On a rare tour, the three original members of Oysterband open their treasure-chest of music and stories of life on the road as one of the most-travelled bands in the folk world.
Announcements
Colour Of Fire – Reunion Show! – *SOLD OUT*
York alt-rockers Colour Of Fire reconvene for a special show at The Crescent this December after an 18 year absence.
DRYHUMP Cabaret
DRYHUMP is back and is going Thermoelectric!
Forget about your energy bills York, cause for you we are turning up the HEAT. We are Pumping through a fabulous mix of carnage and cabaret at the perfect pressure to get you S-W-E-A-T-I-N-G.
York Guitar Studio Student Concert
Local Music Teaching Hero Pete Mitchell brings his large and diverse gang of students to the Crescent for their annual showcase. Repertoire includes idiosyncratic cover versions from Billie Eilish to the Bee Gees via Steve Earle and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. All this plus more ukuleles than you can shake a stick at for just six quid!
Burning Duck Comedy: John Kearns – *SOLD OUT*
The Varnishing Days is the heart-stopping, glasses-dropping, hard-rocking, wig-shaking, levothyroxine-taking, knee-knocking, boot-licking, justifying, teeth rattling, digressing new show from stand up comedian to the stars John Kearns.
Big Band 106
From cabaret Jazz to 70s’ Funk and everything in between, Big Band 106 are doing it all. A 20-piece jazz ensemble featuring some of the University of York’s finest musicians playing a large variety of charts from Earth, Wind and Fire to Glenn Miller, a wide range of music for all to enjoy.
Herbal Mafia: Halogenix
We’re straight back into it with the legendary HALOGENIX gracing the decks for the first time in York. Expect the deep, dark, rolling tech vibes with tonnes of sub bass. One third of Ivy Lab and signed to Critical Sound, Metalheadz and 1985 Music. This guy is a production don, plus he absolutely shells when’s he’s in the mix. Don’t miss your chance to catch him tear it up in York’s best venue for only a fiver! Full bio below.
TC & The Groove Family
TC & The Groove Family are a 11-piece collective whose music celebrates the coming together of cultures, and the community that music can provide for everyone. Originally formed in Leeds, their sound reflects the diverse musical and cultural backgrounds at the core of the project, with songs exploring grooves and genres from the UK and around the world, including afrobeat, broken beat, jungle, jazz and grime.
Alabama 3 – **SOLD OUT**
South London genre-blending story tellers Alabama 3 are back, and new album ‘Whacked’ is the first new material since the tragic passing of their beloved and unconventional frontman and songwriter Jake Black, aka The Very Reverend D. Wayne Love, in May 2019.
Soft Machine
Soft Machine is one of the greatest UK avant/jazz-rock bands of all time.
The current line-up features John Etheridge on guitar, Asaf Sirkis on drums, Theo Travis on saxophones and Fred Thelonius Baker on bass – Soft Machine will perform material from throughout the bands illustrious career.