Tubesnake

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Friday 20th March 2020.

Closure of all UK pubs & clubs …

Keep an eye on any future developments on our Gig Dates page.

Roadhouse Blues (2020)

TUBESNAKE Tenth & Current Line-Up: Lenny (Vocals), Woody (Drums), Chris (Bass), Martin Craggs (Guitar)

Recorded live at The Blue Bell, Jesmond Vale, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Saturday 11th January 2020.

thanks to Jim Wright for this video

If you’re waiting for the gift of sound and vision in this new year then take a look at our Gig Dates page. Over 70 dates already booked for 2020.

Yet another class Saturday night gig at The Star Inn on Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Proper crowd! Proper venue! 😎

Our first appearance at this annual May Bank Holiday Weekend Rock Festival featuring Tribute & Covers Bands across 3 stages. The whole event took place inside The Millfield Ground, home of Crook Town AFC. Tubesnake played an hour and 5 minutes starting at 4.25pm. We thoroughly enjoyed the gig and had an excellent turnout in the marquee for our slot. Nice One!

This was our second visit to The Black Bull in Blaydon having made our first appearance there exactly one year earlier on Saturday 3rd February 2018. It’s a ticketed event and all tickets had been sold so we had a full room. Both gigs were excellent. Great stage, great audience, great atmosphere. Just how all gigs should be.

Welcome to the New Year. 78 gigs under our belt in 2018, our biggest number of gigs yet in one year and we’re already booked for over 70 gigs in this new year. “The early bird catches the worm” they say and, as far as bookings are concerned for 2019, we ain’t been hanging around. There ain’t no point in running around like headless chickens. Tubesnake. Birds of prey, flying high.

The Schooner, Gateshead, Saturday 13th October 2018.

The Schooner, hidden away on the leafy banks of The Tyne on the Gateshead side, a venue we’d been aware of for years. We’d asked about possible gigs in the distant past but it seemed that our style of music didn’t really suit the genres they favoured at the time. Anyway, management changed and the style of music on offer at The Schooner opened up. On 14th Feb 2018 The Schooner posted the following on their Facebook Page.

“Right folks, here’s the plan. Can you suggest bands who haven’t appeared at The Schooner yet who you’d like to see. Can you give the name and a bit of background info please. We will look at every sensible suggestion and get the gig on. I get about 6 requests per day from bands/musicians, and with the best will in the world, can’t check them all out.” … Adrian Marley

We shared this post to everyone who knew us, asking for their support. This resulted in a flood of posts to The Schooner page recommending Tubesnake to the venue. Ten days later … thanks to you and the massive response in our favour, The Schooner got in touch with us and gave us our first ever gig there on Saturday 13th October 2018. ¡Excellente!

thanks to Bruce Barlow for these photos

Love Street (2018)

TUBESNAKE Tenth & Current Line-Up: Lenny (Vocals), Woody (Drums), Martin Craggs (Guitar), Stuart Dawson (Depping on Bass)

Recorded live at The Welcome Tavern, Sunderland, Sunday 29th July 2018.

Love Street is a song by The Doors. It appears on their 1968 album Waiting for the Sun.

thanks to The Welcome Tavern for this video

Saturday 11th August

Now in its third year, we have been invited to play the Stanley Burning Rock Festival. A one day music festival featuring six live bands playing in a huge marquee fully covering the stage and audience. TUBESNAKE will perform an hour long set starting at 6pm. Tickets are available at £5 from the venue itself and Tubesnake also have a bunch to sell. Failing that, pay £6 at the gate on the day.

The Penny Gill, Spennymoor, Friday 15th June 2018.

The Penny Gill. Excellent venue, excellent audience … the perfect measure!

thanks to Bernie Penman for these photos

Tubesnake are back on the road after a five-week break. Check out our Gig Dates page to see the full list of our current gigs.

Class gig at The Fat Ox in Whitley Bay last night. Excellent venue and again, the crowd really makes the night. Now we embark on a five-week break, our longest break since 2007. I’ve lined up ten nights in Torrevieja in Spain, two nights in York and two nights in The Lakes to help pass the time. So, from one Ox to another, our next gig is at The Durham Ox in Coundon on Saturday 9th June. Tubesnake – “Between The Ox’s” … lenny

Sun 1 April @ 4.30pm
The Tap & Spile, Battle Hill, Hexham, NE46 1BH

Sat 7 April
Peterlee Catholic Club, SR8 2LR, £3 c.c.

Fri 13 April
Murton Colliery Club, SR7 9AN, £1.50 c.c.

Sat 14 April
The Golden Fleece
Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2AJ

Sun 15 April @ 4.30pm
The Conshies, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3JW
£2 c.c.

Fri 20 April
The Big Jug, Claypath, Durham City, DH1 1RG

Sun 22 April @ 8.30pm
St.Peter’s Social Club, Byker, Newcastle, NE6 2AB

Fri 27 April
The Queen Vic
Victoria Road, South Shields, NE33 4NL

Sat 28 April
Byers Green Club, Spennymoor, DL16 7PU, £2 c.c.

Sun 29 April @ 4pm
The Crook Hotel, Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HU

Fri 2 March
The Crook Hotel
Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HU

Sat 3 March
The Angel
Durham City, DH1 4PR

Sat 10 March
Hetton Lyons C.C.
Hetton-le-Hole, DH5 0HF, £2 c.c.

Fri 16 March @ 8.45pm
Steels Social Club
Sunderland, SR4 6LQ

Sat 17 March
The Lochside
Cochrane Park, Newcastle, NE7 7LJ

Sat 24 March
The Star Inn
Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 1SQ

Sun 25 March @ 8.30pm
The Dalton Park Inn
Murton, Seaham, SR7 9NG

Thu 29 March
The Three Tuns
Gateshead, NE9 5SD

Sat 3 February
The Black Bull, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4JJ, Tickets £5

Fri 9 February
The Station, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6RA

Fri 16 February
The John Duck, Claypath, Durham City, DH1 1RG

Sat 17 February
The Brewery Tap, Wellington Road, Dunston, NE11 9HS

Sat 24 February
Byers Green Club, North Street, Spennymoor, DL16 7PU, £2 c.c.

Sat 6 January
The Fat Ox, Whitley Bay, NE12 8AE

Sat 13 January
The Ship Inn, Benton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8AE

Sun 14 January @ 4pm
The Penny Gill, Spennymoor, DL16 6QE

Fri 19 January
The Moorcock, Burnhope Way, Peterlee, SR8 2HW

Sat 27 January @ 8.30pm
The Old Fox, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0HQ

Sat 9 December @ 8.30pm
Blackhall Mill Club, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE17 7TN, £3 c.c.

Sun 10 December @ 6.45pm
The Queens Head, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay, NE30 4QB

Fri 15 December
The Queen Vic, Victoria Road, South Shields, NE33 4NL

Sat 16 December
The Lochside, Cochrane Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7LJ

Sun 17 December @ 4pm
The Crook Hotel, Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HU

Fri 29 December
The Big Jug, Claypath, Durham City, DH1 1RG

Sat 30 December
The Turf, Front Street, Consett, DH8 5AB