The multi-award winning and highly acclaimed Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in Québec’s progressive francophone folk movement.
Their summer 2023 show was a real blast and we can’t wait to have them back at The Crescent. Come dance!
Events — Gigs
Burning Duck Comedy: Glenn Moore
“The best showcase of pure joke-writing skill” (Guardian). Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Glenn Moore has written too many jokes again. Expect a fast-paced whirlwind of punchlines from one of the greatest joke-writers of his generation.
Burning Duck Comedy: Justin Moorhouse
Get ready for an unforgettable experience as Justin returns with “The Greatest Performance of My Life”.
The story covers subjects ranging from pantomimes to dreams, how to behave in hospitals, small talk, realising his Mum is a northern version of Columbo, and how being a smart-mouthed kid saved him from a life of continually being beaten up.
Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker & John Doyle
Key members of celebrated folk collective Transatlantic Sessions and legends in their own right, Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle are on the road again in 2026, bringing you their own blend of top-class folk songs, tunes and charming bonhomie.
The Watch Plays Genesis – ‘Tales From 1970-1976’
The Watch are back in autumn 2025 premiering an intense trip into the world of early Genesis.
Comedy: Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe
Yorkshire’s biggest bastard and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2024 is back, after yet another sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! This time he’s dead… dead good! And also, dead. He’s a dead man. Join the nation’s favourite demonic entertainer, owner of a Working Mens Club in Rotherham what is also a portal to hell, as he dazzles you from beyond the grave. See him now before he is well and truly gone.
Burning Duck Comedy: Rob Auton
Multi award-winning writer, performer and actor Rob Auton presents his debut narrative show!
Burning Duck Comedy: Mark Simmons
Mark is back on tour in 2026 with Jest To Impress, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners, alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions.
Burning Duck Comedy: Gary Delaney – *SOLD OUT*
One-line maestro Gary Delaney preps his brand new tour with a quick return to The Crescent after three sell out shows here in 2023.
Nic Cage Against The Machine
Move over Elvana, we’ve got something even better. To summarise, it’s a Rage Against the Machine tribute band, fronted by a Nicolas Cage tribute, with props.
Not sure what more you’re looking for here – if you’re not sold already I don’t know what to tell you.