5 of the best
Artists scheduled to appear at your regional venues
Gary Barlow – Music Played
1 by Humans tour
Newcastle Utilita Arena, Saturday December 18
Gary will hit the road with a full orchestra bringing to life songs from his new album Music Played By Humans as well as hits from his threedecade spanning career. Gary will be joined by very special guest Leona Lewis. “I’m so happy to have Leona join the tour, she’s such a talented singer,” said Gary. “I’ve missed performing so much last year. I’m just really looking forward to getting out there and seeing everyone again. I’m excited to think about how the new songs on the album will sound live and with an audience. I can’t wait to see you all next year.”
Tickets: ticketmaster.co.uk & gigsandtours.com
Grayson Perry 2
O2 City Hall, Newcastle, Wednesday September 2
Let Grayson take you through an enlightening and eyewatering evening in which this kind of existentialism descends from worthiness to silliness. You’ll leave safe and warm in the knowledge that nothing really matters anyway.
Join Grayson as he asks, and possibly answers, these big questions in an evening sure to distract you from the very meaninglessness of life in the way only a man in a dress can.
Born in Essex in 1960, Grayson has had a career spanning 40 years. From his A House for Essex, a permanent building constructed in the North Essex countryside in 2015, to Grayson Perry’s Big American Road Trip – a three-part documentary travelogue in which he explored the meaning of the American Dream today – and Grayson’s Art Club, which brought the nation together during lockdown through art, making new works and hosting masterclasses,
Perry is an expert in making lemonade out of the mundanity of life.
Tickets from venues’ websites
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Mrs Brown’s D’Live Show Bonus Arena Hull, Monday June 7, Tuesday June 8 and Wednesday June 9; Sheffield City Hall, Tuesday July 6 and Wednesday July 7 Mrs Brown’s Boys promises to take audiences on an exhilarating and sidesplitting adventure. Its creator and star Brendan O’Carroll said: “It’s the funniest thing I’ve ever written. Even I laugh and I know what’s coming
next.”
Mrs Brown’s Boys was voted No 1 Sitcom of the 21st Century, Tickets: https://www. viagogo.co.uk
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The Overtones 10th Anniversary Tour
City Hall, Newcastle, Saturday December 11 Multi-platinum selling vocal harmony group have five top ten albums and ten sold-out UK tours to their name.
Tickets: https:// www.viagogo. co.uk
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Paw Patrol
Utilita Arena, Newcastle, Saturday June 26 at 10.30am, 1.30pm and 4.30pm When Mayor Goodway is nowhere to be found on the day of the Great Adventure
Bay Race, the pups come to the rescue. Join Ryder, Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Zuma, Skye and Everest live on stage. It shows that ‘no job is too big, no pup is too small’ and shares lessons for all ages about citizenship.