After two critically acclaimed sell out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and a sold out Soho Theatre run, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show 2023 nominee Ania Magliano is back on tour.

Ivor Novello Award winning singer-songwriter Scott Matthews plays a special show for us at The NCEM.

YouVee are a fresh 4 piece band, immersed in a world of alternative rock. YouVee return to headline their home town and kick start 2025! Supported by The Zangwills and launching new merch, you don’t want to miss out!

Suisse banjo and drums/percussion pair Cyril Cyril come to York for the first time in January!

Hayden Thorpe is best known as the former frontman and chief songwriter for the much-loved band Wild Beasts. He returns to the stage with his beautifully singular third album Ness, made in collaboration with best-selling nature writer Robert Macfarlane.

Rowan Evans was born in Coventry. Since then, he moved to York and formed his band: Rowan and Friends. Their monthly sessions – crammed into the corner of the Golden Ball pub – quickly gained a cult status. His band is formed of long-time collaborators Ollie Howland, Adam Holmes, and Tom Gabbatiss, as well as new members Tom Burgess and Dan Lucas. They are all stalwarts of the York music scene, having played with scene favourites Bull, Perspex, and The Howl and The Hum.

Sophie Duker is BACK! The Taskmaster champ is back on tour and dealing with her (sugar) daddy issues in a hilarious new stand-up show.

A star of Live at the Apollo and co-host of All Killa No Filla, Rachel joins us at the Crescent for her highly-anticipated 2025 UK tour. Set to perform for the first-time ever a unique blend of her brand-new stand-up and character show ‘Side Eye’.

Say Owt Slam is a raucous evening of poet vs poet in a fun night of verse. Poets have three minutes to wow YOU the audience. Expect poetry with humour and heart, comedy and charisma, stories and sizzling spoken word! With incredible guest poet Maria Ferguson.

Hot young London quintet Man/Woman/Chainsaw make their York debut in February, celebrating the release of their debut EP Eazy Peazy.