New York Brass Band return to The Crescent in York for it’s mega two night Christmas Party on 19th and 20th December.

New York Brass Band return to The Crescent in York for it’s mega two night Christmas Party on 19th and 20th December.

York shining light Benjamin Francis Leftwich returns home for a special Christmas show this December at the National Centre For Early Music.

We complete a great year with The Howl & The Hum- with what’s become an annual festive celebration in York this December. Following their successful tour filling venues across the UK and Europe (with a sold out show at Leeds Irish Centre), a special intimate stripped back solo performance will take place at The NCEM on Wednesday!

We complete a great year with The Howl & The Hum- with what’s become an annual festive celebration in York this December. Following their successful tour filling venues across the UK and Europe (with a sold out show at Leeds Irish Centre), the full band join us at The Crescent on Tuesday!

Christmas in their home town!
Mostly Autumn’s latest album ‘Graveyard Star’ released late 2021 has been very highly acclaimed and follows on from the nomination for best UK band, and best album (White Rainbow) in the Progressive Music Awards 2019. They were winners of Best Track (Sight of Day) and best female vocalist (Olivia Sparnenn-Josh) in the CRS awards 2017.

We’re back with our final Crescent Community Disco of the year!
Ending in style with a residents special and featuring some of York’s finest, spinning a selection of soul, disco and house edits across two rooms from 9-3am.

Friends! Come celebrate another Christmas with a right thorough knees up at The Crescent this December!
Hyde Family Jam are a traditional looking folk band who couldn’t be less traditional. We play the songs we love of any decade, any genre, in anyway we fancy. We play fast, loud and as entertaining as possible. We call it ‘folk gone wrong’!

Friends! Come celebrate another Christmas with a right thorough knees up at The Crescent this December!
Hyde Family Jam are a traditional looking folk band who couldn’t be less traditional. We play the songs we love of any decade, any genre, in anyway we fancy. We play fast, loud and as entertaining as possible. We call it ‘folk gone wrong’!

The Magic Numbers’ outstanding musicianship, blood harmonies and skilfully crafted songs, make them a truly unique, exciting and unmissable live band. They continue to tour the world building their audiences and exploring new ground in the studio together producing albums.

Michael Head (Pale Fountains, Shack, The Strands) & The Red Elastic Band return to York this December.
His new, Bill Ryder-Jones produced album Loophole, promises to be a creative milestone document for the much-fitted Liverpool songwriter, performing live here with his great band, right on the top of their game.

Our annual festive Blackbeard’s Tea Party knees up is back in 2024!
Their bold and rioutous modern folk rock is built for late nights and big stages. Hold on to your tri-corn hats and be prepared to stamp your wooden legs – Blackbeard’s Tea Party are in town.

Ace Dutch indie trio return to York in December!

London folk-punk tour de force Skinny Lister return to the Crescent this December!

eXTC–XTCs Terry Chambers and Friends capture all the raw energy and hype of XTC’s heyday, with their sensational energetic live performances.

Join Monarkki for her third recorded special in her first headline show. Prepare for a night full of original music, parodies and Finland.

A 17 year old folk and blues guitarist and singer from Ballybofey in County Donegal, Muireann has sold out performances across Ireland and the UK. She specializes in performing acoustic fingerpicking country, piedmont, and ragtime blues styles from the 1920s, 30s and 40s as well as later folk, country and Americana.
Her first album, “I Kept These Old Blues was released in December 2023 and reached number 1 on the Amazon download chart UK.

Following legendary parties with Call Super, Martyn, and Ben UFO, Chameleon and Ouroboros unite once more to bring UK bass, techno, and Hessle Audio legend Pearson Sound to The Crescent.

Homecoming queen!
Country music star Twinnie returns to York in November.

Join Ginger for a special solo show this autumn smashing out the best of an immense catalogue from the band he fronted and founded, The Wildhearts.

Detroit rock’n’roll stars Electric Six return to The Crescent in November!

Considered by many as one of the major players in the British BritPop scene, Echobelly are touring the U.K. Winter 2024 and joining us at the end of November.

Following the release of his critically acclaimed new album The Light Fantastic, one of the country’s most underrated yet most loved singer-songwriters, John Bramwell will play six full band shows this November as John Bramwell & The Full Harmonic Convergence.

Four bands who would regularly play at Fibbers back in the day in the noughties reconvene for some fun in 2024.

