Robert Vincent is one of the most acclaimed new voices on the Americana music scene. Born in Crosby Liverpool, his upbringing inculcated him with a very Merseyside culture of storytelling and language. In 2013 Robert Vincent released his debut album Life in Easy Steps. Critically well received, the title track was play-listed by Radio 2. After meeting Whispering Bob Harris at an event called ‘Bluebird at the Bluecoat’ that brought the concept of the bluebird cafe in Nashville to The Bluecoat Chambers in Liverpool, the legendary radio presenter invited Robert to perform a live session on his Radio 2 show and in 2016 awarded him with his ‘Emerging Artist’ of the year award at the inaugural UK Americana Awards show in Hackney London. In 2018 his Sophomore album ‘I’ll Make the Most of my Sins’ was named UK Americana Album of the Year. Meeting and performing with musical director Ethan Johns at the award ceremony would shape his future career. In February of 2018 Robert was invited to perform on the BBC ‘Old Grey Whistle Test, For One Night Only’ closing the show. It was this performance that would propel him to number 1 and 2 in the iTunes Album and Singles Charts. Robert's latest release ‘In this Town You’re Owned' charted at number 2 in the UK Americana Charts been critically praised both in the UK and Europe and USA. At the midway point of the year American Songwriter Magazine named ‘In this Town You’re Owned’ in its top 20 albums (every genre) of 2020 to date. ‘In This Town You’re Owned’ has also picked up Americana Music Association UK Album & Artist of The Year 2021, plus Americana UK Album & Artist of the Year 2020.

Now resident in Scotland, the respected Geordie songwriter performs with his band The Daintees. For Martin Stephenson, it’s not a career, it’s a lifetime calling, and his restless troubadour spirit has now amassed an extraordinary catalogue of 40 albums.

CULT FIGURES - Cult Figures released two classic singles on Swell Maps' Rather Records in 1979 & 1980. Now they're back & coming to a stage near you! BONA RAYS - regenerated / reactivated / reinvigorated female fronted post-punkers from London Town Dominic Silvani (Folk Union) - solo outing for the man with the voice of a thousand caves Presented by The Lexington. This is an 18+ event

TV Pins are a rising alt-pop band from London and the West Midlands, blending a heady mix of: 70s Americana Classic British new wave 60s psychedelia And hook-laden power pop that's warm, spiky, and full of attitude Theyve been building buzz through regular UK gigs and dropped their debut album "Aircutter", last year Support from The TR5s, one of Surrey's best-kept secrets. Theyve been tearing up stages with a high-voltage blend of 1950s skiffle and early 1960s rock n roll. Think foot-stomping rhythms, charismatic swagger, and a live show that feels like a time-traveling jukebox set on fire.

Eat Your Own Ears presents Pitou at The Waiting Room. "Amsterdam-born artist Pitou has one of the most arresting voices to emerge from this year, drawing comparisons to the likes of Laura Marling and Julia Holter, crafting intelligent folk-pop that balances the darkness and light of human emotion." - The Independent Dutch songwriter and composer Pitou has unveiled new single “Too Good To Go”, a wonderfully scattershot song brimming with mania, mischief and cacophony - somewhere in the vein of Björk, Meredith Monk, Jockstrap, and (especially rhythmically) Orchestra Baobab. Age restriction 18+ Presented by Eat Your Own Ears. This is an 18+ event

Here's a January 2026 winter warmer in Stoke Newington! In early 2025 Helen McCookerybook launched her album Showtunes from the Shadows with a sold-out gig at The Betsey Trotwood attended by the Radio 6 DJ Gideon Coe, and a host of other luminaries from far and wide. Her songs at that gig were augmented by artists who had guested on the album: Robert Rotifer on guitar and vocals, Terry Edwards on Trumpet, and Jack Hayter on lap steel guitar. The addition of Ruth Tidmarsh (bass and vocals) and Karina Townsend (melodica and vocals) filled out the songs and added a whole layer of vocal harmonies that couldnt be reproduced at Helen's solo gigs. It was a unique event, and this gig will be another unusual one-off. Lester Square (ex Monochrome Set) will be joining the same line-up to play guitar, and there will be a mystery guest to be announced later. More songs from the album will be added to the set, and some of Helen's older songs will be re-vamped with the chance for audience participation (mp3s of the parts will be sent out to ticket holders so you can sing along). As another special feature, support will be from the guest artists: expect musical saw, poignant and funny songs debuted specially for the night, trumpet shenanigans, and who knows what else. There will be vinyl albums and more for sale (please bring cash- it's easier) Come along, join the throng and sing along.

