The Bunker CIC

The Bunker CIC The only way to learn, play, record & perform, all in one place. Community interest company. Everyone is welcome, any age, any ability.
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Rehearsal rooms, recording facilities and music tuition are at the core of The Bunker’s services, providing a base and space to develop for bands and artists. We also work with a range of local venues and arts organisations to provide development opportunities and encourage cultural activity in Sunderland. Additionally, we deliver training, development and career guidance on a range of music/arts-

related topics to budding musicians and young people in Sunderland. We have a wide range of training courses and professional music tuition at a reasonable price, often discounted or free of charge, for those who qualify for financial support. We currently have students as young and 6 years old, all the way up to 80 years old. You’re never too young or old to start learning to play an instrument. We offer equipment hire and events management services, whether you’re a local band looking for some support at your gig, or you need a PA system for a small party, or even a full system for a live event, we can provide a solution.

The Bunker Show RETURNS this Saturday 🎸Start January with an immediate return to live music, we are ecstatic to start 20...
08/01/2025

The Bunker Show RETURNS this Saturday 🎸
Start January with an immediate return to live music, we are ecstatic to start 2025 with a 3 band selection of North-East talent.

Buses, Hightide & Erratics will bring a show to remember, no doubt.

Tickets available on our TicketSource page. Don't leave it to the day, unless you want to risk missing out on availability.

Which artists have had a class 2024, which ones have an exciting 2025 coming up? Listen to The Bunker Show on Spark Sund...
04/01/2025

Which artists have had a class 2024, which ones have an exciting 2025 coming up? Listen to The Bunker Show on Spark Sunderland today 2-4pm, with mint local tunes from Josh Atkinson Indigo Loop Juliet's Not Dead michael Tired of Fighting The Lake Poets Dead Wet Things rouge Patrick Gosling Music Celadore paradise and loads more

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas from everyone at The Bunker. Huge thanks to all of our customers, bands, students, their parents, and all of our partners for your continued support. Also to everyone who has donated to our Crowdfunder, shared our posts or spread the word about our work.

Tune in today for a class Christmassy show full of local festive favourites from The Futureheads .o_uk .oneil.music ...
21/12/2024

Tune in today for a class Christmassy show full of local festive favourites from The Futureheads .o_uk .oneil.music .music .music .biz and loads more 🎅🏻

Awful news for Tom and his band. Fingers crossed everyone, that they get their stuff back 🤞🏻
20/12/2024

Awful news for Tom and his band. Fingers crossed everyone, that they get their stuff back 🤞🏻

Did ya knar ya can listen to The Bunker Show online on at any time? Catch up on all recent shows featuring class local ...
14/12/2024

Did ya knar ya can listen to The Bunker Show online on at any time? Catch up on all recent shows featuring class local tunes from: .music .loop .accents and loads more.

What a class Chrimbo gig it was at the weekend, with performers from just 8 to nearly 70 years old. Well done to all who...
11/12/2024

What a class Chrimbo gig it was at the weekend, with performers from just 8 to nearly 70 years old. Well done to all who performed, thanks to all who came, to our wonderful staff and volunteers and a massive thanks to all at Sunderland Minster for hosting a fab night. Still some raffle prizes to claim, if you have winning tickets, get in touch asap.

Another jam-packed weekend of bands. Which one are you coming down to see?➡️FRIDAY: We're honoured to have Cavello, Rame...
10/12/2024

Another jam-packed weekend of bands. Which one are you coming down to see?
➡️FRIDAY: We're honoured to have Cavello, Ramellos and Pizza Tony!
➡️SATURDAY: We've got the notorious Lovegrove, Reservoirs and Parkview!

Tickets available on our linktree, or type in "The Bunker CIC Ticketsource" into Google

What a day! We won the Small Group Partnership Award, Highly Commended in the Community Culture & Arts Award. So many am...
05/12/2024

What a day! We won the Small Group Partnership Award, Highly Commended in the Community Culture & Arts Award. So many amazing local voluntary organisations together in a wonderful venue.

Thanks so much to everyone who voted for us, it means everything to have your support. 🙏

Congratulations to our MD, Kenny Sanger, for his Lifetime Achievement Award. 👏🏼

Many thanks to Voluntary & Community Action Sunderland (VCAS), for such a wonderful event at Sunderland Minster and for supporting the voluntary sector in Sunderland for over 50 years. ❤️👏🏼❤️👏🏼

Ginnon, make this Black Friday weekend count by supporting us on . 🙏As you shop for bargains at over 8,000 online retai...
28/11/2024

Ginnon, make this Black Friday weekend count by supporting us on . 🙏
As you shop for bargains at over 8,000 online retailers, we’ll receive free donations on all your purchases. It’s completely free and won’t cost you anything extra! Every donation makes a difference today! Plus, sign up today and we could win a £500 donation:

Help us when you shop with 7,000+ brands. Join now.

Hey! Please Vote! We are all OWER THE MOON to have been nominated in 2 categories at the Voluntary & Community Action Su...
26/11/2024

Hey! Please Vote! We are all OWER THE MOON to have been nominated in 2 categories at the Voluntary & Community Action Sunderland (VCAS) Open Arms Awards - big thanks to whoever nominated us! 🙏

You can vote for us until this Friday 29th Nov, via the link below ⬇️ Many of our friends and partners are in there too, all worthy of a vote, so Gan on cast your VOTE NOW 🙏❤️

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TK2G878

The one and only Mr Chris Hair and his Wild Circle, playing a special gig at the wonderful Ship Isis next Saturday night...
24/11/2024

The one and only Mr Chris Hair and his Wild Circle, playing a special gig at the wonderful Ship Isis next Saturday night, kindly donating proceeds to our Crowdfunder. Get yasells down for a good neet.
Thanks so much lads 🙏❤️

Chris and his band are playing next Saturday The Ship Isis if anyone fancies coming along for some grown up tunes!! 🎸

All proceeds from the gig are going to The Bunker CIC roof fund to help keep this wonderful musical institution going. Many of our past Tweeties children attend the Bunker for music tuition from the fab team of tutors there, so come along to help a brilliant cause and to see Chris rocking his electric guitar for a change!

