THURSDAY 26TH JUNEMUSIC

1977, The Grange, Newcastle Road, 9pm, free. Tel. 549 8962.
Johnny Boyle, The Black Horse, Rectory Bank, West Boldon, 8.30pm, free. Tel. 536 1814.
Tonto's Horse, The Rockin' Zimmers, The Ampitheatre, Sea Road, South Shields, 7pm, free.
Albany, The Stunt, The Astons, The Chevrolites, Head Of Steam, Neville Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £4.Tel. 230 4236.
Jackie Hudson, Vane Arms, Vane Street, Silksworth, 9pm, free.
101, Easy Street, Front Street, Chester Le Street, 9pm, free. Tel. 389 4102.
John Black Band, Gold Medal, Chowdene Bank, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 482 1549.
Graeme Russell, Shamrox, Claypath, Durham, 9pm, free. Tel. 383 6951.
Get Carter, Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0666.
Sunderland Regional Recorded Music Society, Ewesley Road Methodist Church Hall, nr. Royal Hospital, 7.15pm, £2.
Tina May as Edith Piaf, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £11 to £13.50. Tel. 454 1234.

STAGE
Magic Of Dance, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 2pm and 7.30pm, £7.50 to £25. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.
Brassed Off, by Roy Allen, Royalty Theatre, off Chester Road, Sunderland, 7.30pm, £7.50. Tel. 565 7945.
Noel And Ivor, presented by Durham Musical Theatre Company, Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, 7.15pm, £10 to £12.50. Tel. 332 4041.

EVENTS
Quiz, Times Inn, Stockton Road, Dalton-le-Dale, Seaham, 8.30pm.
An Evening Of Clairvoyance with Sean Roper, Flat Tops, North Road, Boldon Colliery, 7.30pm, £6. Tel. 0798 467 0924.
Dog obedience/socialisation classes, Scout hut, Crow Lane, East Herrington, from 6.30pm onwards. Call Jo on 07929 354 473 to book a place on six week course or log onto: www.paws2play.net

FRIDAY 27TH JUNE

MUSIC
Tony Liddle Band, The Ropery, Websters Bank, Deptford, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 7171.
FM, Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon, 9pm, free. Tel. 537 2921.
Gypsy Thieves, Pemberton Arms, Cold Hesledon, Seaham, 9pm, free. Tel. 581 2791.
Yankee Doodle Dandy Rock n Roll Burlesque show, Independent, Holmeside, Sunderland. Tel. 568 9770.
The Force, Houghton Buffs, Frederick Place, Houghton, 8.30pm, £3. Tel. 584 1016.
The New Stories, Paddy Whacks, Green Terrace, 9.30pm, free.
Sky Walkers, (Kenny Sax), Lord Clyde, Western Approach, South Shields, 9pm, free.
The Fuse, Garricks Head, Saville Street, North Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 296 6814.
Watershed, Keelboat, Fatfield, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 3896.
Stax Brothers, Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 257 4831.
Mississippi Sheiks, Ox And Plough, Oxclose Village, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 0170.
Red Box, Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk, Roker, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 3844.
Fingerobics, Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool, 8pm, c/c. Tel. 01429 424 440.
Steve Gilroy Band,The Star, Westgate Road, Newcastle, 9pm, free. Tel. 261 4343.
Whole Hog, Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0666.
Powerage, Wardley Legion Club, Wardley, Gateshead, 9pm, £5. Tel. 469 2187.
Last Minute, Washington FC, Concord, Washington, 8pm, free. Tel. 417 7779.
Cheap Antiques plus guests,The Fishtank, Neville Street, Durham, 7.30pm, £3.
Old Codger, Steels Social Club, Peacock Street, Millfield, 8.30pm, c/c. Tel. 565 7593.
Tom McConville, Hall 2, The Sage Gateshead, 8pm, £7 to £13.50. Tel. 443 4661.
The Indicators, Harbour View Hotel, Seaham Harbour, 9pm, free. Tel. 581 2363.

STAGE
Comedy Night with Ned Kelly, Shamrock, North Bridge Street, Sunderland, 7.30pm, £5 (includes irish stew).
Magic Of Dance, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 7.30pm, £7.50 to £25. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.
Brassed Off, by Roy Allen, Royalty Theatre, off Chester Road, Sunderland, 7.30pm, £7.50. Tel. 565 7945.
Noel And Ivor, presented by Durham Musical Theatre Company, Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, 7.15pm, £10 to £12.50. Tel. 332 4041.
Club Class The Aviation Play, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £9 to £12. Tel. 454 1234.

