48 Watt Street Sunday, The Mark Of Cain, The Messthetics (USA).

Anna Bay Tavern Friday, Slam Tango. Saturday, Crawford Brothers. Sunday, Craig Thommo.

Argenton Hotel Sunday, Sounds Of Sunday.

The Badger's Lair - Newcastle Leagues Club Friday, Monster Fodder, PurEnvy, I Hate People, Rigor Mortis, Froth Dogs. Saturday, Temtris, Demonhead, Age Of Emergence, Steel Cap Therapy.

Bar Petite Friday, Matt McLaren.

Battlesticks Bar Friday, Madelyn. Saturday, Jeremy Bilson. Sunday, Michael Peter.

Beach Hotel Friday, Onshore. Saturday, Connect Five.

Bellbird Hotel Friday, DJ Savage.

Belmont 16s Friday, The Vauxhalls, Kazzie. Saturday, Loko, Pete McCredie. Sunday, Rich & Famous.

Belmont Hotel Saturday, City Beats Duo.

Belmore Hotel Saturday, Stiletto.

Bennett Hotel Friday, Nickerson.

Beresfield Bowling Club Friday, Overload. Saturday, KISStory.

Blackbutt Hotel Friday, Lee Rolfe. Saturday, Shivoo.

The Bradford Friday, Reggie Sinclair. Saturday, Fuelstar.

Bulahdelah Bowling Club Saturday, Bernie.

Cambridge Hotel Friday, Chocolate Starfish (main room), First Beige, The Hamilton Alpine Club, Demon Days, Moonsign (warehouse). Saturday, Holy Holy, Carla Geneve (main room), Jacob, Not Good, Not Bad, Mad Snake (warehouse). Sunday, Yeah Gee Boyz, Craterface (main room), Stella Donnelly, Jade Imagine (warehouse).

Carrington Bowling Club Friday, Cate Cornucopia. Sunday, John Larder.

Catho Pub Sunday, Ash Mountain.

Caves Coastal Bar & Bungalows Friday, Joy Duo. Saturday, Thomas Macokatic Band. Sunday, Lachlan Edwards.

Central Leagues Club Friday, Dave Carter.

Cessnock Leagues Club Friday, Zane Penn. Saturday, The Big Bang.

Cessnock Performing Arts Centre Friday, Harrison Craig Sings Elton John.

Club Charlestown Saturday, FABBA.

Club Lemon Tree Friday, Redline.

Club Macquarie Friday, Creedence Show Plus Women Of Rock.

Colliery Inn Friday, Anyerin. Sunday, Jake Davey.

Commercial Hotel Boolaroo Friday, Maryanne Rex.

Commercial Hotel Morpeth Friday, Cover 2 Cover. Saturday, Louis Burt.

Customs House Friday, David McCredie. Sunday, Jackson Halliday.

Cypress Lakes Saturday, Pete Hibbert.

Denman Hotel Sunday, Brenton Williams.

Duke Of Wellington Friday, Troy Kemp. Saturday, Zane Penn Duo.

East Cessnock Bowling Club Thursday, Snowy Robson. Saturday, Hendo.

East Maitland Bowling Club Friday, Solid Gold Party. Saturday, State FX. Sunday, Andrew G.

Easts Golf & Leisure Club Sunday, Glen Harrison.

Edgeworth Bowling Club Friday, The Leadbellies. Sunday, Viper Creek Band.

Edgeworth Tavern Saturday, Dean Kyrwood.

Family Hotel Maitland Friday, Mark Grant.

Family Hotel Newcastle Saturday, Terror Bite, Kurilpa Reach.

Finnegans Saturday, Steve Zappa.

Gallipoli Legion Club Sunday, The Rattlesnakes.

Gateshead Tavern Friday, Village Idiots. Sunday, Altered State.

George Tavern Friday, James Osborn. Saturday, Reg Sinclair.

Grand Hotel Tuesday, One Seventeen Trio.

Grand Junction Hotel Friday, Dave Rumbler Trio, Coral Lee Farrow & Tim Merrikin, The Outliers. Sunday, Lucie Thorne.

Great Northern Hotel Newcastle Friday, Felix Quinn Duo. Saturday, The Gleesons.

