Festival Review: Y Not Festival 2026
Y Not Festival has become a bit of a staple for us at York Calling, despite actually being held in Derbyshire each year. I’ve always seen … Continue reading Festival Review: Y Not Festival 2026
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Live Review: HandleBards Enrapture York With High-Tempo, Polished and Sustainable Shakespeare
Something wicked (cool) this way comes. The HandleBards have been cycling around the UK, props, costumes, set pieces strapped to their bikes, for over fourteen years now.
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Interview: Amy Lee on Sanctuary, creativity, and the “era of yes”
With Evanescence’s new album Sanctuary out now and a UK tour landing this September, Amy Lee finds herself reflecting on truth, creativity and what keeps her inspired more than two decades into the band’s career.
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Award-Winning Band Play First York Show
After sweeping the board at Prog magazine’s annual awards for the past couple of years, and with appearances including Glastonbury and Fairport’s Cropredy Convention, Solstice look like a meteoric overnight sensation.
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Charlie Worsham Announces York Show to Celebrate Album Release
Award-winning Nashville musician Charlie Worsham heads to York this month for a headline performance at FortyFive Vinyl Café as he celebrates the release of his new … Continue reading Charlie Worsham Announces York Show to Celebrate Album Release
Say Owt Slam Announces Autumn 2026 Season
Established in 2014, Say Owt are York’s loveable gang of performance poets. They host high-energy nights of words and verse, bringing together poets, musicians, spoken word … Continue reading Say Owt Slam Announces Autumn 2026 Season
The Big Moon Announce New Album & Leeds Date
Four years on from their last LP Here Is Everything – and a further eight since frontwoman Juliette Jackson first laid the foundations for the band – the … Continue reading The Big Moon Announce New Album & Leeds Date
Live Review: Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, The Stranglers, The Undertones at Scarborough Open Air Theatre
Fifty years on from the start of punk’s golden reign, The Sex Pistols, supported by The Stranglers and The Undertones, packed a significant punch at Scarborough.
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Live Review: Is The Piece Hall Electric? Gary Numan Made It So
This was my first time visiting Halifax, the amber-sand-coloured Pennine mill town.
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