CLUBBING
Groove Armarda,Tall Trees, Yarm, Teesside, 9pm to 4am. Tel. 0780 110 8395.

SAT 28TH JUNE

MUSIC
The Clair Marshall Experience, Steels Social Club, Peacock Street, Millfield, 8.30pm, c/c. Tel. 565 7593.
Buddahs, The Manor, High Street, Easington Lane, Houghton, 9pm, free.
Night Train (Guns 'n Roses), Hollymere, Leechmere Road, Grangetown, 9pm, free.
Next Pistols, plus guests, The Pemberton Arms, Cold Hesledon, Seaham, 9pm, free.
Reload, Whitburn Lodge, Mill Lane, Whitburn, 9pm, free.
Shebang, Paddy Whacks, Green Terrace, Sunderland, 9.30pm, free.
Dusty Tools, Plains Farm WMC, Premier Road, Sunderland, 8.30pm.
Journey plus guests, Metroradio Arena, Newcastle, 7.30pm, £38.50. Tel. 0844 493 6666.
Kookoonauts, Luma, Vine Place, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 5111.
Coulson Craggs Band, Victoria Gardens, Grangetown, Sunderland, 8.30pm.
Tumblin' Dice, The Newton Hall Pub, Carr House Drive, Newton Hall Estate, Durham, 9pm, free. Tel. 386 2691.
Terry Gorman, Duke of Albany, Albany, Washington, 9pm.
Mark Andrews, New Herrington WMC, Recreation Grounds, New Herrington, 8pm, c/c.
Supersonic, Houghton Buffs, Frederick Place, 8.30pm, £1.
China Crisis, The Acoustic Beatles, Ampitheatre, Sea Road, South Shields, 7pm, free.
Se Ganaim, Shamrock, North Bridge Street, Sunderland, 7.30pm, free.
Brass Neck, Times Inn, Stockton Road, Dalton-le-Dale, Seaham, 9pm, free.
Twango Bango Deluxe, Lord Clyde, Western Approach, South Shields, 9pm, free.
Platform 8, Garricks Head, Saville Street, North Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 296 6814.
Beckett, Jolly Steward, Fulwell Avenue, Marsden, 9pm, free. Tel. 427 2951.
Whole Hog, Mallard, Stockton Road, Seaham, 9pm, free. Tel. 581 2720.
Tumblin' Dice, Newton Hall, Carr House Drive, Newton Hall, Durham, 9pm, free. Tel. 386 2691.
Fishbone Mafia, Shamrox, Claypath, Durham, 9pm, free. Tel. 383 6951.
Jerrys Bands Night, Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk, Roker, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 3844.
The Caffreys, Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool, 8pm, c/c. Tel. 01429 424 440.
New Age Jam, The Star, Westgate Road, Newcastle, 9pm, free. Tel. 261 4343.
Happy Cats, Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0666.
The Flytes, Washington FC, Concord, Washington, 8pm, free. Tel. 417 7779.
Driving Rain, Woodlands, Vigo Lane, Rickleton, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 1083.
Asleep in Panama, plus guests,The Fishtank, Neville Street, Durham, 7.30pm, £3.
Sue Mitchell, The Beehive, Sedletch, Houghton, 9pm, free.
The Drifters, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £16.50 to £17.50. Tel. 454 1234.
Watershed, Vane Arms, Vane Street, Silksworth, 9pm, free.
In At The Deep End, The Albion, Ryhope Village, Ryhope, 9pm, free.
Sue Mitchell, The Beehive, Sedletch, Houghton, 9pm, free.

STAGE
Brassed Off, by Roy Allen, Royalty Theatre, off Chester Road, Sunderland, 7.30pm, £7.50. Tel. 565 7945.
The Merry Wives of Windsor, Open Air Theatre, Wallington Hall, Cambo, Morpeth, 7.30pm, Adult £15.00, Child £7.50. Bring your own picnics and chairs. Booking essential, Tel. 01670 773939.
Magic Of Dance, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, £7.50 to £25. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.
Noel And Ivor, presented by Durham Musical Theatre Company, Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, 2.15pm and 7.15pm, £10 to £12.50. Tel. 332 4041.
Talenstar Final 2008, City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle, 6pm, £8. Tel. 261 2606.

