Harking back to the roots of country rock and blues, with touches of Lynryd Skynrd, Allman Brothers, Little Feat and the ’70s sound of Cash, Young and Dylan, they appeal to the contemporary Blackberry Smoke and Jason Isbell fan bases. They are one of the hardest working bands around, touring and recording their songs of life’s trials and triumphs, in a traditional line up of acoustic and electric guitars, drums and bass.

Anne has recently performed at the highly prestigious Celtic Connections in Scotland & is a very highly acclaimed artist She is accompanied by piano player Maria Quinn for this show. The show will feature songs from iconic album BLUE as well as other wonderful songs from Joni Mitchell as well as interspersed tracks from Anne herself Please check out everything about Anne just here & see her amazing credentials, we cant wait to welcome her & Maria to DH9s finest.. Anne is a singer songwriter from Scotland. Her music is a heady mix of genres with nods to contemporary folk, country, blues and jazz, with strong vocal melody lines and a penchant for harmony and open tunings. Anne has just played at The International Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, released her debut single 'Steal Away' (Jan 25), her second single, 'Cigarettes and Smokescreens' (March 25) and most recently her third, 'White horses'. Her album predicted late 2025. She is endorsed by Cole Clark Guitars and G7th Capos. Anne trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. With an extensive performance history, Anne has toured throughout the UK both as a solo artist and lately with her ensemble, The Anne Gair Band. She has played at prestigious venues including The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (Celtic Connections 2025), The 100 Club, The Rock Gardens, The Cavern Club, The Hard Rock Cafe, The Voodoo Rooms, and King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, and regularly performs to sold-out audiences in venues and theatres across the country.

Absolutely delighted to be able to announce that the incredible BON/DC are heading to The WR with their Bon Scott inspired AC/DC show The band are one of the most sought after AcDC bands in the UK & perform across the country headlining many an event & rock festival With stunning vocals by the incredible Patrick Mallon, who has fronted a few various UK bands, is phenomenal & has the early DC sound of Bon Scott to a T, its remarkable & along with the band, recreate the original song this iconic band started.. This gig however sees a DEBUT show in which the band is performing these incredible songs stripped back for a special White Room performance This is must see show to hear the songs of AC/DC performed this way, very exciting indeed. There'll still be a Whole Lotta classic tracks () and awesome sing a longs, amazing guitar playing, pounding bass & drums just performed a little bit stripped back & with an acoustic guitars

Soooooo many people have asked for an ABBA night, so Ive gone & found, who i think are one of the best around, an amazing duo to bring you a night of nothing but ABBA This duo regularly perform in big theatres with a full ABBA show & im delighted to welcome them to the WR Please do check out the wonderful ABBA HARMONY as they really are something special Heres a short bio Join ABBA Harmony, for one night only, as they celebrate the very best of ABBA! From Waterloo to Voulez Vous theyll have you dancing the night away. With hits spanning the whole of ABBAs incomparable career, there is something for everyone in this unique cabaret style concert. The girls Caroline Sabiston (Agnetha) trained at one of the UKs top drama schools, Guildford School of Acting, and has worked all over the world as a vocalist in theatre tours, cruise ships and for corporate events. Amber Cox (Frida) also trained in musical theatre, before doing a Masters in Contemporary and Popular music. She has worked all over the UK as a vocalist and has a successful wedding singing company. Together they will bring their stunning show to DH9 Grab a ticket asap

After their incredible debut last December we are delighted to welcome back the outstanding Beatles Unplugged. If you attended that event you'll know how amazing they were & you'll not want to miss out If you weren't there just buy a ticket & cone to see this stunning Beatles Show Acoustic guitars, drums & stunning vocals covering every genre of The Fab Fours vast collection of songs. A real treat to have them back.

The magnificent Kiddars Luck with special guests Storiella, will be performing a host of old fashioned traditional Christmas songs, seasonal folk songs & north east heritage tracks from a bygone age, including a host of acapella songs The event will be totally acoustic & unplugged , a throwback to the days of old An afternoon of festive cheers to get us in the mood for the festive season ALL donations to be made to our local hospice WIllow Burn who sadly need funds as much as ever..

The Washboard Resonators hail from Leeds in England and can be described as sounding and looking like 'a ragtime street band meets a Hollywood musical on a theatre stage somewhere in around 1932'.

The White Room is excited to welcome back the incredible Grammy nominated vocalist, Alexia Gardner along with her stellar quartet ofAlan Law on the keyboard, Jude Murphy on bass, Abbie Finn on drums and Harry Keeble on Tenor Sax. The evening promises to be one full of festive spirit with lots of old time jazz, standards & of course plenty of festive classics to get us in the mood for Christmas time.. if you were here for the bands Valentines Day show youll understand why this show sold out very quickly so this is one not to be missed!! Alexia is an internationally recognised jazz artist who has performed literally, all over the world so to have her coming back to Stanley is just amazing.. The band are also all wonderful, talented processional musicians who when together, are simply unmissable..

After their amazing debut in January we are thrilled to welcome back to The White Room the magnificent & legendary north east icons CREAKIN BONES & THE SUNDAY DINNERS or as some may know them as Deacon Jones & the Sinners Playing a mixture of Jazz, Blues & RnR this band have been around a long time and after a hiatus for a decade or so, have now returned under their new alias, but they certainly havent lost their mojo!! This show will feature a host of festive swing, blues, jive & jazz tunes to get you dancing & getting our Christmas spirits lifted!! This promises to be an amazing show..

