The Ivy House

Women's World Cup: England V Haiti
2023-07-22 10:00 - 12:30 UTC
Join us on July 22nd from 10am (yes AM!) for an awesome Women’s World Cup viewing party!
Get ready to cheer your hearts out as England goes head-to-head with Haiti.
The Deptford Ravens, Bend it Like Peckham, and Lush Lyfe FC are joining forces to bring you an unforgettable viewing party at the amazing, community owned pub, The Ivy House!
Everyone from Megafans to football first-timers welcome, as long as they’re bringing the HYPE for the biggest women’s football event in history!! So grab your pals, parents & pets, put on your best footie shirts & get ready to celebrate!

A Moment With The Black Sheep Lounge Present: SCORS
2023-07-21 19:30 - 23:00
Skiptracers and Vagabonds – lay refuge here for A Moment With The Black Sheep Lounge. We present you SCORS back with new songs and fables.
The Black Sheep Lounge calls to you like a bell tolling through the evening haze. SCORS return in a new form.
Times and Support TBC
£10 entry otd

PROTOTYPE Anthology Launch and Summer Party
2023-07-20 19:00 - 23:00
Join us for the launch of PROTOTYPE 5, the fifth instalment of Prototype’s annual anthology. This summer party at The Ivy House will feature informal readings from some of the contributors and a well-stocked book table.

The issue features new work and previews of forthcoming books by a number of Prototype authors, and introduces an exciting list of contributors published here for the first time, with poetry, prose and artwork by:
With contributions by Rojbîn Arjen, Alex Aspden, Ed Atkins & Steven Zultanski, Mau Baiocco, Claire Carroll, Hal Coase, James M. Creed, Iulia David, Nia Davies, Fiona Glen, Olivia Heal, Emma Hellyer, Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou, Rowe Irvin, Sasja Janssen (trans. Michele Hutchison), Bhanu Kapil, Sharon Kivland, Jeff Ko, Prerana Kumar, Grace Connolly Linden, Dasha Loyko, Nasim Luczaj, Ian Macartney, So Mayer, Catrin Morgan, Ghazal Mosadeq, Connor Oswald, Kashif Sharma-Patel, Helen Quah, Dipanjali Roy, Leonie Rushforth, Stanley Schtinter, Lutz Seiler (trans. Stefan Tobler), Madeleine Stack, Malin Ståhl, Corin Sworn, Olly Todd, Yasmin Vardi, Kate Wakeling, Nathan Walker, Ahren Warner & Stephen Watts.
Cover artwork by Sinjin Li.

Faux Fancy presents: Web, The Late Joe Bowman, Peak Trading
2023-07-18 19:30 - 23:00
Faux Fancy presents a night of live music with Web, The Late Joe Bowman, and Peak Trading.
Alt-rock goodness in the heart of Nunhead, all for a fiver. We return after a brief hiatus as we kick into the Summer season with the first of a new monthly regime bringing a deep dive of music to the Ivy House stage.
Doors 7:30pm, advance tickets are £5 (+ bf).

Music In The House: Note-orious and Nunhead Community Choir Summer Concert
2023-07-17 20:00 - 23:00
Two of South London’s finest community choirs: Note-orious and Nunhead Community Choir join forces for a Summer concert performing rock, pop and soul classics spanning the last 6 decades. Free entry, but donations for Red Head will be encouraged.
Singing starts at 8pm, don’t miss it!

¡TOP TEN!
2023-07-02 18:00 - 22:00
A live, improvised music chart show of the best songs you haven’t thought of yet!
Come and see the Top Ten All Stars conjure musical magic from your spontaneous suggestions,
as we delight in an evening of symphonic silliness and music mayhem.
An INCREDIBLE band, featuring REAL musicians!
Expect big tunes, wild games, and live acrobatics!
It could be amazing, but that’s down to you!
We will count down the week’s biggest tunes from 10 to 1. All band names and song titles are suggested by the audience, and the Top Ten All Star Band them creates them all live on the spot, completely improvised and completely brand new. Never heard before and never to be heard again! The night is peppered with ridiculous games and rousing sing-alongs to rile the audience into a state of delirious glee! We even invite guest vocalists from the audience! This is impro with music. Spontaneous, edgy and exhilarating, and complete with a recap of all of the tunes of the night to the Top of the Pops theme A whole lot of Love by Led Zeppelin.
The Top Ten All Stars includes; Georgia Duncan, Holly Jacks, Raevennan Husbandes, Brendan Chitty, Barney Keen, Blythe Pepino, Stewart Mystery, Nat Keen, David Johnston, Liam Ramsden and Tiff Wear.
This event will be a fundraiser for Coffittee, the Forest School Camps Inclusion Committee, that is dedicated to providing supported experiences of camping and community building in nature for young people and adults who have high support needs. All the musicians are performing for free, and all profits will go towards buying a new marquee for the inclusion camps.