To book your tickets visit,
https://www.fatsoma.com/e/76hcn4ab/chris-hair-wild-circle-the-ship-isis

Our good marras, Sunlun’s finest hardcore heros Yersin are kindly donating proceeds from sales of their beautiful merch....
17/11/2024

Our good marras, Sunlun’s finest hardcore heros Yersin are kindly donating proceeds from sales of their beautiful merch. Gan check it out at their Bandcamp page. www.yersinofficial.bandcamp.com Thanks so much lads 🙏

The Bunker CIC is where we practise and where we have all practised at with all of our previous bands over the past twenty years since we were teenagers.

They are in desperate need of a new roof as if not they might face closure.

They provide practise rooms for so many bands and on a weekly basis teach 250 people ranging from 4 years old to 82 years old.

They also help those who are facing mental health issues, unemployment issues and financial issues; through music.

For the next few weeks we're going to be donating £5 from every order on our bandcamp page to The Bunker.

Our bandcamp link is in the comments below as well as a link to The Bunkers fundraising page if you just want to make a donation.

We’re absolutely loving Waves – plus we just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉
16/11/2024

We’re absolutely loving Waves – plus we just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

Got a ticket, class, see ya there! Still not got a ticket? Get down early and make sure you don’t miss out.
15/11/2024

Got a ticket, class, see ya there! Still not got a ticket? Get down early and make sure you don’t miss out.

📣 WAVES FESTIVAL IS TOMORROW!🚨

One more sleep until we're bringing 45 of the best emerging bands from across the UK to Sunderland, all topped off with headliner Miles Kane. Here's some important info ahead of tomorrow:

🤛 You must exchange your ticket for a wristband in The Fire Station box office from 12pm before heading to any of the venues.

📱 Make sure you download the gigseekr app and activate the Waves takeover to keep up to date with all timings, info and secret sets.

👀 If you fancy an early start Sunderland rockers Thieves Of Liberty are launching their new album at INDEPENDENT - SUNDERLAND this evening and entry is included in your ticket.

🎫 Last remaining tickets available online from www.wavessunderland.com - They'll also be available from Fire Station box office tomorrow from 12pm.

Address

29 Stockton Road
Sunderland
SR27AQ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 10pm
Sunday 9am - 10pm

Telephone

01915671777

Website

http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/thebunkercic

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All I Want for Christmas, is a roof!
All I Want for Christmas, is a roof!

Merry Christmas from everyone at The Bunker. Huge thanks to all of our customers, bands, students, their parents, and all of our partners for your continued support. Also to everyone who has donated to our Crowdfunder, shared our posts or spread the word about our work.

We have some class acts playing at The Bunker tomorrow as part of @waves_sunderland !! We have @lorenheat @precious.ink @celadoreuk @isa6elmaria @dossersband and @yeaveringbells all gracing our stage between 2pm and 8.45pm Gan on x

What a class SOLD OUT metal fest of a gig at The Bunker 2 weeks ago, featuring @yersinband @acidthrone @doneindeath @divineimageband. Here’s a quick video which captured some of the energy on the night! Thanks to all bands and to everyone who came 🙏❤️

Big Bad Burford playing our new piano donated recently, expertly arranged and transported by Matty Remover and superbly tuned by Tony from @northeastpiano ❤️ Thanks all 🙏 If you fancy trying some piano lessons, give us a DM to arrange your free taster lesson 😎

Happy Friday - Check under your hat! Pat’s on week 2 of his magic classes, there’s loads going on this week, find out here 😎

👀Eeeeeeeh! We’re on the telly again.😎 Thanks to @davestewarteurythmics for the amazing donation and to @itvtynetees for the story. Our Crowdfund page is at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/thebunkercic 🙏❤️

❤️ What a day with @tomasmithmusic and some lucky fans. A 20 odd second snapshot of everyone who was lucky enough to get a ticket for the matinee performance. Thanks so much to Tom and the band, big thanks to everyone for coming, now we’re ready for tonight’s gig! 🙏

Thanks ITV Tyne Tees for this feature on our Crowdfunder and fundraiser gig this weekend with Tom A Smith. 🙏 Thanks to The Bunker Group 35 for the photos and to the staff and customers for showing off their skills! Links below in comments ❤️

Find out about Pat’s new Magic Classes, plus a sneaky impromptu song about the roof, in this new update with the lads. Remember, you can buy a brick in our Wall of Fame on our crowdfunder page www.crowdfunder.co.uk/thebunkercic ❤️

Here is a video from our Thursday progression group! Great stuff!! If you know anyone who would be interested in joining one of our groups, get in touch! #thebunker #music #sunderland #newmusic

Check out our Youtube! All gigs are recorded, mixed and posted on our channel like this video from the unreal @tornapartbylisa !!! #thebunker #music #youtube #tornapartbisa #sunderland

Great stuff from newly formed band @triviabanduk !! Excited to hear more from these 👀! #thebunker #sunderland #newmusic #trivia

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