Swansea Sound will play some of their ill-tempered seasonal tunes, along with other indie hits. The Gentle Spring will soothe and enchant. Railcard will make you feel good about the disco load-out: this event ends at 10pm, cos the venue turns into a club later on. Good food is available in the pub upstairs, with discount for gig-goers.

Zoe Mead, known musically as Wyldest, is a self-prescribed doom pop artist/producer, blending atmospheric soundscapes with introspective lyricism.

Crosstown Concerts Presents: Ken Yates + support This is a 14+ event

a g n ø s I s A Celebration of Gothic Scorcery, Avant-Garde Seduction and Beautiful Chaos Crush of Souls Straight from Paris - Crush of Souls delivers a full-force industrial synth assault, fusing synthesised elegance with Cramps-style depravity. Fronted by Charles Rowell (Crocodiles), the band embodies the perfect tension between sleaze and sophistication, neon and decay. Petrichor & Lara g.g - Performance Art An immersive performance art piece where movement, sound, and space collide. Lara and Rachael unravel hidden stories through visceral, dreamlike expression - a living poem of tension, tenderness, and transformation. Francis Pig Art punk for the restless. Francis Pig blends avant-garde sensibilities with raw, driving anti-passive rock & roll. As Punks in Focus declares: “Their sound echoes The Velvet Underground, The Stooges, and The Cramps - raw, energetic, and utterly alive.” Jolt Margate’s own Joanna Curwood conjures a dark, hypnotic storm - metallic gnarl, fuzz-drenched guitars, and brooding, magnetic vocals. Think Kim Gordon meets PJ Harvey on a midnight sea of distortion and desire. Tickets are limited - intimacy guaranteed. \+ a g n ø s I s (11-2:30am) When the lights dim, the pulse mutates. Stay for the FREE Mutant Cold Wave Synth Party - a late-night descent into: 𐕣 Dark Avant-Garde 𐕣 Obscure Hypnotic Beats 𐕣 Mutant Goth Synth One night only. One way down. Presented by Red Black Moon This is an 18+ event

A G N Ø S I S - Free Mutant Cold Wave Synth Party When the bands fade, the night mutates. Stay for a free after-hours descent into Dark Avant-Garde, Obscure Hypnotic Beats, and Mutant Gothic Synth Sorcery - a ritual for the nocturnal, the beautiful, and the strange. Free entry. Intimacy guaranteed. Stay strange till 2:30 AM. Presented by Red Black Moon This is an 18+ event

Dearest Creatures of the Night, We are thrilled to announce our first live acts of the year for 2026! VALISIA ODELL Valisia Odell is the union of Valisia and Aristomenis Theodoropoulos - an electronic duo who have long composed in the shadows, weaving echoes behind the curtain. But now, they step into the light. Distinctive, penetrating vocals entwine with hypnotic, unrelenting Melodies. Rise and behold - a seductive experience awaits. Valisia Odell is a defining figure in Greece's dark electro/minimal wave scene. Aristomenis Theodoropoulos is a visual artist and musician. Captivating, relentless melodies and piercing vocals define their debut album Shadow of a Dream, released in April of 2025 by the Berlin-based Detriti Records, a label renowned for its curation of underground electronic and darkwave sounds. https://linktr.ee/valisia.odell DVPLVX DVPLVX (pronounced duplux) is the project of Canadian artist Tristan Finck, based in Antwerp, Belgium. DVPLVX creates danceable yet ominous synthpop driven by hardhitting drum machines, energetic sequences, and detached vocals. Merging glossy late-80s sounds with a touch of surrealism, the sound is both futuristic and familiar echoes of Darkwave, Minimal Synth, Hi-NRG, and EBM, but uncomfortably beyond the borders of any genre. Anachronistic in the best way possible. dvplvx.bandcamp.com

