It does not kick off proper until 7:30. They have probably based doing one night in the North East on number of people likely to come based on number of members and how many people have voted UKIP in the past. Newcastle also has trains that only stop once or twice on their way up and still the express I think. It also has a major airport and heliport.
Tyneside has a population of nearly 900K, you would be lucky to say the main urban area of Wearside has a population of 400K.
At least in Newcastle he will be able to speak to people in English. God forbid he went somewhere like Trimdon or Coxhoe where they would set about him for being posh and not into incest.