Cellar Sessions

Cellar Sessions Cellar Session is a weekly Jam Night & Open Mic at Lendal Cellars, York every Thursday from 8pm. Instruments & amplifiers provided, inc.

full drum kit, bass guitar, acoustic/electric guitars, microphones, monitors, etc!

Tonight at Cellar Sessions!Our headliners for tonight are J.J Chamberlain and Lunchtime Haircut!Showcasing a new batch ...
04/06/2026

Tonight at Cellar Sessions!

Our headliners for tonight are J.J Chamberlain and Lunchtime Haircut!

Showcasing a new batch of songs that swing from Alt-Rock genres like shoe gaze and grunge, to melodic and folk-tinted tearjerkers!

There'll be open mic slots open throughout the night for individual artists and bands as always, and we've got all the equipment you need - full backline, drums + instruments!

Make sure you get down early to secure your place or drop us a message beforehand!

Join us tonight and every Thursday at Lendal Cellars from 8-11:30pm for a night of fantastic live music and 2-4-1 on selected pints! 🥁🎸🎹🍻🎤

Last Week at Cellar Sessions!Our headline slot was all Chonky Dogg, all proggy mathy goodness, all the time!Your host Ji...
03/06/2026

Last Week at Cellar Sessions!

Our headline slot was all Chonky Dogg, all proggy mathy goodness, all the time!

Your host Jimbo kicked off the night before being taken over by Tad for a couple of songs

Lizzie jumped up to support on the bass before performing their own acoustic set, always a pleasure!

We were once again visited by Jawad with extra backing guitar and drums

Steve returned from the previous week, guess that makes Steve²?

And the night closed off on the usual mix of Jammy Improv for everyone to enjoy!

As always there'll be time for others to play so make sure you come down early and secure your slot, we've got everything you need!

Join us tomorrow and every Thursday at Lendal Cellars from 8-11:30pm for a night of fantastic live music and 2-4-1 on selected pints! 🥁🎸🎹🍻🎤

01/06/2026

Cellar Sessions is a weekly live music night held at Lendal Cellars in York, combining a classic open mic with a jam session as well as weekly headliners!

Alongside our featured artists there's plenty of time for others to get involved, either drop us a message ahead of time or come down early to write your name down for a timeslot! We have plenty of equipment from drums, guitars and basses, to keyboards, amps and monitors, travel light and get yourselves down!

Speaking of monitors, we offer free live audio recordings of your set, just message us to arrange ahead of time!

Join us every Thursday at Lendal Cellars from 8-11:30pm for a night of fantastic live music and 2-4-1 on selected pints! 🥁🎸🎹🍻🎤

Next Week at Cellar Sessions - J.J. Chamberlain and Lunchtime Haircut!2025 saw the release of their debut album 'A Year ...
30/05/2026

Next Week at Cellar Sessions - J.J. Chamberlain and Lunchtime Haircut!

2025 saw the release of their debut album 'A Year With The Ghosts'
2026 will be the showcase of a new batch of songs that swing from Alt-Rock genres like shoe gaze and grunge, to melodic and folk-tinted tearjerkers - it'll be a night you don't want to miss!

As always there'll be time for others to play so make sure you come down early and secure your slot or better yet drop us a message, we've got everything you need!

Join us every Thursday at Lendal Cellars from 8-11:30pm for a night of fantastic live music and 2-4-1 on selected pints! 🥁🎸🎹🍻🎤

Tonight at Cellar Sessions!Our headliners for tonight are Chonky Dogg! They're an instrumental Prog/Math Rock band, expe...
28/05/2026

Tonight at Cellar Sessions!

Our headliners for tonight are Chonky Dogg! They're an instrumental Prog/Math Rock band, expect transcendant, ethereal soundscapes to to heavy, lopsided grooves that you won't quite know what to do with your head!

There'll be open mic slots open throughout the night for individual artists and bands as always, and we've got all the equipment you need - full backline, drums + instruments!

Make sure you get down early to secure your place or drop us a message beforehand!

Join us tonight and every Thursday at Lendal Cellars from 8-11:30pm for a night of fantastic live music and 2-4-1 on selected pints! 🥁🎸🎹🍻🎤

Last Week at Cellar Sessions!The headline slot was taken over by Yorky Pud Street Band - the brass was booming!Jimbo was...
27/05/2026

Last Week at Cellar Sessions!

The headline slot was taken over by Yorky Pud Street Band - the brass was booming!

Jimbo was back hosting and kicked off the night for us all

CJ took over from there joined by our very own Presh for a big set and what a show!

Another band for the night! We had a visit from Hot Ashes and they rocked the house down!

Jawad came to join us for another night - a cellar sessions regular

We had a big ol' jam before Steve jumped on to take over as the last performer of the evening

As always there'll be time for others to play so make sure you come down early and secure your slot, we've got everything you need!

Join us tomorrow and every Thursday at Lendal Cellars from 8-11:30pm for a night of fantastic live music and 2-4-1 on selected pints! 🥁🎸🎹🍻🎤

Next Week at Cellar Sessions - Chonky Dogg!York-based instrumental Prog/Math Rock, expect transcendant, ethereal soundsc...
23/05/2026

Next Week at Cellar Sessions - Chonky Dogg!

York-based instrumental Prog/Math Rock, expect transcendant, ethereal soundscapes to to heavy, lopsided grooves that you won't quite know what to do with your head.

As always there'll be time for others to play so make sure you come down early and secure your slot or better yet drop us a message, we've got everything you need!

Join us every Thursday at Lendal Cellars from 8-11:30pm for a night of fantastic live music and 2-4-1 on selected pints! 🥁🎸🎹🍻🎤

The freshest line up of our exciting headliners coming to Cellar Sessions over the next couple of weeks! We're taking a ...
22/05/2026

The freshest line up of our exciting headliners coming to Cellar Sessions over the next couple of weeks! We're taking a break from headline acts on the 11th of June for the football but Cellar Sessions will still be going on and then we'll be right back to it the following week!

Want to see your band on here? Drop us a message and come down to Lendal Cellars any Thursday and show us what you've got! We've got equipment ready so you can travel light, just sign up and give a ~15 minute set of 3-4 songs!

Free Live Recording also available by prior arrangement!

21/05/2026

Can whoever took Jim's skull flavoured guitar strap please return it. Thx. Check bags. Sentimental value tho

Last Week at Cellar Sessions!The headline slot was taken over by Yorks very own Emo band Ephemera! They say they play wh...
21/05/2026

Last Week at Cellar Sessions!

The headline slot was taken over by Yorks very own Emo band Ephemera! They say they play wherever the party is, but they definitely brought it to us!

Our gracious guest host Charlie opened things up at the start of the night before being joined by Nathan, Olly & Presh

We welcomed Greg Holt from over the pond for some truly impressive fiddle action

We were graced by Rock Paper Goose who came along to perform their new song, go check it out!

Billy performed some orginals on piano, followed by Jacob who gave us their first time open mic performance, thanks for choosing us 🙏

We had another set from Jawad, this time backed by Charlie, Presh and Ephemera's drummer, lovely stuff gentlemen

Our night was finished up by Bryce with some acoustic covers!

As always there'll be time for others to play so make sure you come down early and secure your slot, we've got everything you need!

Join us tomorrow and every Thursday at Lendal Cellars from 8-11:30pm for a night of fantastic live music and 2-4-1 on selected pints! 🥁🎸🎹🍻🎤

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26 Lendal
York
YO18AA

Opening Hours

8pm - 11pm

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+441904623121

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