We love live music, but we’re a very small bar, so we’re mostly acoustic solo or duo. We’ll occasionally squeeze a band in though. Live music most weeks, except when the weather’s too warm (or cold).
Live music starts 19:30 unless otherwise stated.
We break from live music 22/11/25 – 19/02/26
Friday 21/11/25 – Pete Bell
Friday 14/11/25 – Yonder Acoustic
Friday 07/11/25 – Richie Gray
Sunday 26/10/25 – Moth 17:00
Friday 24/10/25 – Dubious Delinquents
Friday 17/10/25 – James Bunting
Saturday 11/10/25 – Detroit Tourist Board
Friday 10/10/25 – Mike Gatto
Saturday 04/10/25 – Stephen Torrance
Friday 03/10/25 – Chris Norris
Friday 27/09/25 – Daniel Iverson
BUSFEST 25:
Sunday 21/09/25 – Nick Gladdish & Tim Higgins 17:00
Saturday 20/09/25 – Mutt and Mick (from the Loft Boys)
Friday 19/09/25 – Bad Bob Bates
Thursday 18/09/25 Bicker Music
Saturday 13/09/25 – Rich Gilroy
We break from amplified music 15/06/25 – 12/09//25 (it gets too warm)
Sunday 10/08/25 – Miserable Les & Nev Clay
Saturday 12/07/25 – Lesley Roley (acoustic, door open)
Saturday 14/06/25 – The McMillan’s Camp Boys (folk, Nova Scotia)
Sunday 08/06/25 – Ian K Brown (folk) 17:00
Friday 06/06/26 – Molly Mackay
Sunday 01/06/25 – Peter Todd 17:00
Saturday 31/05/25 – BARN54
Saturday 24/05/25 – Hot Sauce (band)
Sunday 18/05/25 – Howlin’ Mat (blues, cigar box guitar) 17:00
Friday 16/05/25 – Jack Cummings
Friday 09/05/25 – Gregg Little
Sunday 04/05/25 – Daniel Mason 17:00
Friday 02/05/25 – Piotr Leepeck
Saturday 26/04/25 – Jonny Boyle
Friday 25/04/25 – The Hatters
Saturday 19/04/25 – Peter Todd (covers/originals) 20:00
Friday 18/04/25 – Simon Taylor (originals)
UNITED IN MUSIC (year two)
Friday 11/04/25 – Maria and James
Saturday 05/04/25 – Mississippi MacDonald (award winning blues)
Friday 04/04/25 – Rich Gilroy
Saturday 29/03/25 – Ash Tustain (originals, some covers)
Sunday 23/03/25 – Mills & Farrell (folk, originals, outstanding) 17:00
Saturday 22/03/25 – Jonathan Honour
Thursday 20/03/25 – Paul Randall (Big Red and the Grinners’ front man) it’s his birthday if you want to buy him a drink
Saturday 15/03/25 – Pete Bell
Sunday 09/03/25 – Johnny Walker 17:00
Friday 07/03/25 – Ian MacDonald
Saturday 01/03/2025 – Stephen Torrance
Friday 21/02/25 – Mudskipper
Sunday 16/02/25 – Danielle Keys 17:00
Friday 14/02/25 – Dubious Delinquents (duo)
Saturday 08/02/25 – Tyne & Queer CIC Open Mic 17:00
Friday 07/02/25 – The Zipwire Angels
Friday 31/01/25 – Patrick Carr
Saturday 25/01/25 – Central Arcade (band; originals and covers)
Saturday 14/12/24 – Larry Page
Friday 13/12/24 – Nick Gladdish & Tim Higgins
United in Music II
Saturday 07/12/24 – Mutt & Mick (from the Loft Boys)
Friday 06/12/24 – Moth (band, folk, blues)
Friday 29/11/24 – Drew Trainor
Friday 22/11/24 – Stephen Wilson
Friday 15/11/24 – Sam Shields
Friday 08/11/24 – Paul Reed
Friday 01/11/24 – Jonny Boyle
Thursday 31/10/24 – Miserable Les & Nev Clay
Friday 25/10/24 – Aaron Potter (country/folk)
Thursday 24/10/24 – Ian K Brown (folk)
Friday 18/10/24 – Bad Bob Bates (slide guitar genius)
Thursday 17/10/24 – Pete Bell (originals)
Saturday 12/10/24 – Shannon Pearl Powell (originals)
Saturday 05/10/24 – Mike Gatto
Friday 04/10/24 – The Hightowns (originals)
Friday 27/09/24 – Jack Cummings
Thursday 26/09/24 – Zuzu Cats (band/originals)
Saturday 21/09/24 – Tyne & Queer CIC
Saturday 14/09/24 – Rich Gilroy
BUSFEST 24:
Sunday 08/09/24 – Jonny Taylor (5pm)
Saturday 07/09/24 – Ian McDonald
Friday 06/09/24 – The Outlaw & The Sheriff (cowboy hats optional)
