Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any other questions, please get in touch with us here.

Revenge and R-Bar are LGBTQ+ venues. We work hard to maintain a safe space, and be inclusive of all.

We welcome allies of the LGBTQ+ community, however, we are first and foremost a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community. Therefore, please could you make sure that everybody in your party both understands and respects this.

We ask that allies purchase ally tickets - the additional money raised from the Ally tickets will be ringfenced in Queer Events Community Interest Company and help make Revenge and R-Bar safer spaces for all parts of the LGBTQ+ community. These are some of the ways that money will help:

  • Specialised staff training on inclusivity and safeguarding measures (including trans awareness & mental health first aid)
  • Access improvements to the venues
  • A Trans Community Liaison for the venues
  • Train LGBTQ+ people into suitable roles such as SIA
  • Subsidised or free use of the venues' spaces for LGBTQ+ charities and community groups

Whilst in the venue, all customers need to abide by our venue house rules, which can be found in our door & entry policy.

For all our Door Policy info, please see our door & entry policy.

For details on how to enquire about something you lost, please see our lost property policy.

R-Bar has a Happy Hour that runs from 3pm - 8pm offering 40% off all drinks on Monday-Sunday. Happy Hour excludes: Bottles of wine, champagne, cocktails, premium spirits and shooters. We also offer 2 for £14 cocktails all day, every day.

Revenge's drink deals vary nightly. For the most up to date information, check out our event page for more details.

Our Student VIP Card also offers exclusive drink deals at both venues - to enquire about one, please ask at R-Bar.

We have a selection of stunning themed VIP Booths that are available for hire at Revenge. From our large Drag Race Booth or Britney Booth to our smaller Beyonce or Kylie Booths they are the perfect place to bring your party and add an extra special experience to your night.

You can book a table at R-Bar for up to 10, any parties larger than this should email our bookings team.

If you are interested in potentially hiring an entire venue - either R-Bar, Revenge or The Rooftop please email our bookings team and provide us with full details of your enquiry, such as party size, intended use, requirements etc.

See our accessibility information for full details on access at both venues.

We're glad you want to join the team! Keep an eye on our jobs page for any available positions with us.

Please note that you must be over 18 to work with Revenge in any capacity.

Who is Revenge for?

Revenge and R-Bar are LGBTQ+ venues. We work hard to maintain a safe space, and be inclusive of all.

We welcome allies of the LGBTQ+ community, however, we are first and foremost a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community. Therefore, please could you make sure that everybody in your party both understands and respects this.

We ask that allies purchase ally tickets - the additional money raised from the Ally tickets will be ringfenced in Queer Events Community Interest Company and help make Revenge and R-Bar safer spaces for all parts of the LGBTQ+ community. These are some of the ways that money will help:

  • Specialised staff training on inclusivity and safeguarding measures (including trans awareness & mental health first aid)
  • Access improvements to the venues
  • A Trans Community Liaison for the venues
  • Train LGBTQ+ people into suitable roles such as SIA
  • Subsidised or free use of the venues' spaces for LGBTQ+ charities and community groups

Whilst in the venue, all customers need to abide by our venue house rules, which can be found in our door & entry policy.

We are the No.1 LGBTQ+ venues in Brighton!

If you are looking for a fun, unpretentious and unashamedly queer space - Look no further! We have been open since 1991 and host a massive variety of exciting queer events from our weekly club nights like Fruity and Confession, to Glew's Big Ball Drop, Karaoke and Lip Sync events at the bar.

Door Policy

All Revenge & R-Bar events are over 18s and our door team will request valid photographic ID from all customers. Valid photographic ID is a photo driving license or passport.

Please see our full door & entry policy for more information.

Yes. Our door team will request valid photographic ID from all customers. Valid photographic ID is a photo driving license or passport.

Valid photographic ID is a photo driving license, citizens card or passport.

Entry to R-Bar is free, with the exception of special events. Prices at the club vary depending on which night of the week and what time of night you enter. The cheapest and best way to get in is by buying advance tickets; not only will you save money, but you also get to skip the queue.

Revenge & R-Bar do not operate a dress code as such, but we ask you not to wear flip flops or other beach footwear which could easily fall off. Any customers wanting to wear fancy dress should email the team in advance to confirm they are allowed to enter.

Unfortunately, if you turn up in fancy dress you may be refused entry. Any customers wanting to wear fancy dress should contact the management team in advance to confirm they are allowed to enter by emailing the team.