Join Everything After Midnight for their final show as they say an emotional goodbye to the last 5 years of music and good times in their hometown.

The power trio Moving Pictures are a Rush tribute at the top of their game.

A treat for us as we’re able to bring classically trained Orkney singer-songwriter Erland Cooper to York for the first time for a super intimate show at The National Centre For Early Music.

Host of hit political podcast ‘The Political Party’ Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, The British Scandal, The Last Leg, The Royal Variety Performance) explores the dark comedy horror that is British politics, ahead of the next election. Plus silly voices.

Cult legend and all-round hero with songs to sing and stories to tell. The enthusiastic performer is promising a unique evening of stories about his travels and songs from his huge sixteen album back catalogue.

The current Tom Robinson Band will play a 23 date tour in October/November 2024 showcasing those first two albums, in tribute to the original band members. The setlist has been chosen by fans via an online poll, and will include some album tracks from the era that have never previously been performed live. Alongside Robinson on bass, the band features Faithless drummer Andy Treacey, guitarist Adam Phillips from the Richard Ashcroft Band, keyboard virtuoso Jim Simmons and Northern soul singer Lee Forsyth Griffiths on acoustic guitar.

Dreadzone have been releasing albums and progressively bettering, refining and perfecting their own unique and inimitable take on dub since their inception in 1993. Nine is the ninth official studio album, due for release in October.
Nine welcomes the next phase of Dread with nine songs about redemption and division, love and loss and journeys inside, and around the earth. The album treads into new territories but still connects with the ambience of early Dreadzone albums.

With over 15 million streams and sold out shows across five continents, Talisk have amassed a global following whilst redefining the folk genre. Mohsen Amini (concertina), Benedict Morris (violin) and Charlie Galloway (guitar) push musical boundaries whilst testing a trio’s live production capabilities. There’s captivating a crowd, then there’s Talisk.

Rising stars of the Irish music scene, Adore are a 3-piece garage punk band hailing from Galway, Donegal and Dublin. Their music combines themes from surf, disco and pop which blends with their punk sensibilities, firmly grounded by crunchy guitar and a powerful drum and bass combo.

After a year of performing worldwide, award-winning comedian Aurie Styla is back on tour, with his biggest one to date. Join him as he talks about this wild world, and his journey to make sense of it, in The Aurator!

Cyclist Alex Dowsett launches the paperback of his acclaimed autobiography, Bloody Minded, in this special night at the Crescent. Alex will be looking back on his 13 years as a pro cyclist in which he won stages of the Giro d’Italia, held the World Hour Record and raced with and against Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish and Lance Armstrong.

Ideal Living are barrelling up from Brighton to bring their unique brand of post-spook-knitwear-art-rock to York on the 10th of November.

For our next session we have invited one of the hottest new reggae / dub producers in the UK: LEWIS BENNETT – along with his brand new rig: BURNING BUG SOUND SYSTEM on its very first outing!
Two sounds in the dance, meeting in peace. Selectors and operators in rotation all night long, playing deep roots, reggae and dub.

A memorable evening of music celebrating York’s community spirit whilst fundraising for The Snappy Trust and York Food Bank.

Cherished and admired in equal measure by listeners and fellow musicians, award-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter and prolific collaborator Kris Drever has been a leading light on the UK roots scene for well over a decade.

On Sunday the 3rd of November, The Black Lagoons along side an array of local hero’s have organised a fundraising all dayer for Joe Farrow. Earlier this year while Joe was travelling in Australia he had an unfortunate accident leaving him with a life changing spinal injury!
Loads of great bands and DJ’s lined up, as well as a pub quiz and a big pot of chilli. Be sure to come down and help raise some money for our dear friend Joe.

Leeds art students form band, create cult indie-pop and funk sensation, tour with the Pixies and session with John Peel. Emerging from the same art/design cauldron that produced fellow Leeds legends Soft Cell, Scritti Politti, and The Mekons, they were the pre-Britpop answer to sad-eyed shoegaze; bursting with originality, humour and a we’re-from-Leeds attitude. What’s not to like?

We got another opportunity to do a techno soundclash, with a focus on back to backs and unsung local talent.

Bodie Snatcher presents, a night of burlesque, drag, cabaret and horror.

There are few bands that embody the phrase “sex, drugs and rock‘n’roll” more than Grammy-nominated American hard rock act NASHVILLE PUSSY.

