The following list of Newcastle City Hall concert dates was compiled from several sources including advertisements in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and various band gig diaries.

1965

Date Performer(s): –
Fri 15/01/65 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Sat 30/01/65 Halle Orchestra
Thu 11/02/65 Cilla Black, P J Proby, Tommy Roe, Fourmost, Mike Cotton, Sounds Incorporated
Fri 12/02/65 Paul Tortellier with the Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Sun 21/02/65 Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
Tue 23/02/65 Duke Ellington
Wed 24/02/65 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Igor Oistrakh
Fri 05/03/65 Geordie’s Night Out
Sat 06/03/65 Newcastle Upon Tyne Bach Choir
Sun 07/03/65 Del Shannon, Herman’s Hermits, Wayne Fontana, Shangri-Las
Tue 09/03/65 Organ and song recital with Conrad Eden and Barbara Rawson
Thu 11/03/65 Adam Faith, Sandy Shaw, Barron Knights, Paramounts
Fri 12/03/65 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Sun 14/03/65 The Animals, Kinks, Screaming Lord Sutch, Dodie West
Mon 15/03/65 Grand St Patrick’s Concert
Tue 16/03/65 Hoot’nanny with the Corrie Folk Trio
Thu 18/03/65 Roy Orbison, Rockin’ Berries, Marianne Faithful, Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers
Sat 20/03/65 Choral Concert of Mendelssohn’s Music
Fri 26/03/65 Searchers, Dusty Springfield, Tony Jackson & the Vibrations, Bobby Vee, Zombies, Heinz
Mon 29/03/65 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Wed 07/04/65 Mendelssohn’s Elijah by YMCA Choral and Orchestra
Fri 09/04/65 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Fri 23/04/65 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Sat 24/04/65 The Glasgow Phoenix Choir
Fri 30/04/65 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Thu 06/05/65 Bob Dylan
Sun 09/05/65 Bachelors, Mike Preston, Elaine & Derek, Mike Leander Showband, Morton Frazer’s Harmonica Gang, Freddy Davies
Fri 14/05/65 Donovan, Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders, Unit Four Plus Two, John L Watson & the Mummelflugs
Sun 23/05/65 Shirley Bassey, Cyril Stapleton & His Showband, Ray Merrell & Peter Wynne
Wed 26/05/65 BBC Symphony Orchestra
Tue 08/06/65 African Magic
Wed 09/06/65 African Magic
Thu 17/06/65 All Star Folk Music Concert with Julie Felix, Paul McNeil, Shirley Collins, Steve Benbow, Ray Fisher, Johnny Handle
Sun 04/07/65 An Evening With Gilbert And Sullivan
Sat 10/07/65 Massed Brass Bands And Choirs Concert
Wed 14/07/65 A Geordie’s Night Out
Sat 17/07/65 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Owen Brannigan
Thu 29/07/65 The Animals, Them, Blue Angels, Weirds – CANCELLED
Sat 14/08/65 Tommy Collins Country Music Show
Tue 17/08/65 P J Proby Show, Dave Berry & the Cruisers, Sean Buckley, & the Breadcrumbs, Pattie Pearce
Fri 03/09/65 Val Doonigan, Silver Dollars, The Dalmours, Les Dawson, Denny Piercy
Wed 15/09/65 Kings Royal Hussars Regimental Band
Sat 18/09/65 Victor Borge
Thu 23/09/65 Peter Paul and Mary
Sat 25/09/65 Halle Orchestra with Sir John Barbirolli
Sat 02/10/65 Corrie Folk Trio Hoot’Nanny
Thu 07/10/65 Rolling Stones, Unit Four + 2, Checkmates, Spencer Davis Group, Charles Dickens & the Habits
Thu 14/10/65 Everley Brothers, Cilla Black, Billy J Kramer
Fri 15/10/65 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Daniel Barenboim
Sat 16/10/65 American Folk Blues Festival with Big Mama Thornton, Lonesome Jimmy Lee, Eddie Boyd, Buddy Guy & others
Thu 21/10/65 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Mon 25/10/65 Rag Review
Tue 26/10/65 Rag Review
Wed 27/10/65 Rag Review
Thu 28/10/65 Rag Review
Fri 29/10/65 Rag Review
Sat 30/10/65 Rag Review
Sun 31/10/65 Folk Evening with Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
Wed 03/11/65 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Gina Bachauer
Wed 10/11/65 Lunchtime organ recital
Sun 14/11/65 This Is Scotland
Mon 15/11/65 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Wed 17/11/65 Lunchtime organ recital
Sat 20/11/65 Gene Pitney, Peter & Gordon, Lulu and the Luvvers, The Rockin’ Berries, Mike Cotton Sound, Quiet Five
Wed 24/11/65 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Oleg Krista
Sat 27/11/65 Jimmy Shand And His Band
Sun 28/11/65 Folk 65 – the McPeake Family, Nadia Cattouse, Ian Campbell Folk Group
Tue 30/11/65 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Wed 01/12/65 Lunchtime organ recital
Sat 04/12/65 The Beatles
Wed 08/12/65 Newcastle City Orchestra perform Messiah
Fri 10/12/65 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Adele Leigh
Wed 15/12/65 YMCA Choral Society perform The Messiah


