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Rob Heron and The Tea Pad Orchestra -Live @ Billy's

Newcastle's finest Honky-Tonk Swing Rockabilly

Friday 22nd May 2026
7:00pm til 11:00pm (Performance starts 8:00pm)
Minimum Age
18+

Friday 22nd May 2026
Billy Bootleggers in Newcastle Upon Tyne
7:00pm til 11:00pm (Performance starts 8:00pm)
Minimum Age
18+

Rob Heron and The Tea Pad Orchestra -Live @ Billy's

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Rob Heron and The Tea Pad Orchestra -Live @ Billy's

Rob Heron and the Tea Pad OrchestraRob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra

Rob Heron and The Tea Pad Orchestra -Live @ Billy's

Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra

Music Genres

Blues | Swing | Rock & Roll / 1950s


About

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra bring their Swing- Honkytonk Rockabilly to Billy's!

Giving us 2 45 minutes of goodness!

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra have been gleefully trampling over genre boundaries for over a decade now, chucking Rockabilly, Blues, Country, Swing, Soul and more into their musical gumbo, but always sounding mostly just like themselves.
Based in Newcastle but hailing from across the UK, the Tea Pad have released five albums, and toured widely across the British Isles and Europe, playing everywhere from Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk Festival to village halls and barns, and all points in between.
Well-known for their energetic live shows, and dry humour, they’ve toured with some of the big-name Americana outfits such as Pokey LaFarge, The Dead South, and Sierra Ferrell. They have released music on Sleazy Records Spain) and Migraine Records (Germany), appeared multiple times on Radio 4’s Loose Ends, and had their music played by everyone from Marc Riley to Huey Morgan.
Joining Rob Heron (vocals/guitar) are Tom Cronin (mandolin/harmonica/guitar), Ben Powling (saxophone/clarinet), Adam Richards (double bass/electric bass) and Paul Archibald (drums).

“Hank did it like this. So did Sinatra. So did Tom Waits. So did John Lee Hooker. Mix these influences with a healthy dose of youthful enthusiasm, a real passion and an ear for detail, sheer authenticity, and a good slug of both Scotch and Bourbon, and you might find that the results are very much to your taste. They are certainly to mine.” – Mark Whyatt, Folk Radio

“Newcastle’s finest swing-honkytonk-rockabilly band” – fRoots

“That’s one hot band right there!” – Huey Morgan, BBC Radio 2

On stage 8pm sharp!
FREE ENTRY!!
Get down early and secure your spot, its gonna be a busy one!


Videos

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra - "Honest Man Blues" @ Moulin Blues Ospel 2025

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Venue Address

Arch 2, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2NP

Venue Rating

4.5 / 5 based on 9 reviews

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