GO GO MIDGETS/ELENBAK Bubbles, Station Approach, Ashington
TUES JAN 26TH 2010
SOUL REBELS Elgins Redcar
THURS JAN 28TH 2010
RADIO DYNAMICS/ARTISAN WELL/MONEY SPIDER/DK'D The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
KILLER GODZILLA/DEAD HEROINES/1962 Trillians, Princess Square, Newcastle
OPEN MIC NIGHT Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
FRI JAN 29TH 2010
MINNIE  & THE VICTORS The Station
THE WHOLE HOG Lord Clyde South Shields
BLACK RIVER BAND Maritime Museum Hartlepool
STRANGE FRUIT The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
THE GASLIGHTERS Magnesia Bank North Shields
THE FORCE The Palms Station Road, Shotton Colliery, Durham
REMEDY Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
SAT JAN 30TH 2010
DIABLO (tickets only) Seghill Rugby Club
THE HYBRIDS Bill Quay cricket club
KNIGHTS IN SATAN'S SERVICE Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland 
BORDERLAND Star Inn, Westgate Road, Newcastle 
THE INVASION The Masons Arms, Easington Village
THE STROBES The Inn Place, Doxford Sunderland
OLD CODGER The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
BLACK RIVER BAND Mill Tavern, Hebburn
JASPER HART BAND The Rose and Crown, South Shields
THE FORCE £4 The Sportsman Hedon Road, Hull
SUN JAN 31ST 2010
WHOLE HOG The Copt Hill, Houghton le Spring
BLACK RIVER BAND Marquis of Granby,  Sunniside
BUSKERS NIGHT 4-7 p.m Ryton Rugby Club,Main Rd ,Ryton
THE SLACK RATS/THE STEADY BOYS The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
THUR FEB  4TH 2010
BLACK RIVER BAND George Stephenson  West Moor
DIABLO The Falcon, Prudhoe
OPEN MIC NIGHT Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
ELENBAK The Three Tuns, Sherrif's Hill, Gateshead
FRI FEB  5TH 2010
MINNIE  & THE VICTORS TJ Doyles, sunderland
DIABLO 3 Tuns, Heddon On The Wall
JASPER HART BAND The Bute, High Spen, 
THE GASLIGHTERS O'Neills Newcastle
SAT 6TH FEB
6IX MILLION DOLLAR MEN The Rose and Crown North Street Winlaton Blaydon-On-Tyne,  Gateshead
BLACK RIVER BAND Masons Arms  Easington
PAUL LIDDELL The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
ANGELS OF HARLEM The George Stephenson, Great Lime Rd, Newcastle
ELENBAK
9pm £5.00 in aid of the North East Air Ambulance
Lanchester Centurions charity event
THURS 11TH FEB
BLACK RIVER BAND The Swan, Billingham
OPEN MIC NIGHT Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
FRI 12TH FEB
REQUIEM Steels WM Club..Sunderland
BLAK RIVER BAND Market Tavern, Chester-Le-Street
BORDERLAND Houghton Buffs Club, Frederick Place, Houghton-le-Spring 
CITIZENS ERASED The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
JACOBS LADDER Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
HAND HELD The Rising Sun, Sunniside nr. Whickham
SAT 13TH FEB
DIABLO £5 Heworth Gold Club
MINNIE & THE VICTORS Robin Hood, Jarrow
NIGHTSHIFT The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
MON 15TH FEB
THE HYBRIDS Red Lion Norton
FRI 19TH FEB
MAGGIE ROSS & THE PHOENIX BLUES/THE MOJO HAND BAND
8pm - late / tickets £4 / door £5
The Benton Blues Club Four Lane Ends Social Club Behind Metro Interchange Newcastle
REQUIEM The Office South Shields
BLACK RIVER BAND Stepney Bar, Newcastle
THE STROBES O'Neils Newcastle
JASPER HART BAND The Market Tavern, Chester-le-Street
SAT 20TH FEB
DIABLO £5 Poachers Cottage, Callerton
BLACK RIVER BAND Harry's Bar Thornley
KNIGHTS IN SATAN'S SERVICE The Grand , Bishop Auckland
THE WHOLE HOG T J Doyels Sunderland
IN AT THE DEEP END The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
THURS 25TH FEB
THE GASLIGHTERS Stormont Main Wrekenton
OPEN MIC NIGHT Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
FRI 26TH FEB
THE SOPRANOS The Boldon Lad, Hedworth, Jarrow.
