Please bring CASH! The signal for card payments is annoyingly intermittent.
If you could be perceived as under 25 even if you’re not, please bring proof of age to purchase alcoholic drinks. ID must be either a passport, driving licence or PASS card.
The barge is still under construction - apologies - at this time there is no wheelchair access to performance space. Restricted viewing from the upper deck is possible in good weather. We are working towards making the barge a fully accessible community space and look forward to welcoming all aboard in the not too distant future.
£11 adv. £11+otd
Road Less Travelled presents….USA’s Todd Day Wait with support from our own local cowboys - The Wreckliners! Big up your Monday.
Join BBC New Comedy Awards finalist Molly McGuinness for her highly anticipated debut show about what it means to be a slob.
To Molly, life didn’t get any better than a good buffet and belting out Meatloaf down the pub karaoke. But when the Salford-born libertine was unexpectedly laid out by a life-threatening illness, Molly was forced to slob out whether she liked it or not…
As seen on Comedy Central Live and heard on BBC Radio 4. Tour support for Joe Lycett, Sophie Duker and Rachel Fairburn.
“A brilliantly dry and very funny comic” - Joe Lycett
It's better than watching people do things. It's better than paying to watch people do things. I was doped up on watching other people do things. I forgot how to do things I've just remembered. Look what I done!
***** (Times).
***** (One4review.co.uk).
***** (Entertainment-Now.com).
'A true original' (TheWeeReview.com).
'If there is a more inventive, chaotic, outrageously funny comedian around I have yet to see them' (One4Review.co.uk).
'Intelligent, hysterical, scattergun alternative comedy' (OnTheMic.co.uk).
'An anarchic barrage of ideas and a true delight' (Entertainment-Now.com).
Thor Stenhaug is a one-night-stand baby. This is a show about love, life (drawings), and being not just a son to your parents – but more like a mutual friend.
Thor Stenhaug is a Norwegian comedian based in the UK. In a short period of time, he has built a big online following, headlined top comedy clubs across the country and been shortlisted for British Comedian of the Year – despite not being British (wonder what happened there).
Tour support for Fern Brady, Josh Widdicombe, Larry Dean, and Jack Dee.
Why do people write ghost stories? Is it to explain away the fear? To spread it?
Or do they write to reveal the ghosts inside them?
Shirley: A Ghost Story is a dark and intimate one-person play, inspired by the life of Shirley Jackson and the ghost stories of M.R. James.
Written by Joshua King and performed by Jasmin Gleeson
‘If you leave this play feeling anything other than touched and inspired, then you are probably not breathing’
★★★★★ Broadway Baby
‘Gleeson’s performance elevates from the captivating to the sublime’
★★★★★ The Wee Review
'Nothing short of compelling'
★★★★★ The Edinburgh Reporter
★★★★ The Scotsman
★★★★ West End Best Friend
Caroline McEvoy is the only comedian from Bangor, Northern Ireland, based in London, and has been performing stand-up since 2019. Now she’s bringing her years-in the making debut to the Edinburgh Fringe.
A captivating tale of sibling rivalry in post-Troubles Northern Ireland. With gut-punch gags and emotional blows, Caroline reckons with her lifelong battle with her younger brother, who loves trains and getting his way. Directed by Ben Target. Audiences are calling it 'funny and beautiful'. 'Caroline is seriously funny and smart' (Sean McLoughlin).
Komedia New Act of the Year semi-finalist and 3x Funny Women nominee.
Founder and producer and regular host of Comedy Bandits, a three-time Chortle Awards-winning night
Voilà. Alfie serves up new jokes in his latest show. This one's about friends, family, loneliness, enemies - and which of these he prefers. Bon appétit. As seen on the BBC New Comedy Awards 2024.
Alfie is a BBC New Comedy Award finalist, won the 2022 Max Turner Prize, and was a finalist for many other new act awards. He is also a regular writer for BBC Radio 4 (The News Quiz, The Now Show), as well as The Guardian and The Observer.
Your presence is cordially demanded for a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with the world’s greatest living actor, Sir Dickie Benson, for a no-holds-barred meet and greet.
The last Hollywood hellraiser; an octogenarian, thespian barbarian with a pint of vodka and a smouldering hash pipe whose capacity for drink is matched only by his boundless charm and mercurial temper.
