The Wombats on stage (Image: Joshua Fairbrother)

They've just played to a huge crowd at the Utilita Arena and now 00s indie icons The Wombats have just been confirmed as the headliners for a massive outdoor gig in the city next summer. And they will take to the stage right in the heart of town, with two great support acts lined up to open for them.

While, with just two weeks to go until the big day, Christmas is at the forefront of many people's minds, plenty of us have also got at least one eye on next year and the things we want to get in our 2026 calendar. There was huge news for the region in the middle of last month, when it was announced that Radio 1's Big Weekend is coming back to Sunderland, 21 years on from the likes of Foo Fighters, Black Eyed Peas, Chemical Brothers a

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