THURS 5TH JUNE

MUSIC
Live Music, The Clarendon, High Street East, Sunderland, 8.30pm, free.
Faith Healer, The Grange, Newcastle Road, 9pm, free. Tel. 549 8962.
Se Ganainm, East Boldon Folk Club, Grey Horse, Front Street, East Boldon, 8pm, free.
The New Stories, Crippling Jack, The Amphitheatre, Sea Road, South Shields, 7pm, free.
New Age Jam, Easy Street, Front Street, Chester Le Street, 9pm, free. Tel. 389 4102.
River City Jazzmen, Marquis of Granby, Streetgate, Sunniside, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 488 0954.
Ed Miller, Shamrox, Claypath, Durham, 9pm, free. Tel. 383 6951.
Stomp 66, Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0666.
Moody Trainers, Fizgig Bandicoot, Is Shepherd, Rubicon Falls, Head Of Steam, Neville Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £4. Tel. 230 4236.
Yazoo, City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle, 7.30pm, £45.Tel. 261 2606.
Snake Davis, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £12.50. Tel. 230 4474.
Isla Grant, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £11 to £12.50. Tel. 454 1234.
Sour Mash Trio, The Black Horse, Rectory Bank, West Boldon, 8.30pm, free. Tel. 536 1814.

STAGE
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunderland Empire, 7.30pm, £14 to £39.50. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
Thu 5 June & Sat 7 June (2pm matinee)
A Midsummer Night's Dream, (Benjamin Britten), Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 7.15pm, £13,50 to £51. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.

EVENTS
Dog obedience/socialisation classes, Scout hut, Crow Lane, East Herrington, from 6.30pm onwards. Call Jo on 07929 354 473.
Quiz, Times Inn, Stockton Road, Dalton-le-Dale, Seaham, 8.30pm.

FRI 6TH JUNE

MUSIC
Sugar B's, The Ropery, Websters Bank, Deptford, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 7171.
Poor Boys, Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon, 9pm, free. Tel. 537 2921.
1977, Pemberton Arms, Cold Hesledon, Seaham, 9pm, free. Tel. 581 2791.
Reload, Blakeneys, Doxford Park, Sunderland, 9pm, free.
The Note, Steels Social Club, Peacock Street, Millfield, 8.30pm, c/c. Tel. 565 7593.
Covered Tracks, The Hollymere, Leechmere Road, Sunderland, 9pm, free.
Cara Dillon, Hall Two, The Sage Gateshead, 8pm, £7 to £16.50. Tel. 443 4661.
Dave Ridley, Whitburn Lodge, Mill Lane, Whitburn, 9pm, free.
The Bergen String Quartet, Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, 7.45pm, £7 to £9. Tel. 454 1234.
The Monologues, Paddy Whacks, Green Terrace, Sunderland, 9.30pm, free.
Only Human, Lord Clyde, Western Approach, South Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 455 8219.
Mid Life Crisis, Iron Gorilla, The Fishtank, Neville Street, Durham, 7pm, £3.
Green Room, Guide Post, North Road, Ryhope, 9pm, free.
Magenta Thieves, Garricks Head, Saville Street, North Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 296 6814.
Gladstone, Keelboat, Fatfield, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 3896.
Faith Healer, Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 257 4831.
Six Nowt, O'Neils, Neville Street, Newcastle, 7.30pm. Tel. 261 7921.
Jo James Band, Ox And Plough, Oxclose Village, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 0170.
FM, Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk, Roker, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 3844.
Feed The Bear, The Star, Westgate Road, Newcastle, 9pm, free. Tel. 261 4343.
Sabbatica, Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0666.
The Suzerains, Washington FC, Concord, Washington, 8pm, free. Tel. 417 7779.
Jeepers Peepers, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm. Tel. 230 4474.
The Bergen String Quartet, Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, 7.45pm, £7 to £9. Tel. 332 4041.
Northern Soul Night, Brewsters Arms, Front Street, Hetton, 7.30pm, free.
Billy Black Band, Houghton Buffs, Frederick Place, 8.30pm, £4.
Witchkraft, Britannia, Houghton, 9pm, free.

