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The Grande Dame of Old Compton Street, built on the site of the 200-year-old Swiss Hotel,
Compton's has been at the epicentre of the gay scene since 1986. A welcoming beacon through the tough times of the late 80s and 90s, Compton's became famous for the throngs of gay men drinking on the street outside the venue. Now one of London’s most-celebrated LGBTQIA+ venues, Compton's remains the steadfast heart of gay Soho and will be standing proud for many years to come.

IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE! 🍻 40 YEARS. 400 FREE PINTS! 🍺Together with our fabulous friends at POLARI B**R, we're giving awa...
09/11/2026

IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE! 🍻 40 YEARS. 400 FREE PINTS! 🍺

Together with our fabulous friends at POLARI B**R, we're giving away 400 FREE PINTS for our birthday on Sunday the 15th NOVEMBER! 🎉

And here's the really lovely part… ❤️

Our partnership continues to support the fabulous STONEWALL HOUSING, helping LGBTQ+ people facing homelessness and unsafe housing.

Because celebrating our community also means looking after it. And every pint helps us give something back! 🏳️‍🌈

🎟️ WANT YOUR FREE PINT?

CLAIM YOUR FREE TICKET NOW VISIT OUR WEBSITE — LINK IN BIO!

One free drink per guest, subject to availability and event terms.

Here's to Colin, Jack, Ian, Lord and Lady Compton's, Neil, Matthew, Charlie & everyone who helped shape our history, and every single one of YOU who's kept our Grand Dame's heart beating.

1986 WAS JUST THE BEGINNING, DARLINGS…

❤️ HERE'S TO THE NEXT 40 YEARS! 🥂

With love, Your Grand Dame of Q***r Street. 💋🌈

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🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈🪟 1991: THE YEAR SOHO CAME OUT OF THE CLOSET! 🏳️‍🌈Oh, DARLINGS… imagine a Soho w...
09/11/2026

🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈

🪟 1991: THE YEAR SOHO CAME OUT OF THE CLOSET! 🏳️‍🌈

Oh, DARLINGS… imagine a Soho where being seen through a pub window could be something to worry about. ❤️

For years, many gay venues kept their windows blacked out. Not because there was anything to hide, but because their customers needed privacy and protection from prejudice.

Our Grand Dame was no exception. When the Swiss became Compton's in 1986, those darkened windows were still part of her world.

But then came 1991… 👀

✨ ENTER GORDON LEWIS AND THE VILLAGE! ✨

On the corner of Wardour Street and Old Compton Street, Village opened with something wonderfully radical:

BIG, BEAUTIFUL, CLEAR GLASS WINDOWS! 🪟🌈

A bright, modern bar where you could see inside — and the world outside could see YOU.

No hiding. No pretending. Just people enjoying themselves in the heart of Soho.

It might sound like a tiny change today, sweethearts, but at the time it was a bold statement of visibility, confidence and, yes… a little DEFIANCE! ✊❤️

And Soho was only getting started!

Soon came The Edge by Soho Square, followed in 1993 by The Yard, whose open-air courtyard could be seen from Rupert Street.

Later in the decade, bars such as Rupert Street made glass-fronted openness part of Soho's new look.

One by one, the neighbourhood was becoming a place where our community could be seen as well as welcomed.

And our Grand Dame? Still proudly on Old Compton Street, watching her beloved Soho change before her eyes. 👑

BECAUSE SOMETIMES A REVOLUTION DOESN'T BEGIN WITH A SHOUT…

SOMETIMES IT BEGINS BY OPENING THE WINDOWS. ❤️🌈

With love, Your Grand Dame of Q***r Street. 💋

💬 Do you remember the old blacked-out windows — or your first night at Village?



📚 Historic England, Q***r Soho; The Yard LGBTQIA+ Heritage Report.

🚨🪩 MONDAY? OH, SHE'S HAVING A MENACE! 🪩🚨Darlings, cancel the sensible behaviour, fluff up your feathers and get those da...
09/11/2026

🚨🪩 MONDAY? OH, SHE'S HAVING A MENACE! 🪩🚨

Darlings, cancel the sensible behaviour, fluff up your feathers and get those dancing shoes ON! 💃🔥

COMPTON'S 40TH BIRTHDAY WEEK IS OFFICIALLY HERE! 🎂✨🥳

And how better to kick off 40 fabulous years of Soho history than with the one, the only, the deliciously dangerous DJ MIKE MENACE! 😈🎧

He's taking over the decks from 8:30PM TONIGHT, serving up enough absolute BANGERS to make you forget it's only Monday! 💅🕺

🍻 Our FABULOUS Monday drinks offers are running ALL NIGHT! Because darling, birthday celebrations are thirsty work! 🥂

40 years of fabulousness. 40 years of mischief. 40 years of being VERY badly behaved in the best possible way! 🌈❤️

And this, my loves, is just the BEGINNING!

