Tony Hadley – The Christmas Big Band Tour 2026

Tony Hadley – The Christmas Big Band Tour 2026 comes to The Glasshouse as part of its Christmas 2026 programme. Find the date, venue details and official ticket information.

October 6, 2026

Tony Hadley is getting Christmas started at The Glasshouse with a proper big-band night in Sage One on Friday 27 November.

The former Spandau Ballet frontman brings The Christmas Big Band Tour 2026 to Gateshead, mixing festive favourites with songs associated with Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Elvis Presley. With Hadley’s unmistakable voice out front and a full big-band sound behind him, this should be a suitably big opening weekend for the venue’s Christmas programme.

Tony Hadley brings the big band to Gateshead

Hadley has spent decades proving there’s plenty more to his live shows than nostalgia. Of course, that voice will always carry memories of Spandau Ballet, but the big-band format gives him room to lean into the classic singers and songs that suit his vocal style particularly well.

For this tour, the focus shifts towards Christmas without turning the whole evening into a straightforward carol concert. Expect familiar seasonal songs alongside timeless standards, all delivered with the scale you’d want from a Sage One show.

It also lands at a good point in the calendar: late enough for Christmas to feel like it has actually started, but before December becomes a blur of shopping, parties and trying to remember where you put the wrapping paper.

The concert is part of a packed festive run at The Glasshouse, with Hector Gannett playing Sage Two on the same evening and Royal Northern Sinfonia’s Winter Tour already under way around the region.