Maze live at The Water Rats, London
Aug 02
Essentially Black
Doors: 19:15

Essentially Black
“In my opinion, the purpose of studying history is for us to learn from our predecessors, not judge them for things they may or may not have done in a...
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Jack Hoosie and the Leisure Groan
Meet Jack Hoosie, manager of South Yorkshire’s 3rd Most Hygenic Sauna (1997). Jack has seen his establishment through thick and thin, large and small, hard and… well you get the...
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Kr☆ut Spice: Die Samuel Ch. Zernig Show (EXTRA SHOW added due to demand)
2nd show added due to unpredicted demand! The sell-out audience hit returns. What would you do when you have an epiphany caused by the biggest girl group in history age...
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Carcrash Casino – Live at The Water Rats
Carcrash Casino play their debut album ‘Nobody Knows More About Carcrash Casino Than I Do’, plus some older and newer tunes. The album was released in 2020 during ‘lockdown’, and...
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SOLD OUT This Feeling – London w/ Lock-In
“The best club in the UK for future rock & roll stars” Noel Gallagher LIVE Lock-In + more TBA

Marie Lloyd Stole My Life at the Camden Fringe
Eastenders meets Ripper Street – that’s the life of Nelly Power, Islington lass and huge star of the Victorian Music Hall. One of the most successful male impersonators of the...
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The Comedy Arcade – LIVE at Camden Fringe
Leicester Comedy award shortlisted The Comedy Arcade – live and unleashed. 4 Comedians compete to tell the best anecdote overseen by Comedian Vix Leyton.
Aug 10
Spit Me Out
Doors: 19:30

Spit Me Out
Let’s talk about sex… Meet Laura, Mike, Sophie and Jacob; four people navigating their sex lives in the ‘woke’ generation. As they unravel their past sexual experiences, they reveal their...
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“What am I like?” Stand-Up Show (11th Aug)
Anthony Gilét brings dark humour to his first solo show “What Am I Like?” Creator of Cocktails & Cocktalk, and podcast host of Cocktails & Confessions, Gilét shares his thoughts...
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Kr☆ut Spice: Die Samuel Ch. Zernig Show – SOLD OUT
SOLD OUT! The sell-out audience hit returns. What would you do when you have an epiphany caused by the biggest girl group in history age 8 in countryside Germany? Join...
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Live Music: Olly Williams, Harry Pannell, Richard Gland and his Band at the Water Rats, King’s Cross
A night packed with great music you wouldn’t wanna miss. Opening the show is Harry Pinnell, a quality vocalist and guitarist from West Sussex. This will be followed closely by...
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Aug 14
EuroStarz in Concert 2021
Doors: 19:00

EuroStarz in Concert 2021
What’s another year? Well for Eurovision fans it’s a very long time! If you can’t wait a full year to get your next Eurovision fix then come to EuroStarz In...
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“What am I like?” (18th August) Stand-up show
Anthony Gilét brings dark humour to his first solo show “What Am I Like?” Creator of Cocktails & Cocktalk, and podcast host of Cocktails & Confessions, Gilét shares his thoughts...
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Camden Fringe at The Water Rats
Ed Mulvey and Bunny Hopkyns do a split bill of standup comedy at the prestigous Water Rats Theatre. Tickets: https://camden.ssboxoffice.com/events/the-blue-and-the-blues/ Doors at 7:15, show starts at 7:30

Solid Entertainments Presents: Sunbirds
Dave Hemingway of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South is back. And sounding better than ever. The man who once told us he loved us from the bottom of his...
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Sep 03
THE BIG ONE | TEN HANDS HIGH
Doors: 19:30

THE BIG ONE | TEN HANDS HIGH
THE BIG ONE IS HERE It’s finally happening!!! We are finally going to play a proper crazy, sweaty, groovey, nutty live show again… 3rd September at The Water Rats in...
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This Feeling – London w/ Headshrinkers, The Utopiates, The Good Delusions, Ugly Mothers
“The best club in the UK for future rock & roll stars” Noel Gallagher LIVE Headshrinkers The Utopiates The Good Delusions Ugly Mothers

