Since winning Acoustic magazine's 2010 Singer Songwriter of the year, nu / anti-folk artist Gaz Brookfield has spent his time on the road, touring the UK and Europe. He has shared the stage with the likes of Levellers, Seth Lakeman, Frank Turner, New Model Army, Nick Harper, Newton Faulkner, Miles Hunt, and many more. His songs are instantly accessible, everyman tales of life, love and everything else in between.

Rooted in alt/indie-folk her shows blend lush arrangements, soaring harmonies, and a captivating on-stage presence that connects deeply with audiences. Her music has already earned spots in video games like “Watch Dogs 2” & CBC’s tv show “How to Buy a Baby”. Along with a viral videos, with her recent single “End Up Alone” being described as a “Slow-burn beauty that curls around you like a haze of cigarette smoke” (Shannon Linton, Dominionated).

Runnin' Blue Presents Joe Solo back at Aces & Eights Support from Jess Silk and He Fired First PUNK ROCK PREPARED US FOR THIS

Tommy Hale & The Magnificent Bastards return to Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, Tufnell Park. This is the 10th Anniversary celebration of the album Magnificent Bastard and will be played in full. Special Guests on the night will be The Snakeoil Rattlers.

- Siren's Spell : Formerly known as Machine Rox, Ariel returns with a new project channeling a kind of Siouxsie-esque energy, darker, sharper, and more electronic. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Bd9wqIHa_P8 - Blinded By Passion: Diving into our New Wave / New Romantic side, still dark, still existential at heart, with melancholic sax, glacial keys, shimmering guitars, post-punk bass lines and pulsating drums, www.blindedbypassion.art - Mark Velvet: Contemporary electronic pop, with a bit of retro wave spark. https://open.spotify.com/track/1dyrn3kuZ5tH5C1nEEtZJY The Polyphonix: New synth-pop duo in the style of O.M.D., Yazoo, Soft Cell etc ... Blending retrofuturist energy with sharp electronic hooks, driving drum machines, melodic vocals, and a tight set. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=1xPaTphA1ok

Laura Walsh and Jake Patrick are friends and comedians. Comedy friends if you will. They have some new jokes to tell you (the audience★), so come along. ★potential new friends? Presented by BITS. This is an 18+ event

Eli Hart and Jake Patrick are friends and comedians. Comedy friends if you will. They have some new jokes to tell you (the audience★), so come along. ★potential new friends? Presented by BITS. This is an 18+ event

Kayvan Khazaee cracks himself open in his debut hour, unleashing his dirtiest material alongside a shamelessly honest deep dive into the chaotic life of a late bloomer stumbling through adulthood.

Pavey Ark are cinematic indie-folk band from Yorkshire in the UK. Playing with full band and strings, they are set to play a rare intimate London show at Aces and Eights on Thursday 12th June Atmospheric vocals, strings and horns glide over finger-picked guitar, melodic bass and complex percussion. The result is a beautiful orchestral-folk sound that evades immediate comparison. Upon further listening, the band’s wide range of influences start to reveal themselves - from the laid back ’60s and ’70s’ sound of Jackson C. Frank, Rodriguez and Love through to more modern comparisons like, Nick Drake, Andrew Bird, Radiohead and Laura Marling. The band released their new album More Time, More Speed, on the 21st November 2025. The album was mixed by Paul Butler ( Michael Kiwanuka, Andrew , Teskey Brothers, The Bees). Pavey Ark also worked with composer and producer Adrian McNally (The Unthanks) who led the live string quartet studio session and co-produced and mixed three songs on the new album. Known for their sublime live shows, Pavey Ark played at SXSW Texas 2025, the Glastonbury Acoustic Stage 2022 and closed Cambridge Folk Festival (Stage 3) in 2023 - huge achievements for an independent act. The band have also supported This Is The Kit, Badly Drawn Boy, Willy Mason and Billie Marten. Pavey Ark’s debut album, Close Your Eyes and Think of Nothing received excellent reviews from UNCUT, Record Collector, Folk Radio and BBC Radio 6 Music airplay. It was chosen by the BBC Radio as one of their picks for National Album Day in 2022. The band are built around singer-songwriter Neil Thomas. UNCUT magazine described him as one of the most promising song-writers to emerge from Humberside. A claim all too clear on the new album as songs twist and turn often arriving at unexpected conclusions. Beautiful, uplifting and meticulously crafted, More Time, More Speed is an album for those who truly love to listen.

