Thursday, 12 December 2019

NEWCASTLE GIGS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 13DEC19



Xmas Special with Sammy J on the ABC TV this Sunday – one of our great comedians. If you don’t know him, check him out on iView.
Looking for some great art? Then check out CStudios with a wide range of art in the main room, top price is $500. If not buying, then just check out a range of local artists’ works.
Gig of the week would be Dastardly Bastards.

Dastardly Bastards – blues, Indie, Rock, Roots with Justin Ngariki (guitar/vocals), Robbie Long (guitar/lap), Jason Bone (guitar/sax), Marty Paget (drums) and Rob Banks (bass).




WHAT’S ON
Thursday, 12 December
CITY SPARKLES - NEWCASTLE CITYWIDE CELEBRATION
Newcastle, New South Wales
5:00 pm
SEASON 2020 LAUNCH
Civic Theatre Newcastle
5:30 to 7:00 pm
FINKE: THERE AND BACK - PRESENTED BY HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Event Cinemas
7:00 to 8:30 pm
THOR • SILENT CINEMA
The Greenroof
7:45 to 10:45 pm
THIRSTY MERC, PIPER BUTCHER
Lizotte’s Newcastle
8:30pm
Friday, 13 December
FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS
Bookish Delights
6:00 am until 9:00 am
MEET PETER ALEXANDER
Westfield Kotara
1:15 to 2:00 pm
CIVIC BAR BEATS
Civic Theatre Newcastle
4:00 to 7:00 pm
SUMMER EXHIBITION
Curve Gallery & Studios
6:00 to 9:00 pm
J.J KING! JAZZ - BLUES & IRISH
Goldfish Bar & Kitchen, Hunter Valley
6:30 to 9:30 pm
RAY BEADLE BAND ($23.40)
The Stag & Hunter Hotel
7:00 pm
SUNSET POETRY
Newcastle Ocean Baths
7:00 to 8:00 pm
CRUZERS
East Maitland Bowling Club
8:00 to 11:30 pm
POCKET ACES
Wallsend Diggers & Mezz Bar
8:00 to 11:00 pm
PSYCHOBILLY FRIDAY 13TH CHRISTMAS PARTY
Lass O’Gowrie Hotel
8:00 pm
THE YEARS
Bero Bowlo
8:00 to 11:30 pm
TRE SOUL
Honeysuckle Hotel
8:00 to 11:00 pm
PHONIC TRIO
NEX
8 – 11[,
LOKO
Belmont 16s
8:30 – 11:30pm
GREG BRYCE
Duke Of Wellington Hotel
8:30 to 11:30 pm
SHIVOO
Royal Federal Hotel Branxton
8:30 to 11:30 pm
MILESTONES
The Wicko
8:30 – 12:00am
MAMMA MIA LET IT SNOW! ABBA VS QUEEN XMAS PARTY – NEWY
The Cambridge
9:00 to 2:00 am
ZANE PENN
Cardiff RSL Club
8:15 – 11:15pm
BRIEN MCVERNON & THE ROCKETS FROM OZ
Mary Ellen Hotel
??



Saturday, 14 December
DEC RIDE - NEWCASTLE RIDE
Queens Wharf Hotel
9:00 am until 3:00 pm
HOMEGROWN NEWCASTLE
The Station Newcastle
9:00 am until 3:00 pm
HUGE CHRISTMAS MARKET
THE STATION
9:00 am until 3:00 pm
MOVIE WITH SANTA - FROZEN 2
Westfield Kotara
9:30 am to 12:30 pm
XMAS PARTY!
Nobbys Beach Newcastle
12:00 to 2:00 pm
MISBEHAVE
Catho Pub
1:30pm
TOMKAT. BACK TO THE WICKO
The Wickham Park Hotel
5:00 to 8:00 pm
THE YEARS
Club Macquarie
5:30 to 8:30 pm
SPY V SPY
Mayfield Bowlo
7:00 to 11:58 pm
THE SNAPE TRILOGY
Hexham Bowling Club
7:30 – 10:30pm
CRIMSON TIDE "BACK TO THE WICKO"
The Wickham Park Hotel
8:00 to 11:30 pm
CRUZERS
Mex Club Mayfield
8:00 to 11:00 pm
DAVE WELLS
The Stag & Hunter Hotel
8:00 to 11:00 pm
THE FLATTRAKKERS
Toronto Workers Club
8:00 to 11:30 pm
PAPARAZZI
NEX
8:00 – 11:00pm
TRANCEMISSION
Wests Cardiff
8:00 – 11:30pm
BRIEN MCVERNON & THE ROCKETS FROM OZ
MEZZ Bar Wallsend Diggers
8:00 – 1:00am
GLAMSTARS // 70S & 80S TRIBUTE BAND
Edgeworth Tavern
8:30 to 11:30 pm
LOKO
Belmont 16s
8:30 – 11:30pm
DIESEL
Lizotte’s Newcastle
9:00pm
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING - FOO FIGHTERS TRIBUTE
Jewells Tavern
9:00 to 12:00 am
DEAN KYRWOOD
Northern Star Hotel
10:00 to 1:30 am
NGARIKI
Burwood Inn

PHONIC TRILOGY
Imperial Hotel Maitland

GREG BRYCE BAND
Mary Ellen Hotel
??