SOHO, ARE YOU READY?! 🔥

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🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈⛪ EARLY 1990s: HOLY SOHO! THE NUNS ARE IN THE PUB! 💋Darlings… our Grand Dame has...
09/11/2026

🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈

⛪ EARLY 1990s: HOLY SOHO! THE NUNS ARE IN THE PUB! 💋

Darlings… our Grand Dame has welcomed some extraordinary characters through her doors over the years.

But imagine enjoying a quiet pint when TWO NUNS come strolling into Compton's! 👀😂

And these were no ordinary Sisters…

💋 THE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE! 🌈

With their spectacular habits, fabulous names and gloriously irreverent sense of humour, London's gay activist nuns were turning heads everywhere they went.

Founded in London in 1990, the Sisters had a serious purpose beneath all that makeup and mischief: challenging prejudice, sharing safer-sex information, raising awareness of HIV/AIDS and bringing joy to a community facing difficult times. ❤️

And thanks to an extraordinary piece of film history…

WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE THEM AT COMPTON'S!

🎬 The documentary 21st Century Nuns follows the Sisters through London's streets, demonstrations and community events, even featuring the wonderful filmmaker Derek Jarman.

Then, at approximately 6 minutes 49 seconds…

TWO SISTERS WALK STRAIGHT INTO OUR GRAND DAME! 🍻🤣

The film captures them inside Compton's, enjoying a drink and chatting with people at the bar.

OH, DARLINGS! EVEN THE NUNS KNEW WHERE TO FIND A GOOD NIGHT OUT! 👑

But behind the laughter was something wonderful.

These Sisters used humour, visibility and courage to confront stigma and remind people that joy itself could be an act of resistance.

From drag queens to activist nuns, Soho has never been short of fabulous characters with enormous hearts.

AND OUR GRAND DAME HAS ALWAYS HAD ROOM FOR A FEW SAINTS! 😇❤️

With love, Your Grand Dame of Q***r Street. 🌈

💬 Does anyone remember seeing the Sisters in Soho, or even at Compton's? We'd LOVE to hear your stories!

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🎬 Historical source: 21st Century Nuns, Tom Stephan, London's Screen Archives / BFI Replay..

Link to shirt film in bio ☝️

📸 Original commemorative photograph of Compton's in the 1990's

✨🪩 FOUR DECADES. ONE ICONIC SOHO PUB. ONE HELL OF A BIRTHDAY PARTY! 🪩✨🎉 COMPTON'S OF SOHO IS TURNING 40! 🎉And darling, w...
08/11/2026

✨🪩 FOUR DECADES. ONE ICONIC SOHO PUB. ONE HELL OF A BIRTHDAY PARTY! 🪩✨

🎉 COMPTON'S OF SOHO IS TURNING 40! 🎉

And darling, we don't do birthdays by halves! 💅🔥

40 years of unforgettable nights, outrageous characters, fabulous friendships, questionable dance moves and enough stories to fill several books (most of which probably couldn't be published! 👀😂).

From 1986 to 2026, we've been a little corner of Soho where everyone is welcome, everyone belongs, and being yourself is always worth celebrating. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

So naturally, we're throwing ourselves a WHOLE WEEK OF FABULOUSNESS! 🥳

✨ HERE'S WHAT'S ON! ✨

🪩 MONDAY 9TH DJ Mike Menace kicks off our birthday celebrations from 8:30pm!

🎤 TUESDAY 10TH WERK THE MIC – HEAT FINAL! From 8:30pm, with Barbara, Lady Harmony, Alex Eugenio and one of the Charlies!

💋 WEDNESDAY 11TH The utterly fabulous DJ Barbara takes over from 8:30pm!

🎶 THURSDAY 12TH DJ Matt Gillespie brings the birthday beats from 8:30pm!

🔥 FRIDAY 13TH DJ Alex Eugenio with Special Guest DJ Rob C! 8pm–2am!

