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Sound Mind presents Dream Of Apollo + Acid Majesty + Jared (Darklands DJ Set) + Trapped In The Sky + AFX + Hondo (DJ Set)

A great line-up, and it's a cheap ticket price, so please come along and support this invaluable resource 'cos you never know when you may need it!!

Hayseed Dixie + The Jokers

Hilarious comedy hillbilly country rock! Rootin' tootin' deliverances of ACDC/Zepp/Motorhead/Queen classics alongside evergreens 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown' and 'Duellin' Banjos'.

Spear Of Destiny - World Service 25th Anniversary Tour! + Velvet Star

A return to The World Service Tour - their best selling album! Album tracks, live favourites and, of course, lots of Spear and Theatre Of Hate classics.

DV8 Festival presents
Gene Loves Jezebel + Pretentious, Moi? + Zeitgeist Zero + Rhombus + Berlin Black + MC Rosie Lugosi

Day Three and - are you still on your feet? 'Course you are!

DV8 Festival presents
Wayne Hussey + Inkubus Sukkubus + R O M A N C E + Screaming Banshee Aircrew + Luxury Stranger + Glass + Burlesque

Day Two of DV8, the newest goth/psychedelic/alternative festival - set in one of the country's most historic towns with Europe's largest gothic cathedral. And much more besides ...

DV8 Festival presents
The Eden House + Vendemmian + Grooving In Green + Legion + Burlesque

At last, an event to rival Whitby and, quite frankly, we think it's a worthy competitor. Day One of DV8, the newest goth/psychedelic and alternative festival is here. Let the games commence!

The Jeepers Peepers Club Burlesque

Burlesque nights come and go but the notorious Jeepers Peepers Girls are here forever, "dropping bras not bombs" and with "sex, jugs and rock'n'roll" all the way. Come dressed to impress!

Minster FM presents Copmanthorpe Carnival 2010 at Copmanthorpe Recreation Centre + iCALLSHOTGUN + Dead Rebellion + The Bon Bonz + Euphoria Audio + Surprise Fire + Littlemores + Lost in Time

A storming day of live music on the carnival's festival stage from the best north Yorkshire bands brought to you with 104.7 Minster FM. For fun in the sun, live entertainment, big screen world cup action and loads of family activity's there is no better p

Blackbeard's Tea Party + Samba York + Karlos Senor + Anuradha Sajjanhar + Compered by Chris Sherrington

Crazy folk tunes, songs about pirates, fiddles and squeezeboxes, preposterous guitar noise, brass, synth bass and a feast of brutalised international hand percussion!

dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip + Grinny Grandad

Impossibly cool and eccentric Essex duo whose whimsical shtick is drenched with shrewd moral storylines and pop culture observations all delivered in hip hop and electronica. The world would be duller without them ...

The Sex Pistols Experience + Public Imitation Ltd

Punk began and ended with The Sex Pistols. Post-punk began with PiL. Not a bad night of music, then, from the world's acknowledged finest tributes to Lydon & Co. Plural.

Dan Reed Band (ex-Network) + Rob Daiker + Scream Arena

Dan Reed's funk-metal-with-tunes colossus threatened to take over the world, and now he's back. Not solo but with a full band. A great performer, communicator and, oh yes, he rocks.

Johnny Dowd + The Dan Hudson Blues Band + JonnyTheFirth

Utterly noir-ishly lazily non-bullshittingly unique; Waits and Cave can't even come close. Deadpan, lyrical car crash of Americana, beatnik rock, poetry, prose, jazz rock, rap, screaming metal guitar, retro pop, spoken word and country noir.

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (presented by The Gig Cartel at The Opera House)

Much-loved rocker showing no signs of slowing down! Judy Teen, Mr Soft, Here Comes The Sun, Mr Raffles and, of course, Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me).

LaFaro + Red Chevrons + The Lookout + Landmarks

A down-tuned, four man wrecking ball. Jet engine volume and riffs Josh Homme would be proud of!

The Complete Stone Roses

It's not looking likely that the real thing will get back together so come and do The King Monkey with us instead.

Soulfly + Revoker + RSJ

ON the eve of seventh album Omen, Max Cavalera's Soulfly reaffirm their supreme command of all things metal.

Fuzzbox + Captains Of Industry + The Fires I Made

They gotta fuzzbox and they're gonna use it! Four brilliant Birmingham birds crossing pop-lite and indie with big hair, big beats and big tunes. Original line-up now back together ... come on, how can you miss this????

Wilko Johnson + Peoples Republic Of Mercia

There are few better sights in rock 'n' roll than Wilko Johnson, bug-eyed, skittling back on forth across a stage, coily lead stretched to the max. The Canvey Island Godfather of Punk and co-founder of Dr Feelgood is back!

NME Radar Tour with Hurts + Everything Everything + Darwin Deez + The Federals

NME Radar presents the elegant and enigmatic Hurts, all sharp suits and visuals joined by co-headliners and fellow Mancs Everything Everything pitching for the deliberately arty and catchy. Winner. Tickets on sale Friday March 4 from 9am.

Show Of Hands (with Miranda Sykes) + Ruarri Joseph

Steve Knightley and Phil Beer are widely acknowledged as the finest UK acoustic roots duo after 15 years, 19 albums and 3 sell-outs at The Royal Albert Hall. A must-see folk/roots event!

Sandi Thom + Marcus Bonfanti

From No 1 debut single superstar to folk-rock blues, Sandi Thom has a breadth of talent most of today's so-called divas would murder for. A compelling and enchanting performer.

