Bringing together three hot new bands in Yorkshire, The DIY Class Of 2022 Tour reaches The Crescent on January 16th.
Tickets on sale now, be quick!

Bootleg Blondie is the world’s No. 1 official Debbie Harry and Blondie tribute band.

John Otway, then. Enigma, hilariously funny showman, comic genius and all-round musician. This show is on the run up to his 5000th show and is number 4856…

Our New Years Eve night, hosted by Irie Vibes and Bad Chapel!

After the success of Adios Señor Pussycat in 2017, the band are currently working on a new album, nearing completion. Fans can expect to hear new songs as well as much loved classics from Mick’s previous bands, Shack and The Pale Fountains.

A This Feeling showcase featuring hot young York outfit Serotones and three more UK indie bands.

After missing out in 2020, we cannot wait to celebrate another Christmas at our spiritual home, the Crescent.
Two rooms of eclectic and yet strangely complementary musical genres for your delight and delectation.

Yorks very first Zine Fest is back and continues to bring together paper lovers and celebrate DIY publishing.

York brass-y party starters bring their hugely popular festival show to The Crescent.

York brass-y party starters bring their hugely popular festival show to The Crescent.

After a triumphant year including a memorable live stream from The Minster in York and finally getting to celebrate their debut album by touring the UK and Europe culminating in two amazing sold out shows at Brudenell Social Club last month; The Howl & The Hum return to their spiritual home at The Crescent for a special Christmas show on December 15th.

A Christmas party with The Arts Barge!

An intimate seated show with Seth Lakeman, accompanied by Alex Hart.

Approaching the end of 2021 seems as good a time as any to have reason to celebrate. It has been a strange ride for sure over the last 20 months. Gotta keep looking forward! So, here are Soma Crew, Cowgirl and Tremulous Monk, playing ‘on the floor’ at The Crescent Community Venue, inviting you to participate in the fun. Cheers!

Our favourite pirate-folk shanty-pants return for their much missed Xmas knees up at The Crescent.
Boasting a brand new line-up, new songs and a lot of festive ideas; this is a party we can all look forward to!

There’s a load of reasons why this show gets busier and busier every year. If you’re going to pay tribute to The Thin White Duke, you may as well get the best one around.

‘Hayseed Dixie highlights the worth of mountain music to all things rock: energy, dirt-punk rhythm, careening harmonies and the fundamental right of all no-good fuck-ups to raise hell come Saturday night.’
Uncut Magazine

Tough blues-rock trio fronted by Chantel McGregor.
The Bradford-born guitarist gained a First Class Honours degree in Popular Music in 2008 from Leeds College Of Music winner their for Outstanding Musicianship; a truly electric guitarist! York Blues Festival house band DC Blues opening too.

One of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK’s festival scene, Ozric Tentacles formed during the solstice at Stonehenge Free Festival 1983 going on to become psychedelic staples at Glastonbury and other festivals. The creative vision of multi-instrumentalist Ed Wynne, the Ozrics’ uniquely trippy soundscapes connect fans of progressive rock, psychedelia and dance music culture.

Highlands folk-rockers, Scottish Album Of The Years nominees and conquerors of Boomtown, Glastonbury and many other whopping festivals! Elephant Sessions bring their firey traditionalism to The Crescent for the first time…now on Saturday 4th December.

Our first Ostrich Beats event, hosted and curated by Ola Szmidt, will be bringing an eclectic mix of techno, electro, drum & bass, garage, ambient and experimental music in support of MAP Charity.

A monster collaboration with Brudenell Presents & Crash Records to celebrate the release of Damon Albarn’s new album ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’.

Here in York for your annual dose of the ELECTRIC SIX raucous, funny, slicked-back pop juggernaut. Utterly joyous.
(Now one year later, sorry all!)

The remarkable rise of award winning trio The Trials of Cato on the UK folk-scene has been the subject of massive critical attention. Dubbed “The Sex Pistols of folk,” (J Davis) they pay clear homage to the tradition whilst twisting old bones into something febrile and modern, with stomping tunes and captivating stories.

Stan Smith (ex Mulholland) launches his first solo album in his old haunting grounds of York. Inspired by the music greats “From Hank to Hendrix” (well more like From Bobby to Joni with a touch of Neil & Lucinda) he presents a night of Alt-Country/Americana featuring songs from ‘No Love No Life’

A night of music and merriment that raises money and awareness for Amnesty UK. Featuring… York’s finest purveyors of dystopian hope, The Apocalypse Disco, and some gritty grime rap from FENDRY. All of this seasoned with some passionate speakers and ukulele wonders.

It’s a long time since Highlands singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni has been to York. She’s been away starting a family and writing a bunch of beautiful songs which we’re lucky enough to be presenting for you in the National Centre For Early Music across town.

King No-One come back to their Hometown for two big shows at the intimate Crescent. Saturday’s show will be part of their tour, and the following night will be a throwback to all the King No-One classics and past York shows that have been so special and started the band’s success.

King No-One come back to their Hometown for two big shows at the intimate Crescent. Saturday’s show will be part of their tour, and the following night will be a throwback to all the King No-One classics and past York shows that have been so special and started the band’s success.

We’re delighted to welcome experimental folk quartet This Is The Kit back to York for a very special show at The Citadel in York. In October they release their much anticipated fifth record on Rough Trade in October and where better to celebrate than the two story former Salvation Army HQ, now York City Church on Gillygate.