Stick In The Wheel return to York this October!
Rooted in folk music and the reworking of centuries old work songs, this radical East London duo use synths, electronics & acoustic instruments to dismantle preconceptions of what folk music has to sound like. Expect an intense, genre-fluid trip.

Winner of the prestigious 2016 Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award, Bella (of The Magpies) is celebrated for her folk-inspired songwriting and unique arrangements of traditional pieces.

Less tribute and more homage, Nearly Dan is saviour to the growing legions of Dan fans, desperate to hear the meticulously crafted grooves and allusive lyrical style of Donald Fagen & Walter Becker. Nearly Dan’s approach is faithful, though not reverential, and relaxed but as tight as their namesakes. They bring their own unique spirit and spontaneous humour to every concert.

We are delighted to welcome a true king of the drum&bass and jungle scene. From pioneering classic breaks and jungle tracks to helping shape the drum&bass scene into the global force it is today. The O.G. badman MICKY FINN!

At last! The long-awaited comeback of Crescent Cabaret, an evening of top class musical comedy variety in a true working men’s club style.

Giant Dublin folk singer John Francis Flynn brings his band back to the UK to play another round of shows in support of his brilliant second album, Look Over the Wall, See the Sky.

We’re delighted to welcome Lancaster garage-pop duo The Lovely Eggs back to York in October!

As the nights close in the temptation is to collapse on the sofa and wait for Spring. Resist the urge!
Join us on the Saturday 19th October at the Crescent for the usual messed up genre confusion. And big fun.

Yes folks! Say Owt’s first ever gig was in October 2014…which means this year we’re celebrating 10 years of sizzling spoken word poetry!

Young Nottingham indie-folk and alternative country darlings Divorce visit York for the first time in October.

Norweigan post-punk rockers Pom Poko return with a new album following their recent sold-out UK tour.

Sahra Halgan is an activist and singer from Somaliland, who after years in the secession movement as a gun toting nurse, returned to her joy of singing songs of freedom backed by her band’s take on North African psychedelic desert rock. Support from the incredible Bobby Lee.

Sarah Keyworth is back with a brand new, joyous show about family, acceptance and a pair of big (well, not super big) losses.

Star of Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You and QI Kiri Pritchard-McLean is back with a brand new tour, her funniest and most personal to date.
Prepare for a joyous and uplifting show from a comedian known for making “powerhouse stand-up from the thorniest of subjects” (The Guardian).

It’s birthday time, and it’s a big one! We are blessed to provide positive vibrations to York, and for all your support over the last 15 years!

Flatcap Carnival are York’s first and only bongo-bashing, trumpet-tooting Skanival band.

Following on from their success at the Crescent last year with the New York Brass Band, in 2024 the York Railway Institute Band will collaborate with the fabulous York Music Forum Jazz Ensemble – led by Ian Chalk – to present an evening of quirky, jazz-infused music.

Leeds based, singer songwriter, Danny Clement releases his hotly anticipated EP ‘Letters’ on 4th October and brings the launch show to us at The Crescent on 9th October.

Noughties rock’n’rollers The Subways return to York off the back of last year’s return to form, Uncertain Joys.

“The After Midnight experience takes audiences on an epic musical journey celebrating the sounds of the greats and the lesser known. Taking you through all the very best rip-roaring-honking woooopin’ ‘n’ a hollerin’ Jump Blues, hypnotic Latin beats, joyous African township music, soulful ballads and the kinda smokey Jazz that can only be found in a basement in Chicago at 3am!”

Hard hitting alt-jazz designed for the dancefloor. Leeds heads Plantfood return, with support from some homegrown botanical jazz from Flowerden.

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Plantfood are a 6 piece blood-pumping jazz force summoning an intricate mix of electronic and acoustic layers with influences all the way from spiritual jazz to contemporary club music.

Plantfood’s sound takes inspiration from artists such as The Prodigy, John Coltrane and Nubiyan Twist. From the mosh pit to serene soundscapes and back again, the journey Plantfood takes you on is an unforgettable one.

Hailing from London, with deep roots in the City of York, Rachel Croft is an “emotive and uncompromising alternative artist at the top of her game” (Atwood Magazine) with a vocal range that flows effortlessly from fierce power to deadly soft.
After relocating almost three years ago, Rachel returns to York for an explosive hometown show, backed with full band.

Last seen in York thirteen years ago and back performing an intimate club show featuring singer Alison Wheeler singer ex-Beautiful South.

