York Calling

The Legendary Duran Duran announced Leeds Date Duran Duran head to first direct bank arena in Leeds on 24 October 2026, bringing over four decades of chart-topping pop and new romantic classics to one of the UK’s premier venues.... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/06/the-legendary-duran-duran-announced-leeds-date/

Neo Trapsoul Star Bryson Tiller Is Coming To Leeds Arena Bryson Tiller brings his Neo Trapsoul Tour to first direct bank arena in Leeds on 04 December 2026, joined by special guest Majid Jordan for a night of smooth, genre-blending R&B.... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/06/neo-trapsoul-star-bryson-tiller-is-coming-to-leeds-arena/

Leo Sayer Will Make You Feel Like Dancing at York Barbican This October Leo Sayer heads to York Barbican on 30 October 2026 as part of his final full UK tour, bringing a career-spanning set of classic hits to the city.... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/06/leo-sayer-will-make-you-feel-like-dancing-at-york-barbican-this-october/

Australia’s DMA’S Are Coming To York DMA’S head to York Barbican on 11 February 2027 as part of a UK and Ireland tour supporting their upcoming self-titled fifth album.... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/06/australias-dmas-are-coming-to-york/

A Defining Figure of British Music, Midge Ure Comes To York Midge Ure brings his A Man Of Two Worlds tour to York Barbican on 20 November, presenting an immersive live show that blends classic tracks with new material from his first album in over a decade, …... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/06/a-defining-figure-of-british-music-midge-ure-comes-to-york/

The Incredible Elina Filice Explores Love Through The Little Things In New Single Opening with a sticky, grippy, itch-scratching guitar phrase and a drum pattern that keeps you on your toes, …... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/05/the-incredible-elina-filice-explores-love-through-the-little-things-in-new-single/

Lights Get Low Is a Solid, Concise Rock Record From The Regulars In a world polarised by brevity and expansiveness, there’s something to be said for concision.... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/05/lights-get-low-is-a-solid-concise-rock-record-from-the-regulars/

Samantha LaPorta Transports Us in Lana Del Rey-esque Flora-Bama We’ve been covering the work of Samantha LaPorta since 2023, enchanted by her perspective and her approachable yet thought-provoking sound.... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/05/samantha-laporta-transports-us-in-lana-del-rey-esque-flora-bama/

Discovery: Cloud Studies Share Their Gothgaze Sound On Debut EP I didn’t realise that the world needed a ‘gothgaze’ genre until I heard the self-titled debut EP from Cloud Studies.... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/05/discovery-cloud-studies-share-their-gothgaze-sound-on-debut-ep/

Live Review: Music and Mischief are Ingredients for Success in Die Fledermaus York Opera is celebrating its 60th anniversary and the company has been performing at York Theatre Royal for 40 years.... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/05/live-review-music-and-mischief-are-ingredients-for-success-in-die-fledermaus/

Genuine Craft And Emotional Storytelling Make Mike Stocksdale’s Seamless New Album, Connectors Based in Los Angeles, USA, Mike Stocksdale has been featuring on our blog since 2022.... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/04/genuine-craft-and-emotional-storytelling-make-mike-stocksdales-seamless-new-album-connectors/

Marianna Winter’s Inventive Debut Is An Album Of The Year Contender Marianna Winter was born in Los Angeles, USA and raised in The Faroe Islands, a North Atlantic nation whose music scene I’ve fallen in love with.... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/03/marianna-winters-inventive-debut-is-an-album-of-the-year-contender/

Enter Shikari Come to Hull In November Enter Shikari bring their biggest ever UK headline tour to Connexin Live in Hull on 15 November 2026, fresh from the surprise release of their latest album…... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/02/enter-shikari-come-to-hull-in-november/

Discovery: Tony Salomone Upon hearing the first few notes of Tony Salomone's new single Rush for the first time, I knew immediately that I wanted to share it with the world, as it's just such a good song!... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/01/discovery-tony-salomone/

New Music: Open Road Folk Music – Peace in this Land American folk group Open Road Folk Music have been featured quite a few times on this site, and for good reason!... https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2026/06/01/new-music-open-road-folk-music-peace-in-this-land/

Leyla Romanova Surprises Us With a Romantic R&B Duet We’ve been getting to know Leyla Romanova as a solo artist but her latest, a collab, shows a different side to her sound....

Zoe Konez's Confessional New Album Is Distinctly Human