Retro Bar

Happy Halloween!! 🖤🦇 See you tonight for a lovely festive sing song round the piano with 🦇🦇🦇 Plus don’t forget we have a pr0m0 on p0lari atm, 3 p!nts for 2 👹🤡 x

See you tonight! 💗💗💗


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He’s in fashion… we’re spinning our fave q***r indie hits THIS FRIDAY - they’ve got a 1am late licence in our honour and it’s FREE!

See ya there 🎸🎸🎸

We do have fun don’t we! Can’t wait to see you all this weekend for a fabulous double whammy 🩷🖤

🩷 Your fave indie/post punk/new wave disco DJ on Friday night (open ‘till 1am!)

🖤 + None other than THE ghoul of goth himself is DJing a v special Halloween set for us on Saturday night!

++ Next week, SiNG with NiCKY is resurrected for the winter season this All Hallows’ Eve!!

+++ Don’t forget we have a pr0m0 on at the moment, 3 p!nts for the pr!ce of 2 ✌️🍺🍺🍺 # # #

Buy two pints of Rainbow Pilsner and get one free. Mon-Fri throughout October and November!

is brewed to support - Supporting LGBTQ+ people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness 🖤🤎❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩵🩷🤍

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Need help or know someone who does?
• Phone: Call weekdays from 10:00 to 13:00 at 0800 6 404 404
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Wishing a very happy 41st Birthday this week to ! Thank you Stonewall Housing, for all the incredible work you have done over the years and continue to do, helping LGBTQ+ people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness since 1983!

Sharing here some lovely memories from the Trans Pride placard making evening held in our upstairs bar 💗💗💗
 
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Need help or know someone who does? 
• Phone: Call weekdays from 10:00 to 13:00 at 0800 6 404 404
• Live Chat: Connect weekdays from 14:00 to 17:00 at stonewallhousing.org
• Referral Form: Visit stonewallhousing.org to make a referral today

This fine Sunday evening, and every Sunday here at Retro from 7, join us and the absolutely fabulous for Busy Lady Bingo! 💗💗💗💗💗 Expect big ca$h prizes and crazy sing-alongs! x

This All Hallow’s Eve! Your favourite clown is back behind the keys for an extra spooky serenading 🤡👹 Come SiNG with NiCKY this October 31st and may our chorus keep the deamons at bay 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Your fave q***r indie/post punk/new wave disco is coming to Retro! Plus we’ll be 0pen until 1am! Another d@te for the diary - Fri 25 0ctober ft. Retro resident DJ + his long-time pal & fabulous DJ 💫💫💫💫💫

From the bosom of the Batcave comes an ungodly beast… the sensational 🦇🦇JONNY SLUT 🦇🦇🦇 will be playing a very special Halloween set for us at Retro Bar on Saturday 26th October! 💀⚰️🪦🦇🖤 Save the date 🖤 🦇🦇🦇🦇

Artwork by Kat

This Saturday! Don’t miss the fabulous back behind the decks at retro! 🖤 We’re open ‘til midnight this Saturday so get your fairy godmother to whip you up a fresh look and we’ll see you on the dancefloor ✨💫

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No bingo this Sunday. Sheila will be back next week with all her usual antics x

This Friday! Counting down the days to .0 💗💗 This ain’t your grandma’s bingo night - Potty Mouth is a hang out where femmes run the asylum but all q***rdos + allies are welcome - so come as you are (or as someone even worse).

Joining the Guest Selector bill at on 27th September are 🥁



💋London’s DIY political punk heroines Ursula and Delilah Holliday (IRL sisters) are ready to bring their explosive mix of post-punk, glam, and garage to the decks. They’re not just spinning records—they’re delivering a sonic education 💋

Listen to Skinny Girl Diet’s regular show on NTS Radio: https://www.nts.live/artists/25270-skinny-girl-diet

📅Potty Mouth - Friday 27th September
📍Retro Bar, WC2N 6HH
⏰8 - 12
🎟️Free Entry
🚇3 mins from Embankment or Charing Cross Tube

Skinny Girl Diet | Listen on NTS NTS regular Skinny Girl Diet has been hosting Holliday Show w/ Skinny Girl Diet since 13 January 2016. On 8 March 2015, Skinny Girl Diet was a guest on International Women's Day. Skinny Girl Diet has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 11 September 2015. Skinny Girl Diet's music has been feat...

This coming Friday (27th) - the wait is nearly over! Potty Mouth .0 is a celebration of the femme voice, with an ‘all over the shop’ playlist by residents and alongside handpicked guest selectors who are the cream of London’s underground crop.