SUNDAY 29TH JUNE

MUSIC
Carnabys Yard, Grindon WMC, Gregory Road, 12.15pm.
Gypsy Thieves, The Ropery, Websters Bank, Deptford, 3.30pm, free. Tel. 514 7171.
Alcatraz House Band, Golden Fleece, Silksworth Terrace, Silksworth, Sunderland, 8pm, free.
Hokus Pokus, Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon, 9pm, free. Tel. 537 2921.
Alan Knights, Eureka, South Shields, 9pm, free.
Terry Gorman, Roker Hotel, Roker Terrace, Sunderland, 6pm, free. Tel. 567 1786.
Neill Rigg, Paddy Whacks, Green Terrace, Sunderland, 9.30pm, free.
Red Box, plus guests, Tavistock Bar, Sea Road, South Shields, 5pm, free. Tel. 455 6789.
Ady Ferguson And Jimmy Smith,The Black Horse, Rectory Bank, West Boldon, 8.30pm, free. Tel. 536 1814.
Past and Present, The Ship, Eighton Banks, Birtley, 8pm, free. Tel. 07795 414 901.
Facelift, Vane Arms, Vane Street, Silksworth, 6.30pm, free.
Nine, plus guests, Head Of Steam, Neville Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £2.Tel. 230 4236.
Rattlesnakes, Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 5675.
Black Rose, Marquis of Granby, Streetgate, Sunniside, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 488 0954.
Archie Brown And The Young Bucks, Tavistock Bar, Sea Road, South Shields, 7pm, free. Tel. 455 6789.
Red Box, Tavistock Bar, Sea Road, South Shields, 5pm, free. Tel. 455 6789.
Gladstone, The Star, Westgate Road, Newcastle, 4pm, free. Tel. 261 4343.

MONDAY 30TH JUNE

MUSIC
Sheila Hodgson, Brecon Folk Club, Smiths Arms, Brecon Hill, Castle Dene, Nr. Chester-le-Street, 8pm. Tel. 584 4282.

STAGE
Joseph, Sunderland Empire, 7.30pm, £12.50 to £26. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
Sleuth, by Anthony Shaffer, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 7.30pm, £7.50 to £23. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.

TUESDAY 1ST JULY

MUSIC
Matt Costa, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £7. Tel. 230 4474.
Woodface, Paddy Whacks, Green Terrace, Sunderland, 12 midnight, free.
Terry Gorman, Keelboat, Fatfield, Washington, 8.30pm, free.
Goldfrapp plus guests, Hall 1, The Sage Gateshead, 7.30pm, £25. Tel. 443 4661.

STAGE
Joseph, Sunderland Empire, 7.30pm, £12.50 to £26. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
The Cross And The Switchblade, presented by Saltmine Theatre Company, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £8 to £10. Tel. 454 1234.
Sleuth, by Anthony Shaffer, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 7pm, £7.50 to £23. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.

EVENTS
SalsaJive, Quayside Exchange, Wylam Wharf, Low Street, Sunderland, 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Tel. 536 9835.

WEDNESDAY 2ND JULYMUSIC

Where Echos Fall, Paper Street, Paddy Whacks, Green Terrace, Sunderland, 9.30pm, free.
Katy Freeway Band, Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 257 4831.
Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0666.
Behind Bars, Easy Street, Front Street, Chester Le Street, 9pm, free. Tel. 389 4102.
Adam Brown, Oonagh Cassidy, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £4. Tel. 230 4474.

STAGE
Joseph, Sunderland Empire, 7.30pm, £12.50 to £26. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
The Cross And The Switchblade, presented by Saltmine Theatre Company, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £8 to £10. Tel. 454 1234.
Sleuth, by Anthony Shaffer, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 7pm, £7.50 to £23. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.

EVENTS
Evening Dance 50/50, Usworth WMC, Washington, 8pm, £1. Tel. 417 8791.

