The Newcastle and Hunter gig guide for August 1 to 7

Adamstown Uniting Church Sunday, Sax Blue, Lake Macquarie Winds.

Anna Bay Tavern Friday, The Core. Saturday, Grant Walmsley & Friends.

Argenton Hotel Sunday, Sundays Record Duo.

Avon Valley Inn Saturday, Full Throttle.

The Badger's Lair - Newcastle Leagues Club Friday, Straight To A Tomb, Billabong Of Blood, Human Failure, Crucial Times, Speed Ball.

Battlesticks Bar Friday, Tim Rossington. Saturday, Jeremy Bilson. Sunday, Michael Peter.

Beach Hotel Saturday, Jamstone. Sunday, The Col Tegg Experience.

Belmont 16s Friday, Blue Suede Boppers, Ryan Daley. Saturday, The Years, Pete McCredie, Sunday, 2 Left Feet.

Belmont Hotel Saturday, Dean Kyrwood Duo.

Belmore Hotel Friday, Feels. Saturday, Pocket Aces.

Bennett Hotel Friday, Kaitlyn Simm.

Beresfield Bowling Club Friday, Rocket. Saturday, Cruzers.

Blackbutt Hotel Friday, Ryan Hemsworth. Saturday, Shivoo.

The Bradford Friday, The Way. Saturday, Evergreen.

Cambridge Hotel Friday, Mission: Banana, Glovers Lane, Lemon Joe (warehouse), Off/Beat (front bar). Saturday, Palace Of The King, The Poor (main room), Slapjack, Roxferry, Snowfish, Bonza (warehouse). Sunday, Rainbow Chan, Dande and The Lion, The Fighting Fish.

Cardiff RSL Club Friday, Tailgate Drive. Saturday, The 3.

Catho Pub Saturday, Bad Paris. Sunday, Rocket.

Caves Beachside Hotel Friday, Rose Pepper. Saturday, Lithium. Sunday, Bobby C.

Central Leagues Club Friday, Beth Gleeson.

Cessnock Leagues Club Friday, Deborah Sinclair. Saturday, Paparazzi.

Civic Park - Olive Tree Markets Saturday, Mimosa Duo, Earthen Rhythms African Drumming, Dedos Curiosos, Coral Lee.

Club Kotara Saturday, Loko.

Club Lemon Tree Friday, Kellie Cain. Sunday, Australian Army Dance Band.

Club Maitland City Saturday, Jayde Corner.

Colliery Inn Friday, Robbie T. Sunday, ROX.

Commercial Hotel Boolaroo Friday, Layth Gunn.

Commercial Hotel Morpeth Friday, Reggie Sinclair. Saturday, Lee Rolfe.

Croatian Wickham Sports Club Saturday, Steel City Bush Band, Coral Lee, Mick Daley and The Re-Mains. Sunday, Irish Seisin.

Customs House Friday, Chris Saxby. Sunday, Greg Bryce.

Cypress Lakes Saturday, Pete Hibbert.

Duke Of Wellington Friday, Boney Rivers. Saturday, Chad Shuttleworth Duo.

East Cessnock Bowling Club Thursday, Snowy Robson. Friday, Andrew G. Saturday, Norm Bakker.

East Maitland Bowling Club Friday, Alias. Saturday, The Smarts. Sunday, Karen O'Shea.

Easts Golf & Leisure Club Sunday, Glen Harrison.

Edgeworth Bowling Club Friday, Gen-R-8.

Edgeworth Tavern Friday, Joy Duo. Saturday, Sound Of Sunday.

Family Hotel Maitland Friday, Oran Vir. Saturday, Kristo & King.

Family Hotel Newcastle Saturday, Jesse Redwing, Sophia Berlyn.

Finnegan's Hotel Saturday, DJ Lionette.

Gateshead Tavern Friday, Outerphase.

George Tavern Friday, James Osborn. Saturday, Tailgate Drive.

Grain Store Saturday, Matt Bowles. Sunday, JJ King.

Grand Hotel Tuesday, Graham Norris.

Grand Junction Hotel Friday, Dank Hank & The Hot Ones. Sunday, James Thomson, Conor McCamley.

Great Northern Hotel Newcastle Friday, Kazzie Duo. Saturday, Sundays Record Duo. Sunday, Jerome.

Greta Workers Club Friday, Bliss Bomb.

Gunyah Hotel Friday, Matty G. Saturday, Michael Peter Duo. Sunday, Ashley Knight.

Hamilton Station Hotel Thursday, Low Key Affair, Save The Humans, Outer Control. Friday, Fait Accompli, Fungas, Boudicca, We Are Not Robots. Saturday, Vertigo on Jupiter, Reborn Freedom, Froth Dogs, Blinked-282. Sunday, Natalie Henry, The Rough Diamonds.

