Thank you to Katy Wheeler for her great article in the Sunderland Echo about Sunderland Music City’s Music Against Child Poverty campaign that raised £51,684 for Love, Amelia, the wonderful children’s charity, through our evening MACP2 concert & Keys of the City Piano Marathon Relay on Sun Dec 7th

We Did It! Keys of the City – A New World Record! Delighted to share the news that Keys of the City has broken the world record for the largest number of people playing a piano in a relay. Previous record was 169 pianists, & on Sunday at @thefirestation.bsky.social, we achieved an incredible 174.

The Big Picture in Sunderland Echo is Emmylou Harris who The Fire Station are bringing to Sunderland Empire on Mon 18 May - tickets going fast www.thefirestation.org.uk/whats-on/emm...

The Fire Station presents Emmylou Harris at The Sunderland Empire on Monday 18th May 2026. Tickets available from Friday 28th November from www.thefirestation.org.uk

It’s been a great night at Dynamo North East’s Dynamites 25. We’re delighted that Leighton Group companies, Leighton and SaleCycle were recognised by the judges and winners in their categories. Thank you for giving me the honour of being chosen as Tech Champion.

Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2026 is coming to Herrington Country Park

Are you a piano player? Become part of a World Record Attempt and help support family-poverty charity, Love, Amelia Read the BBC article below and then sign up at tinyurl.com/KeysoftheCity www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Latest watercolour painting is of the beautiful Sunderland Empire Theatre and the neighbouring Dun Cow #Blueskyartshow @bsky.art #Art #ArtistOnBluesky #WatercolorArt #WatercolourArt #WatercolorPainting #ArtWork #BskyArt #Watercolor #Aquarelle #Watercolour #WatercolorIllustration #WatercolorDaily

London is, and always will be, a place for everyone. A city where people of all backgrounds live side-by-side, and where our differences are not just tolerated, but celebrated.

The choice is simple. Shape the years ahead, or contest the years behind.

Dave Stewart guesting with @tomasmithmusic.bsky.social at @thefirestation.bsky.social Summer Party Photo by @tynesight.bsky.social

It’s the 12th August so Happy National Mackem Day to Wearsiders wherever you are.

This is going to be an amazing night. Celebrate all things Sunlun with us, Sunderland Music City, at the Sheepfolds Stables on Tuesday 12th August! NATIONAL MACKEM DAY It's FREE but ticketed to make sure the place isn't swamped. Get in quick and get a ticket here: musiccity.uk/whats-on/nat...

I'm really excited by the Boundaries Fest programme. There's a real depth to it with each performer bringing something rich, exciting, curious, fun and original. This is top tier stuff with some genuine masters of their craft. It's going to be a special few days this November in Sunderland. SOON...

“As people filed out of the impressive auditorium…it was clear that the City of Sunderland and ’Round Midnight’s inaugural Prom had been a huge success.” A super review of the BBC Proms at The Fire Station Sunderland from London Jazz. ukjazznews.com/bbc-proms-ro...

A bold new stage for the North East. Introducing Arts North Studios www.artsnorthstudios.com Arts North Studios is the latest chapter in our drive to cultivate world-class performance and entertainment in Sunderland. Let's go 🙌 youtu.be/LizjfB83E4U

Went to @thefirestation.bsky.social last night to see Dido and Aeneas. Absolutely wonderful performance by The Samling Academy and The Dunedin Consort. Back to see it again on Saturday. Can't wait 😃

Whaam! http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/lichtenstein-whaam-t00897

Fifty years ago today, my best mate from High Barnes & I hitchhiked overland to India. We started in Sunderland, stuck out our thumbs, and a couple of months later ended up at the Taj Mahal. Through Europe, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, & the Khyber Pass, into Pakistan & India You couldn’t do it today

Tom Jackson’s review of Summer Streets “It isn’t flashy, & it doesn’t try to be. What it offers is something harder to find: a free, well-run festival that puts local talent first & creates space for people of all ages to enjoy music in a relaxed, welcoming setting” www.facebook.com/505742644/po...

What a fantastic start to the Year of Music Since 21st June, we have seen Adele Emeli Sandé Franz Ferdinand Smoove & Turrell RNS Martin Stephenson Hamilton @ the Sunderland Empire And it's only just getting started! July has The Levellers Samling Opera BBC Proms - Soweto Kinch musiccity.uk/whats-on

Summer Streets Festival - Today 5th July and Tomorrow 6th July Cliffe Park - and it’s FREE

Happy 118th Birthday to the wonderful Sunderland Empire

Music City Sunderland! How good is that! You have to agree with Alex Kapranos. Fantastic night at The Fire Station with Franz Ferdinand celebrating everything good about music, identity and community.