THE WHOLE HOG Sleepers, Station Approach, Boldon
THE STROBES The Pemberton Arms Seahan
SUNDOWN The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
THE GASLIGHTERS Annie McCarthey's South Shields
REBEL TRUCE/MICKY OLIVER Trillians, Newcastle
FM Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
SAT 27TH FEB
BLACK RIVER BAND Halfway House Camperdown Killingworth
MINNIE & THE VICTORS The Roman Bath, York
DIABLO The Moorhouse, Seaton Burn
THE HYBRIDS Moorcock Peterlee
THE STROBES The Roase & Crown  Prince Edward Road, South Shields
BORDERLAND Black Bull, Benton, Newcastle
ON THE ROCKS The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
THE WHOLE HOG  Peterlee Catholic Club Peterlee
JASPER HART BAND The Fellsider, Whickham
THE GASLIGHTERS Robin Hood Jarrow
THE SUPERBUGS 4 P.M The Clarendon, Sunderland
SUN 28TH FEB
MINNIE & THE VICTORS The Blues Bar, Harrogate
BUSKER NIGHT 4-7p.m Ryton Rugby Club,Main Rd ,Ryton
FRI 5TH MARCH
THE WHOLE HOG The Duke of Cumberland Gateshead
BLACK RIVER BAND Bell & Bucket, North Shields
THE GASLIGHTERS Market Tavern Chester le St
SAT 6TH MARCH
BORDERLAND The Poachers Cottage, Callerton, Newcastle 
BLACK RIVER BAND Greyhound, Jarrow
THE HYBRIDS The Fellsider, Whickham
THE STROBES Ox Hill, Oxhill, Stanley
DIABLO The Cleveland Hotel, Redcar
ON THE ROCKS The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
ANGELS OF HARLEM The Fat Ox, Whitley Bay, Whitley Road
THE ME MES The Rising Sun, Sunniside nr. Whickham
SUN 7TH MARCH
MINNIE & THE VICTORS 5 p.m The Riverside South Shields
WED 10TH MARCH
THURS 11TH MARCH
THE GASLIGHTERS George Stephenson West Moor
FRI 12TH MARCH
BLACK RIVER BAND Masons Arms  Blyth
HOT ROCKS The Queens Head Shildon
THE HYBRIDS Blacksmiths Gosforth
TT BLUE The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
JASPER HART BAND The Garricks Head, North Shields
BRIGADE The Keel Boat Washington
KNIGHTS IN SATANS SERVICE Trillians, Newcastle
CAFFREY BROTHERS Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
SAT 13TH MARCH
BLACK RIVER BAND Rose & Crown  Winlaton
THE WHOLE HOG The Ox Stanley
THE STROBES The Fellsider Whickham
BORDERLAND Steels Club, Sunderland 
SCRATCH THE SURFACE The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
DIABLO Gosforth Social Club, Gosforth
SUN 14TH MARCH
THE STROBES The Clarendon, Hight Street, Sunderland
FRI 19TH MARCH
THE STROBES The Red Heckle, Jarrow
MORE TEA VICAR Steels Club, Sunderland
THE GASLIGHTERS Lord Nelson Jarrow
BLACK RIVER BAND Keelboat, Washington
SAT 20TH MARCH
DIABLO Stirling House, Gateshead
THE BANDITS/THE POORBOYS/VICTIMS OF THE FURY 
Rock Nite 7pm - late / tickets £4 / door £5
The Benton Blues Club Four Lane Ends Social Club Behind Metro Interchange Newcastle