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Roll the dice, play your cards and do not pass go as Board To Distraction flips the tabletop on everything you thought you knew about board games! Fall for familiar favourites all over again, discover retro and ancient games due a comeback, new games you didnt know you needed, and comedians who take winning far too seriously. Board games meet brainpower: Fast-paced fun where everyone leaves smarter, smugger and significantly more competitive. Laugh, learn and look at board games in a brand new way. When comedy and board games collide, there's absolutely no chance of being bored! TICKET SPECIALS Get tickets to this show and Juliette Burton's Side Quest (June 3rd, 8:45pm, right after this show) for just £12! (25% Off) https://wegottickets.com/f/18058 Get tickets to both these shows and Juliette Burton: Villain Era (July 1st, 8:00pm) for just £16! (Buy 2, Get 1 Free!) https://wegottickets.com/f/18059 ABOUT JULIETTE The Fringe favourite The Guardian "Huge talent and then some!" ★★★★★ Daily Mirror "Burton drips with charm - joyous" The Times "Powerful" ★★★★ Sunday Express Juliette Burton is an award-winning comedian, writer, presenter, mental health activist and journalist. She has previously performed seven critically acclaimed solo shows across nine seasons (When I Grow Up, Look At Me, Decision Time, Butterfly Effect, Defined, No Brainer, Hopepunk) from 2013 to 2024 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She has had total sold out seasons for five years at the Edinburgh Fringe (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023). She has performed at Festivals around the world including Leicester Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and New Zealand International Comedy Festival. In 2015 Juliette won the Argus Angel Award at Brighton Fringe for Look At Me and Voice Magazine Pick of the Fringe in 2017 for Butterfly Effect. In 2024, Juliette was shortlisted for the Disability Power 100 and presented the livestream of the awards ceremony. In 2024 and 2023 she was selected as Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She's been listed amongst the funniest one-liners by The Telegraph, the Funniest Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe by Evening Standard, Funniest Jokes at Edinburgh Fringe by the iPaper, was The Sunday Times Culture Pick in 2018, amongst The Times Best of Edinburgh Festivals 2018 and The Telegraph's Rising Stars. VENUE NOTES Aces & Eights serves food and beverage before and after the shows. The show is sadly in a basement that is not wheelchair accessible, and down a flight of steps.

The multiverse needs heroes. Luckily, there's a room full of you. Award-winning comedian Juliette Burton invites you to co-create an ever-changing, choose-your-own-adventure comedy. Assemble your team, charge your phone and embark on a multiversal quest. In this interactive stand-up odyssey the audience plays together to shape the story. Part video game, part stand-up, part collective hero's journey fuelled by fandom, fate and finding your inner player one. Whatever happens, no two shows are ever the same. Will you become Heroes, Villains or NPCs With Boundary Issues Collaboration is key, chaos is guaranteed and laughter is your ultimate power-up. You don't just watch the show - you play it. TICKET SPECIALS Get tickets to this show and Juliette Burton's Board To Distraction! (June 3rd, 7:30pm, just before this show) for just £12! (25% Off) https://wegottickets.com/f/18046 Get tickets to both these shows and Juliette Burton: Villain Era (July 1st, 8:00pm) for just £16! (Buy 2, Get 1 Free!) https://wegottickets.com/f/18059 ABOUT JULIETTE The Fringe favourite The Guardian "Huge talent and then some!" ★★★★★ Daily Mirror "Burton drips with charm - joyous" The Times "Powerful" ★★★★ Sunday Express Juliette Burton is an award-winning comedian, writer, presenter, mental health activist and journalist. She has previously performed seven critically acclaimed solo shows across nine seasons (When I Grow Up, Look At Me, Decision Time, Butterfly Effect, Defined, No Brainer, Hopepunk) from 2013 to 2024 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She has had total sold out seasons for five years at the Edinburgh Fringe (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023). She has performed at Festivals around the world including Leicester Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and New Zealand International Comedy Festival. In 2015 Juliette won the Argus Angel Award at Brighton Fringe for Look At Me and Voice Magazine Pick of the Fringe in 2017 for Butterfly Effect. In 2024, Juliette was shortlisted for the Disability Power 100 and presented the livestream of the awards ceremony. In 2024 and 2023 she was selected as Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She's been listed amongst the funniest one-liners by The Telegraph, the Funniest Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe by Evening Standard, Funniest Jokes at Edinburgh Fringe by the iPaper, was The Sunday Times Culture Pick in 2018, amongst The Times Best of Edinburgh Festivals 2018 and The Telegraph's Rising Stars. VENUE NOTES Aces & Eights serves food and beverage before and after the shows. The show is sadly in a basement that is not wheelchair accessible, and down a flight of steps.

