We are aiming to reopen June 21st.
This will be very much subject to restrictions outlined by Government nearer the time.
I know, i know you wanna get in earlier. We get it. But we wanna do it PROPERLY!
We will reopen with full contact and no capacity limits. Bar service and snogging.
Hi 5’s, hugs & Jager. We got a lot of making up to do so make sure you are wearing your big boy pants come May 17th.
All enquiries to: info@the-fighting-cocks.co.uk
or
www.facebook.com/TheFightingCocksKingston
Hey all!
We hope you’ve all been keeping safe and out of trouble!
Some of you may have seen that we recently launched a Crowdfunder with the Music Venue Trust as part of their #SaveOurVenues campaign. An initiative for grassroots venues all over the UK to pull together and raise funds to help your favourite independent venue stay afloat during these dark and unprecedented times.
Since we went live last Friday 3rd July you’ve all generously donated a little over £3000!! We’re floored and overwhelmed by the response and are eternally grateful for the support you’ve given throughout this time: Every post share, every repost, donation and comment is a step closer to our £18,000 goal and greatly appreciated.
You can follow its progress and donate to the fund here - The Fighting Cocks, Kingston Crowdfunder
We’ll have further updates as we go on and we’ll be adding some rewards that you lovely lot have been asking for. Keep ‘em peeled!
In the meantime, stay safe, keep rocking!
Team FC
Hello. We are The Fighting Cocks.
We like to party. If you like to party you should come here. If you don’t, you should still come because watching people party is fun…..and you might end up, well; partying.
For your oral amusement we have a huge selection of draft and bottled beers, lavish cocktails, seductive real ales, troublesome shooters and the nuttiest drinks deals in town.
Eyes and ears? The best in live music, award winning stand-up comedy, the best jukebox ever, old school arcades, pool and most importantly rad service with a nice toasty welcome.
‘Sophistication and wisdom through alcohol since 2000.’
See you at the bar…………..
‘Do’s’
Party hard
Rock out to kickass tunes
Be lovin’ at all times
Tip your bar staff
‘Don’ts’
Be a dick
“I thought punk was about ideas, anger, being disconcerting about who and what you respect, about questioning the status quo (especially Status Quo). But if you are looking for the home of modern punk rock in the capital then The Fighting Cocks in Kingston upon Thames has much more of a claim to that title than the 100 Club does.
- The Guardian”
“It’s the sort of place where you know ‘I’ll have just one’ is never ever ‘I’ll have just one’; whether you’re the only customers in or it’s packed wall-to-wall, the atmosphere draws you in, you can’t help it. You chat, you drink, you make friends, tongue someone random, have a shot with the staff, argue over who put Huey Lewis on the jukebox then you stumble home, burn a pizza and wake up with a splitting headache. And while you curse the 4th Jager bomb you can’t help but smile and chuckle. Then you remember you left your card behind the bar so you’ll have to go back later to get it. But it’s ok, coz this time you’ll have just one.
- Renata. P, Patron”
Phone
0208 974 6469
Location
56 Old London Road
Kingston-Upon-Thames
KT2 6QA
COVID Hours
WED–FRI from 5pm
SAT-SUN from Noon
BANK HOLIDAYS from Noon
No entry after 11pm
“The Fighting Cocks... where do I start... what a mad decade and a half it’s been!
Whether I’m dancing myself into a stupor in the venue, celebrating life with a smorgasbord of characters in the bar, or having a chilled ale on a Sunday evening, it’s always been a welcoming and unabashedly unique home-from-home.
It somehow manages to exist as both a friendly local boozer and an exciting venue that champions the best in cutting-edge alternative music. Nothing is done by halves at the Cocks, which means it’s dead clean, distinctly stylish and man, do they know how to throw a party!
I’ll be in there watching my favourite comedians off of the tele one night and back the next discovering some Norwegian hardcore punk.
There are not many pubs that can attract the eclectic crowds that the Cocks does, while also making them all feel so welcome. It’s an institution in London’s alternative scene. In short, it has been a staple part of my diet for over a decade and it has fed me a rich mix of good beer, good music, good mates and good fucking times!
Long Live The Fighting Cocks!
- Jak. H, Vice Magazine”
“I was a customer back in the early 90’s before ever getting involved on a business level. The place always had an incredible magnetism about it, a unique appeal that it has retained to this day. I am truly passionate about it. Most people would get as far away from work as they can socially.
Me? I like to party at the office.
- Jamie, Owner”
“I worked the bar for around 5 years from 2002 and that place is responsible for some of the coolest, weirdest, most messed up and hilarious nights I’ve ever had. Not forgetting being a hub for Kingston and South-West London’s creative alternative music scene. I’ve never known anywhere else like it and i’m very proud to be a pit crew family member for life.
- Chris. W, Pit Crew”
“You can get Joe to snort a condom & pull it out of his mouth, staple flyers to his backside, set his balls on fire & draw all over over him in marker pen.
- Greg. A, Dicerollers”