PerKelt at The Water Rats PAGAN NIGHT + Yavenerie + Adam & Evil
After more than a year of isolation from the outside world, PerKelt is loose again, stronger than before, and happier than ever… With the new line-up featuring Tasmanian love magician...
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This Feeling – London w/ Drool, The Young and more
“The best club in the UK for future rock & roll stars” Noel Gallagher LIVE Drool The Young + more TBA

Simply Weller – Paul Weller Tribute
A tribute to the music of Paul Weller The Style Council & The Jam

Mark Burgess (The Chameleons) Acoustic
We are excited to announce a new acoustic show featuring Mark Burgess from The Chameleons, arguably the most widely influential guitar band ever to come out of Manchester, England.

Afflecks Palace (w/ Pastel) – live in London (SOLD OUT)
Headline act: AFFLECKS PALACE (touring to support the release of their debut LP) Formed in Manchester in summer 2019, Afflecks Palace are a 4-piece psyche guitar band described as “The...
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Sep 19
Rod Picott
Doors: 20:15

Rod Picott
£ 14.00 / Age 18 And Up Acclaimed Nashville songwriter Additional Info: ROD PICOTT has carved himself a career, a stellar series of albums and consistent touring finally allowing him...
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Evanescence of fire (EvanescenceTribute) Live + Guest: The Kanz
Finally the time has come to go to a REAL gig again! We missed it and look forward to jump back on stage, see you all in person, PLAY, ROCK...
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Project Culture/Ravenfangs/Yvngerror
Doors: 7pm Yvngerror: 7:30pm Ravenfangs: 8:15pm Project Culture: 9pm DJ – 10-12pm Ticket Prices: £7 (+ booking fee) in adv & £10 OTD Ticket link will be up soon!
Sep 30
Kimmie Rhodes
Doors: 20:15

Kimmie Rhodes
£ 14.00 / Age 18 And Up Austin-based singer-songwriter Additional Info: In her three-decade-plus career, Austin-based singer-songwriter KIMMIE RHODES has released 16 solo albums, written and produced three musical plays,...
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This Feeling – London // The Vitrines, Gen & The Degenerates, Opal Skies, The Divisions
“The best club in the UK for future rock & roll stars” Noel Gallagher LIVE The Vitrines Tunes >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOzXVmfeB_I After a fierce 2019, which saw the band selling out...
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The Story & Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein
The show will tell the story of how Rodgers & Hammerstein met and collaborated to produce some of the most memorable musicals to be performed on stages around the world....
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Oct 06
EP Launch Party
Doors: 19:30

EP Launch Party
‘Someone Else To Talk To’ EP Launch Party 18+ venue, come on down! 😀

Will Whisson (Full Band)- Live in London at The Water Rats
Will’s biggest London gig to date since going solo and his first gig back in the city with the full band since the pandemic. Performing a selection of new material...
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The Vibrators with Steve Hooker and DamageUK at the Water Rats
NEW DATE … THE VIBRATORS with STEVE HOOKER and DAMAGE-UK at The Water Rats, Kings Cross London. Doors from 7.15. – THE VIBRATORS – From Pure Mania in 1977 onwards...
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XTC tribute with Fossil Fools @ Water Rats 2021
Back by popular demand. Dan, Ed, Jake, Matt & Terry bring every era of XTC to the live stage. For tickets: bit.ly/XTC2021
Oct 14
Nadia Sheikh
Doors: 19:00

Nadia Sheikh
We’re back! After the insane experience of supporting Stereophonics around Europe and living the strangest year of our lives, we’re back onstage for this UK headline tour. Expect LOTS of...
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Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. + The Ouse Valley Singles Club (solo)
This show has been rescheduled from Friday 22nd May 2020 and Fri 5th February 2021. All original tickets remain valid. The Pad Presents www.thepadpresents.com Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. + The...
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This Feeling – London w/ The Rotanas
“The best club in the UK for future rock & roll stars” Noel Gallagher LIVE The Rotanas + more TBA

Children on Stun – London 22/10/21
Children on Stun are back in London on Friday 22/10/21 at the Water Rats, Kings Cross, London They will be joined by very special guests ‘The Ghost of Lemora’ Doors...
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A Band Called Malice – Water Rats London
We are back at The Water Rats, London on Saturday 23rd October 2021. Tickets coming soon! Doors 7.30pm On stage 9pm 18+

