Our next tion show at Pop Recs and Sonny’s is going to be a beauty and is a collaboration with the brilliant POP flix Community Cinema. We have over 20 artists (listed below) contributing artwork created in response to music – including the greatest ready-made since Marcel Duchamp scrawled R. Mutt on a urinal. In […]
TICKETS 💥 YMP SPRING SOCIAL! 🎊 Tickets are available now for our Spring Social! We’re so ready for an afternoon packed with live music, the most supportive crowd, and plenty of pizza. These socials are some of our favourite events of the year, where our young musicians showcase the wonderful music they’ve been working on […]
TICKETS Tiny Stills is an indie rock band from Los Angeles featuring Kailynn West, Chris Clark, Jenny Merullo, and Avery Okamura. Together, they deliver emotionally charged power-pop with heart-on-sleeve honesty and grit. Blending sharp melodies with confessional lyrics, Tiny Stills turns growing pains and heartbreak into anthems for anyone finding strength in vulnerability. For fans […]
TICKETS Join Neu Division & Strange Angels for a night of post-punk appreciation. Celebrating the stark intensity of Joy Division alongside the dark and melodic sweep of The Cure – all delivered by two local acts with a shared love of the era.
TICKETS Renowned Ash Drummer Rick McMurray unveils his solo project as Burned As Witches with a self-titled album set for release on 17th April. Burned As Witches lands in the briefest of interludes from that day job in Ash, who’ve basically been working non-stop since the releases of ‘Race The Night’ in 2023 and the […]
TICKETS POP flix in association with The Wayne Mantis Movie Roulette Sunday presents: A screening of Brian De Palma’s cult classic, the 1974 American rock musical comedy horror film: Phantom of the Paradise plus live music from: Johnny D and the Space Cadets Lydia Harvey Sunday 19th April – 2pm
TICKETS – SOLD OUT Perennially power-popping Northern Irish trio ASH released their ninth studio album, ‘Ad Astra’, on October 3rd 2025. Containing eleven brand new tracks, as well as their fruitily raucous take on surprise lead-off single and ‘Beetlejuice’ staple ‘Jump In The Line’, ‘Ad Astra’ sees Blur guitarist Graham Coxon appear on two particularly […]
TICKETS Fontaines C.D. are the UK’s No1 tribute band to the Dublin post-punk phenomenon Fontaines D.C. With support from premier tribute – Arctic Monkeyz
TICKETS Amateur Ornithologist – experimental gothic chamber pop ensemble from across the North East – make their Pop Recs debut on May 16th 2026 to launch their new album. Think Divine Comedy dancing with Pulp to Siouxsie and the Banshees. AO will play tracks from the new record along with some of their favourites from […]
Sunniside Nights returns on Friday 29 May (from 6pm) – a one-night takeover of live music, art, and performance across the city. We’re hosting something special at Pop Recs…  Richard Dawson + Jasmine Padgett Family Band  Richard brings his singular take on experimental folk to Sunderland – raw, intricate guitar work and unflinching […]
TICKETS (FREE) ALL of our YMP groups are taking over @poprecs on Sunday 31st May for a BIG Community Social! 🩵💥 A celebration of our @youngmusiciansproject community – from our original groups at Field Music Studios in the city centre to our community groups in Hendon with @back_on_the_map and at @lambtonstreet1901 in Pallion. For some […]
TICKETS – Onsale Friday 1st at 10:00am We’re delighted to announce that IRKED will be gracing the hallowed hall of Pop Recs on the 9th June. Coming off the back of the release of The Grievance, their excellent debut and an absolute rager of a release show in Newcastle this month, the 5-piece garage punks […]
