Things to Do in Newcastle Upon Tyne

Walk through Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace, where half-timbered houses, riverside charm, and timeless stories are brought to life by a local. Perfect for first-time visitors or anyone who enjoys a flexible schedule.

4. 7( 14 reviews )Walk through Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace, where half-timbered houses, riverside charm, and timeless stories are brought to life by a local. - Walk in Shakespeare's footsteps and discover the places where he lived and studied. - Curated by a local to include lesser-known gems - Discover some of the city's best pubs and learn what makes them famous. - Explore at your own pace, stopping to take photos, eat or visit sites. - Navigate without internet with the Tourific app and explore at your own pace Free Cancellation - Cancel up to 2 hours in advance for a full refund Valid 365 days - Tour is valid for 1 year and can be used multiple times Language Options - English | French | German | Spanish | Italian | Dutch | Polish | Russian | Portuguese Duration - 1 hour and 30 minutes Recreation Ground- google maps - Google maps - Instructions with link to app and how to access the tour will be sent to your email post checkout - You can gain instant access to the tour by downloading the app and buying the tour on the app. Download app for instant tour access

Cut Capers are the explosive 11-piece from Bristol, renowned for their legendary high-energy shows and unstoppable stage presence. Now joined by the sensational vocalists Lady B and Naomi Johnson, the band has elevated their already electrifying live performance to new heights, delivering a bigger, bolder, and more dynamic sound than ever before. With a killer reputation for vibrant and infectious performances, Cut Capers guarantee to get any crowd on their feet. Their signature fusion of funk, soul, hip-hop, and jazz continues to captivate audiences, earning them widespread support from the likes of Jazz FM. The station has previously named one of their albums ‘Album of the Week’, selected their single ‘Home’ as Nigel Williams’ ‘Tune of the Week’, and added multiple tracks to its prestigious A-List playlist. The band now hits the road to celebrate the release of their fourth studio album, Balance, a bold new record packed with special guest appearances and fresh musical explorations. This tour will showcase the exciting new material alongside fan favourites from albums one, two, and three, creating a setlist that spans the full spectrum of the band’s evolution. Fresh from a triumphant year of touring, including commanding a crowd of 20, 000 at France’s Festival du Bout du Monde, selling out iconic London venues such as The 100 Club and Pizza Express Holborn, and sharing the stage with Acid Jazz legends The Brand New Heavies at the Royal Albert Hall, Cut Capers are bringing their most ambitious live show yet. Get ready for a night where epic arrangements, powerhouse vocals, and scintillating solos collide in a whirlwind of pure live energy. "They're on their way up!" Huey Morgan, BBC Radio 6 Music "I am feeling that! Oh my goodness that just had me moving!" YolanDa Brown OBE, Jazz FM “Go see them… Marvellous” John Osborne, Jazz FM “Inspirational” Jimmy Cliff “Come on, that puts a wiggle in your walk!” Craig Charles, BBC Radio 6 Music

Two era defining artists SKIDS & THEATRE OF HATE come together this autumn for an explosive UK co-headline tour. Please note, this event is 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by someone 18 or over). PLEASE READ OUR BAG POLICY AND FAQS BEFORE ATTENDING - As a condition of purchasing a ticket and attending this event, you agree and consent to your image and/or likeness being captured on photograph and/or video. This content can be used by Boiler Shop on our social media accounts indefinitely and without limitation, and the social media accounts of our associated house photographers.

SJM Concerts & Live Nation present NIEVE ELLA plus support Friday 6th November 2026 Newcastle University Students Union Doors 7pm ***Standing Show***

Divergent promotions presents by arrangement with Eat Music Crashdiet Swedish glam pioneers CRASHDÏET are hitting Newcastle this November for an evening of raw rock n roll sleaze! Their sound a fearless collision of 80s arena rock swagger infused with a raw punk attitude, CRASHDÏET are a band forged through turbulence, tragedy, and sheer determination. Their current line-up, anchored by original member Martin Sweet, promises high-octane performances that honor their legacy while pushing the band into exciting new territory.

*C. O. L. A. *is *sort of* a self-titled album. It’s an acronym for *Cost of Living Adjustment, *a fitting conceptual framework for the band’s third record. Why? Because *C. O. L. A. *considers, among other things, socialism vs. hell. It considers: rolling the dice of life. The eerie and sweet pangs that nostalgia can provoke. This is not new territory for band members Tim Darcy, Evan Cartwright, and Ben Stidworthy. It is, in Cartwright’s words “a deepening of what we’ve been doing.” *C. O. L. A. *is an intricate, beautiful, and sometimes strange record. It is the band’s most refined offering. A perfection of carefully honed aesthetic impulses.

After years of tearing up stages across the UK and beyond, Autumn 2026 marks the very last and final chance to experience Ferocious Dog in their element. Fans can expect their trademark collision of Celtic-folk and punk rock, and the fiery protest spirit that has defined the band from day one. Please note, this event is 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by someone 18 or over). PLEASE READ OUR BAG POLICY AND FAQS BEFORE ATTENDING - As a condition of purchasing a ticket and attending this event, you agree and consent to your image and/or likeness being captured on photograph and/or video. This content can be used by Boiler Shop on our social media accounts indefinitely and without limitation, and the social media accounts of our associated house photographers.

“Good Friend Rik return to Newcastle for a night of classic Polish pop rock covers. Three unique vocals, energetic live performances, and the biggest hits of Polish pop rock music from timeless classics to modern day anthems. This quartet will definitely get you all up and on the dance floor!”“Good Friend Rik to zespół coverowy, który rozkręci każdą imprezę! Trzy wyjątkowe wokale, energia na 200% i największe hity polskiej muzyki rozrywkowej od klasyków po nowoczesne przeboje. Z nami żaden parkiet nie zostaje pusty!”

