The Cumberland Arms

Below are the current listings...

9/5/2008 Mama Coca... Fabulous live act, definitely one to get down and boogie to. Doors 8pm £3

10/5/2008 The Mojitos... This band have just won the Evening Chronicle Battle of the Bands competition and have recently played Carling Acadamy to rave revues. Not to be missed. Watch out for tha drink as well. Doors 8pm £

12/5/2008 The Envelopes + Monkey Swallow the Universe Brilliant, crazy and slightly scary, not to be missed!! Doors 8pm £7

13/5/2008 Jazz Night with No Awareness . Ben Harrison, Dan Cole, Tom Dibb. Newcomers to the scene, daringly careening down avenues of experimentation! Expect a hair-raising ride of tight turns and flat out straights! Not to be missed. Doors 8pm £5

15/5/2008 The Ouseburn Festival Press Launch... NARC and The Ouseburn Festivval bring you an amazing night to launch this years festival...The Eye Jab, The Colt 45s, Spencer McGarry Season, Dot to Dots, Caroline Mary, Shipcote and Friends, Major Dawson and the Eat Disco DJs. Doors 7pm £3

16/5/2008 The Suggestibles... A night of hilarious, fast paced, improvised comedy from the legendary team. £7/£5 – doors 7.30 show 8.30

19/5/2008 Heritage Talk... Ouseburn in 1900, come and find out what's changed and what's still the same in the Ouseburn. Doors 7.30 free

22/5/2008 Ten by Ten... Ten performers get ten minutes each to entertain, enthral, enlighten and even enrage you. £2 – doors 8pm

23/5/2008 Spiers and Boden... These amazing performers bring their talents once more to the Cumberland. Two of the best English traditional music has to offer. Dance music as it should be. Doors 8pm £10 (tickets available from wegottickets.com)

24/5/2008 Mushi Mushi + Bubble Project + Bonsai Kittens Brilliant electro, funky pop stuff. Not to be missed Doors 8pm £3

25/5/2008 The Lodger After receiving critical acclaim for their debut album and with a very successful American tour under their belts it’s great to welcome back this awesome band. Doors 8pm £tbc

27/5/2008 Folk Session... New look session with guest players, spot sets, songs and tunes. Doors 8pm - free

29/5/2008 Spokes + Darradio + Sona Di Spokes make their quiet/loud, canada/iceland inspired rock music in the countryside of the North East... mainly as a way of keeping warm. Despite their belief in songs they don't actually sing very much. On the occasion that they do, it's because they feel they have something worth saying. Doors 8pm £4

30/5/2008 The Suggestibles... A night of hilarious, fast paced, improvised comedy from the legendary team. £7/£5 – doors 7.30 show 8.30

31/5/2008 Thomas Truax + Les Cox Sportif + Sunday School Adventure Club Do not miss the slightly eccentric genius that is Thomas Truax, with his orchestra of home made instruments, this is a truly unique one man show. Doors 8pm £6 (tickets on sale now from usual outlets)