Great Northern Hotel Teralba Friday, Mardy Leith.

Greta Workers Club Friday, Club Remix.

Gunyah Hotel Friday, Hayden Johns. Saturday, 2GoodReasons. Sunday, Megan Core.

Hamilton Station Hotel Thursday, Compulsion To Kill (MYS), Repugnant (PHL), Dog, Destoroyah, Succ. Friday, Justice For The Damned, Honest Crooks, Dregg, Caged Existence. Saturday, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Sunday, Death By Carrot, The Med Heads, Letterbomb A.D.

Harrigan's Pokolbin Friday, Dos Eager. Saturday, Chris Saxby, Project X. Sunday, Troy Kemp.

Hexham Bowling Club Saturday, The Snape Trilogy.

Honeysuckle Hotel Friday, Jump. Saturday, Soundabout. Sunday, CrocQ.

Hope Estate Saturday, FKA Festival ft. The Rubens, Safia, Allday, Lime Cordiale, The Chats, Eves Karydas, Elk Road, Rayn, Kilter, Yahtzel, LO'99, Sippy, Tori Levett, Lex Deluxe, Keyes.

Hotel Cessnock Friday, Ryan Hemsworth.

Hotel Delany Saturday, Mak.

Hotel Jesmond Friday, Ryan Daley.

Imperial Hotel Maitland Friday, Duncan Woods. Saturday, Arcane Duo.

Imperial Hotel Singleton Saturday, The Trade-Ins.

Iron Horse Inn Saturday, Steve Werren.

Jewells Tavern Friday, Bounty Hunters. Saturday, Big Night Out.

Kent Hotel Friday, DJ Jesabel. Saturday, The 3. Sunday, Thread.

King Street Saturday, Bombs Away.

Lake Macquarie Tavern Friday, Beth Gleeson. Sunday, Paparazzi.

Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Friday, Kelly Hope.

Lambton Park Hotel Friday, Brien McVernon Duo. Saturday, Craig Thommo. Sunday, Mak.

Lass O'Gowrie Hotel Friday Sophia Berlyn, Hand Models, Christian Simmons. Saturday, Heaps Gay Summer Lovin'.

Lizotte's Thursday, St Joseph's College Lochinvar. Friday, The Australian Burlesque Festival. Saturday, Stomping Ivories. Sunday, Wendy Matthews & Grace Knight, Raechel Whitchurch. Wednesday, Alex Smith.

Lochinvar Hotel Saturday, Anthony Lee.

Lucky Hotel Friday, DJ Tone. Saturday, Paula & Owen. Sunday, The Gleesons.

Mary Ellen Hotel Friday, Komiti Levai Band. Saturday, Sunhill Drive.

Maryland Tavern Saturday, Hey Poncho.

Mattara Hotel Saturday, Ryan Hemsworth.

Mavericks On The Bay Friday, Darren Gould. Saturday, Brendan Murphy. Sunday, ROX.

Mavericks On Darby Saturday, Ashley Knight.

Mayfield Bowling Club Saturday, East Coast Low, Chickenstones, Lachlan X Morris, Space Boozzies.

Mayfield Ex-Services Thursday, Early Daze. Friday, Matt Gaudry. Saturday, Cruzers.

Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Friday, Easy Daze. Saturday, DV8. Sunday, Ashley Knight.

Murray's Brewery Saturday, John Larder. Sunday, Brien McVernon.

Nag's Head Hotel Friday, Pete McCredie. Saturday, Kristy James.

Nelson Bay Golf Club Saturday, Tom Christie. Sunday, Marissa.

Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Sunday, Mark Wells.

Newcastle Diggers Saturday, Dave McCredie.

Newcastle Jockey Club Saturday, Pete McCredie.

Newcastle Hotel Friday, Badrapper, Cardinal Sin, Nicky Tee, Austin Mahony, Jack Adam, Harry Blake, Tim Walker, Liam Pride. Saturday, Spoonhead, Johnny Hash, The Meantime. Sunday, Royal Bass ft. Subtronics & He$h.

Northern Star Hotel Friday, Craig Thommo. Saturday, Elisa Kate. Saturday, Madelyn.