Sunday, 15 December
NEWCASTLE CITY FARMERS MARKET
Newcastle Showground
7:00 am until 1:00 pm
CHRISTMAS BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
Nobbys Beach Newcastle
8:00 am until 3:00 pm
FESTIVAL OF KITES
Caves Coastal Bar & Bungalows
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
LAZY LUNCH CHRISTMAS SHOW
Lizotte’s Newcastle
12:00 to 5:00 pm
BOBBY C
Honeysuckle Hotel
1:00 to 4:00 pm
THE YEARS
Queens Wharf Hotel
2:00 to 5:00 pm
LISA HUNT'S FOREVER SOUL
Swansea Belmont S. L. S. C
3:00 to 6:00 pm
KING SHAKEY BAND
Gallipoli Legion Club
3:00 – 6:00pm
LOVE THAT HAT
5 Sawyers
3:30 to 6:45 pm
V DUBS LIVE!
Sydney Junction Hotel
4:30 to 7:30 pm
LAMBTON PARK CAROLS 2019

5:00 to 9:00 pm
OWEN CAMPBELL
Stag & Hunter Hotel
6:00pm
MISBEHAVE
Beach Hotel
6:00pm
CAROLS BY THE LAKE 2019

6:00 to 9:30 pm
MISBEHAVE
The Beach Hotel
6:00 to 9:00 pm
DASTARDLY BASTARDS
The Wicko
6:00 – 9:30pm
SUNDAY NIGHT DANCE - WITH LIVE MUSIC
Croatian Wickham Sports Club Co-op Ltd
7:30 to 10:30 pm

THREAD
Kent Hotel
8:30 pm
DEAN KYRWOOD
Battlesticks Bar

Monday, 16 December
CHRISTMAS SALSA PARTY
The Exchange
7:00 to 11:30 pm
Tuesday, 17 December
TIKI TUESDAYS W/ THE HIGH ANDIES
Blue Kahunas
8:00 to 10:00 pm
Wednesday, 18 December
SYDNEY JUNCTION SALSA (HAMILTON) WEDNESDAYS
Sydney Junction Hotel
7:00 to 12:00 am
LIVE N LOCAL W/TOMOHAWK, CHARLIE & JEAN, CALLUM ROWLAND, KAYDE
Lizotte’s Live N’ Local presented by EAO and Murray’s Brewery
7:30 to 10:30 pm
LOVE ACTUALLY • SILENT CINEMA
The Greenroof
7:45 to 10:45 pm
MORTON CHOPPERS AT THE WICKHAM PARK HOTEL
The Wickham Park Hotel
8:00 to 9:00 pm
Thursday, 19 December
MIDNIGHT SCREENING | STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Reading Cinemas Charlestown
12:00 am to 3:00 am
DON’T CHANGE - ULTIMATE INXS | LIZOTTE’S, NEWCASTLE NSW
Lizotte’s Newcastle
7:00 pm
SNAPE TRILOGY AT THE MEX CLUB
Mex Club Mayfield
7:30 to 10:30 pm

Dastardly Bastards – blues, Indie, Rock, Roots with Justin Ngariki (guitar/vocals), Robbie Long (guitar/lap), Jason Bone (guitar/sax), Marty Paget (drums) and Rob Banks (bass).
Some Local Art, et al
When on
Title
Gallery
Address
Opening Hrs
Thu 12 Dec
5-8pm
Christmas Sparkles at Nanshe
Barbara Nanshe Studio
1-3, 120 Hunter St, N’castle
Tu-F 9-5
Sat 9-2
Opening Fri 13 Dec 6pm
Until 1 Feb
Summer Exhibition - Celebration
Curve Gallery
61 Hunter St Newcastle
Th, Fri 11-4
Sa 11-2
Sat 14 Dec
3:30 – 5:30pm
Christmas Drinks at the Gallery
Cooks Hill Galleries
67 Bull St, Cooks Hill
M, Fri-Sat 11a-6p
Sun 2p-6p
Opening Sat 14 Dec 6-9pm

The Night of Soren Hillis & Marguerite Tierney
Blackstone Gallery
470 Hunter St, Newcastle
W – Sat 10:30am-3pm
Until 14 Dec
Expansion: Gallery 139 – The Owens Collection
The Showroom Gallery
101 Maitland Rd Islington
Fri-Sun 10-5
Sun 15 Dec
Celebrate Christmas in the City
Queens Wharf
Queens Wharf

Until 16 Dec
Summer Breeze
Rod Bathgate
Cooks Hill Galleries
67 Bull St, Cooks Hill
M, Fri-Sat 11a-6p
Sun 2p-6p
Event Sat 20 Dec 2:30pm
Violin Recital
Newcastle Art Gallery
1 Laman St
Newcastle

Until 21 Dec
End of Year Exhibition with Artists & guests
CStudios
738 Hunter St Newcastle West
W-Sat 11-4
Until 22 Dec
Xmas Takeaway
Back to Back Gallery
57 Bull St Cooks Hill
Fri-Sun11-5
Until 22 Dec
Five.point.six exhibition
Newcastle Art Space
91 Chinchen St Tighes Hill
Th-Sun 12-4pm
Until 26 Jan
All Things are Water – Meryl Ryan & Naomi Riddle
The Lockup
90 Hunter St Newcastle E
W-Sat 10-4
Until 21 Dec
You’ll Fest ’19 Annual Christmas Show
Art Systems Wickham
40 Annie St Wickham
Fri-Sun 11-4
Until 22 Dec
Linguistic Marks
Timeless Textiles
90 Hunter St, Newcastle
W-Sat 10-4
Su 10-2
Until 27 Jan
The Salon de Femme Artists
Newcastle Art Gallery
1 Laman St
Newcastle
T-Sun 10-5
Until 27 Jan
Patchwork 3 – Gifts or create your own
Finite Gallery
60 Caves Beach Rd, Caves Beach
F-Su 10-4 PH
Until 16 Feb
Between Two Worlds
Newcastle Art Gallery
1 Laman St
Newcastle
T-Sun 10-5
Until 4 Mar
Waiting for Equality
Watt Space
King & Auckland St Newcastle W
W-Sun 11-5


Gallery 139
The Fernery
42 Fern St, Islington



Adamstown Art Centre
228 Brunker Rd Adamstown



Between the Lines Gallery
197 Maitland Rd, Tighes Hill
???


Cessnock Regional Art Gallery
16 Vincent St Cessnock
Tu-Sun 10-4
Coal & Cedar
380-382 Hunter St,
Newcastle
??


