• 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 […]

  • Rowan McCabe: Hard Knocks + Special Guest Tahmina Ali

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

    TICKET LINK With the release of his new book The Door-to-Door Poet (Eye Books) set for September 2025, as well as a new programme on BBC Radio 4 following swiftly […]

  • 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 […]

  • INKTION : AN EXPLORATION IN INK – Hannah Gawne

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

    Join us at Sonny’s / PopRecs in Sunderland on Friday 3rd October (6.30 – 8.30pm) for the opening of Hannah Gawne’s new show Inktion. Hannah will be showing a collection of amazing new print work across the venue and the cafe. This will be our 6th show with PopRecs and as always, we’ll have good […]

  • King Ink – Poetry and Spoken Word Open Mic Night

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

    King Ink CIC is a home for Sunderland’s hidden poets. Our open mic night (second Thursday evening of each month) is the biggest in the region. Each event is completely […]

  • 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 […]

  • Sunderland Lit & Phil Society

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

    TICKETS Crime Fiction Join the Lit & Phil society for another evening of discussion and intrigue. For more info head to their website.

  • Donald Jenkins – Still Raving In Your 40’s? + Helen Wilko

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

    TICKETS From old skool to old b@#!tard, Donald Jenkins has been addicted to the rave scene’s sweaty underbelly for over thirty years. ‘Still Raving in Your 40’s?’ mixes music, dramatic […]

  • 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.

  • SWINDLED // LEAZES // BOGUS

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

    TICKET LINK Swindled return to their hometown for a very special Halloween-season headline show at Pop Recs Ltd, Sunderland on Saturday, October 25th, with support from Leazes and Bogus. Expect […]

  • Cool For Cats

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

    Cool For Cats is back! Save the date … more information coming soon.