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Drinking in Leeds: Clubs
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Leeds was voted Best UK City for Clubbing, and certainly not for nothing! People flock to the city from all parts of the country for a bit of the action. It is not uncommon to meet clubbers from London on a night out. The city centre is packed to bursting with bars and clubs, ranging from cutting edge chic to indie and alternative, from cheesy tunes for the drunken masses to small select places for people who really like their music (house is still very much in vogue in Leeds, but whatever your musical taste you are guaranteed to find something). Here is a short list of some of the best and/or most popular places in the city at the moment:
- Baja Beach Club. If you are drunk and want to hear Chesney Hawkes, it’s the place for you.
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- The Cockpit, city center, www.thecockpit.co.uk.
- Discotheque by Gatecrasher. Very popular Saturday nights. £10-£15 entry Sat. Night.
- Halo, city center. Studenty nightclub located near the university entrance, where you will find Voodoo and Skewed Circus events. Skewed Circus www.komedykollective.com/skewedcircus.html is the pan-Northern funky alternative cabaret event run by theatre, comedy and musical promotions company Komedy Kollective komedykollective.com held monthly in Leeds, at the Halo nightclub. Similar high profile monthly events are held at Manchester and Bradford. Halo is not very close the the centre. Voodoo is also always packed and a great night. More mainstream dance.
- Hifi. Good range of live music, particularly jazz. Regularly voted the best club in the city, has a range of quality nights out with quality music in easy-going yet chic surroundings...everything from jazz to reggae to hip hop.
- Mint. Quality dance music nights. Much Ket.
- Mission. Very trendy. Ranging nights, from Glasshouse to Purrfect Electro this has it. It also has some Gay Nights.
- My House. (aka Stinky's Peephouse) - new home for one of the UK's biggest club nights: Back to Basics (Sa).
- Oceana. Huge, it has a million rooms, it’s overpriced (like all big nightclubs in Leeds), but it's still fun. 19+ Friday night, 21+ Sat night. Upstairs can be hired out for private do's until 10pm when it opens, however this is a cheap way to get friends (Or under 21's) in on a Sat night.
- Rehab, Assembly Street, city center. After a shaky period, this club is picking itself back up, having poached ever-popular nights Speedqueen and Fruity.
- The Space. Great Thursday nights (Habit) and great weekends sometimes too! Although, Fridays & Saturdays are to be avoided unless you know it will be busy, its not really a Fri-Sat-night place...
- Townhouse. Very trendy bar (and psedo-club) for the beautiful (and well-dressed) with a range of music and great drinks. Upstairs can be hired out for private do's.
- Wire. Quality indie, rock and alternative club.
There are several gay nights (and fully gay venues) in clubs on and around Lower Briggate, including Mission, Fibre and Queen's Court.
The West Indian Centre on Chapeltown Road has a reputation for great fun nights of a less-mainstream kind, including ever-popular monthly Subdub. Whilst the venue itself is friendly and safe (or as safe as can be expected from a club), Chapeltown is infamous in Leeds and to avoid trouble go in fairly large groups and don't wonder around outside. There are regular buses from the city centre (2 miles to the south) or call a cab. Don't walk.
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