The Goose Is Out: Stick In The Wheel
2023-06-30 19:00 - 23:00
Stick in the Wheel are a band with its origins in working-class East London. It consists of vocalist and artist Nicola Kearey and Ian Carter, their producer, arranger and Dobro player. They bring a contemporary approach to folk music with raw minimalism, setting vocals to simple accompaniments and handclaps, along with progressive synths and beats informed by the street music of their heritage. This will be a duo gig.

Dig That Treasure presents: Astroturf Noise w/ Gentle Stranger + Cirenne
2023-06-27 19:30 - 23:00
Dig That Treasure! presents
New York’s ASTROTURF NOISE mark their first trip to the UK with a headline show at South London institution The Ivy House. Since forming in 2017, the trio of Sam Day Harmet (mandolin/electronics), Sana Nagano (violin/effects), and Zachary Swanson (upright bass) has carved out a distinctive sonic space. American roots music coexists with electronics-spiked free improv, Downtown skronk, and on the new album, manipulated samples sourced from Tennessee, Wisconsin, and their home city of Brooklyn, NY.
GENTLE STRANGER are a London group with a cult following. Embracing traditional folk, noise, prog-rock and comedy, the group instil in everything they do a ‘post-clown’ ethos that flits between pastiche, parody, burlesque and other experimental forms for a truly off-kilter live experience.
CIRENNE are a Bristol duo who make experimental, spacey, klezmer-tinged music for trumpet and violin.

Bark presents: Brown Horse w/ Baggio + Linfa Kear
2023-06-23 19:30 - 23:00
Bark returns to The Ivy House after a long spell away, bringing with them Brown Horse and Ivy faves Baggio and Linfa Kear to rock your socks off.

Fallon's Angler presents: Britain's Hidden Fishes
2023-06-20 18:00 - 21:00
Fallon’s Angler Deputy Editor and Countryfile correspondent Kevin Parr introduces wildlife cameraman Jack Perks (Springwatch, Countryfile) and the London Premiere of his acclaimed film.
Enjoy the film on the big screen, followed by a Q&A between Kevin and Jack, all wrapped up in an evening of mingling and chat.
About the film…
Filmed over the course of two years this documentary puts a long-overdue spotlight on the underdogs of British fauna; our fish. In the course of highlighting their stories and challenges it reveals behaviours never filmed before. As well as the marine waters around our coasts, we also explore the chalk streams, lakes, rivers and ponds that make up our freshwater habitats. This is the first time Britain’s fish have been showcased in this way to reveal their secretive world. Narrated by Jeremy Wade.
In spring 2021, wildlife cameraman Jack Perks ran a crowdfunding campaign to make this one hour, cinema-quality film. He assembled an extraordinarily talented crew of editors, composers, consultants and camera operators, including Jeremy Wade (of River Monsters fame) who narrated the film. We are proud to congratulate Jack and his colleagues by presenting the London Premiere.
Kevin Parr is a writer, angler and amateur naturalist. His books include the critically acclaimed The Quiet Moon and Rivers Run. He is a regular contributor to BBC Countryfile magazine and podcast and has written for The Telegraph, The Independent and Caught by the River among others.

Bizarro pres: The Monochrome Set w/ Sergeant Buzfuz + The Bloodstreams
2023-06-17 19:30 - 23:00
The Monochrome Set return to The Ivy House to promote their 16th album, ‘All Hallowtide’.
Featuring original Monochrome Set members Bid (Guitar/Vocals) and Andy Warren (bass) with Athen Ayren on keyboards and Stephen Gilchrist on drums.
The Monochrome Set formed in 1978, and were heavily influential in the ‘post-punk’ scene that evolved after the initial scorched earth of punk.
The band’s early releases were on the legendary Rough Trade Label before signing with Virgin offshoot Din Disc. They also released several albums on the Cherry Red label, making a notable appearance on that labels’ well known ‘Pillows and Prayers’ compilation. Though The Monochrome Set split in 1985 the next decade saw several reunions for both live gigs and further studio recordings.
After a hiatus of over a decade the band reformed full time in 2010 and have since toured all over the UK, Europe, Japan and the USA, whilst also releasing seven new, critically acclaimed, studio albums. Now in their 45th year, they are beginning a new series of gigs promoting their latest album and playing songs old and new.
Support from Sergeant Buzfuz and The Bloodstreams