PONGO embodies the renewal of Kuduro, mixing her African, Langan & Zairian roots with EDM, bass music, dancehall & melodic pop.
Her powerful, rhythmic, but equally fragile & sensitive voice draws us into her world, on the borders of dance & saudade, where no one has taken us before.

Willy Mason returns to The Crescent in celebration of the release of his fourth album.
A great singer-songwriter, a lovely chap and likely with a cracking band too. Alternative leftfield-pop, folk and Americana done with character and fun.

Hailing from Aarhus, Denmark, Athletic Progression is an instrumental trio rooted in Hip Hop and Jazz. Deeply rooted in J Dilla-esque swing with heavy, meditative vibes, instantly recognizable and insanely catchy. But these grooves do not emanate from samplers and chopped up breaks – they are played live.

A mega, heady Rocket Recordings double bill is upon us! Come join a trip through krautrock, seventies sci-fi soundtrack apocolyptica and propulsive psychedelia.

Celebrating a remarkable 50 years in the business, this show promises an enormous hits-packed set spanning every year of this incredible band’s journey.
Hocus Pocus indeed!

York’s gobbiest poetry night is excited to bring the wonderful Hollie McNish back to York and back to The Crescent.
Hollie McNish has published three poetry collections Papers, Cherry Pie and Plum, and one poetic memoir on politics and parenthood, Nobody Told Me, of which the Scotsman suggested “The world needs this book” and for which she won the Ted Hughes Award. Hollie will be reading from her latest collection Slug.

Legendary Manchester post-punk band A Certain Ratio are coming to York for the first time in forty years!
Be quick on your ticket for this folks.

Are you ready for a party? The undisputed kings of musical comedy The Lancashire Hotpots are back to bring you another night of madcap music and laughs on their Big Night Out tour!

We’re chuffed to be programming our first concert at a brand new theatre on York St. John University campus, just near the SU on Lord Mayors Walk. Better still the show is with two good friends and extremely talented singer-songwriters Bella Gaffney (The Magpies) and Katie Spencer.

A jazz, soul & funk party featuring a couple of young university bands in York, DJs and good times in true Ouroboros fashion.

Salford singer-songwriter Ren Harvieu leads a five-piece band feat. The Magic Numbers’ siblings Romeo & Michele Soddart to perform songs from her new album Revel In the Drama (Bella Union).

Folk music’s legendary triumvirate of musical magpies Mike McGoldrick, John Doyle and John McCusker are out on the road again in 2021. As winter turns to spring Mike, John & John will wrap up their stint on Transatlantic Sessions for another year and bring you their own blend of top class folk songs, tunes and charming bonhomie.

Welcome friends and eschewers of indie cool to Evil Scarecrow and an evening of soul-rippingly, wildly aggressive and, well, downright passionate metal in an almost Pythonesque style.

Legendary Leeds alternative rock band CUD finally return to York.

Celebrating their twentieth year in show business, Berkshire six-piece indie-rock band British Sea Power play The Crescent for the first time in May.
Tickets go on sale on Friday 7th February at 9am and you would be wise getting them bought quick!

Chart topping Buxton singer-songwriter Lucy Spraggan returns to The Crescent in October.
Tickets on sale Wednesday 2nd June at 10:00am.

Please Please You & Brudenell Presents have lovingly curated a HOT new event for York called A Slow Education.

Liverpool trio The Mysterines return to York in May. The majority of their tour dates are sold out so don’t sleep on this opportunity to see one of the UK’s most exciting new rock and roll bands in a small, local venue.

Lloyd is back on the road with his latest stand up tour. It’s been a busy few years for Grimsby’s favourite (for now, anyway) comedian/choirboy. He’s recently been supporting Jack Whitehall on tour, and you may have also seen him in on 8 out of 10 cats (Channel 4), Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club (ITV), Ted Lasso (Apple TV), Can You Beat The Bookies? (BBC), Soccer AM (Sky One), Flinch (Netflix), Songs Of Praise (BBC1) ((lol)).

A belated 80th birthday celebration of all things Dylan from Blonde On Bob and Freewheelin’.

Avalanche Party is feral garage-punk rock & roll from the North Yorkshire Moors. Their sound is intense and immediate, so new yet so familiar, brimming with an urgency that explodes off the stage like the front lines of a war you didn’t even realise was being fought. Every note played through white knuckles, every word spat through gritted teeth.

We. Are. Back!
It’s been a while but we will be back at the glorious Crescent Club on Saturday 16th October.
After 18 months on lock down intensively honing our DJ craft you can bet it’s going to be a monster of a night. We cannot wait. Be hoping to see you all there.

This is Henge. We come in the name of RAVE.
We bring you the gift of COSMIC DROSS – A kind of music new to your world.
We have news. Planet Earth is an experiment.
Your species was sent codes from SPACE, to help you LOVE and DANCE.

Due to the uncertainty surrounding international travel for the rest of this year, Robert Forster is going to have to cancel the planned dates in 2021.
Ticket holders should contact point of purchase for refunds.
We’re sorry to have to do this and intend to return to play shows in these areas as soon as we can.

Emerging from the ever growing Yorkshire music scene, Pavilion began their journey in late 2018 and haven’t looked back since. Comprising of Noah Hindle (Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar), Jeanie Leach (Keys), Olly Chilton (Lead Guitar), Sonny Leach (Bass) and Max Pinckney (Drums), the five piece formed on the back of a love for music and the desire to create a sound unheard in today’s current indie scene.

