Jo Whiley brings 90s Anthems to NX Newcastle

Jo Whiley 90s Anthems at NX Newcastle lands on Saturday 14 November 2026, turning the Westgate Road venue into a celebration of the decade that reshaped British guitar music, dance culture and alternative radio.

Jo Whiley 90s Anthems at NX Newcastle is built around the decade she helped soundtrack

Whiley is not approaching the 1990s as an outsider looking back. Her broadcasting career put her close to the centre of the period as Britpop exploded, electronic music crossed into the mainstream and alternative bands moved from late-night radio into huge venues and festival fields.

The show is built as Jo Whiley’s personal journey through the 1990s, moving from Oasis and Blur to The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy. That gives the night more shape than a generic decade playlist. The selections come from somebody whose radio career developed alongside the records and scenes being revisited.

The Newcastle date is part of an established touring run for 90s Anthems rather than a one-off themed party. Other 2026 dates include Bristol and Leicester, with further shows already extending into 2027. Several dates on the tour have sold out, showing that the appetite for the format goes well beyond simple nostalgia.

NX is a natural room for it. The venue can handle a full club atmosphere, but it also has enough live-music history for guitar records and crossover anthems to feel at home alongside the dance tracks. A set that moves between indie, Britpop, rave and big electronic singles should make use of both sides of that identity.

The appeal is also generational without needing to be stuck in the past. Many of these records have stayed active through festivals, reunions, reissues and younger audiences discovering the 1990s through streaming, so the night is as much about how those songs still work in a room as it is about remembering when they first appeared.

Jo Whiley 90s Anthems at NX Newcastle takes place on Saturday 14 November 2026. NX currently advertises the event as 18+ with physical photo ID required. Timings have differed between current event pages, so check NX and Jo Whiley’s official tour channels before travelling for the latest entry and set information.