Freida Nipples is bringing her infamous Burlesque, Drag & Cabaret Revue back to The Crescent after a selling out twice in 2024!

A mega cheap and extremely cheerful party to celebrate IVW25 with three of our faves. Plus Lasses On The Decks in the front bar!

Goth-y, metalic synth-rockers The Birthday Massacre return to the UK in 2025.

After spending the past year recording with producer Andy Hawkins at The Nave, York’s Colour of Fire make their return to share a preview of new material alongside a few much-loved classics!

The Illness are a Liverpool-York (and beyond) based alt rock collective that traverse genres, as guided by the revolving door of collaborators that augment the core line-up from song to song. Their full-length debut, ‘Macrodosed’, is an eclectic but defiantly melodic collection of addictive hooks that pulls from all corners of popular alternative music.

Direct from the New Jersey Shore music scene, enjoy the soaring sounds of the Billy Walton Band! For 15 years the Billy Walton Band has been consistently delivering their mix of Rock, Soul and Blues mixed in psychedelic jams with thousands of gigs around the US, UK, and Europe.

Established in 2001 Bootleg Blondie is the world’s official No.1 Debbie Harry & Blondie tribute band, the only tribute to have performed with two founder members of Blondie, legendary drummer Clem Burke and songwriter, bass player and author Gary Valentine.

8 stallholders with lots of collectable and rare LPs and 45s and loads of bargains. A great selection of vinyl records of many genres. Free admission. Bar open for refreshments.

We’re starting the year with a bang, celebrating 19 years of underground raves in the city! Joining us for our bass heavy shenanigans we have not 1, or 2, but 3 massive veteran artists making their York debut!

The Bluetones first came to prominence in 1995, when their debut release ‘Are You Blue Or Are You Blind’ broke into the Top 40.
The single proved to be the launching pad for a run that saw 14 hit singles and 6 albums follow.