At Escape Club HQ we always feel the summer one is the best. Please join us for our usual night of high exuberance. Big fun is a near certainty.

Depressed by fascism, misogyny and eco-destruction? Sounds like YOUR climate needs a change!
Long respected as the British folk scene’s funniest lesbian, see Grace combine music and comedy for the first time. She knows folk songs can’t save the world, and neither can standup. But both at the same time?? Read it and weep, Putin!
‘Borderline miraculous’ – ★★★★★ Scotsman

This is our 6th Plant Swap & Social event – created by houseplant lovers, for houseplant lovers!
A chance to socialise with other people who are passionate about houseplants and swap your excess plant babies for something new.

Modern Nature return to public view with a brand new record in tow.
The core trio of Jack Cooper (Ultimate Painting, Mazes), Jim Wallis (drums) and Jeff Tobias (bass guitar) were augmented by a new guitarist – Tara Cunningham.

Thirty years of dirty breakbeat, dancefloor dub and live skank-riddled jungle.
Dub Pistols return for another mighty live show at The Crescent.

Californian-born, Manchester-based singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop returns to the National Centre For Early Music in York for a stripped back acoustic show this December.

Toby Lee is the real deal – a mind blowing guitarist with a voice to match. Some might say born in the wrong era, multi award winning Toby has been performing since the age of ten.

We host another show with Georgian folklorist and guitar picker, singer extrodinaire Jake Xerxes Fussell, but this time we’re heading to The National Centre For Early Music accross town.

Michael McGoldrick and Tim Edey are celebrated musicians in the realm of Celtic folk music, renowned for their exceptional skills and innovative approaches.
The pair, both previously BBC Folk Awards Musican Of The Year, visit the NCEM in York this June.

The Watch are back in autumn 2025 premiering an intense trip into the world of early Genesis.