Son Of Dave + The Cubical

He's a one-man Alabama 3, a wild lonesome fusion of wild and soulful vocal-patterns over rhythm-and-blues New Orleans riffs; man, it's hard to imagine anything more downright earthy and damn funky.

Minster FM presents ZU2 + Kassius

Even better than the real thing? It's a close call. Effortlessly replicating Ireland's greatest export from Vertigo to Sunday Bloody Sunday, Angel Of Harlem to Streets Have No Name.

Sweet Sweet Lies + Brigada Mercy + The Blueprints

Brighton band fusing jump blues with post-punk, folk and bluegrass. Johnny Cash meets Joe Jackson, Kurt Weill and Nick Cave (!). Dark and haunting, they have an overrated girlfriend ...

John Renbourn and Robin Williamson

Well known for association with Bert Jansch and The Incredible String Band, these two giants of folk will give you an evening of magical music and humorous tales blending Irish harp, guitar and song.

Dreadzone + SupaJamma

Dub, reggae and electronica all wrapped up in great big happy dance-friendly tunes. Already big in 2009. Much MUCH bigger in 2010.

Seth Lakeman + Dan Donnelly

A big welcome back to the lavishly-talented, ruggedly-handsome fiddle-playing singer-songwriter from Devon, taking the folk world, and beyond, by storm. Yup, folk is cool.

The Crookes + The Jessie Rose Trip + Lights In The Sky

Sheffield four-square trad-indie on the industry's lips; think Noah And The Whale, Larrikin Love and The Libertines! Poet ruffians with romantic tales, laced with harmonicas, banjos and toy guitars.

REVIVAL - indie soul and rock 'n' roll

Bank Holiday weekend; no work next day; you want a late drink and maybe a dance but not pay the best part of a tenner; AND you want decent music! Pre-1999 indie soul and rock 'n' roll - £3 B4 midnight - the best club, the best music, the best nights.

Baby shambles - CANCELLED + The Federals

APOLOGIES. WE WERE INFORMED AT 6PM THAT BABYSHAMBLES WILL NOT BE APPEARING DUE TO ILLNESS. ALL TICKETS WILL BE REFUNDED AUTOMATICALLY THROUGH POINT OF PURCHASE. SORYY ...

"Will Never Forget" - Danny Farmeary Memorial Show (presented by Simon Lisles and Ben Sherlock)
About A Plane Crash + Iscariot Falls + Wasted Days + more acts to be confirmed

Metal/hardcore event celebrating the life of Danny Farmeary and raising funds for his young daughter Skye. A sad loss to the York music scene.

Emma Pollock (ex-Delgados) with full band + Josh Pyke

Great double-header with ex-Delgado Emma Pollock (appearing with a band) and multi-award winning Australian folk troubador Josh Pyke, influenced by Elliott Smith and The Shins. Classic show!

Eat My Bass featuring Soularize (Radio Frequency)

Ain't no party like an end-of-term York Uni party ... DNB / BREAKS / DUBSTEP / ELECTRO / HOUSE / HIP HOP / SKA featuring Soularize from Leeds and guest DJs!

The Hive Live! + Lights In The Sky + The Standbys + Dorien Starre + Club Smith + Trophy Club + Surprise Fire + Radio Gypsy + Gleam Of Dawn

One heckuva line-up for a Tuesday in March ... most of York's top acts and all for a measly £4. Doors 7pm; first band 7.30pm; event finishes midnight. Come on and give your favourite bands a bit of a shout!

Chumbawamba + Belinda O'Hooley and Heidi Tidow

Chumbawamba have spent their lives confronting the issues and writing great tunes. Always evolving, always musical and now presenting chaotic folk-pop-punk gigs full of wit and response to their audience.

The Gig Cartel presents Tommy Emmanuel at The Grand Opera House

Probably the world's greatest finger-picker today. Inventive, fearless, a flawless sense of rhythm and a great showman! "You can’t watch Tommy perform and not feel happy. I just love him” - Chet Atkins..

Frightened Rabbit + Airship + Paper Planes

Glasgow-based defiantly indie-folk-pop since 2003 and continuing a long tradition of emotive Scottish indie rock that includes Mogwai, Delgados and Arab Strap. RESCHEDULED DATE - ALL NON-REFUNDED TICKETS STILL VALID.

Doll And The Kicks + The Cardoons

You may already have caight the sexy sassy Doll & The Kicks as Morrissey's special guests on the Tour Of Refusal? Kate Bush vocals and Karen O visuals, punching out post-punk and floor-filling dance tunes. Winner!

Chew Lips + Red Chevrons + The Ides

It's all about the girls these days, and Tigs from electro-pop synth sensations Chew L:ips is Karen O via Ms Welch; dancing her ass off and with a larynx barely in need of a PA. A 'Solo' sensation of a band, we think.

Nitzer Ebb + Zeitgeist Zero + Alice Moving Under Skies

From a shared interest in witchcraft and inspiration from Killing Joke/Bauhaus to analogue trickery, minimal song structures, sledgehammer drums and International Funk Aggression. End result: sweaty dancefloors worldwide. Not a bad road.

Dead Rebellion + RSJ + Testtone3

One immensely powerful and intense live act, but not just brain-numbing power. There's imagination at work. Lyrical, bursting with tunes and groove and clever detail on the decks. All nailed to a show most professional acts take years to develop.

Judy Collins + Kenny White

Perhaps best known for Send In The Clowns, Both Sides Now and Amazing Grace; double-Grammy winner, iconic folk artist and political idealist Judy also championed the early works of Dylan, Ochs and Woody Guthrie.

