Spotlight: North East gigs this summer

Generator recommends essential live action from across the North East region this summer.

08/07: SPEAR:LIVE Maximo Park Special w/ Maximo Park (DJ Set), The Chapman Family, Mammal Club, Jimmy & The Sounds @ The Crypt, Middlesbrough Town Hall

09/07: Plugged In Live

17/07: NARC. Fest, Various venues in the Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle. w/ The Kissaway Trail, Lanterns On The Lake, Lets Buy Happiness and many more.

19/07: Bombay Bicycle Club (acoustic show) @ the Sage Hall Two

24/07: Dirty Weekend @ Durham Live Lounge

25/07: Grounded festival, various venues, Darlington w/80s Matchbox, Apples, Chew Lips, Young Rebel Set and more

26/07: Dum Dum Girls (pictured), Retriever, Holy Mammoth @ The Cluny

28/07: Jah Wobble @ O2 Academy.

30/07-01/08: Stockton Fringe Festival w/Mercury Rev, Lightning Seeds, The Human League, Calvin Harris, British Sea Power and more.

31/07: Let's Buy Happiness, The Prison Library, Manila Chapter @ The Cluny

07/08 and 08/08: NSE Weekender @ The Cluny and Cluny 2 featuring Second Prize, The Union Choir, Brilliant Mind, Manila Chapter, Waiting for Winter, Illustrators and more.

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