Expect slurred words (mostly shouted), scandalous anecdotes, and libellous tips for surviving the Hollywood machine.
A uniquely interactive character comedy experience promising hilarious, unbridled chaos—unlike anything else.
'If you get a chance to see Sir Dickie Benson in person, I genuinely don't think there is an experience like it in live comedy today. Not for the faint hearted but genuinely rewarding' - (Steve Shooter, The Press)
***** Never, ever again! - "Glenn Close"
***** Every move I know, I learned from Dickie. - "Steven Segal"
***** I love that rat [EXPLETIVE DELETED] bastard dearly! - "Miriam Margolyes"
***** I saw him headbutt Lee Van Cleef, over the last croissant at craft services. - "Mario Van Peebles"
***** He takes the Method very, very seriously. I should never have cast him as Himmler - "Richard Attenborough"
***** The finest actor I've ever had the displeasure of working with. - "Sir Ian McKellen"
***** The man's a bloody lunatic! - "Brian Blessed"
***** The git owes me £500 for a brick of red Leb! - "Sir Patrick Stewart"
***** He's a better drunk than an actor, and he's a hell of an actor! - "Laurence Olivier"
***** No Comment! - "Cher"
£6 adv. More on the door.
On tour from The Netherlands - reminiscent of Lou and Nico - promises to be a lovely event.. LISTEN HERE
£8 in advance / £10 on the door.
Road Less Travelled presents……the wonderfully witty and talented Creekbed Carter on their European tour. We’re very excited for this!
Arts Barge welcomes York University in a new collaboration offering Arts and Creative Technologies students a unique space to share their music with the local community. Join us for a fun evening showcase of innovative work in progress.
£15 weekend ticket / £8 day ticket
By the Blue Bridge three-day festival of music, art and more kicks off early Friday evening in late-night-talk-show style. Creative workshops daytime on Saturday followed by musical performances from local and more far-fetched acts. Sunday begins with an Open Mic & Pot Luck - bring a dish to share. Music starts at 2.30pm with a collection of folky and weird local and not so local acts til close at 10pm.
All aboard the maiden voyage of the unsinkable alternative comedy extravaganza on water!
Welcome to the Parish - Featuring Yorkshire’s hottest comedy talent-
A feast of forest stories with Lara McClure and Friends
An FREE event for Environment Week.
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We are excited to welcome Esther Rose to The Arts Barge for the first time. It’ll be special!
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Dylan Earl returns to The Arts Barge, this time with his Arkansas buddy Chris Acker for a wonderful evening of big heart cowboy songs, boots, hats and beer.
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Experimental Variety Night with Ryosuke Kiyasu
Solo snare performance artist Ryosuke Kiyasu headlines this experimental variety night of art, music, and pretty much anything else !
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The Black Sheep Collective launch their first collection. With poetry by Manchester Cathedral poet-in-residence Tom Branfoot, music by the one and only Rowan Evans, and poetry fresh from the press by the Black Sheep Collective. Ticket holders are eligible for a £5 discount off a fully signed copy of Black Sheep Vol.1.
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Jude Brothers returns to the Arts Barge once again with their absolutely mesmerising Americana meets Northumbria folk. Hailing from Arkansas but with some roots in the North of the UK, they spin stories and spill truths through a beautiful voice, guitars and harps. Support comes from the harmonious We Are Hannah and guitar aficionado Pascallion.
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Chris Otepka and Jake McKelvie are back in the UK and return once again to the Arts Barge, after a brilliant sold out show last year. Clever and witty lyrics hugged with emotional and anti-folk delivery, reminiscent of Mountain Goats, Neutral Milk Hotel, Belle and Sebastian. Support comes from Hyde Family Jam frontman and man-about-town Will Dreyfus.
An aquatic feast of lush music, wild stories & wise words on the Arts Barge, in aid of Right To Roam.
with White Sail / Adderstone / Amy Jane Beer / Lara McClure / Hannah Davies
Drawsome! is a family friendly and accessible music and illustration festival in York. Featuring live performances, creative workshops and exhibitions to bring people together and celebrate emerging local talent as well as established national and international artists.