Northumberland Hotel Friday, Exit Lane.

Paxton Bowling Club Saturday, Darren Gould.

Pippis At The Point Friday, Phonic Duo, Brendan Murphy. Saturday, Sounds Of Sunday. Sunday, Zane Penn.

Plough Inn Friday, Jake Daulby.

Potters Brewery Friday, ROX.

Premier Hotel Saturday, Redline.

Prince of Wales Hotel Friday, Adam Miller Trio. Saturday, Ngariki. Sunday, Soda.

Queens Wharf Hotel Friday, Hey Poncho, Marissa. Saturday, The Gaudrys, Emily Smith. Sunday, Wharf Life, Anthology.

Quill & Compass Friday, Honey Hills, Rum Jungle.

Redhead Surf Club Sunday, Herding Katz.

The Royal Exchange Sunday, Amy Vee, Richie Branco.

Royal Federal Hotel Branxton Friday, Hornet. Saturday, Troy Kemp.

Royal Hotel Singleton Sunday, The Bad & The Ugly.

Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto Sunday, Jake Daulby.

Rutherford Hotel Saturday, Simon King.

Seabreeze Hotel Saturday, Jesabel. Sunday, Pistol Pete.

Shoal Bay Country Club Saturday, Gerda + 1, Knight Moves - Studio 54 Party. Sunday, Madelyn.

Shortland Hotel Friday, Darren Rolling Keys.

Soldiers Point Bowling Club Friday, Bernie Ayrton. Saturday, At The Hop.

Stag and Hunter Hotel Friday, Lloyd Spiegel. Saturday, PJ O'Brien Band. Sunday, Colin Lillie.

The Station Saturday, Georgina Grimshaw.

Stockton Bowling Club Friday, The Lamplighters. Sunday, Earlydaze.

Swansea Hotel Thursday, Jarred Taylor. Friday, Viagro. Saturday, Kevin O'Hara. Sunday, Jamie Martens.

Swansea RSL Club Saturday, Cover 2 Cover. Sunday, Kelly Hope.

Swansea-Belmont Surf Life Saving Club Sunday, Reg Sinclair.

Swansea Workers Club Saturday, Solid Gold Party Night. Sunday, Mark Lee.

Sydney Junction Hotel Friday, Megan Core. Saturday, Jump. Sunday, Loko.

Tattersalls Hotel Greta Saturday, Romney Watts.

Tea Gardens Country Club Saturday, Creedence Show plus Women Of Rock.

Tea Gardens Hotel Saturday, The Leadbellies.

Tilligerry RSL Friday, Sound Of Sunday. Saturday, Lee Rolfe, Steel City.

Toronto Workers Saturday, Overload.

Town Hall Hotel Saturday, Deborah Sinclair.

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

Vincent St Kitchen & Bar Cessnock Friday, Tim Broadway. Saturday, Got It Covered.

Wallsend Sporties Friday, Big Pete.

Wangi Hotel Sunday, Louis Burt.

Wangi Wangi RSL Club Sunday, Darren Rolling Keys.

Warners At The Bay Friday, Tim Harding. Saturday, Mardmax.

Warners Bay Hotel Saturday, Viagro.

Wests Cardiff Saturday, Anthology.

Wests Nelson Bay Friday, 2GoodReasons. Saturday, Jake Rattle & Roll, Dr. Zoom Duo. Sunday, Blue Suede Boppers, Anthony Lee.

Wests New Lambton Thursday, Angamus. Friday, The Years. Saturday, Iguana. Saturday, Roy Orbison Reborn starring Dean Bourne. Tuesday, Angamus. Wednesday, Michael Jackson The Legacy Tour.

Wests City Friday, The Snape Trilogy. Saturday, Paul Watters.

Wickham Park Hotel Friday, Amigos. Saturday, Sneaky Freakers, Riff Raff. Sunday, Chikarma, Compadre Diablo.

Windale Gateshead Bowling Club Friday, Daniel Newberry.

Windsor Castle Hotel Saturday, Jayde Corner.

Abominable (G) When a group of friends encounter a young Yeti, they embark upon an quest to reunite the creature with his family at the highest point on Earth.

