The music legend, famous for songs like You've Got A Friend In Me, has just released a new album Dark Matter and is heading out on a UK tour
Following the release of Dark Matter, his first album of new material in nine years, Randy Newman will be performing at Sage Gateshead as part of his European tour on Monday March 12.
The tour includes only three Uk shows - at Edinburgh's Usher Hall on March 8, Gateshead's Sage on March 12, and London's Palladium on March 14 - as well as performances in Germany and Ireland.
Newman began recording in 1968 with a self-titled album. Throughout the 1970s, he released several other acclaimed albums such as 12 songs, Sail Away, and Good Old Boys.
He began composing and scoring for films in the 1980s, and his work includes all three Toy Story pictures, A Bug's Life, and Cars 3.
Most recently Nonesuch released The Randy Newman Songbook, comprising solo recordings of songs from throughout Newman's five-decade career.
His many honours include six Grammys, three Emmys, and two Academy Awards, as well as a star on the Holywood Walk of Fame. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 - the same year he was given an Ivor Novello PRS for Music Special International Award. Newman also was presented with a PEN New England Song Lyrics of Literacy Excellence Award in 2014.
Nonesuch Records released his new album Dark Matter, the follow-up to 2008's best-selling Harps and Angels, in early August to widespread critical acclaim.
In the words of the Daily Telegraph, 'Newman has made an album that is a match for anything in his canon. Both topical and timeless.'
Tamsin Austin, Director of Programming for Sage Gateshead at Sage Gateshead, said: "Randy Newman is a brilliant performer and we are delighted to welcome him to Sgae Gateshead.
"He's been an important contributor to the American music scene since the late 60s, and this tour promises to be an interesting insight into American politics through music.
"We are honoured to be one of only three venues in the UK leg of his European tour. To be booked alongside othe iconic venues, including Usher Hall and London Palladium shows how important Sage Gateshead is as part of the UK's cultural landscape.
"We look forward to welcoming fans from across the country to enjoy our world-class venue."
Tickets to see Randy Newman at the Sage go on sale at 10am on Friday, August 18 fromt he box office and online from the Sage website priced £27.30, £38.30 and £43.60