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This year marks a decade since the pop-duo Rizzle Kicks graced the stage at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light. The one-day festival saw Rizzle Kicks take to the stage alongside a whole host of pop legends including Jessie J, Jason Derulo, and The Vamps. The Brighton-born pair were highly complementary of the North East. Speaking to […]
Sam Fender has taken to social media to tease the release of a third studio album. Fans of the North Shields born indie musician have been keeping an eagle eye on his social media accounts lately as he has posted several cryptic hints about his return to the studio. A link appeared on Fender’s Instagram […]
Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy spoke to Spark about maturing and branching out, both personally and in terms of his music. This comes in anticipation of his latest solo album The Art of Letting Go. The Art of Letting Go sees Kennedy move in a new stylistic direction in several aspects compared to his previous […]
Veteran rock star Bryan Adams is to kick off his Roll With The Punches world arena tour in Newcastle next May – and tickets went on sale today. The tour, named after his upcoming new album, starts at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on May 8. Adams will then play 10 other venues around the UK, […]
The late Smiths bassist Andy Rourke is set to have a mural unveiled in his honour later this year. Rourke sadly passed away in May following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. The official unveiling of his mural is set to coincide with Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day on November 21st. A Crowdfunder, which has now […]
Overall Rating: 6.5/10 Highlight: Mothers It’s not every day that you come across indie pop albums about grand theft gorilla. If that’s what you’ve been searching for though, today is your lucky day. Blossoms are back with their latest album Gary, and they’re getting groovy. Fresh off the back of their third UK number-one album, […]
Ocean Colour Scene have announced that they will be coming to the North East as part of their 22-date UK & Ireland tour in 2025. The band announced their latest tour following a string of successful summer festival appearances. Looking ahead to the tour, lead vocalist Simon Fowler said, “Having had such a great time […]
“I want to be the lighthouse / Bring all of you together”: Stevie Nicks, the transcendent songstress of Fleetwood Mac legend, has released her first single in two years, raising her own flag for women’s rights in the teeth of America’s anti-abortion court ruling. The Lighthouse is Nicks’ protest against the American Supreme Court’s decision, […]
After 16 years, The Cure are back with their new single ‘Alone’. The legendary post-punk outfit premiered the first song off of their upcoming album Songs of a Lost World exclusively on BBC Radio 6. The track opens in classic The Cure fashion, with a lengthy instrumental intro. As the first song on the album, […]
Sting, legendary ex-frontman of The Police, has announced the UK dates of his world tour – but he is not coming to his native North East. The STING 3.0 tour will hit a variety of towns and cities next summer, including Tetbury, Liverpool, Glasgow, Cannock, and Cardiff, and include headline slots at the Isle of […]