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1966

Date Performer(s): –
Thu 20/01/66 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra – The Soldier’s Tale
Fri 04/02/66 Folk Concert with Alex Campbell, Paddie Bell, Bob Davenport and the Rakes, Colin Wilkie and Shirley Hart
Tue 08/02/66 Eddy Arnold
Wed 09/02/66 Vienna Boys Choir
Fri 11/02/66 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Gary Karr
Sun 20/02/66 Folk Evening with Robin Hall & Jimmy MacGregor, Bryan Kenny Four, Jack Elliot and the Elliot Family
Mon 21/02/66 Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra
Wed 23/02/66 Folk Concert with the Ian Campbell Folk Group, Ian & Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot, The Settlers, Trevor Lucas
Sat 05/03/66 Glasgow Phoenix Choir
Sun 06/03/66 Northern Sinfonia
Wed 09/03/66 Carmen performed by the YMCA Choral Society
Fri 11/03/66 The Corries and Paddie Bell
Sun 13/03/66 James Brown and the Famous Flames, Barbara Lewis, Mike Cotton Sound
Fri 18/03/66 P J Proby, The Searchers, The Shelly, Tahne Russal & Three
Sun 20/03/66 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Fri 25/03/66 Northern Sinfonia
Sat 02/04/66 Roy Orbison, Walker Brothers, Lulu, The Marionettes, Kim D & the Del 5, Quotations
Thu 14/04/66 Small Faces, Martha & The Vandellas, Lou Christie, Crispian St Peters, Fran & Alan, Sounds Unique
Fri 15/04/66 Northern Sinfonia
Sun 17/04/66 Herman’s Hermits, Mindbenders, Dave Berry & the Cruisers, Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours, David & Jonathan
Sat 23/04/66 Julie Felix show – CANCELLED
Mon 25/04/66 Munich Philharmonic with Fritz Rieger
Fri 29/04/66 The Kinks, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, Goldie, Sean Buckley Set
Thu 12/05/66 Johnny Cash Show, Carter Family, The Statler Bros, The Tennessee Three
Sun 15/05/66 Ornette Coleman Trio
Tue 31/05/66 Northern Sinfonia with Segovia
Thu 02/06/66 Northern Sinfonia
Tue 19/07/66 Sinfonia Ensemble
Fri 22/07/66 Jimmy Witherspoon, Ian Carr Quintet, Dick Morrissey Quartet, Herbie Goines & the Nite Timers
Sun 11/09/66 Halle with Sir John Barbirolli
Wed 28/09/66 Northern Sinfonia – Vladimir Ashkenazy
Sat 01/10/66 Rolling Stones, Ike & Tina Turner, Yardbirds, Peter Jay & the new Jaywalkers
Thu 13/10/66 Northern Sinfonia with Peter Wallfiscg
Fri 14/10/66 Walker Brothers, Troggs, Dave Dee, Dozy,Beaky, Mick & Tich, Montanas, Quotations, Gloria Rogers
Sat 15/10/66 White Heather Club with Robin Hall & Jimmy McGregor
Mon 17/10/66 Brno Philharmonic
Tue 25/10/66 Folk Concert with the Spinners, Lyn & Graham McCarthy and the Silkie
Sat 29/10/66 Annual Jimmy Shand Show
Mon 31/10/66 Dave Brubeck Quartet
Sun 06/11/66 Hollies, Small Faces, Paul Jones, Paul & Barry Ryan, Nashville Teens, Peter Jay & the New Jay Walkers
Wed 09/11/66 Owen Brannigan
Wed 16/11/66 Northern Sinfonia – David Oistrakh – CANCELLED
Sun 04/12/66 Little Richard, Creation, Quotations, Junco Partners, Kim Davis & the Del 5, Gregg Burman Soul Band, Gas Board
Wed 07/12/66 Newcastle City Orchestra performing Messiah
Fri 09/12/66 Northern Sinfonia – Henryk Szeryng
Mon 12/12/66 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Wed 14/12/66 Bach’s Christmas Oratorio