Amazing Grace (G) A documentary presenting Aretha Franklin with choir at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles in January 1972. (Regal)

Billy Connolly - The Sex Life of Bandages (MA) Hailed as the UK's most influential comedian of all time, legendary Scot Billy Connolly is coming to cinemas with this brilliant show from his final stand-up tour.

Dora & the Lost City of Gold (PG) Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora for high school.

Downton Abbey (PG) The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early 20th century.

Gemini Man (M) An innovative action-thriller starring Will Smith as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move.

Good Boys (MA) Three sixth grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs.

Hustlers (MA) Inspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

Joker (MA 15+) A failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and becomes a psychopathic murderer.

Maiden (M) The inspirational story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (PG) The years have been kind to Maleficent and Aurora. Their relationship, born of heartbreak, revenge and ultimately love, has flourished. Yet the hatred between man and the fairies still exists.

Palm Beach (M) Lifelong friends reunite for a party at Sydney's Palm Beach. (Regal)

Paw Patrol: Ready Race Rescue (G) The pups have built an awesome race track and are ready to be the pit crew for their race hero.

Ride Like A Girl (PG) The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (M) Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, has turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories.

The Angry Birds Movie 2 (PG) When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, Red, Chuck, Bomb, and Mighty Eagle recruit Chuck's sister Silver and team up with pigs to forge an unsteady truce.

The Farewell (PG) A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Regal)

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

UglyDolls (G) An animated adventure in which the free-spirited UglyDolls confront what it means to be different.

Zombieland: Double Tap (MA) Four slayers must face off against the many new kinds of zombies that have evolved since the first movie, as well as some new human survivors. But most of all, they have to face the growing pains of their own snarky, makeshift family.

Arsenic and Old Lace A man learns when visiting two spinster aunts that they have been poisoning lonely old men for years; farcical look by writer Joseph Kesselring at plays involving murder. Maitland Repertory Theatre, at its theatre. Friday and Saturday, at 8pm, until October 26, plus 2pm Sunday on October 20 and 27.

Blithe Spirit A socialite invites eccentric clairvoyant Madam Arcati to his home to conduct a séance believing nothing will happen - but the ghost of his annoying first wife appears; comedy by Noel Coward. Newcastle Theatre Company, at the NTC Theatre, Lambton. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, at 8pm (final shows).

Cosi Louis Nowra's Australian classic play shows the interactions of two pairs of lovers who test each other's faithfulness as cast members of a Melbourne psychiatric institution production of Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte. San Clemente High School, at the Civic Playhouse, Newcastle. Wednesday, at 7pm.

Dame Edna - My Gorgeous Life The grand dame of world theatre, Dame Edna Everage, forced out of retirement by the demands of her adoring "precious possums", tells her life story. Civic Theatre Newcastle. Nightly until Saturday, at 7.30pm.

Matilda: The Musical Bright musical version of Roald Dahl's book about a determined young girl who takes a stand against oppressive people; first Newcastle production. Hunter School of the Performing Arts, at the Hunter Theatre, Broadmeadow. Thursday to Saturday at 7pm; 11am on Thursday and Saturday.

Playing Face The husband and wife team in a popular television show help a rising pair of young singers prepare for the next episode - or do they? Lively new play by Newcastle's Cassie Hamilton. Bearfoot Theatre, at the Civic Playhouse, Newcastle. Nightly to Saturday, at 8pm, plus 2pm Saturday.

Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr A young woman moves to New York in 1922 in search of a better life, but the man she falls in love with doesn't have a dime to his name; adaptation for young performers of a bright musical. Young People's Theatre, at Young People's Theatre, Hamilton. Friday, at 7pm; Saturday, at 2pm and 7pm; Sunday, at 2pm, until Sunday; then Friday, November 1, at 7pm, and Saturday, November 2, at 2pm and 7pm.

The Ugly One Marius Von Mayenburg's comedy looks at the reactions men and women have when an ugly man has his face transformed by a cosmetic surgeon. Hunter Independent Theatre Company, at Newcastle Theatre Company, Lambton. Nightly from Wednesday, October 23, to Saturday, October 26, at 8pm, plus 2pm Saturday.