💃 SATURDAY 14TH DJ James Bartlett and the legendary DJ Tasty Tim! Another spectacular Saturday night, 8pm–2am!

🎂 SUNDAY 15TH – THE GRAND FINALE! 🍻 400 FREE PINTS FOR 40 YEARS! From 12 noon! Keep an eye on our Stories for details on claiming yours!

Then we're going out in style with DJ Aamyko from 7:30pm and Special Guest DJ Zach Burns from 10:30pm, keeping the party going until 1am! 🪩🔥

❤️ BUT HERE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART…

Compton's isn't just four walls, a bar and a dance floor.

It's the people. The friendships. The laughter. The memories. The generations who've walked through our doors and found somewhere they could simply be themselves.

And that means YOU. ❤️

Whether you've been coming for forty years, forty weeks or forty minutes, you're part of our story.

So come raise a glass, make some memories and help us celebrate forty extraordinary years in the heart of Soho.

40 YEARS OF COMPTON'S. AND DARLING, WE'RE NOT DONE YET! 🥂🪩✨

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🧠✨ TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT... Barbara's BIG Pub Quiz is taking over Compton's! ✨🧠Right then, clever clogs... 👀If your group ...
08/11/2026

🧠✨ TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT... Barbara's BIG Pub Quiz is taking over Compton's! ✨🧠

Right then, clever clogs... 👀

If your group chat is full of people who think they know everything, it's time to prove it. 💅😂

👑 Barbara's BIG Pub Quiz kicks off TONIGHT at 5PM, bringing the laughs, the chaos, the cheeky one-liners and just enough questionable answers to keep everyone entertained. 😉

Forget stuffy pub quizzes... this is Compton's, darling. 🌈

Round up your brainiest babes (or the ones who are really good at shouting out random guesses 🤷‍♂️), grab a pint 🍺 and play for...

🏆 Fantastic prizes
✨ Ultimate bragging rights as the cleverest bunch in Soho

But wait... the fun doesn't stop there! 👀

🎧 From 7:30PM, Aamyko takes over the Main Bar, serving nothing but bangers, feel-good vibes and the perfect soundtrack to your Sunday night. 💃🔥

🍻 Tables for the Top Bar are limited, so if you're joining us for the football, we'd definitely recommend booking in advance. Once we're full... we're full, darling! 😉💅

📍 TONIGHT
🧠 Barbara's BIG Pub Quiz – 5PM
🎧 Aamyko – From 7:30PM in the Main Bar

Whether you're here for the quiz, the tunes, or just the vibes... we've got your Sunday sorted. ❤️🌈

See you tonight, darlings! 🍻✨

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🪩🔥 SATURDAY NIGHT MEANS HAUS DOWN, DARLINGS! 🔥🪩And would you LOOK at what we've got lined up for you tonight?! 👀🥵The rid...
07/11/2026

🪩🔥 SATURDAY NIGHT MEANS HAUS DOWN, DARLINGS! 🔥🪩

And would you LOOK at what we've got lined up for you tonight?! 👀🥵

The ridiculously handsome MF that is DJ JAMES BARTLETT is taking over the decks from 9PM and things are about to get HOT, HOT, HOT! 🥵💦

Expect filthy beats, fabulous people, hands in the air and absolutely ZERO intention of behaving ourselves! 💃🕺🔥

So grab your g**s, loosen those hips and prepare to HAUS THE DOWN BOOTS! 👠🪩

9PM 'TIL LATE | COMPTON'S OF SOHO 🏳️‍🌈

OOOFFF! 😮‍💨🔥💋

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🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈🎂 1986: THE YEAR THE SWISS BECAME COMPTON'S! ❤️🏳️‍🌈Well, darlings… after travell...
07/11/2026

🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈

🎂 1986: THE YEAR THE SWISS BECAME COMPTON'S! ❤️🏳️‍🌈

Well, darlings… after travelling through decades of Soho history, we've finally arrived at the moment our Grand Dame got the name we know and love today! 💋

1986. THE SWISS TAVERN BECAME COMPTON'S!

And helping to begin this extraordinary chapter were three gentlemen: Colin Thomson, Jack and Ian, who came from the Golden Lion to help bring Compton's to life.

Colin recently shared his memories with us, a wonderful reminder that behind every great Soho institution are the people who helped make it something special. ❤️

At a difficult time for our community, Compton's would become so much more than a pub.

