A celebration of Bar Billiards in The Crescent.
Announcements
Tankus The Henge + New York Brass Band
Tankus the Henge have built their reputation on unforgettable song writing, spectacular live performances and relentless hard work.
Their funk-fuelled repertoire is wildly eclectic, ranging from New Orleans inspired swing to heavy rock riffs, and since their beginnings in the ratty alleyways of London’s Soho, the band has evolved into a wild groove machine.
Live/Wire – The AC/DC Show
Live/Wire is The AC/DC Show. The hugely successful tribute to rock music’s greatest band AC/DC, complete with a wall of Marshalls’ and over two hours of High Voltage Rock ‘n’ Roll in a show critically acclaimed for its closeness in look and sound to the real thing.
Avalanche Party, Iguanodon + Mumbles
£1adv entry!
We’re dead pleased to welcome back North Yorkshire Moors garage-punks Avalanche Party to The Crescent to road test some new material on you all. They’ll be joined by apocalyptic local heavies Iguanodon and ace Manchester weirdo-punk trio Mumbles.
Mark Peters
Widescreen composer and guitar player Mark Peters returns with a brand new album, Red Sunset Dreams (Sonic Cathedral), and a brand new band to perform songs from it for the first time. Expect lapping psychedelia with nods to ambient Americana and progressive instrumental soundscapes.
Totally Hammered: A charity art auction in aid of York Food Bank
BombSquad present Totally Hammered, an unconventional charity art auction. Amid a cost of living crisis, Totally Hammered brings together artists from the street and contemporary art worlds to raise urgently-needed funds for York Food Bank.
Personal Trainer
Our fave off-the-wall Dutch party animals Personal Trainer return to the UK for four shows this November.
Jake Xerxes Fussell (Afternoon Show)
Singer, guitarist, and folk music interpreter Jake Xerxes Fussell has distinguished himself as one of his generation’s preeminent interpreters of traditional (and not so traditional) “folk” songs, a practice which he approaches with a refreshingly unfussy lack of nostalgia.
Some Voices
York’s most exciting new choir, Some Voices, brings you the ultimate summer soundtrack, Surround Sounds. Enjoy tracks from Lorde, Kate Bush, The Beatles, Gregory Porter and more like you’ve never heard them before. Get ready for a solar-powered performance with dazzling harmonies and original arrangements of the coolest summer tunes.
Beans On Toast
One man and his guitar with songs to sing and stories to tell. Unafraid to tackle the big issues of the day, but doing so with his feet firmly on the ground. He’s an unrepenting optimist who’s songs celebrate all that is wonderful about the human spirit.