Aces & Eights - NW5

19/09/2026

TONIGHT the very welcome return of The Concrete Bunker club night featuring:

Dawn of the Dead - Compère with thermometer!!!

Ruby Throat:
UK folk noir duo

Groove Toys:
A band described by some as political art punk, arty punk or a cross between the Cardiacs and Captain Beefheart... You decide!

Tickets £7:50 advance, £8 on the door... or what you can afford - no one turned away.

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18/09/2026

TONIGHT…
Pedro Giomo + TULIP + Hamish Tate

Pedro Giomo is a Brazilian born, Czech Republic raised, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter making waves in Prague’s indie scene. Singing, playing the guitar and bass, drums and piano, Pedro crafts a distinctive blend of indie rock, alt – rock and shoegaze, merging dreamy guitars and atmospheric textures with heartfelt, introspective lyrics. His sound draws inspiration from bands like Slowdive, Radiohead and The Smiths with the live energy of The War on Drugs perfectly balancing upbeat, energetic anthems with slower, more reflective moments.

TULIP are a four-piece indie rock band from Brighton, blending gritty guitars, driving rhythms and emotionally charged songwriting. New to the scene, they draw inspiration from the raw energy of modern British guitar music, classic rock and early grunge sounds while carving out a sound that’s entirely their own. Possessing a growing catalogue of heavy hitting and dreamy tracks, and a reputation for intense live performances, they’ll be hard to miss!
tickets tenner below or a bit more on the door...
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/London/Aces-And-Eights/Pedro-Giomo—Tulip—Live-at-Aces-and-Eights/42613278/

18/09/2026

This weekend’s live music here at Aces & Eights…

12/09/2026

TONIGHT…
The vert welcome return of Stewart Lee favourites, 80’s cult Indie band The Room for their album launch no less

+ support from Lein Sangster…

Tickets below or on the door

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The Room:
Previously lost Liverpool post punk band The Room return with their second album since reforming, a long and worldly tale that takes in shapeshifters, witch finders and a tale of love.

Step Forward then The Room, Liverpool post punk legends, recently reformed, with their latest album The Telling.

The Telling follows a folk-horror story centred in a 17th Century village, being told to the village’s inhabitants in turn for shelter. It is no surprise that, in time honoured concept album style, The Telling started out as an idea for a screenplay. To add to its qualifications, it contains a lyric sheet in the style of the Gutenberg Bible.

https://theroomtheroominthewood.bandcamp.com



Lein Sangster:
Songs shaped by grief, q***r identity, poverty and hope – told with tenderness, humour and clarity from a life survived
Lein Sangster’s debut solo album, In Spite of Everything, The Stars, is a deeply felt work shaped by a lifetime of experience – personal, political, and profoundly human. Known for their earlier work with Liverpool’s cult favourites KIT and the experimental Bad Anorak 404, Sangster now steps forward with a collection of songs that weave together jazz, soul, folk, and soundtrack textures to tell stories of grief and joy, childhood poverty, q***r identity, and the quiet triumph of becoming oneself…

https://bookedkit.com/from-at-leinsangster

11/09/2026

TONIGHT Ex pro footballer turned singer songwriter Max Ryan Music headline show
Instagram & TIK TOK Max Ryan Music

+ Sam Fraser in support role...

Tickets £9 in advance below or a bit more on the door...
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/max-ryan-live-at-aces-eights-tickets-1990001120922?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

10/09/2026

TONIGHT
Runnin' Blue Present
Tim Loud & Ray Waters return with their EP launch show...
https://wegottickets.com/f/19819

10/09/2026

Live music at Aces & Eights THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY…

07/09/2026

SUNDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER! Chaos runs in some families. In this one, it’s literal.

Steve Mayne brings a brand new hour into development, a comedy retelling of Prometheus: titan, outsider, fire thief, and the only being in Greek mythology who found out the hard way that keeping a secret is a full-time job.

Gods, monsters, bad decisions, and the myth behind why hope was the last thing left in the jar and maybe the worst.

This is a work-in-progress show. expect a few rough edges, a lot of new material, and the first outing of a full hour before it goes any further.

TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/steve-mayne-hope-other-evils/

04/09/2026

TONIGHT join us for the first of many KiloHertz Promotions events.
Live rock and metal. Always DIY. See you in the pit.
Welcome to KiloHertz #1... a community of grassroots rock and metal musicians showcasing their musical ingenuity just for you... A Tenner!..
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kilohertz-1-tickets-1998375711548?aff=oddtdtcreator

02/09/2026

TONIGHT… Simon Satori Hendley will be reading snippets of his new novel ‘The Feniad’ and accompanying this with mostly relevant poetry and songs.
Jonny Hall will be reading excerpts from his recent publication about Gothic, Industrial and EBM music ‘The Darkscene 500’ and the event will be MC’d by Dr.Embers.
The night will end with some appropriate music & dancing DJ’d by Jonny Hall. Both books will be available for signing and purchase.
Tickets a fiver below or more on the door...
https://ticketlab.app/event/39100 #/

30/08/2026

TONIGHT
Folkand Roots present contemporary folk of quality

Liz Simcock has been called one of the country’s finest female singer songwriters
Dave Ellis & Boo Howard are a long established London based acoustic singer songwriter duo

Tickets below or on the door…
https://events.liveit.io/folk-and-roots/liz-simcock-dave-ellis-and-boo-howard/

26/08/2026

WEDNESDAY 26TH AUGUST

6:30 p.m. Tim Swanton: Bear The Load
8:00 p.m. Bex Turner: Momma’s Got A Brand New Toy Kitchen
9:30 p.m. LIMBS

TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

6:30 p.m. Tim Swanton: Bear The Load

So-called comedian Tim Swanton presents his breakout comedy special – a gut-busting appreciation of the struggles we all face in life, from love for Legoland to running over old ladies (with shopping trolleys). A show of stand-up comedy and theatre meshed together that looks at what it means not just to be a stand-up comedian, but a performer, and what happens when it’s just not possible to bear the load any longer.

TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

8:00 p.m. Bex Turner: Momma’s Got A Brand New Toy Kitchen

She’s peopled her last please, now she’s figuring out hey ‘why can’t she be desired’? Why can’t she be naughty? Why can’t she be made out of HDPE plastic? Her exterior’s hard plastic but inside she’s stagnant air from 1991.

Bex can’t hide behind a toy kitchen mask anymore… she’s 5ft8. A fragile woman made entity! Whose masquerading as someone whose normal. But not really. Instead of sharp edges Bex has soft curves, a sturdy base and a small rack.

Who is she but a toy kitchen?

Join whimsical and (sometimes scary) comedian Bex Turner for a (mostly) stand-up show of weird tales, Autism and lots of crude Crudités!

Bex Turner is a high energy, eccentric, surreal, stand up/character comic. Her likeability combined with her comedic sense of adventure makes audiences love her. She was a 2018 Quarter Finalist at Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year and a 2015 Semi Finalist for Laughing Horse New Act of the Year.

TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

9:30 p.m. LIMBS

What would you do with an extra limb? Mary’s answer comes in the form of a semi-improvised flute/comedy show, fulfilling the niche we’ve all been waiting for.

Through live music, experimental sounds, and a healthy dose of nostalgia, Mary explores her relationship through time and space with all of her body parts, including her extra lim

26/08/2026

Upcoming live music end of August + September through November…

09/08/2026

MONDAY 24TH AUGUST

6:30 p.m. Balthazar Dark: Dark Thymes
8:00 p.m. John James Davies: I’m Here And It’s Ok
9:30 p.m. LIMBS

TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

6:30 p.m. Balthazar Dark: Dark Thymes

Alternative/Character/Sketch/Improv/stand-up madness from former professional wrestler & current all round silly billy Balthazar Dark. Join him for an hour of free wheeling mayhem including jokes, stories & what happens if a pot plant turns out to be your own semi-legitimate support network.

‘The future of alternative comedy’ Blizzard Comedy 

TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

8:00 p.m. John James Davies: I’m Here And It’s Ok

That’s right, after a 20-year hiatus from the big-time bright lights star of The Good, The Bad & The Snugly, as seen on ITV’s Jeremy Beadle’s HotShots 1996, John James Davies is back with a brand-new show. The semi-improvised and entirely unfinished masterpiece, I’m Here and It’s OK.

TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

9:30 p.m. LIMBS

What would you do with an extra limb? Mary’s answer comes in the form of a semi-improvised flute/comedy show, fulfilling the niche we’ve all been waiting for.

Through live music, experimental sounds, and a healthy dose of nostalgia, Mary explores her relationship through time and space with all of her body parts, including her extra limb, the flute. She delves into her teenage brain by reliving old diary entries and music of time gone by.

As if you need any more encouragement to see the show, here are some (very real) reviews:
“I liked the bit when she spoke about me” – my mum
“I implore you to watch this show” – my producer

TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

09/08/2026

SUNDAY 23RD AUGUST

6:30 p.m. Scott Manley Hadley: Bald Personality Disorder
8:00 p.m. A Dublin Story
9:30 p.m. Balthazar Dark: Dark Thymes

TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

6:30 p.m. Scott Manley Hadley: Bald Personality Disorder

No hair. No worries. Well, some worries… Alternative comedy show on mental health, hair loss, gender, money and parenting. Includes sequins, thighs, an interactive bald-themed quiz, poetry, costumes, original music. Scott Manley Hadley, AKA SOLID BALD, is a poet turned comedian who has been Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes for Poetry and whose blog, TriumphOfTheNow.com, has been quoted in the New Yorker. Scott has appeared as a talking head discussing hair loss on BBC Three. Leicester Square Theatre New Act of the Year 2025 semi-finalist. Bald but not forgotten.

TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

8:00 p.m. A Dublin Story

In Dublin, a city humming with possibility, Cat is starting over. Between lost friends, stray ci******es, and a handsome busker, she finds herself caught between who she was and who she might become. Blending storytelling, music, and audience participation, this autobiographical piece captures the humour, heartbreak, and hope of beginning again. A funny, tender, and charming story about love, chance encounters, and the glow of something new.

TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

9:30 p.m. Balthazar Dark: Dark Thymes

Alternative/Character/Sketch/Improv/stand-up madness from former professional wrestler & current all round silly billy Balthazar Dark. Join him for an hour of free wheeling mayhem including jokes, stories & what happens if a pot plant turns out to be your own semi-legitimate support network.

‘The future of alternative comedy’ Blizzard Comedy 
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TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

02/08/2026

TUESDAY 18TH AUGUST

8:00 p.m. Dan Cohen & Duncan Hart: Magic Mics
9:30 p.m. SEVEN and a half YEARS

TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

8:00 p.m. Dan Cohen & Duncan Hart: Magic Mics

Dan “The Man” Cohen & Dunc “The Hunk” Hart. Two mics. Two men. Too much information.

Two of the circuit’s hottest prospects and coldest thighs strip comedy back to its bare essentials: life, love, and loss... with puppets, pork pies, and more k***s than a B&Q aisle.

No awkward thrusting (sorry). No pole dancing (we’re so sorry).

Dan Cohen, host of “The Sin Bin Pod” joins BBC and Channel 4 writer Duncan Hart for some chaotic comedy. Two middle-aged blokes, fully clothed (again, sorry), wondering... why are they throwing money at us?

Expect high-quality stand-up, surreal stories, surprisingly moving moments, and—inevitably—plenty of k**b gags.

Less “Magic Mike”, more tragic mic. Definitely more sausage than sizzle...

Proof that laughter really is the best medicine.

You’ll only come once.

Dan Cohen - West End New Act of the Year Finalist 2024.
Duncan Hart - Beat the Blackout Winner & Funhouse Championship Gong Winner 2025.

“Incredible!” BBC Three Counties

TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

9:30 p.m. SEVEN and a half YEARS

From international acclaim to near-total isolation, this 5-star, award-winning solo “GIG THEATRE” show is a deeply moving, autobiographical journey of survival and creative rebirth. Written and performed by world-class composer and songwriter Mark Glentworth (celebrated collaborator of Steven Berkoff), the production chronicles a sudden, devastating breakdown that left him mute and trapped in a world of silence for

SEVEN and a half YEARS

Stripped-back, raw, and surprisingly uplifting, it is a masterclass in storytelling that will hook you within minutes. Witness a remarkable true story about the healing power of music and a profound reminder that it is never too late to begin again.

TICKETS FOR ALL CAMDEN FRINGE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND AT https://linktr.ee/acescamdenfringe

02/08/2026

TONIGHT
This is gonna be amazing...

Join DASHADAY for a special Pre-Birthday Celebration Concert in London!
DASHADAY is an independent pop artist based in London. Her music has amassed over 2.7 million streams worldwide, reaching listeners in 172 countries. Through cinematic lyrics and bold storytelling, she explores themes of love, identity, and ambition.
This special evening, accompanied by the incredible live band Gravity Riot, DASHADAY will bring the stories from her new album, Things I Shouldn't Say, to life on stage. Expect an unforgettable night of live music featuring original songs, fan favourites, heartfelt moments, and a few special surprises as she celebrates the countdown to her birthday.Ticket link below...

Official Audio by Dasha Day - devils (Tiktok song)Hey everyone!...

02/08/2026

TONIGHT DASHA DAY
Dasha Day
This is gonna be amazing...

Join DASHADAY for a special Pre-Birthday Celebration Concert in London!
DASHADAY is an independent pop artist based in London. Her music has amassed over 2.7 million streams worldwide, reaching listeners in 172 countries. Through cinematic lyrics and bold storytelling, she explores themes of love, identity, and ambition.
This special evening, accompanied by the incredible live band Gravity Riot, DASHADAY will bring the stories from her new album, Things I Shouldn’t Say, to life on stage. Expect an unforgettable night of live music featuring original songs, fan favourites, heartfelt moments, and a few special surprises as she celebrates the countdown to her birthday.Ticket link below...

https://youtu.be/1-_qxpcldj4?si=tPRaq4nNH_deOBZK

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dashaday-pre-birthday-celebration-concert-tickets-1993264252035?aff=oddtdtcreator

31/07/2026

TONIGHT
NO OTHER CHOICE… EP LAUNCH
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