As the return of live music starts to gather further momentum, the York promoter Please Please You has announced details of their forthcoming programme of events. Recognising that not everyone is yet entirely comfortable at the prospect of going back into packed pubs and clubs to experience gigs, Please Please You has initially arranged a number of reduced capacity and ‘seated and socially distanced’ shows. These shows include the rather excellent London-based, Irish singer-songwriter Seamus Fogarty playing two gigs – first this Saturday in York and then the following Tuesday in Leeds – and the equally tremendous Sheffield folkie Jim Ghedi, complete with his full band, appearing in York on the very same evening.
The pace cranks up significantly when the garage-rock band and local heroes Cowgirl take to The Crescent and Hyde Park Book Club stages on consecutive nights to coincide with the release of their eagerly awaited self-titled debut album. This then sets the scene for what is a cracking run of shows throughout September including appearances from Richard Dawson, Gwenifer Raymond, Robyn Hitchcock and John Smith plus many more great acts besides.
And that is all before we even get to October and beyond which will see Katy J. Pearson returning to York after her triumphant show at The Crescent back in June. Other artists performing locally that month include BC Camplight, the recently renamed Sea Power and BDRMM. Then there is also the A Slow Education festival, held over two days at The Crescent in York, with Yard Act, Warmduscher and Billy Nomates topping what is a really marvellous bill. It will come as no surprise to know that A Slow Education has long since sold out.
But tickets still remain for many of these forthcoming shows, the full details of which can be all found below.
2021
21/08/21 – SEAMUS FOGARTY – York
24/08/21 – SEAMUS FOGARTY – Leeds
24/08/21 –JIM GHEDI – York
28/08/21 – LUKE SAXTON – York
02/09/21 – JOHN FRANCIS FLYNN – Leeds
03/09/21 – COWGIRL – York
04/09/21 – COWGIRL – Leeds
08/09/21 – ELIZA CARTHY RESTITUTE LIVE – York
10/09/21 – THE MAGPIES – York
10/09/21 – MR BEN & THE BENS – York
21/09/21 – RICHARD DAWSON – York (SOLD OUT)
22/09/21 – GWENIFER RAYMOND – Leeds
23/09/21 – BULL – Leeds
24/09/21 – BULL – York (SOLD OUT)
28/09/21 – ROBYN HITCHCOCK – York
28/09/20 – TOM ROBINSON BAND – Leeds
29/09/21 – JOHN SMITH – York
04/10/21 – KATY J PEARSON – York
06/10/21 – BC CAMPLIGHT – Hull
07/10/21 – HOLY MOLY & THE CRACKERS – Manchester
08/10/21 – HOLY MOLY & THE CRACKERS – Leeds
11/10/21 – WILLIE J HEALEY + WET LEG – York
22/10/21 & 23/10/21 – A SLOW EDUCATION – York (SOLD OUT)
26/10/21 – SEA POWER – York (SOLD OUT)
27/10/21 – MARTHA HILL + RUTH – York
29/10/21 – BDRMM – York
29/10/21 – LÆTITIA SADIER – Todmorden
30/10/21 – THE HOWL & THE HUM – Leeds
31/10/21 – THE HOWL & THE HUM – Leeds
04/11/21 – REN HARVIEU – York
07/11/21 – A CERTAIN RATIO – York
09/11/21 – SORRY – York
14/11/21 – TEETH OF THE SEA & THE UTOPIA STRONG – York
16/11/21 – WILLY MASON – York
19/11/21 – THIS IS THE KIT – York
23/11/21 – RACHEL SERMANNI – York
28/11/21 – BABii – York
02/12/21 – KAIA KATER – York
03/12/21 – KAIA KATER – Manchester
04/12/21 – PENELOPE ISLES – York
04/12/21 – PART CHIMP – Leeds
07/12/21 – NATIVE HARROW – York
2022
22/01/22 – THE SURFING MAGAZINES – Leeds
22/01/22 – RACHEL BAIMAN – Manchester
31/01/22 – PORRIDGE RADIO – York
03/02/22 – AOIFE O’DONOVAN – Manchester
16/03/22 – SAM AMIDON – York
19/03/22 – SAM AMIDON – Manchester
03/04/22 – PICTISH TRAIL – Leeds
03/05/22 – TRÉ BURT – Manchester
04/05/22 – TRÉ BURT – Leeds
23/05/22 – GRACE PETRIE – York
29/05/22 – THE LOVELY EGGS – York
Photo of Katy J Pearson: Simon Godley