ROCK legends Lindisfarne are returning to the stage in the region, for a one-off acoustic concert of their biggest hits.

Three of the original members of the popular Geordie band, are playing under the name Lindisfarne Acoustic at the Lamplight Arts Centre in Stanley later this month. It is the only North-East date on the group's national tour.

In 1972, Lindisfarne's original line-up - Alan Hull, Ray Jackson, Simon Cowe, Rod Clements and Ray Laidlaw - became the biggest-selling British act of the year with their second album, Fog on the Tyne. It went gold, staying in the charts for 43 weeks, and was followed into the top ten by the band's first and third albums.

At the height of their success, the original line-up broke up under the pressure of constant touring and the demand for more hits.

They reformed a few years later, but apart from the album Back and Fourth, and single Run For Home, did not make the charts until 1990 when they recorded a rap version of the Alan Hull-penned Fog on the Tyne with footballer Paul Gascoigne.

The group decided to continue after the death of main songwriter Alan Hull, in 1995.

Lindisfarne Acoustic perform at the Lamplight on Wednesday, April 30, at 8pm.

For tickets or further details, contact the box office on (01207) 218899.