An evening of wild and dirty rock'n'roll. MARTIN SAVAGE & THE JIGGERZ (punk rock, Sweden/UK) 3 piece straight to the point 70's punk from Stockholm/Stoke Newington. They love the Real Kids and the Vibrators! Damaged Goods records recording artists. Members from King Salami & the Cumberland Three, Tokyo Knives, the Locomotions, the Blacks. THE SNAGS with HIPBONE SLIM aka Sir Bald (Garage Punkin' Surfin' Freakbeat featuring Hipbone Slim aka Sir Bald (as heard in Stranger Things)

pop never dies does new year's eve ! we're gonna be seeing in the new year the only way we know how ... we'll be blasting your favourite pop anthems until the early hours★ expect added glitz, glam and confetti canons, and join us as we say goodbye to the year 2025 with some of the year's biggest hits by Zara Larsson, Lily Allen, JADE, RAYE, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Pink Pantheress, Rose Gray, Lady Gaga, Marina, Charli XCX, plus all of the beloved classics from our PND catalogue early bird tickets on sale now! Presented by Pop Never Dies This is an 18+ event

Call It A Year: 1996 One year. All genres. Expect to hear The Prodigy, Oasis, Spice Girls, Fugees, Take That, The Chemical Brothers, Alanis Morissette, Pet Shop Boys, Garbage, Underworld, Tori Amos, Ash, George Michael, Mark Morrison, Tricky, Manic Street Preachers, Sheryl Crow, R.E.M. and more. Presented by Call It A Year. This is an 18+ event

An unmissable night for music fans to discover exciting new talent and for these rising artists to showcase the music they’ve been crafting. Expect fresh sounds, electric energy, and a showcase of breakout potential. bothsxdes - London/Paris-based French indie rock artist. For fans of Bloc Party, Weezer, Mudi Sama. dréa szn - Essex-born alternative artist. For fans of Rachel Chinouriri, Hannah Jadagu, King Isis. GiGi Polar - London-based, Swiss-born German-Indonesian alternative artist. For fans of EKKSTACY, ThxSoMch, Max Fry. Malaika - London indie-pop artist. For fans of Keni Titus, BEL, beabadoobee. Presented by Nü Inc. Sound This is an 18+ event

It's that time of year again... After an absence from the capital of many years, it's the perfect excuse to miss the office party....THE CHRISTMAS COVERS PARTY! Eight Bands Three Songs ALL COVERS (Just the way we like it) Many years ago deep in the mists of time Nottingham promoters Whycan'twejustallgetalong decided to get all their friends' bands to play a Christmas party. Because there were a lot of them, and to make it a bit more interesting, they asked the bands to only play cover versions and to limit their sets to 2 or 3 songs. They christened it "The Christmas Covers Party". Well, you would, wouldn't you There are no headliners - the music has a gradual gradient from 'less party earlier to more party later' and the bands don't tell anyone what they are going to play. Over the years all sorts of red herrings have been planted to throw covers detectives off track. So basically, lots of bands play lots of covers whilst we get drunk, dance around and shout at them. Sounds suspiciously simple doesnt it Almost too simple... Resurrected in 2025, this year will feature bands and solo acts, all to be announced in due course! All profit to Cancer Research, in dedication to the much-loved and missed Understudies band member Becky Dixon, who sadly passed away in June.

SKRONK + RAT RUN RECORDS deliver a declaration, five lines in the sand if you will: Five Hours Five Acts. Real moves, keen ears, and then there was the drum the scrapers and the shakers, banging on a beer keg making a racket. Smooth transitions, how now spirits Slimline tonics for the new world blues, softshadow will make you feel it. The fresh winter's wind in the floor heaving through, motes of dust puff from the Lead Ashtray and proudly extol the virtues of spending time outdoors. Exhale... Exaltations to the ones before and the ones after, in it together forever, feel something, act tender, transfer energy to meaning, in noise we must trust. Before the swamp of microplastics consumes us. Before the MPTL Data servers fritz and staccato signals perforate the night like a hand poke tattoo. As we are left to sift through the debris, the chimes ring out and welcome in the witching hour.

GIHE is seeing in 2026 with a night of energising post-punk for our first time hosting an event at Stoke Newington's Waiting Room! Headlining will be South London's Hadda Be, bringing their dynamic fuzzy sound to the stage with a gritty, immersive power ahead of the release of their second album. Support comes from Sussex alt-rockers Shallow Honey, known for the fierce energy of their live shows, and upcoming band Mannequin Flowers with their dreamy, reverb-soaked offerings. The Waiting Room is accessed via a small flight of stairs. Gender neutral toilets available. Presented by Get In Her Ears. This is an 18+ event

Communion ONE presents Ernie Presented by Communion ONE. This is an 18+ event.