HOT ROCKS The Borough. Vine Place, Sunderland
BLACK RIVER BAND Jolly Fellows, Ryton
KNIGHTS IN SATANS SERVICE The Grand, Bishop Auckland
THE STROBES The Royal Front Street Stanley
JASPER HART BAND Carville Hotel, Wallsend
SUN 21ST MARCH
BORDERLAND 4 P.M Star Inn, Westgate Road, Newcastle 
THE HYBRIDS 4 P.M Clarendon, Sunderland
FRI 26TH MARCH
HOT ROCKS Dr Browns, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough
THE FLYTES The Black Bull, Bridge Street, Morpeth
BLACK RIVER BAND O'Neills, Newcastle 
ANGELS OF HARLEM The Blacksmiths Arms , High Street , Gosforth
THE GASLIGHTERS The Grange Sunderland
101 Cj's Bar 96 High Street Stockton-on-Tees
SAT 27TH MARCH
THE WHOLE HOG The Mallard, Seaham
BLACK RIVER BAND The Park Linthorpe Middlesborough
DIABLO The Ox Inn, Stanley
BORDERLAND Nikhs Bar, Blyth,
TUBESNAKE The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
JASPER HART BAND Halfway House, Camperdown,
BRIGADE The Conchie Ashington
SUN 28TH MARCH
THE WHOLE HOG The Golden Fleece Silksworth Sunderland
THE GASLIGHTERS Pelaw Social Club
BUSKERS NIGHT 4-7 p.m Ryton Rugby Club,Main Rd ,Ryton
FRI 2ND APRIL
JASPER HART BAND The Station, Whitley Bay,
THE GASLIGHTERS Annie McCarthey's South Shields
RAZOR SHARP Poachers Pocket, Callerton
SAT 3rd APRIL
BLACK RIVER BAND The Station, Billingham
LONGSANDS The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
DIABLO The Lochside, Benton, Newcastle
SUN 4TH APRIL
BLACK RIVER BAND Poachers Pocket, Callerton
Mon 5TH APRIL
HOT ROCKS The Station Killingworth
FRI 9TH APRIL
THE WHOLE HOG The Falcon, Gateshead
BLACK RIVER BAND Blacksmiths Arms, Gosforth
THE GASLIGHTERS The Sanddancer South Shields
KICKBACK The Red Hackle, Jarrow
SAT 10TH APRIL
BORDERLAND The Poachers Cottage, Callerton, Newcastle
BLACK RIVER BAND The Moor House Seaton Burn
SUNDOWN The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
DIABLO The Old Tannery, Hexham
FRI 16TH APRIL
THE WHOLE HOG 3 tuns gateshead
THE HYBRIDS The Elephant Ashington
DIABLO Blacksmiths Arms, Gosforth 
BLACK RIVER BAND Black Bull, Morpeth
FRI 17TH APRIL
BLACK RIVER BAND Garricks Head, North Shields
DIRTY DOGS The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
FRI 23RD APRIL
THE STROBES O'Neils Newcastle
THE GASLIGHTERS The Hollymere Sunderland
BLACK RIVER BAND The New Inn, Hetton
ELENBAK The Daisy Hill, Sacriston
SAT 24TH APRIL
THE STROBES The Black Bull, Newcastle
THE WHOLE HOG The Grand Bishop Auckland
BLACK RIVER BAND Masons Arms, Easington
THE DIRTY DOGS The Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland
THE GASLIGHTERS Steels Club Sunderland
TUES 27TH APRIL
OIL CITY CONNECTION Bubbles Ashington