Fruity Singles Mix Vol. 2
2023-06-16 19:00 - 23:00
Whole Orange returns to The Ivy House with volume 2 of the Fruity Singles Mix, in collaboration with SLIP events – it’s gonna be a lovely, curated night of live music with the room exclusively full of queer singles/ready to mingles, and we’ll make it easy to talk to each other with some slow speed dating sessions between the bands.
Think – the vibe of chatting in the queue for the toilet or in the smoking area but with conversation cards to get the chat flowing and no need to pretend you need to borrow a lighter!
LINEUP TBA!

Earth Cruises: Joshua Idehen
2023-06-08 19:30 - 22:30 | The Ivy House
Joshua Idehen is a British-born Nigerian based in Sweden. A spoken word artist and musician, he has contributed poems to Mercury-nominated albums ‘Channel The Spirits’ by The Comet Is Coming, ‘Your Queen Is A Reptile’ and the Mobo winning “Black Is The Future”, both by Sons of Kemet.
More recently, he formed Calabashed with Alabaster DePlume, a spiritual jazz crew who were recently named a 2021 one-to-watch by NME, and worked with LA electronic maestro Daedelus on the critically acclaimed mini LP, “Holy Water Over Sons”.
In 2023, Idehen comes to The Ivy House for an intimate performance of his own solo work. Come through for an electrifying evening of music and spoken word.

Sticky Fingers Cinema: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
2023-06-06 19:00 - 23:00
Sticky Fingers Publishing presents a monthly feminist queer cinema night at the Ivy House, Nunhead. Each evening will begin with two short films followed by a headline feature, with drinks, pizza and more available. Expect camp classics, cult favourites, feminist DIY fantasies, and much more. The next cinema night, 6th June, we will be screening Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) dir. John Cameron Mitchell!
“The queer punk-rock musical about Plato, the Berlin Wall, love, gender, fame and self-acceptance started first as a stage show before becoming a much-loved cult film with a fervent fandom of “Hedheads” that unwaveringly adore it.
The story centres on Hedwig, a singer in a punk-rock band from East Berlin now living in Kansas following botched gender reassignment surgery that left them with an “angry inch”. Hedwig has their heart broken twice, first by the GI who coerced them into the operation to allow them to marry and emigrate, and then by Tommy Gnosis, who fell in love with Hedwig but then stole their songs and used them to become the rock star Hedwig always wanted to be. It’s a tale that many have a deep connection to, not just because it’s hilarious, heart-breaking and has a phenomenal, timelessly cool, soundtrack but also because it taps into the fundamental question of identity and how it’s shaped by the relationships we have.”

Long Shot presents: Adam Znaidi, Muck Spreader, Import
2023-06-02 19:30 - 23:00
A night of psych jazz , experimental jazz and cosmic jazz with Adam Znaidi , Muck Spreader , and Import .

Mango Wax Records: Label Launch Party
2023-06-01 19:00 - 23:30
Mango Wax Records is a label dedicated to shining a light on artists who operate outside of the conventions of others and works to bring their creativity to the fore, with live music from…
Maximilian
Lando Manning
Sasha & The Shades
Miles Dee
Started by Lando Manning in 2021 as a means to release his own music, Mango Wax Records is a label with a mission to create an inclusive community of artists away from the dogma of the modern independent music scene.
After gigging on both the London and Brighton circuits, Lando became frustrated with the lack of diversity in artists and in particular the lack of diversity in songwriting styles.
“I was sick of seeing image being placed before musical quality. The same types of bands, on the same overcrowded bills, on repeat. People riding on the coat-tails of a movement with no thought to what they were actually creating.” – Lando Manning, Mango Wax Records Founder
A South London based label committed to shining a light on artists who are otherwise buried under the genre-restricted, gate kept landscape of the modern music industry.

Crayon Mods presents: Child + The Banned, Red Diesel, Frank Lloyd Wleft, Endorphin Transistor
2023-05-30 19:00 - 23:00
Join the carnival of light in this mysterious, audacious and rambunctious musical showcase from the Crayon Mods.
Live music from Child + The Banned, Red Diesel, Frank Lloyd Wleft, Endorphin Transistor.