STAGE
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunderland Empire, 7.30pm, £14 to £39.50. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
Pete Peverley as Bobby Thompson, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £9 to £11. Tel. 454 1234.
Romeo Et Juliette (Charles Gounod), Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 7.15pm, £13.50 to £51. Tel. 08448 11 21 21. (Sung in French with English titles).

EVENTS
An Evening Of Clairvoyance with Sean Roper, a tribute night in aid of Sunderland Murder Victims, Quayside Exchange, High Street East, Sunderland, 7.30pm, £6 door. Tel. 0798 467 0924.

SAT 7TH JUNE

MUSIC
Green Room, The Manor, High Street, Easington Lane, 9pm, free.
Plain Jane, Steels Social Club, Peacock Street, Millfield, 8.30pm, c/c. Tel. 565 7593.
Drivin' Rain, Whitburn Lodge, Mill Lane, Whitburn, 9pm, free.
Concert by the Bishopwearmouth Choral Society with Bishopwearmouth Young Singers, Sunderland Minster, 7.30pm, £5 to £10. Tel. 567 4066.
Morcheeba plus guests, Hall One, The Sage Gateshead, £7 to £19.50. Tel. 443 4661.
Steve Howe Trio, Hall 2, The Sage Gateshead, 8pm, £7 to £13.50.
Red Box, Duke of Albany, Albany, Washington, 9pm.
5 Strung Out, Paddy Whacks, Green Terrace, Sunderland, 9.30pm, free.
Live Band, Houghton Rock 'n' Roll Club, Sports Centre, Station Road, 7pm.
Paul Robeson performed by Eddie Gratton and George Hetherington, Ewesley Road Methodist Church, 7pm, £3. All proceeds to MS Society, Sunderland Branch.Mid Life Crisis, Iron Gorilla, The Fishtank, Neville Street, Durham, 7.30pm.
Pineapple Head, Sour Mash Trio, The Amphitheatre, Sea Road, South Shields, 7pm, free.
Funky Buddhas, The Newton Hall Pub, Carr House Drive, Newton Hall Estate, Durham, 9pm, free. Tel. 386 2691. Dave Moffatt, Times Inn, Stockton Road, Dalton-le-Dale, 9pm, free.
Watershed, Garricks Head, Saville Street, North Shields, 9pm.
The Me Me's, Lord Clyde, Western Approach, South Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 455 8219.
Watershed, Garricks Head, Saville Street, North Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 296 6814.
Road Dogs, Jolly Miller, Durham Road, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 7747.
George Wild, Jolly Steward, Fulwell Avenue, Marsden, 9pm, free. Tel. 427 2951.
Gladstone, Magnesia Bank, Camden Street, North Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 257 4831.
FM, Moonshiners Rally, Wingate Farm, off A19, Wingate, Peterlee, 9pm, tickets. Tel. 07883 006793.
Funky Buddhas, Newton Hall, Carr House Drive, Newton Hall, Durham, 9pm, free. Tel. 386 2691.
England Screaming, Shamrox, Claypath, Durham, 9pm, free. Tel. 383 6951.
Mick Pini Band, Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool, 8pm, c/c. Tel. 01429 424 440.
Damascus, The Star, Westgate Road, Newcastle, 9pm, free. Tel. 261 4343.
Dek Jackson, Beehive, Sedletch, Houghton, 9pm, free.
Drongos from Europe, Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0666.
The Monologues, Washington FC, Concord, Washington, 8pm, free. Tel. 417 7779.
Whole Hog, Woodlands, Vigo Lane, Rickleton, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 1083.
Dead Miles plus guests, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £5. Tel. 230 4474.
No Album Reviews, Clysis, The Angel, Crossgate, Durham, 8pm.
Gaynor Marie, New Herrington WMC, Recreation Grounds, New Herrington, 8pm, c/c.
Double Trouble, Houghton Buffs, Frederick Place, 8.30pm, £1.
The Source, Vane Arms, Vane Street, Silksworth, 9pm, free.