A meeting place. A place for friendships, chosen families, first kisses, unforgettable nights and, above all, somewhere to belong.

Forty years later, the music is still playing, the glasses are still clinking, and our Grand Dame is still standing proudly on Old Compton Street! 🌈

And now, darlings…

IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE! 🥳

🍺 40 YEARS. 400 FREE PINTS! 🍺

Together with our fabulous friends at POLARI B**R, we're giving away 400 FREE PINTS for our birthday on Sunday the 15th NOVEMBER! 🎉

And here's the really lovely part… ❤️

Our partnership continues to support the fabulous STONEWALL HOUSING, helping LGBTQ+ people facing homelessness and unsafe housing.

Because celebrating our community also means looking after it. And every pint helps us give something back! 🏳️‍🌈

🎟️ WANT YOUR FREE PINT?

CLAIM YOUR FREE TICKET NOW VISIT OUR WEBSITE — LINK IN BIO!

One free drink per guest, subject to availability and event terms.

Here's to Colin, Jack, Ian, everyone who helped shape our history, and every single one of YOU who's kept our Grand Dame's heart beating.

1986 WAS JUST THE BEGINNING, DARLINGS…

❤️ HERE'S TO THE NEXT 40 YEARS! 🥂

With love, Your Grand Dame of Q***r Street. 💋🌈

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🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈✊ 1988–1989: WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED! 🏳️‍🌈Darlings, our Grand Dame had only been...
07/11/2026

🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈

✊ 1988–1989: WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED! 🏳️‍🌈

Darlings, our Grand Dame had only been called Compton's for two years when a new battle for LGBTQ+ rights swept across Britain.

1988.

On 24 May, Section 28 became law under Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government.

It prohibited local authorities from “promoting homosexuality” and from promoting teaching that recognised same-sex relationships as acceptable family relationships.

Its impact went far beyond the wording of the law.

For young LGBTQ+ people, it helped create a climate of silence, fear and isolation at a time when understanding and support were desperately needed.

But darlings, our community had something to say about THAT!

WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED! ✊❤️

On 30 April 1988, demonstrators marched through London under the rallying cry…

STOP THE CLAUSE!

The law passed anyway.

BUT THE PROTESTS DIDN'T STOP! 🌈

Throughout 1989 and for years afterwards, campaigners continued marching, organising and demanding equality, dignity and the right to be heard.

Meanwhile, our Grand Dame was finding her feet on Old Compton Street, part of a Soho community where friendship, connection and belonging mattered enormously.

Section 28 would remain in force in England and Wales until 2003.

But those who stood against it helped build a movement whose legacy continues today.

THEY WANTED SILENCE.

OUR COMMUNITY ANSWERED WITH SOLIDARITY! ❤️

To everyone who marched, protested, spoke out or helped someone feel less alone…

WE SEE YOU. WE THANK YOU. WE REMEMBER. 🏳️‍🌈

With love, Your Grand Dame of Q***r Street. 👑❤️

💬 Were you involved in the protests? We'd love to hear your memories!



📸 Original 1988 Stop the Clause campaign material: LSE Library, via Wikimedia Commons. No known copyright restrictions.

🔥🪩 40 YEARS OF COMPTON'S... AND WE'RE ONLY GETTING STARTED! 🪩🔥The birthday countdown is ON, darlings! 🥳🍾And this Friday,...
05/11/2026

🔥🪩 40 YEARS OF COMPTON'S... AND WE'RE ONLY GETTING STARTED! 🪩🔥

The birthday countdown is ON, darlings! 🥳🍾

And this Friday, we're turning up the heat as DJ ALEX EUGENIO takes over the decks from 9PM till late! 💃✨

Serving melodic soul, disco, house and throwback MAGIC! 🎶💫

From the fabulous 70s through to the iconic 00s, expect a delicious mix of Disco, Soul, R&B, Acid Jazz and House that'll have you dancing through the decades! 📀🔥

And this is just the warm-up, because next Friday we're celebrating 40 FABULOUS YEARS OF COMPTON'S! 🎂🏳️‍🌈

Four decades of music, memories, mischief and a whole lot of Soho history! ❤️

So gather your gorgeous gang, dust off those dancing shoes and let's get this birthday party started early! 🥂

📍 Compton's of Soho 🪩 Friday 6th November | 9PM till late

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🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈❤️ 1986–1987: A COMMUNITY THAT REFUSED TO LET GO. 🕯️Darlings, not every chapter ...
05/11/2026

🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈

❤️ 1986–1987: A COMMUNITY THAT REFUSED TO LET GO. 🕯️

Darlings, not every chapter in our Grand Dame's history comes with laughter and a cheeky wink.

