Tuesday 20 October 2026

What’s on in Whitley Bay and Tynemouth today

Tuesday 20 October. Tha Alkaholiks at The Cluny, doors 7:30pm, £20 + booking fees, 16+ — West Coast hip-hop trio (21 & Over, Coast II Coast). BONG II with Thraa + GREET at Cluny 2, doors 7:30pm, free / pay what you feel, 16+ — drone and dark-folk. Jam Jar today: Verity 4:00pm · Street Fighter 4:15, 7:15pm · Forgotten Island 4:30pm · Hadestown: The Musical 7:00pm · The Social Reckoning 7:45pm. Weekday deals: two pub classics £13.49 at The Gunner; Fox Hunters flame-grilled from £9.99, Monday to Wednesday; Spanish City cocktails 2 for £15, Sunday to Thursday.

Metro running normally to the coast this morning. West Jesmond station subway is closed for about eight weeks — use the footbridge. Ahead: no Metro between St James and Monkseaton Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November, replacement bus 900. Trains back Monday 2 November.

Weekday deals: two pub classics £13.49 at The Gunner, North Shields. Fox Hunters flame-grilled from £9.99, Monday to Wednesday. Spanish City cocktails 2 for £15, Sunday to Thursday. Priced deals are on Offers. Places · Family · Markets · Email a listing

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Today (Tuesday 20 October)

Tue 20 Oct · doors 7:30pm · £20 + booking fees · 16+

Tha Alkaholiks

The Cluny, Ouseburn

West Coast hip-hop trio (21 & Over, Coast II Coast). Under-18s with an adult.

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Tue 20 Oct · doors 7:30pm · free / pay what you feel · 16+

BONG II with Thraa + GREET

Cluny 2, Ouseburn

Tyne & Queer. Mercury Prize Fringe 2026. Drone and dark-folk.

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Tue 20 Oct · Jam Jar

Jam Jar today

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

Verity 4:00pm · Street Fighter 4:15, 7:15pm · Forgotten Island 4:30pm · Hadestown: The Musical 7:00pm · The Social Reckoning 7:45pm.

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Tue 20 Oct · weekday deals

Weekday deals

The Gunner, Fox Hunters, Spanish City

Two pub classics £13.49 at The Gunner. Fox Hunters flame-grilled from £9.99, Monday to Wednesday. Spanish City cocktails 2 for £15, Sunday to Thursday.

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Coming up this week (21–25 October)

Wed 21 Oct · 7:30pm

The Sound of Springsteen

PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay

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Wed 21 Oct · doors 7:30pm · £15 + booking fees · 16+

SexyTadhg

Cluny 2, Ouseburn

Irish trad meets big-band pop.

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Thu 22 Oct · 7:30pm

Too Much Too Young

PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay

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Thu 22 Oct · doors 7:30pm · £16 + booking fees · 16+

The Emerald Dawn

Cluny 2, Ouseburn

Support Candagraig.

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Thu 22 Oct · 6pm

Kraken Quiz

Salt Market Social, Fish Quay

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Fri 23 Oct · doors 6:30pm · show 7:30pm

80s Mania

PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay

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Fri 23 Oct · doors 7:30pm · £17 + booking fees

Omega Nebula

Cluny 2, Ouseburn

Live electronic dub and reggae.

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Fri 23 Oct · doors 7:30pm · £10 + booking fees · 16+

Swindled

The Cluny, Ouseburn

Support Kestrel and Ollie Marks.

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Fri 23 Oct · 8:30pm

Smash Hits Party Band

Cullercoats Crescent Club

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Sat 24 Oct · 7:30pm

The Creedence Clearwater Review

PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay

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Sat 24 Oct · doors 7:30pm · £12.50 + booking fees · 16+

iC1s

Cluny 2, Ouseburn

Touring debut album What Took You So Long?.

