Rusty's
A late-night cabaret bar in the middle of Times Square with drag hosts, DJs and camp/pop and chart music. It draws a mixed crowd of locals, students and visitors and…
Times Square, Newcastle
Rusty's, Rusty's Showbar (ex-Blonde Barrel) in the Centre for Life units; Times Square Car Park; Pride Arena and candlelit vigil during Newcastle Pride 2026; seasonal beer garden and Christmas market
History
Square in front of the Centre for Life, which opened in 2000
Venues on Times Square
Rusty's Showbar
Sister venue to Rusty's, on the site of the former Blonde Barrel, focused on drag entertainment. Runs a ticketed Saturday-afternoon 'Bottomless Drag Bonanza'.
Where it is
A compact cluster of LGBTQ+ bars and clubs at the western end of the city centre, between Newcastle Central Station and the Utilita (formerly Metro Radio) Arena, centred on Times Square beside the Centre for Life and running along the start of Scotswood Road and Westmorland Road, with outliers on Churchill Street, Blandford Street and Marlborough Crescent. Most bars charge no entry. Note: no venue was found on Westgate Road itself; NE1 lists Times Square, Blandford Street, Scotswood Road, Marlborough Crescent, Churchill Street and Westmorland Road.
More streets in the Pink Triangle
- Scotswood Road: The Yard and Oscar's (No. 2), Switch (4-10), The Bank Bar (12-14), The Eagle (42), Number 52 sauna (52…
- Westmorland Road: Powerhouse and The Pink Room (7-19); bus stops in front of Times Square
- Churchill Street: Boulevard cabaret (3-9)
- Blandford Street: The Tipsy Cow (85-89); The Lubber Fiend (79-83)
- Marlborough Crescent: The Singing Canary (15)
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