Events in Sunderland this week (Nov 2–8, 2026)

Ben Poole

BEN POOLE is an internationally applauded, award winning blues, rock and soul guitarist, singer and songwriter hailing from the United Kingdom.

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Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small.

An intro to the Nordoff Robbins approach to music therapy, Newcastle

A four-week evening course at Nordoff and Robbins Newcastle for anyone curious about music therapy, no experience needed Course information, at a glance: Dates: Tuesday 3 November, Tuesday 10 November, Tuesday 17 November and Tuesday 24 November 2026 Time: 6-8pm Where: Nordoff an.

Mae Stephens

MVT presents Mae Stephens Cluny, Newcastle

Cassia

Cassia Live at Wylam Brewery, Newcastle!

DR John Cooper Clarke

Dylan Moran - Looking For Trouble

Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening – With support from Holly Clarke

Oh My God! It's The Church - The Original Sinners Tours

eastside present OH MY GOD! IT’S THE CHURCH The Original Sinners’Tour plus support Newcastle - The Grove Wednesday 4th November 2026 Doors 7pm There are live bands. There are cult bands.

Siobhan Miller

Four-time Scots Singer of the Year Siobhan Miller returns with her six-piece band this November for a seven-date UK tour marking the arrival of her sixth studio album, her first since 2022's Bloom.

Soil + Finger Eleven + Adema

Divergent Promotions presents by arrangement with TKO Soil + Finger Eleven + Adema Soil are coming back to the UK, bringing with them another STACKED line up with Finger Eleven and Adema! This will be a stand out evening for fans of Alternative Metal, and is not one to miss! Soil.

The Australian Pink Floyd

f54 present Butch Kassidy

Butch Kassidy's explosive immersive post-rock compositions and deafening live performances place them amongst London's most compelling new projects.

Dylan Moran - Looking For Trouble

Europa League Live: Sunderland V Dinamo Zagreb – Watch The Match Live On Our Two Huge Screens

Gentleman's Dub Club

Formed in Leeds in 2006, Gentleman’s Dub Club (GDC) has spent two decades at the forefront of the UK’s dub and reggae landscape.

LA Guns

Divergent promotions presents by arrangement with TKO LA Guns Plus support from Sticks N Stones Before there was Guns N Roses, there was L.A. Guns. Divergent Promotions are pleased to announce that L.A.

Thank You For The Music – The Ultimate Tribute to ABBA

The Script

£1* from every ticket sold on the tour will be donated to the newly launched Live Trust, a new funding initiative from LIVE that will offer much needed financial support to those working across live music.

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The Shires

eastside present Cut Capers

Cut Capers are the explosive 11-piece from Bristol, renowned for their legendary high-energy shows and unstoppable stage presence.

f54 present Midwife + Devin Shaffer

Madeline Johnston is a self taught multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer, currently based in Southern Colorado by way of Denver, where she spent the last decade + developing her sound and focusing on her artistic community.

BBC Introducing Live

Brave Exhibitions present COLA

*C.O.L.A. *is *sort of* a self-titled album. It’s an acronym for *Cost of Living Adjustment, *a fitting conceptual framework for the band’s third record. Why? Because *C.O.L.A. *considers, among other things, socialism vs. hell. It considers: rolling the dice of life.

Celia Grace

Celia Grace is an indie musician from Hartlepool. Drawing inspiration from artists like Alvvays, Phoebe Bridgers, and Julia Jacklin, Celia's music feels like a glimpse into a personal journal, filled with vulnerable emotion against anthemic and dynamic backdrops.

Crashdiet

Divergent promotions presents by arrangement with Eat Music Crashdiet Swedish glam pioneers CRASHDÏET are hitting Newcastle this November for an evening of raw rock n roll sleaze! Their sound a fearless collision of 80s arena rock swagger infused with a raw punk attitude, CRASHDÏ.

NME’D - A Tribute to 00’s NME Classics

Do you remember when you’d nip down to the newsagent to grab the latest copy of NME, when those bands felt like gods and every new issue mattered? When Propaganda club nights were sacred, your CD wallet was bursting with indie bangers, and life just felt better? NME’D - A Tribute.

Slam Dunk presents Hail the Sun

Legendary independent New York-based rock label Equal Vision Records and Hail TheSun are excited to announce the release of cut. turn. fade.

Susan Calman: Tall Tales

The Australian Pink Floyd

Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag -- and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small.

The Skids / Theatre Of Hate

Two era defining artists SKIDS & THEATRE OF HATE come together this autumn for an explosive UK co-headline tour. Please note, this event is 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by someone 18 or over).

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NX LOVES PRESENTS AZYR X Partiboi 69 + MORE TBA Saturday 7th November 2026 NX Newcastle

Daytime Disco for Grown Ups

Ferocious Dog: UK Farewell Tour + guests Shanghai Treason & Headsticks

After years of tearing up stages across the UK and beyond, Autumn 2026 marks the very last and final chance to experience Ferocious Dog in their element.

Gipsy Kings by André Reyes

Good Friend Rik

“Good Friend Rik return to Newcastle for a night of classic Polish pop rock covers. Three unique vocals, energetic live performances, and the biggest hits of Polish pop rock music from timeless classics to modern day anthems.

Goodbye Mr MacKenzie

Goodbye Mr MacKenzie, one of Scotland’s most distinctive and influential alternative bands, built a strong reputation for dramatic, high-energy live performances and intelligent, often darkly poetic songwriting.

Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Mick Ferry & Steve Day

Coming to Hilarity Bites at The Forum in Darlington on November 7th 2026: Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Mick Ferry, Steve Day, and host Danny Deegan Show details: Mick Ferry - Former Comedian's Comedian of the Year.

Prof Alice Roberts - From Cell to Civilisation

Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small.

The Often Herd

Bluegrass band The Often Herd transcend the traditional boundaries of the genre.

Car Bomb

Divergent promotions presents by arrangement with Atonal Agency Car Bomb Originally formed on Long Island, New York in 2000, Car Bomb is a band whose style is marked by a highly experimental and extremely aggressive approach to metal.

DHP presents Birdvox

Introducing Birdvox and their debut album Shamming The Drama. Twelve big-sky songs of joy, rage, connection, grief, empowerment, the natural world, and peace for the times we’re in.

EMPLOYED TO SERVE & CABAL (co-headline show)

eastside present EMPLOYED TO SERVE CABAL (co-headline tour) plus support Cold Culture Sunday 8th November 2026 Newcastle University Students Union Doors 7pm Heavy metal is more than just music. For some, it is a fully fledged lifestyle, woven into their DNA.

Easington Colliery Band – Last Post, First Light

Gypsy Pisteleros

🎭 GYPSY PISTOLEROS – Dark Faerie Tales U.K. Tour 2026 🎭 The world’s only Glam Punk Goth ’n’ Roll outlaws return! New album Dark Faerie Tales drops April 17th, 2026 on The New Church Records / Plastic Head.

Jacob Hawley - Fighting Age Man

Mark Olson (ex Jayhawks)

Mark Olson was born and raised in Minnesota by a family of mostly farmers and schoolteachers. Predominately a self-taught musician, Olson is well known for his use of alternate tunings and two-part unison singing that then breaks into harmony.