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.
Announcements
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.
Irie Vibes: Simma
After a joyous session ringing in the new year with a full house we start 2023 in fine fashion. Welcoming Hull’s Champion Selector: SIMMA making his Irie Vibes debut!
Burning Duck Comedy: Mark Simmons
As Seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ MARK SIMMONS brings his brand-new show on the road.
Burning Duck Comedy: Josie Long (matinée)
Bonus matinée show added!
The triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, underdog Fringe hero and delirious new mother (the first person to have two babies) returns with a show about the changes wrought by time, passion, moving to Scotland, and loving the world under – let’s face it – difficult circumstances.
Rose City Band + Rosali
Rose City Band’s country psychedelic rock evokes the wide-open spaces of the American west and free spirits who call it home. The project of acclaimed guitarist and vocalist Ripley Johnson, Rose City Band has extended beyond the studio and lives in tandem as a live ensemble featuring some of the finest players in contemporary rock: pedal steel guitarist Barry Walker, keyboardist Paul Hasenberg, bassist Dewey Mahood (aka Plankton Wat) and drummer Dustin Dybvig.