Updated: Aug 17, 2018
WHAT'S ON AT YOUR LOCAL - THURSDAY, 16 AUGUST 2018
Anna Bay Tavern, Anna Bay
Saturday, Joy Duo.
Australia Hotel, Cessnock
Saturday, Craig Thomson Duo
Bar Petite, Newcastle
Friday, Ryan Daley. Saturday, Michael Peter
The Beach Hotel, Merewether
Sunday, Geoff Achison
The Bellbird Hotel, Bellbird
Sunday, Jackson Halliday
The Belmont Hotel, Belmont
Sunday, Kristy James
The Belmore Hotel, Maitland
Saturday, Evergreen
The Bradford Hotel, Rutherford
Friday, Reggie Sinclair. Saturday, Minute By Minute
The Burwood Hotel, Merewether
Friday, Ngariki
Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
Thursday, Lanks, Essie Holt, Tyne-James Organ. Friday, Sundaze (glasshouse), No Oaths, Suburban Haze, Spit Chewy, Underlay (warehouse). Sunday, Port Royal, Southern End, Something Something Explosion, Surf Trash, Fungas, Smoke & Rain
Catho Pub, Catherine Hill Bay
Saturday, Shawn Lidster. Sunday, Club Esky
Caves Coastal Bar, Caves Beach
Thursday, Robert Oately Wine Dinner
Clarendon Hotel, Newcastle
Friday, Matty G
The Colliery Inn, Wallsend
Friday, Anthony Lee. Sunday, Damien
The Commerical Hotel, Boolaroo
Friday, James Naldo
The Commerical Hotel, Morpeth
Friday, Replay. Saturday, Jamie Martens
The Criterion Hotel, Weston
Saturday, Karaoke
Crown & Anchor Hotel, Newcastle
Saturday, DJ Z4KLND, Lauren Arms
Customs House, Newcastle
Friday, Pete McCredie. Saturday, Jethro Thorpe. Sunday, Anyerin
The Duke Of Wellington, Lambton
Friday, Daniel Arvidson. Saturday, Frick N Orson
Edgeworth Tavern, Edgeworth
Friday, Amigos. Saturday, Zac and Ben
Exchange Hotel, Hamilton
Saturday, Bad Paris. Sunday, Uptown
Finnegans, Newcastle
Saturday, Luke La Beat
Gateshead Tavern, Gateshead
Friday, The Hitpit. Sunday, Jamie Martens Duo
The George Tavern, Greenhills
Friday, Troy Kemp. Saturday, Shaka
The Grainstore, Newcastle
Sunday, JJ King
The Grand Hotel, Newcastle
Tuesday, Adrian Cunningham Quartet
The Great Northern Hotel, Teralba
Friday, Mardy Leith
The Gunyah Hotel, Belmont
Saturday, StateFX
The Hamilton Station Hotel, Hamilton
Thursday, Lunar Umbra, 2nd City, New Boon. Friday, Firefish, Pitchfork, Virescent. Saturday, Taken By Force, Overlord BD, Overpower, Napalm, Temple Of Athena. Sunday, Boots Porter, Jack Lundie, India
Harrigan's Irish Pub, Pokolbin
Friday, Shaka. Saturday, Greg Bryce, The Smarts. Sunday, The Levymen
Historic Holmesville Hotel, Holmesville
Friday, Pete Gelzinnis
Honeysuckle Hotel, Newcastle
Friday, Tre Soul. Saturday, Soundabout. Sunday, Loko
Hotel Cessnock, Cessnock
Friday, Jamie Martens
Hotel Delany, Newcastle
Saturday, Echo
Hotel Jesmond, Jesmond
Friday, Deuce
Jewells Tavern
Saturday, A Tribute To Pearl Jam & Powderfinger
The Junction Hotel, The Junction
Friday, Liam Endersby. Saturday, CrocQ
The Kent Hotel, Hamilton
Friday, Gen-X. Saturday, Pocket Aces. Sunday, Catfish Soup. Wednesday, Kristy James
The King Street Hotel, Newcastle
Friday, Marlo, Avao. Saturday, Enschway
Lake Macquarie Tavern, Mount Hutton
Friday, Kazzie
Lakeside Village Tavern, Raymond Terrace
Saturday, Code Red
The Lass O’Gowrie, Wickham
Friday, Los Pintars, Huckleberry & The Traditional Allsorts. Saturday, Sleepeaser, New Boon, Landon Elliot River. Sunday, Arcades & Lions, Oilbaron, Rachel Maria Cox, Floral Sheets
The Lucky Hotel, Newcastle
Friday, Marissa. Saturday, Max Jackson. Sunday, Matt McLaren
The Mark Hotel, Lambton
Friday, Brendan Watson
The Mary Ellen Hotel, Merewether
Friday, Overload. Saturday, Sunhill Drive. Sunday, Ben Travis