Creator Incubator
Shed 15A/50 Clyde St, Hamilton Nth
Th-Sun 12-5pm


Lake Macquarie Art Gallery
First St, Booragul
T-Sun 10-4
Maitland Regional Art Gallery
230 High St, Maitland
Tu-Sun 10-5
Studio 21
21 Bennett St Hamilton
10am-3pm
16,17, 23,24 Feb
The University Gallery
Callaghan Campus
F-Su 10-4

Christmas in the City
The City of Newcastle’s Christmas tree at Queens Wharf is about to get even more festive.
The tree, installed earlier this month is about to get even more festive with fun events the whole family will enjoy. It all begins with a day of Christmas cheer on Sunday the 1st of December with the entertainment continuing on the 8th and 15th of December.
Sunday 15th December
Celebrate Christmas In Our City with live performances from Brainwaves – a very special choir for survivors of stroke and the always impressive Novatones (barbershop-style a cappella choir).

The Regal Cinema
LAST CHRISTMAS (PG)  $8
SAT 14 Dec at 12 Midday Includes High Tea with scones, jam & cream, sandwiches, mini pies, Twinings Tea, coffee & sherry.
SUN 15 Dec at 3pm  With Movie Treats: Fun-size chocolate & small chips
Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) directs Emilia Clarke (Me Before You) and Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) in this British holiday comedy co-starring and co-written by Emma Thompson (Love Actually) and set to the music of George Michael and Wham!
“Filled with the kind of sincerity – mixed with just the right amount of cynicism – that’s been missing from movie screens.”  The Atlantic
A crowd-pleaser with a poignant twist.” – Daily Telegraph
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT (PG)   $8
SAT 14 Dec at 3pm Movie Treats: small chocolate & small chips
With rave reviews at the Sundance Film Festival and Sydney Film Festival, the film follows in the steps of recent music-themed movies like Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman.  A feel-good crowd pleaser from the director of Bend It Like Beckham, it tells the true story of a teenage boy in 1980s England whose life is transformed by the music of Bruce Springsteen. Showcases the Boss’s biggest hits including 'Born in the USA"
“The feel-good movie of the year.” – New York Post
“Pure joy.” – Entertainment Weekly
“Irresistible. You won’t stop smiling.” – FirstShowing.net
FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS (PG)     $8
SAT 14 Dec at 7.30pm Includes choice of dessert & cheese plate
A London music executive is pranked into signing a group of shanty-singing fisherman in this feel-good, true-story comedy drama. “Uplifting British comedy.” [graphic: 4 stars] – Independent
“A sweet and cuddly true-life tale of Cornish fishermen.” The Times
“A gentle, sweet-natured comedy helped by big-hearted performances from Daniel Mays (Swimming with Men) and Tuppence Middleton (Downton Abbey). – The Guardian
RIDE LIKE A GIRL (PG)   $8
SUN 15 Dec at 12 Midday Includes Brunch with Ploughman's Lunch; pikelets, jam & cream; sherry, OJ, Twining Tea & coffee
True story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. Stars Teresa Palmer (Hacksaw Ridge), Sam Neill (Palm Beach) and Payne’s real-life brother, Stevie, a young man with Down syndrome, who playshimself. Feature directorial debut of Australian actress Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under).
“I absolutely loved it! You laugh, you cry, you cheer.” – Lisa Wilkinson, The Project
JUDY (M) 
SUN 15 December at 7pm  Pantry Night: Whatever is left in the Pantry
The legendary performer JUDY GARLAND arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town night club. Starring Renee Zellweger, favourite to win Best Actress at next year's Academy Awards.
"Renee Zellweger gives the performance of her career." Screen Daily
"An immaculate acting display that ensures we see Garland as a real human, and not just the diva she could have been portrayed as." ABC Radio
REGAL SCREENINGS
All Tickets All Sessions $8 unless otherwise Indicated          
SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER & SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER
Sat 14 Dec at 12 Midday LAST CHRISTMAS (PG)
Sat 14 Dec at 3pm BLINDED BY THE LIGHT (PG)
Sat 14 Dec at 7.30pm FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS (M)
Sun 15 Dec at 12 Midday RIDE LIKE A GIRL (PG) Final Screening
Sun 15 Dec at 3pm LAST CHRISTMAS (PG)
Sun 15 Dec at 7pm JUDY
 (M)
SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER & SUNDAY 22 DECEMBER
Sat 21 Dec at 12 Midday FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS (M)
Sat 21 Dec at 3pm LAST CHRISTMAS (PG)
Sat 21 Dec at 7.30pm JUDY (M)
Sun 22 Dec at 12 Midday JUDY (M)
Sun 22 Dec at 3pm RORY'S WAY (M)
Sun 22 Dec at 7pm LAST CHRISTMAS (PG)
SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY & SUNDAY 2 FEBRUARY
Sat 1 Feb at 12 Midday  JO JO RABBIT (M)
Sat 1 Feb at 3pm  JO JO RABBIT (M)
Sat 1 Feb at 7.30pm JO JO RABBIT (M)
Sun 2 Feb at 12 Midday JO JO RABBIT (M)
Sun 2 Feb at 3pm JO JO RABBIT (M)
Sun 2 Feb at 7pm JO JO RABBIT (M)
FRIDAY 7 FEBRUARY - SUNDAY 9 FEBRUARY
Fri 7 Feb 7.30pm 1st Friday FUNRaiser Spanish Night: PAIN & GLORY (M) $20
Sat 8 Feb at 12 Midday JUDY (M)
Sat 8 Feb at 3pm MRS LOWRY & SON (PG)
Sat 8 Feb at 7.30pm  ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (MA15+)
Sun 9 Feb at 12 Midday RORY'S WAY (M)
Sun 9 Feb at 3pm FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS (M)
Sun 9 Feb at 7pm Encore Screening: BLINDED BY THE LIGHT (PG)
SATURDAY 15 FEBRUARY & SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY
Sat 15 Feb at 12 Midday BLINDED BY THE LIGHT (PG)
Sat 15 Feb at 3pm FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS (M)
Sat 15 Feb at 7.30pm  LITTLE WOMEN (PG)
Sun 16 Feb 12 Midday MRS LOWRY & SON (PG)
Sun 16 Feb at 3pm JUDY (M)
Sun 16 Feb at 7pm Encore Screening: PARASITE (MA15+)
SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY & SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY
Sat 22 Feb at 12 Midday RORY'S WAY (M)
Sat 22 Feb at 3pm LITTLE WOMEN (PG)
Sat 22 Feb at 7.30pm  6 Year Anniversary: CINEMA PARADISO (PG)
Sun 23 Feb at 12 Midday JO JO RABBIT (M) Final Screening
Sun 23 Feb at 3pm  MRS LOWRY & SON (PG)
Sun 23 Feb at 7pm ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (MA15+)
Click to book seats for any film OR send message
Email: book@regalcinema.org  Website: www.regalcinema.org
Phone: 02 4951 7630 (24 hours, please leave message) Facebook: Regal Cinema
Regal Cinema, 4 Moore Street, Birmingham Gardens
Box Office opens & Complimentary Drinks 30 minutes before screening
Car Park with unlimited free weekend parking 1 minute walk from cinema