Legendary Manchester DJ, MC and beatmaker Konny Kon and Tyler Daley, aka Hoodman, are Children of Zeus!
Tickets on sale Friday 11th June for the York debut in the autumn.
Another hot-as-it-comes booking from Ouroboros at The Crescent.

Leeds’ six-piece party-rock band Hope & Social come to play for us.
Now delayed until July 2021! Sorry all. Will be fun when it happens.

Yala! Records fave and slacker-pop supremo Willie J Healey brings his band to York for the first time.

Genre-crossing acoustic guitarist Jon Gomm makes a long awaited return to York!

Weetwood Mac are a Leeds based Fleetwood Mac covers act, paying homage to the greatest band to ever form, split up… and the rest of it. Featuring members from Hope & Social and Ellen & The Escapades.
 
If Gary Stewart’s sold out Graceland show is anything to go by, advance purchase is highly recommended.
 
All the classics. None of the angst.

The Skids featuring Richard Jobson, Bruce Watson and Jamie Watson announce a series of ‘Unplugged’ dates in support of their recent acoustic album ‘Peaceful Times’.

Leeds-based R’n’B and electronic-pop trio POLO have a brand new record under their arm and are coming to play songs from it in York for the first time!

Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto, the powerhouse bass and drums of the group King Crimson for a few decades, bring that tradition to all their playing. Levin plays the Chapman Stick, from which the band takes its name.

Red Rum Club broaden their horizons with their second studio album, The Hollow of Humdrum. Widening the spectrum of their sonic, this record varies from acoustic ballads to disco themed festival anthems. Theatrical brass lines and pop choruses are infused with rumbling bass lines, western guitars and Latin percussion to create this instantly recognisable record.

York singer-songwriter Dan Webster is central to so much of the good things that happen in folk and acoustic circles in our city.
He returns to The Crescent stage in October to play a show with his band.

With ambient 80s-inspired big hooks, silky vocals and earworm riffs, York five piece Talk More may be fresh off the blocks, but in a short time they have created quite the buzz.

A blend of virtuosic players, skilled producers and inspired composers join forces to create a unique, infectious sound drawing on jazz, hip-hop, afrobeat, latin, soul, reggae and dance music.

South Coast singer-songwriter and supreme guitarist John Smith releases his new album, The Fray, recorded at Real World Studios and featuring such luminaries as Bill Frisell, Lisa Hannigan, Sarah Jarosz & The Milk Carton Kids.
We’re presenting this show in the beautiful surroundings of the National Centre For Early Music on Walmgate.

Since founding the art-rock band The Soft Boys in 1976, Robyn has recorded more than 20 albums Blending folk and psychedelia with a wry British nihilism, Robyn describes his songs as ‘paintings you can listen to’. His most recent album is self-titled, marks his 21st release as a solo artist and was produced by Brendan Benson (The Raconteurs).

It’s me, Loulie, AKA the face that launched a thousand dicks! In this show I’ll examine relationships (all kinds, baby), mental health (other people’s, I’m fine) and perverts (that one is mainly me, actually). I’ll be oversharing, wanging on about spirituality and giving everyone some much unwanted advice.

Rachel Croft’s songwriting is cinematic, moody and classic; atmospheric backdrops champion her powerful, dramatic vocals, smoothly blending folk, rock, and soul styles.

Lifelong Motörhead fan Rob Campbell (Rickenbastard & vocals) captures the essence of Lemmy in voice, stage clothes and that grinding mid-range bass sound. No wonder this band all but sold out York last time.

York heroes Bull will finally celebrate the release of their new album ‘Discover Effortless Living’ with us on Friday 24th Sept.
We can’t wait!
Get your tickets early folks.

Richard Dawson, the black-humoured bard of Newcastle, will finally be coming back to York!
His 6th record, 2020, was an utterly contemporary state-of-the-nation study, a personal commentary for a tumultuous and bleak time. Here is an island country in a state of flux; a society on the edge of mental meltdown. This is England today.

35 years since the launch of their 3rd album “World Service”, Spar Of Destiny return to York to perform a special extra length set featuring the record in full plus a whole load more!

The gang return with the sounds of Paul Simon’s classic album, as re-created by Gary Stewart (Hope & Social/Rosie Doonan) and his talented band. Expect the infectious South African rhythms and melodies of these timeless songs and a generous handful of other Simon classics for good measure!

Ace guitar pop from the Netherlands’ Pip Blom who return to The Crescent hot on the heels of the release of their second album ‘Welcome Break’.

From York to Hollywood and back again, Twinnie has filled her time thoroughly. From acting in Hollyoaks, staring in major theatre productions, appearing in various US films and embarking on a singing career that’s seen repeat performances at Country2Country and seen her playlisted on Radio 2. This very short UK tour celebrates the release of her debut album ‘Hollywood Gypsy’.

Leading Cuban musicians and heirs to Buena Vista Social Club, Sambroso Allstars bring their sellout show to York performing one of the most iconic albums in living memory.

Three accomplished musicians in their own right, Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award winning guitarist, banjo-player and singer Bella Gaffney, clawhammer banjo player and singer Kate Griffin and acclaimed fiddle-player and tunesmith Holly Brandon draw on their wide-ranging influences to create a unique blend of transatlantic folk. This all-female trio is already establishing a fearsome reputation for their glittering live shows, onstage rapport and genre-busting original and traditional material.