80s Party Night with Rubix Cube, presented by Dan Whiting

Sometimes all you wanna do is have a party. Have fun. The occasion of drummer par excellence, bon viveur and local promoter Dan Whiting's birthday is such an occasion. Real 80s music, real good time.

Rupa And The April Fishes + Arthur Rigby And The Baskervylles + Brigada Mercy

San Fransisco world/jazz/latin with vintage cabaret vibe, positively crackling with energy and sex. DeVotchKa, The Tiger Lillies and Gogol Bordello from melting-pot city!

Glass - album launch! + Dorien Starre + The Blueprints

Compared to Roxy, Cult, Wire, Christian Death, Talking Heads, Magazine and Pixies among others, Alex King's invention is a new and old-fashioned dark sound of hope for people who require something deeper from their music ...

New Year's Eve Bash with Up The Racket vs Popaganda

Over the years, there's only been one NYE party and that's always been with the Up The Racket. And this year it's a straight fight with guilty pleasures Popaganda. Yes yes yes, and a few rock anthems, too ...

Morpheus Rising + Leap Of Faith + Soul Circus

Raising money for York Boxing Club and Off The Hook Rehearsal Rooms, Alex Brown presents an evening of rock, metal and indie.

Xmas Silent Disco! - 2 DJs and not a sound ...

Put on headphones; choose between 2 DJs: dance and sing. And not a single note can be heard. As seen around the UK club and festival circuit. Nothing can prepare you for how surreal and how much fun this is ...

Foy Vance - rescheduled date + Kill It Kid

RESCHEDULED DATE! Belfast-born impassioned performer; a gospel-fuelled Pearl Jam operating in his very own parallel universe and a voice dripping with soul and gospel.

Aynsley Lister + The Dan Hudson Blues Band

Fiery young UK blues rock guitarist. Effortless playing, stinging riffs and one heckuva backing band kickin' ass the way to the Mississippi. For fans of The Hamsters, Nine Below Zero and Dr Feelgood. "Bursting with killer riffs and songs" - Classic Rock.

Electric Six + Eureka Machines + Be Quiet Shout Loud

Disco, synth pop, glam and arena rock from Detroit, all wrapped up in macho flippancy and tongue-in-cheek pomposity so be warned ... High Voltage!

Breathing Space

With Mostly Autumn's Olivia Sparnenn taking centre stage, double keyboards sit proudly alongside dazey lose-yourself guitars and magical effects. A considerable force on record they're back with new shows and a great live reputation.

Gallows Aftershow Party

COME PARTY LIKE A ROCK STAR after the madness that is a Gallows show. If you're in for the gig and over 18 you can stay for nowt - otherwise get 'yer £2 out before midnight and £5 after!

Duchesstival featuring Dead Rebellion + Hijak Oscar + The Blueprints + The Buccaneers + Glass + Testone3 + Player 1 + Dorien Starre + The Dark Roads + Captains Of Industry + David Ward MacLean + Robert Loxley Hughes + Aimie Ryan + Jonny Dobbs + GT Turbo + Holly Taymar + Suzy Bradley + Doomtown Test

Two stages, every musician in this universe we call York, and a whole Sunday completely written off in the name of great music and a bloody good time. It's all Dan Whiting's fault.

The Crookes + The Lookout + The Leads

Sheffield four-square trad-indie on the industry's lips; think Noah And The Whale, Larrikin Love and The Libertines! Poet ruffians with romantic tales, laced with harmonicas, banjos and toy guitars.

Rachel Stamp + Psychobabylon + Kiss Kiss Kill

Fuelled by charisma, flamboyancy and seriously-infectious rock; laden with pop sensibility, they were the innovators. The original glam punks. Inspired by true classics Joan Jett, Patti Smith, Marc Bolan, Adam Ant and The Sex Pistols, music from the hip!

York & District MIND presents "Sound Mind" featuring Faces Of Dorian + Falling Spikes + Sean Wilkinson + Boss Caine + Player1 + The Dark Roads + Casee Wilson + Aimie J Ryan + Leesa Mae + Holly Taymar + The Calabash Drummers + Chechelele World Music Choir + Jen Clayton + Hot Fudge

Mike Parker from York & District Mind has puit together a great line-up, doors open 1pm for an all-dayer catering to absolutely EVERYBODY'S tastes from comedians to bands, drummers to choirs. Well worth supporting - and a cheap ticket!

Whole Lotta Led

Classics fom the entire Led Zeppelin canon! Lemons being squeezed down legs and bustles in your hedgerow. Battles of evermore and houses of the holy. They can't quit you, babe.

Bap Kennedy + Sam Forrest + Boss Caine

Ex-Energy Orchard genius fusing country, folk and bluegrass with a soft shoe shuffle and aching slide guitar. The King of Irish High Lonesomeness with a rumpled croon and an easy ambience.

The Gig Cartel presents Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes at The Grand Opera House

Blue-eyed soul and hard-rocking, horn-driven R&B are the order of the day! Fusing soulful rock 'n' roll with lean southern-style Stax, Memphis and Phil Spector sounds; a sizzling gig ...

Ugly Duckling + Maxfield

SoCal trio giving clichéd gangster hip hop a run for it's money since 1999 with wit, style, tight party jams and finely-tuned super-scratching. For fans of Beastie Boys, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul; this is such good stuff ...

Bonfire Blackout! And it's one whole penny to get in ...

Sometimes only a riff will do. With all but one of York's regular rock clubs, we need to show there's Rocklife out there folks! ADMISSION FOR THIS ONE EVENT IS ONE PENNY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

Broken Records + Tigers That Talked + STOP! Motion

Unlikely Edinburgh-born multi-instrumental combination of eastern European folk and Scottish indie. Quite possibly without a weak link and almost certainly the UK's answer to Arcade Fire.