ART EVENTS
Cooks Hill Galleries
Christmas Drinks at the Gallery
Valued friends, supporters, helpers and art buyers - an impromptu event, by way of a thank-you and the year- end acknowledgement!
Please join us for drinks and nibbles!
Date: Saturday 14 December
Time: 3:30 -5:30 pm
Venue: Cooks Hill Galleries
RSVP; by reply email to mark@cookshillgalleries.com.au

Newcastle Art Gallery

Current and Coming

Exhibitions
26 October 2019 - 27 January 2020
16 November 2019 - 16 February 2020
Newcastle Art Gallery - Public Tours
Every Saturday & Sunday
Meet at 11.00am
Free event, no bookings required.
Meet at the Gallery front desk.
Expand your understanding of our collection and current exhibitions with a free guided tour. Our Public Tours are held every Saturday and Sunday at 11.00am, and are provided by one of our dedicated team of Gallery Guides. No bookings are required; simply meet our Guide and be taken on a circuit of our exhibitions and permanent sculpture displays.
Did you know you can also book a free private tour at a time convenient for you? Visit our Private Tours page for more information.

VENUES 
NIMA presents Tuesday Night Jazz
And Improvised Music
Grand Hotel Underground, cnr Bolton and Church Sts
Doors open 7:30pm
Full $20 / Concession $15 / Members $10

Other Venues
Battlesticks Bar
Fri 13 Dec
Madelyn
6pm
Sat 14 Dec
Jeremy Bilson
6pm
Sun 15 Dec
Dean Kyrwood
3pm
Fri 20 Dec
Nano
6pm
Sat 21 Dec
Tim Rossington
6pm
Sun 22 Dec
Guy Richards
3pm
Fri 27 Dec
Tim Rossington
6pm
Sat 28 Dec
Dan Mani
6pm
Sun 29 Dec
Madelyn
3pm
Tue 31 Dec
Madelyn

Belmont 16s
Tue 31 Dec
Bobby C in the Boat Shed
8:30pm
Sat 1 Feb
The Best of Glenn Campbell - Darren Coggan $40/$79
8:30pm
Fri 14 Feb
Manpower Australia $35/$74
8:30pm
Fri 21 Feb
The Eagles Show $25/$64
8:30pm
Sat 14 Mar
Richard Clapton $49/$88
8:30pm
Sat 23 May
The Curvettes $59/$98
6:30 Dinner
7:45 Show
Free Music
Fri 13 Dec
The Vauxhalls
8:30pm
Fri 13 Dec
Matt Gaudry Boat Shed
8:30pm
Sat 14 Dec
Loko
8:30pm
Sat 14 Dec
Pete Hibbert Boat Shed
8:30pm
Sun 15 Dec
Backbeat Duo
3:00pm
Fri 20 Dec
Jake Rattle & Roll
8:30pm
Fri 20 Dec
Glen Harrison Boat Shed
8:30pm
Sat 21 Dec
Cruzers
8:30pm
Sat 21 Dec
Tom Christie Boat Shed
8:30pm
Sun 22 Dec
2 Left Feet
3:00pm
Fri 27 Dec
Rave On
8:30pm
Fri 27 Dec
James Paul Boat Shed
8:30pm
Sat 28 Dec
The Years
8:30pm
Sat 28 Dec
Tim Harding Boat Shed
8:30pm
Sun 29 Dec
Norm Bakker presents Elvis
3:00pm
Tue 31 Dec
Gen X
8:30pm
Tue 31 Dec
Bobby C Boat Shed
8:30pm



Catho Pub
Bands start at 1:30pm on Sunday, unless shown otherwise
Sun 15 Dec
Under Scrutiny
Sun 22 Dec
Sideshow Annie
Sun 29 Dec
The Tantrums
Tue 31 Dec
The Search Party (8:30pm)
Sun 4 Jan
The Versions
Sun 12 Jan
Rocket
Sun 19 Jan
Melbourne St
Sun 1 Mar
Under Scrutiny
Sun 15 Mar
Area-51
Sun 29 Mar
Smokin Rose
Sun 19 Apr
Steve Edmonds Band
Sun 24 May
The Versions
Sun 22 Nov
Steve Edmonds Band


