We are delighted to announce new tours and events for 2025 — loads more to come, so keep checking back!
“Hop on, the world is swinging… don’t sit and twiddle your thumbs…!” — Georg Kajanus
Venue: The Exchange
Tickets: £18 Main Auditorium, £15 Upper Balcony
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Leaving the Eastbourne House Bus Stop, Whitley Bay Links at 4.00pm — Tickets £25pp.
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Departing from Bewick Street, Newcastle at 4.00pm — Tickets £25pp.
Join us for our famous MUSIC & FILM HERITAGE TOUR departing Bewick Street, Newcastle (opposite Central Station) at 4.00pm and returning roughly three hours later — we’re usually a bit late returning because we always have so much fun!
Our three hour tour of on-board chat and music, hosted by the legendary Mr Ray Laidlaw, includes two stop-offs at very popular watering holes, promising as always to be a fun-packed evening out!
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Leaving the Eastbourne House Bus Stop, Whitley Bay Links at 4.00pm — Tickets £25pp.
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Leaving the Eastbourne House Bus Stop, Whitley Bay Links at 4.00pm — Tickets £25pp.
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Departing from Bewick Street, Newcastle at 4.00pm — Tickets £25pp.
Join us for our famous MUSIC & FILM HERITAGE TOUR departing Bewick Street, Newcastle (opposite Central Station) at 4.00pm and returning roughly three hours later — we’re usually a bit late returning because we always have so much fun!
Our three hour tour of on-board chat and music, hosted by the legendary Mr Ray Laidlaw, includes two stop-offs at very popular watering holes, promising as always to be a fun-packed evening out!
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Leaving the Eastbourne House Bus Stop, Whitley Bay Links at 3.00pm — Tickets £20pp.
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Leaving the Eastbourne House Bus Stop, Whitley Bay Links at 3.00pm — SOLD OUT!
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Departing from Bewick Street, Newcastle at 4.00pm.
Join us for our famous MUSIC & FILM HERITAGE TOUR departing Bewick Street, Newcastle (opposite Central Station) at 4.00pm and returning roughly three hours later — we’re usually a bit late returning because we always have so much fun!
Our three hour tour of on-board chat and music, hosted by the legendary Mr Ray Laidlaw, includes two stop-offs at very popular watering holes, promising as always to be a fun-packed evening out!
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Departing from Bewick Street, Newcastle at 4.00pm.
Join us for our famous MUSIC & FILM HERITAGE TOUR departing Bewick Street, Newcastle (opposite Central Station) at 4.00pm and returning roughly three hours later — we’re usually a bit late returning because we always have so much fun!
Our three hour tour of on-board chat and music, hosted by the legendary Mr Ray Laidlaw, includes two stop-offs at very popular watering holes, promising as always to be a fun-packed evening out!
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
"Best bus trip we have been on, lots of good music, laughs, history. A refreshing way to see the area. My personal favorite was the 'surprise' visit, great. Brilliant, keep it up and hope to join you again in the future." — Satisfied customer of our 1 July South Tyneside Coastal Heroes Tour
Monty Python, Thelma & Louise, Dire Straits, George Harrison, Nellie the Elephant, Little Mix and Chris Ramsey… they all have links to South Tyneside.
Come along on our South Tyneside Coastal Heroes music, film and TV tour and hear the stories, the connections, the coincidences and the gossip, in a three-hour trip on our classic double-decker bus with two refreshment stops at iconic locations, and all linked together with musical gems and a running commentary from Mr Ray Laidlaw (he’s from Tynemouth but has a ferry pass).
Our pickup times are 2.30pm from North Shields Transport Hub then 3.00pm from the Customs House, South Shields.
Tickets are £25pp.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 0191 253 1618 or email julie@tyneidols.com
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com
"Best bus trip we have been on, lots of good music, laughs, history. A refreshing way to see the area. My personal favorite was the 'surprise' visit, great. Brilliant, keep it up and hope to join you again in the future." — Satisfied customer of our 1 July South Tyneside Coastal Heroes Tour
Monty Python, Thelma & Louise, Dire Straits, George Harrison, Nellie the Elephant, Little Mix and Chris Ramsey… they all have links to South Tyneside.
Come along on our South Tyneside Coastal Heroes music, film and TV tour and hear the stories, the connections, the coincidences and the gossip, in a three-hour trip on our classic double-decker bus with two refreshment stops at iconic locations, and all linked together with musical gems and a running commentary from Mr Ray Laidlaw (he’s from Tynemouth but has a ferry pass).
Our pickup times are 2.30pm from North Shields Transport Hub then 3.00pm from the Customs House, South Shields.