Thursday 05/09/24 – Molly Mackay
Saturday 24/08/24 – Lesley Roley
Friday 16/08/24 – Patrick Cromb
Friday 09/08/24 – Emily Glazener
Friday 02/08/24 – Osaka Jo
Thursday 01/08/24 – Paul Randall
Thursday 25/07/24 – Adastra (band/originals) 8pm
Friday 19/07/24 – Patrick Carr
Saturday 22/06/24 – Hot Sauce (band)
Friday 21/06/24 – Tony Black (on a cycling tour)
Friday 14/06/24 – Ben Hannington
Thursday 13/06/24 – Steve Ather (originals)
Saturday 08/06/24 – Oliver MacDonald (Grammy nominee) and Phil Dearing (seriously good blues
Saturday 01/06/24 – Lesley Roley
Friday 31 May 2024 – Richie Gray
Friday 24 May 2024 – Two for the Road (acoustic duo)
Sunday 19 May 2024 – Barn54 (indie duo from southern Germany)
Friday 17 May 2024 – Ethan Moore (originals/covers)
Thursday 16 May 2024 – Ian Brown (folk)
Friday 10 May 2024 – The Missing Cats (duo)
Thursday 2 May 2024 – The Lowest Fellas
Saturday 27 April 2024 – Pete Bell (originals/covers) 20:00
United in Music
Saturday – Sunday 20-21 April 2024 – United in Music (two days of music across two bars – Station East & Microbus Gateshead)
Friday 19 April 2024 – Dannielle Keys 19:30
Saturday 13 April 2024 – Afterlight Acoustics presents
Friday 12 April 2024 – Mike Gatto 19:30
Friday 5 April 2024 – the Hatters (trio) blues/folk/covers/originals 19:30
Saturday 30 March 2024 – Rich Gilroy (album recording)
Friday 29 March 2024 (2nd birthday weekend) – Two Wise Guys
Thursday 28 March 2024 – Paul Randall (BigRed unplugged)
Friday 22 March 2024 – Tom Blackwell (originals)
Saturday 16 March 2024 – St Patrick’s-ish Day with Ian Cockburn
Friday 15 March 2024 – Mudskipper
Friday 8 March 2024 – Ben Culkin
Thursday 7 March 2024 – Miserable Les & Nev Clay
Friday 1 March 2024 – Chris Norris
Friday 23 February 2024 – Dave Ridley
Friday 16 February 2024 – Justin
Friday 9 February 2024 – Drew Trainor
Friday 2 February 2024 – Stephen Wilson
Friday 26 January 2024 – Bradley Thompson
Thursday 18 January 2024 – Paul Randall
Sunday 31 December 2023 – Ethan Moore (originals/covers)
Saturday 23 December 2023 – Afterlight Acoustics presents: Osaka Jo
Friday 22 December 2023 – Tom Atkinson
Friday 15 December 2023 – Johnny Taylor
Saturday 9 December 2023 – Mick Conroy (from the Loft Boys)
Friday 1 December 2023 – Detroit Tourist Board (originals, multi-instrumental)
Thursday 30 November 2023 – Paul Randall (unplugged solo set from Big Red and the Grinners front man)
Saturday 25 November 2023 – Quirky Chords (duo)
Friday 17 November 2023 – Rich Gilroy
Friday 10 November 2023 – YUMA (duo, originals & bluesy covers)
Thursday 9 November – the Lowest Fellas (humorous Northeast focused originals)
Saturday 4 November 2023 – Taylor Payne
Friday 27 October 2023 – Dan Gray (keyboards)
Sunday 22 October – All-dayer event, music from three
Friday 20 October 2023 – Ben Hannington
BUSFEST 23:
Saturday 14 October 2023 – Ian McDonald
Friday 13 October 2023 – Richie Gray
Thursday 12 October 2023 – Paul Randall (Big Red and the Grinners)
Wednesday 11 October 2023 – Bad Bob Bates (blues, rock, country and more)
Friday 6 October 2023 – Two For The Road (duo)
Friday 29 September 2023 – Mike Gatto
Saturday 23 September 2023 – Tony Bengtsson (Americana, originals)
Saturday 16 September 2023 – Bad Bob Bates (Blues/Americana)
Friday 8 September 2023 – Rich Gilroy
Saturday 2 September 2023 – Afterlight Acoustics Presents: TBC
Friday 1 September 2023 – Neil Foreman (keyboard, originals) 20:00
Friday 11 August 2023 – Jonny Boyle 20:00
Friday 14 July 2023 – Patrick Carr
Saturday 8 July 2023 – Jonny Boyle
