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Beyond The Black mid-song photo – Jennifer Haben with microphone, intense expression.

BEYOND THE BLACK / SETYØURSAILS / SERAINA TELLI (Live)

January 27, 2026 Séverine Peraldino Leave a comment

With a new album (Break The Silence), German band Beyond The Black started the year on an extensive European tour. After performances at Hellfest and Plane’R Fest last summer, their early return to Le Bataclan, …READ MORE

AMARANTHE / EPICA / CHARLOTTE WESSELS (Live)

January 26, 2026 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

When the Arcane Dimensions Tour, was first announced it looked set to shake up the usually quiet post Christmas gig lull in the best way possible and it certainly more than lived up to expectations. …READ MORE

BEYOND THE BLACK (Live)

January 16, 2026 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

It’s been four years since German Symphonic Rockers, Beyond The Black, last stood on this very stage at the O2 Ritz in Manchester and tonight was the first night of their Rising High European Tour …READ MORE

TREVOR HORN (Live)

December 20, 2025 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

The last time Trevor Horn stood on the hallowed stage of the legendary City Hall in Newcastle was back in 1980 with Yes, as part of their tour in support of their Drama album. Horn along …READ MORE

SABATON (Live)

December 7, 2025 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

There’s something really heartening about seeing a band grow from playing to a handful of people in their early days in a small club to headlining a huge 20,000 seat arena in the space of …READ MORE

HANS ZIMMER (Live)

December 4, 2025 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

The name may be more familiar to film buffs and those who religiously read the credits as they roll at the end of the film but there’s no doubting that absolutely everyone will know the …READ MORE

JOHN HACKETT BAND (Live)

December 1, 2025 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

With a recording career that spans over 50 years with his former Genesis guitarist brother, Steve Hackett; with Symbiosis, the John Hackett Band and a bunch of solo albums and guest appearances John Hackett has …READ MORE

LACUNA COIL (Live)

November 27, 2025 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

Is it really 9 years since Italian Goth Metal legends, Lacuna Coil, last trod the stage in Newcastle. Almost a decade? How on earth did that happen? Plenty of water has passed under the bridge …READ MORE

THE DAMN TRUTH / PARKER BARROW (Live)

November 19, 2025 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

With the recent announcement of David Coverdale’s immediate retirement it’s becoming more and more evident as the months and years pass by that the bands of our youth that we’ve grown up with over the …READ MORE

SAXON / DIRKSCHNEIDER / TYGERS OF PAN TANG (Live)

November 15, 2025 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

The first time the Tygers of Pan Tang, who hail from up the road in Whitley Bay, appeared on the hallowed stage of the legendary City Hall in Newcastle was way, way back in 1980 …READ MORE