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. 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.
Class gig at The Fat Ox in Whitley Bay last night. Excellent venue with a crowd that really made the night. Now we embark on a five-week break, our longest break since 2007. Moving from one Ox to another, our next gig is at The Durham Ox in Coundon near Bishop Auckland on Saturday 9th June … 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
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
Sun 5 November @ 4pm
The Crook Hotel, Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HU
Fri 10 November @ 8.45pm
Steels Social Club, Sunderland, SR4 6LQ
Fri 17 November
The Crown, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4DT
Sat 18 November @ 8.30pm
Dunston UTS F.C., Wellington Road, Dunston, NE11 9JL
Sun 19 November @ 4.30pm
The Conshies, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3JW, £2 c.c.
Sat 25 November
The Star Inn, Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 1SQ
BRANDON ROCKS One Day Music Festival
Saturday 16th September
Brandon Cricket Club
Brandon Lane
Durham
DH7 8PG
Tel: 0191 378 9288
A one day music festival held in the grounds of Brandon Cricket Club featuring tribute & covers bands performing inside The Outfield Marquee and on The Pavilion Stage.
11 main acts in total, plus more. Starts 1.30pm til 11pm.
NO ALCOHOL allowed through turnstiles and NO CAMPING.
Food & Drink will be available to purchase on site.
TUBESNAKE will perform an hour long set on The Pavilion Stage starting at 8.25pm.
Tickets £15 … available from:
Brandon C.C. Clubhouse
Open every evening and day time Saturday/Sunday.
and Online: @ Skiddle
Or … Pay on the day £20
The Outfield Marquee left-side of poster
Bon Jovi Forever … headline
The Pavilion Stage right-side of poster
Fu Fighters … headline
Sympathy For The Devil (2017)
TUBESNAKE Tenth & Current Line-Up: Lenny (Vocals), Woody (Drums), Chris (Bass), Martin Craggs (Guitar)
Recorded live at The Cluny, Ouseburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sunday 19th March 2017.
thanks to Jules for this video
The Dirty South with special guests Tubesnake
Sunday 19th March
The Cluny
Lime Street
Ouseburn
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE1 2PQ
5pm Doors Open
6pm Tubesnake perform an hour long set
followed by main act The Dirty South
The Dirty South
Southern Rock tribute band based in Tyne and Wear
with a set list based heavily in the golden era of
Southern Rock featuring many bands including Lynyrd
Skynyrd, Allman Bros, Blackberry Smoke and more.
Tickets £7 … available in Newcastle from:
The Cluny
RPM Records
Beatdown
Reflex
The full line-up of bands has been announced for the event which features live music on Friday 2nd September and Saturday 3rd September 2016.
You can catch us on the ‘Main Stage’ on Saturday 3rd September at 7.45pm.
Historically we are no strangers to Stormin’ …
At Stormin’ 2005 we were the first band up on the ‘Main Stage’ on Friday 2nd September.
At Stormin’ 2010, we were the second band up on the ‘Main Stage’ on Friday 3rd September.
We can’t wait for Stormin’ 2016.
Tonight we received an email inviting us to play Stormin’ The Castle 2016 on Saturday 3rd September. We’re over the moon and of course we accepted immediately. Even better, we have been told we’ll probably be on the Main Stage. Excellent news! The event takes place at Witton Castle, Witton-le-Wear, Co. Durham, DL14 0DE. Further details and ticket information can be found at www.storminthecastle.co.uk.
Saturday 19th December saw us finish our last gig of 2015. Despite the intermittent lashing down of rain outside it was more than cosy inside with a good turnout at The Red Lion in Coxhoe. You really do have to squeeze yourself in with a shoehorn at this venue but it makes for a great atmosphere. In total we put out 58 gigs in 2015. An additional three gigs were lost due to the venue either closing or ceasing live music, one gig was lost to a double booking mix up and one very recently had to be cancelled due to very bad weather conditions and traffic delays. As for the venues themselves, we revisited three pubs we hadn’t played at in four years or more and, more interestingly, made our very first appearance at no less than nine brand new venues to us. Our first time at Trillians in Newcastle back in July had to be a highlight. All in all, a great year with old and new venues, new songs introduced to the set and some bloody good gigs. Thanks to everyone for being there. We hope you’ve all had a great Christmas and we’d like to wish you a very Happy New Year for 2016 … Tubesnake (Lenny, Woody, Chris, Martin)
Well that was downright dirty, hot and sweaty and as the midnight hour approaches it’s time for us to unwind in our seperate abodes with a beer or a glass of red and reflect on what has just taken place.
It has to be said we’ve had two great gigs this weekend. Firstly, The Market Tavern in Chester-le-Street last night, Friday 18th September, was very well attended by a crowd who certainly were ‘into it’. A great vibe pulsed through the room all night generated from a mixture of old and new faces and left us feeling we’d all had a great gig. Cheers, Chester-le-Street!
Tonight, Saturday 19th September, we’ve just played The Angel in Durham City. Last night was great but tonight was tremendous. From 9pm through to our encore at 11pm with a short break in the middle, the atmosphere was excellent. We juggled the set so it wasn’t just a repeat of The Market Tavern gig. The place was packed and we had them dancing from song number one.
We always enjoy performing but having audiences like that is what takes us to another level. We know it’s only Rock n’ Roll but we like it!