Calling all big-hearted heroes! Juliette Burton is summoning YOU. This after-dark work in progress comedy confessional steps into the dark side. A brand new, adult comedy quest for grown-up geeks and justice-hungry joy seekers ready to battle the REAL dragons: sexism, queer inequality and bad sex lives. It's time to iron out the kinks! Expect deep comic book lore, dark jokes and emotionally naked comedy. An exclusive from award-winning comedian and super nerd Juliette Burton. She's bringing armour made of hard truths, high fantasy and highly hilarious punchlines. Live nerdgasms possible. PRAISE FOR JULIETTE'S WORK A huge nerd; safe space. Marvellous. ★★★★★ Starburst Liberating ★★★★★ VoiceMag Effervescent personality ★★★★★ BroadwayBaby "A comedy queen. Relatable as fk" ★★★★ Edinburgh Reviews "Burton shows the world it's cool to be kind" Sunday Mail "A force to be reckoned with. Hilarious" ★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine TICKET SPECIALS Get tickets to this shows and two of Juliette's other shows on June 3rd (Juliette Burton's Board To Distraction! and Juliette Burton's Side Quest) for just £16! (Buy 2, Get 1 Free) https://wegottickets.com/f/18046 https://wegottickets.com/f/18058 ABOUT JULIETTE The Fringe favourite The Guardian "Huge talent and then some!" ★★★★★ Daily Mirror "Burton drips with charm - joyous" The Times "Powerful" ★★★★ Sunday Express Juliette Burton is an award-winning comedian, writer, presenter, mental health activist and journalist. She has previously performed seven critically acclaimed solo shows across nine seasons (When I Grow Up, Look At Me, Decision Time, Butterfly Effect, Defined, No Brainer, Hopepunk) from 2013 to 2024 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She has had total sold out seasons for five years at the Edinburgh Fringe (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023). She has performed at Festivals around the world including Leicester Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and New Zealand International Comedy Festival. In 2015 Juliette won the Argus Angel Award at Brighton Fringe for Look At Me and Voice Magazine Pick of the Fringe in 2017 for Butterfly Effect. In 2024, Juliette was shortlisted for the Disability Power 100 and presented the livestream of the awards ceremony. In 2024 and 2023 she was selected as Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She's been listed amongst the funniest one-liners by The Telegraph, the Funniest Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe by Evening Standard, Funniest Jokes at Edinburgh Fringe by the iPaper, was The Sunday Times Culture Pick in 2018, amongst The Times Best of Edinburgh Festivals 2018 and The Telegraph's Rising Stars. VENUE NOTES Aces & Eights serves food and beverage before and after the shows. The show is sadly in a basement that is not wheelchair accessible, and down a flight of steps.

An intimate solo show from Bryde comprising of previously unheard songs and an array of songs from her three albums and EPS. Presented by Creative Ground This is an 18+ event

Join Frankie Heartless and the Heartless Rogues in the intimate Basement venue at Aces & Eights Expect Sea Shanties, traditional folk music and pirate merriment. Dress code: Pirate garb is encouraged, but not essential. There will be a selection of pirate gear for sale. Row, me bully boys! Frankie Heartless and the Heartless Rogues are here to bring their sea shanty and folk favourites to Aces & Eights ! Frankie also performs on board the Golden Hinde, at steampunk events, and occasionally as a drag king, all alongside running the Honor Oak Shanty Choir.

Sonny Brazil is a Folk singer and Squeeze Box Player from the south east of England. Raised in South East London and Brighton, Sonny dwells among the Bargee Traveller Community, living and playing music as they have for centuries on the inland waterways of England. Sonny lives entrenched in the world of english folk culture, working as a crew member on Thames Sailing Barges and living on the Canals; they are one of the founding members of the folk collective Goblin Band described by Martin Carthy as “The band we’ve been waiting for”. Sonny’s style is rhythmic and raw at times giving contrast to their sweeter more pastoral repertoire of traditional songs, reminiscent of a past and a future where community, solidarity and connection with the land run strong in people’s everyday life. Sonny’s unique style of folk performance stems from the Queer folk scene in South London. They make a point of exploring different voices in these folk songs that were largely collected under the heavy colonial blanket of the Victorian era and early 20th century. In keeping folk music alive and viewing it through a queer, anti colonial, anti capitalist lens, Sonny does their bit to carry on the living tradition in a way that sparks new energy into the old songs.