Harrigan's Pokolbin Friday, Komiti Levai Duo.

Hexham Bowling Club Saturday, Joy Duo.

Honeysuckle Hotel Friday, CrocQ Duo. Saturday, Saving June. Sunday, Ryan Daley.

Hotel Cessnock Friday, Darren Rolling Keys.

Hotel Jesmond Friday, Dos Eager.

Imperial Hotel Maitland Friday, Bobby C. Saturday, The After Party Trio.

Imperial Hotel Singleton Saturday, Spin Gents.

Iron Horse Inn Saturday, Bobby C.

Jewells Tavern Friday, Mojo Bandits. Saturday, The Jungle Kings.

Kent Hotel Friday, Pocket Access. Saturday, Gen-X. Sunday, Beau Hatch Blues Band.

King Street Hotel Friday, Dann, Seiren, Eclipse. Saturday, Odd Mob.

Lake Macquarie Hotel Friday, Mardmax Trio.

Lake Macquarie Tavern Friday, Matt Gaudry.

Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Friday, Cam Hughes. Sunday, Bernie.

Lakeside Village Tavern Friday, Chad Shuttleworth Duo.

Lambton Park Hotel Friday, Nano. Saturday, The Humm Duo.

Lass O'Gowrie Thursday, Creative Creatures Open Mic. Friday, Saylor & The Flavour, Midnight Tea Party, Echo Del Tusker. Saturday, Hamilton Alpine Club, The Fighting Fish, Megan Core Band, Smoke & Rain, Saint Moon, Bloody Hell, Clayhands, Hazel Dazel, Liquid Joy, Blue Tide.

Lizotte's Friday, ABBASBACK. Saturday, Vince Jones, Jade Philippa, Emily Lam. Sunday, Kiki Dee (UK), Marissa Saroca. Wednesday, Ben Leece, Peta Caswell, Katie Brianna.

Mary Ellen Hotel Friday, Misbehave. Saturday, Choice Cuts.

Maryland Tavern Saturday, Kazzie Duo.

Mattara Hotel Saturday, Jesse Vee.

Mavericks On The Bay Friday, Ben Travis. Saturday, Brendan Murphy. Sunday, Reg Sinclair.

Mavericks On Darby Friday, Brien McVernon. Saturday, Matty G.

Mayfield Ex-Services Thursday, The Snape Trilogy. Saturday, The Big Bang Band.

Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Friday, Shivoo. Saturday, Love That Hat. Sunday, Brendan Murphy.

Murray's Brewery Saturday, Ty Penshorn. Sunday, Dean Kyrwood.

Nag's Head Hotel Friday, Joel Procter. Saturday, Anyerin.

Nelson Bay Bowling Club Friday, Louis Burt.

Nelson Bay Diggers Friday, Dr. Zoom Duo. Saturday, Spank N The Monkey. Sunday, Tom Christie.

Nelson Bay Golf Club Saturday, Hayden Johns.

Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Sunday, Megan Core.

Newcastle Diggers Saturday, Cotton Sax and Strings.

Newcastle Hotel Friday, Made By Tsuki. Saturday, TK BBY.

Northern Star Hotel Friday, Aaron Hood. Saturday, Nano, Jack Evans.

Pedens Hotel Saturday, TripleZero.

Pippis At The Point Friday, Kevin O'Hara. Friday, Jackson Broadway. Saturday, Mardmax. Sunday, Chris Saxby.

Plough Inn Friday, Jake Daulby. Saturday, Ryan Hemsworth.

Potters Brewery Friday, Brendan Murphy.

Queens Wharf Hotel Friday, Lithium. Saturday, The Gaudrys. Sunday, The Years, Wharf Life.

Quill & Compass Sunday, Suzi Dorahy.

Raymond Terrace Bowling Club Sunday, Darren Gould.

Royal Federal Hotel Branxton Saturday, V-Dubs.

Royal Hotel Singleton Sunday, Altered State.

Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto Sunday, Dave McCredie.

Rutherford Hotel Saturday, Bob Allan.

Seabreeze Hotel Sunday, Wayne Dufty.

Shaft Tavern Sunday, Max Jackson.

Shoal Bay Country Club Friday, John Larder. Saturday, All Access 80s. Sunday, Nano.

Shortland Hotel Friday, Greg Bryce. Saturday, Scully.

Soldiers Point Bowling Club Friday, Darren Gould.

Stag and Hunter Hotel Thursday, Merewether Fats Blues Jam. Friday, Rambal. Saturday, Fletcher Pilon.

Stockton Bowling Club Friday, The Years.

Swansea Hotel Saturday, Brazilian Brothers.

Swansea RSL Club Saturday, The Way.

Swansea Workers Club Sunday, Jake Daulby.

Sydney Junction Hotel Sunday, The V-Dubs.