STAGE
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunderland Empire, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, £14 to £39.50. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
Time: 7.30pm, 6:30pm pre-concert introduction
The Southbank Gamelan Players, Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, 7.30pm, £5 to £12. Tel. 332 4041.
A Night At The Opera, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £8 to £10. Tel. 454 1234.
Macbeth (Giuseppe Verdi), Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 7.15pm, £13.50 to £51. Tel. 08448 11 21 21. (Sung in Italian with English titles).
A Midsummer Night's Dream, (Benjamin Britten), Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 2pm, £13,50 to £51. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.
Thomas Saves the Day, Thomas And FriendsTM Live, Metroradio Arena, Newcastle, 11am, 2pm, from £17.50. Tel. 0844 493 6666.

EVENTS
Craft Fair, Arts Centre, Biddick Lane, Fatfield, Washington, 10am to 4pm, free. Tel. 219 3455.
Jump And Jive, Houghton Rock And Roll Club, Sports Complex, Station Road, Houghton, 7pm, £4. Tel. 584 3718.

SUN 8TH JUNE

MUSIC
Longsands, Grindon WMC, Gregory Road, Grindon, 12.15pm.
Spitting Vicars, The Ropery, Websters Bank, Deptford, 3.30pm, free. Tel. 514 7171.
The Glammed, The Clarendon, High Street East, Sunderland, 3.30pm, free.
Snagsby, Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon, 9pm, free. Tel. 537 2921.
Knee Jerk Reaction, Luma, Vine Place, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 5111.
Krisis, Borough, Vine Place, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 5675.
Richard Gardner, Paddy Whacks, Green Terrace, Sunderland, 9.30pm, free.
Dave Whiffin Band, Marquis of Granby, Streetgate, Sunniside, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 488 0954.
This Machine, Roker Hotel, Roker Terrace, Sunderland, 6pm, free. Tel. 567 1786.
Grand Charity Gig (8 bands), Tavistock Bar, Sea Road, South Shields, 1pm, free. Tel. 455 6789.
Poor Boys, Times Inn, Stockton Road, Dalton-le-Dale, Seaham, 8.30pm, free.
Borderland, The Star, Westgate Road, Newcastle, 4pm, free. Tel. 261 4343.
Q without U plus guests, Head Of Steam, Neville Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £3. Tel. 230 4236.
Jen Stevens And A Hiccup, The Black Horse, Rectory Bank, West Boldon, 8.30pm, free. Tel. 536 1814.
The Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers, City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle, 4pm, £8 to £10. Tel. 261 2606.
Classic Sinatra with the Northern Sinfonia, Hall 1, The Sage Gateshead, 7.30pm, £7 to £23.50. Tel. 443 4661.
Live Band, Vane Arms, Vane Street, Silksworth, 9pm, free.

STAGE
Asda Colleagues Stars In Their Eyes, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7pm, £3.50. Tel. 454 1234.
Thomas Saves the Day, Thomas And FriendsTM Live, Metroradio Arena, Newcastle, 11am, 2pm, from £17.50. Tel. 0844 493 6666.

MONDAY 9TH JUNE

MUSIC
Backshift, Brecon Folk Club, Smiths Arms, Brecon Hill, Castle Dene, Nr. Chester-le-Street, 8pm. Tel. 584 4282.
Modernaire, The Fishtank, Neville Street, Durham, 9pm, free.
Generator Transit, Head Of Steam, Neville Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £3. Tel. 230 4236.

STAGE
Relatively Speaking, starring Peter Bowles, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 7.30pm, £7.50 to £25. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.

TUES 10TH JUNE

MUSIC
White Lion, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £13. Tel. 230 4474.
Woodface, Paddy Whacks, Green Terrace, Sunderland, around midnight.

STAGE
Relatively Speaking, starring Peter Bowles, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 7.30pm, £7.50 to £25. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.

WED 11TH JUNE

MUSIC
Die Die Die, Stop Hitting Yourself, Head Of Steam, Neville Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £4. Tel. 230 4236.
Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, Hall 1, The Sage Gateshead, 7.30pm, £7 to £19.50. Tel. 443 4661.
Get Vegas, Paddy Whacks, Green Terrace, Sunderland, 9.30pm, free.

STAGE
The Likely Lads, written by Dick Clement And Ian La Frenais, Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, 7.30pm, £12 to £15. Tel. 332 4041.
Riot, by Peter Mortimer, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £7 to £9. Tel. 454 1234.
Relatively Speaking, starring Peter Bowles, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, 7.30pm, £7.50 to £25. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.


