City Screen Basement Bar

York's Live Music, Comedy and Arts Events Venue

June 2010

  • Wed 2 Jun

    Café Scientifique

    Café Scientifique is an informal evening of lively discussion revolving around contemporary scientific issues of the day.Each meeting begins with a short talk from an invited science-related speaker, followed by up to an hour of open...

  • Fri 4 Jun

    Robin and Partridge

    Edinburgh award winning duo Robin and Partridge are touring their special hour long show - its a pretty big adventure and we'd like to share it with you! "A joy to watch" The Metro We're a comedy double act with in-yer-face imag...

  • Sat 5 Jun

    Packet of 3

    A new DJ night for The Basement that promises the best of the best music since the 60s, encompassing everything from indie and rock to hip-hop or dance.Come on down for songs to really make you dance!

  • Sun 6 Jun

    Hyena Lounge Comedy Club presents Carey Marx + Pippa Evans

    Yorkshire's only weekly comedy club has been bringing mirth and merriment every Sunday since 2001 to the residents and guests of the city of York. The finest professional touring stand-up comedians are continually attracted and the lis...

  • Tue 8 Jun

    Shattered Glass Media presents an Open Invitation EP launch with The Dark Roads + Animals in Dangerous Situations + Travels by Telephone

    Open Invitation, aka Jonny Gill, will be launching his new EP at this Shattered Glass Media special event. Having not released anything for two years, Jonny is taking the opportunity to put five new songs to record, which will be available ...

  • Sat 12 Jun

    Folk in the Basement presents Kieran Halpin

    Since 1979 Kieran Halpin has recorded 17 albums, one live DVD and published 2 songbooks with 50 songs in each book. He is a successful songwriter with many of his songs covered by other artists such as Ilse De Lange, Vin Garbutt, Dolores Ke...

  • Sun 13 Jun

    Hyena Lounge Comedy Club presents Sarah Millican + Gary Delaney

    Yorkshire's only weekly comedy club has been bringing mirth and merriment every Sunday since 2001 to the residents and guests of the city of York. The finest professional touring stand-up comedians are continually attracted and the lis...

  • Mon 14 Jun

    Take the Stage

    A fortnightly Open Mic to showcase those with the creative buzz. For any kind of performer- poetry, comedy, musings, music, monologue and miscellaneous! Guest headliners, up-n-comers and first-timers meet in the chilled surroundings of The ...

  • Wed 16 Jun

    Innovators

    Innovators features four bands fresh out of the Leeds College of Music, who will be channeling their huge experience and knowledge into some tightly performed and expertly arranged songs.Tickets for this can be obtained by contacting Sarah ...

  • Thu 17 Jun

    The Launch Party

    The Launch Party features four bands fresh out of the Leeds College of Music, who will be channeling their huge experience and knowledge into some tightly performed and expertly arranged songs.For tickets please email Chris Martin on ac-mar...

  • Fri 18 Jun

    Cabaret In The Basement

    Mosey on down to the Basement for another weird and wonderful evening of Cabaret in the Basment.The dynamic and dazzling singer and guitarist KARL CULLEY graces the stage to deliver some of his own brand of acoutsic folk. Karl's impres...

  • Sat 19 Jun

    The Dan Hudson Blues Band + The Whisky Lounge

    The Dan Hudson Blues Band are fronted by York-based 19 year old Dan Hudson, a Blues Guitarist since the age of 7, and a keyboard player from being a 10 year old, is stunning people with his “live” performances, with comparisons already bein...

  • Sun 20 Jun

    Hyena Lounge Comedy Club presents Alun Cochrane + Tony Law

    Alun Cochrane is a Glasgow born, Yorkshire raised no-nonsense comedian who specialises in funny nonsense. Much of his comedy begins simply as something he’s seen, heard or felt in his own life, or in the street, or the kitchen, or anywhere ...

  • Mon 21 Jun
  • Tue 22 Jun

    Jeni & Billy

    "This is either the most sophisticated simple music or the simplest sophisticated music I've ever heard."That comment, heard after a Jeni & Billy performance, sums up the appeal of the duo's 'New Old Music.'...

  • Thu 24 Jun

    Mr H presents Jont + Steve Kendra + Marbled

    What DO you have to do to get noticed these days? While Newton Faulkner at al bestride the airwaves, some of our greatest talents are still battling their way up the ladder. Jont’s poetic and emotive songwriting is at the heart of his lif...

  • Fri 25 Jun

    Coquette Burlesque and Cabaret Club

    Gaze in wonder at the beautiful people as the artful prettiness of Coquette turns The Basement into a saloon of decadence, excess and eccentricity

  • Sat 26 Jun

    The Revolutionary Freaked Out Fuzz Club presents The See See + The Silver Factory + more

    Hipsters, beatniks, black panthers, white panthers, hippies, yippies, jazz cats, hells angels, merry pranksters, free wheelers, scene stealers, holy rollers, rolling stones, Brothers and Sisters, you are all invited to attend York...

  • Sun 27 Jun

    Hyena Lounge Comedy Club presents Jason Cook

    Yorkshire's only weekly comedy club has been bringing mirth and merriment every Sunday since 2001 to the residents and guests of the city of York. The finest professional touring stand-up comedians are continually attracted and the lis...

  • Mon 28 Jun

    Take the Stage

    A fortnightly Open Mic to showcase those with the creative buzz. For any kind of performer- poetry, comedy, musings, music, monologue and miscellaneous! Guest headliners, up-n-comers and first-timers meet in the chilled surroundings of The ...

July's listings