Popaganda Halloween Ball

It's gonna be packed as usual. Only £4 in advance and £5 on the door, subject to capacity. COFFIN LID OPENS 10.30PM, LAST TRAIN TO HELL 1.30AM; BLOOD BANKS CLOSE 2.30AM; EXHUMATION 3AM

Manchester Orchestra + Right Away Great Captain! (Andy Hull from Manchester Orchestra)

They're not from Manchester. They're not an orchestra. Southern-fried screamo and greaseball punk anthems rub shoulders with enough stadium-rocking grit for Kings of Leon-loving heathens.

Fred Eaglesmith - sorry, show cancelled due to serious city centre incident

Due to a serious incident at Stonebow House this afternoon, the area has been cordoned off by the police and tonight's show has been cancelled. Refunds from point of purchase, please accept our apologies.

The Gig Cartel presents Walter Trout at The Grand Opera House + The Oli Brown Band

You really don't need an introduction to probably the most exhilarating blues-rock show you'll ever see ...

The Gutter Brothers + Babe Shadow

The return of the skiffle-tastic phenomenon from Covent Garden busking phenomena to happy, sweaty moshpits countrywide.

The Zombies with Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent + Player1

Recently touring classic album Odessy And Oracle in packed halls nationwide; their baroque keyboard-led pop of "Time Of The Season" and "She's Not There" is of the highest order.

The Big Pink + We Fell To Earth + Idiot Savant

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space-folk, the boundary between narcosis and nirvana blurred with drone-rock and dance rhythm. The coolest new stars, painting white noise all over the pastoral melodies of your favourite folktronica.

Vanbrugh Does The Duchess!

James McMurtry And The Heartless Bastards + Boss Caine

The much-abused term "Americana" doesn't begin to sum up this Texan genius, more akin to Keith Richards or Neil Young. Only his second UK tour in twenty years, and the first one sold out ...

The Chapman Family + Rocketsmith

The Chapman Family are NOT a cult, OK? Teesside's apocalyptic hardcore folk-punks are quite likely to leave a stage strewn with broken sweaty instruments, wheezing and squealing their last, long after any final tortured notes.

Chris While and Julie Matthews + Tom Euesden

Acclaimed as the best female duo on today's folk circuit, and eight times BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards nominees, both are exceptional individual writers of some note but when combining their writing talents something unique and special occurs!

The Deadstring Brothers + Two Fingers Of Firewater

A bunch of country toughs from Detroit, rooted in Hank Williams and Johnny Cash but also hard-livin' louche and rock 'n' blues. Think Jayhawks with the twang of a gentle Wild Horses-era Rolling Stones ...

Band Of Heathens + The Dark Roads + The Troubadors

Like your spit and sawdust Southern rock? Genuine Austin, Texas '50's R&B and Louisiana swamp-country. The Band and John Mellancamp; Little Feat and 1970s rock-goes-country Rolling Stones. This is the real thing.

Rebel Truce (Tribute To The Clash) + Comply Or Die + The Vexed

Jumbling rock ‘n' roll with reggae and dub, casually penning or bringing classics back to life (London Calling, Should I Stay Or Should I Go, Rock The Casbah, Bankrobber, White Riot, I Fought The Law), The Clash are brought back to life.

Henry Priestman + Amy Wadge

Ex-Christians, It's Immaterial and Yachts songwriter and mainman in unlikely renaissance! Joined here by breathy Welsh bombshell and songstress, think Natalie Merchant in sneakers!

Charlotte Hatherley (with band) + Honeytone Cody + Mates Of Dave

Sassy and insanely talented bird with well-connected parents joins successful rock band then quits to pursue solo career nine years later. Not going to work, right? Wrong.

Seyes - The Classic Yes Show featuring 'Close To The Edge'

There are easier bands to base a tribute on, but, like the originals, Yes fanatics are obsessive, perfectionist and do it for love. Covering most classic 70s material from Time And Word onwards.

The Blow Monkeys + The Kate Rogers Band

Perfectly idiosyncratic pop and standing the test of time as well! Born in the 80s with Diggin Your Scene and It Doesn't Have To Be This Way, Dr Robert's pop-dance innovators are still going strong.

Taylor With The Dukes + iMMa + Take To The Seas + The Lookout

Ideal warmer-upper for next week's Leeds festival shenanigans. Don't bring your waterproofs, baby wipes or toothbrush. Don't even bring old undies to take back for your Mum to wash. Arrive fresh and clean and catch four great local acts!

Crave + Gundogs + Fado Rock + Section 30

Eyeliner and dreadlocks meets gutsy choruses, theatrical riffing and wave your arms in the air anthems. Watch out York, there's some REAL rock brawlers in town ...

98 Pages + Testtone3 + Fox 'n' North (Hijak Oscar) + Special Guests!

At the front of a big York movement - bIg riffs, blues signatures, songs about drinking and women called JoJo, proper long guitar solos and ... big hair.

Mike J Gig 8 with Pacman Quack! + Hot Recruit + Eskimo Sandwich + Littlemores

Local muso-superhero Mike J is back with another instalment of his new band breaking series. Bright keyboards, clouting choruses and brilliantly silly names galore.

Error State + Sequels + This City Sleeps + Martin Wainwright + Second, Minute Or Hour

Gurnworthy bass lines mix with major riffs and the odd squealing solo for an explosive set. For This City Sleeps, think Kelly Clarkson trashing a house party with Fall Out Boy. All this and the acoustic punk of Martin W, plus the mysterious Sequels ...