Maryland Tavern, Maryland
Saturday, Jade Holland Band
Mavericks On The Bay
Friday, Roxy. Saturday, Joel Oakhill. Sunday, Chad Shuttleworth
The Nag’s Head Hotel, Adamstown
Saturday, Rox Pianoman
The Neath Hotel, Neath
Saturday, Witchery
Newcastle Hotel, Islington
Friday, Clueless / Deeper Frodays. Saturday, NEWY Saturdays w/Motorik Vibe Council
Northern Star Hotel, Hamilton
Friday, Brent Murphy. Saturday, Sarah Christine
Peden's Hotel, Cessnock
Saturday, Big Night Out
Pippis At The Point, Speers Point
Friday, Glen Harrison, Chad Shuttleworth. Saturday, Joel Proctor. Sunday, Todd Schmoo
Potters Brewery, Nulkaba
Friday, Kaylah Anne
The Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow
Sunday, The Smarts
Prince of Wales Hotel, MerewetherT
Friday, Prestige Inc. Saturday, Ngariki
Queens Wharf Hotel, Newcastle
Friday, Iguana, Tom Christie. Saturday, Jason Bone, Lithium. Sunday, Hummingbirds, Wharf Life
Royal Federal Hotel, Branxton
Saturday, Farmers Fundraiser w/ Kristy James
The Royal Pub & Kitchen, Mururrundi
Sunday, Fatman
The Rutherford Hotel, Rutherford
Saturday, Michael Hawke
The Seabreeze Hotel, Nelson Bay
Friday, Dos Eager. Sunday, Scully
Shenanigans at the Imperial, Maitland
Friday, The Andy Show. Saturday, Grant Walmsley Duo
Shoal Bay Country Club, Shoal Bay
Friday, Nico. Saturday, Aqwa, DV8. Sunday, Dean Kyrwood
Shortland Hotel, Shortland
Friday, Darren Rolling Keys. Saturday, Brendan Murphy
The Small Ballroom, Islington
Friday, Jones The Cat, New Boon, Indigo Bloom, Save The Humans. Saturday, Motorik Vibe Council
The Spinning Wheel Hotel, Raymond Terrace
Friday, Karen O’Shea
The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Mayfield
Friday, Ben Leece & Left Of The Dial, Jason Walker & The Tender Mercies. Saturday, The Urban Chiefs. Sunday, Passport To Airlie Heat Two
Swansea Hotel, Swansea
Friday, Michael Bryers. Saturday, Darren Rollings Keys Duo. Sunday, Beau Hatch Band
Tea Gardens Hotel, Tea Gardens
Saturday, Jayde Corner
The Toronto Hotel, Toronto
Friday, Leeroy & Ross. Saturday, Brendan Murphy. Sunday, Robbie Long
The Town Hall Hotel, Waratah
Saturday, Dean Kyrwood
The Victoria Hotel, Hinton
Saturday, Phil McKnight. Sunday, Joel Oakhill
The Wangi Hotel, Wangi
Sunday, Rocking Jukebox Duo
Warners at the Bay, Warners Bay
Friday, Matt McLaren. Saturday, Deuce
The Wickham Park Hotel, Wickham
Friday, DV8. Saturday, Little Cents, Porkers + Plan C. Sunday, John Larder, Floyd Vincent & the Temple Dogs
Windsor Castle Hotel
Saturday, Codi Kaye
OTHER EVENTS AT OUR PUBS INCLUDE:
THURSDAY, 16 AUGUST
Ping Pong Social Club at Newcastle Hotel
If you think you're the Prince/Princess of Pong come and prove it on the table. Don't worry = if you're crap you should come for hoagies, liquor, and laughs - it's a social club etc. It's the first to 21, if you win your game, you keep your opponent’s number & stay on the table - if you lose, your out, for the time being. At the end of the night the 2 players with the most souls (opponents numbers) will play off for the prizes and bragging rights.
Uni Thursdays at Hotel Jesmond
Free BBQ at 6pm sharp. Members draw from 6pm - 8pm. Footy on the big screen. $100 Floor Draw. free pool + comp. Cheap drinks. Free bus now with tracker with the Jeso app. DJs from 8pm
WingPong Thursdays at The Greenroof
Dollar wings, $20 Buckets (Build your own from a bottle selection). And Ping Pong. Show off your Ping Pong skills to get yourself a polaroid on the “King Ping" leaderboard.
