Hothouse Flowers at The Fire Station, Sunderland, 16 November

Hothouse Flowers play The Fire Station in Sunderland on 16 November 2026 at 19:30. Tickets start from GBP 43.13. The band is an Irish rock group that combines traditional Irish music with influences from soul, gospel and rock.

They formed in Dublin in 1985 and began as street performers. Their first album, People, came out in May 1988 and reached number one in Ireland within a week.

It went on to reach number 2 in the UK Albums Chart. The group separated in 1994 and have been reformed since 1998.