upcoming wib events…

Saturday 11th October. 7.30pm

Live Music - Acoustic Anarchy

Finbar Ansbe is one of the singers and songwriters in Cheap Dirty Horse, Nottingham's finest queer trash folk punk band. Expect rowdy punk songs sung acoustically. 

Commoner is a folk punk singer from Cornwall with the heart of Woody Guthrie and the energy of skate punk. He's on tour with Finbar to promote their respective forthcoming albums.

Pyran is a fledgling gentle folk punk artist from Cornwall. 

Regular host Martin Howard completes the bill. 

Doors at 7.30, music from 7.45.

Suggested £5 donation entry, which all goes to the artists! No-one turned away for lack of funds

You can join the event here

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Saturday 18th October. 7pm

The Daniel Birchall Bottle Share #4

Our homebrew club recently came into an impressive bounty of sharing bottles from a poor soul who couldn't ship them across the water to his new home.
We wanted to share the spoils with as many people as possible so it was decided to set up a few special bottle shares throughout the year.
We'll be sharing six extra special bottles and encourage you to bring a bottle along yourselves to share with the group.
All welcome!

You can join the Facebook event here

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Thursday 30th October. 7.30pm

Live Music - Joseph Allred (USA) and noum

Joseph Allred is a Tennessee-based guitarist, singer, multi-instrumental composer, and visualartistwith deep roots in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee and Kentucky. Their guitar playing draws from diverse musical styles including Appalachian folk, bluegrass, blues, flamenco and classical guitar, aswell as from folk iconoclasts John Fahey and Robbie Basho, figures of the 20th century avant-garde like Albert Ayler, Derek Bailey and Henry Flynt, and the musical traditions of India, Iran, and the Arab world.They have released music on Feeding Tube Records, Worried Songs, Scissor Tail Editions, AKTI, Island House, Blue Hole Recordings,Garden Portal, Reverb Worship/Future Grave, and their own Meliphonic Records imprint

You can buy tickets here.

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Sunday 2nd November. 2pm

Homebrew Club

Join us for waterintobeer’s homebrew club. If you brew or are interested in starting brewing, come along with a beer for the group to share and give pointers. Don’t worry if you haven’t got anything ready or haven’t even started brewing yet; you’re more than welcome. The challenge for October is to brew Great Beyond's PB&J Sour.

You can join the event here

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Thursday 6th November. 7.30pm

Jazz in Brockley #12 - Koko Collective

KoKo Collective brings together the UK’s finest jazz talent for a journey through the golden eras of jazz. Led by multi-reed virtuoso Arran Kent, this all-star ensemble delivers masterful musicianship, dynamic storytelling, and irresistible swing—guaranteed to have you tapping your foot, on the edge of your seat, or even up and dancing.

“Just a little bit gorgeous and absolutely perfect!” – Sam Fraser BBC

Waged (£10.30) and low waged/ unwaged (£5.15) tickets available. Bank Card Fees are included in price.

7.30pm-10pm

Entry is £10 on the door if any spaces left. Limited to thirty tickets.

You can buy tickets here


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Saturday 8th November. 7pm

Whisky Club

Bring a bottle of your favourite whiskey along and share with fellow whisky enthusiasts!

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Wednesday 12th November. 7.30pm

Book Event - Deserter

Details TBC
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Saturday 15th November. 7.30pm

Live Music & Poetry - Thee High Trees and The Rookery Enemble

THEE HIGH TREES
The collective improvises and crafts spontaneous musical compositions blending a melting pot of genres including dub, psychedelic rock, jazz and poetry. Majestic, hypnotic, surging and channeling a cinematic and deeply human energy — each performance a living conversation between rhythm, melody and story.

ROOKERY ENSEMBLE
An experimental improvisation collective based around musician artist and poet George E Harris.  For this gig George will be performing with continuous collaborator Keith Bray, a musician artist and poet. Tinges of folk Can and other improvised sound scapes with sung and spoken words.

Entry by donation - £5-10 suggested.
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Wednesday 19th November. 7pm

Pub Quiz

The hardest quiz night in South East London returns!
Join our hosts Jamie and Chris as they set some of the most mind boggling quiz questions you'll find this side of Only Connect!
Get here for 7pm for 7.30pm prompt start.
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Saturday 22nd November. 6.30pm

BRÅK #56 – A Series of Improv Nights at waterintobeer

wib are delighted to welcome back musicians Cath Roberts, Tom Ward and Colin Webster to the shop for another night of BRÅK. Once again they’ve teamed up with different guests to bring you an evening of improvised music.

Cath Roberts and TBC
Colin Webster and TBC
Tom Ward and TBC

Waged (£8) and low waged/ unwaged (£5) tickets available in advance. You can buy them here

Please note bank fees are included in the ticket price.

Entry is £10 on the door

You can join the event here

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Sunday 30th November. 6pm

Live Music - Malcolm Tent, False Adults! and Elena Sirett. Hosted by Tim Holehouse

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Tuesday 2nd December. 7.30pm

Book Event - The Story of the Christmas No.1 with Marc Burrows

Join award-winning author and comedian Marc Burrows for a celebration of a uniquely British tradition: The Christmas number one. Where did it come from? Why are we the only country in the whole world that actually cares about it? And can it survive in 2025? 

Burrows, fresh from a critically lauded run at the Edinburgh Fringe with his show ‘The Britpop Hour’, celebrates the publication of his new book, The Story of The Christmas No.1: Mistletoe & Vinyl, though McNidder & Grace, with a specially-written stand-up talk, complete with songs, covering everything from Bing to Blobby, from Slade to Sausage Rolls, from feeding the world to Killing In The Name. It’s Chriiiiiiiiiiiiiiistmaaaaaaaaaaaas!

Marc Burrows is an author, culture journalist and comedian based in Bristol. His biography of Sir Terry Pratchett won the 2021 Locus Award in the non-fiction category, and he has since written acclaimed books on Manic Street Preachers, David Bowie & Marc Bolan’s sixties friendship and Nirvana, as well as turning his Terry Pratchett biography into a critically acclaimed stand up show, which has toured globally, selling 15,000 tickets and counting. He writes regularly for the Independent, Big Issue, New Statesman and The Guardian, among many others, and as a musician played bass in the cult punk band The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, touring the world and playing at Glastonbury, Download, Latitude and Bestival. His latest stand up show, The Britpop Hour, played to multiple rave reviews and sell-out audiences at the 2025 Edinbugh Fringe, and he will be touring it in 2026. He has been obsessed with Christmas music since he was a small boy. www.marcburrows.co.uk

Free Entry

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