Absolutely delighted to welcome the outstanding & legendary folk singer songwriter Jez Lowe back to the White Room. Jez last played here for our 1st anniversary celebrations in 2024 so chuffed he is returning on Friday 27th February to play for us here in Dh9 Both his previous gigs sold out so dont delay in getting your tickets Jez is one of THE best folk musicians in the country & one of the finest weve had here at the venue. Excited you bet!!!

The amazingly chaotic, diverse, fun, fiddling fused, foot tapping & folding fantastic Driven Serious return to DH9 for a spring show full of musical delights.. Full details + support tbc

Absolutely delighted to announce that the awesome Rob Heron is bringing a trio of his Tea Pad Orchestra along to The White Room Music Cafe as part of the Independent Venue Week (IVW) Line up for this show is:- ROB HERON (vocals, gtr) TOM CRONIN (mandolin, gtr, harmonica) TED HARBOT (dbl bass) Rob & his band are sensational & we welcome them here on Sat 31st January Limited capacity, intimate, up close gig In case you dont know what Rob does Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra have been gleefully trampling over genre boundaries for over a decade now, chucking Rockabilly, Blues, Country, Swing, Soul and more into their musical gumbo, but always sounding mostly just like themselves. Based in Newcastle but hailing from across the UK, the Tea Pad have released five albums, and toured widely across the British Isles and Europe, playing everywhere from Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk Festival to village halls and barns, and all points in between. Well-known for their energetic live shows, and dry humour, theyve toured with some of the big-name Americana outfits such as Pokey LaFarge, The Dead South, and Sierra Ferrell. They have released music on Sleazy Records (Spain) and Migraine Records (Germany), appeared multiple times on Radio 4s Loose Ends, and had their music played by everyone from Marc Riley to Huey Morgan. Their upcoming sixth album Feet First was recorded in just two days at Lightning Recorders in Berlin, Germany. The studio is well known for producing authentic analogue recordings, live in the room, and straight- to-tape. This capturing of a musical moment can really be heard in the new Tea Pad Orchestra record. The addition of Ben Powling on saxophone has also elevated the bands sound into a new and exciting era! After a decade of honing their craft, they have never sounded so good! Joining Rob Heron (vocals/guitar) are Tom Cronin (mandolin/harmonica/guitar), Ben Powling (saxophone/clarinet), Adam Richards (double bass/electric bass) and Paul Archibald (drums).

The outstanding MLB return to Stanleys finest to perform their wonderful music here in DH9 Mitch is an incredible blues guitarist & vocalist mixing traditional blues with funk, jazz, pop rock & soul together thus creating his own stunning sound Backed by a superbly tight rhythm section this trio are the real deal Recently completed a tour of Europe they head to Stanley as part of our Independent Venue Week in January Celebrating original music & artists is something we are proud to do here at The White Room & this band should be performing in huge arenas, I feel they are that good, really!! So to have them perform in a stripped down (ish) form here in the venue is amazing Up Close & personal is how music is at its best Support comes from the incredible talent of Remy CB & is just not to be missed!! Looking forward to your support for both these artists

Delighted to welcome to DH9s finest, for their White Room debut the brilliant Zu Zu Cats ZZC are a north east based band performing perfectly formed, catchy, cleverly written original music with a good old hint of cool 60s vibe Playing as part of our independent Venue Week we look forward to welcoming the lads to our lovely little venue Support tbc

The final artist of an incredible weekend of original music, and to finish our IVW, sees the magnificent Steve Pledger return to perform his stunning music here at The White Room. Steve has had a very busy year including a recent tour of the UK performing all across the country entertaining many In my opinion Steve is without doubt one of the finest solo artists around & his previous shows at the white room have been absolute superb so its a pleasure to welcome him back. Hell make you smile, cry, laugh & sing a long but all in the same song, just fabulous. This is just Steve, his guitar & wonderful voice telling stories in his songs and is just not to be missed!! Not only do we have Steve we are joined by the quite excellent Sam Slatcher who will be opening proceedings Sam gas had recent success with his solo music & we are delighted to welcome him for a debut set. What a double bill of quite awesome music & the perfect finale to Independent Venue Week

Come celebrate the New Year with TWO amazing DJs Garry Forster & Mr Sayers will be spinning their awesome choice of vinyl all for your aural pleasures Garry & Craig have amassed an arsenal of old funk, soul, Latin, psychedelic & garage records which theyll be bringing along to DH9s finest to entertain us all.. A chance for people to come & have a post Christmas catch up with friends & listen to some awesome music and still get home in time for the SAFC match Perfect Id say Limited numbers so dont miss out

Absolutely delighted & rather excited to host our first SKA night here at the white room Ladies & Gentleman i give you the mighty SKAPONES playing with a 6 piece stripped back set up here in DH9 Itll be a squeeze but itll be just brilliant Fronted by the awesome Paul Willow this incredible band have toured the UK, EUROPE & even the USA over the past few years & supported The Specials before the sad passing of the late great Terry Hall. With a number of albums under their belts the band will be showcasing many of these tracks and of course some great, iconic Ska classics made famous by The Specials.. Am I excited?? YES Should you be excited? YES This promises to be an amazing night in the history of the white room Dont miss out