Join us for a WORK EVENT. Strictly professional. Bring your own cheese. Whilst there will be jazz, funk, post punk and alcohol we want to emphasise that all guidance will be followed. Be aware of Cake Ambushes.
Come and move yer feet at the first York show from this new 24-handed, dubbed-up, brass-y beast!
Baby Band are doing gigs for you and your little people. No baby music, proper music, like you used to go and see loads of before you had children. This is a chance for you to pass on your love of live music by enjoying a gig together in a legitimate venue, with great musicians, during the day; and with coffee too!
Theatre of Hate came to prominence in the early eighties with their post punk charisma, strident lyrics and blistering live shows. Their debut album Westworld (produced by Mick Jones of the Clash) going top 20 and their song Do You Believe In The Westworld becoming a post punk classic “the Hate” were a strong favourite with punks and goths alike.
Hugely popular Leeds-based trio Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip are well known for their unique live performances and madcap antics deeming every performance not just a gig, but a truly momentous event.
Liz Lawrence released really great albums in 2019 and 2021. A songwriter of depth, honesty and humility without forgetting we all need a little pop music in our lives, particularly in these hard times. Genuinely Liz Lawrence is proving to be a cut above and we’re delighted to welcome her band to The Crescent for the first time.
Off-the-wall Norwegian pop-noise sensations Pom Poko are coming to York for the first time in April!
Former Steeleye Span fiddle player Peter Knight brings his star-studied Gigspanner Big Band to The Crescent in April.
Andy Irvine is one of the great Irish singers, his voice one of a handful of truly great ones that gets to the very soul of Ireland.
He’s enjoyed an amazing 50-plus-year career as a solo performer, his duo with Paul Brady, as founder member of Sweeney’s Men and Planxty and loads more. A real legend.
To close the 2022 York Literature Festival, the festival is teaming up with Say Owt for a very special collaboration. Join us for an evening of poetry performance from a selection of local spoken-word artists, before we welcome acclaimed poet Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan.