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rise Welcome to rise@bluebird - a licensed live music venue, theatre space & art gallery in Acomb, York.

Tickets live!! 🎟️ Dark stories on Hallowe’en night? Yes please. 🎃Join us on Saturday 31st October for Black Magic Assort...
19/10/2026

Tickets live!! 🎟️ Dark stories on Hallowe’en night? Yes please. 🎃

Join us on Saturday 31st October for Black Magic Assortment, a selection of spooky tales with Lara McClure. Grab a seat, keep the lights low and the drinks close. 🕯️

Doors 7.30pm, show from 8pm
£10 plus booking fee

Tix link in bio (must buy in advance)

THIS WEEK AT RISE 🔊Spooky season is settling in at Bluebird. Here’s what’s on:• THU 22 OCT | UNWRITTEN: The Bluffs bring...
19/10/2026

THIS WEEK AT RISE 🔊

Spooky season is settling in at Bluebird. Here’s what’s on:

• THU 22 OCT | UNWRITTEN: The Bluffs bring their literary improv show with a spooky twist. Doors 7:30pm, show 8:30pm, £10 + booking fee. Dress up if you dare!
• FRI 23 OCT | BYO: new style: our third themed BYO night, this time “homes and places”. Doors and music from 7pm, free entry. What are you bringing?! Fancy a half-hour slot? Email [email protected]

🎟️ Tickets for Unwritten via the link in our bio - must be bought in advance, no ticket sales on the door.

A Posse of Prose PoemsThree poets. One evening. Not a line break in sight. 📖Anne Caldwell, Oz Hardwick and Bob Beagrie b...
18/10/2026

A Posse of Prose Poems

Three poets. One evening. Not a line break in sight. 📖

Anne Caldwell, Oz Hardwick and Bob Beagrie bring readings and performances from their latest collections. Expect small worlds, sharp images and words that linger.

🗓 Thursday 29th Oct | 7.30pm-10pm
📍 Poetry & Spoken Word
💰 Pay what you feel

Tix link in bio - advance booking only, so grab yours before the night!

Join us tomorrow! 🍅 A taste of the Mediterranean lands at rise for tapas, w**e and live music from Katie Gray. Think bru...
16/10/2026

Join us tomorrow! 🍅 A taste of the Mediterranean lands at rise for tapas, w**e and live music from Katie Gray. Think bruschetta, arancini, pork tigania and a finish of tiramisu — the good stuff.

📍 17th Oct | doors 7pm, dining from 7.30pm
💰 £39.95pp

Tix link in bio, must buy in advance!

ON MY WAY is back tomorrow night! 🕺It’s our last evening of Northern Soul classics this year, so let’s make it a good on...
15/10/2026

ON MY WAY is back tomorrow night! 🕺

It’s our last evening of Northern Soul classics this year, so let’s make it a good one. Dancing is of course required, but it’s also a brilliant night to watch, learn and join in.

🗓 Fri 16th Oct | doors & music 7pm
📍 DJ Nights
💰 FREE

One week to go until Unwritten: The Literary Improv Show is back at rise! 📖Classic improv games with a storytelling twis...
14/10/2026

One week to go until Unwritten: The Literary Improv Show is back at rise! 📖

Classic improv games with a storytelling twist. Nothing’s scripted, nobody knows how it ends, and you help shape the story. Sharp, spontaneous and properly funny. 🎭

🗓 Thu 22nd Oct
🚪 Doors 7:30pm | Show 8:30pm
📍 Theatre & Performing Arts
💰 £10 plus booking fee

Join us for STEW - another serving 🍲Pull up a chair and tuck into a hearty bowl of vegan stew (drink included). Then hea...
13/10/2026

Join us for STEW - another serving 🍲

Pull up a chair and tuck into a hearty bowl of vegan stew (drink included). Then hear three local grassroots projects pitch for four minutes each, and vote on who gets the lion’s share of the funding. Good food, good company, good for York.

Wednesday 28th Oct, 6.15pm
Pay what you feel, suggested donation £8 + booking fee
Tix link in bio, must buy in advance

New pop-up alert 🍅 A taste of the Mediterranean lands at rise for tapas, w**e and live music from Katie Gray. Think brus...
11/10/2026

New pop-up alert 🍅 A taste of the Mediterranean lands at rise for tapas, w**e and live music from Katie Gray. Think bruschetta, arancini, pork tigania and a finish of tiramisu — the good stuff.

📍 17th Oct | doors 7pm, dining from 7.30pm
💰 £39.95pp

Tix link in bio, must buy in advance!

Join us tomorrow for Paahto & The Bull! 🐂 Two guitars, fifteen years of musical partnership, and a sound that’s all thei...
09/10/2026

Join us tomorrow for Paahto & The Bull! 🐂

Two guitars, fifteen years of musical partnership, and a sound that’s all their own 🎸 Paahto & The Bull bring their honest, stripped-back blend of bluegrass flat-picking and Irish folk to rise.

📅 10th Oct | Doors 7.30pm | £17.50 + booking fee
Tix link in bio — must buy in advance.

Tomorrow = Stu Freestone And The Lights are coming to rise 🎙️ Spoken word meets folk, backed by guitar, accordion and dr...
08/10/2026

Tomorrow = Stu Freestone And The Lights are coming to rise 🎙️

Spoken word meets folk, backed by guitar, accordion and drums — part gig, part poetry night, part late-night gathering with good friends. Support from Isadora Darling.

📅 9th Oct | Doors 7pm | £10 + booking fee
Tix link in bio — must buy in advance.

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Rise, 201 Acomb Road
York
YO244HD

Opening Hours

Thursday 6pm - 11pm
Friday 6pm - 11pm
Saturday 6pm - 11pm

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