The three events you shouldn’t miss this week

Micklegate Run Soapbox Challenge

Micklegate

Sunday 28 August, 8am

Like Bishy Road and Fossgate, Micklegate is on a mission to make itself stand out as a real destination to visit when in York. One thing that does make it distinctive is that it’s the closest thing you get to a hill round these parts, so it’s the ideal location for a soapbox derby. Expect fun, calamities, street food, bands and all-round entertainment.

Event website

 

The Undertones,

Fibbers, York,

Friday 26th August, 8.0pm

Legendary punks the Undertones are set to play a special show this Friday, celebrating their 40th anniversary together as a band. They will of course play their famous hit Teenage Kicks, but the band are so much more than that, and are well worth a watch!

More information found here

 

RENT

Grand Opera House

Friday 26 – Saturday 27, 7:30pm

Celebrating 20 years since this fantastic musical debut, The York Orchard Theatre Company presents award-winning, rock musical Rent. Rent is loosely based on Puccini’s Opera ‘La Bohème’, telling the tale of of impoverished young artists struggling to survive in New York City, in the booming days of Bohemian Alphabet City, whilst dealing with HIV/AIDS.