Gateshead Tavern
Friday from 8pm     Sun from 3pm
DECEMBER
Friday 13th Dec
Got it Covered
Sunday 15th Dec
Brazillian Brothers Duo
Friday 20th Dec
Allstar
Sunday 22nd Dec
Darren Rolling Keys Duo
Friday 27th Dec
Crawford Brothers
Sunday 29th Dec
Jamie Martens Duo
Jewells Tavern
All bands 8:30pm (From 9pm) unless indicated otherwise
Sat 14 Dec
Something for Nothing – Foo Fighters Tribute
The Kent Hotel
Nov 2019
Fri 13 Dec
Dos Eager
10pm-1am
Sat 14 Dec
State FX
10pm-1am
Sun 15 Dec
Thread
8:30 to 12:00
Fri 20 Dec
Komiti Levai Band
10pm-1am
Sat 21 Dec
Rubber Bullet
10pm-1am
Sun 22 Dec
Grant Walmsley Band
8:30 to 12:00
Fri 27 Dec
Overload
10pm-1am
Sat 28 Dec
Project X
10pm-1am
Sun 29 Dec
Greg Bryce Blues Band
8:30 to 12:00
Tue 31 Dec
Pocket Aces
10pm-1am
Lizotte’s Newcastle
Fri 13 Dec
Diesel Full Band, James Van Cooper
8:30pm (Support)
9:30pm (Main)
Sat 14 Dec
Diesel Full Band, James Van Cooper
8:30pm (Support)
9:30pm (Main)
Sun 15 Dec
Lazy Lunch – James Morrison Xmas Show
2:00pm
Thu 19 Dec
Don’t Change – Ultimate INXS
9:00pm
Fri 20 Dec
Don’t Change – Ultimate INXS
9:00pm
Sat 21 Dec
Don’t Change – Ultimate INXS
9:00pm
Sun 22 Dec
Lunch with Russell Morris
2:00pm
Tue 31 Dec
2019 New Years Eve, Rumours – A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
9:00pm
Mary Ellen Hotel
Fri 13 Dec
Brien McVernon & Rockets from Oz
Sat 14 Dec
Greg Bryce Band
Fri 20 Dec
Morning Glory
Sat 21 Dec
Love That Hat
Fri 27 Dec
Grant Walmsley Duo
Sat 28 Dec
Choice Cuts


Mex – Mayfield Ex-services Club
Thursdays are the new Fridays! 7.30 to 10.30pm, Sat 8:00-11:00pm
Fri 13 Dec
Marissa
6:30-9:30pm
Sat 14 Dec
The Cruzers
8:00-11:00pm
Thu 19 Dec
The Snape Trilogy
7:30-10:30
Fri 20 Dec
Hayden Jones
8:30-11:30pm
Sat 21 Dec
Phonic
8:00-11:00pm
Thu 26 Dec
The Leadbellies
7:30-10:30
Fri 27 Dec
Oran Vir
6:30-9:30pm
Sat 28 Dec
Gen-R-8
8:00-11:00pm



MEZZ – Wallsend Diggers
Friday Feels – 8:30 to 12:00am, Band and DJ
Saturday Sounds – 8:30 to 12:00am, Band & DJ
Sunday Sessions – 12 to 3:30pm, Soloist
Fri 13 Dec
Pocket Aces
Sat 14 Dec
Brien McVernon & the Rockets from Oz
Sun 15 Dec
Max Jackson
Fri 20 Dec
The Years
Sat 21 Dec
Genr8
Sun 22 Dec
Jayde Corner
Fri 27 Dec
Komiti Levai Band
Sat 28 Dec
Love That Hat
Sun 29 Dec
Tyler John
Tue 31 Dec
DV8
Fri 3 Jan
Bad Paris
Sat 4 Jan
Overload
Sun 5 Jan
Brendan Murphy
Fri 10 Jan
Code Red
Sat 11 Jan
Felix Quinn Band
Sun 12 Jan
Tim Broadway
Fri 17 Jan
Project X
Sat 18 Jan
Viper Creek Band
Sun 19 Jan
Bernie
Fri 24 Jan
The Smarts
Sat 25 Jan
Loko
Sun 26 Jan
Jim Overend (Aus Day)
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Sun Afternoons – 2:30-5:30pm
Queens Wharf Hotel
Fri – 5:15 & 8:15pm       Sat –3:00 & 8pm       Sun – 2pm
Fri 13 Dec
Jessica Cain
5:15pm
Fri 13 Dec
2 Good Reasons
8:15pm
Sat 14 Dec
Oran Vir
3:00pm
Sat 14 Dec
The Gaudrys
8:00pm
Sun 15 Dec
The Years
2:00pm
Fri 20 Dec
Ryan Daliey
5:15pm
Fri 20 Dec
The Rumour
8:15pm
Sat 21 Dec
Felix Quinn Band
8:00pm



SJ Hotel
Fri soloist 5-8pm, DJ’s after; Sat– 9:00-11:30 (live band), 11:30pm-late (DJ’s)         Sun Afternoon – 4:30-7:00pm
Fri 13 Dec
Megan Core
Sat 14 Dec
Jump
Sun 15 Dec
V Dubs
Fri 20 Dec
Jason Bone
Sat 21 Dec
Mak
Sun 22 Dec
Tancemission
Thu 26 Dec
Marissa
Sat 28 Dec
Soundabout
Sat 29 Dec
Anthology
The Stag and Hunter
Date
Band
Time
Fri 13 Dec
Ray Beadle Band ($23.50)
7:00pm
Sat 14 Dec
Dave Wells
7:00pm
Sun 15 Dec
Owen Campbell
6:00pm
Fri 20 Dec
Kevin Borich Express $23.50
7:00pm
Sat 21 Dec
The Darren Jack Band
7:00pm
Fri 27 Dec
Melody Moko
7:00pm
Tue 31 Dec
Dashville Progress Society $39.80
7:00pm
Sun 5 Jan
Elephant Sessions (Scot) $18.40
6:00pm
Sun 12 Jan
Hanne Kah (Germany)
6:00pm
Thu 27 Feb
Grace Petrie $18.40
7:00pm
Fri 27 Mar
Kadavar (Germany) $44.90
7:00pm

Wests Cardiff
Free live music every Sat night, 8-11:30pm
Sat 14 Dec
Trancemission
Sat 21 Dec
The Years
Sat 28 Dec
Gen-X
Tue 31 Dec
Cruzers
Wests City
Live entertainment in the Lounge – 8-11pm for Fri & Sat
Fri 13 Dec
Phonic Trio
Sat 14 Dec
Paparazzi
Fri 20 Dec
Up Beat City Duo
Sat 21 Dec
Dr Zoom Duo
Fri 27 Dec
Marissa + 1
Sat 28 Dec
2GoodReasons
Thu 31 Dec
Tim Harding (New Year’s Eve)