Murray's Shout at The Wicko
The magnificent Murray of Murray's Brewery has released a radical new brew, and to celebrate they are teaming up with The Wickham Park Hotel to shout your first beer! Your best brewing buds from Murray's (Grub and Kurt) will be there to chat about your new favourite beer PLUS you can win some cool prizes, play pong and celebrate this fine brew! AND Grant Walmsley Freebird Jam night will also be pumping from 7:30pm!
FRIDAY, 17 AUGUST
Open-Mic Night at The Shaft Tavern
ARE YOU.... An aspiring Alan Jackson? A promising Pink? A budding Beyonce? A fledgling Fleetwood Mac Then get to the Shaft Tavern Elermore Vale. Keen to hear your songs in big sound with a band? Or maybe just come jam with some fellow musicians? There will be a house band with guitar and keys provided but feel free to rock out on stage solo as well. All genres welcome, originals encouraged. Bring on the vibes the musicians and more importantly the music!!!
House band: Eddy Tolhurst- Guitar, Violin Mick Rippon- Double Bass Lucas Newitt- Drums Also provided: Keys and Guitar Signup: 7.30pm Friday Knock Off at Hotel Delany
Every Friday evening from 3:30pm-6:00pm. Pre-order a $40 platter selection before Thursday 4pm, every offer is accompanied by a complimentary bottle of sparking or bucket of Coronas.
SATURDAY, 18 AUGUST
DownUnder Whitewalls Car & Bike Show at Sweet As Hotel Tudor Woodberry
This community event is to bring families together. All monies raised goes to help the Woodberry Neighbourhood Watch & Our Drought Affected Farmers. Enter your car or bike $10. Starts at 10.30am.
Sunday, 19 AUGUST
Variety Children's Charity 300 Club Raffle at Commonwealth Hotel
All funds raised will go directly to a local fundraiser run by locals Jacqui and Erin who are paying for all of their own expenses to participate in the New York Marathon to raise money for Variety. All you have to do to support this worthy cause is purchase one of 300 tickets at $100 each. You can even pick your favourite number from those remaining! Starts at 3pm.
WEDNESDAY, 22 August
Student Night at Customs House
$12 Draught Jugs and $5 House Spirits
Student Night at The Argyle House
Free entry for students and $5 drinks all night.
WEEKLY EVENTS
KARAOKE
Thursday, 16 August
The Rutherford Hotel from 8.30pm
Friday, 17 August
The Belmore Hotel, Maitland from 8pm
Saturday, 18 August
The Ocean View Hotel, Dudley from 7pm
The Station Hotel, Kurri - second Saturday of the month
Sunday, 19 August
Hotel Beatty, East Gresford from 2pm
Wednesday, 22 August
Peden's Hotel, Cessnock from 8pm
POKER
Thursday, 16 August
Jewells Tavern, Jewells from 6pm
Friday, 17 August
Bellbird Hotel, Bellbird from 7pm
Monday, 20 August
Boatrowers Hotel, Stockton from 7pm
Junction Inn Hotel, Raymond Terrace from 6pm
Shoal Bay Country Club, Shoal Bay
Tuesday, 21 August
Anna Bay Tavern, Anna Bay
Belmont Hotel, Belmont from 7pm
Rutherford Hotel, Rutherford from 7pm
Wednesday, 22 August
The Belmore Hotel, Maitland from 6.30pm
Hotel Jesmond, Jesmond from 7pm
The Kent Hotel, Hamilton from 7.30pm
The Regal Hunter Hotel, Tenambit from 7pm
RAFFLES
Thursday, 16 August
Abermain Hotel, Abermain - drawn at 7pm
Australia Hotel, Cessnock from 10am
Belmont Hotel, Belmont - drawn at 7.30pm
The Boatrowers Hotel, Stockton
The Duke of Wellington Hotel, Lambton from 7pm
Gateshead Tavern, Gateshead from 6pm
Great Northern Hotel, Teralba from 6pm
The Gunyah Hotel, Belmont - drawn at 6.30pm
Hunter River Hotel, East Maitland from 6pm
The Junction Inn Tavern, Raymond Terrace from 6pm
The Lochinvar Hotel, Lochinvar - drawn at 7.30pm
Shortland Hotel, Shortland