The Buccaneers + Skylights + Kaleidafunk + Open Invitation

Galleon busting, cannon firing send-'em-to-Davey-Jones-Locker big 'ole dirty garage blues - and bloody great musicianship. It's The Doors meets Dr Feelgood, it could even be Kings Of Leon.

Chris Helme + Mark Wynn + Tom Euesden

One of the most eloquent and raucously British rock, roots and blues voices in a couple of decades wrapped up in Dylan, Buckley and Van Morrison. A voice that goes to the back of the room. And your psyche.

Athlete + Iain Archer

From early influences Grandaddy and The Flaming Lips to double-platinum album sales to an Ivor Novello Award (Wires) and beyond. The quintessential English band; guitar-soaked electronica bubbles underneath sweeping soundscapes and songs with a BIG heart

Rock'Its vs Sonisphere!!

The only classic rock/metal and party punk in town has teamed up with Sonisphere Festival (Metallica, Linkin Park, Nine Inch Nails) and we've got TWO TICKETS AND A GUITAR HERO:METALLICA TO GIVE AWAY TONIGHT!! £££££s or what??

Rachel Harrington + Rod Clements + Holly Taymar + The Troubadors

Warmly likened to Gillian Welch and connecting with the ghosts of American folk music, Rachel Harrington's bluegrass and folk depressive style is entirely authentic. Joined here by ex-Lindisfarne Rod Clements in a rare and exclusive pairing.

Green Date

Explosive and uncannily accurate two and a half hour show from first EP "1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours" to "American Idiot" with all the classics in between.

Gun + Morpheus Rising + $lash Vega$

Word up ... GUN are back! And now with Toby Jepson (Littlle Angels). The latest classic act to prove that the best rock and the best bands never fade away; and are more than capable of putting young pretenders to the sword!

Live/Wire

Hell's Bells, for those about to rock - we salute you. World-acclaimed AC/DC show featuring both the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras with two different singers. We're on the highway to hell ...

Sawyer - sorry this show has been postponed due to illness!

Please welcome Rush fanatics and brilliant musicians Sawyer (previously Tom Sawyer who gigged country wide to huge acclaim) in to our midst - the best UK-based tribute to our Canadian friends. Snakes And Arrows for all ...

Tommy Reilly + James McKay + Travels By Telephone + Nathan Luke

Teenage winner of Channel 4's Orange Unsigned Act and owner of a Top 20 single (Gimme A Call), the Jamie T-ish Glaswegian's confident and smart songwriting and delivery looks like it will prove the "experts" right this time!

White Rose Movement + Ulterior + R O M A N C E

Dark Depeche Mode / Joy Division glamour and New Romanticism all wrapped up in filthy 80s bass and synths. Currently recording new album of sex-soaked choruses and whiplash beats. Watch the sparks fly.

Fairport Convention Acoustic + Two

The first consistently talented and prolific English electric folk-rock band and doing for real ale what The Grateful Dead did for LSD. Forty years on, still going strong and delighting packed houses everywhere!

The Gay Blades + Kassius + Two Click Wish

Absolutely sensational glam punk reprobates; memorably described as DFA1979 opening for Freddie Mercury. Yup, it's that good; no filler; no nonsense; no chance of this band not being HUGE.

Neil Halstead (Mojave 3) + Lach + Boss Caine

One of the UK's greatest songwriters, the Mojave 3 mainman teams here with Brooklyn enigma and Anti-Folk legend Lach (real name unknown!). A classic show and a great pairing ...

Kristin Hersh + Chris Helme

Her place in the underground rock canon already assured with Throwing Muses, the charming and deprecating Kristin is a fully-rounded and honest performer, with emotional heft and an ear for a tune and pleasing an audience.

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart + The Manhattan Love Suicides + Glass

Fast becoming the most name-dropped band both sides of The Atlantic, New York four-piece combines the glorious, pastel-shaded fuzz of a pre-Creation My Bloody Valentine with the danceable quirkiness of The Shins. Glorious lush jangly pop!

Yann Tiersen + Remember Remember

Influenced by Nick Cave and Joy Division as a boy, Yann is now strapping on his electric for live shows and exploring his rockier side.

ROCK'ITS!! Classic Rock And Party Punk Night!

Brand new monthly classic rock and party punk night! 10.30 'til 3am; drinks deals; Blackout DJs Yoghurt and Stubbsy.

Radio Moscow + The Buccaneers + Elephants On Acid

Produced by Dan Auerbach (Black Keys), Story City's finest exponents of garagey psychedelic blues-rock will wig out your world! Cream meets Black Keys. Awesome.

Jon Allen + Charlene Soraia + Roscoe La Belle

Radio 2 A-playlisted with In Your Light, South Devon's Jon Allen blends early 70s folk rock and 60s wistfulness with Damien Rice and Jose Gonzales. Wembley supports with Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler show he's much more than just "Going Home" (the Lan

Spear Of Destiny - "The One-Eyed Jacks @ 25 Tour" + The Idol Dead

2009 is the 25th anniversary of SOD classic "One Eyed Jacks". This years shows feature the album in full as well as SOD and TOH classics. Kirk is joined by Robin Goodridge (Bush), Craig Adams (Sisters of Mercy/The Mission) and Adrian Portas (New Model Ar

Heavens Basement + 98 Pages + Slash Vegas

Ex-Hurricane Party and Roadstar; dirtyfilthysleazy gutter-metal rock of snarling lyrics, melt in your gob solos and attitude. Exactly instantly intentionally and unequivocably what great rock should be.

