THURS 11TH SEPTEMBER

MUSIC
Whey Aye C/DC, The Grange Hotel, Newcastle Road, Sunderland, 9pm, free.
Accoustic Showcase, TJ Doyles, (formerly Winstons), Hanover Place, Deptford, 8.30pm. Tel. 0751 772 6285.
Bryn Christopher, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £7.50.
Russ Tippins, Jolly Steward, Fulwell Avenue, South Shields, 9pm, free. Tel. 427 2951.
The Bitter Seeds, Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0666.
Rattlers Acoustic, Woodlands, Vigo Lane, Rickleton, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 1083.
Dave Fudge, The Mile, Mile End Road, South Shields Centre, 9pm, free. Tel. 454 7495.
Doug MacLeod (USA), The Cricket Club, Sunderland Road, East Boldon, 8pm, £10. Tel. 0776 563 4041.

STAGE
Good Mourning Mrs. Brown, Sunderland Empire, 7.30pm, £13.50 to £22.50. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
Varney The Vampire, Westovians, Pier Pavilion, Pier Parade, South Shields, 7.30pm, £3.50 to £4.50. Tel. 454 6612.
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, varying times, £7.50 to £30. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.
Autumn Days/Second Wind, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, £8 to £10. Tel. 454 1234.

EVENTS
Quiz, Half Way House, Southwick Road, Sunderland, 8.30pm, free.
Psychic Fayre with Sean Roper plus 2 others, Cafe 82, Sea Road, Fulwell, 8.30pm to 11pm, £4 (door).Tel. 0794 376 1635.Hypnotist Aaron Lodge, Vane Arms, Vane Street, Silksworth, 8.30pm, free.
Karaoke/Disco, Hunters Lodge, Silksworth Lane, Silksworth, 8pm.

FRIDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER

MUSIC
101's Britpop tribute, The Ropery, Websters Bank, Deptford, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 7171.
Riot, Steels Social Club, Peacock Street, Millfield, 8.30pm, c/c. Tel. 565 7593.
Whey Aye C/DC, Pemberton Arms, Cold Hesledon, Seaham, 9pm, free.
Grumpy Old Men, Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon, 9pm, free. Tel. 537 2921.
Shang Hai, Lord Clyde, Western Approach, South Shields, 9pm, free.
Jeepers Peepers, The Cluny, Lime Street, Newcastle, 8pm, £5.
Scott Keirs, Whitburn, Lodge, Mill Lane, Whitburn, 9pm, free.
Scratch The Surface, The Hollymere, Leechmere Road, Grangetown, 9pm, free. Tel. 521 3809.
Tubesnake, Hearts Of Oak, Oakerside Drive, Peterlee, 9pm, free.Alexanders Palace, New Herrington Club, Recreation Grounds, New Herrington, 7pm, £3. Tel. 584 1122.
Behind Bars, Keelboat, Stockfold, Fatfield, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 3896.
Six Nowt, Music Rooms, North Bridge Street, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 07592 211 682.
Green Room, Harbour View, Seaham, 9pm, free.
Dead Dogs Fight, O'Neill's, Neville Street, Newcastle, 7pm, free. Tel. 261 7921.
Vostoks, Ox And Plough, Oxclose Village, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 0170.
Mississippi Sheiks, Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk, Roker, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 3844.
Gaslighters, The Star, Westgate Road, Newcastle, 9pm, free. Tel. 261 4343.
The Glammed, Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0666.
Rattlers, Houghton Buffs, Frederick Place, Houghton, 8.30pm, c/c.
27 Side Effects, Duke Of Cumberland, Sunderland Road, Felling, 9pm, free.

STAGE
Good Mourning Mrs. Brown, Sunderland Empire, 7.30pm, £13.50 to £22.50. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
Varney The Vampire, Westovians, Pier Pavilion, Pier Parade, South Shields, 7.30pm, £3.50 to £4.50. Tel. 454 6612.
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, varying times, £7.50 to £30. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.
Autumn Days/Second Wind, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £8 to £10. Tel. 454 1234.

EVENT
The Full Monty plus drag Adrian James, The Inn Place, Knollside Close, Hall Farm, 7.30pm, £6 ticket. Tel. 528 3786.
Line Dancing with Richard Palmer, Humbledon and Plains Farm WMC, Premier Road, Plains Farm, 8.30pm.
Amp And Dek's Karaoke, Blue Bell, Ryhope Street South, Ryhope, 7.30pm. Tel. 521 0489.