The Spinning Wheel Hotel, Raymond Terrace from 5.30pm
Tattersalls Hotel, Greta - drawn at 7pm
Toronto Hotel, Toronto from 5.30pm
Friday, 17 August
Bellbird Hotel, Bellbird from 6pm
The Belmore Hotel, Maitland from 6.30pm
Bushrangers Bar & Brasserie, Largs
The Coach & Horses Hotel, Maitland from 5.30pm
The Colliery Inn, Wallsend - drawn at 8pm
The Cricketers Arms Hotel, Cooks Hills
The Duke of Wellington Hotel, Lambton from 7pm
Edgeworth Tavern, Edgeworth from 5pm
Erringhi Hotel, Clarence Town from 7.30pm
Gates Hotel, Adamstown from 5.45pm
Gateshead Tavern, Gateshead from 5.30pm
Hotel Cessnock, Cessnock from 6pm
Hotel Jesmond, Jesmond from 6pm
The Junction Inn Tavern, Raymond Terrace from 7pm
The Lass O'Gowrie Hotel, Wickham from 6pm
The Maryville Tavern, Maryland - drawn at 6.30pm
The Prince of Wales Hotel, Merewether from 5pm
The Regal Hunter Hotel, Tenambit from 6pm
The Rutherford Hotel, Rutherford from 6pm
Salamander Tavern, Salamander Bay from 5pm
The Shaft Tavern, Elemore Vale - drawn at 7pm
Shortland Hotel, Shortland
The Spinning Wheel Hotel, Raymond Terrace from 5.30pm
The Station Hotel, Kurri from 7pm
The George Tavern, Greenhills from 5pm
Lake Macquarie Tavern, Mount Hutton from 5.30pm
The Mark Hotel, Lambton from 6pm
The Windsor Castle Hotel, Maitland from 6pm
Saturday, 18 August
Bay Hotel Motel, Bonnells Bay from from 3pm - 5pm
The Boatrowers Hotel, Stockton
Hotel Wangi, Wangi from 3pm
Sunday, 19 August
The Boatrowers Hotel, Stockton
Wednesday, 22 August
Bellbird Hotel, Bellbird from 6pm
Bushrangers Bar & Brasserie, Largs
The Duke of Wellington Hotel, Lambton from 7pm
The Lemon Grove Hotel, Wallsend from 6pm
The Mark Hotel, Lambton from 6pm
Peden's Hotel, Cessnock from 7pm
Shoal Bay Country Club, Shoal Bay from 4pm
The Station Hotel, Kurri from 6pm
The Sunnyside Tavern, Broadmeadow from 6pm
TRIVIA
Thursday, 16 August
Anna Bay Tavern, Anna Bay
The Clarendon Hotel, Newcastle from 7.30pm
The Duke of Wellington Hotel, Lambton from 7pm
The Iron Horse Inn, Cardiff
Salamander Tavern, Salamander Bay from 7pm
The Seven Seas Hotel, Carrington from 7pm
Shoal Bay Country Club, Shoal Bay from 7pm
The Mark Hotel, Lambton from 7pm
The Windsor Castle Hotel, Maitland from 7.30pm
Monday, 20 August
The Greenroof Hotel, Hamilton from 7pm
Lemon Grove Hotel, Wallsend from 6pm
Tuesday, 21 August
Belmont Hotel, Belmont from 7pm
Bushranger Bar & Brasserie, Largs from 7pm
Caves Coastal Bar, Caves Beach from 6.30pm
The Colliery Inn, Wallsend from 7pm
The Cricketers Arms Hotel, Cooks Hill
The Criterion Pub & Kitchen, Carrington from 7pm
The George Tavern, Greenhills from 7pm
The General Roberts Hotel, New Lambton from 7pm
Hotel Jesmond, Jesmond from 7pm
Hunter River Hotel, East Maitland from 7pm
Jewells Tavern, Jewells from 6.30pm
Junction Inn Tavern, Raymond Terrace from 7pm
Maryville Tavern, Maryville from 7pm
Pippi's at the Point
The Prince of Wales, Merewether from 7.30pm
The Royal Crown Hotel, Dudley from 7pm
The Shaft Tavern, Elemore Vale from 7pm
The Stag & Hunter Hotel, Mayfield from 7pm
The Sydney Junction Hotel, Hamilton from 7pm
Wednesday, 22 August
The Albion Hotel, Wickham from 7pm
The Blackbutt Hotel, Lambton from 7pm
The Boatrowers Hotel, Stockton from 7pm
The Burwood Inn, Merewether from 7.30pm
The Crown & Anchor Hotel, Newcastle from 6pm
Edgeworth Tavern, Edgeworth from 7pm
The Gunyah Hotel, Belmont from 7pm
The Kent Hotel, Hamilton from 7.30pm
The Lass O' Gowrie Hotel, Wickham from 7pm
The Mattara Hotel, Charlestown from 7pm
The Nag's Head Hotel, Adamstown from 7.30pm
The Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow from 7pm
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