THURS 29TH APRIL
THE WHOLE HOG George Stevenson Killingworth
FRI 30TH APRIL
THE STROBES The Three Tuns, Heddon On The Wall, Newcastle
SAT 1ST MAY
BLACK RIVER BAND Fox & Hounds, Crawcrook
THE STROBES The Firtree, Wingate
THURS 6TH MAY
THE WHOLE HOG The Grange Sunderland
FRI 7TH  MAY
BLACK RIVER BAND The Falcon  Prudhoe
SAT 8TH MAY
THE HYBRIDS Britannia Houghton le Spring
BLACK RIVER BAND Inn Place, Doxford Sunderland
ANGELS OF HARLEM The Fir Tree Inn, Wingate, Durham Rd
THURS 13TH MAY
JASPER HEART BAND George Stephenson Inn, West Moor
FRI 14TH MAY
MINNIE  & THE VICTORS  The kings arms, sunderland
BORDRLAND Star Inn, Westgate Road, Newcastle
THE GASLIGHTERS Blacksmiths Arms Gosforth
SAT 15TH MAY
THE HYBRIDS Royal Stanley
THE WHOLE HOG Black Bull Benton
BLACK RIVER BAND Spread Eagle, North Shields
KNIGHTS IN SATAN'S SERVICE Crook Football Club
THE STROBES Ye Olde Horseshoe Crook
FRI 21ST MAY
THE SOURCE The Inn Place, Doxford, Sunderland
THE STROBES The Inn Place Doxford Park Sunderland
THE GASLIGHTERS The Fat Ox Whitley Bay
SAT 22ND MAY
DIABLO Ye Olde Horseshoe, Crook
BLACK RIVER BAND The Mallard, Seaham
BORDERLAND The Office, South Shields 
THE WHOLE HOG  Coundon WMC Coundon
THE GASLIGHTERS The Elmfield Hebburn
HOT ROCKS The Horse & Groon Castlegate, Durham
FRI 28TH MAY
THE GASLIGHTERS Annie McCarthey's South Shields
KICKBACK Bolden Lad Jarrow
SAT 29TH MAY
BLACK RIVER BAND The Mallard, Seaham
THURS 3RD JUNE
THE GASKIGHTERS George Stephenson West Moor
FRI  4TH JUNE
THE WHOLE HOG Blacksmiths Gosforth
BLACK RIVER BAND Market Tavern, Chester-Le-Street
SAT 5TH JUNE
DIABLO 3 Tuns, Heddon, Gateshead
BLACK RIVER BAND Market Tavern, Bedlington
SUN 6TH JUNE
ELENBAK Alnwick Gate, Alnwick
FRI  11TH JUNE
THE WHOLE HOG Lord Clyde South Shields
FRI  18TH JUNE
THE STROBES O'Neils Newcastle
THE WHOLE HOG  Market Tavern Chester Le Street
JASPER HART BAND The Garricks Head, North Shields
SAT  19TH JUNE
THE STROBES Annfield Plain Cricket Club Stanley
SUN 20TH JUNE
DIABLO 8 p.m Poachers Cottage, Callerton
FRI 25TH JUNE
HOT ROCKS The Queens Head Shildon
THE STROBES The Red Hackle, Jarrow
THE BLACK RIVER BAND O'Neills, Newcastle
THE GASLIGHTERS The Hollymere Sunderland
SAT 26TH JUNE
THE STROBES The Rose & Crown Winlaton
BLACK RIVER BAND Plough inn  Mitford Morpeth
THE WHOLE HOG  Nikhs Bar, 11-13 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland 
THE HYBRIDS Fat Ox, Whitley Bay
SAT 27TH JUNE
THE GASLIGHTERS 4pm Magnesia Bank
FRI 2ND JULY
SAT 3RD JULY
THE STROBES The Rose & Crown Prince Edward Road, South Shields
BLACK RIVER BAND Angel Inn Crossgate, Durham
FRI 9TH  JULY
THE GASLIGHTERS O'Neill's Newcastle
SAT 10TH  JULY
BLACK RIVER BAND Coundon Social Club, Coundon
