The Bunker Group 35

The Bunker Group 35 The Bunker Group 35 is a group of original members who are interested in documenting the History of the Sunderland Musicians Collective and the Bunker

16th June 1984, Chumbawamba and Passion Killers played Stockton Road Bunker.Thanks to Duncan K for the photos.
16/06/2026

16th June 1984, Chumbawamba and Passion Killers played Stockton Road Bunker.
Thanks to Duncan K for the photos.

16th June 1984, Chumbawamba and the Pasion Killers played Stockton Road Bunker. The gig coincided with the meeting of Mu...
16/06/2026

16th June 1984, Chumbawamba and the Pasion Killers played Stockton Road Bunker. The gig coincided with the meeting of Musicians Collective from all over the country. This was to share experiences and ideas of setting up collectives.
Photos by Dallas and Andrew Medcalfe.
Poster by A Christie, flyers from Michael Patterson.

30th May 1981, Peoples March for Jobs, Liverpool.Youth Unemployment was on the rise in Sunderland and the North East, me...
31/05/2026

30th May 1981, Peoples March for Jobs, Liverpool.
Youth Unemployment was on the rise in Sunderland and the North East, members of the SMC took part in the march.
Photos by Micky Stewart, ticket from Marty Yule.

Punk-Musika aus Sunderland. May 1983. 43 years ago this week the SMC and the Bunker upped sticks and moved to our twin ...
26/05/2026

Punk-Musika aus Sunderland. May 1983. 43 years ago this week the SMC and the Bunker upped sticks and moved to our twin town of Essen. This was arranged by Andy Gibson and Mick Catmull, with the Bunker shut for building works we had nowt to do. We played a gig with Bodensatz a blues group from Essen, a strange mix but a great gig. Our adventures over that week will live with me forever. B&W photos by Micky Stewart, colour ones by Alan Christie.

24th May 1985, Poison Girls and Chumbawamba played Stockton Road Bunker.All photos by Carol Lynn.
24/05/2026

24th May 1985, Poison Girls and Chumbawamba played Stockton Road Bunker.
All photos by Carol Lynn.

18th May 1985, Disorder, Wretched and Generic played Stockton Road Bunker.All photos by Hicky.
20/05/2026

18th May 1985, Disorder, Wretched and Generic played Stockton Road Bunker.
All photos by Hicky.

17th May 1985, Icons of Filth and Conflict played Stockton Road Bunker.All photos by Duncan K.
20/05/2026

17th May 1985, Icons of Filth and Conflict played Stockton Road Bunker.
All photos by Duncan K.

11th May 1985, the Clash as part of their busking tour played Newcastle and the Gateshead Musicians Collective at the St...
11/05/2026

11th May 1985, the Clash as part of their busking tour played Newcastle and the Gateshead Musicians Collective at the Station. They returned to Sunderland that night to play Gollum's, with a cobbled together version of Patrick supporting.
Black and White photos at the Station, Gateshead by Carol Lynn
Colour photos from Gollems, Sunderland by the late Alf Dryden

10th May 1985, the Clash played Stockton Road Bunker.This was an impromptu gig after last orders in the Carlton Bar. The...
11/05/2026

10th May 1985, the Clash played Stockton Road Bunker.
This was an impromptu gig after last orders in the Carlton Bar. The Clash landed in Sunderland on Friday afternoon after playing in York the day before, apparently one of the band had a sister at Sunderland Poly, so based themselves in Sunderland for the weekend.
It was only by chance that the Clash played the Bunker that night. Sean Moore had been given the keys to lock up the Bunker after the last band practice, he went to the Carlton Bar met the Clash and told them they could play the Bunker.
So after last orders the whole of the student Carlton Bar and the Clash ended up outside the Bunker, Sean was nowhere to be seen, luckily we turned up only to find the police had turned up as well. A search party was sent out for Sean and the keys.
We were amazed to see Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon standing in the Bunker doorway, after a short conversation we tried to explain to Strummer why we had to get people off the street, the police weren't happy with the gathering crowd. Other committee members found Sean and the keys, Joe's behaviour was a bit s**t to us that night, when he said " Do you know who we are" I was totally blown away. We opened up and bundled the band into the venue and quickly got everyone in. Some of us went back outside to talk to the police to clear things up.
The Clash played a mixture of old classics and some of their new stuff, the crowd loved it, but for us it was a bit of a nightmare. We couldn't get them off the stage, the lights were turned on two or three times. Eventually after about 80 minutes the gig finished, we ushered out the Clash and the crowd, they disappeared into the night and went with their entourage to play the Drum Club.
Photo by Gerry McCulloch of Sean Moore trying to get Strummer off the stage. Colour photos of the Drum Club by Alf Dryden.
Photos of the Clash at the Carlton Bar Sunderland Echo.

3rd May 1982, Patrick, Side Effects, I Breathe First, Reptiles, Venture and Parallax played the East End Pop Festival.Th...
03/05/2026

3rd May 1982, Patrick, Side Effects, I Breathe First, Reptiles, Venture and Parallax played the East End Pop Festival.
This was part of the East End, Hendon May Day and Bank Holiday celebrations. The gig was in the prefabs behind the East End Community centre.
Black and White photos by Micky Stewart, colour Jill Christie

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