Everything about The Botanist that matters before you book is set out below. It has live music 2 nights a week. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
You will find The Botanist at 15-19 Stonegate, York, YO1 8ZW. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 49 rooms in our York venue directory.
Nobody from The Botanist is on GigXchange yet, so members vote to bring the venue on. Once the venue joins, members can send it booking requests in the app.
The Botanist publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times. Check the venue's own website before travelling on a bank holiday.
MonToday
11:00–22:00
Tue
11:00–22:00
Wed
11:00–22:00
Thu
11:00–22:00
Fri
10:00–01:00
Sat
10:00–01:00
Sun
11:00–23:00
06 — What's on stage
TBC
The stage kit at The Botanist is not confirmed yet. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
PA system
TBC
Drum kit
TBC
Guitar amp
TBC
Bass amp
TBC
Keys / keyboard
TBC
Vocal mics
TBC
In-house engineer
TBC
07 — About
York
About The Botanist
Here is the story of The Botanist in York so far. It has live music 2 nights a week. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
The Botanist is a grassroots music venue in York.
Listing notes
The Botanist York has live music 2 nights a week: every Friday from 7pm and every Saturday from 8pm until late.
On the first Thursday of each month it also runs Musical Bingo with live house bands from 7pm.
The bar and restaurant is spread over two floors on Stonegate in York city centre, with a botanical cocktail list, a private dining room and outdoor seating.
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08 — What's on
Nothing listed
Nothing is listed at The Botanist on GigXchange right now. It has live music 2 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first.
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The stage kit at The Botanist is not confirmed yet. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
PA system · TBC
Drum kit · TBC
Guitar amp · TBC
Bass amp · TBC
Keys / keyboard · TBC
Vocal mics · TBC
In-house engineer · TBC
About The Botanist
The Botanist is a grassroots music venue in York. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
The Botanist York has live music 2 nights a week: every Friday from 7pm and every Saturday from 8pm until late.
On the first Thursday of each month it also runs Musical Bingo with live house bands from 7pm.
The bar and restaurant is spread over two floors on Stonegate in York city centre, with a botanical cocktail list, a private dining room and outdoor seating.
Playing The Botanist: what to know
The Botanist usually has live music on Fri, Sat, starting around 19:00. It takes both original music and covers. Its kit is not confirmed yet, so ask what is on stage before you load in. The Botanist isn't on GigXchange yet - vote to bring it on, and have a short EPK and a live clip ready, since that is what most venues ask for first.
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Nights The Botanist usually has live music — typical start 19:00
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Find The Botanist
You will find The Botanist at 15-19 Stonegate, York, YO1 8ZW. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 49 rooms in our York venue directory.
The nearest station is York (rail station), about 10 minutes' walk away. The Botanist is in York — use YO1 8ZW for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in York this week.
Nothing is listed at The Botanist on GigXchange right now. It has live music 2 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. Or browse the wider York venue directory.
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The busiest live music rooms in the York directory right now, by gigs on the calendar: The Crescent, Fulford Arms, Fulfordgate Club And Institute and 1 more.
The Botanist is #32 of 49 York venues for live music
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Common Questions
These are the 9 questions people ask most about booking and visiting The Botanist. Each answer uses the details already shown on this page. Can't see your question? Send it to us with a correction.
10 — Small print9 answersCommon questions
These are the 9 questions people ask most about booking and visiting The Botanist. Each answer uses the details already shown on this page. Can't see your question? Send it to us with a correction.
The Botanist has not listed its kit yet — check with the venue before you book. For venues with gear listed, see the York venue directory.
Contact the venue for genre preferences. Most York grassroots venues book a mix of rock, pop, folk, and acoustic acts.
Sign up free on GigXchange to see the booking details The Botanist has shared — contact, fee range and how to submit, where listed. Most grassroots venues accept email submissions with a link to your music or EPK. Check current UK fee benchmarks before quoting.
Capacity data is pending for The Botanist. Sign up to contribute or contact the venue directly.
Open mic information is not currently listed for The Botanist. Browse the York Open Mic Finder for nearby open mics.
15-19 Stonegate, York, YO1 8ZW. See the map below for directions. Browse more York venues nearby.
Fee ranges are available to signed-up artists on GigXchange. Grassroots venue fees in York vary by event type, band size, and whether the deal is a flat fee or door split. The GigXchange Rate Calculator shows current UK percentiles.
The nearest station is York (rail station), about 10 minutes' walk away. For sat-nav and taxis, the postcode is YO1 8ZW. (Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport, Open Government Licence.)
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Venues Near The Botanist
16 other venues are close to The Botanist in York. Each one has its own page with its size, kit and live nights. Use them to plan a night out or a run of local gigs.
More live music venues: The Hop York, The Old White Swan, The Phoenix Inn and 9 more - size, kit and live nights where listed.
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The Botanist in brief. Set in York, The Botanist is a live music room. The live nights are most often Fridays and Saturdays, usually from 19:00. Other rooms nearby: The Crescent, The Hop York and The Old White Swan, or browse the York venue directory.
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We list 49 grassroots music venues in York. Or search the full UK directory by town, size or genre. Every listing shows capacity, kit and live nights where we have them.
We list 49 grassroots music venues in York. Or search the full UK directory by town, size or genre. Every listing shows capacity, kit and live nights where we have them.