CINEMA LIST

From Friday, June 6 to Thursday, June 12

EMPIRE CINEMA, SUNDERLAND Tel: 0871 4714 714
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (12A): 10.30 (Sat/Sun only), 11.30, 12.30, 1.30, 2.30, 3.30, 4.30, 5.30, 6.30, 7.30, 8.30, 9.30. VIP seats available.
Sex And The City (15): 11.40, 12.10, 1.10, 2.50, 3.50, 4.50, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.10. VIP seats available.
Superhero Movie (12A): 11.45, 1.45, 3.45, 5.45, 7.45, 9.45.
Prom Night (15): 12.00 (not Sat/Sun), 2.10, 4.20, 6.40, 9.50.
Gone Baby Gone (15): 12.50 (not Sat/Sun), 3.20, 6.10, 8.45.
Ironman (12A): Sat/Sun 10.45, Fri-Wed 1.25, 4.10, 6.50, 9.20.
Harold And Kumar – Escape from Guantanamo Bay (18): 12.40 (not Sat/Sun/Wed), 3.00 (Fri-Wed only), 5.20 (Fri-Wed only), 7.40 (Fri-Wed only), 9.55.
Speed Racer (PG): Sat/Sun 12.20.
What Happens In Vegas (12A): 11.50, 2.40, 4.45, 7.15, 9.40.
Nim's Island (U): Sat/Sun 10.50, 12.55.
The Incredible Hulk (12A): Thur 12.30, 1.30, 3.10, 4.10, 5.50, 6.50, 8.20, 9.20. VIP seats available.
Shrek 3 (PG): Sat/Sun 10.30am.
The Ugly Duckling And Me (U): 10.30am.


CINEWORLD, BOLDON Tel: 0871 2002000
The Incredible Hulk (12A) Thur 12.40, 1.10, 3.20, 3.50, 6.00, 6.30, 8.40, 9.10.
Superhero Movie (12A): 12.00, 2.15, 4.30, 6.45, 9.00.
Prom Night (15) 12.15, 2.30, 4.45, 7.00, 9.15. Audio described/subtitled Sun 2.30, Mon 7.00.
Gone Baby Gone (15): 12.45, 3.25, 6.05, 8.45.
Sex And The City (15) 11.00, 1.45 (not Thur), 2.10, 4.15, 5.00 (not Thur, 5.30, 7.30, 8.15 (not Thur), 8.45.
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (12A): 11.00 (not Thur), 11.45, 12.30 (not Sat/Sun), 1.15, 2.00 (not Thur), 2.45, 3.30 (not Sat/Sun), 4.15, 5.00 (not Thur), 5.45, 6.30, 7.15, 8.00 (not Thur), 8.45, 9.15.
Harold And Kumar – Escape From Guatanamo Bay (18): 1.30pm.
Speed Racer – Digital Presentation (PG): Sat/Sun 11.30, 2.30.
What Happens In Vegas (12A): Fri-Wed 11.05, 4.15, 6.35.
Iron Man (12A) Fri-Wed 1.25, 8.55.
Nim's Island (U): Sat/Sun 11am.
Dasvatharam (TBC): Thur 12.15, 4.15, 8.15.
Shrek The Third (U): Sat 10am.
Penelope (U): Sat 10am.
Alvin And the Chipmunks (U): Sat 10am.


CUSTOMS HOUSE, SOUTH SHIELDS Tel: (0191) 4541234
Indiana Jones And the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (12A): 4.15 (Thur only), 7.00.
Superhero Movie (12A): 1.00 (Sat/Sun only), 3.00 (Sat/Sun only), 5.00.
The Incredible Hulk (12A): Thur 7.00.


GALA, DURHAM Tel: (0191) 3324041
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (12A): 12.30 (Sat only), 3.10, 5.50, 8.30 (Not Thur).
Sex And The City (15): 2.00, 5.05, 8.10 (Not Mon). Audio described Wed 5.05.
I'm a Cyborg (15) Mon 8.30.
Pride And Prejudice (15): Tue 12.30.


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