The Black Swan Bar & Venue

26/10/2024

We're thrilled with our programme of live Jazz and Folk here in our Bar & Venue this November... 🎼

TUESDAY JAM, Tues 5th & 19th November, free admission
Our house trio extend a warm welcome and invite all jazz instrumentalists and singers to join them and jam together. All listeners welcome too!

THE F WORD: CEITIDH MAC, Thurs 14th November, £10 adv/£12 otd
With a progressive twist to her music, Ceitidh Mac is an alt.folk musician, performing vocals, cello and tenor guitar.
Tickets ➡️ https://newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk/product/the-f-word-ceitidh-mac/

THE ALEXIA GARDNER QUINTET, Tues 26th November, £10 adv/£12 otd
Grammy Nominated jazz Vocalist Alexia Gardner leads an excellent quintet of North East Jazz musicians.
Tickets ➡️ https://newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk/product/tuesday-night-jazz-alexia-gardner-quintet/

See ours and Newcastle Arts Centre's full listings up until Christmas here 👉 https://newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk/events-catalogue/

27/09/2024

Here we go day 2 of The Newcastle Burlesque Festival here at the Black Swan! Doors 7pm.
Please note: Salseduce has moved to Aspers Casino in The Gate for this week while we host House of Trixie Blue, we'll see all you lovely Salsa lot next week. BS x

26/09/2024

We can't wait for tonight!! If your joining us for the Newcastle Burlesque Festival please have your tickets ready for Doors opening at 7pm, I know it's raining but we really can't open them any earlier as god knows what you might see! 🤭 See you tonight.

16/09/2024

Our Tuesday Jams are ready for Autumn! And our House Trios will be...

Tues 17th Sept: Joe Steels (guitar), Paul Grainger (bass), Abbie Finn (drums)
Tues 1st Oct: Michael Young (piano), Paul Grainger (bass), Sid White (drums)
Tues 15th Oct: Alan Law (piano), Paul Grainger (bass), Bailey Rudd (drums)

We extend a warm welcome and invite all jazz instrumentalists and singers to join the House Trio and jam together.
All listeners welcome too! Never seen a Jam? Come along and find out what it's all about... Admission is free - turn up early to get a seat, it's a popular one!

Entry from 7:30pm in The Black Swan Bar & Venue at Newcastle Arts Centre, through Black Swan Court, Westgate Road, NE1 1SG

06/09/2024

A new instalment in our music programme! 🎻

13/06/2024

We love having this lot in our Venue!

Join us next week to witness the talent and skills we have among our North East creatives!

Info and tickets in the post below...

Join The Actors Forge for the first Artistic Showcase of the 2024 season. Saturday June 22nd Newcastle Arts Centre, Black Swann Theatre, 67 Westgate Rd, Newcastle, NE1 1SG 7:00pm - Entry 7:30pm - Show Start 9:30pm - Show End After show Networking will take place from 9:30pm - 11:00p

14/05/2024

The Late Shows are nearly here! And we're very lucky to have the object project with us not only for the night, but for the whole week!

Our Gallery will be hosting an exhibition of their installations and sets from previous projects, and from Friday 17th audiences are invited into the space to catch the company's newest show The Ballad of the Underwater Daughter.

Set on a mechanical island inhabited entirely by Dads, a place bodged together out of mangled metal and broken dreams. Then one stormy night a tiny barnacle encrusted bottle floats into the harbour with a crumpled note inside which reads, “remember me?”

It’s murky, strange, bleakly hilarious and exquisitely rendered.

Join us in this messy universe of monstrously fishy metaphors, overloaded with random objects, abandoned puppets and discarded materials, and dive into the Object Project’s latest tale of the eternal complexities of existence.

Tickets from link below >
https://newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk/the-ballad-of-the-underwater-daughter/

28/03/2024

Come and join us on Sat 18th May..

13/03/2024

Are you interested in directing comedy for TV or film? 🎬

We’re supporting the brilliant team at Comedy 5050 to bring you an exclusive event on the 20th of March at The Black Swan Bar & Venue in Newcastle!

‘Crossing over into Directing Comedy with Comedy 5050’ is the perfect event for early-career creatives with experience in directing across various platforms.

Comedy 5050 is an initiative to address gender imbalance in comedy. The programme that was started by supporting female and non-binary writers is now encouraging female and non-binary directors from any creative or corporate space, who are curious about directing scripted comedy TV, to come along to the event and find out more.

Follow this link to find out more and sign up: https://bit.ly/42ZLGwJ

13/03/2024

13/03/2024

We're looking to add a Bar/Events supervisor to our little team here at the Swan.
The vacancy is for 3days or 24hrs a week and applicants will be ask for the following experience:
Running of Events in the Arts sector,
Bar supervision,
Cash handling,
Key holder,
Personal License,
Stock management,
and a little Tech knowledge wouldn't go a miss.
Pay includes work place pension.

For more information or to apply please email Kay at [email protected]

09/01/2024

It's Back, the ever popular Tuesday Jam in the Black Swan. Jazz musicians and fans welcome. Admission free. Doors Open 7 pm music from 7.30pm.
House Trio -
Tuesday 16 January
Stu Collingwood (keys), Paul Grainger (bass), Bailey Rudd (drums)
Tuesday 6 Feb
Alan Law (keys), Paul Grainger (bass), Abbie Finn (drums)
Tuesday 20 Feb
Ben Phillips (keys), Paul Grainger (bass), Mark Robertson (drums)

21/12/2023

Well that's us for another year.
Have a Very Merry Christmas and a 'Hic' Happy New Year from all the team here at The Black Swan, if you have or are thinking of hiring us for your special occasion then please email [email protected] as our Offices and Venue Manager will be popping in over the Festive break.
Have a wonderful time whatever you get up to and we'll see you all from the 12th Jan 2024!xx

12/10/2023

Our New programme listing for all public events at the Centre https://newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk/events-catalogue/

12/10/2023

It's back! The next Tuesday Jam is on the 17th in the Black Swan, doors open 7pm, music from 7.30. with Alan Law (keys), Paul Grainger (drums), Mark Robertson (bass). your welcome to join the band as performer or audience. Admission Free.

03/10/2023

Just a reminder that there's no Tuesday Jam tonight as we're still hosting The Chinese Independent Film Festival, Jazz will return Tuesday 17th Oct.

26/09/2023

This week until 4th Oct we're hosting The Chinese Independent Film Festival along with other Venues around Newcastle.
For Tickets and Showing times please go to https://www.chinaindiefilm.org/

Our Next Tuesday Jam Night will be Tuesday 17th October and Salseduce will return to the Swan Friday 6th Oct.

CIFA is dedicated to the preservation of and access to Chinese independent film culture. It holds a large and rare collection of films and footage, their associated material culture, existing publications on Chinese independent cinema in both English and Chinese, and oral history material with a wid...

18/09/2023

This Tuesday 19th September catch our jazz jam, featuring house trio: Stu Collingwood (keys), Paul Grainger (bass), Abbie Finn (drums). Free entry. Doors open 7pm