Back in the day a good night out meant a few drinks at home or down at the local, a taxi or bus into 'town' and then a merry-go-round of bars before heading to a nightclub until the early hours. It was then a takeaway for those with the munchies before hopping in to taxi or catching the night rider bus home . Reminisce and remember these nightspots from back in the day, some are still with us in new guises while others vanished into the mists of time. READ MORE: 26 Leeds publicans you may remember from the early 2000s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
. Leeds nighspots
Enjoy these photos of the Leeds nightspots you (probably) visited in the early 2000s. PIC: Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker
. Brannigans
Brannigans on Vicar Lane was a haunt to go and get completely blathered rather than pop in for a couple. They packed people in like sardines - which makes for a very sweaty time. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
. Becketts Bank
Becketts Bank on Park Row screamed chain pub from the moment you walked in. But who cared? It was a cheap round back in the day. Pictured are managers husband and wife team Phil and Paula Buckley in January 2001. Photo: Claire Lim
. Yates's Wine Lodge
Everyone bobbed in here - Yates's on Boar Lane - for a few, right? Photo: PA
. Heaven & Hell
Heaven & Hell within the Grand Arcade became a magnet for partygoers and students. Remember stumbling out after a good night back in the day? Photo: Emma Nichols
. Cuban Heels
Cuban Heels on Assembly Street was a rather hectic place, tucked around the corner from The Corn Exchange and Fudge. Always buzzing the ambience was happy go lucky. Photo: Sarah Washbourn
. Majestyk
The Majestyk nightclub on Boar Lane is where a lot of revellers ended up. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
. Creation
Remember dancing the night away here? Creation on Cookridge Street opened in 2001 following a multi-million redevelopment of the site. Closed in February 2007. Photo: Gerard Binks
. Bar Phono
Bar Phono in the Merrion Centre was a mecca for Goth fans. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
. Club Uropa
One for the dance music aficionados. Club Uropa nightclub was a favourite for a generation of revellers. Photo: Peter Thacker
19. Stinky's Peephouse
Stinky's Peephouse was the home of legendary club night Back To Basics. It was a must for a generation of clubbers who were giving it large in the noughties. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
20. Baja Beach Club
Baja Beach Club on Woodhouse Lane boasted bikinis, bad shirts and the loudest beach party this side of the Atlantic, as well as a huge plastic White Shark. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
21. Bondi Beach Bar
Bondi Beach Bar featured a rotating dance floor that claimed the balance of many a drunken beach-goer back in the day. Were you one of them? | YPN Photo: YPN
22. The Warehouse
A Leeds institution the Warehouse on Somers Street was THE place to go for a generation of clubbers. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
23. Casa Loco
Casa Loco was the nightspot you visited after the nightclub playing hard house music until it was shut down in 2004. | YPN Photo: YPN
24. Enjoyed this gallery?
Share your memories of a night out in Leeds city centre during the early 2000s with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN