Winning the Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album, The Buena Vista Social Club remains a high watermark not just for Cuban music but world music as a whole, having been only one of two non-English speaking albums to be included in Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums of all time list.

Sambroso Noda, the beating heart of London’s Cuban community and flourishing music scene, has whipped up a bonafide all-star group of Cuban musicians to pay their own unique and loving tribute to the wonderful world of Cuban & Latin music.

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! Hosted by the loveable Say Owt gang celebrating 11 years of performance poetry and featuring a special guest slot from Cooper Robson.

We’re delighted to welcome Tom Smith from Editors to the Village Hall at Stockton On The Forest.
Tom will be playing a selection of his new solo work alongside a host Editors favourites!

Thirty years of dirty breakbeat, dancefloor dub and live skank-riddled jungle.
Dub Pistols return for another mighty live show at The Crescent.

New Music Industry pioneers Hope & Social return to The Crescent for one of only two full-band headline shows in 2025. That’s right: just two. And this is your only chance to catch the full 8-piece lineup in York.
No support. No filler. Just an all-killer, brass-blasting, harmony soaring, audience-singing, musically blistering blue-jacketed blowout.

Hosted by the Music Venue Trust, Essex trio Bilk run around the grassroots venues of the UK fusing elements of rock and roll, punk, indie and rap.

Sam Lee’s critically acclaimed fourth album ‘songdreaming’ recounts songs of old, come new, tapping into the source of ancient folk narratives connecting us to the natural world.
Sam’s band will be collaborating on these shows with folk wonderkids Spafford Campbell, showcasing their sonic mastercraft and debut Real World record ‘Tomorrow Held’.

West Yorkshire charmer Mik Artistik returns to The Crescent in October with his unique brand of humourous entertainmanet and witty songcraft.

New York City DIY hero, genius songwriter, bandreader and comic book creator Jeffrey Lewis returns to The Crescent with his band after the release of career highlight 2025 album ‘The EVEN MORE Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis’.

Raised in the East Yorkshire flatlands on the fringes of Hull (UK), Katie Spencer’s landscape has always been that of open skies and widening rivers. It is this sense of space and movement that flows through her assured guitar style and songwriting. Now, as Katie steps into this new era with a third album, her focus turns to those deeper inner spaces, inviting the listener to engage with her heartfelt and intricately-crafted songs.