Here’s a massive hint. If you’re heading to a gig in Newcastle and United are playing at home and kicking off at 5.30pm don’t even try and get a parking space in town. Despite this the sold out Academy is filling quickly, even at just after 7pm there’s a sizeable number in and by the time The Big Moon hit the stage the place is busy. Great news for this four piece who deliver a set of perfectly jagged poppy alternative rock. Rhythmic and melodic their infectious tunes have hold of the audience within seconds. This is a band clearly enjoying themselves. They bounce around the stage with smiles aplenty and their seven song set quickly gaining them significant numbers of new fans. By the time the headliners walk out the place is rammed and they’re greeted like long lost heroes. But Pixies don...