After two hugely successful national comedy tours, Dan Nightingale (host of the Have A Word Podcast) is doing something a little different in 2024: He’s hosting a run of shows with some of his favourite comedians on the bill. With Dan doing what he does best and some of his very funny Stand-Up friends (or fiends) smashing sets… you won’t want to miss out, these shows will be the very best type of comedy mayhem.

Terry Reid, ‘Superlungs’ as he’s affectionately known, is without doubt one of the greatest rock/soul voices this country has ever produced or is indeed likely to.

Mark is back to his finest stand-up form and anti-Tory sentiment in new show ‘Gaffa Tapes’.

Can you believe it’s been a whole 9 years since we took over this beautiful space! We’ve decided to invite back one of our favourite past guests to celebrate, Horse Meat Disco! A legendary queer night from London with over 20 years of parties to their name, playing all flavours of disco. Support comes from Crescent regulars, Jono, Alilou, Chompy Ras (Carlos) and a disco debut for Mike Jones.

The Mouse Outfit are a Hip Hop production team and live band from Manchester. They  They are back on tour in 2022 performing DJ sets/Soundsystem gigs with MCs and  shows with their full 8 piece live band. They will be fronted by MCs Koj and Ayite with special guests at selected locations. 

One of the most celebrated stars in British comedy, Tez Ilyas (Live At the Apollo, Mock The Week, Comedy Central, Comic Relief) and Sunday Times best selling author (Secret Diary of a British Muslim Aged 13 3⁄4) is back with his hilarious new show.

After a hugely successful first leg, British Comedian of the Year Winner and social media sensation Jeff Innocent is back for the second half of his debut nationwide tour, Smart Casual.

Having toured with the likes of Richard Thompson, and with a supporting slot for Dinosaur Jr. forthcoming—as well as a tremendous Bert Jansch tribute show behind him, wherein his hero Anne Briggs called him the ‘c word’—Walker has rubbed shoulders with the very best.

A small fair with a great selection of vinyl records of many genres. 8 stallholders with lots of collectable and rare LPs and 45s and loads of bargains. Free admission. Bar open for refreshments.

Formed through a mutual love of 80’s goth and alternative rock music. Sanctum Santorium are a live 6-piece band that faithfully recreate classic hits by artists such as The Cult, Killing Joke, Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Cure, Bauhaus and more. Smoke machines at the ready with the clothes and the attitude.

If you’re going to pay tribute to The Thin White Duke, you may as well get the best one around. ABSOLUTE BOWIE have been touring the UK & Europe for years, consistently selling out venues and we don’t expect this show to be any different.

Amy is a multi award-winning comedian, actor and writer, and is the only act ever to be nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award twice in the same year. Following her hugely successful debut show, The Girl Before The Girl You Marry, Amy Gledhill returns with another stand-up offering.

Although incredible purveyor of Afrofuturism, Kweku aka K.O.G , has been to the Crescent as part of other projects like KOG & The Zongo Brigade and Onipa, this will be his first time alongside his own extended band. Support from Afrodesia, who played alongside Alogte Oho earlier in the year as well as at the Bishy Road Street Party. Expect fierce raps with political messages alongside Afrobeat, Hi Life and jazzy licks.

Dynamic synth and drum duo bring an energetic live-looping post-punk-disco show to The Crescent.

As part of our 15th birthday celebrations over the next few months, we are honoured to have some very special guests joining us:

Bradford’s dub defenders INSPIRATIONAL SOUND; also celebrating an amazing 25 years in the scene will be bringing the crew, including singers and MC’s: Richie Ranks, Dan Man and D.Bo General – responsible for the vocals on one of the biggest jungle tunes ever released: Some Justice ’95 aka ‘The Arsonist’.

Support from the Irie Vibes DJs and MCs, playing all manner of roots, reggae and dub; with jungle to finish!

These boys have been gigging constantly in various bands since it all began for them back back in the mid 1990’s.
The live show is a homage to the greatest of the great Indie, Britpop and dance hits of that era and has been honed with spot on attention to detail with songs that are performed with energy and professionalism.

Fresh from supporting Jack Whitehall on his 2023 UK arena tour, comedian Lloyd Griffith is back with a brand new show ‘Baroque and Roll’.

Durham DIY, power-pop/punk heroes Martha come to play The Crescent in September!

