Brighton · small venue · Verified open
Intimate indie and live music venue in Brighton
About 60 standing, house PA. Indie, Rock, Acoustic.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
At a glance, The Rossi Bar in City Centre, Brighton is summed up below. It books indie, rock and acoustic acts. There is an in-house PA.
capacity
| Live music | Varies |
| TodayClosed | 16:00–01:00Opens in 8h 09m 09s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Indie · Rock · Acoustic |
4 photos show the inside of The Rossi Bar, from the stage to the bar. It books indie, rock and acoustic acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Before you book The Rossi Bar, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It books indie, rock and acoustic acts. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | about 60 standing |
| Live nights | Contact venue |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | IndieRockAcoustic |
| Website | therossibar.co.uk |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 18 Jul 2026 |
The Rossi Bar is at 8 Queens Road, City Centre, Brighton, BN1 3WA. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 94 rooms in our Brighton venue directory.
City Centre, Brighton BN1 3WA
The nearest station is Brighton (rail station), about 10 minutes' walk away.
The Rossi Bar for artists: The Rossi Bar has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The Rossi Bar publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | Closed |
| Tue | 16:00–23:00 |
| Wed | 16:00–23:00 |
| Thu | 16:00–23:00 |
| FriToday | 16:00–01:00 |
| Sat | 16:00–01:00 |
| Sun | Closed |
The Rossi Bar has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | Provided |
| Drum kit | Bring your own |
| Guitar amp | Bring your own |
| Bass amp | Bring your own |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
This is the background on The Rossi Bar, from the venue and its listings. It books indie, rock and acoustic acts. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
The Rossi Bar is a grassroots music venue in City Centre, Brighton with a standing capacity of about 60. It books Indie, Rock, Acoustic, DIY.
Listing notesThe Rossi Bar, just down from Brighton railway station on Queens Road, is an independently run grassroots venue and a proud home for emerging talent. Its basement live room holds around 60 (roughly 100 across the venue), creating an intimate setting for punk, indie and metal nights, acoustic sessions, hip-hop, experimental electronica, spoken word and art events. A PA system supports both original material and covers, and the bar upstairs serves a wide selection of cocktails, beers and alcohol-free options. A favourite with local musicians and promoters alike, with gigs booked well into 2026.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
Nothing is listed at The Rossi Bar on GigXchange right now. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Brighton gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight.
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The Brighton league ranks live music venues by the gigs listed over the next 30 days. It refreshes every night, so a busy month moves a room up.
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| 01 | Chalk, Brighton | 12 gigs |
| 02 | The Brighton Centre up3 | 12 gigs |
| 03 | The Factory Live up3 | 9 gigs |
| 04 | Concorde 2 down2 | 8 gigs |
| 05 | The Prince Albert, Brighton up2 | 6 gigs |
| 06 | Patterns down2 | 5 gigs |
| 07 | The Hope & Ruin down4 | 4 gigs |
| 08 | The Volks Nightclub up2 | 4 gigs |
| 09 | DUST down1 | 3 gigs |
| 10 | Green Door Store down1 | 3 gigs |
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The Rossi Bar
Intimate indie and live music venue in Brighton. Capacity about 60.
- c. 60
- Capacity
- Varies
- Live music
- 16:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Indie
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Rossi Bar — Quick Facts
The Rossi Bar capacity: about 60 standing. Intimate indie and live music venue in Brighton. Here are the key facts on The Rossi Bar at a glance.
By size, The Rossi Bar is the joint 31st largest of the 35 venues we list in and around Brighton with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: New Amsterdam (about 60); The Mucky Duck (about 60) and The Pipeline (about 60).
The Rossi Bar's listed capacity is about 60 standing - a small room on the scale we use for every venue. Around Brighton, the middle-sized room we list holds about 150 - The Rossi Bar is well below that. Rooms under about 150 are where most acts start out: shorter sets, a local crowd and often a door split or a modest flat fee. A room this size fills on your own following, so bring your guest list. We have not verified that figure yet - confirm it with the venue before you plan a show around it.
The Rossi Bar this week
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Inside The Rossi Bar
The Rossi Bar has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 60. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about and what we know about the room.
The Rossi Bar is a grassroots music venue in City Centre, Brighton with a standing capacity of about 60. The Rossi Bar provides a PA system; bring your own drum kit, guitar amp and bass amp — check the rest with the venue.
The Rossi Bar books Indie, Rock, Acoustic, DIY acts. This listing is part of the Brighton venue directory.
The Rossi Bar, just down from Brighton railway station on Queens Road, is an independently run grassroots venue and a proud home for emerging talent. Its basement live room holds around 60 (roughly 100 across the venue), creating an intimate setting for punk, indie and metal nights, acoustic sessions, hip-hop, experimental electronica, spoken word and art events. A PA system supports both original material and covers, and the bar upstairs serves a wide selection of cocktails, beers and alcohol-free options. A favourite with local musicians and promoters alike, with gigs booked well into 2026.
There are no fixed live nights listed for The Rossi Bar - the gigs in the rail below show when it actually runs shows. It lists indie among the genres it books. There is a PA listed - ask what else is on stage before you load in. The Rossi Bar hasn't joined GigXchange yet; vote to bring it on, and in the meantime keep a short EPK and a live clip ready - it is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in Brighton.
By size, The Rossi Bar is the joint 31st largest of the 35 venues we list in and around Brighton with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: New Amsterdam (about 60); The Mucky Duck (about 60) and The Pipeline (about 60).
Find The Rossi Bar
The Rossi Bar is at 8 Queens Road, City Centre, Brighton, BN1 3WA. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 94 rooms in our Brighton venue directory.
The nearest station is Brighton (rail station), about 10 minutes' walk away. You'll find The Rossi Bar in City Centre, Brighton; BN1 3WA is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. We list 1 other venue in City Centre, so a night out here can take in more than one room. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Brighton this week, or find a band in Brighton if you book the music.
The Round Georges, The Evening Star, The Stanley Arms and The Thomas A Becket, Worthing
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at The Rossi Bar
Nothing is listed at The Rossi Bar on GigXchange right now. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Brighton gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight. Or browse the wider Brighton venue directory.
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The Brighton League
The Rossi Bar is #82 of 94 Brighton venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
- #1 – Chalk, Brighton 12 gigs
- #2 ▲3 The Brighton Centre 12 gigs
- #3 ▲3 The Factory Live 9 gigs
- #4 ▼2 Concorde 2 8 gigs
- #5 ▲2 The Prince Albert, Brighton 6 gigs
- #6 ▼2 Patterns 5 gigs
- #7 ▼4 The Hope & Ruin 4 gigs
- #8 ▲2 The Volks Nightclub 4 gigs
- #9 ▼1 DUST 3 gigs
- #10 ▼1 Green Door Store 3 gigs
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The Rossi Bar in brief. Set in Brighton, The Rossi Bar is a small room (under 150) that books indie, rock and acoustic. Rooms nearby include The Round Georges, The Evening Star and The Stanley Arms; the Brighton venue directory has the rest.
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More rooms near The Rossi Bar: The Venue Worthing, The Volks Nightclub, The Walrus, The West Hill Tavern, Verdict Jazz Club, WaterBear Venue, West Quay, Brighton Marina, White Rabbit, Ye Olde King & Queen Brighton, Alphabet Brighton, Ancient Mariner, Chalk, Brighton, The Brighton Centre, The Factory Live, Concorde 2, The Prince Albert, Brighton, Patterns, The Hope & Ruin, DUST and Green Door Store.
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