
Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw
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The Fresh Thursday festival at Cobalt Studios in Newcastle will bring various performers to the stage, featuring handmade and homemade music, DIY electronics, and exploring everyday materials. The event will take place on 1 October 2026 at 18:00.
Handmade & homemade, weird melodies and nervous rhythmics, DIY electronics & exploring the potential of everyday materials...
Please note, the advertised start time is when our doors will open, generally music starts one hour after doors.
Fresh Thursday is a unique regular event that showcases new music alongside a home-cooked meal. For more information about how this event works please read the info at the bottom of this event carefully. Thank you. If you have a dietary requirement you can indicate it by selecting one of the free add-ons when purchasing your ticket.
Please note we are unable to offer refunds. You can click here to view our full refunds policy.
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12V5
it's a recycled weird experimental music and light show, using 12volts motors and light bulbs, and synthesyser.
all hand made and home made, improvising live making sounds textures and shadows around, weird melodies and nervous rythmics.
12V5 is a chilled and happy human, based in south east france, moving a lot, through whatever could be a nice experience.
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Tim Shaw
Tim Shaw will be performing 'Points of Failure'. Points of Failure is an ongoing series of concerts and installations in which miscellaneous objects and repurposed audio equipment is used to create an audiovisual performance-environment.
By using DIY electronics, found objects, light and sound making circuits, the musical potential of everyday materials is explored in response to the architectural features of the performance space. Though field recording equipment is often used (e.g. hydrophones, air pressure microphones, electromagnetic coils etc) Points of Failure works entirely with live processes and no prerecorded sound material occurs during the performance.
https://tim-shaw.info/projects/points-of-failure/
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More about FRESH Thursdays...
FRESH happens every Thursday during our open seasons. It is a platform to bring you fresh new music served up alongside a homecooked plant based meal, board games and candles. It can be hard to get people out to hear music that they don’t know yet & this is why we decided to offer dinner as an incentive to try something new, these gigs are cosy, communal nights and often you get to hear completely new music for the very first time. The music varies across multiple genres but it is usually fairly gentle listening type music & well suited to a relaxed Thursday night. The gigs are seated and during the sets the audience is very music focused & quiet with time to chat in between the sets and at the end when we keep the bar open.
We cook the food from scratch usually and dinner is well suited to lover of vegetables and wholesome cooking, it's usually something like a dhal, veggie chilli, tacos, roast veg or similar, our base line is vegan sometimes with veggie options. We can cater for nut/gluten free meals, but nuts & gluten are used in the kitchen so if you have serious allergies please bear that in mind.
Doors at 7pm, we aim to get dinner ready by 8pm and will bring it to you when its ready… music usually starts around 8pm, sometimes later if it’s a busy night for food (we are a tiny team) and we aim to have the music finished by 10-10.15 pm. We can only guarantee dinner with advance tickets and these days we cap dinner at 60 meals and the food tickets do often sell out.
We hope/think it's obvious that quality music and dinner for £10 is all about culture & community and that these events cost us money… If you can afford to purchase a higher level ‘Cobalt supporters‘ ticket we appreciate the additional help towards costs very much.
Description supplied by the event organiser.
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Frequently asked questions
Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw takes place on Thursday, 1 October 2026 at 19:00.
Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw is held at Cobalt Studios in Newcastle upon Tyne (10 Boyd Street, Shieldfield, NE2 1AP).
Tickets for Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw range from £9.04 to £16.45. Live prices and availability are shown on Eventbrite.
Tickets for Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw can be booked via Eventbrite using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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Hotels within walking distance of Cobalt Studios.
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Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw
Editorial Summary
The Fresh Thursday festival at Cobalt Studios in Newcastle will bring various performers to the stage, featuring handmade and homemade music, DIY electronics, and exploring everyday materials. The event will take place on 1 October 2026 at 18:00.
This summary was automatically generated from event data sourced from official ticketing providers.
Organiser’s full description
Handmade & homemade, weird melodies and nervous rhythmics, DIY electronics & exploring the potential of everyday materials...
Please note, the advertised start time is when our doors will open, generally music starts one hour after doors.
Fresh Thursday is a unique regular event that showcases new music alongside a home-cooked meal. For more information about how this event works please read the info at the bottom of this event carefully. Thank you. If you have a dietary requirement you can indicate it by selecting one of the free add-ons when purchasing your ticket.
Please note we are unable to offer refunds. You can click here to view our full refunds policy.
- --
12V5
it's a recycled weird experimental music and light show, using 12volts motors and light bulbs, and synthesyser.
all hand made and home made, improvising live making sounds textures and shadows around, weird melodies and nervous rythmics.
12V5 is a chilled and happy human, based in south east france, moving a lot, through whatever could be a nice experience.
--
Tim Shaw
Tim Shaw will be performing 'Points of Failure'. Points of Failure is an ongoing series of concerts and installations in which miscellaneous objects and repurposed audio equipment is used to create an audiovisual performance-environment.
By using DIY electronics, found objects, light and sound making circuits, the musical potential of everyday materials is explored in response to the architectural features of the performance space. Though field recording equipment is often used (e.g. hydrophones, air pressure microphones, electromagnetic coils etc) Points of Failure works entirely with live processes and no prerecorded sound material occurs during the performance.
https://tim-shaw.info/projects/points-of-failure/
---
More about FRESH Thursdays...
FRESH happens every Thursday during our open seasons. It is a platform to bring you fresh new music served up alongside a homecooked plant based meal, board games and candles. It can be hard to get people out to hear music that they don’t know yet & this is why we decided to offer dinner as an incentive to try something new, these gigs are cosy, communal nights and often you get to hear completely new music for the very first time. The music varies across multiple genres but it is usually fairly gentle listening type music & well suited to a relaxed Thursday night. The gigs are seated and during the sets the audience is very music focused & quiet with time to chat in between the sets and at the end when we keep the bar open.
We cook the food from scratch usually and dinner is well suited to lover of vegetables and wholesome cooking, it's usually something like a dhal, veggie chilli, tacos, roast veg or similar, our base line is vegan sometimes with veggie options. We can cater for nut/gluten free meals, but nuts & gluten are used in the kitchen so if you have serious allergies please bear that in mind.
Doors at 7pm, we aim to get dinner ready by 8pm and will bring it to you when its ready… music usually starts around 8pm, sometimes later if it’s a busy night for food (we are a tiny team) and we aim to have the music finished by 10-10.15 pm. We can only guarantee dinner with advance tickets and these days we cap dinner at 60 meals and the food tickets do often sell out.
We hope/think it's obvious that quality music and dinner for £10 is all about culture & community and that these events cost us money… If you can afford to purchase a higher level ‘Cobalt supporters‘ ticket we appreciate the additional help towards costs very much.
Description supplied by the event organiser.
📍 Venue
Cobalt Studios10 Boyd Street, Shieldfield, NE2 1AP
Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne
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When is Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw?
Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw takes place on Thursday, 1 October 2026 at 19:00.
Where is Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw taking place?
Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw is held at Cobalt Studios in Newcastle upon Tyne (10 Boyd Street, Shieldfield, NE2 1AP).
How much are tickets for Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw?
Tickets for Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw range from £9.04 to £16.45. Live prices and availability are shown on Eventbrite.
How do I get tickets for Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw?
Tickets for Fresh Thursday // 12V5 + Tim Shaw can be booked via Eventbrite using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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