By Niamh Christian COVID-19 hasn't been enjoyable for anyone. Being stuck at home, unable to see friends and family plus the multiple industries that have been put under intense pressure to keep themselves from closure. One industry that has been affected the most is the events and music industry. With 556 venues at risk of closure... Continue Reading →
By Josephine Canham (Northern Noise) On Saturday night, North East and mercury prize nominated band, Lanterns on the Lake, took to the stage at the Sage Gateshead to perform this year’s first and only live version of their latest album, ‘Spook the Heard’. With plans for the show originally to be performed to a safe,... Continue Reading →
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By Erin McGroovy I imagined my first endeavour back into live music after this pandemic going a little differently. I pictured everything back to normal, packed in like sardines, shoulder to shoulder with a sweaty raver on my left and someone’s 60 odd year-old dad on my right – united together for the evening by... Continue Reading →
By Ryan Wallace Virgin Money graces Newcastle with the UK’s first socially distanced music venue. I have no doubts that the people reading this article will surely miss the live concerts we all enjoyed before the invasion of covid and subsequent lockdown. Though online concerts and live streams have helped to put live music out... Continue Reading →
Women In Music, based in the North East. 