NX LOVES PRESENTS AZYR X Partiboi 69 + sim0ne + SUDIK Saturday 7th November 2026 NX Newcastle Last Entry: 11:30pm

eastside present EMPLOYED TO SERVE CABAL (co-headline tour) plus support Cold Culture Sunday 8th November 2026 Newcastle University Students Union Doors 7pm Heavy metal is more than just music. For some, it is a fully fledged lifestyle, woven into their DNA. This is something Employed To Serve embodies. After rising from road warrior martyrs paying their dues to staking their claim as arena-ready contenders following a huge tour with Gojira, they’re here to take pride of place on the heavy metal world stage with their new album ‘Fallen Star’. Vocalist Justine Jones and guitarist /co-vocalist Sammy Urwin first met in their teens, starting the band with the intention of standing shoulder to shoulder with the local scene bands they admired. Now, after evolving from the feral mathcore chaos of their early EPs to detonating a full-throttle career high with 2021 album ‘Conquering’, they’re clearly lifers; make that lifers with a mission… “We want to fly the flag for heavy metal and the traditions that it holds,” offers Sammy, acknowledging his life-long love of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Metallica, iconic artists he now finds more inspiring than ever. “But at the same time we want to play our part in taking things forward. “We’re both super nerdy about music; however, if you just want to turn up and enjoy the show, that’s good too. The question is: does the music do something for you? If so, awesome!” “When I was younger, I hated that you had to be either a metalcore fan or an emo metal fan,” adds Justine. “There was such a big divide, whereas now it feels a lot more unified.” The gospel that Employed To Serve are preaching is Heavy Metal Unity. In any group where passions run high there are inevitably factions: questions of authenticity, sonic purism and true kvlt gatekeepers sometimes lend this outsider art an oddly conservative air. But with streaming breaking down barriers and genres blending more potently than ever, they believe it’s time for a new era of inclusivity and open-mindedness. After all, whatever bands people are into, they’re still part of the same metal community. Rooted in a wide array of musical influences ranging from black metal and hardcore, to death metal and industrial, CABAL have cemented themselves as a band at the cutting edge of the extreme metal scene, ready to tear down all genre borders. CABAL first emerged from the the shadows in 2016 as their first release Purge pushed the boundaries of the extreme metal scene in their homeland. Two years later, their debut album Mark of Rot ripped CABAL out of the Danish underground, establishing the band as an international act with a promising future. Soon after, the band began playing their first big festivals and toured through Europe, Japan and North America. But the cultists had bigger plans.. CABAL released their sophomore album Drag Me Down in 2020 - a dark descent into a personal hell brought to life by crushing instrumentals, an oppressive atmosphere and dark personal lyrics delivered with relentless intensity, while still leaving room for experimentation and expansion of CABAL’s signature sound. Drag Me Down took CABAL to new heights, as the shows got bigger and the attention of the music industry grew immensely. With guest appearances on their previous albums from none other than Trivium’s Matt Heafy, Jamie Hails of Polaris, CJ McMahon from Thy Art is Murder and Filip Danielsson of Humanity’s Last Breath, CABAL no doubt have friends in every corner of the metal scene. In the early winter of 2022, CABAL marked a new era with the release of Magno Interitus. Singer Andreas Bjulver Paarup says: “The main theme on the album is the great decay happening all around us. It seems that everything just falls apart in these days. This applies to politics, society in general as well as some personal things. We tried to translate the feelings that we have about the state of the world into music.” CABAL are not only charting new territory with their visceral and doom-laden sound but are also moving out of the comforts of their dark, black and white signature aesthetic into bright colours inspired from Ari Asters latest masterpiece, ‘Midsommar’. Flowers, vines and eerie cultist May Queens are amongst the new visual elements that define the aesthetic of Magno Interitus. Andreas, who is the art director and lyricist in the band, is excited about the new direction of the album: “We have a kind of base sound, our safe home. From there, we can experiment and try something new. On Magno Interitus we really left our comfort zone and went deeper into the details and extremes than ever before. You can hear it on the title track, as well as on the opener “If I Hang, Let Me Swing” or on “Exsanguination”. These are my personal three favourites on the album at the moment.” Once more, CABAL brought in some extraordinary features on the album such as Joe ‘Bad’ Badolato of Fit For An Autopsy on Magno Interitus, as well as Simon Olsen from the Danish band BAEST on the track “Insidious”. This time around, CABAL also experimented with a completely different format by inviting the dark, industrial duo ‘John Cxnnor’ to co-create the unique track “Blod af Mit”. The album was released in October 2022 through Nuclear Blast Records. With the release of their 4th studio album ‘Everything Rots’, released through Nuclear Blast Records in 2025, the band shows their most ferocious and bleak side yet. Like a rabid hellhound this album is foaming at the mouth and is ready to once again unleash the rot upon the world. Emerging Danish band COLD CULTURE continue to establish themselves on the post-hardcore scene with their distinctive electronic-infused take on heavy music. COLD CULTURE first burst onto the scene with their debut EP ‘Afterthoughts’ (

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Mark Olson was born and raised in Minnesota by a family of mostly farmers and schoolteachers. Predominately a self-taught musician, Olson is well known for his use of alternate tunings and two-part unison singing that then breaks into harmony. He founded the Jayhawks in 1985 in Minneapolis. Olson was a principal songwriter, singer and guitarist for the band’s self-titled debut album, as well as later releases Blue Earth, Hollywood Town Hall, Tomorrow the Green Grass, and Mockingbird Time. Upon leaving the Jayhawks, he formed the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers in

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