O2 Academy

Loz Doyle shares her energy-packed night at the o2 Academy with Papa Roach and support...

Tom Moorcroft previews The Smyths upcoming Newcastle show in May....

Abbie Rose Herring shares her experience seeing Jessie J's R.O.S.E tour......

'such an unexpectedly impressive lineup of bands'...

Tom Moorcroft reviews the circuit's most exciting new band...

Rita Ora is back with the 'Girls' tour, but is she still a heavyweight pop act? Toby Bryant fills us in......

The Charlatans should not be criticised for their ability to still produce quality and inspired music, however perhaps their ability to perform live has not stood the test of time so well....

If you had told me ten years ago that I’d see these two-tone ska legends live, I’d have laughed in your face. Partly because I was really heavily into pop punk at the time, and also because my par...

The Courier Music chats to exciting electronic trio off bloom before they stun Dua Lipa's sold-out O2 Academy crowd......

Dua Lipa took to the O2 Academy stage on Friday and brought the house down with her heavyweight setlist. Was New Rules the highlight of the night? ...

Jack Redley reviews The Kooks' live return to Newcastle's O2 Academy earlier this year ...

Tom Harrow-Smith reviews Wilkinson at the O2 Academy...the gig he never intended to go to...

Alison Scurfield previews Dodie's upcoming gig at the O2 Academy ...

Just a glance through the discography of Pixies illustrates how massive it is that they'll be stepping foot in Newcastle's O2 Academy this Saturday. Albums such as Surfer Rosa and Doolittle are noth...

Where many bands have faltered, The Charlatans have endured. When drummer Jon Brookes sadly passed away in August 2013 following a long battle with brain cancer, they faced their greatest challenge ye...