CINEMA LIST
From Friday, June 27 to Thursday, July 3 (Week 26)

EMPIRE CINEMA, SUNDERLAND Tel: 0871 4714 714
Kung Fu Panda (U) Sat/Sun 11.40, 12.30, 1.50, 2.30, 4.00, 4.40.
Hancock (12A) Wed/Thur 11.30, 12.30, 1.30, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 4.30, 5.30, 6.30, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, 9.45.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PG) 10.30 (Sat/Sun), 11.30, 12.50, 1.40, 2.40, 3.00, 4.10, 5.10, 6.00, 7.30, 8.20, 9.10. VIP available 10.30 (Sat/Sun), 11.30, 1.40, 2.40, 5.10, 6.00, 8.20, 9.10.
Wanted (18) 12.20, 3.00, 5.40, 7.00, 8.30, 9.40. VIP available 12.20, 3.00, 5.40, 8.30.
The Edge of Love (15) 1.25, 3.55, 6.30, 9.00.
The Incredible Hulk (12A) 11.00 (Sat/Sun), 12.00, 1.30, 2.50, 4.20, 5.30, 8.10.
The Happening (15) 12.15 (Fri/Mon/Tue), 2.45 (Fri/Mon/Tue), 4.50 (Fri/Mon/Tue), 7.20 (not Wed/Thur), 9.45 (not Wed/Thur).
Sex and the City (15) 11.50 (Fri/Mon/Tue), 3.10 (Fri/Mon/Tue), 6.15 (not Wed/Thur), 9.30 (not Wed/Thur).
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (12A) 1.00 (not Wed/Thur), 3.50, 6.50 (not Wed/Thur), 9.45.
Teeth (18) Fri-Tue 9.50pm.
Superhero Movie (12A) 10.50 (Sat/Sun), 1.10, 3.20 (not Wed/Thur), 5.30 (not Wed/Thur), 7.40.
Adulthood (15) 1.20 (not Wed/Thur), 4.00 (not Wed/Thur), 7.40 (Wed/Thur only), 9.20 (not Wed/Thur).
Nim's Island (U) Sat/Sun 11.10am.
Bee Movie (U) Sat/Sun 10.30am.
Open Season (U) Sat/Sun 10.30am.


CINEWORLD, BOLDON Tel: 0871 2002000
Kung Fu Panda (PG) Sat/Sun 12.00, 1.00, 1.45, 2.10, 3.15, 3.55, 4.30, 5.30, 6.00.
Hancock (12A) Wed/Thur 11.05, 11.45, 12.30, 1.15, 2.00, 2.45, 3.30, 4.15, 5.00, 5.45, 6.30, 7.15, 8.00, 8.55, 9.30.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PG) 11.00, 1.15, 2.15, 4.30, 5.30, 7.45, 8.45.
Wanted (18) 12.20, 1.25, 3.00, 4.00, 5.40, 6.40, 8.30, 9.15.
The Edge of Love (15) 12.10, 2.50, 5.40, 8.20.
Teeth (18) Fri-Tue 12.40 (not Sat/Sun), 2.40 (not Sat/Sun), 4.45 (not Sat/Sun), 6.55, 9.00.
Adulthood (15) 1.30 (Fri/Mon/Tue), 3.50 (Fri/Mon/Tue), 6.15 (Fri/Mon/Tue), 9.10.
The Incredible Hulk (12A) 11.45 (Sat/Sun), 12.30, 2.10 (Sat/Sun), 3.10, 4.35 (Sat/Sun), 5.50, 8.35.
The Happening (15) 1.40 (not Sat/Sun), 4.20 (not Sat/Sun), 6.30 (not Sat/Sun), 9.05 (not Wed/Thur). Subtitled: Mon/Tue 1.40pm.
Sex and the City (15) 1.00 (Fri/Mon/Tue), 4.10 (Fri/Mon/Tue), 7.50.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (12A) 11.00, 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 (not Wed/Thur).
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (PG) Sat 10.30am.
The Water Horse (U) Sat 10.30am.
Alvin and the Chipmunks (U) Sat 10.30am.

CUSTOMS HOUSE, SOUTH SHIELDS Tel: (0191) 4541234
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PG) 1.15 (Sat/Sun), 1.30 (Wed), 4.15, 7.15.

GALA, DURHAM Tel: (0191) 3324041
The Chronicles of Narnia (PG) 10.55 (Sat), 2.00 (not Tue), 5.05, 8.10.
My Nikifor (12A, World Cinema) Mon 8.30pm.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PG, Golden Days Screening) Tue 12.30pm.

ODEON, METROCENTRE, GATESHEAD Tel: 0871 22 44 007
TYNESIDE CINEMA Tel: (0191) 232 8289
VUE HARTLEPOOL Tel: 08712 240240