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FASHION WEEKEND RETURNS TO THE BRIDGES…

26 April 2018 - 29 April 2018

THE VERY best of high street fashion will be taking to the catwalk as Sunderland’s Fashion Weekend returns later this month (April).

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Durham Adventure Festival

27 April 2018 - 29 April 2018

A three-day festival celebrating adventure and wilderness, taking you on a journey that will stay with you forever!

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Newcastle Poetry Festival

02 May 2018 - 05 May 2018

A four-day celebration of the finest poetry from around the world....

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HIT THE NORTH FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2018 LINEUP

04 May 2018 - 06 May 2018

Hit the North Weekend Tickets can be purchased for £50.00.

The Horrors, Marmozets, British Sea Power and Tom Grennan are among the artists unveiled for Hit The North Festival 2018.

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PARLOPHONE RECORDS INDIE STAR RATBOY CONFIRMED FOR HIT THE NORTH

06 May 2018

Weekend Tickets can be purchased for £50.

Organisers of the forthcoming Hit the North Festival have confirmed that hip-hop indie songsmith Rat Boy will be heading to Tyneside as part of the 2018 event.

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THE WRITE FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THE WORD

12 May 2018 - 25 May 2018

A South Tyneside festival is set to return – and this year promises to be even bigger and better....

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STAR AUTHORS SIGN UP FOR THE WRITE FESTIVAL … @ The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, South Shields

12 May 2018 - 25 May 2018

SOME of the North East’s best loved authors will take centre stage next month at the region’s biggest literary festival.

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This is Tomorrow Huge Quayside Music Festival To Launch in Newcastle Spring 2018

25 May 2018

£32.50 plus booking fees.

Catfish And The Bottlemen have been revealed as the headliner of a new music festival, This is Tomorrow, set to launch on the banks of the River Tyne in May 2018

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THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS ANNOUNCED FOR HUGE OUTDOOR NEWCASTLE EVENT

26 May 2018

£37.50

This Is Tomorrow organisers confirm that US mega-stars Thirty Seconds To Mars will headline the second day of the festival at Spillers Wharf on Saturday 26th May

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THE LAST SHIP @ SPILLERS WHARF, NEWCASTLE

28 May 2018

The Last Ship features an original score with music and lyrics by Sting as well as a few of his best-loved songs; Island of Souls, All This Time and When We Dance. 

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Evolution Emerging is Back!

09 June 2018

Evolution Emerging, the North East’s biggest event for emerging music, is set to return for its 10th anniversary and is looking for up and coming bands and musical talent to play at the event in June 2018.

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Evolution Emerging Confirms Full 2018 Line-up

09 June 2018

Hint; it’s bigger and better than ever before

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GENERATOR TO HOST MAJOR MUSIC CONFERENCE

09 June 2018

Generator has today announced it is hosting the region's largest music industry conference this summer in celebration of the 10th annual Evolution Emerging festival

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SUMMER OF ENTERTAINMENT RETURNS TO SOUTH TYNESIDE…

30 June 2018

Monsters, myths and magic will herald the start of a summer of entertainment, when the South Tyneside Festival returns...

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COMMUNITY GROUPS INVITED TO JOIN THE PARADE…

30 June 2018

COMMUNITY groups, schools and other voluntary organisations are being invited to don their costumes and take part in one of the summer’s most exciting events....

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PIXIE LOTT AND ASTON MERRYGOLD TO LAUNCH SUMMER OF OUTDOOR CONCERTS…

08 July 2018

POP princess Pixie Lott will lead a host of stars heading to the North East this summer as the South Tyneside Festival Sunday Concert series returns.

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ANOTHER SUMMER OF PRIDE

20 July 2018 - 22 July 2018

ONE of the UK’s leading LGBT festivals will return to Newcastle this summer, thanks to festival sponsor Newcastle’s Business Improvement District company, NE1 Ltd.

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MANCHESTER AIRPORT ON BOARD AS NEWCASTLE PRIDE SPONSOR

20 July 2018 - 22 July 2018

ONE OF the country’s largest, free LGBT festivals is soaring towards another year of stand-out performances, thanks to support from a leading airport.

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BIG ACTS UNDER A BIG TOP AT NEWCASTLE PRIDE

20 July 2018 - 22 July 2018

MUSIC fans attending of one of the UK’s largest, free LGBT festivals are invited to fix their Broken Heels and Don’t Stop Movin’ for the first announcement of this year’s musical line-up.

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THE VENGABUS IS COMING

20 July 2018 - 22 July 2018

Early bird tickets for the Friday night launch party are £33.32

THE first of three star-studded, paid-for concerts taking place over the Pride weekend has been announced, providing a huge boost to the LGBT festival.

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Newcastle Pride Festival

20 July 2018 - 22 July 2018

NE1 Ltd is proud headline sponsor, for the fifth year running, of Newcastle Pride which will be staged over the weekend of 20 – 22 July. Hosted by the city’s LGBTQ++ community, Newcastle Pride is a major, family-friendly festival taking place at various venues across Newcastle

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THREE DECADES OF POP SET TO ROCK BENTS PARK…

22 July 2018

THE sounds of three decades of pop are heading to Bents Park this summer (July 2018) as Scouting for Girls, Roachford and The Fizz headline a free outdoor concert.

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HEATHER SMALL AND ATOMIC KITTEN TO CLOSE SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES...

29 July 2018

SOUTH Tyneside music fans are set for a double treat this summer as Heather Small and Atomic Kitten take to the stage to close this year’s Sunday concert series.

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KUBIX FESTIVAL TO ROCK SUNDERLAND THIS SUMMER…

10 August 2018 - 11 August 2018

SOME of the biggest music stars from three iconic decades of pop are heading to Sunderland as the city hosts a brand new music event this summer (August 2018).

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HARDWICK LIVE 2018 PROMISES TWO DAYS OF STELLAR MUSIC…

18 August 2018 - 19 August 2018

Tickets for this year’s Hardwick Live are now on sale at £49 for one day or £89 for both days. Concessions are available for children and 13-17-year-olds.For more information visit

THE North East’s biggest live music event has announced its line up for what will be this summer’s hottest festival – extended into two full days of sizzling entertainment for the first time.

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TOP DJS TO HIT THE DECKS AT HARDWICK LIVE

18 August 2018 - 19 August 2018

Tickets for Hardwick Live start from £8 for children aged three to 11, £16 for 12-16-year-olds and £49 for adults each day. Weekend tickets are also available.

LEADING DJS from across the UK will be spinning tunes at the North East’s biggest live music weekend this summer.

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LIVE FROM TIMES SQUARE IS BACK! @ Life Science Centre

22 August 2018

£45.00

The celebrated Newcastle inner-city open-air festival Live From Times Square will make a welcome return this summer and will see the legendary reggae band UB40 take to the stage as its first confirmed headliner.