Nightlife in Leeds
With a late-night club scene rivalling any other provincial UK city, Leeds' most popular dance venues are mainly in the city centre. Most stay open until 3am or 5am. Highlights for live music include leading Northern gig venue The Cockpit, and jazz club The Wardrobe. Also in the city centre, the Victorian opulence of Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House provides the North of England's focal point for theatre, ballet, opera and classical music.
The Wardrobe
Cool live music bar
The Wardrobe is a vibrant bar, restaurant and club on the eastern edge of the
city centre, offering lunches and dinners upstairs and a dance bar
downstairs with nightly live music ranging from hiphop and blues to
jazz.
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Address
6, St Peters Square, Leeds LS9 8AH
Telephone
+44 (0) 113 383 8800
The Reform
Dance bar with character
The Reform is a small, unusual bar with rich, comfortable furnishings, a
laid-back atmosphere and a big selection of beers in a trendy nightlife area
of the city centre. Upbeat rock and dance music plays into the small
hours.
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Address
12-14, Merrion Street, Leeds LS1 6PQ
Telephone
+44 (0) 113 244 4080
The Cockpit
Alternative live music venue
The Cockpit, in the city centre, attracts leading indie and alternative bands
as well as unsigned local newcomers. Friendly, relaxed, affordable, with no
dress code, it's open till late playing everything from contemporary electro
to retro rock, hiphop and emo.
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Address
Swinegate, Leeds LS1 4AG
Telephone
+44 (0) 113 244 1573
HiFi Club
DJs and live music
Leeds' HiFi Club is a favourite with lovers of soul, funk, jazz, indie and
hip-hop. Relaxed and friendly, it prides itself on its drinks menu and
stages regular DJ and live music nights, as well as a popular comedy
club.
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Address
2, Central Road, Leeds LS1 6DE
Telephone
+44 (0) 113 242 7353
Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House
Leading Northern performance venue
The traditionally ornate but newly restored Victorian grandeur of the Leeds
Grand Theatre & Opera House is among the North's premier venues. The
city-centre home to Opera North, it also features ballet and drama, among
plenty of lighter shows.
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Address
46, New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NZ
Telephone
0844 848 2706 (from UK only)
West Yorkshire Playhouse
Exciting modern theatre
On the eastern edge of the city centre, West Yorkshire Playhouse is an
award-winning modern drama and arts complex. Its two auditoria stage theatre
of the highest standard, as well as ballet, musical productions, workshops,
readings and regular comedy.
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Address
Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP
Telephone
+44 (0) 113 213 7700