The Goose Is Out: John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett
2023-05-26 19:00 - 23:00
The Goose Is Out return to our stage, bringing with them John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett.
John’s complete madness and Willy’s deadpan humour have cemented this musical partnership for more than 40 years. John is the lyricist, whilst Willy is accomplished on many stringed instruments, as well as creating quite few of his own.

The Ivy House Beer Fest 2023
2023-05-19 12:00 - 2023-05-21 22:30 | The Ivy House
Kick off the Summer season at the best party in town… back for another year, it’s the Ivy House Beer Fest 2023!
Over three glorious days in the sun, a king’s ransom of guest beers will be flowing through our taps and into your glasses, with some of the best live music in town soundtracking your first blissful steps into a Summer no doubt filled with joy and prosperity.
Free entry all weekend, watch this space for announcements on which beers will be gracing this years fest!
LINEUPS TBA SOON.
See you at the bar x

Adam Glasser Sextet live at The Ivy House
2023-05-18 19:00 - 23:00
A sextet of outstanding musicians led by harmonica virtuoso Adam Glasser playing South African township standards and beyond.
A rare local of a top rate sextet led by harmonica virtuoso and keyboard player Adam Glasser and his band of outstanding jazz musicians playing South African township standards and beyond. Not to be missed!
Adam Glasser Sextet:
Adam Glasser – harmonica/piano
Chris Batchelor – trumpet
George Crowley – sax
Rob Luft – guitar
Steve Watts – bass
Corried Dick – drums
+SUPPORT (tbc)

swelt: 'My Only Reflection' Single Launch w/ Livestock and Kiran Leonard
2023-05-16 19:30 - 23:00
swelt launch their new single ‘My Only Reflection’ with support from LIVESTOCK and Kiran Leonard

Falling Moon: Dimensions / Lily Hayes / Watch Paint Dry
2023-05-12 19:30 - 23:00
On Friday 12th May Falling Moon return to the Ivy House with a classic lineup.

We are delighted to welcome Watch Paint Dry fresh off their latest EP Butlinland, the wonderful Lily Hayes playing songs on guitar and omnichord, and Dimensions performing mostly quadrilateral music.

Luke Wright and Martin Rowson: I.V. at The Ivy House
2023-05-11 19:30 - 23:00
Luke Wright and Martin Rowson grace The Ivy House stage for an evening of poems, preening and vaguely erudite wittering.
Returning after a spellbinding show at The Ivy House last year, we’re thrilled to have two of the sharpest wordsmiths in the country back on our stage.
Luke Wright is one of Britain’s most celebrated stand-up poets. In 2021 he won the Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Artist and the Telegraph dubbed him. ‘the bard of lockdown.’ His latest collection is The Feel-Good Movie of the Year, of which Ian Duhig said: ‘This is a terrific new book: subtle, nuanced and movingly personal. A hurt man, taking stock in fresh words.
The multi-award winning Martin Rowson is the Guardian’s chief cartoonist and the author of over 40 books. He brings the same ferocity and verve to his poetry as he does his art. In May 2020 he set himself the challenge of writing a Lockdown Diary in verse. The result is Plague Songs, a unique cycle of furious, bleakly comic and often offensive poems about COVID-19, fiercely inventive and desperately funny.

Folklore: Lichen w/ Mock Deer and Frankie Murrow
2023-05-04 19:30 - 23:00 | The Ivy House
Folklore present an evening of live music with Lichen, Mock Deer and Frankie Murrow.
Lichen
Lichen is the band project of South London-based songwriter Michael Clark. Lichen’s style is languid on the surface, yet masterful and refined in structure and arrangement. There is a heady marriage between this cultivated formula and the intensity of the themes, the subject matter, and the lyrical dispositions that Michael has crafted over the years.
Mock Deer
Mock Deer (Ricky Damiani) is a musician, singer and songwriter based in London. Although much of his life has been spent in North Wales and Manchester, he has become an integral part of the capital’s independent music scene via his prolific work with fellow artists from the city and beyond. He has toured extensively in Europe and shared the stage with artists such as Brent Cobb, Sam Brookes, Simon Joyner, The Burning Hell, Nadine Khouri and Curtis Eller.
Frankie Murrow
Almost a decade after playing in various outfits together and separately on the west coast of Scotland from the tender age of 14, a chance meeting on a train back home for Christmas from London brought childhood friends Frankie Morrow (electric guitar, lead vocals) James Smith (bass) and Duncan Carswell (drums) back together once more. After two failed attempts at getting together they finally formed a band in January 2022.

