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Friday 25th February 2022 at Live Lounge, Sunderland (photo by Tim Ross)
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All gigs start at 9pm and are FREE ENTRY unless stated otherwise

2024

55 gigs
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Sat 27 January – The Voyager, 145 Anderson Street, South Shields, NE33 2RJ
Sun 28 January @ 4.30pm – Shotton Comrades, Shotton Colliery, DH6 2QJ
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Sat 3 February @ 8.30pm – The Durham Ox, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8LG
Sun 4 February @ 4.30pm – The Penny Gill, Spennymoor, DL16 6QE
Sun 11 February @ 5.30pm – The Welcome Tavern, Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 2DW
Fri 16 February @ 8.45pm – Live Lounge, Park Lane, Sunderland, SR1 3JE
Sun 18 February @ 5pm – The Old Fox, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0HQ
Sun 25 February @ 5pm – Cleo’s Bar, 16 Park Lane, Sunderland, SR1 3NX
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Fri 1 March – The Station, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6RA
Sun 3 March @ 7.30pm – St. Peter’s Club, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2AB *** (Lenny & Martin performing as a DUO)
Fri 8 March – The Beamish Mary Inn, No Place, Beamish, Stanley, DH9 0QH
Sat 16 March – The Fat Ox, Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2TG
Sun 17 March @ 4.30pm – The Crook Hotel, Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HU
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Fri 5 April – The Black Horse, Front Street, Chester-le-Street, DH3 3AY
Sat 6 April @ 8.30pm – Whitley Bay Cricket Club, Hotspur Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE25 8RP
Fri 12 April – Angels Place, Church Street East, Sunderland, SR1 2BB
Sat 13 April – New Hartley Residents Club, New Hartley, Whitley Bay, NE25 0RL
Fri 19 April – The Black Horse, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, NE25 8DP
Sat 20 April – The Schooner, South Shore Road, Gateshead, NE8 3AF
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Fri 10 May – The Crown, Whickham, Gateshead, NE16 4DT
Sat 11 May @ 8.30pm – Heaton Buffs Club, Heaton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 1SD
Fri 17 May – The Garden Farm, Carlingford Road, Chester-le-Street, DH2 3EH
Sat 18 May – Private Party
Fri 31 May – The Gunners Club, 10-11 Mary Street, Sunderland, SR1 3NH
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Sat 1 June – The Voyager, 145 Anderson Street, South Shields, NE33 2RJ
Fri 28 June – The Moorcock, Burnhope Way, Peterlee, SR8 2HW
Sat 29 June @ 8.15pm – Dunston UTS F.C., Wellington Road, Dunston, NE11 9JL, Tickets sold out, no pay on door
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Friday 4th November 2022 at The Rose Inn, Wallsend (photo by Nicola Bowden)
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Fri 5 July @ 8.45pm – Live Lounge, Park Lane, Sunderland, SR1 3JE
Fri 12 July @ 8.45pm – The Big Jug, Claypath, Durham City, DH1 1RG
Sat 13 July – The Pelaw Inn, Shields Road, Pelaw, Gateshead, NE10 0QD
Fri 26 July – The Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, NE9 5SD
Sat 27 July – The Mill Tavern, Mill Lane, Hebburn, NE31 2EU
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Fri 2 August – The Beamish Mary Inn, No Place, Beamish, Stanley, DH9 0QH
Sat 3 August – Private Party
Fri 16 August – The Black Horse, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, NE25 8DP
Sat 17 August – The Fat Ox, Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2TG
Sat 31 August – The Blue Bell, Jesmond Vale, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 1PH
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Sat 7 September – The Old Fox, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0HQ
Sun 8 September @ 6pm – The Phoenix Tap, Hillheads Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 8HS
Fri 20 September – Byers Green Club, North Street, Spennymoor, DL16 7PU
Sat 21 September – The Coach & Horses, Leybourne Hold, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, DH3 1QF
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Sat 19 October @ 8.30pm – Heaton Buffs Club, Heaton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 1SD
Sun 20 October @ 8.15pm – St. Peter’s Club, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2AB
Fri 25 October @ 8.30pm – The Gunners Club, 10-11 Mary Street, Sunderland, SR1 3NH
Sun 27 October @ 4.30pm – Shotton Comrades, Shotton Colliery, DH6 2QJ
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Sat 2 November – The Pelaw Inn, Shields Road, Pelaw, Gateshead, NE10 0QD
Sun 3 November @ 4.30pm – The Crook Hotel, Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HU
Sat 9 November @ 8pm – The Ivy House, Worcester Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7AW
Sun 10 November @ 5.30pm – The Welcome Tavern, Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 2DW
Sun 17 November @ 4.30pm – The Penny Gill, Spennymoor, DL16 6QE
Fri 29 November – Private Party
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Fri 6 December – The Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, NE9 5SD
Sat 14 December – The Fat Ox, Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2TG
Fri 20 December – Angels Place, Church Street East, Sunderland, SR1 2BB
Sat 21 December – The Blue Bell, Jesmond Vale, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 1PH
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Saturday 18th December 2018 at The Ship Inn, Benton (photo by paul smith)
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All gigs start at 9pm and are FREE ENTRY unless stated otherwise

