Best Entertainment Venues York Near Me

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(For all gigs listed the doors usually open at 7.30pm unless otherwise specified on the ticket link).

If there is no gig on... here's when you'll still be able to see our smiling faces!

Please check our what's on pages for information on up-coming events.

Draught - Hand pulled real ale - Bottled beers - Wine - Spirits - Non alcoholic & Soft drinks

Dogs welcome on leads, but not inside during a live event due to the volume and risk of being trampled.

We hope that you can come and enjoy one of York’s loveliest beer gardens, or join us at a gig soon.

Please remember we are situated in a residential area, and so we ask that you respect our neighbours when leaving the venue, and try to keep the noise to a minimum.

4worldlovers: After a great show last year Bootleg Blondie will be returning to The Crescent as part of Blondie’s Greatest Hits Tour.

UK SKA-PUNK legends RANDOM HAND are heading back to York as part of their New album tour due in October via Bomber Music.

Lost Map, the DIY/independent record label based on the Isle of Eigg in the Scottish Hebrides, celebrates 10 years with a run of showcase events across the UK. This special show in York will feature emotive indie-folk from Glasgow-based Canadian singer-songwriter L.T. Leif; Walthamstow shoegaze-pop 5-piece, Firestations; as well as an intimate solo appearance from the Eigg-man, Pictish Trail himself.

Star of Live at the Apollo, Late Night Mash and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, brings a show all about the women in her life, from her mother to her best friend and that one girl who was mean in 2008. Oh, and Disney Princesses, obvs. Co-host of the smash-hit podcast Trusty Hogs and seen on BBC3, Comedy Central, Dave, ITV and more.

Sweet Baboo is the alter ego of North Walian musician and songwriter Stephen Black.


A magical singer-songwriter coming to charm us for an intimate seated show in The Crescent.

His career has spanned over 2 decades and has seen him release 7 albums to date to critical acclaim.

*In the Wake of Granny Woolf is a performance meal, funded by The Wellcome Trust, and created in association with the Science and Technology Studies Unit (SATSU) at University of York. Thoughts gathered during the meal may inform current and future research of A Good Death project.

After hibernating for twenty years (where did the time go!?) Britpop favourites, Sleeper are back on the road, performing live. Original members: Louise Wener (vocs, guitar), Jon Stewart (guitar) and Andy Maclure (drums) are newly joined by Kieron Pepper (previously of The Prodigy) on bass.

Holy Moly & The Crackers are the innovative and fiery folk-rockers from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the North-East UK, who mash together unique flavours of americana, rock and indie with a punk-ish edge, and have become renowned for their blazing live shows.


Get ready to dive into a rabbit hole of the best jokes in the world – star of Live at the Apollo and sell-out sensation Gary Delaney is back! One of the most sought after joke writers in the country and longstanding Mock the Week special guest, Gary has been through the laughing glass and he’s ready to bring you a brand new show with hit after hit of the kind of one-liners only a master could craft. If you’re hunting for snark, Gary’s got it covered!

We are hyped to welcome back UK hiphop superstar Dr. Syntax, this time with full live band! He never fails to impress and this will be no exception with his biggest show yet!

Support from local wordsmiths: North South Divide – a witty, hard-hitting hiphop duo bridging the gap from London to York.

Also featuring some next level mixing and turntablism from UK DMC finalist and Herbal Mafia resident DJM warming up from 8pm.

Room 2 hosted by residents and guests playing drum&bass, jungle and dub until 3am.

Legendary West Yorkshire alternative band CUD return to The Crescent this summer!

Wanna rave and help save earth at the same time? So do HENGE!

For the next instalment in our 2023 rave series we are celebrating one of York’s veteran DJ’s 40th as well as the traditional annual mashup for Moxx & Yenz’s birthdays!

This means we’re keeping it cheap and cheerful with FREE entry before 10pm and only £5 after for 2 rooms of beats, bass and vibes!

The Supersuckers and Warner E Hodges band get together for a ridiculously rock’n’roll co-headline tour.

Alt-rockin’ party-poppers Wheatus are coming to play The Crescent in September!

4worldlovers: The National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) is the national advocate of early music in England and a centre of excellence for music-making in the City of York.

The NCEM hosts three festivals of early music in Yorkshire, a year-round programme of folk, jazz, early music and world music concerts supported by a significant creative learning programme. NCEM boasts an enviable reputation for blending artistic quality, administrative excellence and creative diversity.

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