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.
My son played there when he was young. He said a bunch of dick heads had written band names all over the wall in the green room. Things like Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Amen Corner, The Beatles etc. I suggested that the actual people themselves might have written their own names. Oh, he said, can we get a pizza? When I was a kid I thought you were destined for the top if you played the City Hall. To him it was just another performance done. As about as exciting as washing the dishes.
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