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 Sunday 8th August @ The O2 Academy,  Newcastle

Please note that there is circle seating plus standing on the main floor.

Both areas are £20.00

Eric Burdon

We are delighted to announce the return of legendary Animals front man, Eric Burdon to play a gig in Newcastle on Sunday 8th August. It has been over eight years since Burdon performed in Newcastle when he thrilled two thousand ecstatic fans. Still working very hard and touring the world every year, Burdon’s visits to the Northeast are sadly very rare.

Acknowledged as one of Northeast’s greatest ever rock exports, Burdon is rated at the highest level in both America and Europe. Without doubt he is an outstanding singer, with lots of big summer festivals in his schedule, but he is said to be overjoyed at returning to Newcastle.

His last visit was back in 2002 when he made a triumphant return to his home city - more than a quarter of a century after his previous gig on Tyneside. Burdon walked out on stage to tumultuous applause and, launching into Don't Bring Me Down, demonstrated that his amazing lung capacity is still very much intact.

When Burdon split from the Animals he headed for California, a place he still calls home. There he achieved further great success when he joined the band War. Together they ushered in the winds of change in rock music in 1969. The multi-ethnic band whose mix of funk, blues, rock and soul hadn't up to that point been appreciated beyond the confines of being an accomplished backing band in southern California.

But with the backdrop of the Vietnam War and the rapidly changing times, the band was projected into the forefront of a new music scene. And despite the name War, this was a band with a message of peace, harmony and tolerance and a front man who had been in one of the most influential bands of the 60's.

The Animals were part of the blossoming blues movement of the early Sixties. The original line-up featured singer Eric Burdon, organist Alan Price, bassist Chas Chandler, guitarist Hilton Valentine and drummer John Steel. They drew their inspiration from American blues and R&B and gravel voiced Eric Burdon quickly became one of the leading singers in the country. A further trademark to the Animals sound was the distinctive and powerful organ playing of Alan Price.

With the release of House of the Rising Sun in mid-1964, they became the first British group after the Beatles to chart a number one single in America. Other hits followed with I'm Crying, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood and Bring It On Home To Me. The Animals were a worldwide success.

Burdon’s return to Newcastle is sure to be well attended and looks like being one the gigs of the year.

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  • Eric Burdon - Sunday 8th August - Newcastle

  • Robin Trower - Thursday 16th September - Newcastle

  • Live/Wire + Limehouse Lizzy  - Friday 17th September - Newcastle

  • Ian Parker - Thursday 30th September - Newcastle

  • Focus - Wednesday 6th October - Newcastle

  • ReGenesis - Friday 8th October - Newcastle

  • Walter Trout - Saturday 9th October - Newcastle

  • Wishbone Ash - Friday 22nd October - Newcastle

  • The Hamsters Do HENDRIX - Thursday 28th October - Newcastle

  • Strawbs - Thursday 11th November - Newcastle

  • Aynsley Lister - Sunday 14th November - Newcastle

  • Dr Feelgood - Friday 19th November - Newcastle

  • Simon McBride - Thursday 25th November - Newcastle

  • Sinnerboy - Thursday 2nd December - Newcastle

  • From The Jam - Friday 3rd December - Newcastle

  • Nine Below Zero - Thursday 16th December - Newcastle

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Robin Trower

Thursday 16th September

O2 Academy,  Newcastle


 

 Live/Wire +

Limehouse Lizzy

Friday 17th September

O2 Academy, Newcastle


 Ian Parker

Thursday 30th September

Cluny, Newcastle


 

Focus

Wednesday 6th October

The Cluny, Newcastle


ReGenesis

Friday 8th October

O2 Academy, Newcastle


Walter Trout

Saturday 9th October

O2 Academy, Newcastle


 

Wishbone Ash

Friday 22nd October

O2 Academy, Newcastle


 

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The Hamsters

Do HENDRIX

 Thursday 28th October

The Cluny,  Newcastle


 

Strawbs

 Thursday 11th November

The Cluny,  Newcastle


Aynsley Lister

Sunday 14th November

The Cluny, Newcastle


 

Dr Feelgood

Friday 19th November

The Cluny, Newcastle


 

Simon McBride

Thursday 25th November

@ The Cluny, Newcastle


Sinnerboy

 Thursday 2nd December

@ The Cluny, Newcastle


From The Jam

Friday 3rd December

O2 Academy, Newcastle


 

Nine Below Zero

 Thursday 16th December

The Cluny, Newcastle


 

 




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