East Dulwich Area Guide

New Lands brings Ivy House stalwart Sam Gowans back to its iconic stage with his exciting new project 'Global Cowboys'. Alongside the new emo-folk band on the scene, Rope Burn. It's going to be a night to remember. Don't miss it. Global Cowboys is a new project by Sam Gowans. Crafted in secret studio and home recording sessions, the Cowboys draw from influences in the janglier categories of 20th Century guitar music alongside the sound worlds of Eno and Television. Above all else, Global Cowboys guitar-led compositions aim to explore, in equal measure, the hopeful and the forlorn. Rope Burn is an alternative/slowcore/post-rock inspired quintet featuring trumpet and banjo based in London. The group hails from Ireland and the UK with songs that spill into each other to make a cohesive and fluid set with all members singing. Ropeburn pulls influences from Caroline, Alex G and American Football whilst featuring members from Blood Wizard, Kissing on Camera, Baggio and Bog Band. Presented by The Ivy House. This is an 18+ event.

Cash Flow returns for its 5th instalment. Featuring The Horse, Russell Walker, Peak Trading and Not Sure.

Feast eyes upon our Beer Fest 2026 lineup! A whole weekend of FREE live music at The Ivy House, plus a proposterous selection of beers, ciders and ales to whet your whistles. There is literally no excuse to not have a pint in your hand. On SATURDAY MAY 16th we are joined by Steely Dan 2, a 9-piece band performing the hits of your favourite yacht rock heroes. Enmeshed by an enduring infatuation with the eclectic and timeless grooves of Steely Dan, this motley hive-mind of intrepid musicians will blast through the sharpest avenue of the discography. Expect the hits. They follow Sinatra... Lives!: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra featuring many Ivy House favourites, past and present. This will be very, very special. Earlier in the day we showcase some of South London's finest contemporary voices, with sets from Scrounge, flytrap, tall child and Free Lunch. Presented by The Ivy House. This is an 18+ event

Marking a decade of independence, community and underground spirit with a lineup weve been dreaming about since our earliest days.

GALA '26 - The Floor Is Ours. Friday: GiGGS: The Homecoming Abimbola Bakey Beatrice M. & Carré Benji B & Judah BORN N BREAD CASisDEAD CCL Conducta D Double E DJ Fart in the Club DjRUM ELLADHC Facta & K-LONE (UK) George Daniel & Oscar Farrell Hamdi Ikonika & Shannen SP Infinite Snds Keyrah Mala mi-el Mia Koden Novelist Objekt Onai Or:la & Pariah Paranoid London live ft. Josh Caffé Surusinghe Tilly Indigo Tim Reaper Todd Edwards Saturday: BASHKKA bullet tooth Call Super C.K Detroit In Effect DJ Seinfeld dj sweet6teen Elkka FREAKENSTEIN Job Jobse Kia (DE) & Priori livwutang Logic1000 Meilgaarden Midland Mika NIKS No Plastic & Zaytoona Peach & Prosumer Radioactive Man Rob Mello S3BA Saoirse presents TEM (A/V) Sedef Adasï Sonja Moonear Sophie McAlister Steffi x Virginia live Tai Lokun Tasha Tikiman & Richard Akingbehin Verraco X CLUB. Sunday: Amaliah & Jennifer Loveless Antal & Hunee & Palms Trax Bjørn Torske Cassy CC:DISCO! Chaos In The CBD Charlie Dark & Ruby Savage Christian AB Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy Dee Diggs & OMOLOKO Dyed Soundorom Gilles Peterson Isaac Carter Joe Claussell Kléo Laurine & Cecilio Lil' Louis Mad Professor MiNNA Moxie MUSCLECARS Oscillation Savanna Small Seth Troxler Sticky Dub Talaboman (John Talabot & Axel Boman) Todd Terje Zjoso Presented by GALA. This is an 18+ event.

Rafael Escardó’s exhibition Scaffolder at MOCA London is a material exploration in which the body becomes a vessel for constructed identity. Walking through the streets of London, or any expanding city, concrete and steel structures continuously grow into buildings that support hybrid urban lives. Steel bars, textiles, and bolts become the joints, veins, and skeletons of new constructions. Escardó observes these forms and materials while always positioning them in relation to points of the body and the constructions that surround us. Through this approach, he creates a dialogue between subjective, moving human experience and the objective, functional built environment. His sculptures become costumes for his performances, at times acting as symbolic exoskeletons in which the body merges with the sculpture. Through repetitive performative movements, the body undergoes processes of transformation and reconstruction, re-imagining both physical form and human relations. At the center of MOCA London stands a scaffold construction with stacked sculptures whose shapes reminisce about shields or biomorphic forms, as if grown out of scientific research. Suspended and secured by the scaffolding, the repetition of the three sculptures suggests the beginning of a continuous vertical stacking. The role of the scaffolder is to erect, modify, and dismantle temporary structures that provide safe access for workers. Here, the sculptures and scaffolding appear suspended in time, where mass production is momentarily on hold. The steel structure of the scaffolding safely carries the sculptures like a temporary support system. Escardó merges the aesthetics of rough concrete with the curving silhouettes of the sculptures. Like stacked bodies, an erotic tension emerges between the contrasting materials. During the opening event, Escardó and two dancers will perform on the stairs of MOCA London. Through repetition, bodily adjustments, and choreographed performative gestures, their actions draw attention to subtle, mundane movements. They embody passersby or workers navigating their bodies between concrete structures and human connections. Three cast concrete sculptures interlink the performers’ bodies across their shoulders. They become connected bridges, mirroring the scaffolding and the shape of the gallery stairs. The performers themselves become part of the building materials, echoing the scaffolding, as their socks match the colour of the foam and cable ties that protect the stacked sculptures. For Escardó, the use of three performers and three sculptures shifts the experience from a polarized standpoint to a collective one. The sculptures act both as bodily protection and as exoskeletons that enhance the body while reconstructing identities. Often in Escardó’s work he establishes playful, yet critical connections between material and the human body. In Scaffolder, a performative dialogue unfolds between the stacked sculptures—functioning as vertebrae of the rising structure—and the interlinked performers, whose bodies morph into steps and bridges. Human forms become constructed building blocks, while architectural materials take on bodily presence Roberto Ekholm