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Rumba

ADDRESS

36 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D 7EP

TELEPHONE

020 7287 6933

OPENING TIMES

Tue to Sat 6pm-3am, Sun 9pm-3am | Closed Mon

PRICES

Thu - FREE before 10pm, £5 after, Fri & Sat - FREE before 10pm, £10 after

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Rumba

Concealed in a particularly squalid and touristy corner of Piccadilly Circus is Rumba, the bar that has kept the UK's Urban scene alive in the West End since the early 1990s. Now under new management, Rumba's musical taste has moved on from its urban roots to a more 'now' sound. Gone are the drum 'n' bass and reggae nights in favour of large doses of commercial RnB, pop classics and funky house. If you can manage to stop shaking your booty for five minutes, there are great cocktails, like house specialties The Sangria del Rumba and Raspberry Rumba. The big boys come out on Friday and Saturday, and there are few major names in UK hip-hop who haven't played here, while live PAs from US stars are also a regular feature. In an area filled with cheap imitations, Rumba is the genuine article.

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Big Night OutBig Night OutMagical comedy and absurd humour from Otiz Cannelloni, plus Mike Belgrave, Christian Reilly and MC Chris Gilbert.26th May 2012Saturday 26th May 2012 Where:

Rumba, 36 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 7EP

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Big Night Out

event Saturday 26th May 2012
TIMES 8pm-10pm PRICING phone for prices
Magical comedy and absurd humour from Otiz Cannelloni, plus Mike Belgrave, Christian Reilly and MC Chris Gilbert.

Cops & Robbers NightCops & Robbers NightResident DJs spin chart, pop and R&B.26th May 2012Saturday 26th May 2012 Where:

Rumba, 36 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 7EP

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Cops & Robbers Night

event Running until Saturday 26th May 2012
TIMES 9pm-3am PRICING phone for prices
Resident DJs spin chart, pop and R&B.

Star Life!!Star Life!!Resident DJs spin chart, R&B and hip hop.27th May 2012Sunday 27th May 2012 Where:

Rumba, 36 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 7EP

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Star Life!!

event Running until Sunday 27th May 2012
TIMES 10pm-3am PRICING £7 guestlist, £5 gents before 10.30pm, £5 guestlist, Free ladies before 10.30pm
Resident DJs spin chart, R&B and hip hop.

Service Industry NightService Industry NightColin Russell and Donald Sweeneey provide R&B, hip hop and chart.28th May 2012Monday 28th May 2012 Where:

Rumba, 36 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 7EP

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Service Industry Night

event Running until Monday 28th May 2012
TIMES 9pm-3am PRICING £7, £5 before 12midnight, w/payslip Free before 12midnight
Colin Russell and Donald Sweeneey provide R&B, hip hop and chart.

Funky FreshFunky FreshResident DJs spin dance, R&B and funk.29th May 2012Tuesday 29th May 2012 Where:

Rumba, 36 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 7EP

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Funky Fresh

event Running until Tuesday 29th May 2012
TIMES 10pm-3am PRICING phone for prices
Resident DJs spin dance, R&B and funk.

Big Night OutBig Night OutDark humour from Bobby Mair, plus Ben Norris and MC Chris Gilbert.1st June 2012Friday 1st June 2012 Where:

Rumba, 36 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 7EP

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Big Night Out

event Friday 1st June 2012
TIMES 8pm-10pm PRICING phone for prices
Dark humour from Bobby Mair, plus Ben Norris and MC Chris Gilbert.

Construction Workers NightConstruction Workers NightResident DJs spin chart, pop, R&B and dance hits.1st June 2012Friday 29th June 2012 Where:

Rumba, 36 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 7EP

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Construction Workers Night

event Running from Friday 1st June 2012 until Friday 29th June 2012
TIMES 1st Jun, 8th Jun, 15th Jun, 22nd Jun and 29th Jun 2012 PRICING Free in super hero outfit before 11pm
Resident DJs spin chart, pop, R&B and dance hits.

Big Night OutBig Night OutEnergetic impersonations from Johnny Katz, plus Paul Thorne.2nd June 2012Saturday 2nd June 2012 Where:

Rumba, 36 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 7EP

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Big Night Out

event Saturday 2nd June 2012
TIMES 8pm-10pm PRICING phone for prices
Energetic impersonations from Johnny Katz, plus Paul Thorne.

Star Life!!Star Life!!Resident DJs spin chart, R&B and hip hop.3rd June 2012Sunday 24th June 2012 Where:

Rumba, 36 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 7EP

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Star Life!!

event Running from Sunday 3rd June 2012 until Sunday 24th June 2012
TIMES 3rd Jun, 10th Jun, 17th Jun and 24th Jun 2012 - 10pm-3am PRICING £7 guestlist, £5 gents before 10.30pm, £5 guestlist, Free ladies before 10.30pm
Resident DJs spin chart, R&B and hip hop.