Prepare yourselves, because first up this September at , we’ve got

💋BISHI is an independent artist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and q***r legend in her own lifetime. As the central DJ and host of 00’s experimental underground club ‘KashPoint’, her set is going to be a TREAT 💋

📸 OG Bishi pic on slide 1 and 4 by Frederic Aranda
📹Bishi performing her single ‘Never Seen Your Face’ (and ROCKING the sitar) on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in 2008 - Hotsauce/BBC TV

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Farewell to Stephen, who has been my right hand for the last 14 years. Not sure what I will do without you! You will be sorely missed. However, I am so thrilled for you and wish you the best in your new job. Thank you from me & all of the team. Miss you already, toodles # # # Our very own Barbra x

Thanks so much to everyone who came and had a dance with us last night! We had a blast ✨ Thanks especially to our saviour superstar DJ, , for swooping in and stepping in for Debbie at the last minute, with a fabulous set! Get well soon Debbie and looking forward to seeing you all back at the pub tonight for bingo with Sheila 💗 💗

Breaking news: The fabulous Chardine Taylor-Stone will now be stepping in for Debbie tonight, playing 50s-60s rock n roll, garage rock, blues, soul and reggae ❤️ Deb’s unfortunately come down with the summer covid bug and won’t be able to join us this evening. Wishing you a speedy recovery ! Xx ❤️ Huge thanks to for stepping in at the last minute. For long-time Nitty-Gritty-goers, some of you may remember Chardine guest DJing for Debbie a few times back in the day! See you t0night x

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Some of Kat’s snaps from the last Nitty Gritty at Retro. Can’t wait to see you on Saturday, with Debbie Smith playing ‘60s soul, ska, blues, girl groups, beat, R&B and garage for us all to dance the night away! 🪩✨ 8-11

Coming up, Sep 27! 💗💗💗 Ms Mohammed and Club M**o select all of your femme faves in the west end’s best alt-q***r pub... again! .0 !

Come and hang out with us - it’s a soirée, a knees up, a bit of fun. Sit down, stand up, have a dance if you want to. We accept you.

Super Guest DJs:

💋Skinny Girl Diet
Skinny Girl Diet are London’s foremost DIY, political punk band composed of sisters Ursula and Delilah Holliday. They play Post-punk, glam, garage and all things nice.
https://www.nts.live/artists/25270-skinny-girl-diet
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💋Bishi
BISHI is an independent artist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and q***r legend in her own lifetime. As the central DJ and host of 00’s experimental underground club ‘KashPoint’, her set is going to be a TREAT.
https://www.bishi.co.uk/

Save the date, Saturday 31st August, is back at Retro!! For another fabulous 💛🖤 THE NITTY GRITTY 🖤💛 See the summer out in style with us as Debbie Smith DJs, ‘60s soul ska blues girl groups beat R&B garage, 8 - 11pm ✨✨✨✨✨

Happy London Trans Pride! We raised £500 for Mermaids! Thank you so much to everyone who donated through our fundraiser linked to booking our pink upstairs room 💖💖💖 Thank you for all the great work you do supporting trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families. We love you 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

Please note: If you’re planning to visit us today, please be mindful to avoid Trafalgar Square. We will have security on the door from 2pm + management monitoring access to the pub. We would love to see you if you can make it, but also ask that you use your own discretion in making your way to us today. Love to all ❤️

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Check out some photos from our placard-making workshop on Wednesday evening at , as we gear up for ! 🏳️‍⚧️
 
If you’d like to join Stonewall Housing and some of these friendly faces tomorrow, send an email to [email protected] for more information!

Looking forward to placard making tonight with ! Here are a few snaps from last year’s sign making evening for inspo. See you later, all completely free ofc, all welcome and materials provided 🏳️‍⚧️💫x

Saturday is and we can’t wait to march with you again this year! 🏳️‍⚧️🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵 After the demo in town (see all that info on ’s page) .victoria will be DJing for us at Retro, to dance the night away 7-11pm, fr33 entry as per xx

Also! Please join us in the upstairs bar on Wednesday eve for placard making with x

Looking forward to next weekend!! 🏳️‍⚧️ On Wednesday, ahead of the march, are hosting a fab free Placard Making Workshop at Retro! 6-8pm 🎨🏳️‍⚧️ All welcome 💞
 
All the craft materials you need to create your perfect placard provided! Please also bring your own if you would like to 💕
 
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