Wests New Lambton
The Marble Bar
Every Tuesday and Thursday: 4pm - 5.30pm (A beautiful violin and piano duo, Angamus)
Friday and Saturday – 9.30pm – 12.30am
Fri 13 Dec
Cruzers
Sat 14 Dec
Rubber Bullet
Fri 20 Dec
Cruzers
Sat 21 Dec
Rubber Bullet
Fri 27 Dec
Cruzers
Sat 28 Dec
Rubber Bullet
Tue 31 Dec
Zane Penn – food court 9-1am
Loko – Marble Bar 9-1:30am
Wickham Park Hotel – The Wicko
Date
Band
Time
Fri 13 Dec
Milestones
9:00-12:30
Sun 15 Dec
Matthew Bentley
Dastardly Bastards
1:30 – 5:00pm
6:00 – 9:30pm
Wed 18 Dec
Morton Choppers
8:00 – 10:30pm
Fri 20 Dec
Fuelstar
9:00-12:30
Sat 21 Dec
The Outliers
8:30 – 12:00am
Sun 22 Dec

Blues Bombers
1:30 – 5:00pm
6:00 – 9:30pm
Tue 31 Dec
The Cassettes

11 Jan
Aces High (Iron Maiden) and Judas Beast (Judas Priest)
Morton Choppers
8:00 – 12:30am
Seabreeze Hotel (Nelson Bay)
Sat 8:30-11:30pm, Sun 3:30- 6:30pm
Sat 14 Dec
Pocket Aces
Sun 15 Dec
Alison Forbes
Sat 21 Dec
Dos Eager
Sun 22 Dec
Tim Broadway
Tue 31 Dec
Overload



Babylon Newcastle
145 King St, Newcastle
Whisky, Cocktails and Craft Beer
Easy to Play ~ Harder to Feel! Babylon is thrilled to announce the launch of Sundays Blues. Once a month Babylon will play host to some of Australia's leading Blues bands as they play LIVE. Experience the raw rustic sounds of the deep south in a venue set to match.

Coming up…..
Sydney Opera House
Rock the House
4 Jan
Six legendary Australian artists. Six decades of hits. See John Paul Young, Ross Wilson, Glenn Shorrock, Russell Morris, Kate Ceberano and Brian Cadd perform all of their hit songs in their only Sydney show as part of a multiple date tour.
Art Gallery Society Event: Six Summer Flicks 2020
Monday 13, Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15, Monday 20, Tuesday 21, Wednesday 22 January 2020
52 days from now
Each film commences at 6.30pm – no cinema promotions
Film lengths vary

Tickets on sale at the end of November 2019.

Concession tickets and festival passes available to Newcastle Art Gallery Society members, Newcastle Film Society members and valid concession card holders when relevant cards displayed.

Newcastle Art Gallery Society in collaboration with Event Cinemas Kotara is excited to present the 12th SIX SUMMER FLICKS film festival from 13 January to 22 January.
In 2020 SIX SUMMER FLICKS will showcase the best of international cinema with films from Australia, Iceland/Ukraine, Italy/France, France/Japan, New Zealand, and UK/USA.
Individual tickets will be on sale at the end of November at www.eventcinemas.com.au or the cinema box office. Film festival passes are available only from Event Cinemas Kotara (Westfield Kotara Rooftop) Corner of Northcott Dr & Park Avenue. Each of the six films is screened at 6.30pm without cinema promotions.
SIX SUMMER FLICKS is a fund raising initiative of Newcastle Art Gallery Society which assists with the acquisition of works of art for the Newcastle Art Gallery collection.
Monday 13 January
Woman at War (M) Iceland/Ukraine
104 mins
In order to conserve the pristine Icelandic highlands of her home, Halla, a fifty year old environmental activist crusades against the building of an aluminium smelter. Using the alias, Mountain Woman, Halla secretly wages a one-woman-war, resorting to petty vandalism and industrial sabotage, actions that could have ramifications on her personal life.
Tuesday 14 January
Rory's Way (M) UK/USA
108 mins
Rory MacNeil (Brian Cox) leaves his isolated Hebridean island home for San Francisco to seek medical treatment. He stays with his estranged son and despite their differences they reconnect. Gradually his life is transformed as he bonds with his grandson and meets an elegant fine art museum curator (Rosanna Arquette). Life can hold surprises.
Wednesday 15 January
If Only (15+) Italy/France
104 mins
The film is narrated by 8 year old Alma, who with her two older brothers is packed off from Paris by their mother to spend a holiday in Rome with their father. With childlike innocence, Alma tries to engineer a reconciliation between her divorced parents, but no amount of wishing or hoping can change the family she has been given and the shape that it takes.
Monday 20 January
The Truth (CTC) France/Japan
106 mins
Fabienne (Catherine Deneuve) is a famous film star, whose memoir causes a stormy confrontation with her daughter, Lumir (Juliet Binoche) who has returned to Paris from New York with her husband, Hank (Ethan Hawke) and young daughter. The film, a meditation on how lies can sometimes be truth and how memory can be deceitful, opened the 2019 Venice Film Festival.
Tuesday 21 January
Bellbird (M) New Zealand
96 mins
Set amongst the rolling hills of northern New Zealand a father and son come to terms with their grief. After the death of their gregarious wife and mother, they find solace in the daily routine of a dairy farm. Love, loyalty and reliance bind them as well as the community that rallies to comfort them. The film premiered at the 2019 Sydney Film Festival.
Wednesday 22 January
Promised (M) Australia
97 mins
It is 1953 when two young Italian children, Robert and Angela are promised in marriage by their fathers. Twenty one years later despite changing times, fading traditions and Angela’s love for another, the expectation that the two families will be joined in marriage is to be fulfilled. Inspired by actual events, can love, like life ever be perfectly arranged?
26th Annual Blues Festival (Thredbo)

Friday 17 - Sunday 19 Jan, 2020   Add to Calendar

Get ready to shake up the Snowy Mountains! The iconic Thredbo Blues Festival is back and bursting with talent in 2020 for its 26th year with another amazing program of exceptional Australian and International blues players getting up close and personal in a music festival like no other.
Enjoy 3 huge days filled with the best of the blues, good & wine and awesome times! With intimate bars and restaurants, spectacular outdoor venues and the whole of Thredbo Village given over to the blues, Thredbo sets the stage for an atmosphere that musicians and blues fans love.
Don’t miss out on the early bird festival passes…Grab yours now for $139.00 and enjoy big savings. Earlybird offer ends 30 November 2019!