Friday 30 June 2023 – The Outlaw & The Sheriff
Friday 23 June 2023 – Nick Gladdish
Saturday 17 June 2023 – Spilt Milk (band)
Friday 16 June 2023 – The Missing Cats (duo)
Saturday 10 June 2023 – Afterlight Acoustics presents: Sam Shields & Georgina Cole
Friday 9 June 2023 – Maximos Jones
Friday 2 June 2023 – Ben Culkin (originals and covers)
Sunday 28 May 2023 – Jack Holden & Osaka Jo (amazing acoustics)
Saturday 20 May 2023 – Bradley Thompson
Friday 12 May 2023 – Two Wise Guys (originals)
Friday 5 May 2023 – Jonny Boyle
Friday 28 April 2023 – Chris Norris
Saturday 22 April 2023 (6:00) – Rich Gilroy
Friday 21 April 2023 – Afterlight Acoustics presents: Amateur Ornithologist (trio), Matthew Rogers
Wednesday 5 April 2023 – The Crossing (trio), plus support
Saturday 1 April 2023 – Dan Gray (Keyboard genius)
Saturday 25 March 2023 – Bob Bates (the best in blues)
Friday 24 March 2023 – Afterlight Acoustics Presents: Brass Monkey, Jack Holden, Detroit Tourist Board
Saturday 18 March 2023 – Jett & Jenny / David & Jett (duo double bill)
Friday 17 March 2023 – YUMA (duo) originals and bluesy covers
Friday 10 March 2023 – Mutt & Mick (Conroy from the Loft Boys)
Friday 3 March 2023 – Patrick Carr
Saturday 25 February 2023 – United in Music: open mic night
Friday 24 February 2023 – Quirky Chords (duo)
Wednesday 22 February 2023 (7:00) – Sofar Sounds Presents: Portland (Belgian duo, originals) CANCELLED
Friday 17 February 2023 – Afterlight Management presents: All About The Bass; Steve Ireland & OJ.
Saturday 11 February 2023 – Ben Culkin
Saturday 4th February 2023 – Tony Bengtsson (Americana, originals)
Friday 27 January 2023 – Mike Gatto
Saturday 17 December 2022 – Craig Souter (originals)
Friday 16 December 2022 – Richie Gray
Friday 9 December 2022 – Rich Gilroy
Thursday 8 December 2022 – Zu Zu Cats
Friday 2 December 2022 – The Missing Cats (duo)
Saturday 19 November 2022 – Max Jones ‘like a rolling Jones’ (Dylan covers)
Friday 4 November 2022 – Ian Ainsley (Giroscope front man)
Saturday 29 October 2022 – Afterlight Acoustics
Friday 28 October 2022 – Patrick Carr
Friday 21 October 2022 – Jonny Boyle
Friday 14 October 2022 – Ian Cockburn
Saturday 8 October 2022 – Simon York West & Amateure Ornithologist (originals)
Friday 7 October 2022 – Spilt Milk (Duo)
Friday 30 September 2022 – Rich Gilroy
Saturday 17 September 2022 – Afterlight Acoustics presents: Beth Robinson & Jack Holden and John Michael Aspinall (originals)
Friday 16 September 2022 – Two Wise Guys (Duo, cool originals and covers)
Friday 9 September 2022 – Tom Atkinson
Saturday 3 September 2022 – Sophie Davis
Friday 26 August 2022 – Patrick Carr
Friday 19 August 2022 – Dan McClew (originals and covers)
Friday 12 August 2022 – Jonny Boyle – moved to Station East, Gateshead
Wednesday 3 August 2022 – CMS Presents: original songwriters’ night.
Friday 29 July 2022 – Nick Gladdish (guitar, keyboards, originals, covers)
Thursday 14 July 2022 – Ian Ainsley
Friday 1 July 2022 – Taylor Payne
Friday 24 June 2022 – Lesley Roley (Americana; originals & covers)
Friday 17 June 2022 – Michael Rolf
Friday 10 June 2022 – Rich Gilroy (covers like you’ve never heard them)
Saturday 4 June 2022 – Max Jones (Dylan covers)
Friday 3 June 2022 – Missing Cats (Duo – you’ve seen their posters on lamp posts)
Friday 20 May2022 – Ian Cockburn
Friday 13 May 2022 – Rich Gilroy (Blues)
Friday 6 May 2022 – Tom Atkinson
Friday 29 April 2022 – Patrick Carr
Friday 15 April 2022 – Ian Cockburn
Friday 1 April 2022 – Michael Rolf