Describing herself simply as a “modern English musician”, Eliza Carthy herself is one of the most recognisable faces of the English folk revival. Her first “solo” album of traditional music in 14 years, Restitute is literally a homely affair, recorded as it was at Eliza’s home in the picturesque Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire.

Keith’s career traverses 50 years, from his Mighty Baby-backed 1969 debut ‘Stimulus’ to his appearances at the first Glastonbury a year later and on Bowie’s second eponymous album (aka Space Oddity). He’s dabbled in blues (Weatherman) and instrumentals (Acoustica) and here returns to the organic, emotional folk material in which he excels.

One of the cities very best, garage-rock quartet Cowgirl celebrate the release of thir debut album at The Crescent in September.
Roll up, roll up!

Hands Off Gretel have created the perfect soundtrack of sugar-coated grunge-punk to vent and rail against the issues of body image, mental health, celebrity, childhood and loneliness all of which were addressed from a fiercely female, unapologetic, feminist perspective.

It’s a bit of a York secret how magic singer-songwriter Luke Saxton is. Somehow. We’re delighted to be presenting a rare headline show with Luke and his accomplices. He has a vast catalog of lilting, pop-infused, 60’s and 70’s influenced records to pull from and very likely some new material and new arrangements to boot.

Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the legendary Scottish trailblazers have created a glorious mixture of traditional sounds and dance-floor grooves that have been embraced worldwide. Drawing upon a dazzling myriad of influences from jigs and reels through Dance Music, Jazz, African, and more, they bring the sound of Scotland fresh-faced and breathless to the new audiences around the world.

An evening of mind melting animation, featuring Salad Fingers creator David Firth, featuring all 11 episodes of Salad Fingers followed by a Q&A with David after the movie.

Jim Ghedi hails from the South Yorkshire hills and although clearly well versed in the history of British folk music, he stands out as a potential torch bearer for a new generation of respectful yet experimental performers. ‘In The Furrow’s Of Common Place’ (Basin Rock, Jan 2021) lit up our lockdown gloom, it’s a terrific piece of work.

One of the UK’s best known and successful tributes to one of the UK’s most influential bands – selling out venues across the UK year after year. And after a break of four years – they’re back in York!

Garage-y, post-punks The Black Lagoons are back in the building as part of a UK tour with our lost brothers Perspex. Two of the best bands to be birthed in York in the last five or so years off to spread the word.

London indie-rockers The Rifles return to The Crescent for an acoustic show.

Irie Vibes makes it long awaited return to The Crescent. Featuring a DJ set from Dub Pistols, plus Dub Defenders and of course the Irie Residents!

Renowned for an action-packed pyrotechnic-fuelled explosion of a show, LIMEHOUSE LIZZY continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and Thin Lizzy alive. A staple sell-out in York for over twenty years the band have found a happy new home at The Crescent after selling out their 2020 show.

Breezy, Brightonian indie-pop quartet The Magic Gang play York for the first time in August as part of the Revive Live Campaign.

In 2017, Mark Watson – a man prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. It really wasn’t for him at all because his favourite things include safety, comfort, food and not being scared and miserable. But the experience changed the shambolic comedian for the better, and now he’s written a sort of motivational talk about what it taught him. But still with jokes.

New date! 4th time lucky…
York Blues Festival is back for a second time! After the resounding success of the first event, Paul Winn & Ben Darwin from Yorks own DC Blues have taken on the mantle of once again bringing “The Blues” to the great City of York. There will be live music through to 11PM plus a charity raffle.

Performing choice cuts of gonzo mutato classics from throughout the career of Akron, OHIO’s finest sons; a labour of love and sincerity bringing the message of Devolution to the good spuds of the UK.

Liam Noble, AKA Big Mad Andy, brings you the ultimate quiz on one of Britain’s favourite sitcoms, Peep Show!

After many attempts by all parties to try and make this tour happened, the recent extension to social distancing restrictions unfortunately means this show has had to be cancelled. Refunds are available from your point of purchase, online purchases will be refunded automatically.

A sneaky socially distanced opportunity to celebrate the release of ‘Return’, the debut record from Katy J Pearson on Bella Union.
It’s a jewel in the dirt by the side of the highway; ten songs which slide effortlessly between lovelorn country, lo-fi folk and glistening, unforgettable pop. It’s fabulous and we’re very pleased to be able to host this intimate show.

On the third floor of an abandoned textile mill to the north of Preston, a wave of strange musical beauty is blossoming. Brought up on the sounds of nearby Manchester – think New Order and The Smiths et al – White Flowers, made up of Katie Drew and Joey Cobb, make gloriously gothic Lynchian pop music that’s as ambiguous as it is beautiful and exciting.

We’re chuffed to welcome London post-punks Shame for a very intimate socially distanced, seated show as they celebrate the release of their second album Drunk Tank Pink.

‘Super Cool Drawing Machine’, the touring exhibition of musicians ‘other’ work. A celebration of the art created by international touring, independent musicians. Bringing back engaging and exciting visual creations into the UK’s most loved music spaces. A much-needed exploration of FUN stuff.

We’re delighted to be involved in bringing you a one-off live performance with ​alternative rock outfit​ The Howl & The Hum​. As many of you will know this band are incredibly special to us, they’ve grown with us over the last five years and we’re very proud to be partnering on this special event.

Ben & Keeley have unfortunately had to cancel their planned tour, we apologise for any inconvenience.
Ticket refunds are available from your point of purchase.

A double bill of soulful Americana and exquisite songwriter fare from Dartford, Kent’s David Ford and Waco, Texas’ Jarrod Dickenson.

Please Please You presents Rachael Dadd (& band) Sunday 14th March, 7.30pm Tickets are £8 in advance (more on the door) and are available online via See Tickets. **This event is postponed due to the pandemic. We’ll have more information for you here as soon […]

Nick has unfortunately had to cancel his planned tour, we apologise for any inconvenience.
All tickets will be refunded from your point of purchase.

This show is now cancelled. We will hopefully be able to run some more Socially Distanced shows once the health situation allows, apologies for any inconvenience. All tickets will be refunded automatically from your point of purchase.

Blonde On Bob are unfortunately no longer able to perform on this date due to availibility and hopefully they’ll be able to come play for us in 2021

We’re delighted to welcome local buskers-supreme and champion party twangers Hyde Family Jam for a socially distanced residency in December.

We’re delighted to welcome local buskers-supreme and champion party twangs Hyde Family Jam for a socially distanced residency in December.

A Christmas Party of sorts from Please Please You.

It just wouldn’t be Christmas at The Crescent if were didn’t have horny wonders The New York Brass Band in the house.
A massive thanks to the guys from all of us for being superstars.

It just wouldn’t be Christmas at The Crescent if were didn’t have horny wonders The New York Brass Band in the house.
A massive thanks to the guys from all of us for being superstars.

Avalanche Party return to York to perform a special one off, intimate gig where they’ll be playing stripped back and reworked tracks from their debut album and previously unheard songs.

We’re delighted to welcome local buskers-supreme and champion party twangers Hyde Family Jam for a socially distanced residency in December.

We’re delighted to welcome local buskers-supreme and champion party twangers Hyde Family Jam for a socially distanced residency in December.

King No-One singer Zach Lount is coming to play a Christmas show for us!

Following on from their packed out Opera House acoustic show at Rebellion 2019 -Segs ,Ruffy and Leigh finally take the Acoustic show on the road leading you on a journey through the Ruts/RutsDC catalogue and more.

Kirk Brandon is the voice of Spear of Destiny, Theatre of Hate and Dead Men Walking. With over 15 studio albums and countless single releases, his career now spans well over 30 years. Expect some very special events that will feature all the hits and misses!!! including ‘Never Take Me Alive’, Do You Believe In The Westworld?’, ‘Worldservice’, ‘ So In Love With You’, ‘Young Men’, ‘Original Sin’.

Unfortunately this show has been cancelled due to illness. Apologies for any inconvenience!

Local performance poetry crew get us restarted this winter with a residents special with a set of banging poems, full of wit, humour, warmth and energy to warm your soul. Expect some brand new pieces, improv poetry and a few silly surprises hiding up our spoken word sleeves!

In this all-new show, multi-award winning stand-up comic Rob Newman weaves together Nietzsche’s sunglasses, James Bond in Toxteth, electric spiders and singing Neanderthals into a hilarious tour-de-force that offers new hopes for a changing world.

Due to coronavirus and his own ill health, Mike has taken the decision to suspend all his touring until 2022. Regrettably this show has been cancelled, online purchasers will be refunded automatically. Please accept our apologies and we wish Mike all the very best for the future and a full and speedy recovery.

**This show is rescheduled due to governmental social distancing measures put in place to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. The show will now take place on Jan. 15th 2021 – AT THE FULFORD ARMS.
This is now a Aurelio Voltaire headline show and any other acts will be confirmed nearer the time.**

We’re very disappointed to tell you this show has been cancelled due to governmental social distancing measures put in place to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Refunds are available from your point of purchase.
Fingers crossed they do a 12th anniversary tour!!!

With ambient 80s-inspired big hooks, silky vocals and earworm riffs, York four piece Talk More may be fresh off the blocks, but in a short time they have created quite the buzz.

This show has been cancelled due to governmental social distancing measures put in place to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Refunds are available from your point of purchase. We’re very hopeful Boy Azooga will make it to The Crescent in York at another time.

This show is cancelled due to governmental social distancing measures put in place to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.
Refunds are also available from your point of purchase.

This show is cancelled due to governmental social distancing measures put in place to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.
Refunds are also available from your point of purchase.

This show is cancelled due to governmental social distancing measures put in place to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.
Refunds are also available from your point of purchase.

A DJ who dares to play something different: irresistible dance music from around Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America – Soukouss to Salsa, Roots Reggae to Rai, Soca to South African Township Jive.

**This show is now cancelled due to governmental social distancing measures put in place to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Refunds available from your point of purchase.**

*’This show is now cancelled due to governmental social distancing measures put in place to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Refunds available from your point of purchase.**

*’This show is now cancelled due to governmental social distancing measures put in place to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Refunds available from your point of purchase.**

**’This show is now cancelled due to governmental social distancing measures put in place to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Refunds available from your point of purchase.**

The hotly tipped post-punk, disco-funk phenomenon Squid visit York for the first time in March!
This will be buzzin.

The Haçienda, Manchester & beyond – Dave Haslam discusses his life and career as a DJ and writer.

Mathematician-turned-World-Slam-Champion Harry Baker turns 10,000 days old, celebrating numbers, words and life itself.

Glaswegian garage-rock party band Sweaty Palms return to York with equally hot supports.

Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award winner Bella Gaffney (guitar, vocals) and acclaimed mandolin player Polly Bolton came together last year, fusing Celtic folk with bluegrass in an exciting new collaboration. Joined by Sarah Smout (cello) and Holly Brandon (fiddle) for 2019, this all-female four-piece is already establishing a fearsome reputation for their glittering live shows, onstage rapport and genre-busting original and traditional material.

A trio of excellent, leftfield, folky songwriters from Yorkshire.

York indie rock quartet Skylights return to headline The Crescent in February. Early ticket purchase recommended!

Four young York bands join forces to throw you a party in The Crescent.

Portico Quartet are modern pioneers, mixing jazz, electronica and more into five heady, spacious records for Ninja Tune, Real World and now Gondwana Records.

A shining light in York’s live music scene for the last couple of years, singer Bonnie Milnes has assembled a fab cast of musicians to back her country-ish pop songs.

As one of the brightest lights in British alternative folk music, Irish siblings Ye Vagabonds have stormed the years awards polls after the release of their second record, The Hare’s Lament.

The rightful King of Scotland Taylor Stewart AKA Romeo Taylor AKA T.S Lancelot is playing in York at The Crescent on Sunday 16th February.

His strange stories unfold with reckless abandon upon an idiosyncratic Guitar and Foot Tambourine accompaniment, influenced as much by the avant-garde as music from the middle ages and his home place in rural Ireland.

Join us in the Crescent’s front bar for York’s queer party ‘I Touch Roses’. DJ Gay Abandon will press play on a grab-bag of tunes from pop and disco to dance, alt, indie and whatever else takes his fancy. Whatever your relationship status bring your dancing shoes and best queer Valentine’s eleganza!!

The evening will see bands from across York compete to be crowned Band Band 2019. Musicians from the city’s secondary schools will perform a mix of covers and original songs.

Two-time Grammy award winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Gill Landry, returns to York in February celebrating the release of his fifth record. Landry was originally from Louisiana and started out as a busker on the streets of New Orleans before becoming a contributing member of the band Old Crow Medicine Show with whom he recorded 4 albums and toured from 2004 to 2014.

The Greatest Rock N Roll Band In The World – in their third decade – surely has nothing left to prove but here they are with a resounding SUCK IT!

At the end of February, 8 members of NYBB will fly out to Rio to spend 10 days working with Favela Brass. They will take with them a stock of new instruments and Stu our sax player take his repair kit from his workshop. The Sunday afternoon family gig at The Crescent on 9th February is a fundraiser for Favela Brass.

The gang return with the sounds of Paul Simon’s classic album, as re-created by Gary Stewart (Hope & Social/Rosie Doonan) and his talented band. Expect the infectious South African rhythms and melodies of these timeless songs.

Parker Lee has been built around their debut album, “if you’re not serious, don’t say it”, released independently in June 2019. This first outing is an 8-track forgiveness rock record, produced by their resident renaissance woman Annie Prior and taking production and composition cues from Dinosaur Jr., Mitski, and Death Cab For Cutie.

The Arts Barge are bringing together their community big band Bargestra, gorgeous vocal duo We Are Hannah, The Arts Barge Little Blind Tiger Dance Band and the young and brand new Grapefruit Eyes for your pleasure on Sunday 2nd Feb!

Ooof! A hot-as-it-gets, tasty Independent Venue Week treat involving post-punk and weirdo-indie bands.
Rejoice!

Renowned for an action-packed pyrotechnic-fuelled explosion of a show, LIMEHOUSE LIZZY continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and Thin Lizzy alive.

Blues-rocker Oli Brown returns to The Crescent with his band. They’ve previously toured with John Mayall, Walter Trout and Robben Ford amongst others.

The first gig promoted by the With Just A Hint Of Mayhem blog promises to be a proper banging night with some of York’s finest young bands The Receivers, My Wonderful Daze + Lost Trends. All proceeds go to fab York charity SASH who work to reduce youth homelessness.

Miles and The Chain Gang mix influences from new wave, soul, pop and country to create an energetic, emotive hybrid of music. Fans of Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young will find much to enjoy in the band’s original material. Expect good hooks, plenty of soul and a nod to Christmas.

Kavus Torabi, Michael York and Steve Davis have fused Modular Synthesisers with conventional and traditional instruments to create a weird and joyous celebration of all that is good about left field psychedelic music.

Counted amongst the top 100 best prog bands of all time, their musical palette is diverse. and while they draw on influences from the golden age of seventies’ rock, they have developed their own unique sound and style that both captures some of the essence of that heady era and yet looks forward into the future.

The Howl & The Hum celebrate another great year with a party at The Crescent with their mates.
On sale now!

Glass Caves started out busking relentlessly on the streets of York and have now gone on to play many major UK festivals and built a loyal fanbase nationwide. Early ticket purchase recommended!

Hot young punk trio Lady Bird are the first band to sign on Slaves’ record label. They’ve just finished a tour with the duo and in the spring completed a nine date headline tour of their own in which every date sold out!

The year 2019 marks ten whole years since Blackbeard’s Tea Party first appeared. We know it’s amazing to think we’ve been doing this since we were 12 years old…! We’re delighted to still be here, rabble rousing and getting people dancing. To celebrate we’re embarking on a tour this Autumn and Winter. It would be wonderful to see plenty of you there!