On Saturday 7th of September 2024, Captain Mustache will have the privilege of assembling some of the best Beards & Moustaches, both from the UK and internationally for a new annual Beard Competition…

1980’s alternative pop band China Crisis have been getting rave reviews for their recent live shows and we’re delighted to welcome them to York in September.
Formed in Kirkby in 1979 by songwriting duo Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon, their evocative synth-pop/new wave sound shone alongside their Liverpudlian contemporaries OMD, A Flock Of Seagulls and Teardrop Explodes.

Local favourites, kraut-y shoegaze heroes Soma Crew return with an ace guitar heavy local supporting bill in Needlework and Fat Spatula.

Gothic post-punk legends Theatre Of Hate bring their energetic show to the Crescent at the start of September.

New York City singer-songwriter, DIY-lifer, anti-folk hero Jeffrey Lewis is back in York on September 2nd with The Voltage!

With a career now spanning six decades, Robyn Hitchcock remains a truly one-of-a-kind artist: surrealist rock ’n’ roller, acoustic troubadour, poet, painter, and writer . From The Soft Boys’ art-rock and The Egyptians’ Dadaist pop to solo masterpieces like 1984’s milestone I Often Dream of Trains and 1990’s Eye, Hitchcock has crafted a striking oeuvre rife with recurring marine life, obsolete electric transport, ghosts, cheese and what one writer has described as ‘morbid eroticism’.

Soon to be familiar York based five-piece Birdlands launch their debut album at The Crescent on Friday 30th August.
Birdlands feature all five members of excellent post-punk outfit The Rosemaries.
It’s great to welcome alt-rockers The Hangnails back to The Crescent stage, and joining them the excellent Cherry Fuzz Club who make ace, big riffing, punky-grunge.

Big Summer party as York’s top brass come together for an evening of New Orleans style big brassy tunes!

Mercury Prize nominated Geordie’s bring dreamy, melancholic Indie rock with beautiful layers of texture and celestial melodies that thread around intricate instrumentation.

A daytime all-welcoming event for families to enjoy music from the best bands in York.
Short sets of kid friendly music, illuminated room and activities between bands for the kids to have fun.

Alabama 3 make Sweet Pretty Muthafunkin’ Country Acid House Music. They’re not from Alabama, and there ain’t three of them.

We’re delighted to welcome absolute hero Mik Artistik and the gang back to The Crescent this summer.
Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip are genuinely delightful, funny, frightening, and indefinable.
Northern rock and roll stand-up comes close.

Safe Suburban Home Records bring a party to the Crescent! Celebrating the release of their new album, one of the cities favourites, garage-rock quartet Cowgirl are joined by Teenage Tom Petties and Oort Clod.

Jagged, angular punk trio Sherbet Flies headline, plus motorik soundscape rock from Soma Crew and off the wall melodic art-punk from Eugene Gorgeous. Come have some fun with us!

A daytime all-welcoming event for families to enjoy music from the best bands in York.
Short sets, illuminated room and activities between bands for the kids to have fun.

Returning Dundee indie-rockers The View blast through their old classics plus new material recorded with Grammy Award winning producer Youth.
This show has been rescheduled from June 15th.

Brighton DIY guitar-pop quartet Holiday Ghosts return to The Crescent this summer!

Off the back of a sold-out EP launch, London-based folk quintet Evolution of Fishermen join us for an intimate evening at the end of July.

Darlingside is a four-person indie folk band from Boston, MA. The band consists of Don Mitchell, Auyon Mukharji, Harris Paseltiner, and David Senft. Their style has been described as “exquisitely arranged, literary-minded, baroque folk-pop” by All Songs Considered.

Over the last three decades, singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Gary Louris has built a deeply compelling body of music whose artistry and integrity has won the loyalty of an international audience and the respect of both critics and his peers. Best known for his seminal work with The Jayhawks, he is one of the most acclaimed musicians to come out of Minnesota’s vibrant rock scene.

Free entry! Drop in and check out any of the 30+ local stall holders or join in a workshop, everyone welcome!

Legendary British punk band Ruts DC prepare the release of their third ELECTRacoustic album this summer.
Plugged in or not, committed to the cause, this righteously incendiary trio will have you dancing and singing along!

Let there be THUMP!
Theatrical Californian six-piece Thumpasaurus hit York for the first time this summer.
High energy funk-rock for the dancefloor.