Some deserve a quieter moment.

When the Swiss became Compton's in 1986, the HIV/AIDS crisis was taking lives across Britain, with London's gay community facing devastating loss, fear and prejudice.

Friends lost friends. Partners lost loved ones. And when compassion was needed most, too many encountered silence and discrimination.

But our community refused to turn away. ❤️

Volunteers shared vital information. Friends cared for one another. Pubs, clubs and performers raised money and helped people feel less alone.

Today we're sharing all six pages of A.I.D.S.: The Facts, published by the Terrence Higgins Trust in January 1986.

We feel this is important to share — not as medical guidance for today, but to understand how frightening and uncertain that time was, and how vital organisations like THT were in providing information, challenging stigma and offering support.

AND OUR GRAND DAME PLAYED HER PART. ❤️

On 7 April 1987, Compton's hosted an AIDS charity gala featuring Lily Savage, Adrella and other wonderful performers.

An original notice shared by Ian Hooper records that the evening raised OVER £1,500!

And almost forty years later, our Grand Dame is still working hard for her community.

Together with Polari B**r and Stonewall Housing, we've recently celebrated a £140,000 fundraising milestone, supporting LGBTQ+ people facing homelessness and unsafe housing.

Different times. Different challenges.

THE SAME COMMUNITY SPIRIT. ❤️

For those we lost. For those who cared. For those who refused to let anyone face the darkness alone.

THEN. NOW. ALWAYS.

With love, Your Grand Dame of Q***r Street. 🌈



📚 A.I.D.S.: the facts : compiled with the help and advice of doctors / The Terrence Higgins Trust. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈💋 1987: WHEN LILY SAVAGE CAME TO COMPTON'S! 👑✨Oh, DARLINGS… hold on to your hand...
05/11/2026

🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈

💋 1987: WHEN LILY SAVAGE CAME TO COMPTON'S! 👑✨

Oh, DARLINGS… hold on to your handbags, because our Grand Dame has been rummaging through her archives, and look what she's found! 🤣❤️

An original 1987 Compton's flyer, kindly shared by Ian, taking us right back to the fabulous early days of cabaret on Old Compton Street!

And just LOOK at that lineup! 👀

📅 TUESDAY 7 APRIL 1987

Our Grand Dame was hosting a spectacular charity gala, featuring none other than…

💋 LILY SAVAGE & ADRELLA!

Yes, sweethearts! Long before Lily Savage became a household name, Paul O'Grady's gloriously outrageous creation was already making audiences howl with laughter on London's cabaret circuit!

And joining these two fabulous queens?

✨ The Creamy Sisters
✨ Tony Chantelle
✨ Ricky de Silva
✨ Alice & The Four B's

With the wonderful Maureen Cleaver hosting, surprise guests, a prize draw and an evening packed with entertainment!

But behind all that fabulousness was something incredibly important. ❤️

The gala was organised in support of the International AIDS Day appeal, at a time when the crisis was having a devastating impact on our community.

And the response?

OVER £1,500 RAISED! ❤️🌈

A remarkable achievement for 1987, made possible by performers, staff, organisers and guests coming together.

And what makes this even more special is that we have the original thank-you notice, celebrating everyone who helped make the evening such a success!

Because even in those early years, our Grand Dame was proving something we've always believed…

A PUB CAN BE SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A PUB. ❤️

A stage for extraordinary talent. A home for fabulous characters. And a community that comes together when it matters most.

Nearly forty years later, we're still bringing the entertainment, the laughter and the love!

LILY, ADRELLA AND ALL YOU FABULOUS QUEENS… TAKE A BOW! 👑💋

With love,
Your Grand Dame of Q***r Street. 🌈

💬 Does anyone remember Lily Savage, Adrella or those legendary early Compton's cabaret nights? We'd LOVE to hear your memories!

