Voices of Virtue Bring 100% Soul Xmas Show to Wylam

Voices of Virtue Wylam Brewery returns on Monday 14 December 2026 for the 100% Soul Xmas Special, bringing the North East gospel choir back to the Palace of Arts for a standing night of Motown, soul, gospel and festive material. Doors open at 7pm, with the choir expected on stage around 8pm.

Voices of Virtue Wylam Brewery adds a local anniversary

The seasonal theme is only part of the story this time. The Christmas date comes in the year Voices of Virtue mark their tenth anniversary, giving the Wylam return an extra local milestone. The Newcastle-based choir has developed into one of the region’s most recognisable gospel ensembles during that decade.

Voices of Virtue performs with a 14-strong choir and band, which gives the group enough scale to move from tightly arranged vocal sections into a full soul-band sound. For the Wylam show, that format is being used for up-tempo Motown and soul songs alongside Christmas material rather than a more formal carol-concert approach.

The Palace of Arts is a useful setting for it. A large standing floor gives the event room to function as a proper night out, while the size of the choir means the vocal arrangements should still feel substantial in the hall. The organisers are explicitly presenting the performance as a dancing event rather than a seated seasonal concert.

The local connection also matters. Voices of Virtue has performed across major North East stages, but a Christmas return to Wylam keeps the show rooted in Newcastle rather than treating the choir as an anonymous touring act. That is why this sits naturally under North East Artist News.

Anyone who has only encountered the choir in a theatre or concert-hall setting should get a different side of the group here. The emphasis is on groove, movement and familiar soul material, with the Christmas songs folded into that existing identity.

Voices of Virtue play Wylam Brewery on Monday 14 December 2026. Doors open at 7pm and the event is 18+. Check Voices of Virtue and Wylam Brewery before travelling for any late changes to timings or entry information.