We’re showing the England games on the big screen in the concert room. This is all seated and ticketed to guarantee you a seat. Tickets are £1 from here.
We are also showing the game in the front bar too, this is free entry and unreserved/first come first served. The vast majority of this will be standing to ensure as many of you can be in the building for this special night as possible.

Freida Nipples is bringing her infamous Burlesque, Drag & Cabaret Revue back to The Crescent after a sell out Valentines Show!

Music is one big conversation. And few bands live at the heart of it like An Dannsa Dub.
Born from a love of traditional Scottish folk, dub reggae and dance music, together they summon the joyous, communal energy of a cèilidh and a sound system session.

We’re showing the England games on the big screen in the concert room.
This will be all seated and tickets limited to guarantee you a seat with a great view!

The Countess of Fife is the new insurgent alt-country outfit led by Fay Fife from The Rezillos.
Think of The Cramps, meeting Johnny Cash, in an unholy alchemy of country, punk and gospel.

This is our 5th Plant Social & Plant Swap event – created by houseplant lovers, for houseplant lovers. A chance to socialise with other people who are passionate about houseplants and swap your excess plant babies for something new.

Back for two nights in 2024 after a storming show here in 2023.
Live/Wire is The AC/DC Show. The hugely successful tribute to rock music’s greatest band AC/DC, complete with a wall of Marshalls’ and over two hours of High Voltage Rock ‘n’ Roll in a show critically acclaimed for its closeness in look and sound to the real thing.

Back for two nights in 2024 after a storming show here in 2023.
Live/Wire is The AC/DC Show. The hugely successful tribute to rock music’s greatest band AC/DC, complete with a wall of Marshalls’ and over two hours of High Voltage Rock ‘n’ Roll in a show critically acclaimed for its closeness in look and sound to the real thing.

We’re showing the England group games on the big screen in the concert room.
This will be all seated and tickets limited to guarantee you a seat with a great view!

Summer may not exactly be here as yet but please join us for a bespoke selection of blistering tunes. This will be very big and slightly mystical solstice weekend extravaganza. Do not miss.

With Brill Building wit, and a Midwestern sense of melancholy Josh Rouse has built a career that spans almost 25 years, reaching back to his acclaimed 1998 debut Dressed Up Like Nebraska & continuing to his breakthrough albums 1972 & Nashville.

We’re showing the England group games on the big screen in the concert room.
This will be all seated and tickets limited to guarantee you a seat with a great view!

Mostly Autumn’s latest album ‘Graveyard Star’ released late 2021 has been very highly acclaimed and follows on from the nomination for best UK band, and best album (White Rainbow) in the Progressive Music Awards 2019.

Ninja Tune Records mainstay DJ Food is coming to The Crescent in June with an all new AV show aimed at the dancefloor.
A producer, club & radio DJ, ‘Strictly Kev’ also worked on Coldcut’s Solid Steel Radio and was the chief designer at Ninja Tune since the early 90’s.

We’re showing the England group games on the big screen in the concert room.
This will be all seated and tickets limited to guarantee you a seat with a great view!

A brand new stand-up show about passion, pace and purpose from the critically-acclaimed star of BBC’s QI, Live at the Apollo and C4’s Travel Man.

Come and witness Paul Sinha in conversation at The Crescent as he celebrates the release of his new book One Sinha Lifetime.

We’re showing the England group games on the big screen in the concert room.
This will be all seated and tickets limited to guarantee you a seat with a great view!

York noise merchants “atkrtv” welcome up “Take Care, Texas” (prev. Ty Tennant) from London for a co-headline extravaganza showcasing some of the best upcoming noise/punk/shoegaze acts around.

Western AF European Tour is taking three Nashville songwriters, Kristina Murray, Todd Day Wait and Pat Reedy on the road across the EU to spread the word on good country music. A live intimate show with some of America’s best kept secrets in country music.

Eagly eyed Ouroboros followers will recognise O. drummer and York Uni alumni Tash Keary from jazz adjacent support slots a few years back. Since leaving York, she’s formed O. : a mutant post punk sax/drums duo who take no prisoners, with their upcoming album ‘WeirdOs’ about to release on label of the moment Speedy Wunderground.
Support comes from York Uni alt jazz outfit Neo Borgia Trio.

Award-nominated online sensation Morgan Rees embarks on his first ever UK tour with Turning Thirsty!
Hitting the milestone of his 30th birthday has made him develop a thirst… for life. He’s about to begin his first decade living truly authentically – and he can’t wait to get going.