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📸 Original 1987 Compton

🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈🍻 1986: THE RETURN OF THE SEASICK LANDLORDS! ❤️Oh, darlings… today we have somet...
03/11/2026

🌈 40 DAYS. 40 STORIES. ONE GRAND DAME. 🌈

🍻 1986: THE RETURN OF THE SEASICK LANDLORDS! ❤️

Oh, darlings… today we have something really special.
An original newspaper clipping from the early days of Compton’s of Soho, showing the moment our Grand Dame first opened her doors under the name we know and love today. 🥹

And what a headline…

“THE RETURN OF THE SEASICK LANDLORDS” 🤣

The article tells the story of Jack and Ian, who had previously run The Golden Lion in Dean Street, just around the corner, before returning to Soho to open Compton’s on Old Compton Street.

And raising a glass with them in the picture?

Colin, their head barman — another name now firmly part of our story. ❤️

According to the article, Compton’s opened its doors to gay customers for the first time on a Monday, with breakfast being served from 8.30am and even high tea after the lunchtime drinking session!

Honestly, darlings… can you imagine? 😂

What we love most about this clipping is that it captures Compton’s right at the beginning.

Before the decades of stories. Before the legends. Before she became the Grand Dame of Q***r Street.

Just three men, a new chapter, and a pub that would go on to become part of Soho history. 🌈

Nearly 40 years later, we’re still here. Still standing proudly on Old Compton Street. Still welcoming our community through the doors.

And it all began with moments like this. ❤️
With love,

Your Grand Dame of Q***r Street. 💋

🥂 Huge thanks to Ian for getting in touch and for sharing these wonderful pieces of Compton’s history with us.

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📸 Original newspaper clipping shared from Ian Brierley Compton’s history archive.

🎤🔥 OH, THE HEAT IS ON, DARLINGS!  FIGURATIVELY AND WHATEVER THE OTHER WORD IS 🔥🎤And WHAT a night we had on Tuesday 💃✨ Th...
30/10/2026

🎤🔥 OH, THE HEAT IS ON, DARLINGS! FIGURATIVELY AND WHATEVER THE OTHER WORD IS 🔥🎤

And WHAT a night we had on Tuesday 💃✨ The voices, the performances, the sass, the DRAMA! You certainly didn't disappoint! 👏🌈

But the question is…

👀 ARE YOU READY FOR HEAT 4?! 👀

Join the fabulous Barbara, our very own Lady Harmony and one of the Charlie's for another round of WERK THE MIC! 🎶🎤💋

The competition is heating up, the stakes are getting higher, and we'll be WERKING IT, darling… OH YES WE WILL! 💅🔥

📍 Compton's of Soho
📅 TONIGHT – HEAT 4!
⏰ 8:30PM
🏆 £1,000 GRAND PRIZE UP FOR GRABS!

💋🎙️WANT TO TAKE PART ? We still have a couple spaces left in Heat 4 on Tuesday the 3rd November so get in quick 👀

Whether you're taking the mic or cheering from the crowd, come and show us what you've got! 🌈🎵

THE MIC IS HOT. THE STAGE IS READY. LET'S WERK! 🎤🔥💃

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🗡️🪩 DAGGERS & DISCO — TONIGHT AT COMPTON’S! 🪩🗡️Soho, tonight we're serving up betrayal, big tunes and a whole lot of dra...
30/10/2026

🗡️🪩 DAGGERS & DISCO — TONIGHT AT COMPTON’S! 🪩🗡️

Soho, tonight we're serving up betrayal, big tunes and a whole lot of drama! 💋

First, gather your faithful, sharpen your suspicions and get yourselves comfortable…

📺 THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS FINAL — FROM 8PM!

From 8PM until 9:20PM, we're bringing ALL FLOORS, ALL SCREENS! ALL THE TWISTS, ALL THE ACCUSATIONS, ALL THE SCANDAL AND ALL THE GLORIOUS BETRAYAL! 👀🕯️

Will the Faithful triumph? Will the Traitors get away with murder? And who on earth can you actually trust?!

One thing's for certain… our very own TEAM OF WINKLEMANS will be watching EVERY move! 😂🔍

And when the final verdict is in, the cloaks come off, the daggers go down and the disco lights go UP!

💋 DAGGERS & DISCO WITH DJ ALEX EUGENIO 💋

Alex takes over the decks with a wicked mix of TRAITOROUS THROWBACK ANTHEMS, HALLOWEEN BANGERS AND DISCO FLOOR-FILLERS to keep Soho dancing all night long! 🎃🪩🔥

Expect big tunes, guilty pleasures, questionable dance moves and absolutely NO loyalty to the dancefloor!