Tickets are £25pp.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 0191 253 1618 or email julie@tyneidols.com
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com
"Best bus trip we have been on, lots of good music, laughs, history. A refreshing way to see the area. My personal favorite was the 'surprise' visit, great. Brilliant, keep it up and hope to join you again in the future." — Satisfied customer of our 1 July South Tyneside Coastal Heroes Tour
Monty Python, Thelma & Louise, Dire Straits, George Harrison, Nellie the Elephant, Little Mix and Chris Ramsey… they all have links to South Tyneside.
Come along on our South Tyneside Coastal Heroes music, film and TV tour and hear the stories, the connections, the coincidences and the gossip, in a three-hour trip on our classic double-decker bus with two refreshment stops at iconic locations, and all linked together with musical gems and a running commentary from Mr Ray Laidlaw (he’s from Tynemouth but has a ferry pass).
Our pickup times are 2.30pm from North Shields Transport Hub then 3.00pm from the Customs House, South Shields.
Tickets are £20pp.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 0191 253 1618 or email julie@tyneidols.com
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com
Leaving the Eastbourne House Bus Stop, Whitley Bay Links at 4.00pm — SOLD OUT!
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Departing from Bewick Street, Newcastle at 4.00pm — SOLD OUT!
Join us for our famous MUSIC & FILM HERITAGE TOUR departing Bewick Street, Newcastle (opposite Central Station) at 4.00pm and returning roughly three hours later — we’re usually a bit late returning because we always have so much fun!
Our three hour tour of on-board chat and music, hosted by the legendary Mr Ray Laidlaw, includes two stop-offs at very popular watering holes, promising as always to be a fun-packed evening out!
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Showcasing songs and stories that your parents wouldn't have liked — spanning Punk, New Wave, ’80s Heavy Metal and more, right up to Sam Fender.
Starting at The Exchange, North Shields at 3pm on Sunday, 18th August, a three-hour tour of Newcastle and North Tyneside with special guests, stories and tall tales about the North East Music Scene.
TICKETS are £20 per person. For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Leaving Eastbourne House Bus Stop, Whitley Bay Links at 4.00pm — This tour has SOLD OUT!
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Departing from Bewick Street, Newcastle at 4.00pm — Tickets £20pp
Join us for our famous MUSIC & FILM HERITAGE TOUR departing Bewick Street, Newcastle (opposite Central Station) at 4.00pm and returning roughly three hours later — we’re usually a bit late returning because we always have so much fun!
Our three hour tour of on-board chat and music, hosted by the legendary Mr Ray Laidlaw, includes two stop-offs at very popular watering holes, promising as always to be a fun-packed evening out!
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
If you’ve purchased tickets for the cancelled date, you will have been notified. If you can make the NEW date just change the date on your ticket to: Friday 26 July — same time, same venue.
Tickets are still available to purchase via Julie or directly from the club. Any questions please text Julie on 07944 338026.
It’s going to be a fantastic night! Performing “Electric skiffle that will rock your soul!”, The Peter Donegan Band, featuring our own Ray Laidlaw on drums, will be play Cullercoats Crescent Club on Saturday, 1 June this summer.
Peter is, of course, the son of skiffle legend Lonnie Donegan, and appeared on ITV’S The Voice duetting with Sir Tom Jones no less.
Tickets are £12pp on sale now from wor Julie Clay on 0794 4338 026.
Leaving the Eastbourne House Bus Stop, Whitley Bay Links at 4.00pm — This tour has SOLD OUT!
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
"Best bus trip we have been on, lots of good music, laughs, history. A refreshing way to see the area. My personal favorite was the 'surprise' visit, great. Brilliant, keep it up and hope to join you again in the future." — Satisfied customer of our 1 July South Tyneside Coastal Heroes Tour
Monty Python, Thelma & Louise, Dire Straits, George Harrison, Nellie the Elephant, Little Mix and Chris Ramsey… they all have links to South Tyneside.
Come along on our South Tyneside Coastal Heroes music, film and TV tour and hear the stories, the connections, the coincidences and the gossip, in a three-hour trip on our classic double-decker bus with two refreshment stops at iconic locations, and all linked together with musical gems and a running commentary from Mr Ray Laidlaw (he’s from Tynemouth but has a ferry pass).
Our pickup times are 3.00pm from North Shields Transport Hub then 3.30pm from the Customs House, South Shields.
Tickets are £20pp.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 0191 253 1618 or email julie@tyneidols.com
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com
*Till the next one. Starts 7.30pm from Bewick Street, Newcastle for three-and-then-some hours of hearty laughter and uproarious mirth (it says here).
Simon Donald, Chris Donald and ourselves invite you on another of these eternally one-off tours. You can’t have too many can you.
Tickets £25 pp fly off the shelves like blazing battenbergs, so for all bookings and ticketty stuff please call the rather lush we reckon Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or 0191 257 9427 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Leaving Eastbourne House Bus Stop, Whitley Bay at 4.00pm — SOLD OUT!