Three nights of cost effective, alternative and lovingly programmed live music, exhibitions & workshops in York.

Three nights of cost effective, alternative and lovingly programmed live music, exhibitions & workshops in York.

Three nights of cost effective, alternative and lovingly programmed live music, exhibitions & workshops in York.

The Monochrome Set return to York to promote their new album of ‘Marc Riley Sessions from 2011 to 2022.’. The band feature original Monochrome Set members Bid (guitar/vocals) and Andy Warren (bass) with Athen Ayren on keyboards and Stephen Gilchrist on drums.

To celebrate, THE SMYTHS tour the UK extensively playing some 70+ venues with it’s 2024 tour ‘84 – A celebration of ”The Smiths” & “Hatful of Hollow” as well as featuring a ‘Best Of’ set.

Sonic Boom Six is an explosive and outspoken five-piece described as “taking ska, pop, grime, dubstep, punk and metal apart, then rebuilding them as a hyperactive hybrid” (Kerrang! Magazine).
With a live show infamous for “clashing activism and good times”, SB6’s legendary gigs are a party that started in Manchester, UK, transcending genres and connecting people from all walks of life. The Boom’s influences include The Specials, The Streets, Rage Against The Machine and The Fugees.

Dana Margolin of Porridge Radio will be performing solo across the UK, on a joint tour with Naima Bock.
In these special, intimate solo shows, Margolin and Bock will showcase a selection of old and new material.

World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker is a poet and a maths graduate. He writes about important stuff like hope, dinosaurs and German falafel-spoons.

Live At The Library ‘Celebrating 10 years of Explore’ w/ Bull, Marnie Glum, Stu Freestone & Rowan & Friends (solo) York Explore Library Sunday 19th May Tickets for the concert in the evening at £15 from Ticket Taylor. The daytime events are paid via donation […]

Pale Blue Eyes are a young electro-modernist guitar group, formed in South Devon in the southwest of the UK.

Post-punk, indie-pop & art punk triple bill as Crumbs celebrate the release of their new second album.

Since emerging with her debut EP ‘Wolf’, UK singer-songwriter Katherine Priddy has quickly become one of the most exciting names on the British music scene. Priddy’s haunting vocals and distinctive finger-picking guitar style have already seen her sell out a headline tour, perform at prestigious festivals around the UK and abroad, including Glastonbury where she featured on their BBC 2 coverage, and support a number of world class artists including Richard Thompson, Loudon Wainwright III and Vashti Bunyan, as well as a recent show with Guy Garvey at The Roundhouse.

Returning to the stage as an acoustic artist throughout May/June 2024, Toby Jepson brings you the stories and music of a ‘lifer’ in the music business, along with a retrospective run through the songs that have made him an enduring character of the UK rock scene for over 35 years.

Alex Turner, Joe Talbot of IDLES, Jamie T, Florence Welch and Orlando Weeks are among those who have hailed Willie J Healey as a unique talent. Having completed a run of support dates with Florence + The Machine this past January, opened as special guest this spring to Jamie T at his Finsbury Park show, and toured throughout Europe with Arctic Monkeys this summer and appeared on Jools Holland.
To cap it all off, Willie finds himself back at The Crescent in May!

An ace power-pop, indie-pop, rock’n’roll triple bill put together by Safe Suburban Home Records.

We’re very excited to host our very first headline show with York quartet Captain Starlet in The Crescent next month!
A fab supporting bill too,anyone into indie-pop, jangly giutars, garage-rock, Love, Yo La Tengo, Flying Nun Records, Soft Boys – this is for you.

Dutch-born Martijn Deijkers, aka Martyn, has always stood in a scene of his own. As an explorer of several sonic palettes since the mid-90s, Martyn’s aesthetic traces back to his roots in UK-originated hybrids of bass music with an added flavour of Detroit-influenced jazz. But these days, Martyn is more than just a DJ and producer. His work spans multiple projects, from mentoring emerging artists to platforming new producers through his 3024 label.

Founding DMW member Kirk Brandon (Spear of Destiny/Theatre of Hate) will once again be joined by heralded rhythm section Segs and Ruffy from The Ruts on acoustic bass, percussion and vocals, completing the line up Jake Burns, legendary frontman of Stiff Little Fingers, will also be bringing his guitar, songs, and stories.

Progressive rock band Mostly Autumn return to York for their hugely popular Christmas show.
Advance purchase recommended.