The Cinematics + The Hip Parade + The Sneakypeeks + Glass

Going to the pics was never as much fun as this. With a nod to alt.indie godfathers Joy Division, Wire and Echo And The Bunnymen, cop some big old anthemic sounds in a minor key. For fans of Interpol and The Editors.

Foy Vance + Iain Archer

Belfast-born impassioned performer; a gospel-fuelled Pearl Jam operating in his very own parallel universe and a voice dripping with soul and gospel, drawing on Otis Redding, Van Morrison and Elvis Costello.

Brakes + The Voluntary Butler Scheme

Fundamentally responsible for Barack Obama's election after 5-second epic "Cheney" (lyrics: "Cheney, Cheney, Cheney, stop being such a Dick"). Punk, folk, country, Clash meets Woody Guthrie or Beatles meets Pavement. Whatever.

Sgt Peppers Only Dart Board Band + Faces Of Dorian

Touring their Beatles show in the UK, Europe and the USA for ten years; performing even the most complex tracks completely live. Roll up for full Pepper regalia, Liverpudlian humour and the Fab Four's greatest hits The rest just rattle your jewellery!

The Jan Akkerman Band + Geoff Hurricane Watson

One of the few truly mindboggling jaw-dropping virtuoso guitarists, making his name with Focus in the 70s. And you can expect to hear those favourites as well as jazz, blues and classical with dazzling technique.

Hounds Of Love featuring Josie Mills + Angela Gordon

What a pleasure to find somebody with the versatile, tuneful and beautifully-sounding pipes absolutely essential to do justice to an iconic artist with such a great canon of work; Josie and her band perform with passion and empathy.

Martyn Joseph

Gifted singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph wants to, and probably will, move heaven and earth. Edgy, serious-with-a-smile protest cum love songs abound, but being a raffish raconteur doesn't mean you can't have the best message ever.

Wilko Johnson + The David Sinclair Trio

There are few better sights in rock 'n' roll than Wilko Johnson, bug-eyed, skittling back on forth across a stage, coily lead stretched to the max. The Canvey Island Godfather of Punk and co-founder of Dr Feelgood is back!

The Yards - 2nd Album Launch + Hope & Social

"Somewhere in between Queens of the Stone Age and The Who" (The Sun) or "Recalls prime 80's REM" (Q)? Whatever! Effortlessly gliding from Starsailor-ish balladry to Velvet Underground and the ballsy attitude of Iggy, inventive and poetic rock!

Chris Difford (Squeeze) + Ella Edmondson

It wasn't just Tilbrook and Holland in Squeeze y'know! Tonight there'll be song. Tonight there'll be talk. And there may even be a slide show and homemade cake (!).

Hedphone Party (silent disco!) - 2 DJs and not a sound ...

Put on headphones; choose between 2 DJs: dance and sing. And not a single note can be heard. As seen around the UK club and festival circuit. Nothing can prepare you for how surreal and how much fun this is ...

Tragedy: A Metal Tribute To The Bee Gees! + Beyond All Reason

Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother you're stayin' alive, stayin' alive. But when the feeling's gone and you can't go on, it's definitely time for TRAGEDY! From the New York home of disco, the sensational Bee Gees metal show ...

The Gig Cartel presents
It Bites + John Reilly (Boy On A Dolphin)

A compelling song-driven mix of prog, pop, hard rock and metal, they remain a force to be reckoned with even today and with a (perfect) replacement frontman in John Mitchell. Instrumental virtuosity and a blistering live show.

The Sneakypeeks + The Station Club + Popes Of Chillitown + Hungry Ghosts

Two talented brothers and a best mate bassist, with huge Killers-meets-Doors tunes and buckets of live attitude. Unsigned and definitely worth a sneaky peek ... But not for too long 'cos 2009 is THEIRS!

Limehouse Lizzy presents Roisin Dubh: The Spirit Of The Black Rose Tour 2009
Limehouse Lizzy

Founded 1993 and still the world's most authentic Limehouse Lizzy tribute, keeping the spirit and music alive in the best way possible - with love and some bloody great musicians! Bass player and vocalist Wayne Ellis is almost the embodiment of Phil Lyno

Hugh Cornwell And Band; the legendary voice of The Stranglers + Player1

Strangler's mainman until 1990 and still one of the UK's consistently great (and controversial) songwriters. Seasoned performer, raconteur, author and all-round good guy. How much rock 'n' roll can just one man deliver? Lots more, obviously.

Telegraphs + I Call Shotgun + Dressed In Their Best

OK, so due to phenomenal rise of Brighton's Telegraphs, we've rearranged this Friday's show around a bit. But still for the same silly cheap price of £4 ...

Kris Drever, John McCusker and Roddy Woomble Trio + Boo Hewerdine and Heidi Talbot

Three brilliant Scottish musicians join forces in a unique folk/traditional collaboration. Singer-guitarist Kris Drever from Lau; John McCusker who has played with just about everyone, and Roddy Woomble taking time out from Idlewild.

Peter Broderick + Share + Olympic Symphonium + Miles Cain

Fans of Bon Iver and Gravenhurst, listen up, Broderick's celestial virtuosity and songwriting has already earned reams of quality press (Times, Guardian, Mojo etc). Stunningly beautiful music. No other words for it.

Undergrass + The Strands + Red Chevrons

How do such young guys distill the essence of classic Free/Bad Company blues rock and bring it up bang up to date a la Endeverafter and The Answer?

Little Lost David + Lights + Dan Webster

Delicately folk-tinged, autobiographical and achingly honest. No wobbly heads or faux blues here, welcome to the new breed of singer-songwriters.