A Band Called Malice – Tribute to The Jam – Water Rats London
We are returning to the Water Rats,London on Saturday 23rd October 2021. Tickets available now; https://www.ents24.com/london-events/the-water-rats/a-band-called-malice-the-definitive-tribute-to-the-jam/6210352 Doors 8pm #18+

Tom Cridland’s Elton John Band live at The Water Rats
Tom Cridland is a singer, songwriter and piano player. He was inspired to make his own music by a childhood obsession with The Beatles and the career of his friend,...
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Hightown Pirates UK Tour – LONDON
The Hightown Pirates 2021 UK Tours comes to London! Hightown Pirates are inspired by their collective move to sobriety after a toxic journey of addiction. The project is the brainchild...
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Ridiculous Bugbear Hallowe’en Party Ridiculous Special Guests DJ Grave Lee Travis
Ridiculous Bugbear Hallowe’en Party + Ridiculous + Special Guests + DJ Grave Lee Travis Ridiculous– Shimmering psych pop of a sunny disposition, which will make a beautiful contrast to tonight’s...
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The Little Unsaid (Full Band) – London, The Water Rats
*FULL BAND SHOW* Hosted by The Green Note at The Water Rats, join The Little Unsaid for an emotional and energised return to the stage in their hometown for this...
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Nov 03
The Little Unsaid
Doors: 20:00

The Little Unsaid
£15.00 / Age 18 And Up Boundary-pushing new music creators Additional Info: THE LITTLE UNSAID: The Little Unsaid began life when West-Yorkshire born producer and songwriter John Elliott started recording...
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Nov 04
Daisy Chute
Doors: 19:30

Daisy Chute
“Absolutely superb. Captivating… The atmospheric London’s on Fire richly deserves the widest possible audience.’ Paul Sexton (Billboard, BBC Radio 2, Sunday Times) Daisy Chute is an American-Scottish folk singer and...
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This Feeling – London (rescheduled) w/ Cascade and more
“The best club in the UK for future rock & roll stars” Noel Gallagher LIVE Cascade Crystal Tides + more TBA

The Earl Slick Band – Live at The Water Rats
Guitarist Earl Slick never had a Plan B. Still doesn’t. In fact, he doesn’t believe in backup plans. “If you have a backup plan,” said the guitarist who for decades...
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Midway Still + special guests
The STILL return, unshorn, robust and armed with wit, charm and their doctrine of noise-buzz fused with puissant hooks and crumblecore (did i just make that up?) Or in their...
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Nov 13
The Crooks – London
Doors: 19:30

The Crooks – London
“The best club in the UK for future rock & roll stars” Noel Gallagher LIVE The Crooks + more TBA
Nov 16
Otis Gibbs
Doors: 20:15

Otis Gibbs
£ 16.00 / Age 18 And Up “…deeply personal and profound” – Rolling Stone Additional Info: OTIS GIBBS isa songwriter, storyteller, painter, photographer and planter of 7,176 trees. He once...
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The Len Price 3 + support / London
SBD presents THE LEN PRICE 3 Friday November 19th Weaned on the raw, passionate, two-minute tunes of the Who, the Kinks, and the Clash, The Len Price 3 are a...
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Nov 27
Letz Zep
Doors: 20:00

Letz Zep
The Top Rated and The Most Popular tribute to Led Zeppelin ‘I walked in, I saw me’ Robert Plant

Tom Shotton – live full-band album launch show!
Tom Shotton ‘Forever Home’ album launch show. Nine-piece band with horn section. + special guests tbc Tickets here https://www.wegottickets.com/event/515123 https://www.facebook.com/TheWaterRatsVenue

Luke Tuchscherer & The Penny Dreadfuls w/ David Banks
Following the announcemnt of the roadmap out of Covid this event has been postponed until 3 December 2021. This means it will be free of any covid restictions and the...
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Mark Morriss (full band show)
Mark Morriss with full band playing hits from Look Up, plus songs from his other three solo albumsl. Support from Nigel Clarke (Dodgy) and William Douglas (Miracle Glass Company).