Riverside was a music venue in Newcastle upon Tyne, England which operated from 1985 to 1999.

The venue was set up as a left wing co-operative, Riverside Entertainments Ltd, using funding from Margaret Thatcher's government.

[citation needed] Artists who played included Julian Cope, The Waterboys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Elvis Costello, Billy Bragg, The Go-Betweens, The Primitives, Michelle Shocked, Harrington, Pop Will Eat Itself, Doctor and the Medics, The Smiths, The Fall, Bad Religion, Belly, The Cranberries, James, The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, The Charlatans (UK band), Sonic Youth, Nirvana (Riverside was their first live show outside North America[2]), Pearl Jam, Oasis (famously cut short due to a fracas whilst broadcast live on BBC Radio One), Super Furry Animals, Catatonia, Faithless and David Bowie (at 890 capacity, it was the smallest venue on his 1997 tour).

In 1991 Riverside was the subject of a Tyne Tees Television fly-on-the-wall documentary.

[citation needed] The venue hosted several club nights; Bliss, Woosh, The Bing Bong Rooms, Scarlet Weasel, The Palace, Viva and a house night, Shindig.