42 places you probably visited in Leeds during a night out in the 2000s

Grab a bottle of Becks and raise a glass to Leeds’s nightspots of the noughties.

Today we look at some of the places most people will have been if they used to hit the city centre in the 2000s. Some are still with us in new guises, and some have vanished into the mists of time. Now’s your chance to reminisce. READ MORE: 30 unseen photos from inside Leeds nightclubs in the 1990s | The 11 long-gone Leeds nightclubs we haven't forgotten

PICS: Yorkshire Evening Postplaceholder image
PICS: Yorkshire Evening Post
Were you a regular 'Eating, Dancing and Cavorting' on Vicar Lane?placeholder image
Were you a regular 'Eating, Dancing and Cavorting' on Vicar Lane?
It transformed a disused railway arch into a much-loved watering hole. But closed after 13 years in 2008 due to an 'impossible' rent rise.placeholder image
It transformed a disused railway arch into a much-loved watering hole. But closed after 13 years in 2008 due to an 'impossible' rent rise.
A unique, intimate, underground bar pictured in 2009.placeholder image
A unique, intimate, underground bar pictured in 2009.
This iconic nightclub was buzzing back in the noughties with thousands of revellers partying to the early hours.placeholder image
This iconic nightclub was buzzing back in the noughties with thousands of revellers partying to the early hours.
Did you make this Boar Lane haunt part of your weekend stop off?placeholder image
Did you make this Boar Lane haunt part of your weekend stop off?
Creation opened in 2001 following a 7 million redevelopment of the site but closed in February 2007.placeholder image
Creation opened in 2001 following a 7 million redevelopment of the site but closed in February 2007.
Leedss post-work punters and shattered shoppers were often found sipping a fancy cocktail inside during the noughties. The attraction came from an initial impression of poshness and sophistication.placeholder image
Leedss post-work punters and shattered shoppers were often found sipping a fancy cocktail inside during the noughties. The attraction came from an initial impression of poshness and sophistication.
Opened at the dawn of the new millennium and back in the day it was three-deep at the bar, and you couldn't hear yourself think.placeholder image
Opened at the dawn of the new millennium and back in the day it was three-deep at the bar, and you couldn't hear yourself think.
Bar Phono, or Le Phonographique as it was known, was a haunt for goths. Its clientele down the years included The Clash and New Model Army and even saw Soft Cell frontman Marc Almond DJ at the 180 capacity venue.placeholder image
Bar Phono, or Le Phonographique as it was known, was a haunt for goths. Its clientele down the years included The Clash and New Model Army and even saw Soft Cell frontman Marc Almond DJ at the 180 capacity venue.
Did you visit Oxygen on The Headrow?placeholder image
Did you visit Oxygen on The Headrow?
A feeder bar for Club Uropa, through the week as well as at weekends, Harveys was a handy spot for a pre-clubbing drink and could end up getting busy. Remember spin the wheel for drinks promotions?placeholder image
A feeder bar for Club Uropa, through the week as well as at weekends, Harveys was a handy spot for a pre-clubbing drink and could end up getting busy. Remember spin the wheel for drinks promotions?
One of Leeds' first nightclubs to embrace the 'dual dance floor' concept.placeholder image
One of Leeds' first nightclubs to embrace the 'dual dance floor' concept.
Down at the bottom of Eastgate it boasted a quiz, a pool tournament, a poker tournament and a disco every week.placeholder image
Down at the bottom of Eastgate it boasted a quiz, a pool tournament, a poker tournament and a disco every week.
Served beers, wines and spirits as well as a selection of food. A DJ played a range of tunes as well as a pool table and fruit machines.placeholder image
Served beers, wines and spirits as well as a selection of food. A DJ played a range of tunes as well as a pool table and fruit machines.
This nightclub at Grand Arcade, New Briggate, was established during the clubland boom of the late 1990s.placeholder image
This nightclub at Grand Arcade, New Briggate, was established during the clubland boom of the late 1990s.
The Pleasure Rooms was the second incarnation of back to basics and was one of the shining lights in the city's nightlife.placeholder image
The Pleasure Rooms was the second incarnation of back to basics and was one of the shining lights in the city's nightlife.
You popped in here on Cookridge Street for a few before the T&C right?placeholder image
You popped in here on Cookridge Street for a few before the T&C right?
R&B and dance DJs such as Boy George and Trevor Nelson played this venue on Boar Lane in the early 2000s.placeholder image
R&B and dance DJs such as Boy George and Trevor Nelson played this venue on Boar Lane in the early 2000s.
Remember when back to basics moved to Stinkys Peephouse in early 2006?placeholder image
Remember when back to basics moved to Stinkys Peephouse in early 2006?
Do you remember Scruffy Murphy's on Wellington Street?placeholder image
Do you remember Scruffy Murphy's on Wellington Street?
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