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!
Announcements
Venue Info – Socially Distanced Live Concerts
Hi everyone! As we try to navigate our way through this rather tricky scenario please be kind to us. We’re learning too. We’re going to try and do some shows! We all, you guys included, have to adhere to the current local and national event guidance. We’re going to have to be much more organised (and potentially bossy) than we like to be here. Please read the information here before attending a show.
Twinnie, Juna N Joey + The Last Morrell
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’.
Funding success!!!
We’re delighted to announce that alongside some of York’s other venues and cultural organisations, we were successful in our application to the Cultural Recovery Fund! This money will enable us to reopen safely, and survive till next Spring. We’ve got some fun plans in the meanwhile, but want to wait and see how the news develops over the next couple of weeks. As well as ACE and DCMS, we want to thank everyone who’s been supporting us, our incredible team and staff, as well as the musicians, engineers, and creatives who helped make our venue what it is.
Della Mae – *CANCELLED*
With their new album Headlight, this all-female, Grammy Award nominated band have boldly broken genre convention, pushing beyond their bluegrass roots to embrace the album’s potential as a platform for change. They’ve delivered a collection of songs at turns fearlessly personal and powerfully resonant.
Avalanche Party, Trueman + The Hazy Janes
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.
Nubiyan Twist & Ayanna Witter-Johnson
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.
A Certain Ratio + The Emperor Machine
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.
Los Bitchos – **CANCELLED**
**This show is postponed due to lockdown. We have a replacement gig in the pipeline for the autumn for which you tickets will remain valid. We’ll update you on that as soon as we can but that’s likely to be in a few weeks. Once the new date in confirmed refunds will be available from your point of purchase if required.**
Athletic Progression – *CANCELLED*
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.