Arlo Guthrie - The Solo Reunion Tour, Together At Last + Dan Lucas (Boss Caine)

Penning the immortal "Alice's Restaurant" was only the beginning for an accomplished musician; songwriter of distinction; socio-political commentator; engaging raconteur; genuine American legend; eldest son of Woody; and here in York. Result!

Hedphone Party (silent disco!) - 2 DJs and not a sound ...

Put on headphones; choose between 2 DJs: dance and sing. And not a single note can be heard. As seen around the UK club and festival circuit. Nothing can prepare you for how surreal and how much fun this is ...

The Officers + Alvin Purple

Beware York's dark and dangerous gutter-groove pirates. Electro-basslines and rock 'n' roll; from Jesus And Mary Chain to Timbaland - Immaculately tailored from the devil's cloth!

Mick Pointer and friends perform Marillion; 25th Anniversary Script For A Jester's Tour Part II (presented by Marvellous Events)

Featuring Mick Pointer (ex-Marillion) with Nick Barrett (Pendragon), Mike Varty (Credo), Ian Salmon (Arena) and Brian Cummings (Carpet Crawlers) reprising classic 1983 Marillion album Script For A Jester's Tear. Did they invent Neo-Rock? Whatever, SFAJT

The James Taylor Quartet + Dusty Floors

Haunched over a Hammond, JT invented acid jazz long before Jay Kay and the rest. With a "quartet" of seven musicians inc. brass and girl backing singers, this is soul, jazz, groove and everything in between. Get the funk outta here!

Encuentro Latino and Salsa York present
K.I.S.S. A.S.S. Christmas Party with Leon Rose and Noemie Millon

Encuentro Latino and Salsa-York are bringing all salsa styles and ability levels under one roof to share their passion in a Christmas Special with two of the most sought after international stars Leon Rose and Noemie Millon!

Mike J Gig 5
Darker Shades of Gorgeous + Summerlin + The Strides + Lights In The Sky

The area's best showcase! Always a great line-up and, as always, put together with love and attention by Mr Mike Harrison.

The Redwalls + People: In Airports + Apply The Brakes

Coming on like The Beatles in an almighty duff-up with 13th Floor Elevators, all crafty real-life pop with a clattering garage twist. The Yanks that think they're Brits - now there's a pleasant change.

madeyoulook.tv presents
Death Defying Life + The Gilligans + Holly Taymar + The Unit + Taz Bedford

Headlined by 1000mph ska-punk monsters and wih a stellar local cast launching controversial madyoulook.tv campaign - and it's all FREE and it's all day!

Jackie Leven (SORRY, SHOW CANCELLED; RESCHEDULED TO MARCH 2009)

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this show has been cancelled but has been rescheduled to MONDAY MARCH 16. Please accept our apologies; refunds available from point of purchase.

The Complete Stone Roses

Ten Kens + Thieves + The Federals

Following in the footsteps of Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene Black Mountain - and not a Ken amongst this heavy psych-rock pack from Toronto. The most exciting band we've heard in a long time

The Lancashire Hotpots + The Re-Entrants

Is tha' reet owd cocker? You can keep 'yer white wine spritzer and Babycham is fer thy sister. Les Dawson, Peter Kay and Fred Dibnah set to wildly funny and deadly accurate Lancashire tales of ordinary life.

The View + Holy Ghost Revival

Teenage council house upstarts from Dundee take indie-pop scene by storm. Wear same jeans for four days. Announce another huge tour. Sell out in double quick time. Result.

Anberlin + Furthest Drive Home + Data.Select.Party

Expanding the grasp of just what a modern rock band can do; multi-unit shifting Anberlin from Florida release third album Cities amidst critical and popular acclaim. If great songs, choruses and pop perfection are your bag ...

Up The Racket presents Lords Of Flatbush

Disco is back; Wild Cherry plays Chic!! Feel that 70s funk and git yer dancin shoozies on for Andy Nicholson's new project (yes, that Andy Nicholson) with blazing, flat-four-to-the-bar 70s/80s disco beats, twittering synths and even vocoders!

The John Otway Big Band

Stepladders, microphone headbutting, pathos and a double-necked bend-in-the-middle guitar. He may be the rock 'n' roll's greatest failure but he can fill The Albert Hall. Top that.

Uriah Heep + Maccara

Up there with Purple and Sabbath as great survivors of metal/prog; selling 30+ million albums and still releasing more. From Gypsy, July Morning, Easy Livin', The Wizard and to the present day ... helium vocals, killer riffs and swirling keyboards.

The Fall + Calvin Party

Thank heaven for Mark E Smith and real music. Evergreen, atonal, belligerent indie alt-rock legend and maverick returns to York. Fans of X Factor need not apply.

Access To Music presents The AToM Live Tour with
Josephine Oniyama + The Abstracts + Annie And The Astronaughts + Hannah And The Junk Funk

Showcasing new talent from the student network and tonight AToM have pulled off a bit of a coup with the very wonderful Tracy Chapman-elect Josephine Oniyama headlining. Free admission.

Ezio + Gillan Edgar + The Wayfaring Strangers

As always, appearing with Booga, a man two metres high and almost as wide - this is high octane rock 'n'roll acoustic with affection and a smile.

The Hair + The Runaway Sons + Dead Rebellion

Leeds scamps majoring in infectious rhythms, vibrant guitars and disco-drenched bass. Warning: they get everywhere.

Jackie-O Motherfucker + Celebrity Love Crisis + Valet + Inca Core

Shimmering backdrops, space-rock and a free jazz version of Godspeed Ye Black Emperor. An extraordinary feast of Industrial to Floyd from their Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun-era. Are you experienced?

