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Fri 3rd - TORN REALITY [experimental progressive rock with a hint of metal and a bit of blues] + ISOTOPIA [in your face lyrics with plenty breakdowns and head banging opportunities] - 2 of York’s best Metal / Rock Bands

Doors open 8PM  £4 otd

 

Sat 4th - FUNKY’s Bringing u the best in old skool - present day funky Bassline

Doors open 9PM - 2AM  £5 otd

 

Sun 5th - 5pm Jam session - Everyone welcome! any genre of music, easy going atmosphere.

Gear provided or bring your own.

 

Fri 10th - PENNY & THE POPPET [bloc party/muse/franz ferdinand/panic at the disco/radiohead/linkin park]

+ THE CAVALIERS [Bloc Party/Foals/Placebo/Test Icicles/ The Smiths/ Johnny Foreigner/Joy Division] + THE LEADS [With influences as diverse as The Clash/Mogwai/Teenage Fanclub, infectious guitar riffs perfectly compliment their lyrically-driven sound. **YORKNIGHTS.COM**] Doors open £4 otd

 

Sat 11th - HOMIES & HOMOS

dirty, filthy, dark & twisted disco [gay friendly] Doors open 9PM-2AM £3 otd

 

Sun 12th - 5pm Jam session -Everyone welcome! any genre of music, easy going atmosphere.

Gear provided or bring your own.

 

Tues 14th - 2 fantastic metal bands! RUIN [5 guys with eclectic musical tastes who like to thrash out & have fun] + DIVINE SINN [Armed with songs which range from dark, engrossing melodies to bone-crushingly heavy riffs which demands attention, Divine Sinn are a force to be recognised]

+ KING PIN KONG [A cross between, old school Anthrax through to the modern punk scene such as Amen]

Doors open 8PM  £4 otd

 

Fri 17th - THE CAVALIERS [Bloc Party/Foals/Placebo/Test Icicles/ The Smiths/ Johnny Foreigner/Joy Division] + HOMETOWN HEROES influences:Paramore/All time low/Blink 182/+44/New Found Glory/Angels and Airwaves/Sum 41

+ HERBAL T & PORNOGRAPHY influences spanning the spectrum of decent hard rockin music from Motley Crue to

MachineHead, Sex Pistols to A Wilhelm Scream, Red Hot Chilli Peppers to Guns n Roses

Doors open 8PM  £4 otd

 

Sat 18th - FUNKY’s Bringing u the best in old skool - present day funky Basslines

Doors open 9PM - 2AM £5 otd

 

Sun 19th -5pm Jam session -Everyone welcome! any genre of music, easy going atmosphere.

Gear provided or bring your own.

 

Mon 20th - RICHARD WALTERS + JACOBS STORIES + ALICE GARNETT [a male singer / songwriter that we actually enjoy! Hushed & haunting (the guardian)] Doors open 8pm £5 otd 

 

Tues 21st - CRAVE [Nirvana, Foo fighters, Queens of the stoneage, System of a down, Imagine This, stone temple pilots]

+ NARCOTIC DEATH [Iron Maiden/Iced Earth/Zakk Wylde/ Ayreon/Led Zeppelin/The Boy Will Drown/The Massacre]

+ more tbc  £4 otd - Doors 8PM

 

Thurs 23rd - BREAKOUT DEGREE [Metallica/Megadeth/Backyard Babies/AC/DC/Thunder and so forth..]

 + NIGHT VISION [“Hard hitting & heartfelt rock exuding a lush & organic richness” - Metal Hammer]+ DECADENZE [from wales (but we won’t hold that against em!) bringing u the excitement & adrenaline of good classic rock] 

Doors open 8PM £4 otd

 

Fri 24th - SECTION 30 [a rich infusion of rock & indie with a bit for everyone. Powerful & catchy guitar riffs met equally as well with the infectious vocal hooks that are the main stay of the set list. Energetic & crowd pleasing if you haven’t already checked this band out then now’s ya opportunity to do so!] + special guests 

Doors open 8PM  £4 otd

 

Sat 25th - REW1RED Tighten your seatbelts! cos after a few months break rewired returns to the Speakeasy for another awesome night for the ravers!! Don’t miss out this ones going to go down a treat as plenty of people have missed them aahh!
SIMZ + KEYES AND XTREME + ANDY MASON + TDX  +  SKANDAL  +  KS1  +  CHUBBY G B2B VOLTAGE, PETA PAN, ERUPTION, KEYES, ROBBIE.E, KIKKA, TMC, MYSTERY, MARMAJU

Doors open 7PM - 1.30AM  £6 otd

 

Sun 26th -5pm Jam session -Everyone welcome! any genre of music, easy going atmosphere. Gear provided or bring your own.

 

Tues 28th - METAL / ROCK BANDS: TORN REALITY[experimental progressive rock] + JORVIK THUNDER [influenced by the likes of Dio/Turisas/Alestorm/Manowar/DragonForce/Nightwish/Lordi and Gwar Plus loads more]

+ FORTRESS [York's fastest, darkest and most unstable thrash force] + KING PIN KONG [A cross between, old school Anthrax through to the modern punk scene such as Amen] Doors open 8PM  £4 otd

 

Thurs 30th - THE ABSTRACTS [The band have been heavily influenced by modern indie bands such as The Libertines and The Futureheads, brit pop, e.g. The Verve, Oasis, 70s punk including The Jam, Sex Pistols, The Only Ones etc. There is also an echo of some new wave such as Joy Division and The Talking Heads. Their live shows are very energetic and involving with very predominant basslines, jangley guitars and pulsating drums accompanied by well accentuated vocals and interesting lyrics] + GOLDSOUL + special guests tbc

Doors open 8pm £4 otd 

 

Fri 31st - THE KING BZ [Blue's "n" Rock and Roll as it was meant to be. They draw heavily on the influences of contemporary blues and Rock artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and George Thorogood and the Destroyers but also the legacy of legendary blues icons like Freddie, Albert & BB King, Howling Wolf and Junior Wells. During the 5 years that the band has been on the road, and with more than 1000 gigs under their belts, they have built a formidable reputation for their energetic live performances and great music]

Doors open 8pm £4 otd