LET’S RIDE - due to popular demand we’re back with another edition of Let’s Ride on Jan 23rd ! a night where we honour charli xcx (who is and always has been ★the moment★) and the limitless worlds she and her contemporaries have created if you’re an OG angel and have been to one of these nights before, you’ll know it’s high BPM, fast and furious, and not for the faint of heart. It’s charli and friends (those at the edgier end of the pop spectrum), a heavenly mix of hyperpop, dance and electronic. think caroline polachek, SOPHIE, kim petras, robyn and plenty more. Please note: this is a Charli xcx fan party and is not officially affiliated with Charli or her team. She will not be appearing at the event. Presented by Pop Never Dies. This is an 18+ event.

A not-to-be-missed Xmas afternoon special featuring a pair of indie legends in Pete Astor (The Loft, Weather Prophets and several others) and Darren Hayman (Hefner) playing intimate sets. Proceedings will be kicked off by Lou Terry, seen most recently fusing wonky technology with timeless songwriting. See you underneath the mistletoe.

Onoe Caponoe \- Onoe Caponoe is a true individual in a sea full of clones. Hailing from an unknown area of London, the cat lord rises above the endless conveyor belt of the norm... Onoe carves out his own corner of the galaxy amidst a sea of noise that sadly, all sound the same... Having refined his vision through years of painstaking experimentation, Onoe has travelled to realms most rappers would never dream of. Artists: We are always interested in hearing from talented artists. If you’d like to play at our future events, please get in touch at [email protected]. Refunds: Tickets are for the full event and not for individual artists. If an artist cancels your tickets are still valid for the event. We cannot offer refunds. Presented by REAL This is an 18+ event

Delighted to be hosting this London EP launch show for our eternal faves Mumbles! The band have an amazing new EP out called The Mumbles Book of Hell, which the band call 26 minutes of evil, humiliation, and narcolepsy, and we'll be doing a launch show in London with Perfect Binding and Prayer Tech, will be a great night! Were doing affordable basic tickets at £7, a bundle of both the ticket and the tape for £10, and a bigger Full Hellscape bundle of ticket for £15, which includes tape, and both accompanying zines - The Mumbles Booklet of Hell and The Mumbles Dream Dictionary, written by Mumbles Jacob Nicholas and collaborator Harriet Lander. Mumbles new EP The Mumbles Book of Hell rampages through the personal and political, finding heartbreak in world crisis and utopia in friendships. Recorded live, these five songs capture the carnage of the group's famously feral gigs, a savage and yearning map covering everything from bass-clarinet driven doom to fractured slowcore, spasmodic postpunk to hurdy-gurdy ambience. FFO Deerhoof, Squid, Olivier Messiaen, Yo La Tengo, Sunn O))), early music, Claire Rousay, Melt-Banana, Horse Lords etc. Perfect Binding is the recording project of London-based songwriter and composer Sam Bedford, formerly of Cagework. Based around nylon-string guitar, voice, cello and fragments of tape music, Bedford creates songs that feel gently detached and intimate and yet still rich in atmosphere. His debut EP presents a collection of slow-burning, subtly arranged recordings (Counterparts, Damning, Interlude, Virginia Creeper) interspersed with between-the-eyes alt-rock pop songs (Tincture, Still Boils Fast)that make for a an arresting listening experience. The collection draws as much from experimental traditions as they do from folk songwriting. Drawing comparisons to the likes of Robert Wyatt, Colleen, Vashti Bunyan or early Beirut, Bedford's work lives in the in-between, neither lo-fi nor polished, neither throw-back nor contemporary. Prayer Tech is a new project featuring current and past members of Blue bendy, Keg and Pozi. Drawing from the sounds of emo, post-hardcore and psychedelia, the 3 piece mutate clashing opposites together, sincerity and pretence, open guitar and discordant bass riffs whilst sharing a love for financial gains and music. FYI the show is 18+ and the venue is down a flight of stairs so is not wheelchair accessible.