• Summer Streets Festival

    Summer Streets Cliffe Park, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

    Summer Streets Festival is back at Cliffe Park for two days of free music, art and culture. Featuring headliners: Smoove and Turrell, Lizzie Esau, Martin Stephenson and The Daintees, Royal […]

  • The Chameleons // Vice Vera

    Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

    The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on some American releases) were an English post-punk band that formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England in 1981. They consisted of singer and bassist […]

  • THE YUMMY FUR // MILKY WIMPSHAKE // ROXY GIRLS

    Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

    The Yummy Fur came out of Glasgow in the early 90s fusing angular ice-cream van guitar riffs to caustic blather concerning gay cowboys, schemie junkies, ultra bras and Cassavetes movies. […]

  • Redd Kross

    Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

    Redd Kross is an American rock band from Hawthorne, California, who had their roots in 1978 in a punk rock band called the Tourists, which was started by brothers Jeff […]

  • THIS IS THE KIT // ROBIN KESTER

    Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

    This Is The Kit, led by the enigmatic Kate Stables, aren’t here to hold your hand. This is intricate, often unsettling folk-rock that worms its way under your skin with […]

  • SENSER // DJ Ant Chapman

    Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

    TICKET LINK Senser exploded onto the scene amidst the chaos of free festivals, squat parties, and political unrest, forging a sound that defied easy categorization. Their politically charged lyrics and […]

  • CANCELLED: Stages At The Venues: Distant Listening // A23a // BDGR

    Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

    This event has been cancelled, if you bought a ticket please contact the organiser. TICKETS While Stages Festival lights up Sunderland, Pop Recs is hosting the weird, the wired and […]

  • MODERN NATURE // LIVE // POP RECS // SUNDERLAND

    Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

    TICKET LINK When Modern Nature toured their last album, 2023’s No Fixed Point In Space , it became apparent to Jack Cooper – the band’s main creative force – that […]

  • Mercury Fringe: Sunderland

    Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

    TICKET LINK Sunderland Music City are hosting a Mercury Fringe event, which will be a fantastic showcase of Sunderland based artists at different stages of their evolution. Featuring live performances […]

  • Martin McAloon (Prefab Sprout) – Steve McQueen 40th Anniversary

    Pop Recs 172 – 175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

    TICKET LINK To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Prefab Sprout’s seminal album Steve McQueen, founding member Martin McAloon will be touring the whole album in 2025.