Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear. Saturday, 15-November-2025.
A weekend trip to Newcastle upon Tyne to see two bands that we have seen before, three times each individually, but now together as a double header. As before, at this venue, we dined at the excellent Cook House close by.
Apparently on this tour Dom Martin and Blue Nation take it in turns as to who goes on first or second. This particular night it was Dom on first and he plays a really mean guitar! I would put money on one of his guitar heroes being Jimi Hendrix, he definitely had that skill and style. Another of his heroes is Rory Gallagher who he mentioned several times.
At one point, Dom came down off the stage and did a walk amongst the audience so we got a close-up view. We have several of his albums but he is definitely an artist to see live. His shows are much more rocking and upbeat than most of his studio albums.
After the interval it was Blue Nation. The lead guitarist does a lot of chat and there is great banter between the two guitarists. At some point one of them always makes an appeal to the men in the audience to take care of their mental health. An excellent set of blues-influenced rock
For an encore, the two bands team up with two guitarists and two bass players on stage, but I don’t know which drummer was on duty.
It was clear that they greatly enjoy each other’s company and playing as an ensemble.
An excellent evening with some class musicianship. After the gig, it was a quick Uber home and so to bed.
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