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Sat 24 Oct · doors 7pm · £5 + booking fees · 18+

The Dishwasher

The Cluny, Ouseburn

Dish, Texas presents. With New-builds, Spider Noises, The Beauty Pageant and Dish, Texas.

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Sat 24 Oct · 2–7pm

Hotel Motel Pitbull party

Salt Market Social, Fish Quay

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Sat 24–Sat 31 Oct · 9:30am–4:30pm

Tynemouth Park Halloween Maze Pumpkin Trail

Tynemouth Park

Pre-book. £17.50 per child; £15 early bird 24–25 October; adults £2.50 on the door.

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Sun 25 Oct · doors 12:30pm · curfew 3:30pm · £8 + booking fees · all ages

The Bates Motel Band

The Cluny, Ouseburn

Afternoon show. North East guitar-driven rock / Americana / R&B. New album Factory Road.

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Sun 25 Oct · 10am–7pm · free entry

I Love North Shields Vintage Market — Autumn Edition

Salt Market Social, Fish Quay

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Sun 25 Oct · 3pm

The Parish

Cullercoats Crescent Club

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Sun 25 Oct · 2pm

Crystal Palace v Newcastle

The Exchange 1856, North Shields

Big screens.

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Sun 25 Oct · 5pm

A Night at the Musicals

The Exchange 1856, North Shields

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Sun 25 Oct · doors 7:30pm · £15 + booking fees · 16+

Ger O'Donnell

Cluny 2, Ouseburn

Irish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist. Under-18s with an adult.

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Tue 20 Oct 4:30pm · Wed 21 Oct 4:30pm · Thu 22 Oct 12:30pm, 4:30pm · Fri 23 Oct 4:30pm · Sat 24 Oct 11am, 2pm · Sun 25 Oct 11am · Tue 27 Oct 11am, 2pm · Wed 28 Oct 11am, 2:30pm · Thu 29 Oct 11am · Fri 30 Oct 1:30pm · Sat 31 Oct 11am, 1:30pm · Sun 1 Nov 11am · PG

Forgotten Island at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Tue 20 Oct 7pm · Sun 25 Oct 2:10pm · PG

Hadestown: The Musical at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Tue 20 Oct 4:15pm, 7:15pm · Wed 21 Oct 4pm, 7:35pm · Thu 22 Oct 4pm, 7pm · Fri 23 Oct 7pm · Sat 24 Oct 4:45pm · Sun 25 Oct 5:30pm · Tue 27 Oct 4:45pm, 7:30pm · Wed 28 Oct 4:55pm · Thu 29 Oct 2:15pm, 4:15pm · 12A

Street Fighter at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Tue 20 Oct 7:45pm · Wed 21 Oct 7pm · Thu 22 Oct 4:15pm, 7:15pm · 15

The Social Reckoning at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Tue 20 Oct 4pm · Wed 21 Oct 7:15pm · Thu 22 Oct 12:45pm · 15

Verity at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Wed 21 Oct 3:45pm · Thu 22 Oct 1pm · U

Sense And Sensibility at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Thu 22 Oct 7:30pm · Fri 23 Oct 1pm · As Live

Fallen Angels at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Fri 23 Oct 1:45pm, 7:45pm · Sat 24 Oct 12pm, 2:30pm, 8pm · Sun 25 Oct 12pm, 6pm · Tue 27 Oct 2:30pm, 7:45pm · Wed 28 Oct 1:45pm, 4pm, 7:45pm · Thu 29 Oct 11:45am, 5:15pm, 8pm · Fri 30 Oct 5pm · Sat 31 Oct 5:15pm, 7:45pm · Sun 1 Nov 12:30pm · Tue 3 Nov 3:30pm · Wed 4 Nov 7pm · Thu 5 Nov 2pm · PG

Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Fri 23 Oct 12:30pm, 7:30pm · Sat 24 Oct 5:15pm, 7:30pm · Sun 25 Oct 2:30pm, 5:15pm · Tue 27 Oct 12:30pm, 7pm · Wed 28 Oct 12:30pm, 7:30pm · Thu 29 Oct 5pm, 7:15pm · Fri 30 Oct 4:15pm, 7:15pm · Sat 31 Oct 12pm, 2:45pm · Sun 1 Nov 3pm · Tue 3 Nov 7:30pm · Wed 4 Nov 3:45pm · Thu 5 Nov 4:15pm · 12A

Klara And The Sun at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Fri 23 Oct 4:45pm · Sat 24 Oct 11:30am, 3pm, 6:30pm · Sun 25 Oct 11:30am, 2:45pm · Tue 27 Oct 11:30am, 3:30pm · Wed 28 Oct 11:30am, 4:15pm · Thu 29 Oct 11:15am · Fri 30 Oct 1:40pm · Sat 31 Oct 11:15am, 4:15pm · Sun 1 Nov 11:30am · Tue 3 Nov 4:30pm · Wed 4 Nov 4:30pm · Thu 5 Nov 4:45pm · TBC

Wildwood at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Sun 25 Oct · doors 7:30pm · £15 + booking fees · 16+

Ger O'Donnell at Cluny 2

Cluny 2, Ouseburn

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Sun 25 Oct · doors 12:30pm · curfew 3:30pm · £8 + booking fees · all ages

The Bates Motel Band at The Cluny

The Cluny, Ouseburn

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Mon 26 Oct · doors 7:30pm · £15 + fees · 16+

Death Valley Girls at The Cluny

The Cluny, Ouseburn

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Tue 27 Oct 5pm · Wed 28 Oct 7pm · Thu 29 Oct 2:30pm, 7:30pm

All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Tue 27 Oct · 2pm

Tommy & Tilly’s Magic Castle: A Spooktacular Pantomime! · 27 Oct

The Exchange 1856, North Shields

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Wed 28–Sat 31 Oct · 19:15 · Sat 31 also 14:15

WBMTC: We Will Rock You at PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay

PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay

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Fri 30 Oct · 8:30pm

Jamie at Cullercoats Crescent Club

Cullercoats Crescent Club, Cullercoats

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Fri 30 Oct 7:30pm · Sat 31 Oct 7:30pm · Sun 1 Nov 3:30pm · Tue 3 Nov 6:30pm · Wed 4 Nov 7:30pm · Thu 5 Nov 1:30pm, 7:30pm · 18

Ken Russell's The Devils at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Fri 30 Oct 2pm, 4:30pm, 7pm · Sat 31 Oct 2:15pm, 4:45pm, 7:15pm · Sun 1 Nov 1:30pm, 4pm · Tue 3 Nov 4pm, 7pm · Wed 4 Nov 3pm, 5:30pm, 8pm · Thu 5 Nov 1pm, 4pm, 8pm · TBC

Wicker at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Sat 31 Oct · 2pm–4pm · £5/child

Kids Halloween Party at The Klurb

North Shields Catholic Club / The Klurb, North Shields

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Sat 31 Oct · 7pm

Witches & Bitches Halloween Bingo Bonkaz at The Klurb

North Shields Catholic Club / The Klurb, North Shields

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Sun 1 Nov · 7:30pm

West End Divas at PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay

PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay

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Mon 2 Nov · 8pm

Newcastle V Everton · 2 Nov

The Exchange 1856, North Shields

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Wed 4 Nov · 7:30pm

Dr John Cooper Clarke: Have It at PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay

PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay

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Thu 5 Nov · 7:30pm

Forever Jackson at PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay

PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay

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Thu 5 Nov 7pm · Sun 8 Nov 5pm · As Live

National Theatre Live: Golden Boy at Jam Jar

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

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Fri 6 Nov · 7:30pm

Limehouse Lizzy at PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay

PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay

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Sat 7 Nov · doors 6:30pm · 7:30pm

The Overtones: Jivin Home For Christmas

PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay

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Sun 8 Nov · 2:30pm & 6:30pm

Footsteps Through Time at PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay

PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay

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