SAT 13TH SEPTEMBER

GIGS
T-Rox, Farringdon WMC, 8.30pm, c/c.
Slipstream Duo, The Inn Place, Knollside Close, Hall Farm, 8pm, free. Tel. 528 3786.
James Walker, Beehive, Sedletch, Houghton, 9pm, free.
Drivin Rain, Whitburn, Lodge, Mill Lane, Whitburn, 9pm, free.
Reach Out, Steels Social Club, Peacock Street, Millfield, 8.30pm, c/c. Tel. 565 7593.
Steve Gascoigne, TJ Doyle's, Hanover Place, Deptford, 8.30pm, free.
The Whole Hog, Vane Arms, Vane Street, Silksworth, 8.30pm, free.
Chris James, New Herrington Club, Recreation Grounds, New Herrington, 8pm, £1. Tel. 584 1122.
Prognosis, Lord Clyde, Western Approach, South Shields, 9pm, free.
Alcatraz House Band, The Manor, High Street, Easington Lane, 9pm, free. Tel. 526 1500.
Headhunters (blues), Blakeneys, Wm. Morrisons Centre, Doxford Park, 9pm.
The Rogues, Music Rooms, North Bridge Street, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 07592 211 682.
The Roosters, Shamrox, Claypath, Durham, 9pm, free. Tel. 383 6951.
The Fibbers, Smugglers Bar, Marine Walk, Roker, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 3844.
Floyd 2, Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool, 8pm, c/c. Tel. 01429 424 440.
The Force, The Mallard, Stockton Road, Seaham, 9pm, free. Tel. 581 2720.
Lee Bates and Billy Newton, The Saltgrass, Hanover Place, Deptford, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 565 7229.
Worlds Apart, Houghton Buffs, Frederick Place, Houghton, 8.30pm, c/c.
Head Hunters, Blakeneys, Wm. Morrison Centre, Doxford Park, 9pm, free.
The Janitors, Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, 9pm, free. Tel. 487 0666.
Steve Daggett, Times Inn, Stockton Road, Dalton Le Dale, Seaham, 9pm, free. Tel. 581 6606.
Knee Jerk Reaction, Woodlands, Vigo Lane, Rickleton, Washington, 9pm, free. Tel. 416 1083.
Feed The Bear, The Britannia, Houghton, 9pm, free.

STAGE
Good Mourning Mrs. Brown, Sunderland Empire, 7.30pm, £13.50 to £22.50. Tel. 0870 602 1130.
Varney The Vampire, Westovians, Pier Pavilion, Pier Parade, South Shields, 7.30pm, £3.50 to £4.50. Tel. 454 6612.
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle, varying times, £7.50 to £30. Tel. 08448 11 21 21.
Autumn Days/Second Wind, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, £8 to £10. Tel. 454 1234.

SUN 14TH SEPTEMBER

MUSIC
Avatar, Grindon Broadway WMC, Gregory Road, Grindon, 12.15pm.
Robot Elvis, The Ropery, Websters Bank, Deptford, 3.30pm, free. Tel. 514 7171.
The Fallen, The Golden Fleece, Silksworth Terrace, Silksworth, 8pm, free. Tel. 523 8735.
FM, Sleepers, Station Approach, East Boldon, 9pm, free. Tel. 537 2921.
Brian Kennedy, Gala Theatre, Millenium Place, Durham, 7.30pm, £13 to £15. Tel. 332 4041.
Borderland, Luma, Vine Place, Sunderland, 9pm, free. Tel. 514 5111.
TTS, Vane Arms, Vane Street, Silksworth, 7pm, free.
Billy Irvine, Houghton Buffs, Frederick Place, Houghton, 8.30pm, c/c.
Sour Mash Trio, The Black Horse, West Boldon, 8.30pm, free. Tel. 536 1814.
Dave Alexander, Steels Social Club, Peacock Street, Millfield, 8.30pm, c/c. Tel. 565 7593.
One Night of Queen, Sunderland Empire, 7.30pm, £17.50. Tel. 0870 602 1130.

EVENTS
Quiz, Hunters Lodge, Silksworth Lane, Silksworth, 8pm.


MON 15TH SEPTEMBER

MUSIC
Nicky McKenzie, Davy Lamp, The Brickgarth, Easington Lane, 6.30pm, free. Tel. 526 4071.
All That Jazz-A Tribute to Bob Fosse, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £8.50 to £10. Tel. 454 1234.

EVENTS
Beginners Yoga, Quaker Meeting House, Roker Park Road, Sunderland, 5.30pm to 6.30pm, £3, Intermediate class, 6.30pm to 8.30pm, £5.Tel 07940 588117.(Every Monday)

TUES 16TH SEPT

MUSIC
All That Jazz-A Tribute to Bob Fosse, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £8.50 to £10. Tel. 454 1234.

STAGE
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Sunderland Empire, 7.30pm, £10 to £32.50. Tel. Tel. 0870 602 1130.

EVENTS
Meeting of Friends of Mowbray Park, Committee Room 5, Civic Centre, 6.30pm. Tel. 548 9976.

WED 17TH SEPTEMBER

MUSIC
Eddie Charles, Steels Social Club, Peacock Street, Millfield, 8.30pm, c/c. Tel. 565 7593.
All That Jazz-A Tribute to Bob Fosse, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, 7.30pm, £8.50 to £10. Tel. 454 1234.

