MOD band Secret Affair will play at Stockton on Saturday, September 5.

The band, which formed in 1979 at the height of mod popularity, are back on the road after a brief rest to promote their latest release, Est 1979.

The band rose to fame in the early 1980s after playing their first ever gig supporting The Jam.

2015 sees the band celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1980 album, Behind Closed Doors, and they will be playing a selection of tracks from the LP when they visit the Arc at Stockton next month.

Founding members Ian Page and Dave Cairns will be joined by Russ Baxter on drums, Ed Pearson on bass, Stephen Wilcock on sax and Andy Fairclough on Hammond organ.

Tickets are £16.50 and can be booked in person at ARC, bought at www.arconline.co.uk or by calling the box office on (01642) 525199.