Artists

The Australian Blues scene just seems to get better each year with the number of festivals increasing and the quality of music getting hotter and hotter. With the continued rise of Blues in Australia Thredbo being one of the longest-running Blues festivals in the country, has a high reputation to maintain.
To keep the Thredbo Blues Festival reputation high we just have to keep raising the bar which is exactly what we have done in 2020.  Just to name a few we have the amazing Tyrone Vaughan with Darren Jack Band, Dancing in the Shadows, Blue Rinse with Ray Beadle, 8 Ball Aitken, Foreday Riders, Shane Pacey Trio, 19 Twenty, Charlie Bedford, Andrea Marr, McNamarr Project, Claude Hay, Pyscho Zydeco, Mike Elrington, Steve Edmonds Blues Quartet, Liza Ohlback Trio, Grace & Hugh, Michelle Vandermeer, Richard Perso, Phil and Trudy Edgeley, Swamp Stompers  and more to be released soon!

Festival Tickets

Early bird Festival Pass  – Ends November 30
Adult – $139
Child – $64.50
Adult and Child Festival passes include free chairlift rides for the duration of the pass (Noon Friday to 4pm Sunday). *Tourism Thredbo reserves the right to change information at any time, without notice, without incurring obligations.
Saturday 07 March 2020
State TheatreSydney, NSW, Australia
Tickets: $109.90-$250.00, on sale 16th Sep 2019
He has won 20 Grammy Awards since 1982, over four decades.
Pat Metheny (born August 12, 1954) is a Grammy Award winning American jazz guitarist and composer from Missouri in the U.S.
Metheny continues to tour with an impressive line-up of musicians, has received many Grammy Awards, the first five of which were consecutive in the category of Best Jazz Fusion Performance, and remains one of the greatest progressive jazz musicians in the world.
Girrakool Blues Festival
3rd Announcement
The Turner Brown Band (USA/Aust), Continental Robery & the Trouble People (NSW), Genevieve Chadwick & the Stones Throw (NSW), The Shane Pacey Trio (NSW), Mirrabooka (NSW), The Blues Wranglers (NSW) and Kariong Mountains High School Band (NSW).
While you guys got a great value for money, I got in trouble from my wife - (DA regulations or something like that).... but gee I can't help it !!!
And this is where I get the pleasure to announce another top notch line - up - And so without further ado our *** 2ND BAND ANNOUNCEMENT**** ......
Russell Morris, All The Kings Men, 19-Twenty, Marlene Cummins, The Defenders, Cass Eager & the Velvet Rope, Rambal & The Blues Preachers.
To go with our already announced #guitarfriday bands - Tyrone Vaughan (USA) with the Darren Jack Band, Ray Beadle, Tomcat Playground, & Jesse Redwing.
BUT ....
This is not the last announcement - There are more bands to be announced again soon!!!
Port Fairy Folk Festival
6-9 March 2020
We are delighted to unveil our first round of artists on the cusp of subscriber tickets going on sale. For the first time ever we are thrilled to welcome to the Festival from the USA The Blind Boys of Alabama and Patty Griffin, who we know will delight and mesmerise with their sheer magic. Making a welcome and awaited return are C.W. Stoneking, Eleanor McEvoy, John McCutcheon, The Maes and YolanDa Brown.
To top off this first announcement, we are so happy that the Find Your Voice All Abilities Choir will return to our stages in 2020 after receiving a swag of accolades in the past weeks, including the Victorian Disability Awards prestigious Minister’s Award for Outstanding Leadership as well as two highly commended awards for their work with people with disability in the Barwon South West region, as well as their show stopping performance on national TV which was an internet sensation.
The 2020 Festival will exemplify the great folk/roots traditions of many cultures, regions, communities and countries - from Ireland to Port Fairy, Johannesburg to New Orleans, Prince Edward Island to Northcote, Celtic to Bluegrass, Indigenous to Latin and glorious folk fusions. 2020 will once again be a splendid mix of brilliant music, great conversations, workshops, collaborations and surprises.
Without further ado over to you to discover the first round announcements and save the subscriber link https://www.trybooking.com/BEOQC in your browser for the 44th Port Fairy Folk Festival.
Without further ado, we welcome to Port Fairy for the first time, from Scotland the glorious Langan Band, Fara, and The Jellyman’s Daughter, from Ireland Ye Vagabonds and SON - Susan O’Neil, Còig (CAN), one of  Cape Breton's most sensational traditional groups, from France the incredible Startijenn who will blow your mind with what they do with Ullieann Pipes, and making a welcomed return is Tony McManus (CAN) one of the world's foremost leading guitarists in Celtic music…. and of course we have Australia’s much loved Claymore who will take on the Highland fling like no other.
Early bird tickets on sale now.
Warmest regards,
Sydney Opera House
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
17 - 21 Mar
Returning for its 9th season, this laugh out loud spectacular is acclaimed internationally by audiences and critics alike. Step inside and become the guests in this highly improvised, highly interactive and fully immersive night out.
Byron Bay Bluesfest 2020
Thu 9 – Mon 13
Dave Matthews Band, Crowded House, Patti Smith & Her Band, George Benson, Brandi Carlile, John Butler, Xavier Rudd, The Cat Empire, Morcheeba, John Prine, Jenny Lewis, Frank Turner, John Mayall, Buff Sainte-Marie, Marcus King Band, Walter Trout, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Greensky Bluegrass, Larkin Poe, War & Treaty,
Look who'll be joining you in Byron Bay next Easter...
Lenny Kravitz, Jimmie Vaughan, The Waterboys, Eagles of Death Metal, Ani DiFranco, Amadou & Mariam, The Allman Betts Band, Zucchero, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Yola, Tal Wilkenfeld, Joachim Cooder, Steve 'n' Seagulls!
And it ain't over yet! Bluesfest 2020 just keeps getting bigger and better. Don't miss out music lovers 
BluesFest Latest (3rd) Annoucement (4Dec)
R&B funk masters, Kool & the Gang, along with the creators of flamenco rumba The Gipsy Kings, to Bluesfest 2020. Both performing on Saturday night with George Benson, back to back - what a party night of hits this will be!
Guy Sebastian after his two incredible ARIA Award wins last week. With the mighty Allen Stone returning after numerous appearances over the years, LP with her debut Australian performance, Dweezil Zappa performing his Dad's brilliant record 'Hot Rats', European Guitarist of the Year Erja Lyytinen, Australia's greatest blues band ever - Chain and so much more. Bluesfest 2020 is set to be the best yet!
Kool & the Gang, The Gypsy Kings, Dweezil Zappa (doing Hot Rats), Erja Lyytinen, Chain, Ash Grunwald, The Waifs, Guy Sebastian, Allen Stone, LP and Troy Cassar-Daley.
THE GUM BALL'S 2020 LINE-UP IS HERE
24 – 26 April 2020
Welcome the first (and biggest) portion of musical acts for The Gum Ball in 2020.
It is our extreme pleasure to present this stunning line-up for you. Incorporating legendary Australian heirloom heavyweights The Church, alongside a suitable array of today's superstars including one of them doing a tribute to one of the greatest superstars, Jimi Hendrix.
As an honourable inclusion for our 15th instalment of The Gum Ball, we're also over the moon to be offering up a rare performance from an incredible artist that appeared at the very first Gum Ball in 2005, the one and only, iOTA.
2020 FIRST ROUND ANNOUNCEMENT
The Church
Harts Plays Hendrix
iOTA
Dyson Stringer Cloher
Frazey Ford (CA)
Steve Smyth
Cash Savage and The Last Drinks
Okenyo
Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
SON-Susan O’Neill (IRL)
Lost Ragas
M E Baird
Tori Forsyth
Eagle Eye Jones
Lachlan X. Morris
Murray Cook's Soul Movers
Buddy Dingo
Coda Chroma
Jones the Cat
Palomino
Dashville Progress Society
+ many more to come

