I went to the water rats with a few mates a couple of months ago for a drink and maybe check out a few bands. There were a couple of same old indie bands with skinny jeans and floppy hair that sounded a lot like the killers, but the sound in there is terrific. The headline band were called Blue Condition, the highlight of the evening. They sounded a lot like cream or hendrix. Shows you can get a few surprises at this place.

I went to Water Rats a few weeks ago to see Puggy and although they were great as were most of the support acts a few words of warning: its a pretty grimmy venue, theres nowhere to put your coat/layers not even clean safe looking corner and take some change 'cause last time I was there the bar ran out of change although I did get a free drink out of it after waiting about 20 minutes.

I went to see a jazz band play at Water Rats a while ago and I had an excellent night, the ale on tap at the Water Rat is also rather lovely.

Water Rats is really, really grimy but it's also one of the best places to see live music. The bar staff at Water Rats do killer shots too.

Water Rats in Clerkenwell is an ideal place to go to if you are wanting to watch some fairly raw bands play. I've been going to Water Rats for a number of years now and can honestly say I don't like it as a pub but as a live venue it's pretty good. Good prices for booze too!