The Havana Cultura live tour will be visiting The Sage, Gateshead on Saturday 3rd July, one of only two UK dates. The tour is the latest in a series of cultural projects from Havana Cultura, celebrating fresh talent across all artistic disciplines. Powered by Roberto Fonseca and his acclaimed band, the concerts will feature Cuban star Danay (described by Gilles Peterson as ‘Cuba’s Jill Scott’), as well as Ogguere, one of the hottest and most inventive hip hop acts in Cuba.

This July Room3Recording studio in Sunderland is 3 years old. To celebrate this all recording sessions from today until the end of July are only £75 per weekday booking and £80 per weekend booking, so book up soon to avoid missing out on these great prices.

Resident producer Neil Basset has over 10 years in the music industry and was a founding member of The Golden Virgins who released their debut album on XL Records (home of the White Stripes and The Prodigy) in 2003, I have also toured europe and the UK extensively, drumming with such acts as The Golden Virgins, Former Cell Mates, School of Language, Lucas Renney and playing at such festivals as Glastonbury, T-In The Park, Reading, Leeds, Secret Garden Party, Electric Picnic, Metropolis.

So whats been happening in the studio over the last 3 years? Well, they've have recorded such artists as:

Friday 21st
Ex Libris Presents... Chronicity - angular punk from Red Monkey and Spraydog luminaries. Future Loss - post post post punk noise from Belfast. No Fit State - all-girl anachro chaos with brass, strings and politics plus special guests Doors: 8pm Tickets: £4

Saturday 22nd May
Johnny Cash Blackout Party…The Line, John Brindle, Joanna Clark, Alex Ross + Cash-a-oke and prizes. Doors: 7.30pm Tickets: £5 (all proceeds going to The Peoples Kitchen)

Hartlepool will be host to The Tall Ships Races, England’s biggest free event of the year which runs from 7th-10th of August 2010 and is expected to attract up to one million visitors over four days.

Manchster indie-rock band Doves have been confirmed as headliners on the Entertainment Stage, sponsored by Real Radio, on Monday 9 August. The band are expected to perform their hits including ‘There Goes The Fear’, ‘Black and White Town’ and ‘Pounding’ in light of their greatest hits album, ‘The Places Between’ released earlier in April, celebrating twelve years at the top of the UK music charts.