SUN 11TH  JULY
THE WHOLE HOG Sleepers, Station Approach, Boldon
FRI 16TH JULY
BORDERLAND The Poachers Cottage, Callerton, Newcastle 
MINNIE & THE VICTORS Oblo, Eyemouth
THE WHOLE HOG  Blacksmiths Gosforth
THE GASLIGHTERS Lord Nelson Jarrow
SAT 17TH JULY
THE HYBRIDS Alexandra North Shields
THE STROBES The Fellside Whickham
BLACK RIVER BAND Crown & Anchor, Horsley
SUN 18TH JULY
THE STROBES The Clarendon High Street, Sunderland
FRI 23RD JULY
THE GASLIGHTERS Annie McCarthey's South Shields
SAT 24TH JULY
THE STROBES The Royal Froint Street Stanley
THE WHOLE HOG  Coliery Taveren Boldon
SUN 25TH JULY
THE HYBRIDS 4 P,M Clarendon, Sunderland 
FRI 30TH JULY
DIABLO Blacksmiths Arms, Gosforth 
THE GASLIGHTERS The Grange Sunderland
SAT 31st JULY
DIABLO Annfield Plain Cricket Club, Stanley 
FRI 6TH AUG
THE WHOLE HOG The Daisey Hill Sacriston
THE GASLIGHTERS The Sanddancer South Shields
SAT 7TH AUG
BLACK RIVER BAND Fox & Hounds, Crawcrook
DIABLO The Old Tannery, Hexham
SUN 8TH AUG
BORDERLAND 4 P.M The Poachers Cottage, Callerton, Newcastle 
MON 9TH AUG
THE HYBRIDS Red Lion Norton
SAT 14TH AUG
BLACK RIVER BAND Royal Hotel, Stanley
WED  18TH AUG
BLACK RIVER BAND The Quakerhouse Mechanics Yard Darlington
SAT 21ST AUG
THE HYBRIDS The Fellsider, Whickham
FRI 27TH AUG
BLACK RIVER BAND Boldon Lad, Jarrow
SAT 28TH AUG
THE WHOLE HOG George Stevenson Killingworth
THE HYBRIDS The Ox Stanley
SAT 4TH SEPT
THE HYBRIDS Britannia Houghton le Spring
THE STROBES Ox Inn Stanley
DIABLO The Falcon, Prudhoe
FRI 10H SEPT
BLACK RIVER BAND Masons Arms,  Blyth
SAT 11TH SEPT
THE WHOLE HOG The Mallard Seaham
THE STROBES The Rose & Crown, Winlaton
BLACK RIVER BAND Inn Place, Doxford Sunderland
THE HYBRIDS Fat Ox, Sunderland
FRI 17TH SEPT
THE WHOLE HOG Market Tavern Chester Le Street
BLACK RIVER BAND Garricks Head, North Shields
MINNIE & THE VICTORS The Clock, Hebburn
THE GASLIGHTERS Annie McCarthey's South Shields
SAT 18TH SEPT
MINNIE & THE VICTORS 4 p.m The riverside South  Shields
SUN 19TH SEPT
THE GASLIGHTERS Great North Run Public Bar Marquee Gypsies Green South Shields
FRI 24TH SEPT
THE WHOLE HOG The Station Killingworth
THE GASLIGHTERS O'Neill's Newcastle
SAT 25TH SEPT
BLACK RIVER BAND Angel Inn Crossgate, Durham
SUN 26TH SEPT
THE HYBRIDS The Elephant Ashington
THE GASLIGHTERS The Clock Hebburn
SAT 30TH SEPT
THE HYBRIDS Pemberton arms Seaham
FRI 1ST OCT
THE STROBES The Rose & Crown Prince Edward Road, South Shields
THE HYBRIDS Blacksmiths Gosforth
THE GASLIGHTERS The Clock Hebburn
SAT 2ND OCT
BLACK RIVER BAND Masons Arms, Easington
MINNIE & THE VICTORS Callander Jazz And Blues Festival
SUN  3RD OCT
MINNIE & THE VICTORS Callander Jazz And Blues Festival
FRI 8TH OCT