Service Industry NightService Industry NightColin Russell and Donald Sweeneey provide R&B, hip hop and chart.4th June 2012Monday 25th June 2012 Where:

Rumba, 36 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 7EP

Category: event

Service Industry Night

event Running from Monday 4th June 2012 until Monday 25th June 2012
TIMES 4th Jun, 11th Jun, 18th Jun and 25th Jun 2012 - 9pm-3am PRICING £7, £5 before 12midnight, w/payslip Free before 12midnight
Colin Russell and Donald Sweeneey provide R&B, hip hop and chart.

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Opening and closing times for Rumba

Today (Saturday) Rumba closes at 3.00

Monday:

18.00

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3.00

Tuesday:

18.00

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3.00

Wednesday:

10.00

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3.00

Thursday:

18.30

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3.00

Friday:

18.30

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3.00

Saturday:

18.30

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3.00

Sunday:

20.00

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3.00

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Underground Stations

Piccadilly Circus Tube Station

2 minutes walk

Leicester Square Tube Station

4 minutes walk

Railway Stations

Charing Cross Railway Station

11 minutes walk

Victoria Railway Station

28 minutes walk

Nearest tube, underground, train station to Rumba

Car Parks

Leicester Square Masterpark

2 minutes walk

Brewer Street NCP

3 minutes walk

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Thistle Piccadilly Hotel London
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Madame Jojo's
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
8-10 Brewer Street, London, Soho, London W1F | 3 minutes from Rumba
This was once a sleazy Soho strip club, as the name suggests, and it really shows. Deep reds are the dominant colour, with mirrors, booths and velvet curtains creating ...More

The 100 Club
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
100 Oxford Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1D | 9 minutes from Rumba
Founded in 1942, The 100 Club has made a name for itself by hosting innovative bands and has always been the vanguard of cutting edge music. ...More

Chinawhite
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4 Winsley Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 10 minutes from Rumba
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Waxy O'Connors
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14-16 Rupert Street, London, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Rumba
Located where it is, Waxy’s is fairly predictable. It’s expensive, it’s busy and it’s got a fair smattering of tourists, but it also has that certain ...More

Comedy Camp
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3 Archer Street, London, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Rumba
Excellent, intimate bar with a mainly gay crowd in the middle of Soho, boasting the usual combination of expensive but superior cocktails and finger food, ...More

Waxy's Little Sister
London > Nightlife > Pubs
20 Wardour Street, London, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Rumba
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Making Noise Quietly (Being Friends/Lost/Making Noise Quietly)
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The Donmar Warehouse, 41 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 8 minutes from Rumba
Sara Kestelman features in Peter Gill's production of Robert Holman's triptych of dramas, each looking at the effects of war and the universal bonds of suffering....More

Step 9 (Of 12)
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Trafalgar Studios, 14 Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A | 9 minutes from Rumba
Blake Harrison is stepping away from the screen and onto the stage for Step 9 (of 12) at the Trafalgar Studios. Directed by Tom Attenborough, the ...More

Popstarz: After Dark
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Prince of Wales Theatre
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Coventry Street, London, Soho, London W1D | 2 minutes from Rumba
Theatres have stood on this spot since 1884, perfectly placed to draw the attention of the great crowds moving between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square. The ...More

Criterion Theatre
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Piccadilly Circus, London, Soho, London W1J | 2 minutes from Rumba
The tiny entrance of the Criterion theatre is almost invisible among the massive advertisements, traffic and crowds of Piccadilly Circus. To ignore it, however, is to ...More

Comedy Store
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1a Oxendon Street, London, Soho, London SW1Y | 2 minutes from Rumba
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Piccadilly Circus
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Piccadilly Circus, London, Soho, London W1J | 1 minute from Rumba
Right in the middle of the West End, Piccadilly Circus isn't a circus at all, but an enormous road junction where Piccadilly itself Regent Street, Shaftesbury ...More

Leicester Square
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Leicester Square, London, Soho, London WC2H | 3 minutes from Rumba
With Trafalgar Square to the south, Piccadilly Circus to the west, China Town to the north and Covent Garden to the east, Leicester Square is right ...More

The West End
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
, London, Soho, London WC2H | 3 minutes from Rumba
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Gelupo
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
7 Archer Street, Soho, London, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Rumba
From the team that bought you Bocca Di Lupo comes Gelupo, a traditional Italian gelateria, delicatessen and espresso bar in the heart of Soho. Gelupo is ...More

Godiva
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
28 Haymarket, London, Soho, London SW1Y | 2 minutes from Rumba
Belgium's finest export, the first Godiva was opened in Brussels approximately 75 years ago by master chocolatier Joseph Draps and named after the legendary Lady Godiva. ...More