Dig That Treasure Festival
2023-04-29 19:00 - 23:00
Paddy Steer, Mermaid Chunky, Dean Rodney Jr. & The Cowboys
Label and Resonance FM show Dig That Treasure celebrates 10 years with a program of four gigs across London. Paddy Steer and Mermaid Chunky co-headline the second night, with support from the incredible Dean Rodney Jr. & the Cowboys.

The Goose Is Out: Martin Carthy
2023-04-28 19:00 - 23:00 | The Ivy House
The Goose Is Out return to The Ivy House stage, this time bringing with them an icon of British folk, Martin Carthy.
For more than 50 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music’s greatest innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly controversial of figures. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from within the folk scene, but also far beyond it.
Support from Creeping Jane and Mark Whittaker.

Malnourishment (sort of) Album Launch w/ The Vouchers
2023-04-21 19:30 - 23:00
Powerhouse due Malnourishment launch their new record with help from The Vouchers. Tickets £5 otd only.

glimpse2
2023-04-20 18:30 - 23:00
Glimpse2 is a cabaret evening showcasing CAP RCA MA students and friends, co-hosted with New Cross performance night The Magnificences!
Glimpse2 is a cabaret evening showcasing the work of Royal College of Art MA students and friends, it will feature performance, spoken word, sound experiments and video. Expect mystical goings on and cosmic fun for the strange and curious.
Hosted by The Ivy House Nunhead on the 20th of April, glimpse2 will be a diverting evening of cabaret performed by a talented new generation of artists embarking on their long journey towards creative and financial security. Glimpse2 will be fundraising for a publication produced by CAP RCA students. The profits of the publication will be donated to the Turkey/Syria earthquake humanitarian relief efforts.

Myst presents: Ghost Girl w/ King Uther's Son
2023-04-06 19:00 - 23:00
Wonderful Singer-Songwriter GHOSTGIRL will be bringing her unique, soulful voice to The Ivy House to celebrate her upcoming EP. + Support from KING UTHER’S SON.
With influences including folk and neo-classical, GHOSTGIRL’s songs are unique, poignant expressions of emotional awakening. She will be playing range of new songs from her upcoming EP, alongside giving her sensuous take to a range of traditional folk songs. In the cosy belly of the Ivy House she will draw us, as if round a campfire, to ancient stories and forgotten people.
You can check out her two new singles ‘Linger’ and ‘Step Out Of The Shade’ on Spotify HERE.
Ghostgirl is alter-ego of the wonderful Kay Rowan. A Transgender songwriter, composer, actor word(er). A sad purveyor of pensive songs.
Ghostgirl will be joined by the charming DIY songwriter King Uther’s Son bringing us songs old and new. Check out his debut single here.
£12 ADVANCE
£15 ON THE DOOR
Ghostgirl is the composer for MYST Productions’ upcoming film ‘Sail In The Wind’. A portion of profits from this concert will go towards our fundraiser. Find out more HERE.

Sister Midnight presents: Garden Centre w/ Attention Le Tapis Prend Freu + Lully
2023-04-03 19:00 - 23:00
Sister Midnight Presents…
GARDEN CENTRE
ATTENTION LE TAPIS PREND FREU
LULLY
3rd April 2023 | 7:30 | Ivy House | £7 ADV / £10 OTD
No one turned away for lack of funds – but you gotta ping an email over to info@sistermidnight.org first and we’ll sort you out. We don’t ask for proof, but we do need to know in advance x
FUNDRAISING:
This event is a fundraiser to support our campaign to create the first community owned music venue in Lewisham. The money we raise through this event will be used to pay the artists playing and our event staff. After that we use the money to pay our campaign staff and cover other campaign costs (if you want to know more about what ‘campaign costs’ entails you can ask us, but it’s pretty boring).
THE RULES:
If you come to one of our events, you play by our rules. We don’t tolerate racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, islamophobia, misogyny, body shaming, ableism or any other forms of discrimination. Be respectful of other peoples boundaries, and if you see or experience anything that isn’t right, come and talk to us straight away (a member of the Sister Midnight team will be stationed at the ticket desk by the entrance all night). We’ll kick out anyone who doesn’t stick to these rules, and you won’t be eligible for a refund on your ticket.
THE VENUE
The Ivy House is very easy to find and only five minutes from Peckham Rye park! If you are travelling from afar the nearest bus stop is the 484. The venue is at ground floor level and is wheelchair accessible.