THE WHOLE HOG Blacksmiths Gosforth
FRI 15TH OCT
THE GASLIGHTERS The Fat Ox Whitley Bay
MINNIE AND THE VICTORS The Lord Nelson Jarrow
SAT 16TH OCT
BLACK RIVER BAND Royal Hotel, Stanley
DIABLO The Old Tannery, Hexham
THE GASLIGHTERS  Steels Club Sunderland
SUN 17TH OCT
THE WHOLE HOG Golden Fleece Silksworth Sunderland
FRI 22ND OCT
DIABLO 8 p.m Poachers Cottage, Callerton
THE WHOLE HOG Garricks Head, North Shields
THE GASLIGHTERS Blacksmiths Arms Gosforth
SAT 23RD OCT
DIABLO  Ye Olde Horseshoe, Crook
THE STROBES The Rose & Crown, Winlaton
FRI 29th OCT
THE STROBES The Three Tuns, Heddon on The Wall
SAT 30TH OCT
DIABLO 8 p.m The Moorcock Peterlee
THE WHOLE HOG The Ox, Stanley
BLACK RIVER BAND Crown & Anchor, Horsley
FRI 5TH NOV
BLACK RIVER BAND O'Neills, Newcastle 
DIABLO The Falcon, Prudhoe
THE WHOLE HOG Houghton Buffs Houghton le Spring
THE GASLIGHTERS Annie McCarthey's South Shields
SAT 6TH NOV
BORDERLAND Star Inn, Westgate Road, Newcastle
BLACK RIVER BAND The Mallard, Seaham
DIABLO The Ox Inn, Stanley
SUN  7TH  NOV
BLACK RIVER BAND Poachers pocket, Callerton
THURS 11TH NOV
THE GASLIGHTERS George Stephenson West Moor
FRI 12TH NOV
THE GASLIGHTERS The Hollymere Sunderland
SAT  13TH  NOV
THE HYBRIDS The Fellsider, Whickham
BLACK RIVER BAND Spread Eagle, North Shields
HOT ROCKS Dr Browns, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough
THE STROBES Firtree Wingate
JASPER HART BAND The Garricks Head, North Shields
THE GASLIGHTERS The Elmfield Hebburn
SUN 14Th NOV
THE STROBES The Clarendon, High Street, Sunderland
FRI 19Th NOV
THE WHOLE HOG The Daisy Hill Sacriston
THE GASLIGHTERS The Grange Sunderland
SAT 20TH NOV
THE GASLIGHTERS Robin Hood Jarrow
SUN 21ST NOV
BORDERLAND The Poachers Cottage, Callerton, Newcastle 
MON 22ND  NOV
THE HYBRIDS Red Lion Norton
THURS 25TH NOV
THE WHOLE HOG The Grange Sunderland
FRI 26TH NOV
DIABLO Hare & Hounds, Allendale
BLACK RIVER BAND Rising Sun, Crawcrook
HOT ROCKS The Queens Head Shildon
THE GASLIGHTERS The Red Hackle Jarrow
SAT 27TH NOV
BLACK RIVER BAND The Moor House Seaton Burn
FRI 3TH DEC
THE GASLIGHTERS Sanddancer South Shields
SAT 4TH DEC
DIABLO Three Tuns, Gateshead 
THE STROBES The Fellsided Whickham
SUN 5TH DEC
THE WHOLE HOG Sleepers, Station approach, Boldon
FRI 10TH DEC
THE WHOLE HOG Lord Clyde South Shields
SAT  11TH DEC
THE HYBRIDS Alexandra North Shields
BLACK RIVER BAND Angel Inn Crossgate, Durham
SUN 12TH DEC
MINNIE & THE VICTORS 5 p,m The Riverside South Shields
FRI 17TH DEC
DIABLO 3 Tuns, Heddon On The Wall, Gateshead
THE GASLIGHTERS Annie McCarthey's South Shields
THURS 23RD DEC
THE WHOLE HOG George Stevenson Killingworth

 
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