We reserve the right to refuse entry to larger groups, regardless of gender or sexuality. Any groups of over 8 should contact us in advance to seek approval for entry by emailing the team.

Sadly, we no longer accept hen or stag party bookings. Revenge is predominantly a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community and - unfortunately - many hen and stag parties do not respect that. We have to apply the same entry policy to everyone.

We will always have tickets available on the door, however, we cannot guarantee entry in the event that the venue has already reached capacity by the time you arrive. Therefore, if the event in question has advanced tickets available, we would recommend purchasing them in order to avoid disapointment.

Last admission is 2:30am on Monday/Thursdays and 3:00am on Friday/Saturdays.
Re-entry is not permitted. Entry is subject to search policy and right of admission is reserved at all times.

The Venue

R-Bar has a Happy Hour that runs from 3pm - 8pm offering 40% off most drinks on Monday-Sunday. We also offer 2 for £14 cocktails all day.

Revenge's drink deals vary nightly. You can check out the details on our events page for each night.

Our Student VIP Card also offers exclusive drink deals at both venues - to enquire about one, please ask at R-Bar.

We have a selection of stunning themed VIP booths that are available for hire at Revenge.

From our large Drag Race Booth or Britney Booth to our smaller Beyonce or Kylie Booths they are the perfect place to bring your party and add an extra special experience to your night.

You can book a table at R-Bar for up to 10, any parties larger than this should email our bookings team.

Revenge has its own dedicated smoking area on on Roof Terrace.

At R-Bar, you can smoke outside the front of the venue.

R-Bar offer pizza delivered fresh from Kemptown favourite Pizzaface, offering food for a range of dietary requirements.

Revenge offer delicious hotdogs, including a vegan option, which can be found at our hot dog stand on Fridays and Saturdays.

At R-Bar we have a disabled access ramp; just speak to the door staff or bar staff when you arrive.

Revenge is a very old building, situated over three floors with multiple stair cases to navigate. However, we are more than happy to assist in any way we can.

See our accessibility information for full details on access at both venues.

The cloakroom for Revenge is located on the second floor of the nightclub.
The cost of the cloakroom is £3 an item.

We share everyone’s serious concern about the tragic increase in drink spiking across the country. We take our customers’ safety extremely seriously, and we want everybody who walks through our doors to experience a fun night out – without fear.

Please view the full details of the measures we have implemented, including free drinks covers, here: https://www.revenge.co.uk/spikeaware/

We currently do not have a specified quiet space due to limitations within the Club. However, if you feel that you need to move to a quieter area for some time out or to manoeuver out of an uncomfortable situation, please visit our Roof Terrace for some fresh air and/or speak to a member of staff.

If you are interested in potentially hiring an entire venue - either R-Bar, Revenge or The Rooftop please email our bookings team and provide us with full details of your enquiry, such as party size, intended use, requirements etc.

Events & Performances

R-Bar is open 7 days a week. Revenge is open Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays & Sundays.

At Revenge we currently run: ROAR Mondays, Fruity Thursdays, Camp Out! Fridays, and Confession Saturdays. For details of these events, please visit our events page.

We host a multitude of drag performances. We host weekly events at R-Bar that all feature performances from our resident drag artists, and performances at every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday club night. We also host a variety of guest performers, including RuPauls Drag Race Royalty, at our Powder Room and Cabaret of Queeriosities shows throughout the year.

See our events page for more details.

The Powder Room Shows run on selected dates throughout the year.
Check out our events page for upcoming events and ticket information.

We have been a Great Escape venue for the past four years, hosting artists such as Rebecca Black, Jazmin Bean, Getdown Services and Jessica Winter.

We have also hosted various shows for Brighton Fringe, including our own Cabaret of Queeriosities hosted by acts such as Bailey J Mills, Ginny Lemon & Ella Vaday.

Lost Property

For all lost property enquiries (both R-Bar & Revenge), please contact R-Bar after 3pm. Tel: 01273 608133

We will only keep lost property items for one month; at which point, clothes will be donated to a local charity and phones & wallets will be destroyed.

If you are looking for lost property, please contact R-Bar (after 3pm) on: 01273 608133.

Cancellations & Refunds

Unfortunately, we do not offer refunds for events that go ahead.

We cannot roll over tickets to different events. You are welcome to sell your ticket to someone else; just make sure they bring the ticket with QR codes to the event.

Our VIP Booth deposits are not refundable, however, if you can no longer make the night of your booking, please get in touch with us as soon as possible and we can try move it to another night.