The Datsuns (afternoon show!) + Sons Of Albion

Pay attention kids, THIS IS AN AFTERNOON SHOW. Doors open 2pm so after 'yer dose of stuck-in-the-70s NZ garage punk rock 'n' roll being a motherf*cker from hell, you can pop home for tea and still be on the lash Saturday night.

Club Go presents Bloggers Delight York
Matt Walsh (Turbo Records) + Casper C + Club Go residents

Bringing the definitive Camden electro-club to York with Bugged Out and Wax:On regular Matt Walsh and Adventures In A Beetroot Field co-host Caspar. Doors open 10.30pm; strictly 18+

Frank Turner (and band!) + Chris T-T + Emily Barker

Now distanced from the ex-Million Dead tag and proven as a wonderful songwriter and communicator in an age when half a song gets you front page NME. To be in a roomful singing along with this man-of-the-people performer is to truly be somewhere.

To The Bones + The Federals + Joey And The Deacons

Sometimes bands just worry you. A lot. Bolton's high octane and timelessly cool riot-rockers don't just sound AND look like a rock band. Ramming in classic post-punk grunge and rock; file next to The Bronx, Motorhead, and Nirvana.

Jeremy Warmsley + Oh Wow, Meow! + Sam Bennett

Occupying a weird, and at the same time exhilarating, space between Aphex Twin and The Beatles with skewed content and original lyrics, prepare yourself for wistful indie folk-pop almost as if Buckley was fronting Four Tet.

Elliot Minor + The Hot Melts + Third Conduct

Classically-trained ex-York Minster choirboys gone bad. Very bad. Corrupted by All-American Rejects and Green Day at an early age and now teen sensations. But with hearts of gold as tonight's show is in aid of York Against Cancer.

Lykke Li + Yoav

Swedish pop chanteuse with a brace of hits on her hands. Kylie meets Feist or an icier Lily Allen with tons of electro-pop soul; perfect for that bedsit neon-pink gloomdisco.

Shed Seven at Teesside University, Middlesbrough

No show at The Duchess on this night so we're all off to Middlesborough to see York's greatest export, courtesy of our friends at Ten Feet Tall. There's still a few tickets left - see full story.

The Spinto Band + Isosceles + people:in airports

As near as indie ever comes to soaring; perfect multi-harmony grown-up Oh Mandy pop perfection all wrapped in great songs. They're back; new album shortly on the racks; full of Killers-charm but not the bluster.

Friendly Fires + Jape

Like fellow alliteration kids Crystal Castles they're making Grade-A catchy disco pop beats with fuzzy guitars, tattered old analogue synths for the asymmetric crowd. Daft Punk electro-elan and indie-disco sweaty melodies ahoy ...

Longview + The Domino State + Lecorum

Achingly exquisite broken-heart love songs and Smithsian life commentary with the muted anger of MBV. Don't pigeonhole them with Coldplay and Snow Patrol; they've written better songs.

Mike J Gig 3
Alvarez Kings + The Bottom Bunk + Grinny Grandad

Third in a series of sell-out shows put together by Mike Harrison, a man of impeccable taste but not in the shoe department. As usual, tonight's fine selection will not disappoint. First time here for Rotherham's Alvarez Kings - a must see band!

Heaven's Basement + Tidal Fury + Undergrass

Ex-Hurricane Party and Roadstar; dirtyfilthysleazy gutter-metal rock of snarling lyrics, melt in your gob solos and attitude. Exactly instantly intentionally and unequivocably what great rock should be.

American Music Club + Peter Bruntnell + The Andy Curry Band

Mark Eitzel's synthesis of rock, country, blues, folk, pop and punk. Shimmering country and folk couches fractured love songs and a harrowing vision of life seen through the bottom of a shot glass.

Clare and the Reasons + Brendan Campbell + Holly Taymar

From jazz to fold to noir, Brooklyn's answer to Bessie Smith is sharp, urbane and deliciously unstuck in time. A magical voice with a mysterious vapour.

DJ Yoghurt's Birthday Bash (after the gig!)

DJ Yoghurt and Michelle are another notch older; we're chopping off their legs and counting the rings. Good excuse for a birthday party (after the gig) and this is a one-off invite to all you rock boys and girls; 18+ only.

Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band + Hayley Hutchinson

Best known for Bright Eyes, Conor's new project takes up where Cassadaga left off. With a close brethren of musician friends, the Nebraska-born child prodigy has produced a lush Neil Young-esque folk sound, rich in dynamics. SORRY, SOLD OUT.

Warlocks + The Koolaid Electric Company + The Falling Spikes

Smoked-out psyche-rock with a nod to stoners, demons and dark thinkers everywhere. Blistering retro-guitar fuzz and woozy synths; evil, sexy and mind-expanding.

Tiny Dancers + The Shaiyans + Pavilion + Hungry Ghosts

It's not the 70s but try telling these dreamers that. Blissful acoustic-led pop with lovable weirdness. And check out The Shaiyans - of whom great great things are expected ...

Brigade + Slaves To Gravity + Civil Chaos

They're all about the songs, ****ing great huge ones bundling pop sensibility with continent-sized riffs.

Alabama 3

Still in a genre of their own; acid house country. First came to fame for writing The Sopranos theme "Woke Up This Morning".

Laura Veirs + Led To Sea

Deadpan coffee shop folk and blues musings, think Cat Power trapped in a deep well.

We Are The Ocean + Canterbury + All Forgotten

Screamo from Essex where "Nothing good has happened".