Tea Gardens Hotel Saturday, Phil McKnight.

Tilligerry RSL Friday, Katie N Feff. Saturday, Layth Gunn.

Toronto Workers Saturday, Alias.

University Of Newcastle Gallery Tuesday, Jacob Neale.

Victoria Hotel Hinton Saturday, Pete Gelzinnis. Sunday, Dave Carter.

Vincent St Kitchen & Bar Cessnock Friday, Kaylens Rain Duo. Saturday, Sari Jade & Spike.

Wangi Wangi RSL Club Saturday, The Tom Jones Show.

Warners Bay Hotel Saturday, Club Esky.

Wests Cardiff Saturday, Anthology.

Wests New Lambton Thursday, Angamus. Friday, Loko. Saturday, 2GoodReasons. Tuesday, Angamus.

Wickham Park Hotel Friday, Milestones. Saturday, Sneaky Freakers, Riff Raff. Sunday, John Larder, Hurricane Fall.

Windale Gateshead Bowling Club Friday, Chris Unicomb.

Windsor Castle Hotel Saturday, Dave McCredie.

All Is True (M) A look at the final days in the life of William Shakespeare. (Regal)

Annabelle Comes Home (M) Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artefacts room.

Apollo 11 (G) The film takes us straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission, the one that first put men on the moon.

Colette (M) Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms. (Regal)

Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (M) Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber genetically-enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.

Here Comes The Grump (PG) Balloon kingdoms, dopey police dragons and happy wizards are exactly how Terry remembered his grandmother's whacky fairy tales. Except they are real and it's definitely not as 'cheerful.'

Poms (M) A woman moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with her fellow residents. (Lake Cinema)

Rocketman (M) A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years. (Regal)

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (M) Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father, but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure. (Regal)

The Keeper (M) Bert Trautmann, a German prisoner of war, is sent to England at the end of WWII and becomes an English football legend at Manchester City.

The Lion King (PG) Simba idolises his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival.

The Public (M) An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.

The Secret Life of Pets 2 (PG) Continuing the story of Max and his pet friends, following their secret lives after their owners leave them for work or school each day.

Top End Wedding (M) Lauren and Ned are engaged, they are in love, and they have just ten days to find Lauren's mother who has gone AWOL somewhere in the remote far north of Australia, reunite her parents and pull off their dream wedding. (Lake Cinema & Regal)

Toy Story 4 (G) Woody and Buzz embark on a quest to find Bo Peep.

Wild Rose (M) A troubled Glaswegian young girl dreams of becoming a Nashville's country star. (Regal)

Yesterday (M) A struggling musician realises he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate timeline where they never existed.

The 101 Dalmatians (The Play) Dalmation Pongo and his female partner pursue the obsessive Cruella de Vil, when she has offsiders kidnap their litter of 15 puppies; adapted for the stage fom Dodie Smith's children's novel. Young People's Theatre at Hamilton. 2pm shows each Saturday until August 17, plus 7pm Saturday show on August 17, and 2pm Sunday show on August 11.

ASPIRE: 365 Questions, Issues And Good Deeds Performers from Hunter Catholic schools look through stories, songs and dance at the way young people's ideas change as they interact over the course of a year. Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 11am sessions on Thursday and Friday (sold out); other shows on Friday, August 2, at 7pm, and Saturday, August 3, at 11am and 7pm.

The Pirates of Penzance Gilbert and Sullivan's amusing musical looks at an inept pirate ship crew, who aren't even adept at wooing women. Opera Hunter, at Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre, Warners Bay. Friday at 7.30pm, Saturday at 1.30pm and 7.30pm, Sunday at 1.30pm (final shows).

Play in a Day 10 Newcastle Theatre Company's annual staging of short new plays, usually engaging comedies, put together in a 24-hour period. NTC Theatre, Lambton. Saturday, at 8pm.

Roald Dahl's The Twits A lively comedy of rebellion and justice, using puppetry, with Muggle-Wump the monkey racing to outwit Mr and Mrs Twit, two of the most terrible people ever to have lived. Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, at the Civic Playhouse, Newcastle. Thursday and Friday, at 10.30am and 12.30pm.

UoN Uni Revue 2019: Big Revue Energy A lively mix of comedy sketches and songs, looking at issues affecting young people. Student Central, University of Newcastle. Godfrey Tanner Bar, Shortland Building, Newcastle University Callaghan campus. Nightly from Tuesday to Thursday, August 8. Free show. Music from 6.15pm; show at 7pm.

Waiting for Godot In Samuel Beckett's comical play two men divert themselves by clowning around, joking and arguing, while waiting for the mysterious Godot. WEA Hunter Academy of Creative Arts, at The Creative Arts Space (CAS Theatre), Hamilton. Thursday, at 11am; Friday, at 7.30pm (final shows).