STAGE
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Sunderland Empire, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, £10 to £32.50. Tel. Tel. 0870 602 1130.

EVENTS
Line Dancing with Jim Fallon, Humbledon and Plains Farm WMC, Premier Road, Plains Farm, 8.30pm.

CINEMA LIST

From Friday, September 12 to Thursday, September 18

EMPIRE CINEMA, SUNDERLAND Tel: 0871 4714 714
Pineapple Express (15) 11.00 (Sat/Sun only), 1.40, 4.20, 7.00, 9.40. VIP seating available.
The Women (12A) 1.10, 3.40, 6.15, 8.50.
Eden Lake (15) 12.45, 3.10, 5.20, 7.30, 9.45.
The Duchess (12A) 12.35, 5.15, 5.40, 8.10.
Disaster Movie (12A) 10.45 (Sat/Sun only), 12.50, 3.00, 5.10, 7.20, 9.30. VIP seating available.
Rock N Rolla (15) 12.50, 3.50, 6.30, 9.10. VIP seating available.
Bangkok Dangerous (18) 9.00pm.
Mamma Mia! (PG) 10.35 (Sat/Sun only), 1.00, 3.30, 6.00, 8.30. Audio described and subtitled Mon 1.00, 6.00.
Step Brothers (15) 12.40, 2.50, 5.15, 7.25, 9.40.
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (12A) 1.15 (not Sat/Sun), 4.00 (not Sat/Sun), 6.45, 9.20.
The Dark Knight (12A) Fri-Tue 3.10, 8.45.
The Strangers (15) 12.30 (not Sat/Sun), 2.40, 4.45, 7.50, 9.55.
Get Smart (12A) Fri-Tue 12.45, 6.20.
The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (12A) Sat/Sun 4.00.
Wild Child (12A) 11.30 (Sat/Sun only), 1.50, 4.10, 6.40.
Wall-E (U) Sat/Sun 12.00.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (PG) Sat/Sun 11.10, 1.30.
Space Chimps (PG) Sat/Sun 11.05am.
Tropic Thunder (15) Wed/Thur only 1.20, 3.45, 6.10, 8.40.
Underdog (PG) Sat/Sun 10.30am.
The Game Plan (PG) Sat/Sun 10.30am.

CINEWORLD, BOLDON Tel: 0871 2002000
Tropic Thunder (15) Wed/Thur only 11.00, 1.20, 3.50, 6.20, 9.00.
Pineapple Express (15) 11.00, 1.25, 4.00, 6.40, 9.15.
The Women (12A) 12.00, 2.45, 5.30, 8.15.
Eden Lake (18) 12.15 (not Sat/Sun), 2.30, 4.45. 7.05, 9.20.
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas (12A) 11.05, 1.15, 3.40, 6.00, 8.30.
Somers Town (12A) Digital presentation 3.55, 5.40, 7.25, 9.20.
Rock N Rolla (15) 1.20, 3.55, 6.25, 9.05.
Disaster Movie (12A) 11.00, 1.00, 3.00, 5.00, 7.00.
The Duchess (12A) 12.55, 3.20, 5.45, 8.15.
Step Brothers (15) 11.15 (not Sat/Sun), 1.40 (not Wed/Thur), 4.10, 6.30 (not Wed/Thur), 8.55. Audio described 11.15, 1.40, 4.10, 6.30, 8.55. Subtitled performances 1.40 (Sun only), 4.10 (Mon only).
The Strangers (15) 12.15 (Fri/Mon/Tue only), 2.15, 4.40 (not Wed/Thur), 6.50, 9.00 (not Wed/Thur).
Get Smart (12A) Sat/Sun 11.50am.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (12A) 11.00, 1.25.
Mamma Mia! (PG) 11.15, 2.00, 4.35, 7.30.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (PG) Sat/Sun 12.05pm.
The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (12A): Sat/Sun 11.20am.
Space Chimps (U) Sat/Sun 11am.
The Dark Knight (12A) 9pm.
Wall-E (U) Sat/Sun 11am.
Bee Movie (U) Sat 10.15am.
Nim's Island (U) Sat 10.15am.
Horton Hears A Who! (U) Sat 10.15am.

CUSTOMS HOUSE, SOUTH SHIELDS Tel: (0191) 4541234
Get Smart (12A) 5.00 (not Fri), 8.00.
Mamma Mia! (PG) Mon-Thur 1.30pm.

GALA, DURHAM Tel: (0191) 3324041
The Woman (12A) 3.10 (not Sun), 5.45, 8.20.
Space Chimps (U) 11.30 (Sat only), 1.20 (Sat only), 3.55 (Sun only).
The Duchess (12A) 1.30 (Sat only), 3.30, 6.00, 8.30 (not Mon/Wed).
Julet et Jim (PG) Mon 8.30pm.
The Lady Vanishes (U) Tue 12.30pm.
The Third Man (PG) Wed 8.30pm.


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