On The Whistle – Live! With Phil Smith Featuring Nick Barnes

The Bridge Hotel Vaults 145 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

For the first time, The Sunderland Echo’s Phil Smith will be bringing the On The Whistle Q&A from Youtube to a live setting. Phil will be joined by BBC Radio Newcastle’s Sunderland commentator and sage on all things red-and-white, Nick Barnes. They’ll be reminiscing about the club’s triumphant play-off campaign and looking ahead to Sunderland’s […]

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 Northern Sinfonia, along with Paul Smith (of Maximo Park), The Cornshed Sisters and many, many more. Checkout their website for full details: summerstreetsfestival.com No tickets […]

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 free, and all are welcome. You can come to listen, or sign up for a five-minute open mic spot on the night. Most months we […]

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 Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever (replacing original drummer Brian Schofield). The core quartet were sometimes augmented live by […]

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. […]

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 free, and all are welcome. You can come to listen, or sign up for a five-minute open mic spot on the night. Most months we […]

PEA SEA // NEV CLAY

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

Christopher Rollen started Pea Sea in the late 90s in his hometown of Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Pea Sea has been exploring the art of songwriting with elements of storytelling, pop folklore […]

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 […]

Cool For Cats – Summer Bash

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

Cool For Cats Disco is back for their Summer Bash. You know the score … banging tunes, all vinyl as the Sagittarius Road Show swings back into Pop Recs. With […]

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 its off-kilter rhythms and Stables’ distinctively English lilt. They’ve been championed by the likes of Guy Garvey, toured with The National, and garnered serious critical […]

bare – Life Drawing

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

Come join us for a chill evening of sketching live models at our Life Drawing event. Booking is required. Check out the event website for more details and booking information.