WELCOME TO ACES & EIGHTS
Aces and Eights is a neighbourhood bar situated in North West London. Enjoy classic cocktails, local craft beer and delicious handmade pizza. Check out our classic Rock and Roll jukebox, plus late night DJs every Friday and Saturday.
We also have a intimate basement venue with a variety of live music and comedy, which is also available for private hire.
Over 18s.
Aces & Eights is an inclusive venue and we welcome everyone. We are committed to providing a safe and respectful space for customers, artists, staff and promoters, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexuality, religion, age or background.
We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment or abusive behaviour. Please speak to a member of staff if you need support while at the venue.
For private hire enquiries please email [email protected].
For music bookings please email – [email protected]
For comedy bookings please email – [email protected]
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Welcome to Ace's & Eights
Featured Act
FokAndRoots Present Liz Simcock + Dave Ellis & Boo Howard
07:30 PM
£12 Advance or More OTD
Liz Simcock has been called one of the country’s finest female singer songwriters*. Her songs – often autobiographical and highly personal – are immediately accessible to audiences and injected with poetry, emotion and splashes of humour. In 1999 she featured on the Playpen Album of New Acoustic Music alongside Eliza Carthy, Billy Bragg, Eddi Reader and Kathryn Williams. Since then she has trodden an independent path, gaining a growing reputation as a performer and songwriter. Liz counts Richard Thompson, Clive Gregson, Boo Hewerdine and Joni Mitchell amongst her songwriting influences. . Liz has made five albums. Friday Night Train Home, released in 2013, featured the virtuoso backing of Dave Ellis and Boo Howard. In 2015 and 2017 Liz toured with Clive Gregson performing songs from the Gregson & Collister back catalogue and promoting an album of brand new Gregson songs. As always though, Liz’s main focus is on her own songwriting and live performances. 2020 brought the release of her fifth album Winter Hill, a pared down acoustic album featuring one voice, one guitar and a handful of beautifully crafted and previously unreleased songs. A new album is in the making, working title “Into The Light”
Dave Ellis & Boo Howard are a long established London based acoustic singer songwriter duo.
With regular appearances at festivals and folk clubs, Dave & Boo are an integral part of the British acoustic folk scene and firm favourites with audiences up and down the land.
Dave Ellis left Liverpool and headed to London with his guitar at the tender age of 18. He was soon headlining at major venues, getting rave reviews for his extraordinary guitar playing, duetting with Gordon Giltrap and touring with his hero Bert Jansch. Melody Maker listed him as “one of the 6 best guitarists in the world.”
With the release of his solo album, radio and TV beckoned and after a spot on the Old Grey Whistle Test, Dave decided to form ‘The Dave Ellis Band’. Boo joined as the bass player and soon became the main singer. The pair became a solid partnership renowned for their unusual blend of powerful songwriting, exquisite guitar playing and beautiful harmonies.
