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Grass-Roots Gigs in York

24 upcoming gigs across York's indie venues, basement bars and community stages — sorted by date.

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York has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for York: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.

Looking for related York pages? Browse the York live music hub, York open mics for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in York guide, or bands for hire in York. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Manchester and Glasgow.

Upcoming in York

Sorted by date. Each card shows headliner, venue, doors and entry. Click through for full details and ticket links.

MAY

Beyonce & Rihanna - with world touring Tribute artist Nicola T

York Acorn RLC, York

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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MAY

Classics On Brass

Market Weighton Community Hall, York

Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 7pm

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MAY

Chris Brain at The Crescent

The Crescent, York

Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Meryl Streek at The Crescent

The Crescent, York

Thursday, 14 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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MAY

A little late Spring refreshment

Heslington Church England, York

Saturday, 16 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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MAY

Willy Mason at National Centre For Early Music

National Centre For Early Music, York

Sunday, 17 May 2026 · 6pm

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MAY

Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton at National Centre For Early Music

National Centre For Early Music, York

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 · 7pm

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MAY

Rachel Baiman, Northcote at The Crescent

The Crescent, York

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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MAY

Finn Forster, Pat Hamilton at The Crescent

The Crescent, York

Thursday, 21 May 2026 · 7pm

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MAY

Steam Packet Tour II - York

Fulford Arms, York

Thursday, 21 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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MAY

Amy Winehouse - Caroline Lowe

Bishopthorpe Sports And Social Club, York

Friday, 22 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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MAY

CQ Wrestling at The Crescent

The Crescent, York

Wednesday, 27 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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MAY

Tomorrowland & Ibiza - A Night Of Uplifting Music

Bishopthorpe Sports And Social Club, York

Friday, 29 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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MAY

Elephant Sessions at The Crescent

The Crescent, York

Friday, 29 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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JUN

Colour of Fire at The Crescent

The Crescent, York

Saturday, 6 June 2026 · 7:30pm

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JUN

Riskee & the Ridicule at The Crescent

The Crescent, York

Sunday, 7 June 2026 · 3pm

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JUN

Katie Gregson-MacLeod at The Crescent

The Crescent, York

Wednesday, 10 June 2026 · 7:30pm

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JUN

A Band Called Malice - A Tribute to The Jam + Nick Tudor support

Fulford Arms, York

Saturday, 13 June 2026 · 8pm

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JUN

Nine Below Zero at The Crescent

The Crescent, York

Friday, 19 June 2026 · 7:30pm

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JUN

Stikky Fingers - Established Tribute to The Rolling Stones

Bishopthorpe Sports And Social Club, York

Friday, 26 June 2026 · 7:30pm

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JUN

Becky Hill at YORK RACECOURSE

YORK RACECOURSE, York

Saturday, 27 June 2026 · 11:15am

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JUL

MancUnion - Hazy Sundays - plus support to be announced

Fulfordgate Club And Institute, York

Friday, 10 July 2026 · 7pm

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JUL

Craig David at YORK RACECOURSE

YORK RACECOURSE, York

Friday, 24 July 2026 · 4pm

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JUL

Tom Grennan at YORK RACECOURSE

YORK RACECOURSE, York

Saturday, 25 July 2026 · 11:15am

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York Gig FAQs

How many grass-roots gigs are coming up in York?

24 upcoming gigs listed for York. 2 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.

Are these gigs free?

None of the listed York gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.

What counts as a grass-roots gig?

Any non-major-label, non-festival show at a UK indie venue, pub, basement bar or community stage. We list the gigs other directories miss — the early-career bands, the local promoter nights, the Tuesday-evening pub residencies. Both ticketed and free shows.

How do I list a York gig here?

Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed and verified within 48 hours before going live.

Where else can I find York gigs and bookings?

For recurring weekly slots, see the York open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the York live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in York. To hire performers, bands for hire in York. Or browse the main UK gig directory.

How is the data sourced?

Listings are compiled from public APIs (Ticketmaster, Skiddle) and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Each listing carries a verification badge — verified means we've confirmed it independently; unverified means we sourced it from a publicly published event. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body), PRS for Music (UK licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).

What other GigXchange directories are there?

Beyond city pages, browse the UK open mic directory for recurring weekly nights, the UK city hub index for every covered city, the genre directory, the booking guides, or the GX Index for live UK gig rates and percentiles.

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