20 years of Sunday for Sammy: will you be buying tickets?

Vera actress Brenda Bleythn Credit: Sunday for Sammy/John Millard Photography

Sunday for Sammy is returning to Newcastle to celebrate its 20th Anniversary.

Following the 10,000 ticket sell-out success of the 2018 shows at the Newcastle Arena, the concerts next year will be hosted at the Newcastle Utilita Arena.

Often dubbed The Geordie Command Performance, the shows are held every two years in memory of Geordie actor Sammy Johnson who died in 1999.

  • When do tickets go on sale?

Tickets on pre-sale on 15th March, with the general sale starting on 20th March 2019.

  • When is the show?

Sunday 23rd February 2020 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm, at the Newcastle Utilita Arena

Stars who've taken to the stage in previous years include:

  • Tim Healy

  • Denise Welch

  • Mark Knopfler

  • Kevin Whately

  • Charlie Hardwick

  • Jimmy Nail

  • Jill Halfpenny

  • Jason Cook

  • Timothy Spall

  • AC/DC's Brian Johnson

  • Christopher Fairbank

  • Mattie Healy

  • Stephen Tomkinson

  • John Miles

  • Angie Lonsdale

  • Joe McElderry

  • Brendan Healy

  • Donna Aire

  • Ant and Dec

  • Chelsea Halfpenny

  • Billy Mitchell

  • Brendan Foster

  • Bob Moncur

  • Julia Tobin

  • and our very own Pam Royle

ITV's Vera actress Brenda Blethyn brought the house down with her appearance in the show last year. She said:

The cast list is never revealed prior to the show Credit: Sunday for Sammy

  • Chairman of the Sunday for Sammy Trust, Tim Healy:

  • Show producer Ray Laidlaw added: