Texas in Newcastle upon Tyne

Texas are a Scottish pop-rock band formed in Glasgow in 1986 and fronted by singer and guitarist Sharleen Spiteri. Their debut album, Southside, introduced “I Don’t Want a Lover,” while White on Blonde produced “Say What You Want” and “Black Eyed Boy.” “Summer Son” and “Inner Smile” became further staples of the band’s catalogue. Texas documented the Greatest Hits era with a 2001 concert at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, released as the film Texas Paris. The band later mounted The Conversation Tour after the album of the same name, then revisited its catalogue on the Texas 25 tour. The full-band format carried into the 2017 Jump on Board Tour.

Del Amitri are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1980, led by singer and bassist Justin Currie and guitarist Iain Harvie. Their melodic guitar pop and alternative rock became widely known through “Nothing Ever Happens,” “Always the Last to Know,” “Roll to Me” and the albums Waking Hours, Change Everything and Twisted. Del Amitri performed at Woodstock ’94 during their busiest period of international touring. After a long break, they returned to the road for a UK reunion tour in 2014, then undertook further UK dates following the release of Fatal Mistakes, again fronted by Justin Currie.