Charismatic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman recorded and released acclaimed, ninth solo album The Well Worn Path on a short break from his whirlwind world tour with rock legend Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters in 2018. Seth has been touring around the world for the last year with Robert Plant, playing as part of his band and also opening shows with his own set.

Bruni return to York with their mesmerising blend of acoustic Scandinavian folk and traditional dance tunes from across Europe with ethereal vocal harmonies and an unstoppable beat.

Legendary punk-folk heroes The Men They Couldn’t Hang make a long awaited return to York and we’re delight.
Get yer ticket quick!

This rum-soaked sextet have run rampant across the UK, and further afield, since 2009. They raise hell and erase purgatory, a whirling dervish of guitars, folk and dancing. 2019’s The Story Is… embraces pop, new wave, even disco while telling stories from fears of living above an arsonist to Hawaii’s 38-minute missile warning – it’s an enchanting flick through tales told in their own inimitable fashion, and very much the Skinny we know and love.

The NYC dance-punk lifers have been chronicling the perpetual meltdown that is American society for nearly 20 years now, from the clattering full-band thrust of their instantly iconic 2003 single “Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story)” to the dark disco of 2017’s wonderfully eclectic Shake the Shudder.

Legendary psychobilly outfit King Kurt come to The Crescent for the first time in November!
Support from fine York garage rock duo Snakerattlers.

Massive party at The Crescent in November with Dub Pistols!
Come and help Barry Ashworth and his merry gang of outlaw reprobates celebrate their new album Addict in a brand new venue for them in November. There is talk of a band a documentary and their launching their own festival as 2019 looks to be a massive year.

A member of Kraftwerk during the group’s golden era, Wolfgang Flur was the band’s electronic percussionist from 1973 to 1987 replacing a drum machine.

And finally, Brian Christinzio brings his BC Camplight to York on the back of their most successful release yet, 2018’s gloomy pop opus Deportation Blues.

Warning! Danger! High Voltage! They want to take you to a gay bar, gay bar, GAY BAR…Back once more in York for your annual dose of the Electric Six raucous, funny, slicked-back pop juggernaut. Utterly joyous. And who the heck else other than Detroit’s Electric Six can write about their favourite cleaning fluid, the joys of being a graphic designer – or just Switzerland?

Yazz Ahmed is a British-Bahraini trumpet player and composer who seeks to blur the lines between jazz, electronic sound design, bringing together the sounds of her mixed heritage. Her music has been described as ‘psychedelic Arabic jazz, intoxicating and compelling’. This will be a rare occasion to experience Yazz’s new album, Polyhymnia, performed live in its entirety, by a 12-piece ensemble, featuring musicians from her Hafla band, players from the album and friends.

Sheffield singer-songwriter Lucy Spraggan released Today Was a Good Day in 2019, her fifth album since arriving on the national scene in a hurry during the X-Factor in 2012.

One of the founding members of The Beta Band, Steve has also recorded under the names of King Biscuit Time and Black Affair and since 2010 has released three acclaimed solo albums under his own name including his latest, ‘About the Light’ in March. A very rare opportunity to catch Steve with his trio in York!

Music4Charity is a not for profit community of songwriters, producers & musicians. We create music together to help raise funding and awareness to support mental health charities. The Sound Minds album is being released on 1st November this year.

Skerryvore return to The Crescent in November after a sellout date on their boundary pushing EVO Tour.
Two time winners of the Live Act Of the Year at the Scottish Traditional Music Awards, this eight-piece whip up a pipe and fiddle led dance party like no other!

Holy Moly & The Crackers make riotous party music for the masses. Their third album, ‘Take A Bite’, is concise, passionate take on folk, blues and indie rock. The sound of a band who have been searching and experimenting for several years; arriving at a place where they can say “this who we are and this is where we want to go”.

If you made your way out of Whale City with your faculties intact, this one’s for you. Clams Baker, Lightnin’ Jack Everett, Mr Salt Fingers Lovecraft and The Witherer have been joined by Quicksand on cutting board and cheese wire and commis chef Cheeks on vibes. They’ve been cooking. Michelin stars. The finest ingredients money can buy: Kool Keith and Iggy Pop. Funk, punk, hip-hop and lounge rock. Love is real.

The year 2019 marks ten whole years since Blackbeard’s Tea Party first appeared. We know it’s amazing to think we’ve been doing this since we were 12 years old…! We’re delighted to still be here, rabble rousing and getting people dancing. To celebrate we’re embarking on a tour this Autumn and Winter. It would be wonderful to see plenty of you there!

LIVE TECHNO meets PUNK with AUDIOVISUALS. NOT for the FAINT HEARTED.
Scalping are a Bristol outfit formed in 2017 through a love of their hometown’s visionary off-the-wall dance music and full throttle noise and punk.

Yorkshire ​outfit​ POLO might hail from Leeds, but the ​band’s glacial atmospherics and lush, r’n’b-tinged pop are an ethereal world away from the spit’n’sawdust DIY scene that the city’s best known for.

UK guitarist Kris Barras is known for his high-energy hybrid of no-nonsense rock, blues and country. Winners of ‘best new band’ in the 2018 planet rock awards, The Kris Barras Band have become one of the UK’s fastest rising acts.

Rozi Plain brings her band back to The Crescent after the release of a quite wonderful fourth album in April this year. And we’re delighted!

Following on from the amazing success of their label launch gig at Fibbers in May, Vinyl Eddie Records continue their support of young local talent by presenting a superb bill of some of the best bands around at the moment at the Crescent on Friday 18th October.