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Our bus is available for Private Tours and Events which have proved very popular since we began, and have included corporate, birthdays, weddings, trips to concerts, and party stop-offs around various drinking establishments (or pub crawls if you’d prefer).
Something a bit different than a stretch limo, you can fit five times as many folks onto our bus. You are permitted to bring along your own drinks and nibbles to get you in the swing.
So where do you want to go? To book your Private Tour or for any enquiries, give Wor Julie a buzz on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com
THIS TOUR HAS NOW SOLD OUT!
Leaving Eastbourne House Bus Stop, Whitley Bay Links at 4.00pm.
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Leaving the Gibraltar Rock pub, Tynemouth at 3.00pm — Tickets £20pp
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Departing from Bewick Street, Newcastle at 7.30pm — Tickets £20pp
Join us for our famous MUSIC & FILM HERITAGE TOUR departing Bewick Street, Newcastle (opposite Central Station) at 7.30pm and returning roughly three hours later — we’re usually a bit late returning because we always have so much fun!
Our three hour tour of on-board chat and music, hosted by the legendary Mr Ray Laidlaw, includes two stop-offs at very popular watering holes, promising as always to be a fun-packed evening out!
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Leaving the Gibraltar Rock pub, Tynemouth at 4.00pm — Tickets £20pp
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Leaving the Gibraltar Rock pub, Tynemouth at 4.00pm — Tickets £20pp
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Departing from Bewick Street, Newcastle at 7.00pm — Tickets £20pp
Join us for our famous MUSIC & FILM HERITAGE TOUR departing Bewick Street, Newcastle (opposite Central Station) at 7.00pm and returning roughly three hours later — we’re usually a bit late returning because we always have so much fun!
Our three hour tour of on-board chat and music, hosted by the legendary Mr Ray Laidlaw, includes two stop-offs at very popular watering holes, promising as always to be a fun-packed evening out!
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Leaving the Gibraltar Rock pub, Tynemouth at 4.00pm — Tickets £20pp
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
*Till the next one. Starts 7.00pm from Bewick Street, Newcastle for three-and-a-bit hours of hearty laughter and uproarious mirth (it says here).
Simon Donald and ourselves invite you on another of these one-off tours. You can’t have too many we reckon.
You know the drill by now… these tickets fly off the shelves like tepid tarts, so for all bookings and ticketty stuff please call the rather lush Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or 0191 257 9427 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Leaving the Gibraltar Rock pub, Tynemouth at 4.00pm — Tickets £20pp
Our Coastal Heroes Tours celebrate local legends of TV, film and music. Hosted by the irresistible Mr Ray Laidlaw, the three hour tour will also include some very special guests, and there will be not one but two refreshment breaks throughout to whet your whistle in some carefully selected and interesting establishments.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
Departing from Bewick Street, Newcastle at 7.00pm — Tickets £20pp
Join us for our famous MUSIC & FILM HERITAGE TOUR departing Bewick Street, Newcastle (opposite Central Station) at 7.00pm and returning roughly three hours later — we’re usually a bit late returning because we always have so much fun!
Our three hour tour of on-board chat and music, hosted by the legendary Mr Ray Laidlaw, includes two stop-offs at very popular watering holes, promising as always to be a fun-packed evening out!
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
"Best bus trip we have been on, lots of good music, laughs, history. A refreshing way to see the area. My personal favorite was the 'surprise' visit, great. Brilliant, keep it up and hope to join you again in the future." — Satisfied customer of our 1 July South Tyneside Coastal Heroes Tour
Monty Python, Thelma & Louise, Dire Straits, George Harrison, Nellie the Elephant, Little Mix and Chris Ramsey… they all have links to South Tyneside.
Come along on our South Tyneside Coastal Heroes music, film and TV tour and hear the stories, the connections, the coincidences and the gossip, in a three-hour trip on our classic double-decker bus with two refreshment stops at iconic locations, and all linked together with musical gems and a running commentary from Mr Ray Laidlaw (he’s from Tynemouth but has a ferry pass).
Our pickup times are 3.00pm from the Gibraltar Rock pub in Tynemouth then 3.30pm from the Customs House, South Shields.
Tickets are £20pp.
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 0191 253 1618 or email julie@tyneidols.com
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com
Departing from Bewick Street, Newcastle at 7.00pm — Tickets £20pp
Join us for our famous MUSIC & FILM HERITAGE TOUR departing Bewick Street, Newcastle (opposite Central Station) at 7.00pm and returning roughly three hours later — we’re usually a bit late returning because we always have so much fun!
Our three hour tour of on-board chat and music, hosted by the legendary Mr Ray Laidlaw, includes two stop-offs at very popular watering holes, promising as always to be a fun-packed evening out!
For all bookings and ticketty stuff please call Julie Clay on 07944 338026 or email Julie here.
For general enquiries please email info@tyneidols.com.