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1967

Date Performer(s): –
Tue 24/01/67 Northern Sinfonia – Rudolph Barshai
Fri 27/01/67 Woody Herman Big Band
Tue 31/01/67 Four Tops, Merseys, Madeleine Bell, Remo Four, Johnny Watson Band
Sat 04/02/67 Spinners, High Level Ranters
Thu 09/02/67 Prague Symphony Orchestra
Fri 10/02/67 Tortelier Family, Northern Sinfonia
Sun 12/02/67 Dubliners, Dermot O’Brien and the Clubmen
Thu 16/02/67 Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Fri 17/02/67 Berlin Philharmonic Octet
Fri 24/02/67 Gene Pitney, Troggs, Sounds Incorporated, Normie Rowe, David Garrick
Sat 25/02/67 St Patrick’s Day Concert with O’Connell Irish Girl Pipers Band, Willie Brady
Sun 26/02/67 St Patrick’s Day Concert with Alma Carroll, Dave Barry, Tyneside Irish Dancers
Fri 03/03/67 Northern Sinfonia – Julian Bream
Sat 04/03/67 Glasgow Phoenix Choir
Wed 08/03/67 Newcastle & Gateshead Choral Union
Sun 12/03/67 Hollies, Spencer Davis Group, Paul Jones, Tremeloes
Sat 18/03/67 Bert Jansch
Sun 19/03/67 Roy Orbison, Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, Jeff Beck, The Settlers
Mon 20/03/67 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Mon 27/03/67 Jazz From a Swinging Era – Earl Hines, Roy Eldridge Buck Clayton, Bud Freeman, Earl Warren
Sat 01/04/67 Northern Festival of Praise – The Salvation Army
Tue 04/04/67 British Youth Symphony Orchestra
Fri 07/04/67 Northern Sinfonia – Denis Matthews
Sun 09/04/67 Buddy Rich and his Orchestra
Fri 21/04/67 Walker Brothers, Englebert Humperdinck, Cat Stevens, Jimi Hendrix
Thu 27/04/67 Northern Sinfonia – Hephzibah Menuhin
Fri 28/04/67 Folk Song Concert – Spinners, Bob Davenport, The Watersons, Alex Campbell, High Level Ranters
Sat 29/04/67 BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra with Rafael Orozco
Fri 26/05/67 Northern Sinfonia – Segovia
Mon 05/06/67 Northern Sinfonia – David Oistrakn
Wed 14/06/67 Northern Sinfonia – John Ogdon and Brenda Lucas
Thu 15/06/67 Halle Proms- First performance of William Joseph’s ‘Rail’
Fri 16/06/67 Halle Proms- Tchaikovsky
Sat 17/06/67 Halle Proms – ‘A Night In Vienna’
Sat 24/06/67 Ivor Novello Story Concert
Tue 22/08/67 National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain with Rudolp Schwarz
Thu 07/09/67 Northern Sinfonia – Louis Kentner & Rudolph Schwarz
Wed 20/09/67 Northern Sinfonia with John Williams and Meredith Davies
Mon 25/09/67 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with Hugo Rignold
Sun 01/10/67 The White Heather Club with Robin Hall & Jimmy McGregor, Jimmy Shand jnr.
Thu 05/10/67 Bach Orchestra of the Leipzig Gewandhaus
Fri 06/10/67 Top Brass Jazz featuring Maynard Ferguson, Bob Brookmeyer, Clark Terry, Doc Cheatham, Benny Morton
Sat 07/10/67 Flower Pot Men, Traffic, Vanilla Fudge, Art
Fri 13/10/67 Stevie Wonder, Jr.Walker & the All Stars, Fleetwood Mac
Sun 15/10/67 Tom Paxton, High Level Ranters, Ray Fisher, The Reivers
Fri 20/10/67 The Dubliners, The Kerries, David McWilliams
Mon 23/10/67 American Folk Festival with Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Son House, Little Walter
Tue 24/10/67 Folk Concert (Rag Appeal) – Lyn & Graham McCarthy, Ian Campbell Folk Four, Dis Disley, The Jackets Green
Sun 29/10/67 The Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra
Mon 30/10/67 The Who, Traffic, The Herd, The Tremeloes
Mon 06/11/67 Synthesis – northern sinfonia and John Dankworth
Wed 08/11/67 Gosforth Girls Choir
Sat 18/11/67 The Spinners
Mon 20/11/67 Northern Sinfonia – Igor Oistrakh
Mon 27/11/67 Berliner Staatskapelle Symphony Orchestra
Sat 02/12/67 Midland Sinfonia
Mon 04/12/67 Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, The Nice, Eire Apparent
Fri 08/12/67 Modern Jazz Quartet
Wed 20/12/67 Northern Sinfonia – Christmas Oratorio
Thu 21/12/67 Northern Sinfonia – Cyril Smith, Phyllis Sellick

Many thanks to John Jobling for supplying most of the ticket stubs featured in the Newcastle City Hall pages.

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