2025

44 gigs
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Sun 12 January @ 4.30pm – The Crook Hotel, Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HU
Sun 19 January @ 4.30pm – The Penny Gill, Spennymoor, DL16 6QE
Sun 26 January @ 6pm – The Phoenix Tap, Hillheads Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 8HS
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Sun 2 February @ 5pm – The Grey Horse, Old Penshaw Village, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7ER
Sat 8 February – The Coach & Horses, Leybourne Hold, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, DH3 1QF
Sun 9 February @ 5pm – Cleo’s Bar, 16 Park Lane, Sunderland, SR1 3NX
Fri 21 February @ 8.45pm – Live Lounge, Park Lane, Sunderland, SR1 3JE
Sun 23 February @ 5pm – The Old Fox, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0HQ
Fri 28 February @ 8.30pm – The Gunners Club, 10-11 Mary Street, Sunderland, SR1 3NH
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Sun 2 March @ 4pm – Whitley Bay Cricket Club, Hotspur Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE25 8RP
Fri 7 March – The Beamish Mary Inn, No Place, Beamish, Stanley, DH9 0QH
Sun 9 March @ 5.30pm – The Welcome Tavern, Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 2DW
Sun 16 March @ 4.30pm – Shotton Comrades, Shotton Colliery, DH6 2QJ
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Fri 4 April – The Crown, Whickham, Gateshead, NE16 4DT
Sat 5 April – New Hartley Residents Club, New Hartley, Whitley Bay, NE25 0RL
Sat 12 April @ 8.30pm – Heaton Buffs Club, Heaton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 1SD
Sun 13 April @ 5pm – The Golden Fleece, Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2AJ
Fri 25 April – The Moorcock, Burnhope Way, Peterlee, SR8 2HW
Sat 26 April – The Voyager, 145 Anderson Street, South Shields, NE33 2RJ
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Fri 2 May – The Big Jug, Claypath, Durham City, DH1 1RG
Sun 4 May @ 5pm til 6.10pm – CrookFEST 2025, “The Middle Marquee”, Crook Town AFC, DL15 9PW (Tickets Only)
Fri 23 May – The Garden Farm, Carlingford Road, Chester-le-Street, DH2 3EH
Sat 31 May – The Blue Bell, Jesmond Vale, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 1PH
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Sat 14 June @ 8pm – The Ivy House, Worcester Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7AW
Sun 29 June @ 6pm – The Phoenix Tap, Hillheads Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 8HS
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Sunday 19th March 2017 at The Cluny, Ouseburn (photo by Angi Wallace)
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Sat 12 July – The Fat Ox, Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2TG
Fri 18 July – The Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, NE9 5SD
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Sat 2 August – The Coach & Horses, Leybourne Hold, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, DH3 1QF
Fri 8 August @ 8.45pm – Live Lounge, Park Lane, Sunderland, SR1 3JE
Sat 30 August – The Pelaw Inn, Shields Road, Pelaw, Gateshead, NE10 0QD
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Fri 19 September – The Voyager, 145 Anderson Street, South Shields, NE33 2RJ
Sat 20 September – Byers Green Club, North Street, Spennymoor, DL16 7PU
Fri 26 September @ 8.30pm – The Gunners Club, 10-11 Mary Street, Sunderland, SR1 3NH
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Fri 3 October – The Beamish Mary Inn, No Place, Beamish, Stanley, DH9 0QH
Sat 4 October @ 8.30pm – Heaton Buffs Club, Heaton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 1SD
Fri 17 October – The Big Jug, Claypath, Durham City, DH1 1RG
Sun 19 October @ 5.30pm – The Welcome Tavern, Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 2DW
Sat 25 October – The Old Fox, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0HQ
Sun 26 October @ 4.30pm – The Crook Hotel, Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HU
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Fri 7 November – The Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, NE9 5SD
Sun 16 November @ 4.30pm – The Penny Gill, Spennymoor, DL16 6QE
Sun 23 November @ 4.30pm – Shotton Comrades, Shotton Colliery, DH6 2QJ
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Sun 7 December @ 5pm – The Golden Fleece, Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2AJ
Sat 13 December – The Fat Ox, Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2TG
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Sunday 6th April 2024 at Whitley Bay C.C. (photo by danielle amin)
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Gig Stats:
2023 54 gigs
2022 58 gigs
2021 32 gigs … Coronavirus Pandemic: gigs in July to December only
2020 23 gigs … Coronavirus Pandemic: 57 gigs cancelled out of 80 bookings
2019 79 gigs
2018 78 gigs
2017 74 gigs
2016 66 gigs
2015 58 gigs
2014 54 gigs … Tenth Line-Up: Martin Craggs replaces Tom Atkinson on guitar from April
2013 63 gigs
2012 34 gigs
2011 45 gigs
2010 51 gigs
2009 52 gigs
2008 49 gigs
2007 14 gigs … Ninth Line-Up: Tom Atkinson replaces Dave Lunn on guitar from June after a 6 months break
2006 23 gigs
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992 09 gigs … A 5-piece Tubesnake is launched and gigs for the first time on 12th September 1992
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“Music is your only friend. Until the end.”

Jim Morrison
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