Dana Gavanski / Kindelan / Moongate / We Are Hannah
Drawsome! is a family friendly and accessible music and illustration festival in York. Featuring live performances, creative workshops and exhibitions to bring people together and celebrate emerging local talent as well as established national and international artists.
3 Drop-in Workshops. Open to all, no need to book.
Poem Fishing with Becca Drake & Jessie Summerhayes
Adana Letterpress and Lino Printing
T-shirt Screen Printing with Kai West
Last chance for a magical summer evening on the Arts Barge! A night of Indie folk from America and York. This will be an intimate show of accompanied songwriters and story tellers taking us on ups and downs with whimsy, woe and everything in-between.
We’re excited to welcome Curtis back to The Arts Barge - this time with the whole dowggawn Circus! It’s going to be a fab show! Get more info and tickets here: https://www.curtiseller.com/tour
Curtis Eller is a banjo player, songwriter and rock & roll singer. A twenty-year show business veteran, Eller and his band The American Circus have developed a devoted international following based on dynamic, highly physical stage performances and an extensive catalog of curious phonographic recordings. The iconoclastic musician has spent more than a decade relentlessly touring the club, theatre and festival stages of North America and Europe.
Yeehaw! Arkansas singer Dylan Earl returns to York this summer!
Dylan had the Arts Barge spell-bound last year with his captivating performance at the Arkansas Hoodang, and we can’t wait to see him play a full headline set! Support acts tbc.
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Jude Brothers returns to York after a mesmerising set at last year's Arts Barge Arkansas Hoodang.
This will be a beautiful show, with support from We Are Hannah, Dyr Sister and Rowan. Expect sweet and haunting melodies, harps, violins and that mushy feeling you get in your bones.
"A savagely lyrical, surreal chronicle of some of the darker, more obscure moments in American history. Cruel ironies, double entendres and surprisingly subtle humor are everywhere in his songs. Eller’s also got a fantastic new album, How to Make It in Hollywood, which finds him taking a full-throttle detour into dark garage rock and classic soul music along with the oldtime sounds that made him one of New York’s most riveting live acts"
-New York Music Daily
We team up with Jessie’s Fund (Patron the actor Maxine Peake) to bring you a summer’s evening of sublime music - Mozart's wonderful Serenade K.361, commonly known as the Serenade for 13 Wind. Tickets are free but you’re invited to ‘pay what you feel’ on the night. All proceeds from this to Jessie’s Fund and all proceeds from the bar to Arts Barge’s current fundraiser . It’s going to be a special evening! Hope you can join us.
York band J. Halliday play on the Arts Barge with ship mates Captain Starlet and Claudia Fenoglio.
All funds raised from the bar will go to the Arts Barge Crowdfunder to raise the money needed to insulate the barge.
YEEHAW! Come y’all to the FIRST event back on The Arts Barge since when! We’re lucky to have a full slice of Arkansas, USA. The line-up includes 3 touring acts, Willi Carlisle, Dylan Earl and Jude Brothers, plus York’s own country sons The Wreck Liners. Join us for what will undoubtedly be a beautiful night of authentic Country, Western and Folk, with maybe a touch of the cowboy two-step. A night not to be missed and the first of a series of shows this year on the Arts Barge. Keep y’peepers peeled for what else is coming up!
The Blind Tiger Dance Band: Fabulous 16 piece Lindy Hop swing band with Rinkadon Dukeboy upfront. Blind Tiger is the Arts Barge band which brings together seasoned professionals and up and coming young instrumentalists. You may have seen them at The Great Yorkshire Swing, The Arts Barge Riverside Festival or Hullsapoppin. 1940’s swing music played at just the right tempo for Lindy Hop. Dust off your dancing shoes!
Bargestra: The 20 piece Arts Barge community band for the young, the old and everything in between. Led by Arts Barge Skipper Christian Topman and freshly reformed after the imposed hiatus. Bargestra will play jazz, swing, Beatles, ska and more using their own and traditional arrangements.
The Stonegate Singers: a community choir that anyone can join – no previous experience necessary! Director Jon Hughes teaches the music by ear and anyone can do it. Singing is everybody’s birthright!
All three groups join to make a 50 piece ensemble and a fabulous festive finale. Seeing is believing!
Last event on the barge for this year - don’t miss it!!
Rory returns to York with a brand spanking new title for a show
