The Tyne - Tees Gig Guide. (Page 9 of 9)

Well, things are kind of up-in-the-air at the moment with gigs, I would probably think larger venues such as indoor arenas especially.

I'll try to post any postponements that I hear as quickly as I do announcements, but if you hear anything before I do, please post. We could be in for a bumpy ride over the next month or so, but hey, grist to the  blues mill...

Best advice - check the venue or band website regularly, before venturing out.

The Northern Kin Festival at Stanhope's Castle Park (my home-ground in C. Durham) has been rescheduled to Aug29th - 30th.

Friday 28th August
Big Country
Clearwater Creedence Revival (Peter Barton)
Little Moscow
Headsticks

Saturday 29th August
Wishbone Ash
Alabama 3
Focus
Band of Friends
Jim Cregan
Skipinnish
Trials Of Cato
Bob Marley Experience
Hector Gannet

Sunday 30th August
Wilko Johnson
Ferocious Dog
Hue & Cry
Lindisfarne
Fairport Convention
Groovetrain
Gerry Jablonski & The Electric Band
Rosalie Cunningham
The Placks

Well, following the latest pronouncement, I've used Valentine's Day as a cut-off. Realistically I can't see anything this side of Easter, but let's be positive - in this respect anyway.....

Typical!!! You wait for one Summertime Blues Extravaganza, and TWO come along within a week.

This July, we have Linda Valentine-Short steering Newcastle Cluny's "We Are Back", 9th-11th July, then on the 16th, and a short walk upstream at Newcastle's Riverside, Eric Gales, Ben Poole, The King Bees & The National Anthems play the Big Blues Bash

The BBB with Eric & Ben travels over to Liverpool the following day, to be joined by Connie Lush, Kyla Brox and Headhunters Blues band.

On 12th September it will be the annual
Darlington R’n'B Festival - the 25th Anniversary!

I see The Blockheads had to cancel but a worthy replacement in Andy Fairweather-Lowe
Full line up is

However the festival actually starts on Friday 10th Sept. at The Forum Music Centre, when Darlington R’n'B Club presents
THE JAMES O’HARA BAND.
Also on Friday evening: The Quakerhouse will host THE DEAD SEAT.

Onto Saturday 11th where we move to The Podium Stage
[DL1 Leisure at Feethams] for an afternoon session from
THE SWAMP HOPPERS, TERESA WATSON BAND and MOJO ROLLER. Finishing off in the evening at the Hippo Lounge [Hippodrome Theatre] with EMMA WATSON & AL HARRINGTON.
At the same time ALEX HAMILTON BAND will be playing in the Quakerhouse.

SUNDAY 12th SEPTEMBER
Market Square - Main Stage:

ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW & THE LOW RIDERS
4:00pm to 5:30pm

THE STUMBLE
2:30pm to 3:30pm

GERRY JABLONSKI & THE ELECTRIC BAND
1:00pm to 2:00pm

Riverside Stage

ANDY TAYLOR GROUP
2:00pm to 3:00pm

REDFISH BLUES BAND
3:30pm to 4:30pm

AIR4CE
5:00pm to 6:00pm

FRINGE EVENTS:

Angel Cuts [Duke Street]
BONE IDOLS
12:00pm to 1:00pm

Bistro Bar - The Dolphin Centre
MAD DOGS & Mr. WOLF
1:45pm to 3:30pm
THE STAX BROTHERS
5:00pm to 6:45pm

The Boot ‘N’ Shoe [Market Square]
LEE BATES & BILLY NEWTON
2:30pm to 4:15pm
THE DUST RAISERS
5:15pm to 7:00pm

The Hole In The Wall [Market Square]
STARZ
3:00pm to 4:45pm

Hoskins Bar [Blackwellgate]
THE ADDICTION
6:00pm to 7:45pm

The Orb - Micro Bar [Coniscliffe Road]
DAVE SPEIGHT
6:00pm to 7:45pm

Podium Stage [DL1 Leisure - Feethams]
THE HEAD HUNTERS BLUES BAND
6:15pm to 7:30pm

Bar Number One [Blackwellgate]
ERIK & THE VIKINGS
7:00pm to 8:45pm

Avalon [Blackwellgate]
DC BLUES
8:30pm to 10:15pm

The Quaker House
GEORGE SHOVLIN & THE RADARS
2:00pm to 3:45pm
DEAN NEWTON BAND
5:00pm to 6:45pm
THE BONESHAKERS
8:30pm to 10:15pm