Music legend John Cale is heading to the North East for a special performance this summer, it has been announced.
He will play at Playhouse Whitley Bay, in North Tyneside, as part of this year’s Mouth of the Tyne Festival.
One of the founder members of The Velvet Underground, alongside Lou Reed, he was instrumental in the band’s early years and enjoyed acclaim stateside under the management of Andy Warhol.
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He brings over six decades of avant-garde music with him, having released over 30 albums, with his solo record Paris 1919 perhaps his best-known work.
Coun Sarah Day, North Tyneside Council's cabinet member for culture, sport and leisure, said: “It’s really great to secure a show from one of rock’s most enduring performers.
“With a music style that’s hard to pinpoint, artists like this are real one-offs and I can’t wait to see him take to the stage at our Playhouse theatre this summer.”
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Cale OBE will perform at the coastal venue on July 18, 2022.
Tickets go on sale at 10am on Wednesday, March 2, at www.playhousewhitleybay.co.uk.
The Mouth of the Tyne Festival, which is supported by Equans and Port of Tyne, will return this July with special outdoor concerts at Tynemouth Priory, a programme of free street entertainment and shows at Playhouse Whitley Bay.