Vintage Magazine Store
London > Shopping > Gifts and Luxuries
39-43 Brewer Street, London, Soho, London W1F | 2 minutes from Rumba
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Yo! Sushi
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19 Rupert Street, London, Soho, London W1D | At Rumba
For anyone who needs a fast, healthy lunch Yo! Sushi is the place to go. Its conveyor belt service means you've always got plenty of choice, ...More

Ed's Easy Diner
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Trocadero Centre, Unit 34B, 19 Rupert Street, London, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Rumba
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C & R Cafe Restaurant
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4 Rupert Court, London Chinatown, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Rumba
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English [Out There!]
London > Education > English Language Courses
10 Coptic Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 12 minutes from Rumba
English [Out There!] takes a very hands-on approach to learning English. The course places an emphasis on using what you have learned. Students are taken out ...More

Courtauld Institute of Art
London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 16 minutes from Rumba
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and prime ...More

King's College Medical School
London > Education > Medical Schools
Strand, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 16 minutes from Rumba
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Relax
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
65 Brewer Street, London, Soho, London W1F | 3 minutes from Rumba
Mmmmm... over twenty different kinds of massage, holistic health and beauty products, and a superbly laidback cafe. Relax is the ultimate antidote to Central London. ...More

Urban Golf Soho
London > Leisure > Golf
33 Great Pulteney Street, London, Soho, London W1F | 4 minutes from Rumba
OK, so you may not be able to soak up the rays on this indoor course but it's a brilliant idea that has been stylishly executed. ...More

Bloww
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
4 Regent Place, London, Soho, London W1B | 5 minutes from Rumba
Can't decide whether to have a facial, a manicure or a bouncy blow dry? No problem, at Bloww, you can have it all. This super stylish ...More

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Waxy O'Connors
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14-16 Rupert Street, London, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Rumba
Located where it is, Waxy’s is fairly predictable. It’s expensive, it’s busy and it’s got a fair smattering of tourists, but it also has that certain ...More

Waxy's Little Sister
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20 Wardour Street, London, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Rumba
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Endurance
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90 Berwick Street,, London, Soho, London W1F | 5 minutes from Rumba
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Haymarket Hotel
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1 Suffolk Place, London, St James's, London SW1Y | 4 minutes from Rumba
A hip designer hotel by Tim and Kit Kemp in a grand building on the prestigious Haymarket, the broad boulevard street making for an impressive entrance. ...More

68 Dean Street
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68 Dean Street, London, Soho, London W1D | 4 minutes from Rumba
This stylish private house in Soho is suitable for photo shoots, meetings, press events, filming and for a limited range of social events such as dinners ...More

195 Piccadilly (BAFTA)
London > Business > Venue Hire
195 Piccadilly, London, St James's, London W1J | 6 minutes from Rumba
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Cops & Robbers Night
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 26th May 2012

Rumba At Rumba

Resident DJs spin chart, pop and R&B....More

Big Night Out
Comedy | On 26th May 2012

Rumba At Rumba

Magical comedy and absurd humour from Otiz Cannelloni, plus Mike Belgrave, Christian Reilly and MC Chris Gilbert....More

The Wam Bam Club
Theatre | On 26th May 2012

Cafe de Paris 1 minutes walk from Rumba

Lady Alex hosts an evening of cabaret, dance and comedy, featuring the resident dance troupe Cabaret Rouge....More

Piccadilly Comedy Club
Comedy | On 26th May 2012

The Comedy Pub 2 minutes walk from Rumba

Intelligent wit from former GP Paul Sinha....More

The Best In Stand-Up
Comedy | On 26th May 2012

Comedy Store 2 minutes walk from Rumba

Subversive humour from Jeff Innocent, plus Simon Evans, Jo Caulfield, Michael Smiley and MC Dave Johns....More

We Are One
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 26th May 2012

Sound Nightclub 2 minutes walk from Rumba

DJs Krisis and Flex spin pop, R&B and dance anthems....More

Inferno
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 26th May 2012

The Shadow Lounge 2 minutes walk from Rumba

Andrew Elmore spins funk, house and dance....More

Soho Comedy Club
Comedy | On 26th May 2012

The Casino At The Empire 2 minutes walk from Rumba

Quirky and inventive stand-up from Addy Van Der Borgh, plus James Sherwood, Suzi Ruffell, David Mulholland and MC Kate Smurthwaite....More

99 Club Leicester Square View
Comedy | On 26th May 2012

The Penthouse 2 minutes walk from Rumba

Character comedy from Steve Jameson as Sol Bernstein, plus Gareth Richards....More

Dreamboys
Theatre | Until 26th May 2012

Sound Nightclub 2 minutes walk from Rumba

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