Congratulations Don Airey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 who turns 77 today 🎂🎹✨ Born June 21, 1948 in Sunderland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (Keyboard Deep Purple since 2002, Rainbow 1979-81 Black Sabbath 1978, Jethro Tull 1987-88)

It's well over 30 years since I last saw this brilliant band! Looking forward to seeing them in Washington tonight, part of the opening weekend of Sunderland Year of Music.

Happy 1st Birthday to Sunderland Music City musiccity.uk What a year it has been - and we are only just starting.

Today, 21st June is World Music Day. Throughout the world people are making music. It is also the start of the Sunderland Year of Music. Celebrating the city joining the www.musiccitiesnetwork.com, we begin the year with a day filled with music everywhere. Sunderland musiccity.uk - be part of it.

Hamilton at the Sunderland Empire is a phenomenal show. Highly recommended for a great night out.

Front Page of The New York Times! Nine Years ago, we were with in the USA with Live Theatre's co-production of Lee Hall's Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour. What a show it was, and it made the front page of the NYT. Here is a clip from the show youtu.be/gNVOV5e469c?...

Back in the days of New Labour his father John Prescott was at the forefront of efforts to close the North-South divide and get the region's leaders to work more closely together. 1/3

Reeves Spending Review heralds a more social democratic economy - credit where it’s due. Good piece by @josiah.writes.news via @bylinetimes.bsky.social. bylinetimes.com/2025/06/13/r...

Royal Northern Sinfonia Vivaldi’s Four Seasons The Fire Station Thu 19 Jun Tickets: www.thefirestation.org.uk/whats-on/263... Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons sounds as fresh and tuneful three centuries after they were composed. Photography by Thomas Jackson

Royal Northern Sinfonia Vivaldi’s Four Seasons The Fire Station Thu 19 Jun Tickets: www.thefirestation.org.uk/whats-on/263... Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons sounds as fresh and tuneful three centuries after they were composed. Photography by Thomas Jackson

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“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport” By Ruben Bolling I love the detail

After campaigning on this for over 18 years, I am so pleased to see that this Government will extend free school meals support. Providing more children than ever with a healthy, hot, nutritious meal will truly change lives, particularly in the most deprived areas such as some of those in the NE.

National Theatre Live A Streetcar Named Desire Screening The Fire Station Mon 16 Jun 19:00 Tickets www.thefirestation.org.uk/.../national.... ★★★★★ Gillian Anderson is unmissable Evening Standard ★★★★★ An absolute knock-out Telegraph ★★★★★ A first-rate performance Guardian youtu.be/WRdu_rgZYV4?...

Get ‘In the Mood’ with The Glenn Miller Orchestra Directed by Ray McVay The Fire Station Sunderland Sun 29 Jun 15:00 Tickets: www.thefirestation.org.uk/whats-on/430...

Liz Truss - barking mad!

2 Summer Kane Gang gigs starting 2 months today! Frid 01/08/25 at @thefirestation.bsky.social & Thurs 14/08/25 at St Luke’s Glasgow Aided & Abetted by @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social Sunderland tix - www.thefirestation.org.uk/spektrix/Cho... Glasgow tix - www.ticketmaster.co.uk/search?q=the...

𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥, 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗥, 𝗜𝗖𝗢𝗡 Our longest-serving player is someone who would run through a brick wall for Sunderland AFC, and if anyone deserves Premier League promotion, it’s him. ⬇️ READ MORE ⬇️ www.sbnation.com/e/24204212

Tickets: www.thefirestation.org.uk/whats-on/298...

Great photograph of Roker by Tony Charles

10 tickets left for my part in this.

Felt compelled to write something about Luke O'Nien and his journey at Sunderland. He has become the perfect antidote to the Rodwell, Gibson and Ndong era that preceded him and is now a club legend in my eyes. Any shares appreciated ❤️ #SAFC

This Labour Government is committed to improving cancer care.     New radiotherapy machines in 28 hospitals across the country will speed up cancer treatments, cut waiting times and reach cancers that are harder to treat. www.catherinemckinnellmp.co.uk/government-invests-in-faster-cancer-treatment

Great review for Jeff Brown's new play 'The Bench' Tickets and more info: www.carolewproductions.com/the-bench The Bench is a delight to watch ... For anyone who is a lover of theatre and even those who are not, this play is a must-see. www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/the-...