Date and Time

Fri 24th Apr 2020, 2:00 pm - Sun 26th Apr 2020, 12:00 pm
Tickets
From Friday

Adult - Full Festival (Friday to Sunday midday) camping included

Three Day Pass includes entry Friday to midday on Sunday. Camping included.
Sales start after *EARLY BIRD* Adult (+18) Full Festival Pass (camping included) tickets sell out
$235

Pensioner - Full Festival (Friday to Sunday midday) camping included

Three Day Pass includes entry from Friday through Sunday midday. Camping included should you wish to stay on-site.
$210
From Saturday

Adult - Saturday/Sunday Pass

Saturday arrival includes music all day Saturday, camping Saturday night and music until midday on Sunday.
$165

Pensioner - Saturday/Sunday Pass

Saturday arrival includes music all day Saturday, camping Saturday night and music until midday on Sunday

Blues Alive at Sea II - Mediterranean
Aug 14-19, 2020
Barcelona (Spain), Genoa (Italy) and Cannes (France)
Starring, so far, Joe Bonamassa, Johnny Lang, Walter Trout, Ana Popovic and James Hunter Six.
Many more will be announced.

Sir Rod Stewart is bringing his Hits! world tour to the Hunter Valley in 2020

Sir Rod Stewart is returning to Australia in 2020 for an eight-date tour across the country, playing both arenas and winery dates.
The tour will stop off at Roche Estate in the Hunter Valley on October 24.
Warner Music will honour the legendary singer-songwriter with a new album to be released November 22 this year which will allow fans to hear Stewart's biggest hits with his classic vocal style set to full orchestral arrangements. You're In My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra pairs classic vocal tracks from his most popular songs with new arrangements performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Stewart is this year celebrating 50 years as a solo artist. The legendary singer-songwriter is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with more than 250 million records sold worldwide during a stellar career that includes nine No.1 albums and 26 Top 10 singles in the UK. Plus, 17 Top 10 albums and 16 Top 10 singles in the US.
As a singer and songwriter his many hits include You Wear It Well, You're in My Heart, Tonight's the Night, Gasoline Alley, Every Picture Tells a Story, Mandolin Wind, Sailing, The Killing of Georgie, Young Turks, Forever Young, Hot Legs, Infatuation, Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?, Some Guys Have All The Luck and Maggie May.
Stewart has earned countless of the industry's highest awards, among them; two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, GrammyTM Living Legend.
In 2016 he officially became Sir Rod Stewart after being knighted at Buckingham Palace for his services to music and charity. He has performed for millions of fans on six continents, even holding the record for the largest-ever free concert, for an estimated 4.2 million in Rio de Janeiro on New Year's Eve in 1996.
Tickets for all shows go on sale at 9am (local time) on Friday, November 22. For complete tour, ticket and VIP Experience information, visit: livenation.com.au
ROD STEWART
THE HITS! TOUR 2020
PERTH, SANDALFORD ESTATE - SATURDAY,17 OCTOBER
SYDNEY, QUDOS BANK ARENA - WEDNESDAY, 21 OCTOBER
HUNTER VALLEY, ROCHE ESTATE - SATURDAY, 24 OCTOBER
MELBOURNE, ROD LAVER ARENA - WEDNESDAY, 28 OCTOBER
CANBERRA, FEDERATION MALL - WEDNESDAY, 4 NOVEMBER
If you reached here on this gig guide
You are a definite legend

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