This show replaces the planned engagement with Sarathy Korwar who has unfortunately had to cancel. Vipertime are so good however that we figure a way of getting them to pop over anyway. It’s three quid and it’s a bargain. We also get to welcome new York-based 11-piece fusion outfit Jabberwocky Orkest to The Crescent floor for the first time.

Due to a scheduling conflict this show is now cancelled. Sorry everyone. Refunds are available from your point of purchase.
Hopefully we’ll have a new date in the spring.

HENGE is a band of extra-terrestrials that bring with them the sacred sounds of Cosmic Dross – a musical form known in other parts of the universe that has, until now, never been heard on Planet Earth. There are no human words to adequately describe the Cosmic Dross experience.

The AMAZING She Drew the Gun return to York in October!

**This event is now SOLD OUT**
Now settled in fertile east London, Snapped Ankles maintain the feral energy of the forest. Fight or flight. Primal motorik rhythms, the rush of white noise and post-punk angles; an aural onslaught played out on homemade log synths, electrified guitars and sticks beating hell on taut animal skin.

Their work, from their earliest performances as a psychedelic band who were contemporaries of, and shared stages with, Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, all the way to being one of Europe’s best known ‘fusion’ groups, has influenced several generations of bands, and continues to be name-checked by today’s hip experimentalists.

Come and celebrate The Strawbs 50th Anniversary with Dave Cousins alongside longtime band members lead guitarist Dave Lambert and the astonishingly versatile Chas Cronk, who together formed the front line of the classic 1970s Strawbs.

**RESCHEDULED DATE** and **SOLD OUT!**
Powerful Irish post-punk band The Murder Capital are a blistering live band who’ve already more than held their own on stages opening for big hitters IDLES, Fontaines DC, Slaves and Shame. Their debut album has been gathering rave reviews across the board.

As a drummer, composer or artist, Richard Spaven is one of the world’s most exciting and genre-defying. His career has seen him play for many of music’s most innovative artists both on stage and in the studio: Jose James, Flying Lotus, The Cinematic Orchestra, Guru’s Jazzmatazz, Gregory Porter to name but a few.

Savage Mansion AKA Glasgow-based purveyor of scuzzy slacker guitar pop Craig Angus released his debut album ‘Revision Ballads’ earlier this year on Lost Map Records.

Legendary former Amen Corner singer and guitar player for the stars, including stints alongside Roger Waters, Eric Clapton, George Harrison and Bill Wyman, Andy Fairweather-Low brings his band to The Crescent in September!

Before it touches your lips prepare your chakras for total combustion. The Sweet Berry Elixir is here and is ready to share with you their unique brand of psychedelic carnival folk. Fronted by Yorks very own curly haired busker, Charlie Swainston, and featuring an elite assortment of multi talented musicians.

The modern-day leaders of Ghanaian highlife music are back!
Theri new album ‘Obiaa!’ is a deep and soulful journey into the heart of Ghana’s indigenous highlife music celebrating the timeless and iconic voice of Pat Thomas, the 72 year-old “Golden Voice of Africa”.

Multi-award winning Korean indie-pop band Say Sue Me pop back to the UK for a handful of autumn dates to finish another fine year gathering loads of new fans including new friends The Beths, Yo La Tengo, The Ravonettes and Snail Mail!

Two legendary names on the British folk and acoustic music scene share this very special evening in tribute to Roland Walls, who was the lead organiser of York’s award winning Black Swan Folk Club for over 30 years, promoting many hundreds of shows in that time.

A charity live music event showcasing the talent of York’s railway community, featuring Limited Edition, The Cable Thieves, Vintage, The 102’s and Kan O Wurmz! Running order tbc.

Encouraging The Loony is a highly unique instrumental duo featuring Karl Mullen on piano and Neil Scott on drums. Focussing heavily on entertainment, high level musicianship, and improvisation, the band gleefully reimagine and combine anything and everything from the worlds of pop, rock, jazz, blues, reggae, and classical music.

Man founded in 1968 are a much loved “progressive” rock band formed in Wales. Sometimes called the UK equivalent of the “Grateful Dead” due to their ability to go into spontaneous “jam” sessions. The band are currently working on their latest album at The Coachhouse Studio in Hesdin, France.

The Furrow Collective is an English/Scottish band consisting of four talented and individually prominent performers: Lucy Farrell (viola, voice & saw), Rachel Newton (harp, fiddle, voice), Emily Portman (banjo, concertina, voice) and Alasdair Roberts (guitars, voice).

Dan Webster plays an accessible mix of Folk/Americana and has been building loyal fanbase ever since breakthrough album ‘Diamond Land’ featured on the likes of Hollyoaks, BBC Radio 2 and BBC 1. They finish the summer with a home town show at The Crescent!

Lockeland is straight-up contemporary country with a throwback twist; the trio’s blend of talents complement one another to “go down smooth” naturally and instinctively. The group’s polished, easy-does-it dynamics, intricate three-part harmonies and simplistic, meaningful storylines are its signature.

Auger are very excited to return for a 3rd show in York, after previous storming shows in the City at both Fibbers & The Fulford. Support is from Momento Mori UK & Rain Children.

A fantastic triple bill. Charlie Parr returns and this time he’s hooked up with JD Wilkes of the Legendary Shack Shakers and local legend Boss Caine to bring the house right down. This is our kind of party!