🗡️ Come for the Traitors.
🪩 Stay for the disco.
💋 Bring your faithful.
👀 TRUST ABSOLUTELY NO ONE.

📅 FRIDAY 30TH OCTOBER
📺 Celebrity Traitors Final: 8PM–9:20PM | All Floors, All Screens
🪩 Daggers & Disco with DJ Alex Eugenio afterwards!

BOOK YOUR TABLE NOW — BEFORE THE TRAITORS BEAT YOU TO IT! 🗡️💋

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💋🖤 IT’S ALIVE! IT’S ALIVE! 🖤💋This Halloween, Compton’s is taking a little trip to Tr*******al Transylvania… and things a...
28/10/2026

💋🖤 IT’S ALIVE! IT’S ALIVE! 🖤💋
This Halloween, Compton’s is taking a little trip to Tr*******al Transylvania… and things are about to get wonderfully weird. 🧪⚡💋

Expect camp, chaos, corsets, fishnets, fabulousness and enough Halloween madness to make Frank-N-Furter proud. 👠🕸️✨

Because, darling…
DON’T DREAM IT. BE IT. 💋

And from 9PM, Frank-N-Furter’s latest creation takes over the decks…

🔥 DJ JAMES BARTLETT — OUR VERY OWN ROCKY 🔥
Expect Rocky Horror favourites, Halloween bangers, disco chaos and a night where absolutely nothing is taken too seriously. 🪩🎃

And yes…

🏆 BEST DRESSED WINS PRIZES! 🏆
Dammit, Janet! We want to see what you’ve got. 👀💋

Come as Frank, Rocky, Janet, Magenta, Riff Raff — or create something gloriously, fabulously, unmistakably your own.
Simply tag us in your Halloween outfit pics from the night for your chance to WIN, WIN, WIN! 🏆✨

🖤 SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER
💋 IT’S ALIVE! IT’S ALIVE!
🎧 DJ JAMES BARTLETT FROM 9PM
🏆 BEST DRESSED PRIZES

Grab your corset. Pull up your fishnets.

LET’S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN! 🕺💃💋

🗡️🪩 DAGGERS & DISCO — FRIDAY 30TH OCTOBER 🪩🗡️The Celebrity Traitors Final is coming to Compton’s from 8PM… and you’d bet...
28/10/2026

🗡️🪩 DAGGERS & DISCO — FRIDAY 30TH OCTOBER 🪩🗡️

The Celebrity Traitors Final is coming to Compton’s from 8PM… and you’d better book your table before someone beats you to it! 👀🕯️

Then, once the final betrayal has been revealed, the cloaks come off and the disco begins…

💋 DAGGERS & DISCO 💋

DJ Alex Eugenio takes over the decks with a wicked mix of Traitorous Throwback Halloween Beats all night long. 🎃🪩🔥

Come for the Traitors.
Stay for the disco.
Trust absolutely NO ONE. 🗡️👀

📅 Friday 30th October
📺 Traitors Final from 8PM
🪩 Daggers & Disco with DJ Alex Eugenio

BOOK YOUR TABLE NOW — BEFORE THE TRAITORS BEAT YOU TO IT! 💋




❤️ Remembering Danny ❤️It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of our dear friend and long-standi...
28/10/2026

❤️ Remembering Danny ❤️

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of our dear friend and long-standing regular, Danny.

For many years, Danny was a familiar face and a cherished part of our Compton's community.

Compton's has always been more than just four walls and a bar. It's a place where friendships are made, stories are shared, laughter fills the room, and people find a sense of belonging.

Danny was part of that story, and we feel incredibly fortunate to have shared so many moments with him over the years.

At this sad time, our heartfelt thoughts and deepest condolences are with Danny's family, friends and loved ones. We know his loss will be felt by many, and we hope they find some comfort in knowing how much he meant to those who knew him here.

Thank you for the memories, Danny. You will be remembered with great affection and dearly missed. ❤️

With love,
All of us at Compton's ❤️

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51-53 Old Compton Street
London
W1D6HN

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Monday 12pm - 11:30pm
Tuesday 12pm - 11:30pm
Wednesday 12pm - 11:30pm
Thursday 12pm - 11:30pm
Friday 12pm - 12am
Saturday 12pm - 12am
Sunday 12pm - 10:30pm

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